Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, Senate.
Latham Tiver
Sponsored
Out of committee1
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.
In committee106
Restricts occupancy of dwelling unit in age-restricted community to older adults following resale.
Requires public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Allows $250 gross income tax deduction for members of military on active duty.
Concerns certain fees for credit card usage during state of emergency.
Establishes Volunteer First Responders Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Requires PFRS enrollment to be retroactive to first date of employment for death benefit eligibility.
Authorizes school nurses to administer opioid antidotes to overdose victims on school property, with immunity from civil, criminal, and professional liability, pursuant to "Overdose Prevention Act."
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to farm employers for providing lodging or transportation benefits.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to small business employers and farm employers related to increase in State minimum wage.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to small business employers and farm employers for increases in certain mandatory employer contributions.
Exempts certain surviving spouses and surviving civil union partners of certain disabled veterans from components of the realty transfer fee.
Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Excludes farmland from definitions of "redevelopment area" and "rehabilitation area" in "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
Establishes Emergency Services Assistance Grant Program in DOH; appropriates $10 million.
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Authorizes South Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Association license plates with proceeds to veterans' and emergency management operations.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Provides a gross income tax deduction for veterinarian expenses.
Lowers age of eligibility for surviving spouse under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Adds illicit fentanyls to Schedule I in the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act."
Provides that in certain cases vacancy in membership of board of education of limited purpose regional school district will be filled by majority vote of board of education of constituent district represented by former board member.
Eliminates transfer inheritance taxes on brothers and sisters of a decedent.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
Concerns bereavement leave for miscarriage and stillbirth.
Establishes young driver program for commercial driver licenses.
Establishes reasonableness standard for persons lawfully transporting firearm who deviate from course of travel.
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Requires MVC to authorize use of third-party vendors in administration of commercial driver license testing.
Establishes "New Farmers Improvement Grant Program" to provide matching grants for farm improvements to beginning farmers.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Requires State employer to ascertain child abuse or sexual misconduct in employment applications for certain positions involving children; requires background checks for current and prospective employees.
Provides tax credits to restaurant owners to offset increase in State minimum wage rate.
Requires grants to local government units to cover total cost of forest stewardship plans; provides for allocation of funding from "Global Warming Solutions Fund".
Requires DEP to reimburse local units for costs incurred in responding to emergencies in State parks and forests.
Allows tax credits for supermarkets with dedicated displays for Jersey Fresh products.
Eliminates requirement for public school employees to maintain State residency.
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Reduces amount of supervised counseling experience required for professional counselor licensure.
Authorizes riding of steer and other pack animals designated by DEP in any State park where horseback riding is permitted.
Reduces NJ Legislative Youth Council residency requirement for certain military children from 15 years to 6 months.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions made to animal shelters.
Permits farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires Department of Agriculture to take various actions to publicize and promote community supported agriculture in New Jersey.
Authorizes NJ Historical Commission to establish program to promote developing historic projects on website and collect donations for projects on behalf of historic site or organization.
Allows gross income tax deduction for surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Requires DHS to establish five-year pilot program to facilitate coordinated provision of systemic, therapeutic, assessment, resource, and treatment (START) services to adults who have both developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Increases allowed amount of property tax refunds and certain cancellations that can be authorized without further action of municipal governing body.
Concerns foreclosure of certain tax liens on real property.
Allows farm operators to accelerate depreciation of certain expenditures under corporation business and gross income taxes.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish "Farm to Food Bank Pilot Program."
Requires local government units to provide opportunities for military- or veteran-owned businesses to supply materials and services for projects receiving funding from NJ Infrastructure Bank.
Requires MVC to waive knowledge test requirement for certain military service members who apply for commercial driver license.
Allows honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces or National Guard to carry handgun.
Allows holders of disabled veteran license plates or placards and certain holders of Purple Heart license plates or placards to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disability.
"Energy Security and Affordability Act"; requires BPU to consider energy security, diversity, and affordability when preparing Energy Master Plan and perform economic and ratepayer impact analysis of energy generation projects and Energy Master Plan.
Requires NJ Clean Energy Program incentives be made available to commercial farms.
Prohibits posting, publishing on the Internet, or disclosing certain information regarding military personnel.
Revises requirements and process for temporary courtesy licenses and certificates issued by State Board of Examiners, NJ Board of Nursing, and other professional and occupational licensing boards to nonresident military spouses.
Establishes counseling program for eligible family members of active duty military members and disabled veterans.
Exempts sales of pet food and medication purchased for pets from sales and use tax.
Establishes program within veterans' memorial homes to provide support to families of residents.
Creates Veterans' Memorial Homes Oversight Board.
Establishes program for recruitment, training, and retention of health care professionals in veterans memorial homes; appropriates $370,000.
Provides gross income tax deduction for expenses incurred by disabled veterans for service animals.
Establishes veterinary medicine loan redemption program for certain veterinarians who work in underserved areas for five years; annually appropriates $500,000.
Establishes loan redemption program for certified veterinarians employed as large animal veterinarians in New Jersey.
Requires Commissioner of Transportation to publish notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of notifications.
Requires DOT to develop program to implement adaptive traffic signal technology at certain intersections.
"Securing Access to Funding for Educating Drivers (SAFE) Act"; establishes NJ Behind-The-Wheel Driver Education Scholarship Program; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes Domestic Violence Shelter Pet Grant Program to provide funds to house pets in shelters with their owners.
Requires certain public awareness campaigns to include information about duty of motorist to take certain action when approaching pedestrian, bicycle, or personal conveyance.
Requires battlefield cross memorials in NJ include replicas of vertical rifle, helmet, boots, and dog tags.
Requires use of prior military service to extend maximum age for appointment to State Police.
Establishes "Welcome Home Veterans Bonus" program in DMVA.
Increase statutory property tax exemption amounts for improvements to single dwelling units under "Five-Year Exemption and Abatement Law."
Provides for automatic approval of air pollution control permits after 90-day review period.
Suspends sales and use tax and societal benefits charge on electric and gas public utility bills during four-month period.
Prohibits purchase and installation of entirely new voting systems in Presidential election years.
Exempts certain nonprofit historic educational programs about steam locomotive railroads from regulation as amusement parks or rides.
Requires DOT to study ability of each public highway to accommodate additional weight of electric vehicles.
Exempts certain compostable items from ban on single-use plastic carryout products.
"Electricity Bill Transparency Act"; requires electric utilities to separately list amounts of certain charges.
"Affordable Home Energy Protection Act"; prohibits adoption of State or local rules that restrict the use of certain fossil-fuel powered appliances or heating systems.
"Vehicle Choice Protection Act"; prohibits State agencies from adopting rules, regulations, or policies that restrict or prohibit sale, registration, or use of new internal combustion vehicles in State.
Increases penalty for reckless vehicular homicide committed when driving while intoxicated under certain circumstances.
Suspends sales and use tax and societal benefits charge on electric and gas public utility bills during one year period beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026.
Reduces threshold cost, from $5 million to $3 million, of public works projects which may include project labor agreements.
Prohibits certain actions while driving.
Authorizes Secretary of Agriculture to declare agricultural emergency; establishes sales tax holiday on sale of fertilizer during agricultural emergency.
Authorizes Secretary of Agriculture to declare agricultural emergency; requires Department of Agriculture to conduct study on funding sources available to farmers during agricultural emergency.
Permits certain alcoholic beverage license holders to sell "Jersey Fresh" alcoholic beverages.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain household pet expenses.
Requires DOT to study and report on pedestrian safety on South Lakeshore Drive in Township of Pemberton.
"Veterans in Agriculture Act."
Requires transportation network companies to inquire about child riders and confirm availability of certain child car seats before confirming prearranged ride.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of certain members of TPAF.
Authorizes procedures under MLUL for identification and preservation of abandoned cemeteries.
Requires use of annual baseline concussion testing for student-athletes and cheerleaders in grades six through 12.
Allows deer depredation permit holders to harvest antlers, venison, and hide from deer.
Allows gross income tax deduction for employment-related childcare expenses.
Establishes "New Jersey Youth Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Act"; makes appropriation.
Provides gross income tax deduction for expenses incurred by certain taxpayers for care of certain close relatives.
Requires citizenship verification to register to vote in New Jersey elections; directs county commissioners of registration to audit registered voters for purposes of verifying citizenship.
Filed5
"Main Street Storefront Investment Credit Act"; provides corporation business and gross income tax credits to small businesses for certain property improvements.
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits to certain businesses for qualified purchases from NJ small businesses.
Requires BPU to survey public utility customers every five years.
Permits formation of additional urban enterprise zone.
Establishes natural gas power plant procurement program in BPU.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Modifies certain CAFRA permit review requirements for nuclear facilities.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2027.
Appropriates $77,406,208 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Passed the Senate · 9
Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.
Permits excused absence for students participating in college visits, visits to postsecondary technical institutions, and military recruitment-related activities.
Allows law enforcement agencies to distribute epinephrine to officers; requires training.
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.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to use therapy dogs in public elementary school wellness programs.
Authorizes renewable energy systems on preserved farmland to provide power or heat to adjacent properties, under certain conditions.
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement. *
Appropriates $64,787,327 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and other farmland preservation funds to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Authorizes municipalities to lower speed limits in historic districts.*
Out of committee · 31
Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates.
Establishes certain protections for drivers and holders of non-driver identification cards diagnosed with certain disabilities.*
Classifies 7 Hydroxymitragynine as Schedule I drug.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Establishes "The Voter Convenience Act" to allow voters to vote at any polling place in their municipality on election day.
Concerns local government financing and acquisition of fire fighting apparatus and equipment.*
"Student-Parent Protection Act"; ensures equal rights and opportunities for parenting students enrolled in institutions of higher education.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Requires municipalities to provide basic life support services; establishes basic life support services as essential.
Concerns facilities used by applicants for new motor vehicle dealer licenses.*
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Reallocates fines incurred for violations of "Antwan's Law" to local municipality for pedestrian safety and law enforcement purposes.
Establishes protected leave under "Family Leave Act" and family temporary disability leave benefits for bereavement for death of child, miscarriage, stillbirth, and certain other circumstances.
Increases amounts of certain payments in lieu of taxes paid for lands owned by State or nonprofit organization for recreation and conservation purposes.
"Saving Our Diners and Preserving Our Past (SODA POP) Act"; provides sales and use tax exemption and corporation business and gross income tax credits for historic diners and historic restaurants included in online registry.*
Permits certain winery license holders to sell wine produced by other winery licensees under certain circumstances; establishes supplemental wine production facility license.
Creates "Patient and Provider Protection Act."*
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.
Provides for representation of Burlington County on SJTA.
Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.*
Requires expedited risk assessment and community notification for certain registered sex offenders who move to this State from another jurisdiction.*
Clarifies MVC voter registration prompts for certain persons.
Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $6,000 to $9,000 and indexes deduction for inflation.
"Power NJ Act"; establishes advanced nuclear energy procurement program in BPU.
Requires certain tolling entities and NJT to provide 50 percent discount to service members, veterans, auxiliary members, and Gold Star Family members.*
Requires DEP to establish maximum contaminant level for certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and establish private well testing program.
Reduces business formation fees.
Concerns penalties for assault of motorbus and rail passenger service employees.
In committee · 90
Permits any member of PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Extends Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act to caregivers of certain veterans.
Permits certain transportation research contracts to be awarded to private research institutions of higher education and other entities.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to waive E-ZPass tolls for disabled veteran owned businesses.
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Restricts all ownership of agricultural land in State by foreign governments and persons.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Establishes "Salute to Service and Sacrifice Memorial Commission."
Prohibits DEP from requiring person under 16 years of age to obtain horseback riding permit to ride in State wildlife management areas.
Permits agriculture-related events on preserved farmland.
Establishes State as purchaser of last resort for produce; directs Department of Agriculture to establish program.
Prohibits ownership of certain protected land adjacent to military facilities in State by certain foreign governments and persons.
Requires certain law enforcement entities and courts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Exempts cribs, child restraint systems, nursing bottles, and strollers from sales and use tax.
Establishes Veterans Assistance for Nutritional Needs Program in DHS.
"S2 Appropriations Rescue Act"; appropriates $106.5 million to provide Emergency Supplemental Aid to certain school districts, including districts negatively impacted by effects of P.L.2018, c.67.
Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $25,000 appropriation.
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
Requires hospitals and nursing homes to provide access to certain interpreter services for deaf and hard of hearing.
"Fairness in Women's Sports Act."
Requires State to annually compensate certain municipalities for costs related to obligations for development of low- and moderate-income housing units.
Requires DOLWD to allow individuals to schedule unemployment service appointments at One Stop Career Centers via telephone or Internet.
Protects access to assisted reproductive technology.
Establishes legislative internship program for veterans.
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.
Provides veterans with up to 60 credits tuition-free at county college serving county of residence.
Establishes EMS part of PERS; provides enhanced benefits for emergency medical service employees.
Increases PFRS accidental disability pension when disability is caused by weapon.
Designates State Highway Route 72 as "Burlington-Ocean Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Directs DEP to waive walk-in and bicycle entrance fees to State parks and forests during certain holidays.
Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.
Exempts veterans' organizations from motor vehicle registration fee.
Exempts volunteer fire companies, emergency service providers, and veteran organizations from charitable registration fees.
Excludes all New Jersey Lottery winnings from gross income tax and eliminates related withholding requirements.
Provides tax credits for hiring certain military spouses.
Allows utility task vehicles used for farm operation to travel on public roadways.
Establishes minimum acreage goal and schedule for prescribed burns in pinelands area and Statewide.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain ambulance transportation services.
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.
"Fentanyl and Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.
Excludes tips from gross income tax.
Establishes special enrollment period for individual health plan enrollees and dependents when health care providers become out-of-network.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, SEHBP, and NJ FamilyCare coverage for sign language interpreter services for covered individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.
Requires physicians and certain hospital employees to complete training on communication with and treatment of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
"Welcome Home Veterans Act"; requires MVC to provide veteran benefit information packets.
Withdraws New Jersey's participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Allows certain individuals, including those on active duty or fulfilling reserve obligations, to participate remotely in certain governmental meetings.
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.
Permits surviving spouse of retired member of PFRS to be enrolled in SHBP and to continue to receive pension benefit after remarriage in certain circumstances.
Permits use of credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment for bingo, raffles, and penny auctions.
Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Concerns false public alarms involving places of worship.
Requires MVC to safeguard automatic voter registration process.
Requires DEP to establish resident-only priority registration period for sale of permits at Island Beach State Park before opening sales to non-residents.
Establishes Emergency Services part of PERS; provides enhanced benefits for emergency services employees.
Requires development of online tax training for small and micro-businesses.
Requires MVC to check Social Security Administration records and mark deceased individuals in MVC database once per month.
Provides spouses of military servicemembers with gross income tax credit, up to $500, for professional relicensing fees incurred upon relocating to State.
Enters New Jersey into Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.
Requires offshore wind project escrow funds to be remitted to BPU for certain ratepayer relief.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Establishes crime of knowingly filing false report against law enforcement officers.
Authorizes hospital patient with developmental disabilities to have designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver accompany patient throughout hospital stay.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to exempt certain disabled veterans from E-ZPass tolls.
"New Jersey Transit Accountability Act"; requires independent audit of NJT.
Requires MVC to accommodate walk-in services on certain days.
Requires Medicaid coverage for continuous glucose monitors and related supplies for individuals diagnosed with diabetes who meet certain coverage eligibility criteria.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing and treatments to slow progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.
Establishes Firefighter Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.
"Fairness for School Districts in Development Restricted Areas Act"; provides additional State school aid to certain school districts located in municipalities that are part of Highlands or Pinelands preservation areas.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to develop and implement beginning farmer mentoring program in cooperation with certain agricultural and educational organizations and entities.
Establishes program in EDA to support construction of new nuclear energy facilities in State.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Requires annual State aid payments to certain municipalities in which significant portions of State-owned and county-owned property is located.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration.
Establishes State school aid category to support certain school districts located in municipalities that are part of Highlands or Pinelands preservation areas.
Establishes compensatory time lost to investigation of unsubstantiated child abuse, neglect, or other issue in child custody cases.
Eliminates automatic voter registration at MVC; requires photo identification to vote and biannual audit of voter registration records.
Clarifies applicability of "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act" to public work projects.
Establishes "Minor Protection Order Act of 2026"; makes appropriation.