Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
William F. Moen Jr.
Sponsored
Became law5
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism develop and maintain Internet website on historic sites, districts, and roadside markers.
Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates.
Establishes measures to improve safety of scrap metal businesses.*
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to establish New Jersey Film Trail.
Regulates data brokers, data collectors, and collection and dissemination of certain sensitive information.
Passed the General Assembly6
Requires DVA promote Veterans History Project at Library of Congress.*
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Gravesite Maintenance Grant Program in DVA.
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations incentivizing solar energy generation in roadside rights-of-way.*
Requires certain State contractors to provide members of public with option to submit certain information electronically.
Out of committee11
Establishes "NJpass Program" to provide discounted fares to eligible organizations; establishes "GO NJ Transit Card Program" to develop transit cards that can be used to purchase any NJT service.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide on website certain information on online degree students and graduate degree students.*
Requires MVC to issue special windshield stickers marking electric vehicles exempt from emission inspections.
Requires DOH to develop Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan.
Requires DEP to regulate scrap metal facilities as recycling facilities.
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations act to reassign appropriation for City of Camden for Capital Projects to Parkside Business & Community in Partnership.
Designates Browning Road Bridge in Bellmawr as "Marine Corps Captain James R. Reese Memorial Bridge."
Requires those on self-exclusion lists to watch educational and counseling videos prior to removal from self-exclusion lists; permits third party requests for individuals to be excluded from gambling under certain circumstances.
"New Jersey History Day Act."
Requires removal of online images of interior of residential property after sale of property upon request of purchaser or seller.*
Establishes New Jersey Imagination Library Program in DOE; appropriates $2 million.
In committee79
Permits county improvement authorities to establish student loan refinancing loan programs.
"New Jersey Intergenerational Poverty Reduction Act."
Permits qualified person with post-traumatic stress disorder to obtain handicapped parking placard.
Establishes the "Neighborhood Scholar Revitalization Pilot Program."
Exempts 100 percent disabled veterans from payment of motor vehicle registration fees; requires notification of eligible motorists.
Exempts customer with account for electronic toll collection system, commonly known as E-ZPass, from certain fees if motor vehicle is stolen.
Requires availability of free parking at polling places on election day.
Allows gross income tax deduction for employees for amounts paid by employers for certain educational assistance programs for employees and for employee's student loans.
Requires public transportation employees and certain motorbus operators to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking; requires inclusion of certain content in certain courses.
Provides for establishment of three-year pilot program to expand provision of paratransit services in New Jersey.
Increases fines for littering; requires DOT to develop program for litter reporting.
Requires DOT to compensate local government entities for contractual delay damages resulting from shutdown of transportation projects funded by Transportation Trust Fund; authorizes local government entities to use certain funds for transportation projects.
Requires registration of private education lenders; establishes protections for private education borrowers.
Requires certain solid waste incinerator facilities to install baghouse filters when making certain modifications to facility.
Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program.
Establishes one-time grant to study and recommend best practices for encouraging youth participation in government.
Requires certain employers to provide certain employees with notifications concerning federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Permits use of preferred names on student diplomas.
Prohibits four-year public institution of higher education from charging tuition and fees to student who is spouse or dependent child of disabled veteran.
Requires Commissioner of Department of Veterans Affairs to develop mobile application to provide guidance on available resources to veterans and their families.
Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax during public health emergencies.
Requires certain supermarkets, grocery stores, and food suppliers to donate food under certain circumstances.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Creates Office of Sustainability.
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
Requires undergraduate students to file degree plan and requires institutions of higher education and certain propriety institutions to develop pathway systems to graduation.
Requires MVC to operate call center to assist with online transactions.
Authorizes creation of honorably discharged veteran license plates.
Establishes School Transportation Safety Commission in Department of Law and Public Safety.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.
Requires DVA notify certain veteran organizations and county officers and municipal registers of names of persons buried or cremated in State veteran cemeteries.
Permits spouses and dependents of military service members to qualify for in-State tuition in event that service member is transferred to another state.
Establishes Gold Star Family Scholarship Program; appropriates $100,000 from General Fund to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Requires public service employer to certify employment of qualifying employees under federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop materials to promote Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Establishes "State House Flag Program"; makes appropriation.
Requires State agencies to enroll State employees into federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Includes electronic sports event as sports wagering; authorizes electronic sports wagering at certain locations.
"Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit Act"; establishes gross income tax credit of up to $5,000 for certain student loan payments and makes an appropriation.
Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for bond ordinances approved by counties and municipalities.
Requires publication online of Senate Journals, Assembly Minutes, and their indexes.
Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.
Requires DOT to publish information concerning vertical clearances of certain bridges overpassing certain waterways.
Requires State Board of Education to reduce clinical practice requirements for certain teacher candidates.
Establishes "Remote Methadone Dosing Pilot Program;" appropriates $225,000.
Requires NJT and county transit agencies to offer transit pass for individuals seeking access to One Stop Career Centers.
Expands involuntary commitment clinical testimony requirement to include wider range of mental health service providers.
Creates pilot program to provide corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.
Eliminates five-year residency requirement for employees of NJ Racing Commission.
Establishes matching grant program in Department of State for local government units hiring storytellers with Revolutionary War expertise for United States Semiquincentennial; makes appropriation.
Creates housing purchase matching grant program for members of United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard who have served in certain military operations.
Permits use of credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment for bingo, raffles, and penny auctions.
Prohibits amusement games licensees from offering or advertising gambling activities related to amusement games.
Establishes annual fee for sports wagering licensees; directs funds from such fees to Council on Compulsive Gambling and gambling addiction treatment programs.
Establishes electric and gas utility medical baseline program for certain persons.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to employers that hire certain individuals through One-Stop Career Centers.
Prohibits casino licensees from using non-wagering casino games to solicit future gaming.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning risks of gambling and resources available to compulsive gamblers; appropriates $200,000.
Requires each public institution of higher education to develop food waste reduction program on campus.
"Public Utility Fair Profit Act"; requires public utilities to take certain actions regarding excess profits and directs fines for violations to fund utility assistance programs.
Establishes requirements for receipt and purchase of scrap metals containing lithium-ion or propulsion batteries.
Authorizes imposition of penalties and forfeiture of economic development subsidies for certain businesses that violate State environmental laws.
Requires certain school facilities projects constructed by SDA to include solar energy component.
Establishes targets for roadside solar projects in State's solar energy incentive program.
Directs DEP to establish scrap tire hauler license and scrap tire storage, collection, and disposal site permit.
Establishes alternative compliance payment to satisfy Class II renewable energy requirements.
Requires all revenue generated by casino hotel parking fee to be provided to CRDA; expands permitted uses of parking fee revenues by CRDA.
Requires DCF to develop a unified child care finder; appropriates $3.6 million.
Authorizes MVC to enter into contract with private vendor for marketing and sale of certain license plates.
Establishes "Veterans Helping Veterans" program in DVA.
Creates position in State veterans service offices to address certain veteran concerns.
Prohibits NJT from displaying advertisements that promote gambling, tobacco products, or vapor products.
Establishes "New Jersey Earn and Learn Program;" provides tax credits for employers providing structured apprenticeships and paid internships.
"Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.
Establishes five-year "New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Workforce Transition Act."
Regulates data brokers and collection and dissemination of certain sensitive information.
Requires law enforcement, prosecutorial, and judicial training on impact of trauma.
Authorizes creation and issuance of veteran license plates.
Requires NJT and BPU to establish railroad right-of-way solar energy pilot program.
Filed1
Authorizes creation of non-lapsing fire academy trust fund by county.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations act to reassign appropriation for City of Camden for Capital Projects to Parkside Business & Community in Partnership.
"New Jersey History Day Act."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.**
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
Requires sellers of real property to disclose presence of dams.
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Passed both houses · 1
Modifies procedures for determination and payment of fair market value in distressed municipalities; concerns real property that is abandoned, vacant, or subject to unpaid taxes.
Passed the General Assembly · 8
Designates "John Bull" as NJ State steam locomotive.
Creates "Patient and Provider Protection Act."*
Requires DEP to prioritize funding for certain projects for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes and certain environmental infrastructure projects that include, or allow for, flood mitigation projects.
Creates separate crime for items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children; concerns computer generated or manipulated sexually explicit images.
Revises "Homelessness Prevention Program"; requires new charge for filing of eviction action.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support public humanities programming in NJ.
Requires towing companies accept electronically transmitted authorization of vehicle release to third party.
Requires NJT to publish certain performance-related information.
Out of committee · 15
Provides for expansion of county transportation services to include disabled veterans; provides funding source for expansion.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening. *
Concerns parking violations that obstruct NJT bus operations and bicycle lanes in certain circumstances.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on accommodations for certain students fasting for religious or medical reasons.*
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states.*
Requires MVC to utilize legal name including roman numerals on certain documents issued by MVC.
"Saving Our Diners and Preserving Our Past (SODA POP) Act"; provides sales and use tax exemption and corporation business and gross income tax credits for historic diners and historic restaurants included in online registry.*
"Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.**
Establishes fully autonomous vehicle pilot program.*
Exempts local library cooperatives from certain provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law."
Establishes certain electric vehicle supply equipment development processes and standards concerning public health and safety; removes certain existing approval requirements while preserving applicable safety and inspection standards.
Requires information to be provided regarding levels of US Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices under certain circumstances.*
Requires person or entity to notify certain consumers when communicating with generative artificial intelligence to engage in trade or commerce.
Establishes surtax on certain incomes derived from operation of prediction markets.*
Concerns penalties for assault of motorbus and rail passenger service employees.
In committee · 64
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Requires school districts to maintain supply of nasal rescue medication and oxygen for seizure emergencies; provides for training of designees to administer nasal rescue medication and oxygen when school nurse is not physically present.
Establishes "Succeed in New Jersey" student loan reimbursement program for certain New Jersey residents employed in designated fields.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemption.
Establishes "Property Tax Study Commission" to examine New Jersey's property tax structure and develop recommendations for reducing residential property tax burden.
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Directs MVC Chief Administrator to enter into driver's license reciprocity agreement with Republic of Ireland.
Exempts disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients from payment of municipal parking meter fees when vehicle bears veteran's or recipient's special license plate or placard issued by MVC.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
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.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Permits designation of special event zones for traffic regulation purposes during certain large events.
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Provides for automatic renewal of off-track wagering licenses.
Requires DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to construct suicide prevention barriers at certain bridges or overpasses.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force.
Requires NJT rail stations and bus and rail terminals to display historical information about area in or around stations and terminals.
Revises provisions of "Dry Cell Battery Management Act."
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Establishes "Security Deposit Assistance Pilot Program" in Passaic, Union, Essex, Hudson, Gloucester, Atlantic, Camden, and Mercer counties; appropriates $400,000.
Allows gross income tax deduction for surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Provides gross income tax credit to active members of volunteer emergency service organizations for use of personal motor vehicle in performance of active duty.
Reduces and clarifies requirements for municipal tourist development commission disbursements for advertising.
Permits individuals to establish voluntary nonopioid directives.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Provides $1,000 income tax deduction for certain volunteer firefighters and members of first aid and rescue squads.
Dedicates certain wine tax receipts to "Jersey Fresh Program Fund."
"Cancer Patient Care and Compassion Act."
Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Authorizes creation of 25th anniversary of 9/11 license plates.
Requires Director of Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to establish grant program to encourage local governments to promote New Jersey as innovation hub in certain fields; appropriates $100,000.
Requires calculation of national average time needed to approve applications for initial credential in profession or occupation and use of average time as standard in New Jersey.
Requires environmental sustainability plan for State House Complex.
Requires public water systems and landlords to provide certain notice of elevated perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances levels in drinking water; requires DEP to establish educational program.
Requires rail passenger service to provide purchasers with proof of payment at time of purchase.
Increases maximum age for pediatric long-term care facility residents to 26.
Requires certain school districts to enter into dual enrollment agreements with one or more institutions of higher education.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care staff and registered family day care providers.
Creates Code Red alert pilot program to shelter at-risk individuals during certain hot weather and air quality events.
Establishes Department of Early Childhood.
Promotes housing availability and prevents speculation by imposing fee for institutional ownership of certain unproductive residential property.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment.
Requires mail-in ballot applications to include prepaid postage.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Provides secondary classroom experience credit towards meeting requirements of classroom training portion of registered apprenticeship.
Requires study of ocean energy potential; directs BPU to establish wave and tidal energy generation goals and take other action to establish NJ as nationwide leader in ocean energy.
Directs BPU to establish rebate program for purchase of electric bicycles.
Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations concerning small modular nuclear reactors; authorizes EDA to incentivize construction and operation of such reactors.
Requires health benefits coverage for treatment of lipedema.
Authorizes creation of "Sons of the American Legion" license plates.
Requires DEP to conduct public awareness campaign about hunting, and requires posting of orange flag at entrances to State parks and forests when hunting is permitted.
Prohibits operation of certain prediction markets in this State; authorizes athletic event markets operating in compliance with sports wagering regulations; establishes public awareness campaign.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Establishes State Seal of Civic Readiness to recognize certain students attaining high level of proficiency in civics.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Concerns display of legal name on driver's licenses and identification cards.