Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Andrea Katz
Sponsored
Became law3
Requires DCF to expand services provided by NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to include eating disorder services.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for screening, prevention, and treatment services of behavioral health issues affecting children.
Appropriates $49.5 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.
Vetoed2
Requires DHS and DOH to study disordered eating; establishes "Disordered Eating Prevention Research Grant Pilot Program."*
Prohibits social media platforms from promoting certain practices or features of eating disorders to child users.
Passed the General Assembly6
Requires certain health care facilities to offer lactation counseling and consultations to persons who have given birth.
Protects access to assisted reproductive technology.
Establishes standards for court-ordered counseling for domestic violence offenders.
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Requires State domestic violence public awareness campaign to add information on coercive control; requires annual reporting on activities of campaign and expands range of languages.
Modifies child endangerment statute to include AI technology; establishes criminal penalties.
Out of committee10
Establishes central registry for background checks of youth serving organization employees and volunteers.
Allows pharmacists to transfer Schedule II attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder prescriptions.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2025.
Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
Exempts sale of farm vehicles from sales and use tax for farmers.
Requires Division of Parole to establish residency restrictions for certain sex offenders.
Makes various changes to provision of preschool aid and facilities requirements; establishes Universal Preschool Implementation Steering Committee; requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts.
Permits certain alcoholic beverage license holders to sell "Jersey Fresh" alcoholic beverages.
Establishes deadline for DEP implementation of prescribed burn program, and provides for establishment of prescribed burn acreage goals, schedules, calendars, training program, and mobile deployment units to provide on-site prescribed burn training and assistance.
Requires AOC, in conjunction with State Parole Board, to conduct comprehensive study on Megan's Law.
In committee44
Encourages local unit sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Requires continued coverage of prescription drugs for certain medical conditions.
Allows law enforcement agencies to provide juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile's school for planning programs relevant to juvenile's educational and social development.
Allows gross income tax credit for portion of certain child care expenses.
Transfers administration of programs for certain individuals with developmental disabilities from DHS to DCF.
Requires 45 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Requires installation of diaper changing station in certain public restrooms; appropriates $500,000.
Imposes additional annual registration fee for electric vehicles; reduces rate of highway fuel taxes; authorizes DOT to conduct alternative revenue feasibility study.
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to assign paid or volunteer advocates to long-term care facilities; makes appropriation.
Permits agriculture-related events on preserved farmland.
Establishes School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force.
Permits DEP officers to use drones.
"Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act"; requires institutions of higher education to implement mental health programs and services.
Requires emergency departments to provide certain information to parents of children experiencing a mental health crisis.
Reallocates $5 million in certain FY 2024 appropriations to provide funding for Burlington County - Animal Shelter.
Updates certain crimes to include nonconsensual pornographic deepfake threats and disclosure.
Appropriates $54.6 million for additional round of funding through Stabilized School Budget Aid Grant Program to restore State school aid reductions in 2024-2025 school year.
Requires certain high-traffic facilities to obtain permit from DEP and annually implement measures to reduce air pollution caused by facility.
Requires State colleges to close on Election Day.
Amends public school laws on harassment, intimidation, and bullying to apply to certain acts against teachers and staff members; revises definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires written notification of advanced placement courses to parents of students with disability; prohibits exclusion from advanced placement courses on basis of disability.
Requires prescriptions for certain patients to include patients' weight.
Establishes Office of Farm Ombudsman in Department of Agriculture; appropriates $250,000.
Establishes New Jersey Tuition Reimbursement Program for Special Education Teachers.
Prohibits homestead property tax rebates and credits and ANCHOR property tax benefits from being paid to property owners who move out of State.
Requires Department of Agriculture to publish information on highway safety for motorists passing farm equipment on public highways; includes safely sharing roadway with farm equipment in driver education courses and certain informational brochures.
Establishes certain requirements for public utility rate increases.
Exempts sales of reusable carryout bags from sales and use tax.
Requires electric transmission owners to join transmission entities.
Prohibits BPU approval of electric and gas public utility rate increases resulting in total increase to average residential customer bill in excess of two percent annually.
Requires Commissioner of Education to permit certain school districts losing State school aid or subject to State aid growth limit to submit budgets after enactment of FY2026 appropriations act.
Requires annual appropriation of $1.3 million to Evesham Township School District and $2.7 million to Lenape Regional High School District.
Requires video surveillance of MVC drop box locations.
Exempts small-scale renewable energy projects from State land-use permit requirements, under certain conditions.
Directs Department of Agriculture to designate Jersey Fresh funding for New Jersey liquors, beers, and wines; appropriates $100,000.
Authorizes Rate Counsel to deny certain public utility rate increases.
Ensures that certain regional school districts receive no less than total amount of State school aid provided in 2024-2025 school year.
Requires certain law enforcement officers to complete human trafficking training.
Establishes Office of Permitting and Broadband Deployment and Development Efficiency in Department of State and establishes NJ Permit Fast Track Program; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes surcharge for electric public utility service to certain data centers during certain periods; establishes "Grid Modernization Fund" in BPU.
Permits import of prescription drugs from certain countries.
Requires Division of Child Protection and Permanency to develop suicide screening and crisis response training for caseworkers.
Establishes four-year Performing Arts Education Improvement Grant Program.
Prohibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning the development of data centers under MLUL.
Carried from the Senate
Became law4
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2025.
Allows pharmacists to transfer Schedule II attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder prescriptions.
Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
Makes various changes to provision of preschool aid and facilities requirements; establishes Universal Preschool Implementation Steering Committee; requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education of violations of drinking water quality standards.*
Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers; repeals law establishing alternative certificate of eligibility.*
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.*
Requires State Board of Education to adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards pertaining to labor movement; requires school districts to provide instruction on labor movement.*
Establishes One-Year State Work First New Jersey Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program and State Work First New Jersey Diaper Benefit Pilot Program; appropriates $2.5 million to DHS.*
Permits certain persons to operate Type S school buses.
Requires DOH to study racial aspects of ovarian cancer.
Authorizes taxicabs, limousines, and transportation network companies to provide paratransit services for two-year period.*
Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources centers or 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to minors at risk of death by suicide.*
Establishes limit on rent increase for certain dwelling sites for modular or industrialized buildings or manufactured homes.*
Establishes certain program requirements for school counselor certification; outlines role and duties of school counselor; requires professional development for school counselors; establishes position of School Counselor Liaison in DOE.
Requires Commissioner of Education to permit certain school districts losing State school aid to submit budgets after enactment of FY2025 appropriations act.
Establishes Stabilized School Budget Aid Grant Program to restore certain portions of State school aid reductions; permits certain school districts to exceed tax levy growth limitation in 2024-2025 school year; appropriates $44.7 million.*
Establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act."
Requires AG to establish training program for crowd management and provide resources to municipal police department or force for large gatherings and flash mobs.*
Revises statutes implementing certain property tax relief programs pursuant to recommendations promulgated by Stay NJ Task Force.
Codifies early language instruction program for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children in DHS.*
Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs.
Extends time period in which to enroll newborn infant in health benefits coverage.
Establishes Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program to incentivize in-State manufacturing investments and job creation.
Vetoed · 2
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 cancellation option for any subscription service and establishes certain standards pertaining to use of negative option features.
Passed the General Assembly · 19
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal and prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
Requires 60 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Requires Department of Agriculture to take various actions to publicize and promote community supported agriculture in New Jersey.
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.*
Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
Requires Secretary of Agriculture to establish Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program to reimburse school districts for costs expended in sourcing and procuring local foods for students; appropriates $4,500,000.*
Bans certain children's products containing excessive amounts of lead, mercury, or cadmium.*
Eliminates high school graduation proficiency test.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Concerns keyless locking mechanisms and burglar's tools.
Creates penalty for child endangerment via use of social media.
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Creates separate crime for items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children; concerns computer generated or manipulated sexually explicit images.
Requires transfer of certain participants of DCRP to PERS.*
Adds training concerning coercive control to domestic violence training for judges and law enforcement officers.
Requires restaurant to disclose mandatory gratuity to patrons.*
Prohibits sharing automated license plate reader information for interstate investigation concerning reproductive health care services that are legal in NJ.
"Saving Our Diners and Protecting Our Past (SODA POP) Act"; provides sales and use tax exemption and corporation business and gross income tax credits for historic diners and restaurants included on annual registry.
Out of committee · 40
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.*
Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.
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.
Revises "Athletic Training Licensure Act."
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.*
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.
Establishes New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force; clarifies collection of student growth data.
Establishes timeframe for adoption of, and requires public comment on, proposed annual economic benefits for certain solid waste facilities; authorizes residents to petition State to establish or adjust annual economic benefit.*
Regulates use of automated employment decision tools in employment decisions to minimize discrimination in employment.*
Allows certain public high school student-athletes to substitute study hall for physical education during their athletic seasons.
Establishes requirements concerning provision of postpartum care, pregnancy loss, and stillbirth information and development of personalized postpartum care plans.*
Appropriates $28,670,924 in 2003 and 1992 bond act monies for loans for dam restoration and repair projects and inland waters projects.*
Requires DHS to establish system to ensure distribution of funds for certain support services for General Assistance beneficiaries ceases upon beneficiary's exit from support service.
Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD.*
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey"; appropriates $5 million.**
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Requires transparency concerning compensation with promotional opportunities and in employment listings.
Prohibits cooperative from receiving public works contract when cooperative-approved vendor fails to pay prevailing wage; concerns cooperative purchasing agreements with other states; and permits contracting units to award certain indefinite contracts.*
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.*
Provides certain requirements concerning railroad safety.
Concerns assessment of farmland for property tax purposes.
Establishes fee refund program for businesses applying for permits, licenses, or certifications in this State.
Authorizes certain types of permanent structures, recently constructed or erected on preserved farmland, to be used, in certain cases, for purposes of holding special occasion events thereon.
Appropriates $128.241 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Permits use of credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment for raffles and penny auctions.*
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Directs DEP to select consultant to perform Statewide needs assessment regarding recycling of packaging products; establishes "Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Advisory Council" in DEP; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Requires school meal service providers to give purchasing preference to foods produced by in-State farmers and other food producers located within State borders or within 100 miles of destination school.*
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for the treatment of stuttering.
Dedicates certain wine tax receipts to "Jersey Fresh Program Fund."
Upgrades penalties for certain prostitution crimes; creates crimes of leader of prostitution network and participant in prostitution network.
Requires certain information be provided to parent at least two business days prior to annual Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meeting; establishes IEP Improvement Working Group in DOE.
Requires BPU to revise community solar program targets.
Eliminates sales tax on baby necessities and sunscreen.
Appropriates $52,798,268 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and other farmland preservation funds to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
Establishes certain requirements for certain public utility infrastructure investments.*
Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction.
In committee · 44
Establishes standards for annual height, weight, and blood pressure screening of public school students.
Requires school districts to permit students five excused absences for mental or behavioral health reasons.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Establishes "Property Tax Study Commission" to examine New Jersey's property tax structure and develop recommendations for reducing residential property tax burden.
Provides representation of Burlington County on SJTA.
Requires State Board of Education to include instruction on mental health first aid training as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.
Establishes task force to examine public school programs and services designed to address student mental health.
Revises reporting requirements for nursing homes concerning financial disclosures and ownership structure.
Provides CBT tax credit for retrofit of existing warehouses with solar-ready zone once solar panels are installed.
Makes FY2023 supplemental appropriation of $17 million to DEP for grants for certain lake management activities.
Removes plenary retail distribution license limit for certain stores.
Permits municipalities to publish legal notices in certain newspapers.
Requires menopause information to be distributed under certain circumstances.
Requires menopause informational pamphlet to be distributed under certain circumstances.
Requires State to reimburse school districts for costs of transporting homeless students.
Requires boards of education to post on website information summarizing payroll, total accounts payable, and weekly accounts payable.
Establishes interagency council on menopause in DOH.
Requires evidence-based early reading instruction be implemented in public schools.
Requires MVC to provide customers with certain documents in-person, same day.
Directs State Board of Education to authorize general science endorsement to instructional certificate.
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Regulates use of automated tools in hiring decisions to minimize discrimination in employment.
Prohibits operation of drone over school under certain circumstances.
Concerns discrimination based on membership in a labor organization.
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.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Allows students to use portion of opportunity grant awards under Educational Opportunity Fund program during summer session.
"Cancer Patient Care and Compassion Act."
Requires public institution of higher education to adopt withdrawal policy permitting refund for certain extenuating circumstances.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Allows expectant mothers in third trimester to receive temporary parking privileges.
Changes certain Mobility and Transportation Innovation Pilot Program requirements; appropriates $20 million.
Requires schools to universally provide free meals to all students, regardless of whether students are federally eligible for free or reduced price meals.
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.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Makes various changes to school funding and budgeting laws; eliminates use of census-based funding for special education aid; establishes reimbursement program for school district fuel costs.
Requires certain candidates for teaching certifications to complete youth mental health education course or online module.
Establishes additional public inspection requirements for school district budgets.
"New Jersey Loves New Jersey Farmers Act"; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to commercial farm operators for price loss.
Prohibits sports wagering licensees from offering micro bets; establishes penalties.
Requires Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of on-farm dairy processing activities; transfers certain resources and employees from DOH to Department of Agriculture.
Increases FY2026 annual appropriation to DCF by $16.7 million to increase NJ FamilyCare monthly reimbursement rate paid to care management organizations.
Permits for-profit movie theater to acquire plenary retail consumption license.