Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Melinda Kane
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Establishes timelines for review and approval by Commissioner of Education of annual certified audits submitted by approved private schools for students with disabilities.
Out of committee2
"Mattress Stewardship Act;" requires mattress producers to join stewardship organization and implement mattress stewardship program.
Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagus nerve stimulators for students with seizure disorder on emergent basis.
In committee15
Clarifies that owners of self-driving motor vehicles must comply with existing insurance requirements.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to issue vouchers in amount of monthly loan repayment amount for loan borrowers who have child enrolled in Grow NJ Kids-rated child care program.
Requires carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings.
Establishes protection from adverse employment action for authorized medical cannabis patients.
Requires employers to report certain allegations of sexual assault.
Prohibits child care providers from charging any fees for service on days when providers are unable to provide child care services due to contraction of, or exposure to, COVID-19.
Clarifies that veterinarians are not within ambit of telemedicine and telehealth law.
Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses.
Establishes database containing information on traffic stops by certain law enforcement officers.
Allows dog owners to procure identification cards for guide or service dogs; appropriates $100,000.
Requires DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to construct suicide prevention barriers at certain bridges or overpasses.
Allows physicians to report patients with epilepsy or related conditions to MVC.
Revises membership of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Establishes "Anthony's Legacy Act"; provides special consideration for certain grandparents applying for visitation rights.
Directs Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements to provide certain legal services to certain disabled veterans.
Filed3
Concerns definition of veteran for purpose of affordable housing preference.
Establishes advisory council for veteran suicide prevention; appropriates funds.
"Youth Heat Safety Act"; establishes heat-related illness prevention program for youth serving entities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."*
Passed the General Assembly · 6
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.
Creates "New Jersey Dialysis Patient Support Person Accommodation Act."
Establishes that Superintendent of State Police holds rank of Colonel of State Police; permits appointment of retirant without reenrollment in SPRS.
Out of committee · 18
"Used Car Buyers' Bill of Rights"; prohibits certain "as is" sales of used motor vehicles.
Clarifies choice of independent contractor status for certain licensed or regulated professionals.
Permits certain winery license holders to sell wine produced by other winery licensees under certain circumstances; establishes supplemental wine production facility license.
Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.
"Stop Sepsis Act"; requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols, train staff, and establish quality measures.*
Eliminates court filing fees for individuals who are sued for consumer debt.
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 Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Requires DEP to regulate scrap metal facilities as recycling facilities.
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
"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.**
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for the treatment of stuttering.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems; establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations captured by school bus monitoring systems.
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.*
Establishes "New Jersey Holistic Representation Model" in Office of Public Defender.
"Affordable Power Purchase Agreements Extension Act"; concerns extension of certain public entity contracts related to energy conservation and renewable energy production.
Allows sale of ice cream and other frozen desserts infused with certain alcoholic beverages.
In committee · 26
Requires school districts to include information on events of September 11, 2001 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies; requires public schools to hold annual events commemorating September 11, 2001.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Requires electric public utilities to submit to BPU and implement electric infrastructure improvement plans.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Lowers minimum amount of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers.
Prohibits aquaculture of any species of octopus for purpose of human consumption.
Creates Health Care Cost Containment and Price Transparency Commission, Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency, and hospital price transparency regulations.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Revises New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program.
Prohibits forcibly feeding certain poultry for production of foie gras.
Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program.
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.
Permits certain substitute teachers to enroll in TPAF.
Prohibits cryptocurrency automatic teller machines.
Establishes "New Jersey Gold Star Family Annuity Program."
Requires food service businesses to provide written notice of major food allergens in each menu item.
Prohibits fur farming.
Authorizes DOH to promulgate clinical guidelines for outpatient gynecological procedures and creates advisory committee.
Authorizes school districts to award alternate high school diploma to certain students with disabilities.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Authorizes creation and issuance of veteran license plates.