Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Louis D. Greenwald
Sponsored
Became law1
Clarifies payments for non-resident students enrolled in renaissance school projects.
Passed the General Assembly4
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support public humanities programming in NJ.
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
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.
Increases scope of practice for licensed practical nurses and patient care technicians under certain circumstances.
Out of committee10
Provides certain volunteer and other workers with maximum compensation benefit for workers' compensation claim regardless of outside employment.
Codifies and extends authorization for certain out-of-State health care practitioners and recent graduates of health care training programs to practice in New Jersey.
Requires State to issue biennial report of unutilized State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing.*
Requires DOLWD to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for employment in healthcare facilities, home care services, and hospice services; makes appropriation.
Requires NJ FamilyCare reimbursement for pediatric medication management services provided for certain children by licensed pharmacist.
Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center.
Supplements FY2027 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.*
"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.*
Prohibits advertising generative artificial intelligence as able to practice regulated profession or occupation.
Authorizes regional rehabilitation and reentry center authority to determine county proportional share assessment for budget purposes.
In committee93
Requires restaurant employees to receive periodic sexual harassment training.
Removes plenary retail distribution license limit for certain stores.
Establishes limited retail religious distribution license.
Decreases the premium receipts tax for surplus lines insurance coverage.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Establishes teacher recruitment grant program in DOE; appropriates $6 million to DOE.
Revises law concerning the rights and responsibilities of motor vehicle franchisees and franchisors.
Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Provides that cabinet-level public officials, Attorney General, and county prosecutors may serve in acting capacity for no longer than six months without nomination.
Excludes certain services rendered in connection with installation of carpeting and other flooring from sales and use tax.
Requires data collection and issuance of report on drug evidence testing by New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences.
Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.
Establishes 180 day prohibition on purchase of handgun for certain individuals who fail to report loss or theft of firearm.
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.
Directs BPU to establish two-year innovative drinking water supply and wastewater infrastructure grant program.
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Concerns prevailing wage payments in residential construction projects.
Requires certain public contract bid advertisements to contain certified cost estimate ranges, specifies grounds for rejection of all bids, and requires 50% guaranty on bids; designated as the Fairness in Bidding Act.
Revises certain requirements for individual and small employer health benefits plans and for small employer members of multiple employer welfare arrangements.
Prohibits toll-free passage for SJTA employees, officers, and members except while commuting or carrying out official duties.
Realigns transfer inheritance tax payment due date to coincide with payment due date for federal estate tax.
Modifies requirements for preliminary site plans and subdivisions under Municipal Land Use Law.
Requires municipality to return to taxpayer property taxes paid in error due to assessor's or owner's mistake.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires certain hospitals to establish bereavement areas.
Prohibits sale, distribution, and import of certain products marketed as recyclable, unless DEP determines that products are widely recycled.
Exempts certain plastic materials processed at advanced plastic processing facilities from State laws regulating solid waste disposal and recycling.
Removes exception of self-insured health benefits plans from law concerning pharmacy benefits managers.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
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.
Decreases rental motor vehicle surcharge from $5 per day to $2 per day.
Authorizes expenditures from open space trust funds to develop or maintain recreation and conservation land although the land was not acquired by the municipality.
"New Jersey Safe Storage of Firearms Act"; establishes certain requirements and penalties regarding firearm storage; repeals law governing minor's access to firearm; requires AG to establish public awareness campaign regarding firearm storage; appropriates $500,000.
Eliminates one percent tax on purchasers of Class 4A commercial property transferred for consideration in excess of $1 million.
Restricts discharge of firefighting foams containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances for training or testing purposes.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of fuel cell devices and systems and certain tangible personal property powered by fuel cells.
Establishes four-year "Rent for Credit Pilot Program" in Department of Community Affairs.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain compressed natural gas vehicles.
Establishes process for independent informal dispute resolution hearings in DOH.
Concerns development of accessory dwelling units and related municipal land use regulations.
Requires food delivery network company to maintain certain automobile insurance.
Establishes pilot program for 24-hour urgent care for behavioral health.
Establishes pilot program to refer certain emergency department patients for development of coordinated behavioral health care treatment and support services plan.
Revises law concerning partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies.
Permits law enforcement agencies to prohibit recreational use of cannabis items by law enforcement officers.
Requires redaction and nondisclosure of home address of elected officials and candidates for elected office.
Requires State to take steps to create additional graduate medical education program slots focused on behavioral health care.
Requires availability of accessible mail-in ballot for voters with disabilities.
Requires mail-in ballot applications to include prepaid postage.
Permits municipalities to issue additional retail alcoholic beverage licenses regardless of population limitation.
Requires delivery network companies to maintain automobile insurance.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to Election Law Enforcement Commission in DLPS for enforcement and staffing activities.
Authorizes Government Records Council to use annual appropriations to employ staff attorneys exclusively to assist council in handling complaints.
Permits Government Records Council staff attorneys to adjudicate certain government records complaints.
Prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on disclosure of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media within 90 days of election.
Requires boards of education, municipalities, counties, and certain other local contracting units to determine and utilize cost-saving practices when procuring goods and services.
Revises various provisions of the New Jersey Aspire Program.
Revises registered apprenticeship requisites of public works contractors and creates opt-out from participation in registered apprenticeship program for public works projects.
Creates excuse from jury service for students enrolled in certain education programs.
"New Jersey Housing Opportunity Act"; enhances opportunities for housing production.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion device.
Establishes special enrollment period for covered persons whose in-network health care provider leaves network of health benefits plan.
Provides for annual fellowship stipends for Direct Support Professional Career Development Program participants.
Requires MVC to establish and administer online application for REAL ID identification cards and REAL ID licenses.
Prohibits health insurance carriers from denying payment of claim while seeking coordination of benefits information.
Prohibits election-related identity theft; upgrades dissemination of false campaign communications to third degree crime.
Revises assessment imposed on nursing homes if permissible under federal law.
Requires public electric vehicle charging stations to display price per kilowatt-hour.
Extends certain provisions of the Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act for five years.
Expands New Jersey's certificate of need exemption list.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million from General Fund to DHS for Larc Norcross School Special Needs Adult Program transportation.
Updates law governing votes by shareholders for items other than for election of members to board of directors.
Prohibits BPU from retiring electric generation facilities in certain circumstances.
"Public Utility Rate Stabilization Act"; permits gas and electric public utilities to employ alternative ratemaking mechanisms.
Expands protections under "Daniel's Law"; requires Office of Information Privacy to establish portal for prohibiting disclosure of personal information by private entities and establishes penalties for failure to comply.
Establishes Department of Energy.
Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction.
Updates minimum allocation amounts and poison pill provisions related to revenues collected from hotel and motel occupancy fees.
Establishes "Employment First Commission."
Expands "Daniel's Law" protections; requires Office of Information Privacy to establish portal for prohibiting disclosure of personal information by private entities and establishes penalties for failure to comply.
Provides CBT and GIT credits for undertaking of qualified moderate-income housing projects in certain distressed municipalities.
Requires health insurance coverage of prenatal genetic test during first trimester of pregnancy.
Establishes advertisement set-asides for eligible local news organizations.
Establishes "New Jersey Home Safety Act" concerning firearm storage and safety; appropriates $500,000.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid reimbursement of clinical laboratories regardless of managed care plan participation.
Allows plastic recyclable material derived from renewable biomass to meet postconsumer recycled content requirements for containers and packaging products.
Clarifies investigatory powers and duties of SCI.
Amends FY2027 appropriations act to reassign appropriation for Virtua Health College of Medicine and Life Sciences to Virtua Health College for hospital support.
Authorizes local authority that provides sewer service to reduce sewer connection fees for projects within certain distressed municipalities.
Revises "Fair Price Protection Act."
Authorizes temporary waiver of ABC winery license fees.
Filed1
"New Jersey Franchised Automobile Industry Retail (FAIR) Sales Act"; repeals statute permitting Tesla and other zero emission vehicle manufacturers to sell vehicles directly to consumers; prohibits motor vehicle galleries and studios.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes regional rehabilitation and reentry center authority to determine county proportional share assessment for budget purposes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
Establishes "Privacy Protection Act"; concerns collection and sharing of certain personal information.
Passed the General Assembly · 3
Creates "Patient and Provider Protection Act."*
Requires publication of guide for licensure as integrated care facility; assigns DOH and DHS employees to communicate with facilities.
Prohibits use of biometric surveillance system by business entity under certain circumstances.
Out of committee · 9
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.*
Revises definition of health care professional in aggravated assault statute to match definition under "Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act."
Establishes Deepfake Technology Unit in DLPS. *
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for the treatment of stuttering.
Establishes fully autonomous vehicle pilot program.*
"Affordable Power Purchase Agreements Extension Act"; concerns extension of certain public entity contracts related to energy conservation and renewable energy production.
Permits retired municipal code officials to return to part-time employment after bona fide severance period without reenrollment in PERS.*
Establishes School Security Pilot Program in DOE; appropriates $15 million.*
Allows clinical laboratory and laboratory services providers with opportunity to participate as preferred or contracting provider and allows clinical laboratory services to receive reimbursement.*
In committee · 20
Retains organ donor designation upon renewal and issuance of certain documents.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
Reschedules June 2025 primary election date; provides for adjustment of date on which primary elections will be held if date coincides with period of religious observance.
Revises statutory obligations of Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council of New Jersey.
Reduces parking spaces required in Statewide site improvement standards at residential developments relative to development's proximity to public transportation.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing.
Provides that institutions of higher education may permit final-year students in graduate degree programs for mental health care professions to graduate or be matched with residency or clinical programs early.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement for in-person partial care and intensive outpatient behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services, and associated transportation services, for adults.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.
Supplemental appropriation of $3.6 million to DHS to increase adult medical day care Medicaid per diem rate from $89.55 to $93.10.
Permits county improvement authorities to establish student loan refinancing loan programs.
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.
Vacant Storefront Registry Program; establishes public database of vacant commercial space for small businesses.
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.
Creates restricted distillery license; permits holder thereof to operate restaurant on licensed premises in Garden State Growth Zone.
Requires certain information to be included in SHBP claims experience data provided to certain public employers.
Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Expands eligibility for "Cultural Arts Incentives Program" to include certain convention centers.
Provides for establishment of pilot program for acquiring abandoned properties in certain municipalities and develop land bank agreement.