Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, Senate.
Troy Singleton
Sponsored
Became law16
Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; appropriates $2.5 million.*
"Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act"; provides alternative process for handling partition actions filed in court concerning real property with multiple owners, at least one of whom had acquired title from relative.
Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD.*
Allows taxpayers to utilize alternative method of depreciation of certain expenditures in connection with construction of new affordable housing developments.
Expands culpability requirements for firearms trafficking offenses and violations of regulatory provisions relating to firearms.
Designates bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Interstate Highway Route 295 North as "Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial Highway."
Requires health benefits coverage for additional orthotic and prosthetic appliances under certain circumstances; requires coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances obtained through podiatrists.*
Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.
Transfers New Jersey Historic Trust from Department of State to DCA and makes certain changes related to trustees and powers.
Requires criminal history background check for individuals seeking licensure issued by boards regulating certain health care professions.
Extends permission to administer glucagon and blood glucose tests to EMTs.
Concerns deadline for municipality to report certain non-residential development fee information.
Allows pharmacists to transfer Schedule II attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder prescriptions.
Provides for mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Appropriates $60 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Modifies capital reserve funding requirements for certain planned real estate developments.
Passed the Senate6
Requires stress testing on State's ability to provide services in various economic conditions.
Requires school report card to include information about placement of graduates, including apprenticeships.
Establishes School Plastics Upcycling Grant Program in DEP to provide proportional awards to eligible schools based on pro rata share of plastics collected, by each school, for upcycling purposes.*
Provides that only registered design professionals or employees with certified fire escape contractors are authorized to install, service, repair, inspect, and maintain fire escapes.*
"Moose's Law"; prohibits persons convicted of animal cruelty offenses from owning animals and from working or volunteering at animal-related enterprises; establishes presumption against pretrial intervention for certain persons.*
Clarifies requirements for land use plan element and housing plan element of municipal master plan.
Out of committee47
Reforms municipal responsibilities concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes COAH; appropriates $16 million.
Requires State Real Estate Appraiser Board to adopt alternative program to acquire experiential requirements for prospective real estate appraisers attempting to qualify for licensure or certification.
Establishes system for portable benefits for workers who provide services to consumers through contracting agents.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Establishes New Jersey First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Program; provides gross income tax benefits for certain contributions to and earnings on assets maintained in accounts established under program.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities; makes change to community solar program.
Increases amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments; increases property tax credit option for certain individuals.*
Requires certain disclosures by providers of commercial financing.
Prohibits surgical declawing of cats and other animals.
Requires Medicaid coverage for community violence prevention services; establishes training and certification program for violence prevention professionals.*
Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.*
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Requires HMFA to establish affordable housing insurance pilot program; appropriates $5 million.*
Requires DOH to develop Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain ambulance transportation services.*
Establishes Downtown Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in certain small municipalities.*
Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Prohibits sewerage authority from imposing connection fee in certain circumstances.
Concerns development of accessory dwelling units and related regulations.*
Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.*
The "New Jersey Online Foreclosure Sale Act;" permits online foreclosure sales for real property.
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Establishes Sports Equipment Equity Pilot Program.
Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.**
Requires eligible children from birth to five to receive early intervention services.
Increases annual limit of total tax credits certified for qualified projects under Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program.*
Establishes distinction between residential tenant and other occupants of hotel or motel for purpose of determining permitted removal actions.*
Requires transfer of certain excess animal control funds to prosecutors, municipalities, police departments, and Police Training Commission for enforcement of animal cruelty laws and training humane law enforcement officers.
Authorizes use of affordable housing and municipal development fee trust funds for planning and construction of certain child care centers.*
Requires firearm retailers to provide disclosure of customer's responsibility to report stolen or lost firearms; advises customers it is unlawful to purchase firearms with intent to sell to disqualified persons.
Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".
Establishes process to monitor proprietary institution that converts to nonprofit corporation for transactions that constitute private inurement.
Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing.
Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.
Requires municipalities to share certain payments in lieu of property taxes with school districts; informs counties, school districts, and DCA of certain information related to property tax exemptions and abatements.
Requires NJT to establish pilot program to supply certain light rail train sets with opioid antidotes; makes appropriation of $100,000.
Establishes "Enhanced Transit Village Program" to be administered by Office of Planning Advocacy in Department of State and DOT; appropriates $25 million.*
Exempts nonresident military spouses from "New Jersey First Act."
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 cost-benefit analyses for long term tax exemption, and requires DCA to create database of exemptions; requires five-year tax exemption and abatement agreements to be filed with certain county officials.
Requires Division of Purchase and Property to issue annual report on State-owned underutilized real property with potential for other uses.
"Electric Public Utility Fair Profit Act"; requires electric public utilities to take certain actions regarding excess profits and directs fines for violations to fund utility assistance programs.*
Allows municipalities to adopt certain zoning ordinances pertaining to outdoor firing ranges.
Authorizes local governments to provide voluntary contributions to certain nonprofit veterans' organizations.
Revises New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program.*
Authorizes creation of additional urban enterprise zone.
Codifies Bringing Veterans Home Initiative.
In committee90
Enhances certain reporting and disclosure concerning State tax expenditures.
Requires annual State debt affordability analysis be included in State Debt Report.
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.
Requires notification to consumers of collection and disclosure of personal data by certain entities.
Requires carriers to pass prescription drug savings to consumers.
Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
Concerns development of accessory dwelling units.
Establishes requirements for State entities to enter into bulk purchasing arrangements for pharmaceutical products.
Increases disclosure of political contributions by business entities with public contracts; creates uniform law for contributions by such entities; repeals local option to set contribution limits for business entities.
Allows canvassing of early votes and mail-in ballots before election day under certain conditions.
Changes eligibility of Administrative Law Judges from DCRP to PERS.
Establishes surplus revenue reserve account in the Property Tax Relief Fund if certain levels of unanticipated gross income tax revenue are collected.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for early principal payments on certain home mortgages.
Requires that election infrastructure vendors disclose financial ties for approval as vendor by Secretary of State; requires report of known or suspected security incidents involving election systems to Division of Elections.
Revises number of qualified disabled veterans' businesses required to designate set-aside contract from three to two.
Allows small employers to claim tax credit for paying certain health benefits plan premiums.
Requires health insurance coverage of preimplantation genetic testing with in vitro fertilization under certain conditions.
Directs DCA to establish grant programs for public water systems.
Prohibits sale, manufacture, distribution, and use of firefighting foam containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires DEP to establish collection and disposal program; appropriates $250,000.
Directs DOE to establish advertising campaign to attract candidates to teaching and education support professions; appropriates $1 million.
Concerns structural integrity regulations for certain residential buildings.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate teacher certification of veterans.
Permits court to effectuate equitable distribution when complaint for divorce or dissolution of civil union has been filed and either party has died prior to final judgment; provides that surviving party would not receive intestate or elective share.
Requires request for proposal to establish demonstration program to develop electric vehicle charging depots serviced by distributed energy resource charging centers for certain electric vehicle use.
Requires State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee include certain first responder titles in first responders primary care medical home program.
Concerns regulatory guidance for local approving authorities on approval of warehouse development.
Allows municipalities to transfer inactive alcoholic beverage retail licenses for use in certain redevelopment and revitalization areas; establishes procedure to transfer inactive retail licenses.
Establishes foreclosure protection and mortgage relief for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Establishes additional municipal review processes and procedures related to development of certain large warehouses; requires certain real property revaluations and reassessments.
Provides reimbursement to emergency shelter following certain evictions.
"New Jersey Fostering Success Voucher Act"; provides rental assistance and case management services for certain young adults leaving foster care or kinship care; appropriates $10 million.
Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.
Concerns regulation of automated systems and artificial intelligence used by State agencies.
Increases amount of gross income tax exclusion for gains from sales of principle residences.
Modifies use of cooperative purchasing agreements by certain public contracting units for construction services; prohibits time-and-materials contracts in certain circumstances; allows indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity public contracts in certain circumstances.
Consolidates certain affordable housing and assistance applications.
"New Jersey Infrastructure Capital Asset Reassignment Enterprise Fund Act"; creates trust fund for conveyance of certain assets for benefit of State-administered retirement systems; appropriates $20 million.
Applies prevailing wage rate to residential projects of limited size that are subject to certain redevelopment local property tax arrangements.
Concerns discrimination based on membership in a labor organization.
Establishes fee refund program for businesses applying for permits, licenses, or certifications in this State.
Protects financial institutions and insurers doing business with cannabis industry from being penalized by State regulators.
"Emission Reduction Innovation Act"; authorizes gas public utilities to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Establishes program to subsidize purchase price of medical cannabis for registered qualifying patients enrolled in Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare programs.
Requires Cannabis Regulatory Commission to monitor prices and to establish price cap on prices, under certain conditions, regarding medical cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, dispensaries, and clinical registrants.
Establishes inflationary State school aid growth limit; permits certain school districts to apply for Necessary Stabilization Aid.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.
Establishes Public Education Innovation Fund; provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses for making qualified education donations.
Removes strict liability in certain circumstances for owners of dogs that bite and stipulates certain requirements for dog bites received in animal or veterinarian facilities.
Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee."
Requires State Contract Managers to monitor work conducted by subcontractors on State contracts.
Establishes "NJ Green Bank" in EDA; appropriates $50 million from societal benefits charge to initially fund program.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100 million to Affordable Housing Production Fund in DCA for completion of 100-percent affordable housing projects.
Provides health care practitioners discretion to determine which medical conditions could qualify patients for use of medical cannabis.
Facilitates construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing built in part through sweat equity by eventual occupant.
Requires artificial intelligence companies to conduct safety tests and report results to Office of Information Technology.
Expands competitive contracting for local contracting units and boards of education; permits county colleges to utilize competitive contracting.
Makes FY2025 supplemental appropriation of $400,000 from General fund for grant to nonprofit organization to support purchase of pet food for pet owners undergoing medical care.
"Motor Vehicle Insurance Verification Act"; requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish online motor vehicle insurance verification system.
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.
Requires DOH to use Basic Screening Survey to access oral health in children.
Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
Establishes solar energy grant program in BPU to provide grants to public schools for solar energy projects; appropriates $15 million.
Changes current system for creation, issuance, administration, and discontinuance of various types of special license plates.
Prohibits use or recording of service agreements under certain circumstances.
Permits certain use of virtual or remote instruction by schools during inclement weather to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement.
Imposes annual State tax on investment ownership of single family residences in this State by certain entities for purposes other than single family ownership, providing revenue for down payment assistance for family ownership.
Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.
Allows remote patient monitoring of pregnant patients; requires reimbursement for remote patient monitoring rendered to certain Medicaid beneficiaries.
Allows gross income tax credits to certain renters whose rent exceeds 35 percent of gross income.
"New Jersey Neighborhood Homes Investment Act"; establishes gross income tax credit for certain residential development.
"New Jersey Rent-to-Own Rights Protection Act"; protects tenant-buyers in residential rent-to-own agreements.
Codifies certain requirements and stipulations for licensed veterinarians to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.
Requires age verification to prohibit minors from accessing sexually explicit material online.
Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program.
Establishes the "Food is Medicine NJ Pilot Program" in DHS; appropriates $5,000,000.
"New Jersey Workforce Housing Partnership Act"; incentivizes homebuyer assistance to certain employees, provides tax credits for development of certain workforce housing, and provides certain assistance and affordability protections for middle-income residents; appropriates $55 million.
Requires each registered voter to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections unless voter opts out.
Creates criminal and civil penalties related to attacks by dogs; grants victim and owner of victimized animal hearing rights.
Establishes Statewide youth apprenticeship program; appropriates $25 million annually.
The "Vacant Property Revitalization and Affordable Housing Act"; establishes fund to revitalize certain real property and revises process for tax lien holder to foreclose the right of redemption; appropriates $50 million.
Requires app stores to verify age of person creating account.
Eliminates Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid and Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid; establishes Municipal Property Tax Relief Fund.
Reallocates fines incurred for violations of "Antwan's Law" to local municipality for pedestrian safety and law enforcement purposes.
Enhances ability of religious and nonprofit organizations to convert certain property to inclusionary developments with affordable housing.
Establishes child care contribution tax credit to employers subject to CBT or GIT for certain child care expenses for children of employees.
Establishes "New Jersey Gold Star Family Annuity Program."
Creates "New Jersey Responsible AI Advancement and Workforce Protection Act."
Creates "New Jersey Workplace Skills Savings Program"; appropriates $25 million.
Requires distribution of certain eviction prevention information.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law8
Reforms municipal responsibilities concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes COAH; appropriates $16 million.
Requires HMFA to establish affordable housing insurance pilot program; appropriates $5 million.*
Requires State Real Estate Appraiser Board to adopt alternative program to acquire experiential requirements for prospective real estate appraisers attempting to qualify for licensure or certification.
Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.*
Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.**
Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".
Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.
Revises New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program.*
Vetoed2
Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
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.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.*
"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Provides for expanded use of affordable housing voucher program funding.*
Modifies down payment assistance program for benefit of first-generation and first-time homebuyers; makes an appropriation.
Requires boards of education to ensure that all staff are trained in care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders every five years.*
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.*
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.*
Establishes Next New Jersey Program for artificial intelligence investments.
Extends accidental death benefit for survivors of certain SPRS retirees.
Requires electric and gas public utilities to establish "Energy Bill Watch" program and include certain information in bills and notices to customers.
Concerns valuation of board and lodging with respect to workers' compensation.
Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
Provides project grant under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education expansion; appropriates $7.65 million.
Provides for expansion of social services supports at county colleges.
Requires BPU to revise community solar program targets.
Appropriates $107,999,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition, park development, and planning projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Appropriates $13,640,000 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants of certain nonprofit entities for open space acquisition, park development, and planning projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Amends lists of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding by DEP under FY2026 environmental infrastructure funding program.
Amends lists of projects eligible to receive loans for environmental infrastructure projects from NJ Infrastructure Bank for FY2026.
Permits certain local units to enter into project labor agreements for public works projects below the $5 million threshold.
Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction.
Vetoed · 1
Requires law enforcement officer to conduct risk assessment of and provide assistance to domestic violence victims.*
Passed the Senate · 8
Permits certain local units and authorities to reduce water, sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons.*
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Enhances criminal penalties for persons involved in certain human trafficking activities.*
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.*
Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes.
Eliminates transaction nexus requirement under the Sales and Use Tax and Corporation Business Tax.*
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.*
Makes various changes to school funding law and Educational Adequacy Report; establishes Special Education Funding Review Task Force.*
Out of committee · 72
Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.
Requires Administrative Law Judges to be enrolled in Workers Compensation Judges Part of PERS.
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
Concerns installation, modification, and sale of certain mufflers and exhaust systems; requires inspection of mufflers and exhaust systems.
Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.
"Swift Access For Emergency Response Actions Preservation Program (SAFER APP)"; authorizes Attorney General to order turn-by-turn navigation systems to reroute vehicular traffic under certain conditions.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $17 million for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Establishes matching grant program in DCA to support community-based nonprofit organizations that provide shelter services during Code Blue alerts.
Requires disclosure of lead drinking water hazards to tenants of residential units; prohibits landlords from obstructing replacement of lead service lines; concerns testing of certain property for lead drinking water hazards.*
Requires MVC to create digital driver's licenses and digital non-driver identification cards.*
Codifies prohibition of discriminatory practices in real estate appraisals and requires real estate appraisers to complete anti-bias training.
Establishes Civil Air Patrol Fund to be supported by annual appropriations of $100,000; appropriates $100,000.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
"Consumer Legal Funding Act."
Establishes permanent daylight saving time in NJ.
Establishes procedures and standards regarding public services privatization contracts.
Requires transportation network company drivers to complete anti-human trafficking training course.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Extends membership in TPAF to 10 years after discontinuance of service and to 15 years for those who were laid off or had 10 or more years of continuous service upon voluntary termination.*
Clarifies procedures for revocation of pretrial release for certain defendants.
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses.
Requires low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters to be registered with MVC and to be insured.
"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.*
Allows projects supported by State or municipal affordable housing trust fund to be exempt from property tax and to instead contribute to municipal services by making payments in lieu of taxation.
Extends validity of and eliminates issuance fee for temporary instructional certificate issued to military spouse; requires expedited processing of military spouse application for NJ instructional certificate and eliminates fee to obtain certificate.
Establishes New Jersey Veterans' Organization Building Grant Program.
Permits voluntary participation in treatment as condition of pretrial release under certain circumstances.
Requires Pretrial Services to recommend pretrial detention of certain repeat offenders.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Amends certain fire safety statutes to update licensure and equipment requirements and liability, fee, and penalty provisions; expands membership of Fire Protection Equipment Advisory Committee.*
Establishes Second Chance Program in charge of providing opportunities through labor organizations for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Concerns provision of services to defendants on pretrial release.
Establishes interagency council on menopause in DOH and requires certain lincensed health care professionals to distribute menopause informational pamphlets under certain circumstances.*
Requires NJTA and SJTA to waive electronic toll collection system fees for disabled veteran-owned businesses.*
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Revises standards for parking spaces required in Statewide site improvement standards at residential developments relative to development's proximity to public transportation.*
Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth until July 1, 2026.*
Requires Commissioner of Education to permit certain school districts losing State school aid to submit budgets after enactment of FY2025 appropriations act.
Concerns sexual assault forensic evidence kits.*
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*
Expands prohibitions on employers concerning requirements for employees to attend or listen to communications related to political matters.
Requires high school students to receive financial literacy instruction.
Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS for period of enrollment in military service academy and in New Jersey State Police Academy, and employment as class two special law enforcement officer.
Limits regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products.*
Permits person with certain brain injuries to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with certain brain injuries.
Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.*
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion devices.
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.*
Establishes penalties for appraisers who engage in discriminatory real estate appraisals and requires certain information to be provided to present and prospective owners or occupants of real estate.
Requires producer of certain firefighting equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to provide written notice to purchaser; prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain firefighting equipment containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.*
Establishes "New Economy Opportunity Skills System Pilot Program" to strengthen alignment and collaboration between local workforce development boards, community colleges, and county vocational school districts; makes appropriation.*
Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.
Requires health care professionals to report cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron disease.*
Prohibits approving authority from approving construction of certain warehouses on lot of land within 1,000 feet of historic district.*
Authorizes HMFA to use certain tax credits; directs HMFA to conduct tax credit auctions to provide financial assistance for certain housing puropses.*
Makes victims of motor vehicle accidents eligible for VCCO compensation under certain circumstances; establishes Traffic Crash Victim's Bill of Rights.
Changes certain allocations and amounts of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for Fiscal Year 2026 and thereafter; authorizes Garden State Preservation Trust and local governments to acquire lands in urban areas for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
Requires disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements and establishes certain responsibilities for litigation funders.
Establishes Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program to incentivize in-State manufacturing investments and job creation.
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Authorizes creation of special license plate honoring Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta.
Requires automatic enrollment into utility bill payment assistance programs for certain individuals and households.*
Shifts $45 million appropriation for opioid related care and treatment provided at certain hospitals from Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to General Fund.*
Authorizes establishment of municipal homelessness trust funds and adoption of homeless housing plans by municipalities.
Requires Commissioner of Education to take certain action concerning preliminary State school aid notices and school district budgets and creates New Jersey Education Funding Portal; modifies certain provisions in school funding law.
Appropriates $44.4 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and Green Acres Program administrative costs.
In committee · 110
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemptions.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Eliminates shellfish license fee for veterans and active duty service members.
Authorizes CRDA to finance transportation projects between Atlantic City Airport and Atlantic City Tourism District.
Establishes Renewable and Efficient Energy Financing Program; authorizes BPU to transfer up to $20 million annually in societal benefits charge revenues to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for purposes of program.
Requires HMFA to establish "Sustainable Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes uptime requirement for electric vehicle charging station incentive programs.
Eliminates prohibition on paper bags, and allows packaging options, for certain grocery orders for three years; requires program for disposition of reusable bags; extends timeframe for use of certain bags by food banks and pantries.
Requires BPU to designate solar portion of critical renewable microgrid as solar energy project under Community Solar Energy Program; requires Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to designate certain microgrids as assets of importance.
Eliminates past conviction of indictable offense as disqualifier for jury service.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Establishes School Safety and Security Task Force.
Allocates 10 percent of Green Acres funding to local government units for development of completely inclusive playgrounds.
Excludes farmland from definitions of "redevelopment area" and "rehabilitation area" in "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Requires certain disclosures when single-family homes with solar panels installed are sold.
Expands Community College Opportunity Grant Program to include career and technical education programs at county colleges and county vocational schools.
Requires MVC to issue blue envelopes that hold documents required to operate motor vehicle to persons diagnosed with autism.
Establishes Rural Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program in EDA; appropriates $2.5 million in federal funds.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Permits purchase of service credit in PERS, TPAF, PFRS, and SPRS for period of enrollment in military service academy.
Expands purpose of Traumatic Brain Injury Fund to support transportation costs incurred by eligible individuals in accessing support group meetings.
Updates definition of veteran to include discharged LGBTQ veteran; requires DMVA develop review process for such veterans.
Requires proof of ownership prior to resale of catalytic converter and upgrades theft of catalytic converter to one degree higher than underlying offense.
Establishes green infrastructure financing program.
The New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.
Establishes "Household Water Assistance Program"; appropriates $75 million.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Directs DEP to develop State water infrastructure investment plan; requires NJ Infrastructure Bank to publish additional information about water infrastructure projects; appropriates $200,000 to NJ Infrastructure Bank.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having service-connected permanent disability; extends eligibility to veterans suffering from mental illness; establishes eligibility of property owned by disabled veteran with surviving partner for exemption.
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.
Increases accidental death benefit for certain members of PERS.
Increases qualified research expenses tax credit for corporation business taxpayers engaged in targeted industries; increases basic research payment tax credit; allows research tax credit to be refundable.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and requires State to reimburse municipalities for cost of exemption.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
"Assistance to Firefighters' Families Act"; doubles pension amounts for beneficiaries of certain deceased volunteer emergency service providers; provides for burial expenses and adjusts life insurance coverage for volunteer firefighters; permits fire code inspection surcharge.
Requires State agency to redact person's handwritten signature prior to publishing documents on agency's Internet website.
Concerns discriminatory appraisals of property on basis of race, creed, color, national origin, or certain other characteristics.
Requires architects disclose insurance coverage.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Establishes crime of law enforcement officer choking another person; designated as George Floyd's Law.
Expands Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.
Prohibits placing primary election candidates into political party lines on primary ballot.
Adopts State definition of Islamophobia for certain civil and criminal purposes.
Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes Small Business Resiliency Project Loan Program in EDA for certain small businesses implementing certain resiliency projects.
Makes $250,000 supplemental appropriation to New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders for pediatric clinical services at Tourette Syndrome Clinic of Rutgers University.
Establishes New Jersey Statewide Suicide Prevention Coordination and Oversight Council in DHS.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Revises reporting requirements for nursing homes concerning financial disclosures and ownership structure.
Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
Establishes Office of Child Advocate.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Legalizes growing or possessing up to six marijuana plants for personal recreational use, and up to 10 plants for personal medical use, by persons aged 21 or older.
Permits victims and witnesses of human trafficking to testify in criminal proceedings via closed circuit television; permits judge to make motion to seek closed circuit testimony.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
Requires certain public schools that receive State aid to begin regular instruction for high school students no earlier than 8:30 AM.
Appropriates $70 million in federal funds to EDA to support arts and culture organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters.
Establishes four-year Career and Technical Education Partnership Grant Program.
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.
Requires five-year average of equalized property valuation be used in calculation of local share under State school funding formula.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish matching grant program for certain school districts and schools using federal funds to increase instructional time and accelerate learning.
Requires civil service examination for police and correctional police officers to include questions to identify implicit racial bias.
Establishes "Male Teachers of Color Mentorship Pilot Program"; appropriates $95,000.
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Increases benefit amounts and expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
Requires institution of higher education to provide victim-centered training to employees who assist student victims of sexual assault.
Extends duration of law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Provides temporary corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Extends child care subsidies to families earning up to 300 percent of federal poverty level; appropriates funds.
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
Enhances notice requirements and occupancy restrictions for hotels and multiple dwellings following determination of potentially hazardous condition.
Requires certain ratios of school library media specialists to students in public schools.
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
Requires school districts to screen certain students for reading deficiencies.
Requires menopause information to be distributed under certain circumstances.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey."
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts; appropriates $105,886,559.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Establishes "New Jersey Migrant and Refugee Assistance Act."
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success; appropriates $4.0 million.
Permits use of credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment for bingo, raffles, and penny auctions.
Establishes Career and Technical Education Dual Enrollment Grant Program; appropriates $5 million.
Provides access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters through SHBP physicians and other providers.
Establishes "Minority and Women-Owned Businesses State Contractor Remedies Act."
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Requires State agencies to periodically review administrative rules and regulations to ensure continued efficacy.
Establishes Advisory Commission on Advancing LGBTQIA+ Youth Equity and Inclusion in Schools.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for military compensation paid to State residents for out-of-State military service.
Dedicates certain funding to hospital capital improvement needs.
Establishes public-private partnerships to develop artificial intelligence job training.
Requires DOBI to establish integrated enrollment platform for State-based health insurance exchange and NJ FamilyCare program.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Division on Civil Rights.
Broadens scope of information sharing and civil immunity therefor, related to insurance fraud.
Repeals law that requires funds for legislative agents to be assessed on student tuition bills in certain manner.
Requires health insurance coverage for certain neurological diseases.
Dedicates 50 percent of revenues collected from additional fees and taxes imposed on real property transfers valued over $1 million to Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Increases FY2026 annual appropriation to DCF by $16.7 million to increase monthly NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate paid to care management organizations.
Upgrades penalties for certain prostitution crimes; creates crimes of leader of prostitution network and participant in prostitution network.
Broadens public awareness signage to include notices in Chinese and Korean.
Requires AG to review Statewide policy regarding investigation of human trafficking.
Requires municipalities to provide basic life support services; establishes basic life support services as essential.
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Makes supplemental appropriation of $20 million for provision of Summer Tuition Aid Grants in summer 2025; provides conditional authority for transfer of additional resources to Summer Tuition Aid Grants account.*