Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Brian E. Rumpf
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Requires DCA to resume Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation program with remaining funds for unmet recovery and rebuilding needs for Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners.
In committee86
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Requires DEP to assume responsibility for dredging of waterways providing boat access to lagoon communities; appropriates $6,000,000.
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.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Requires court to consider results of domestic violence assessment before dissolving certain domestic violence restraining orders.
Increases prison time for certain persons convicted of a motor vehicle offense when license suspended for DUI.
Extends penalties for driving under the influence to include any substance that impairs driving ability; deems driver's consent to non-invasive drug tests.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.
Clarifies that harassment made anonymously or otherwise through electronic communication devices constitutes a petty disorderly offense.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute.
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.
Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.
Requires any individual seeking elective public office to disclose when filing petition of nomination whether he or she has been convicted of a criminal offense.
Provides for payment to small municipalities, in certain cases, of certain penalty moneys assessed for violations of fish and game laws.
Authorizes municipal dredging of lagoon community waterways and levying of special assessment or issuing of bonds to finance such dredging.
Caps State use portion of energy tax revenues and ensures balance of such revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Prohibits seller of real estate to transfer realty transfer fee liability to buyer.
Exempts small businesses from apprenticeship requirement under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Establishes process for recovery of Superstorm Sandy aid overpayments and makes General Fund appropriation.
Provides gross income tax deduction for New Jersey fuel taxes paid through purchases of motor fuel for personal use of motor vehicles.
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.
Establishes forest firefighter death benefit.
Authorizes municipalities to establish dredging control reserve fund.
Provides certain veteran benefits to veterans of the global war on terror conflicts and those of certain military engagements served during certain periods.
Extends payment of homestead property tax reimbursement to non-eligible surviving spouse for portion of tax year during which deceased spouse lived.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Exempts veterans' organizations from motor vehicle registration fee.
Provides for discounted resident trapping license fees for senior citizens.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Eliminates the New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax and repeals parts of chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Continues tax exempt status of certain real property owned by disabled veterans during reconstruction of homes destroyed by flood, storm, or other act of God.
Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.
Designates State Highway Route 72 as "Burlington-Ocean Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Authorizes municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring maintenance and repair of certain wharves, piers, docks and bulkheads.
Requires BPU to provide funding for purchase and installation of photovoltaic technologies for age-restricted community clubhouse facilities from societal benefits charge.
"Invest in New Jersey First Act;" requires preference in awarding certain contracts for critical infrastructure projects.
Directs DOT and NJT to study and report on transportation infrastructure needs in coastal counties.
"Breann's Law" requires health insurers, the State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide "out of network" coverage for children with catastrophic illnesses.
Establishes "Internet Predator Investigation and Prosecution Fund" with $200 assessment on persons convicted of certain offenses.
Provides for immediate driver's license suspension under certain circumstances.
Criminalizes fifth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Subjects spent nuclear fuel located in a decommissioned nuclear power plant to taxation as business personal property.
Deems spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned nuclear power plant to be real property.
Permits certain municipalities to impose stranded nuclear waste fee.
Authorizes creation of New Jersey Maritime Museum license plates.
Requires schools to report certain assaults to law enforcement.
Authorizes municipalities to establish dredging control reserve fund.
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
Exempts veterans from camping facilities fees at State parks and forests.
Converts loan awarded to Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum from loan to grant.
Prohibits common interest communities from penalizing members who place unit into living, revocable trust fund or classifying placement as title transfer.
Authorizes veterinarians to transfer ownership of animals rather than euthanizing them, under certain circumstances.
Establishes State aid reduction cap of one percent for calculation of State school aid.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Increases resource threshold for certain Medicaid eligibility groups.
Directs DEP to waive walk-in and bicycle entrance fees to State parks and forests during certain holidays.
Exempts volunteer fire companies, emergency service providers, and veteran organizations from charitable registration fees.
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.
Provides for representation of certain regions of State on New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Allows certain alcoholic beverage retail licenses to be transferred with annexed municipal land.
Prohibits enforcement of certain trapping violations in areas subject to law enforcement investigation.
Prohibits certain electric public utility rate increases and requires certain protections for ratepayers.
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.
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.
Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.
Authorizes certain county fire coordinators to display emergency warning lights on vehicles.
Dedicates certain energy sales and use tax receipts to support utility assistance programs.
Prohibits electric public utilities from billing customers for certain services during service interruptions and requires repair of certain street lights.
Requires DCA to resume Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation program with remaining funds for unmet recovery and rebuilding needs for Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners.
Prohibits collection of certain subscription fees under community solar program.
Eliminates tiered fee structure for fees and taxes imposed on property transfers valued over $1 million.
Requires liability insurance coverage for special automobile insurance policies.
Requires SHBP commission to use funds from 2025 False Claims Act settlement with Horizon to lower local public employee health care contribution costs.
Requires offshore wind project escrow funds to be remitted to BPU for certain ratepayer relief.
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.
Authorizes certain emergency coordinators to operate emergency lights on vehicles.
Requires DEP to provide time period during which mobile sport fishing permits may be purchased only by NJ residents.
Establishes Military-Connected Student Mental Health Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.
Carried from the Senate
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*
Reschedules June 2025 primary election date; provides for adjustment of certain election related deadlines.
Passed the General Assembly · 2
Requires DMVA create Bereavement Counseling Program for family members and volunteer caregivers of certain veterans.
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Out of committee · 25
Creates permanent commission to study various statutory definitions of veteran, disabled veteran, and service-disabled veteran.
Provides for expansion of county transportation services to include disabled veterans; provides funding source for expansion.*
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.
Exempts certain volunteer first responders from coverage under "unemployment compensation law"; excludes from gross income amounts received for certain volunteer emergency services.
"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.
Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $25,000 appropriation.*
Creates database of veteran separation documents.
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.
Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Makes various changes to address sexual assault and child abuse and neglect involving military personnel; addresses protection, penalties, enforcement, jurisdiction, and victim compensation matters.
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide mental health services to veterans; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Services Grant Program in DMVA; makes appropriation.
Provides gross income tax credit to active members of volunteer emergency service organizations for use of personal motor vehicle in performance of active duty.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.*
Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; appropriates $2.5 million.*
Appropriates $28,670,924 in 2003 and 1992 bond act monies for loans for dam restoration and repair projects and inland waters projects.*
Provides for filing extension and alternate medical documentation in PFRS, SPRS, or PERS for accidental disability retirement in certain circumstances; extends accidental death benefit for survivors of certain SPRS retirees.*
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Directs DEP to lift conservation restrictions imposed as condition of CAFRA permit under certain conditions.
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.**
"Welcome Home Veterans Act"; requires MVC to provide veteran benefit information packets.
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
In committee · 82
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for disabled veterans and individuals with certain types of military service.
Excludes bonuses for reenlistment or voluntary extension of enlistment in armed forces from gross income.
Establishing veterans' affordable housing preference; authorizing bonus fair share credit for veterans' affordable housing.
Allows holder of disabled veteran or Purple Heart license plate or placard to park in parking spots for persons with disability.
Makes desecration of military monument crime of the third degree.
Expands definition of basic life support to include blood glucose monitoring.
Expands NJT Access Link paratransit service area to include certain veterans health care facilities; appropriates $1 million.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to automatically offer toll discounts to senior citizens.
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.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Requires State Chief Diversity Officer to conduct study of utilization of disabled veteran-owned businesses in State procurement process.
Permits veterans, for civil service purposes, to be defined as a veteran or disabled veteran under federal or State definition of veteran.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Permits conduct of Queen of Hearts raffle games.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Requires MVC to issue blue envelopes that hold documents required to operate motor vehicle to persons diagnosed with autism.
"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Prohibits school districts and public institutions of higher education from adopting policies that bar military members or veterans from addressing students.
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
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.
Eliminates veterans' gross income tax deduction requirement that New Jersey National Guard member serve in federal active duty status.
Establishes disabled veteran tenant gross income tax credit.
Concerns removal of abandoned vessels; appropriates $25 million.
Encourages expansion of community mental health programs to include mental health services to veterans; prohibits veterans from being denied county mental health services.
Allows gross income tax deduction for surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Revises child pornography law.
Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Exempts certain veterans from gross income tax.
Establishes Veterans Suicide Prevention Commission.
Creates temporary grant program for electric vehicle fire suppression technology.
Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Makes consent to register with Selective Service part of driver's license application process for males under age 26.
Adds Sons of The American Legion to list of organizations whose representatives receive paid leaves of absence to attend State and national conventions.
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.
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.
Permits dogs as service and emotional support animals at State veterans' residential facilities.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator for service members.
Eliminates requirement under veterans' gross income tax exemption that taxpayer serve in active duty status or federal active duty status to qualify for exemption.
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.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Requires AG to repeal law enforcement directive restricting law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Permits school districts to receive loans from State to support operating budget under certain circumstances.
Requires green building standards and impact studies for carbon, traffic, storm water, and schools for certain affordable housing development.
Establishes certification process for non-physicians to perform laser tattoo removal.
Requires enhanced reporting by independent expenditure committees; extends statute of limitations for campaign finance violations; exempts reports filed with Election Law Enforcement Commission from certain document redaction requirements.
Permits State, local government agencies, and private detention facilities to enter into agreement to detain noncitizens.
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.
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 health insurance coverage of postpartum pelvic floor physical therapy.
Modifies requirements for associations to protect structural integrity of certain buildings; expands timeframes for associations to establish adequate reserves.
"Small Modular Nuclear Energy Incentive Act."
Requires public utility to charge volunteer emergency service organization residential rate.
Requires school bus personnel members working with students with disabilities to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features.
Allocates 10 percent of Green Acres funding to local government units for development of completely inclusive playgrounds.
Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after medical or surgical procedures.
Requires automatic voter registration process at agency or office providing hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Requires certain law enforcement entities and courts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
"Imprisoning Illegal Aliens Act;" allows State and local entities and private detention facilities to enter into agreements to detain noncitizens.
Requires DEP and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to provide priority for principal forgiveness on environmental infrastructure project loans to municipalities in coastal areas.
Expands available protections against fraudulent recording of quitclaim deed.
Prohibits certain financial institutions from requiring certain disabled veterans to include anticipated property tax obligations as part of mortgage applications.
Prohibits health care professionals from providing gender-affirming health care services to persons under 21 years of age.
Establishes Forest Fire Preparedness Commission in DEP.
Clarifies child support obligation notice and certification requirements for applicants for State licenses.
Repeals law that requires diversity and inclusion instruction for public school students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Prohibits application of State aid growth limit on certain school districts in 2025-2026 school year.
Prohibits EDA from issuing subsidies for wind energy projects.
Requires governing board of public school to verify employment eligibility of teaching staff members and school employees.
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.
Designates salt water taffy as New Jersey State Candy.