Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, Senate.
Paul D. Moriarty
Sponsored
Became law3
Requires transparency concerning compensation with promotional opportunities and in employment listings.
Requires guidelines on student use of internet-enabled devices to be developed by DOE and policy to be adopted by governing body of each public school.**
Clarifies licensure requirements of home improvement and home elevation contractors.
Passed the Senate1
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Out of committee20
Requires private detectives to register their foreign employers with State Police.
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Clarifies which health care professional may provide documentation to school district of need for home instruction due to student's health condition.*
Prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on disclosure of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media within 90 days of election.*
Establishes criminal penalties for production or dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, commonly known as "deepfakes."
Revises unemployment compensation law.
Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing employee threshold from 30 employees to 15 employees in definition of employer.*
Concerns State regulation of cooperative sober living residences and boarding houses generally; appropriates $100,000.*
Establishes limit on rent increase for certain dwelling sites for modular or industrialized buildings or manufactured homes.
Requires contract between certain governmental units and online parking payment service providers stipulate service provider not charge user during certain times.
Requires AG to establish training program for crowd management and provide resources to municipal police department or force for large gatherings and flash mobs.*
Establishes offense of inciting public brawl; upgrades penalty for disorderly conduct in certain circumstances.
Establishes penalties for certain conduct related to public brawl and disorderly conduct.
Requires employers to include in job posting whether posting is for existing position and sets additional job posting requirements.
Exempts creditor from paying municipal property registration fee if property is subject to automatic stay under federal Bankruptcy Code.
Imposes conditions on drivers approaching certain stationary vehicles and revises public awareness campaign.*
Requires enforcing agency to conduct inspection of construction in specified time window.
Prohibits municipal utilities authority from charging fire district and fire department water service charges for fire protection systems in certain circumstances.*
Permits fire departments to use certain Class B firefighting foam for one year after prohibition takes effect.*
Requires AG to establish ballistics analysis device pilot program in certain municipalities.
In committee88
Requires DOH to establish uniform standards for retail food establishment health and sanitary evaluation placards.
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives.
Makes certain changes to public access of government records.
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
Requires printers to display average cost per 1,000 printed pages and ink cartridges to display yield.
Establishes pilot project to permit voters in military service on active duty overseas, and their eligible family members, to vote in certain elections using the Internet; makes appropriation.
Requires State Treasurer to organize and publish certain contract and grant data and information on State expenditure Internet website.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Revises law concerning prohibition of certain unsolicited checks.
Revises penalty provision of law concerning prohibition of certain unsolicited text messages.
Provides State agencies will not enter into contracts with business entities that require persons or public entities to submit disputes to binding arbitration.
Requires secured party to deliver motor vehicle certificate of ownership by certified mail.
Imposes certain requirements on motor vehicle rental companies that equip vehicles with electronic toll transponders.
"Fair Repair Act"; concerns repairs to certain consumer electronics.
Regulates pay-off of trade-in vehicles and certain vehicle title releases.
"Used Car Buyers' Bill of Rights"; prohibits certain "as is" sales of used motor vehicles.
Requires motor vehicle dealers provide loan application to consumers.
"Used Motor Vehicle Dealer Licensing Act."
Provides for legal representation for residential lessees and tenants in any removal or eviction proceeding.
Requires gubernatorial and legislative candidates report contributions within 48 hours of receipt; requires Election Law Enforcement Commission to post reports within 72 hours of filing.
Extends immunity relating to COVID-19 claims in planned real estate developments until December 31, 2022.
Establishes prohibited practices for creditors.
Authorizes application for dismissal of a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation" ("SLAPP").
"Government Reality Check Act"; prohibits public employers from providing certain benefits to public employees; restricts gifts to public employees; restricts travel by public employees; imposes post-employment restriction on public contracting employees.
Provides three-month reduction or suspension of tax on highway fuels based on average retail price of unleaded regular gasoline; makes an appropriation.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of binary firearm triggers.
Imposes restrictions concerning Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.
Permits EMT, paramedic, or investigator for county medical examiner's office to make determination and pronouncement of death under certain circumstances.
Directs Commissioner of Education to study curriculum requirements for geography education in high school.
Requires school districts to provide for the safe operation of electrically operated partitions in classrooms or other school facilities.
Requires motorcycle passengers to be 10 years of age or older.
Prohibits transport of certain items by motor vehicle on certain roadways; provides standards for loading of motor vehicle with certain items.
Extends requirements on use of restraint and seclusion to all students; requires immediate parental notification; requires DOE to collect and report data regarding use of restraint and seclusion on students.
Prohibiting training repayment agreements.
Prohibits acquisition or disclosure of personal health information without consent.
Establishes homestead and bank account exemptions for persons in debt; increases existing exemption amounts for household goods.
Revises property tax assessment calendar.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Requires State employees to be trained in disability law and etiquette.
Requires adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Requires health insurance coverage for certain student athlete physical examinations.
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Permits county police department and force to provide police services to municipalities.
Requires omnibus drivers to inspect bus at end of route for passengers with disabilities.
Prohibits disclosure of personal information pertaining to certain health care workers who are victims of assault; establishes civil penalty for each violation.
Specifies additional services for victims of sex trafficking and domestic violence; makes $1,000,000 appropriation.
Requires issuance of report on certain information and data on processing of applications for professional and occupational licenses and mandates review of training and call intake in Division of Consumer Affairs.
Requires availability of accessible mail-in ballot for voters with disabilities.
Requires DCF to publish and disseminate information on early childhood mental health to certain professionals.
Requires disclosure of usual and customary price for merchandise offered in certain advertisements.
Subjects certain rooming and boarding houses to municipal land use regulations; requires owners and operators of cooperative sober living residences to submit certain approvals with license applications.
Establishes limit on rent increase for tenants residing in modular or manufactured homes.
Provides that average time to issue licenses to physicians shall not exceed 51 days.
Establishes Deep Fake Technology Unit in DLPS; appropriates $2 million.
Requires person offering digital coupon to make available in-store alternative of identical value.
Requires public agency receiving State funds to post on website use of State funds for public work contracts with minority, women, and veteran owned businesses.
Imposes additional annual registration fee for electric vehicles; reduces rate of highway fuel taxes; authorizes DOT to conduct alternative revenue feasibility study.
Prohibits public entities from using foreign-made small, unmanned aircraft systems.
Prohibits amusement games licensees from offering or advertising gambling activities related to amusement games.
Establishes "Resident Firefighter Grant Program" in Division of Fire Safety.
Expands eligible grantees under New Jersey Civic Information Consortium; establishes provisions for tracking and reporting progress of grantee; requires grantee to post statement on Internet website.
Concerns policies governing student use of cell phones and social media platforms in schools.
Prohibits providers of commercial mobile service and developers of mobile application from disclosing customer's global position system data to third parties under certain circumstances.
Prohibits cryptocurrency automatic teller machines.
Requires issuance of raincheck for unavailable good or service advertised by digital coupon.
Requires independent engineer to review State transportation projects in certain circumstances.
Revises licensure requirements for residential substance use disorders treatment facilities or programs.
Requires prosecutors and courts to consider additional aggravating factors and habitual offender status in certain serious motor vehicle offense cases.
Provides that sale of real estate by homeowner is subject to consumer fraud act.
"General Contractor Licensing Act;" provides for licensure of general contractors.
Permits veteran's property tax deduction for tax year when veteran was previously qualified to receive deduction and became owner of real property after October 1 of pretax year.
Increases maximum age for pediatric long-term care facility residents to 26.
Establishes certain requirements for public utility rate increases.
Modifies procedure for fire districts to request exemption from property tax levy cap.
Requires restaurant to disclose mandatory gratuity to patron and makes failure to disclose unlawful practice under consumer fraud act.
Authorizes cremation of unclaimed bodies by counties and storage of unclaimed bodies by hospitals.
Expands cyber-harassment to include reckless online communications.
Requires automobile insurers to include appraisal provisions in insurance policies.
Eliminates presumption of pretrial release for sex offenses and certain violent crimes committed using a deadly weapon.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to notify certain municipal officials of receipt of application for licensure of cooperative sober living residence.
Prohibits sports wagering licensees from offering micro bets; establishes penalties.
Increases amounts of certain payments in lieu of taxes paid for lands owned by State or nonprofit organization for recreation and conservation purposes.
Creates disorderly persons offense for persons who conceal or attempt to conceal their identity while committing another crime or offense.
Provides for suspension of driver's license for certain offenses and acknowledges Legislature's prior repeal of N.J.S.2B: 12-31.
"Saving Our Diners and Protecting Our Past (SODA POP) Act"; provides sales and use tax exemption and corporation business and gross income tax credits for historic diners and restaurants included on annual registry.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law14
Clarifies which health care professional may provide documentation to school district of need for home instruction due to student's health condition.*
Establishes limit on rent increase for certain dwelling sites for modular or industrialized buildings or manufactured homes.*
Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing employee threshold from 30 employees to 15 employees in definition of employer.*
Establishes criminal penalties for production or dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, commonly known as "deepfakes."
Requires contract between certain governmental units and online parking payment service providers stipulate service provider not charge user during certain times.
Revises unemployment compensation law.
Concerns State regulation of cooperative sober living residences and boarding houses generally; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes penalties for certain conduct related to public brawl and disorderly conduct.
Establishes offense of inciting public brawl; upgrades penalty for disorderly conduct in certain circumstances.
Requires AG to establish training program for crowd management and provide resources to municipal police department or force for large gatherings and flash mobs.*
Imposes conditions on drivers approaching certain stationary vehicles and revises public awareness campaign.**
Requires enforcing agency to conduct inspection of construction in specified time window.
Permits fire departments to use certain Class B firefighting foam for one year after prohibition takes effect.*
Prohibits municipal utilities authority from charging fire district and fire department water service charges for fire protection systems in certain circumstances.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 33
Requires telecommunications, cable television, and Internet service providers to allow for service contracts to be paused or canceled following service recipients's admission to long-term care facility.*
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.*
Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.
Requires DOT to provide additional information in annual report on pavement condition; makes report available to public.*
Requires State agencies to make their websites accessible to people with disabilities and on mobile devices.
Directs DHS to conduct landscape analysis of available mental health services.**
Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans.*
Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD.*
Provides for expanded use of affordable housing voucher program funding.*
Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.
Modifies down payment assistance program for benefit of first-generation and first-time homebuyers; makes an appropriation.
Regulates provision of pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities.
Requires public institution of higher education to post certain information on institution's website.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history of Latinos and Hispanics as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*
Requires boards of education to ensure that all staff are trained in care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders every five years.*
Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair.
Requires DOE to establish working group on student literacy; mandates universal literacy screenings for kindergarten through grade three students; requires professional development for certain school district employees.*
Designates State Highway Route 42 and Interstate Highway Route 295 interchange as "Ensign John R. Elliott Memorial Interchange." *
Requires contractor subject to prevailing wage law to provide orientation meeting to new employee on prevailing wage project.
Establishes crimes of home invasion burglary and residential burglary.*
Prohibits cooperative from receiving public works contract when cooperative-approved vendor fails to pay prevailing wage; concerns cooperative purchasing agreements with other states; and permits contracting units to award certain indefinite contracts.*
Requires MVC to take certain action concerning commercial driver licenses and commercial learner's permits.
"Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act."
Regulates production and sale of certain intoxicating hemp products.
Revises various provisions of film and digital media content production tax credit program.*
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.*
Upgrades cyber-harassment of public servant or family member to third degree crime; requires Attorney General to establish cyber-harassment prevention initiatives; appropriates funds.*
Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*
Requires electric and gas public utilities to establish "Energy Bill Watch" program and include certain information in bills and notices to customers.
Requires each public institution of higher education to develop food waste reduction program on campus.
Requires public institution of higher education to provide students with information on food assistance programs.
Extends early voting period for primary elections and extends challenger appointment deadline; appropriates $6 million.*
Regulates certain electric bicycles.*
Passed the Senate · 14
Prohibits use by certain retailers of shipping box greater than two times volume of product being shipped.
Requires owners of certain multiple dwellings of three or more floors to provide priority status to senior citizens and disabled residents moving to lower floors.
Provides supplemental transportation aid to certain districts participating in interdistrict public school choice program.
Exempts volunteer first responder stipends from certain payroll and income taxes.*
Prohibits electioneering within 25 feet of person waiting in line at polling place or ballot drop box; makes electioneering a disorderly persons offense.*
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Provides certain protections to residents of long-term care facilities and long-term acute care hospitals.*
Enhances criminal penalties for persons involved in certain human trafficking activities.*
Provides gross income tax credit to active members of volunteer emergency service organizations for use of personal motor vehicle in performance of active duty.
Requires certain juveniles to appear before court in county where incident giving rise to delinquency complaint allegedly occurred.*
Requires standards for organization and deployment of career fire fighters to be consistent with certain national standards.
Requires Civil Service Commission establish mentoring program for certain civil service firefighter applicants.
Requires school bus personnel members to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires certain school buses transportating students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features; makes appropriation.*
Out of committee · 42
Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $17 million for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Requires State Board of Education to adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards pertaining to labor movement; requires school districts to provide instruction on labor movement.*
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
Increases penalties for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat while operating a motor vehicle.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for attendance at New Jersey county colleges.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Upgrades certain crimes related to manufacturing firearms from second to first degree.
Requires automatic registration with New Jersey Immunization Information System upon administration of vaccine for certain persons who consent to registration.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Prohibits sports wagering partnerships at public institutions of higher education.
"New Jersey Works Act"; permits businesses to apply for tax credits for establishing approved pre-employment and work readiness training programs in partnership with schools, nonprofit organizations, or educational institutions.*
Increases tuition credit amount permitted under volunteer tuition credit program.
Establishes Second Chance Program in charge of providing opportunities through labor organizations for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Enters NJ in Social Work Licensure Compact.
"Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act."
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for professional firefighters not enrolled in SHBP, but who are eligible for SHBP by virtue of public employment.
Creates neutral safe exchange zones at county sheriff offices for certain custody and visitation exchanges of minor children; makes appropriation.*
Requires geotechnical testing and certain monitoring of transportation projects.
Establishes protected leave under "Family Leave Act" and family temporary disability leave benefits for bereavement for death of child, miscarriage, stillbirth, and certain other circumstances.*
Requires public institution of higher education to invite Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on institution's campus.*
Establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act."
Expands prohibitions on employers concerning requirements for employees to attend or listen to communications related to political matters.
Requires county clerks to send applications for mail-in ballots to registered voters upon their 18th birthday.
Requires use of merchant category codes for purchases of firearms and ammunition.
Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*
Requires DOH to study racial aspects of ovarian cancer.
Requires cancellation option for any subscription service and establishes certain standards pertaining to use of negative option features.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion devices.
Establishes crime of possessing digital instructions to illegally manufacture firearms and firearm components.
Establishes crime of reckless discharge of firearm.
Concerns pretrial detention for firearms offenses.*
Requires AG to report data regarding shootings that did not result in bodily injury.
"The Manufactured Home Park Protection Act"; expands opportunity to purchase for resident homeowners in certain manufactured home parks; modifies certain requirements for disposition of private residential leasehold communities.
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.*
Requires registration of postsecondary education debt creditors; establishes protections for borrowers.
Requires State entities purchase five percent of goods and services from Central Nonprofit Agency; requires Division of Purchase and Property establish training protocols for all purchasing agents; grants Central Nonprofit Agency right of first refusal.*
Requires automatic enrollment into utility bill payment assistance programs for certain individuals and households.*
In committee · 32
Requires public officer or employee forfeit pension upon conviction of certain crimes; alters factors determining honorable service; opens pension to garnishment upon conviction of certain offenses.
Permits consumers aged 65 and over up to five business days to cancel home improvement contracts.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
"Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Act."
Creates requirements for certain long-term real estate listing contracts.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Imposes requirements on video visitation service contracts for inmates in certain correctional facilities; requires correctional facilities to allow contact visits.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Requires certain animals used in testing to be offered for adoption; requires establishment of procedures for assessment and disposition of animals; establishes penalties for noncompliance.
Provides that automobile insurers may act as primary insurer and pursue claims against health insurers under certain circumstances.
Prohibits sale of tetrahydrocannabinol products in certain circumstances.
Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act."
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
Requires transportation network companies to share information concerning sexual misconduct investigation of driver; authorizes transportation network company to ban drivers from accessing digital network during and following investigation.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Removes registered apprenticeship program requisites of public work contractors; sets apprenticeship standards for prevailing wage projects.
Permits greater diversity in creation of new health sharing ministries and establishes and exempts certain mandates and reporting requirements.
Promotes trauma-informed care in State to mitigate negative effects of adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress.
"CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture, sale, and possession of substances containing kratom.
Revises film and digital media content production tax credit program to allow certain production expenses to be eligible for tax credits.
Establishes "Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act."
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Concerns training for law enforcement officers.
Establishes Office of Inspector General for Prosecutorial Review in but not of DLPS.
Requires certain consumer disclosures relating to rabies testing and establishes optional training for veterinarians.
Revises credentialing process for physicians attempting to enter a health insurance carrier's provider network.
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
"CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture and distribution of substances containing kratom under certain circumstances.
Makes $3 million supplemental appropriation for bonus awards for certain COVID-19 emergency essential frontline State workers of Local 195 International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
Establishes limits for electric public utility rate increases for low- and middle-income households.
Requires child in home education program and parents to meet annually with representative of resident school district.
Establishes employee protections for certain employees of New Jersey City University in event of merger with Kean University.