Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, Senate.
Troy Singleton
Sponsored
Passed the Senate7
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 school report card to include information about placement of graduates, including apprenticeships.
Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.
Codifies Bringing Veterans Home Initiative.
Requires State to issue biennial report of unutilized State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing.
Requires customer consent to material changes to third-party energy supply contracts under certain circumstances.*
Authorizes municipalities to lower speed limits in historic districts.*
Out of committee35
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.
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 stress testing on State's ability to provide services in various economic conditions.
Requires DOH to develop Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan.
Establishes Downtown Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in certain small municipalities.
Concerns development of accessory dwelling units and related regulations.
Concerns processing of applications for permits, licenses, or certifications in NJ; requires State entities refund application fee in certain circumstances; requires Governor establish target application processing times and permitting and licensing performance dashboard.*
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Provides that only registered design professionals or employees with certified fire escape contractors are authorized to install, service, repair, inspect, and maintain fire escapes.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.
Increases annual limit of total tax credits certified for qualified projects under Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program.
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.
Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing.
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 solar energy grant program in BPU to provide grants to public schools for solar energy projects; appropriates $15 million.
Allows gross income tax credits to certain renters whose rent exceeds 35 percent of gross income.
Establishes Statewide youth apprenticeship program; appropriates $25 million annually.
Authorizes creation of additional urban enterprise zones.*
Reallocates fines incurred for violations of "Antwan's Law" to local municipality for pedestrian safety and law enforcement purposes.
"Yes In God's Backyard Act"; Enhances ability of religious and nonprofit organizations to convert certain property to inclusionary developments with affordable housing; authorizes bonds for $250 million; appropriates $50 million.*
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 Workplace Skills Savings Program"; appropriates $25 million.
Establishes "New Jersey Earn and Learn Program;" provides tax credits for employers providing structured apprenticeships and paid internships.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans Assistance Trust."
Establishes Statewide Skills Academy Network; appropriates $1 million.
Provides for representation of Burlington County on SJTA.
Allows certain appointing authorities in Civil Service to hire from or promote within top five eligible candidates for law enforcement officer titles.
Authorizes HMFA to make certain reimbursements to support pre-purchase homebuyer counseling under Foreclosure Mediation Assistance Program.
Permits political subdivisions to require grantees of certain economic development subsidies to enter into community benefits agreements.
Requires State Board of Education to include bullying awareness and prevention in New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*
In committee88
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.
Enhances certain reporting and disclosure concerning State tax expenditures.
Requires annual State debt affordability analysis be included in State Debt Report.
Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; appropriates $2.5 million.
Establishes system for portable benefits for workers who provide services to consumers through contracting agents.
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.
Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
Requires certain disclosures by providers of commercial financing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain ambulance transportation services.
Expands culpability requirements for firearms trafficking offenses and violations of regulatory provisions relating to firearms.
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.
Establishes additional municipal review processes and procedures related to development of certain large warehouses; requires certain real property revaluations and reassessments.
"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.
Increases amount of gross income tax exclusion for gains from sales of principle residences.
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.
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.
Prohibits sewerage authority from imposing connection fee in certain circumstances.
Consolidates certain affordable housing and assistance applications.
Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.
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.
Establishes Sports Equipment Equity Pilot Program.
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.
Requires eligible children from birth to five to receive early intervention services.
Establishes Public Education Innovation Fund; provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses for making qualified education donations.
Establishes process to monitor proprietary institution that converts to nonprofit corporation for transactions that constitute private inurement.
Requires artificial intelligence companies to conduct safety tests and report results to Office of Information Technology.
"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.
"Motor Vehicle Insurance Verification Act"; requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish online motor vehicle insurance verification system.
Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.
Makes $3 million supplemental appropriation for bonus awards for certain COVID-19 emergency essential frontline State workers of Local 195 International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
Establishes "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.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
Requires Division of Purchase and Property to issue annual report on State-owned underutilized real property with potential for other uses.
Prohibits use or recording of service agreements under certain circumstances.
"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 remote patient monitoring of pregnant patients; requires reimbursement for remote patient monitoring rendered to certain Medicaid beneficiaries.
Authorizes local governments to provide voluntary contributions to certain nonprofit veterans' organizations.
Clarifies requirements for land use plan element and housing plan element of municipal master plan.
"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.
Requires age verification to prohibit minors from accessing sexually explicit material online.
Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program.
Adjusts qualification threshold for New Jersey Secure Choice Savings 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.
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.
Eliminates Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid and Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid; establishes Municipal Property Tax Relief Fund.
Creates "New Jersey Responsible AI Advancement and Workforce Protection Act."
Requires distribution of certain eviction prevention information.
"New Jersey Pharmacy Fair Reimbursement and Anti-Steering Act."
Establishes Skills Service Corp; appropriates funds.
"Transparency in Federal Law Enforcement Activities Act"; establishes law enforcement officer identification requirements under certain circumstances.
"School Zone Automated Speed Enforcement and Safety Act."
Establishes "Entry-Level Home Production Incentive Act of 2026"; provides project gap financing for low- to middle-income housing development; appropriates $300 million.
Concerns UI employer contribution reports.
Requires State to permit foundation of association health plan and other multiple employer welfare arrangements; provides tax credit to members of plan.
Allows municipalities to adopt certain zoning ordinances pertaining to outdoor firing ranges.
Revises process for titling certain mobile and manufactured homes.
Provides tax credits to certain employers of employees less than 18 years old.
Establishes zero suicide initiative within DOH.
Provides disparate impact based on automated decision system as cause of action for certain consumers.
"Affordable Housing Insurance Stabilization Act"; establishes program within HMFA to provide financial assistance to qualified affordable housing property experiencing material insurance cost increases; appropriates $25 million.
"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 all-payer claims database.
Permits TPAF and PERS retirees to change named beneficiary upon death of previously named beneficiary.
"Clean Firm Energy Reliability Act;" directs BPU to establish program to procure certain electricity generation facilities in State.
Revises definition of income for homestead property tax reimbursement and Stay NJ property tax benefit programs; modifies elements of Stay NJ property tax benefit program.
Requires health benefits coverage of assisted reproductive technology to prevent transmission of monogenic disorder.
Expands Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates; establishes New Jersey Student Affordability, Completion, and Equity Pilot Program.
Amends FY2027 appropriations act to reassign appropriation for Virtua Health College of Medicine and Life Sciences to Virtua Health College for hospital support.
Requires health care claims experience data to be shared with local governments.
"The New Jersey Homeownership Mobility Act"; establishes portable mortgage pilot program; appropriates $30 million.
Establishes distinction between residential tenant and other occupants of hotel or motel for purpose of determining permitted removal actions.
Establishes "Health Care Clinical Independence and Transaction Transparency Act."
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law2
Provides for representation of Burlington County on SJTA.
Authorizes HMFA to make certain reimbursements to support pre-purchase homebuyer counseling under Foreclosure Mediation Assistance Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Requires law enforcement officer to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.
Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Passed both houses · 2
Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking and criminal sexual contact prosecutions and eliminates statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking.*
Concerns enrollment of twins or higher order multiples in public preschool programs.
Passed the Senate · 5
Requires school bus drivers and school bus aides to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires certain school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features.*
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.
Permits member of New Jersey National Guard to transfer 50 percent of certain tuition benefit to dependent child or 100 percent of certain tuition benefit to spouse.
Authorizes creation of non-lapsing fire academy trust fund by county.
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement. *
Out of committee · 47
Establishes certain protections for drivers and holders of non-driver identification cards diagnosed with certain disabilities.*
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Requires energy usage plan for proposed artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities to be derived from new clean energy sources.
Eliminates transaction nexus requirement under Sales and Use Tax and Corporation Business Tax.
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for large load customers to protect non-large load customers from increased costs.*
Establishes "Civil Air Patrol Fund" to be supported by annual appropriations of $275,000; appropriates $275,000.*
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.
"New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act"; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.*
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of school psychologists.
Requires public schools that offer student psychological services to offer remote sessions.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Broadens scope of information sharing and civil immunity therefor, related to insurance fraud.
Requires municipalities to provide basic life support services; establishes basic life support services as essential.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
Provides access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters through SHBP physicians and other providers.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Establishes NJ Military Family Relief Fund; provides for designation on State gross income tax return to permit taxpayers to make voluntary contributions to military family relief fund.
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
Authorizes Division of Gaming Enforcement to participate in national self-exclusion list for gaming activities, and to create necessary forms for participation.
Establishes pilot program providing tuition fee waiver for certain apprenticeship courses.*
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.
Limits perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products.*
Creates "Patient and Provider Protection Act."*
Requires disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements and establishes certain responsibilities for litigation funders.
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 four-year Career and Technical Education Partnership Grant Program.
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success.*
Revises reporting requirements for nursing homes concerning financial disclosures and ownership structure.
Makes supplemental General Fund appropriation of $45 million to DHS for opioid related care and treatment at certain hospitals.
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.
Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.
Establishes permanent daylight saving time in NJ.
Prohibits expenditure of Green Acres funds for purchase, use, installation, or replacement of artificial turf fields.
Requires food service businesses to provide written notice of major food allergens in each menu item.
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Requires high school students to receive financial literacy instruction.
Establishes "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act."
"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.
Regulates use of artificial intelligence-based systems for electronic monitoring regarding employment and public services.
Clarifies MVC voter registration prompts for certain persons.
"Power NJ Act"; establishes advanced nuclear energy procurement program in BPU.
Establishes "New Jersey Holistic Representation Model" in Office of Public Defender.
Reduces business formation fees.
In committee · 130
Concerns installation, modification, and sale of certain mufflers and exhaust systems; requires inspection of mufflers and exhaust systems.
Extends Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act to caregivers of certain veterans.
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.
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
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.
Establishes procedures and standards regarding public service privatization contracts.
Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to waive E-ZPass tolls for disabled veteran owned businesses.
Requires MVC to issue blue envelopes that hold documents required to operate motor vehicle to persons diagnosed with autism.
Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.
Establishes Rural Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program in EDA; appropriates $2.5 million in federal funds.
Revises "Homelessness Prevention Program"; requires new charge for filing of eviction action.
Permits certain local units and authorities to reduce water, sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons.
Requires Administrative Law Judges to be enrolled in Workers Compensation Judges Part of PERS.
Concerns provision of services to defendants on pretrial release.
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 health insurance coverage for certain neurological diseases.
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.
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.
Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes.
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.
Expands Community College Opportunity Grant Program to include career and technical education programs at county colleges and county vocational schools.
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for distributions from individual retirement accounts to qualified charitable organizations.
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.
Establishes "Minority and Women-Owned Businesses State Contractor Remedies Act."
Directs Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements to provide certain legal services to certain disabled veterans.
Establishes green infrastructure financing program.
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.
"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagas nerve stimulators for students with seizure disorder on emergent basis.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and requires State to reimburse municipalities for cost of exemption.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion device.
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.
Requires health insurance coverage of diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost-sharing.
Allocates 10 percent of Green Acres funding to local government units for development of completely inclusive playgrounds.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Concerns valuation of board and lodging with respect to workers' compensation.
Requires civil service examination for police and correctional police officers to include questions to identify implicit racial bias.
Dedicates certain funding to hospital capital improvement needs.
Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.
Increases PFRS accidental disability pension when disability is caused by weapon.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
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.
Repeals law that requires funds for legislative agents to be assessed on student tuition bills in certain manner.
Removes municipal authority to charge application fee for representation by municipal public defender.
Prohibits contracts for procurement and licensing of electronic literary materials from including certain provisions.
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.
Establishes counseling program for eligible family members of active duty military members and disabled veterans.
Increases penalty for reckless vehicular homicide committed when driving while intoxicated under certain circumstances.
"Fentanyl and Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine.
Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Provides for expansion of social services supports at county colleges.
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.
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.
Revises responsibilities and duties of Nursing Home Administrator's Licensing Board.
"Consumer Legal Funding Act."
Provides gross income tax exclusion for military compensation paid to State residents for out-of-State military service.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Division on Civil Rights.
Makes victims of motor vehicle accidents eligible for VCCO compensation under certain circumstances; establishes Traffic Crash Victim's Bill of Rights.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
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.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.
Requires NJT to equip trains with defibrillators.
Requires State agencies to periodically review administrative rules and regulations to ensure continued efficacy.
Establishes New Jersey Statewide Suicide Prevention Coordination and Oversight Council in DHS.
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.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Requires certain issuance standards and open enrollment for Medicare supplement policies.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters.
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 Commissioner of Education to establish matching grant program for certain school districts and schools using federal funds to increase instructional time and accelerate learning.
Establishes Advisory Commission on Advancing LGBTQIA+ Youth Equity and Inclusion in Schools.
Increases FY2026 annual appropriation to DCF by $16.7 million to increase NJ FamilyCare monthly reimbursement rate paid to care management organizations.
Permits certain local units to enter into project labor agreements for public works projects below the $5 million threshold.
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.
Establishes "New Jersey Migrant and Refugee Assistance Act."
Authorizes creation of special license plate honoring Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta.
Permits use of credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment for bingo, raffles, and penny auctions.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
Requires certain libraries to provide free menstrual hygiene products and requires State to pay costs.
Establishes interagency council on menopause in DOH and requires certain lincensed health care professionals to distribute menopause informational pamphlets under certain circumstances.
Requires menopause information to be distributed under certain circumstances.
Requires public utility to charge nonprofit organization residential rate.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Requires automatic enrollment into utility bill payment assistance programs for certain individuals and households.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Establishes requirements for on-demand micro transit programs operating in NJ.
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.
Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
Establishes Office of Child Advocate.
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.
Establishes Military Suicide Prevention Task Force.
Revises mileage limit for mandatory school transportation for students in preschool through grade four.
Establishes Office of Permitting and Broadband Deployment and Development Efficiency in Department of State and establishes NJ Permit Fast Track Program; appropriates $2 million.
Makes various changes to school funding law and Educational Adequacy Report; establishes Special Education Funding Review Task Force.
Establishes "Justice for Vulnerable Residents Act"; creates Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities.
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.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing and treatments to slow progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Establishes Second Chance Program in charge of providing opportunities through labor organizations for formerly incarcerated individuals.
"Community-led Birthing Justice and Equity Resource Initiative Program Act;" appropriates $12 million.
Implements procedures for automated "Clean Slate" expungements.
Directs DOLWD to identify, and post on website, employment opportunities with minimal barriers to entry for persons returning to workforce after imprisonment.
Permits for-profit movie theater to acquire plenary retail consumption license.
"Stolen Car Accountability Act;" Creates duty in transportation industry to prevent theft of stolen motor vehicles and permits civil penalties.
Codifies requirements for cottage food operators and increases scope of permitted sales by cottage food operators.
"Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Driver Communication and Disability Protection Act"; revises and establishes process for designating certain disorders through MVC.
Clarifies independent contractor status for certain creative professionals.
Makes FY2027 supplemental appropriation of $455,000 to DOH for NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders.