Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, Senate.
Carmen F. Amato Jr.
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires DCA to resume Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation program with remaining funds for unmet recovery and rebuilding needs for Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners.
Passed the Senate4
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Authorizes municipalities to establish dredging control reserve fund.
Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.
Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies.
Out of committee8
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Permits municipalities to charge reduced or no beach fee for children ages 12 to 17; revises law concerning beach fees for veterans.
Authorizes counties to reduce greenhead fly populations; appropriates $50,000.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Changes certain driver testing and education requirements for persons with disabilities.
Modifies laws regarding compensation and leaves of absence for certain public employees who served in the military; requires public employers follow certain policies and procedures for leaves of absence.
Establishes Veterans Suicide Prevention Commission.
In committee125
Eliminates property tax exempt status of certain school faculty housing.
Provides for representation of certain regions of State on New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
Establishes special dredging account; directs $5,000,000 of sales tax collected annually be deposited therein; directs DEP to administer account and dredging program with certain requirements.
Appropriates $26,140,000 for dredging projects and dredged material disposal projects related to navigational waterways.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Requires DEP to assume responsibility for dredging of waterways providing boat access to lagoon communities; appropriates $6,000,000.
Eliminates the New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax and repeals parts of chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Establishes immunity for youth sports leagues and senior planned real estate development associations relating to COVID-19.
Allows law enforcement officers in PERS to transfer to and enroll in PFRS; requires all law enforcement officers to be enrolled in PFRS.
Allows judgment for restitution of stolen public funds to be levied against convicted employee's retirement allowance or pension contributions.
Provides that civil actions concerning home improvement contracts for residential or non-commercial property may be brought in the county where the property is located.
Imposes mandatory term of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole on persons who commit particularly brutal sexual assaults.
Makes public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes or found at fault in certain civil actions liable and subject to pension garnishment for public legal expenses and illegally obtained funds.
Authorizes municipal dredging of lagoon community waterways and levying of special assessment or issuing of bonds to finance such dredging.
Authorizes municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring maintenance and repair of certain wharves, piers, docks and bulkheads.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Provides for payment to small municipalities, in certain cases, of certain penalty moneys assessed for violations of fish and game laws.
Provides for discounted resident trapping license fees for senior citizens.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Designates State Highway Route 72 as "Burlington-Ocean Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Requires BPU to provide funding for purchase and installation of photovoltaic technologies for age-restricted community clubhouse facilities from societal benefits charge.
Establishes "Internet Predator Investigation and Prosecution Fund" with $200 assessment on persons convicted of certain offenses.
Criminalizes fifth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Requires additional fines for certain crimes against minors to fund Amber Alert system.
Increases prison time for certain persons convicted of a motor vehicle offense when license suspended for DUI.
Allows persons diagnosed with autism to voluntarily enter medical information in MVC database and make notation on driver's licenses, permits, and non-driver identification cards.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Increases penalties for certain heroin offenses by revising threshold amounts for first, second, and third degree crimes of manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing heroin.
Clarifies that punitive damages may not be awarded against public entities or public employees acting within the scope of their employment in any action.
Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
"Breann's Law" requires health insurers, SHBP and NJ FamilyCare to provide "out of network" coverage for children with catastrophic illnesses.
Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.
Requires account numbers to be truncated on certain sales receipts.
Excludes value of certain manufacturer rebates from sales price of motor vehicles taxable under sales and use tax.
Caps State use portion of energy tax revenues and ensures balance of such revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Provides gross income tax deduction for New Jersey fuel taxes paid through purchases of motor fuel for personal use of motor vehicles.
Deems spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned nuclear power plant to be real property.
Requires decommissioned nuclear power facility to pay annual community service payment in lieu of property taxes.
Subjects spent nuclear fuel located in a decommissioned nuclear power plant to taxation as business personal property.
Permits certain municipalities to impose stranded nuclear waste fee.
Authorizes creation of New Jersey Maritime Museum license plates.
Allows municipalities to administer responsibilities of Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act under certain conditions.
Converts loan awarded to Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum from loan to grant.
Exempts veterans from camping facilities fees at State parks and forests.
Requires schools to report certain assaults to law enforcement.
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
Makes permanent certain immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Requires prosecutors to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration; and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds with few exceptions.
Establishes certain exclusions and credits under gross income and corporation business taxes for contributions to lifelong learning accounts.
Establishes State aid reduction cap of one percent for calculation of State school aid.
Requires AG to repeal law enforcement directive restricting law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Establishes certification process for non-physicians to perform laser tattoo removal.
Requires green building standards and impact studies for carbon, traffic, storm water, and schools for certain affordable housing development.
Requires State reimbursement to local government units for first-year uncollected property tax revenue attributable to veterans' property tax exemptions.
Permits school districts to receive loans from State to support operating budget under certain circumstances.
Bars enforcement of provision in decedent's will that would require euthanasia of healthy domestic companion animal.
Provides supplemental appropriation to ensure certain school districts receive additional amounts of special education categorical, security categorical, and transportation aids.
Requires NJT to continue to issue and honor rail passenger service and motorbus regular route service tickets with no expiration date.
Permits State, local government agencies, and private detention facilities to enter into agreement to detain noncitizens.
Increases resource threshold for certain Medicaid eligibility groups.
Provides access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters through SHBP physicians and other providers.
Reinstates annual sales tax holiday for retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials, and sport recreation equipment.
Requires municipal governing body to submit public question to voters if area of municipality with over 10 percent property tax ratables is to be subject to annexation by other municipality.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional materials.
Directs DEP to waive walk-in and bicycle entrance fees to State parks and forests during certain holidays.
Establishes government records internet database; appropriates $10 million.
Prohibits legislative aide who works, or worked, directly for legislator in district office from making political contribution greater than $30 per election to that legislator; prohibits receipt of such contribution.
Prohibits school districts and public institutions of higher education from adopting policies that bar military members or veterans from addressing students.
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.
Requires DMVA create Bereavement Counseling Program for family members and volunteer caregivers of certain veterans.
Requires converting portion of Paramus and Menlo Park veterans' memorial homes into single occupancy rooms; requires upgrades to ventilation systems; provides Adjutant General discretion for additional room considerations.
Establishes Women Veterans Coordinator in DMVA.
Establishing veterans' affordable housing preference; authorizing bonus fair share credit for veterans' affordable housing.
Encourages expansion of community mental health programs to include mental health services to veterans; prohibits veterans from being denied county mental health services.
Establishes disabled veteran tenant gross income tax credit.
Establishes 90-day State tax amnesty period ending no later than January 15, 2026; dedicates revenues collected during tax amnesty period for Stabilization Aid to school districts; appropriates up to $15 million.
Requires public utility to charge volunteer emergency service organization residential rate.
Allows certain alcoholic beverage retail licenses to be transferred with annexed municipal land.
"Small Modular Nuclear Energy Incentive Act."
Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after medical or surgical procedures.
Requires DEP and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to provide priority for principal forgiveness on environmental infrastructure project loans to municipalities in coastal areas.
Prohibits enforcement of certain trapping violations in areas subject to law enforcement investigation.
Requires regional diagnostic and treatment center for child abuse and neglect to establish mobile team to respond to certain hospital requests to perform forensic child abuse examinations.
Expands available protections against fraudulent recording of quitclaim deed.
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits for acquisition of qualified farming equipment.
Prohibits certain electric public utility rate increases and requires certain protections for ratepayers.
Provides for cost-of-living adjustments to allowance for legislative member staff services.
Excludes all New Jersey Lottery winnings from gross income tax and eliminates related withholding requirements.
Directs ELEC to raise value threshold of pay-to-play prohibition for certain State, county, municipal, school board, and fire district contracts to align with threshold for awarding certain public contracts utilizing qualified purchasing agent.
Prohibits telecommunications, utility or cable television companies from charging certain customers prior to actual billing due date.
Clarifies child support obligation notice and certification requirements for applicants for State licenses.
Dedicates certain energy sales and use tax receipts to support utility assistance programs.
Requires public utilities to send certain information concerning rate increases to customers.
Requires BPU to publish plain language summary of its final decision on rate increase filings.
Prohibits BPU from authorizing rate increases for electric and gas public utilities that charge inclining block rates for residential customers.
Requires BPU to publish third-party energy supplier information on its Internet website; establishes public awareness campaign on retail choice.
Requires electric public utilities to submit transmission project proposal to BPU for approval.
Establishes Office of Labor Law Enforcement.
Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.
Prohibits charging service fees for NJ EZ-Pass account holders.
Authorizes certain county fire coordinators to display emergency warning lights on vehicles.
Prohibits electric public utilities from billing customers for certain services during service interruptions and requires repair of certain street lights.
Designates salt water taffy as New Jersey State Candy.
Eliminates tiered fee structure for fees and taxes imposed on property transfers valued over $1 million.
Requires BPU, DCA, and DEP to establish expedited approval and permitting procedures for artificial intelligence data centers powered by small modular nuclear reactors.
Prohibits collection of certain subscription fees under community solar program.
Requires offshore wind project escrow funds to be remitted to BPU for certain ratepayer relief.
Sets flat gross income tax rate at 5.9 percent tax for all taxable income over $37,500 or $75,000, depending on filing status; exempts taxpayers with less income from gross income tax.
Requires SHBP commission to use funds from 2025 False Claims Act settlement with Horizon to lower local public employee health care contribution costs.
Requires liability insurance coverage for special automobile insurance policies.
Authorizes certain emergency coordinators to operate emergency lights on vehicles.
Codifies certain State Police regulations on pre-rental boat safety record retention; requires Superintendent of State Police to audit and publish certain boat rental instruction records.
Establishes Military-Connected Student Mental Health Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes Veterans Bill of Rights.
Establishes Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities.
Establishes direct care ratio requirement for certain providers of services to adults or children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $25,000 appropriation.*
Revises "Athletic Training Licensure Act."
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.*
Directs DHS to conduct landscape analysis of available mental health services.**
Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; appropriates $2.5 million.*
Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD.*
Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.
Requires Commissioner of Department of Veterans Affairs to develop mobile application to provide guidance on available resources to veterans and their families.*
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Requires contractor subject to prevailing wage law to provide orientation meeting to new employee on prevailing wage project.
Establishes crimes of home invasion burglary and residential burglary.*
Upgrades certain penalties for assaulting law enforcement officer and requires offender to be tested for communicable diseases in certain instances.
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.*
Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*
Extends accidental death benefit for survivors of certain SPRS retirees.
Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk.
Provides for mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Extends certain provisions of P.L.2022, c.9.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2026.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2026.
Appropriates $107,999,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition, park development, and planning projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3 million to NJ Division of State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
Passed the Senate · 14
Exempts volunteer first responder stipends from certain payroll and income taxes.*
Enhances criminal penalties for persons involved in certain human trafficking activities.*
Establishes State Parkinson's disease registry.
Provides gross income tax credit to active members of volunteer emergency service organizations for use of personal motor vehicle in performance of active duty.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Eliminates fee for special plates for firefighters and members of first aid or rescue squads.
Requires standards for organization and deployment of career fire fighters to be consistent with certain national standards.
Requires Civil Service Commission establish mentoring program for certain civil service firefighter applicants.
Allows for licensed organizations to conduct raffles remotely and to advertise such raffles; removes maximum value limitations for prizes; allows remote raffles on Sundays; requires quarterly reporting of raffle results.
Permits excused absence for students participating in college visits, visits to postsecondary technical institutions, and military recruitment-related activities.*
Authorizes BPU to provide site approval for small modular reactors; authorizes operators of small modular reactors to store spent nuclear fuel on-site.
Expands epinephrine administration mechanisms permitted in schools, institutions of higher education, and youth camps.*
Increases penalty for reckless vehicular homicide committed when driving while intoxicated under certain circumstances.
Requires DEP to provide time period during which mobile sport fishing permits may be purchased only by NJ residents.
Out of committee · 56
Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
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 New Jersey Veteran Services Grant Program in DMVA; makes appropriation.
Establishes county veteran transportation grant program; removes certain restrictions to the current veterans transportation assistance program; appropriates $2 million.*
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism; creates a public awareness campaign; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes Civil Air Patrol Fund to be supported by annual appropriations of $100,000; appropriates $100,000.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate instruction on menstrual toxic shock syndrome and requires installation of signage in certain women's rooms to enhance public awareness of menstrual toxic shock syndrome.
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Concerns prevailing wage law requirements for public institutions of higher education.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Revises process for property tax lien holder to foreclose right to redeem a property tax lien; allows property owner to protect remaining equity.
Requires MVC to accommodate walk-in services on certain days.
Provides gross income tax deduction to eligible educators and paraprofessionals for expense of classroom supplies.
Increases tuition credit amount permitted under volunteer tuition credit program.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Establishes criminal penalties for production or dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, commonly known as "deepfakes."
Requires NJTA and SJTA to waive electronic toll collection system fees for disabled veteran-owned businesses.*
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Requires social media companies to establish toll-free telephone number for NJ account holders to report fraudulent account actions.
Requires Department of Veterans Affairs to verify unclaimed cremains of veterans, spouses, and dependents; requires funeral director report to Department of Veterans Affairs possession of unclaimed veteran, spouse, and dependent cremains.*
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.*
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Exempts cribs, child restraint systems, nursing bottles, and strollers from sales and use tax.
Requires certain procedures and training for municipalities, counties, and school districts in response to cybersecurity incidents.*
"New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification Act"; requires DCA to establish design professional self-certification program.
Requires DMVA establish Disabled Veterans Transportation Task Force.
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Establishes Office of Veteran Advocate and ombudsman for DMVA; appropriates funds.
Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS for period of enrollment in military service academy and in New Jersey State Police Academy, and employment as class two special law enforcement officer.
Revises law requiring certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*
Requires third-party discounts and payments for individuals covered by health benefits plans to apply to copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, or other out-of-pocket costs for covered benefits.
Requires DCF to expand services provided by NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to include eating disorder services.
Authorizes creation of "Woman Veteran" license plates with emblem displaying silhouette of woman veteran saluting set against American flag background.
Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates.
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.*
Reschedules June 2025 primary election date; provides for adjustment of certain election related deadlines.*
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
Requires health care professionals to report cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron disease.*
Requires driver education and testing on responsibilities when approaching and passing pedestrians and persons operating bicycles and personal conveyances; requires driver's manual to include information on sharing roadway with motorists for certain road users.*
Establishes Veterans Care Commission to study and address issues facing returning members of US Armed Forces, Reserve components of US Armed Forces, and NJ National Guard.
Provides medical documentation requirement for certain members of PERS, PFRS, and SPRS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations; removes filing deadline.*
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Provides for workers' compensation coverage of certain counseling services for first responders and provides that certain mental health related communications are confidential.
Eliminates sales tax on baby necessities and sunscreen.
Directs BPU to study feasibility of developing advanced reactors Statewide.
In committee · 93
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator in DMVA.
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.
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.
Allocates 10 percent of Green Acres funding to local government units for development of completely inclusive playgrounds.
Creates permanent commission to study various statutory definitions of veteran, disabled veteran, and service-disabled veteran.
Increases amount of, and income limit for eligibility to receive, senior citizens' and disabled persons' property tax deduction.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Requires MVC to issue blue envelopes that hold documents required to operate motor vehicle to persons diagnosed with autism.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Broadens riot and disorderly conduct; enhances penalties for public monument destruction; addresses riot victim assaults; creates crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator for service members.
Permits municipalities to establish affordable housing preference for first responders.
Exempts certain veterans from gross income tax.
Excludes bonuses for reenlistment or voluntary extension of enlistment in armed forces from gross income.
Permits conduct of Queen of Hearts raffle games.
Prioritizes distribution of 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund monies; permits use of funds for certain expenses incurred by counties and municipalities for the provision and maintenance of 9-1-1 emergency services.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
Revises definition of domestic violence to include psychological abuse and economic abuse.
Establishes forest firefighter death benefit.
Requires municipalities to designate parking spaces for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
Permits consumers aged 65 and over up to five business days to cancel home improvement contracts.
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide mental health services to veterans; appropriates $2 million.
Upgrades simple assault to aggravated assault if committed against crossing guard or parking enforcement officer.
Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations concerning small modular nuclear reactors; authorizes EDA to incentivize construction and operation of such reactors.
Increases from $750 to $3,000 annual State payment made to certain veterans and their surviving spouses.
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 use of school bus monitoring systems.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Increases annual property tax deduction for senior citizens and disabled persons from $250 to $500.
Provides that salary and other costs associated with Commissioner of Education's appointment of State monitor and other staff under "School District Fiscal Accountability Act" will be paid by State.
Establishes increased penalties for smoking cannabis or marijuana on public beaches.
Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Revises Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid program; requires all energy taxes to be paid directly to municipalities.
Reinstates penalty for underage possession and consumption of alcohol and cannabis as disorderly person offense.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are victims of domestic abuse to claim credit with filing status of married filing separately.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters.
Provides tax credits to small businesses to offset increases in unemployment insurance contributions.
Requires State Chief Diversity Officer to conduct study of utilization of disabled veteran-owned businesses in State procurement process.
Establishes legislative internship program; makes appropriation.
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
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.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Increases amounts of property tax deductions for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, and veterans, from $250 to $500.
"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.
Extends closing time of polling places by one hour.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.
Amends appropriations act to provide funding for restoration of State school aid reductions for certain school districts; shifts $64,920,000 from certain appropriations for purposes of restoring aid; provides supplemental appropriation of $145,215,047.
Concerns justified use of force and deadly force.
Expands NJT Access Link paratransit service area to include certain veterans health care facilities; appropriates $1 million.
Expands Tuition Aid Grant program to include workforce training programs.
Creates Veterans' Memorial Homes Oversight Board.
Provides filing extension and medical documentation requirement for certain members or retirees of PFRS, SPRS, or PERS regarding accidental disability retirement allowance for participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Establishes process for selection, instruction, and oversight of commissioners to Article V convention for proposing amendments to United States Constitution; establishes criminal penalties for certain violations.
Requires certain motorbus operators to unload passengers at scheduled destinations.
Requires regional representation for members of BPU.
Requires battlefield cross memorials in NJ include replicas of vertical rifle, helmet, boots, and dog tags.
Permits Secretary of Higher Education to appoint antisemitism monitor to any institution of higher education; requires institution to implement recommendations of antisemitism monitor.
Excludes tips from gross income tax.
Allows individual entering assisted living or long-term care facility to terminate trash collection contract.
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
Modifies requirements for associations to protect structural integrity of certain buildings; expands timeframes for associations to establish adequate reserves.
Extends Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act to caregivers of certain veterans.
Requires use of prior military service to extend maximum age for appointment to State Police.
Creates crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.
"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.
Requires certain law enforcement entities and courts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Creates offense of impersonating first responder; grades offense one degree higher than underlying offense.
Prohibits certain financial institutions from requiring certain disabled veterans to include anticipated property tax obligations as part of mortgage applications.
Prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens and requires employers to use E-Verify program.
Establishes Forest Fire Preparedness Commission in DEP.
Modifies definition of "aquaculture" throughout State law to include construction of facilities and appurtenant structures.
Prohibits State contractors from distributing data to foreign adversaries.
Requires health insurance coverage for donation of organs from individuals declared dead.
Prohibits local government from naming its property after foreign terrorist organization.
"Flood Zone Clarification Act"; modifies procedure for delineation of State flood hazard areas.
Suspends sales and use tax and societal benefits charge on electric and gas public utility bills during four-month period.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Prohibits application of State aid growth limit on certain school districts in 2025-2026 school year.
Requires NJTA, NJT, and SJTA to provide notice of proposed fare, charge, and toll increases; requires BPU to provide notice of certain filings and decisions.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain SPRS members.
"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.
Establishes Department of State Police as principal department in executive branch of State government.
Authorizes conveyance of certain State-owned real property in Stafford Township and Lacey Township in Ocean County to US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Requires county recording officer to establish property alert service to notify participating property owners of recording of certain documents that affect property.
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.
Directs Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements to provide certain legal services to certain disabled veterans.