Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq.
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly2
Creates separate crime for items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children; concerns computer generated or manipulated sexually explicit images.
Consolidates administration of "New Jersey Public Employees' Occupational Safety and Health Act" under DOLWD.
Out of committee4
Requires pharmacy benefits managers to make certain disclosures to health benefits plan sponsors.
Establishes "LGBTQIA+ Pride Month" in New Jersey.
Makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages and clarifies privileges.**
Makes various revisions to the laws governing alcoholic beverage licensing.
In committee43
Prohibits use and sale of algorithmic devices for setting rent price or occupancy of residential dwelling units.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of books at school book fairs.
Requires certain issuance standards and open enrollment for Medicare supplement policies.
Revises law requiring school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employee for allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
Clarifies consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded in a sexual manner does not include or imply consent to disclosure of image.
Permits use of tents and other fixtures for outdoor dining on certain property.
Permits boards of education to lease certain school property to federally qualified health centers without bidding.
Removes exclusion of affectional or sexual orientation and gender identity or expression from affirmative action programs under public works contracts.
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for enrollment of student in recovery high school alternative education program.
Establishes long-term services and supports workforce engagement and sustainability program in DOH.
Establishes eligibility requirements for State small business set-aside program.
Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.
Makes FY2025 supplemental appropriation of $10 million for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program.
Establishes Advisory Commission on Advancing LGBTQIA+ Youth Equity and Inclusion in Schools.
Requires Office of Homelessness Prevention to contract with county agencies or nonprofits to issue certain identification and birth certificates to individuals experiencing homelessness; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes three-year Integrated Domestic Violence Court pilot program in Camden, Essex, Hudson, and Middlesex counties.
Prohibits forcibly feeding certain poultry for production of foie gras.
Provides accidental disability benefits to police who contract COVID-19 under certain circumstances.
Changes certain requirements for inspection of records of motor vehicle sales.
Requires DCA to enable certain construction subcode applicants to electronically submit certain materials for permit application review; limits requirements for physical seal on documents at worksite.
Permits farm brewery licensees to sell products to consumers for consumption on licensed premises.
Concerns charter school enrollment, student placements, reporting, and athletics.
Establishes various requirements for charter schools, charter school board of trustees members, and charter management organizations.
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign distribution of certain Community Resources funding to Neptune American Legion Post #346.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for Community College Opportunity Grant.
Establishes Health Equity Access and Leadership Fund; appropriates $25 million from General Fund, and allocates portion of Health Care Subsidy Fund revenues, to fund.
Increases FY2026 annual appropriation to DCF by $16.7 million to increase NJ FamilyCare monthly reimbursement rate paid to care management organizations.
Appropriates $55 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes and various Green Acres funds to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Requires Division of Aging Services to establish one application form for programs providing services to certain adults.
Reduces minimum number of annually required thoroughbred horse racing dates under certain circumstances.
Prohibits workplace discrimination based on menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause.
Provides gross income tax credit for volunteer first responders who incur costs for child care services.
Establishes State grant program fund to incentivize municipalities to create senior snow removal programs; appropriates $2 million.
Requires certain standards be established for contracts between pharmacy benefits managers and health benefits plans.
Requires pharmacy benefits manager compensation to be based on bona fide service fee.
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from using spread pricing as model of prescription drug pricing; requires transparency in provision of pharmacy benefits management services.
Requires funds received by NJ from lawsuits in which AG participated be held in escrow by certain financial institutions.
Modifies additional fee and taxes imposed on certain real property transfers valued over $1 million; expands imposition of fees and taxes to real property classified Industrial Property and certain Apartments.
Requires candidate contact information to be provided on certain forms filed with ELEC.
Establishes GREEN Loan Program in BPU to finance certain renewable energy and energy efficiency projects; appropriates $5 million.
Allows Cannabis Regulatory Commission to award competitive grants from Social Equity Excise Fee proceeds.
Requires Office of Eviction Prevention to publish eviction-related data.
Filed3
Makes permanent, and revises, certain provisions of law related to issuance of limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing and limited certificate of eligibility.
Authorizes coverage of prescriptive hormone replacement therapy.
Requires health insurance coverage for sepsis-related claims.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages and clarifies privileges.*
Makes various revisions to the laws governing alcoholic beverage licensing.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.**
Bans unauthorized restaurant reservation arrangement by third-party reservation service.
Establishes "Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act." *
Establishes Social Media Research Center at four-year public institution of higher education.
"New Jersey Kids Code Act"; adopts New Jersey Age-Appropriate Design Code and requires certain online service providers to implement certain measures concerning minors' use of online service.*
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Authorizes HMFA to make certain reimbursements to support pre-purchase homebuyer counseling under Foreclosure Mediation Assistance Program.
Passed both houses · 2
Permits pretrial detention for contempt violation of protective order issued under "Victim's Assistance and Survivor Protection Act."
Requires expedited compliance with certain search warrants in domestic violence and stalking investigations.
Passed the General Assembly · 38
Prohibits SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid from denying coverage for maintenance medications for chronic conditions for covered persons solely because of change in health benefits plan or pharmacy benefits manager.
Requires State entities to offer optional service for businesses to receive certain notices electronically.
Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.*
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal and prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
Requires unrestricted Medicaid coverage for ovulation enhancing drugs and medical services related to administering such drugs for certain beneficiaries experiencing infertility.
Modifies collective statewide transfer agreement and reverse transfer agreement; establishes New Jersey Transfer Ombudsperson within Office of Secretary of Higher Education.
Requires AG to review Statewide policy regarding investigation of human trafficking.
Creates "Patient and Provider Protection Act."*
Exempts community gardens operating on-site composting systems or other systems of managing organic waste from certain DEP permits under certain conditions.
Requires DEP to prioritize funding for certain projects for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes and certain environmental infrastructure projects that include, or allow for, flood mitigation projects.
Requires certain providers to perform intimate partner violence screenings and all health care professionals to take certain actions to prevent perpetrators of intimate partner violence from obtaining copies of victim's medical record.
Requires Division of Children's System of Care to make changes to certain polices regarding the provision of family support and respite care services for certain eligible individuals.
Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
Requires signs to be posted in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.
Requires homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations to be translated into multiple languages.
Expands responsibilities of Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board and establishes Problematic Sexual Behavior Program.*
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Gravesite Maintenance Grant Program in DVA.
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to include memory care training in annual long-term care training program.
Prohibits social media platforms from promoting certain practices or features of eating disorders to child users.
Requires Division of Child Protection and Permanency to develop suicide screening and crisis response training for caseworkers.
Requires social media platforms to cooperate with nonprofit organization initiatives to remove nonconsensual intimate images or videos.
Revises "Homelessness Prevention Program"; requires new charge for filing of eviction action.
Requires State agencies to make good faith effort to increase awarding of contracts procured without advertisement to minority- and women-owned businesses.
Requires study of vacant commercial space for small businesses.
Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.
Establishes Statewide dashboard to compile data for certain permits.*
Establishes that Superintendent of State Police holds rank of Colonel of State Police; permits appointment of retirant without reenrollment in SPRS.
Establishes Hope Card Program to provide victims of domestic violence with restraining order quick reference wallet card; makes appropriation.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing and treatments to slow progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires DHS to conduct review of reimbursement rates paid by State's child care assistance program to certain child care providers.
Prohibits surcharge on transportation network company riders for certain paratransit service.
Establishes additional procedures for financial oversight and reporting to ensure fiscal stability of school districts.
Expands duties of executive county business official; establishes processes for fiscal review of school districts by executive county superintendent and Commissioner of Education.
"Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students Act"; prohibits harassment or bullying of nonpublic school students and requires nonpublic schools to adopt anti-harassment and bullying policy.
Revises certain deadlines and State funding regarding support provided by DHS, DOLWD, and Office of Volunteerism to NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients to meet federal eligibility requirements via volunteering.
Expands and changes membership of Aquaculture Advisory Council.
Out of committee · 35
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.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening. *
Requires DOH to evaluate technology uses in long-term care settings, implements certain technological requirements within long-term care settings, and clarifies existing telehealth reimbursement parity includes long-term care settings.
Requires public institution of higher education to adopt withdrawal policy permitting refund for certain extenuating circumstances.
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.
"Everyone Counts in New Jersey Act"; establishes "New Jersey Census Complete Count Commission," "New Jersey Office of Census," and "New Jersey Census Complete Count Trust Fund."*
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.
Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for endometriosis.
Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia.
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
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.
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states.*
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Establishes legislative internship program.
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Protects access to assisted reproductive technology.
Modifies child endangerment statute to include AI technology; establishes criminal penalties.
Updates requirements for licensure in occupational therapy.
Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking and criminal sexual contact prosecutions and eliminates statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking.*
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 NJ FamilyCare reimbursement for pediatric medication management services provided for certain children by licensed pharmacist.
Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center.
"Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.**
Establishes "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act;" appropriates $1.5 million.*
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems; establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations captured by school bus monitoring systems.
Requires Social Media Research Center to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.*
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success.*
Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth.*
Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagus nerve stimulators for students with seizure disorder on emergent basis.
Directs professional and occupational boards to promulgate rules for licensee use of generative artificial intelligence.
Requires artificial intelligence companion operators to provide notifications that users are not communicating with human.
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.*
Establishes "New Jersey Holistic Representation Model" in Office of Public Defender.
In committee · 138
Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes.
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.
"Madalyn's Law"; requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate instruction on toxic shock syndrome and requires installation of signage in certain women's rooms to enhance public awareness of toxic shock syndrome.
Permits certain local units and authorities to reduce water, sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
Reschedules June 2025 primary election date; provides for adjustment of date on which primary elections will be held if date coincides with period of religious observance.
Prohibits advertising artificial intelligence system as licensed mental health professional.
"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.
Prohibits approving authority from approving construction of certain warehouses on lot of land within 1,000 feet of historic district.
Requires additional credit against fair share obligation for abandoned property converted to affordable housing.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having service-connected permanent disability; extends eligibility to veterans suffering from mental illness; establishes eligibility of property owned by disabled veteran with surviving partner for exemption.
Establishes pilot program in Office of Planning Advocacy to reimburse municipalities for certain expenditures concerning warehouse development; appropriates $1 million.
Requires issuance of raincheck for unavailable good or service advertised by digital coupon.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional materials.
Expands definition and qualifications of online newspaper for required public advertisements.
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Prohibits DHS from deeming certain teachers and school employees ineligible for child care subsidies due to number of hours worked when school is not in session for students.
Concerns applicability of sales tax to certain horse-boarding charges in New Jersey.
Requires adoption of policy addressing job-related issues of pregnant firefighters.
Subjects certain rooming and boarding houses to municipal land use regulations; requires owners and operators of cooperative sober living residences to submit certain approvals with license applications.
Establishes "Resident Firefighter Grant Program" in Division of Fire Safety.
Requires AG to establish training program for crowd management and provide resources to municipal police department or force for large gatherings and flash mobs.
Requires producer of certain firefighting equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to provide written notice to purchaser; prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain firefighting equipment containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.
Concerns AG guidelines on bias incident investigation standards.
Establishes task force to review current status of juvenile delinquency and remediation.
Requires Department of Treasury to update New Jersey Disparity Study every five years.
Establishes four-year Career and Technical Education Partnership Grant Program.
Makes various changes to provisions of "Administrative Procedure Act."
Prohibits aquaculture of any species of octopus for purpose of human consumption.
Removes income-based limitations on gross income tax exclusion for pension and retirement income.
Establishes certain medical billing requirements concerning specific nature of charges or expenses for health care services.
Requires Medicaid coverage for self-administered hormonal contraceptives dispensed by pharmacist under standing order.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100 million to Affordable Housing Production Fund in DCA for completion of 100-percent affordable housing projects.
Modifies title and role of Chief Diversity Officer; establishes New Jersey Office of Supplier Development and Business Opportunities.
Concerns housing discrimination based on source of lawful income.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Creates Health Care Cost Containment and Price Transparency Commission, Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency, and hospital price transparency regulations.
Dedicates 50 percent of revenues collected from additional fees and taxes imposed on real property transfers valued over $1 million to Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Authorizes funding to protect safety of cooperating witnesses; expands Crime Victim's Bill of Rights to provide these witnesses with certain guarantees.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Concerns provision of services to defendants on pretrial release.
Revises penalty for underage gambling to be civil penalty; provides for all associated fines to be used for gambling addiction treatment.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.
Requires training of planned real estate development association board members.
Concerns the "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act."
Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning health care service needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer or questioning individuals, and persons with intersex conditions in the State.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credit for certain Pre-Broadway and Post-Broadway theater productions.
"Stephanie's Law"; Requires AOC to establish publicly-accessible domestic violence registry; requires law enforcement officer to search State's domestic violence registries when conducting arrest.
Requires law enforcement officer to conduct danger assessment of domestic violence victims and provide assistance to high-risk victims.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish Legislative Youth Council and select institution of higher education in this State as host; makes changes to council's structure to provide flexibility in activities and operations.
Limits amount of residential rental property application fee; establishes penalty.
Modernizes responsibilities of New Jersey Council of County Colleges.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $615,000 to DHS for grant to NJ 2-1-1 Partnership.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Increases resource threshold limit for certain Medicaid eligibility groups.
Codifies authority for certain health care providers to provide abortions and clarifies certain operational requirements for abortion facilities.
Creates "Reproductive Health Care Access Fund" to strengthen access to reproductive health care; makes appropriation.
Requires affirmative written consent for certain entities to disclose individual's medical information regarding reproductive health care services, with limited exceptions, unless disclosure is necessary to provide those services.
Establishes Reproductive Health Care Professional Loan Redemption Program; appropriates $5 million.
Provides for voluntary contributions for taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support reproductive health care services.
Requires health care professionals to perform lead screening on pregnant persons under certain circumstances.
Establishes multiple sclerosis public awareness campaign.
Requires Medicaid reimbursement of mental health rehabilitation services provided via clubhouse program.
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts; makes an appropriation.
Establishes municipal water infrastructure planning and design project grant program in DEP; appropriates $100 million.
Reduces and clarifies requirements for municipal tourist development commission disbursements for advertising.
Concerns distribution of 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account.
Requires Director of Division of Local Government Services in DCA to establish grant program to enhance local government efficiency; appropriates $1.5 million.
Makes various changes to school funding law and Educational Adequacy Report; establishes Special Education Funding Review Task Force.
Extends time period in which to enroll newborn infant in health benefits coverage.
Permits individuals to establish voluntary nonopioid directives.
Eliminates sales tax on baby necessities and sunscreen.
Exempts 100 percent disabled veterans from payment of motor vehicle registration fees; requires notification of eligible motorists.
Requires public transportation employees and certain motorbus operators to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking; requires inclusion of certain content in certain courses.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Creates pilot program to provide corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.
Requires health insurance coverage of scalp cooling systems in connection with cancer chemotherapy treatment; requires physicians to inform patients of scalp cooling therapy.
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.
Dedicates certain wine tax receipts to "Jersey Fresh Program Fund."
"Cancer Patient Care and Compassion Act."
Requires guidelines on student use of internet-enabled devices to be developed by DOE and policy to be adopted by governing body of each public school.
Requires NJTA, SJTA, EDA, CRDA, PANYNJ, and DRPA to consider minorities and women when hiring or awarding contracts.
Requires certain health care facilities to offer lactation counseling and consultations to persons who have given birth.
Establishes standards for court-ordered counseling for domestic violence offenders.
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."
Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
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.
Establishes Office of Permitting and Broadband Deployment and Development Efficiency in Department of State and establishes NJ Permit Fast Track Program; appropriates $2 million.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Requires Department of Agriculture to establish program to make grants available to certain non-profit organizations for seafood gleaning operations; appropriates $250,000.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Establishes "Jersey Craft Beverage Retailer Promotion and Grant Program" in EDA.
Requires health benefits coverage for family planning and reproductive health care services, including early infancy care, without cost sharing.
Provides health care benefits to disabled members of TPAF and PERS.
Requires health insurance coverage of diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost-sharing.
Requires health insurance coverage for certain neurological diseases.
Prohibits health insurance carriers from making certain changes to contract with network providers during term of contract.
Establishes public awareness campaign and call center for certain property tax relief programs; requires submission of annual report by Stay NJ Task Force.
Requires BPU members to have certain experience and complete certain training.
"End Tesla Exception Act"; repeals statute permitting Tesla and other zero emission vehicle manufacturers to sell vehicles directly to consumers.
Establishes "Equitable Drug Pricing and Patient Access Act."
Requires mail-in ballot applications to include prepaid postage.
Requires State department, agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof to provide link on website for members of public to submit complaints.
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage.
Allows veteran service organizations to obtain license to serve members alcoholic beverages.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Requires hospitals and birthing facilities to request new parents watch water safety video prior to discharge.
Designates May of each year as "Water Safety Month" in NJ; encourages DOE to provide resources on water safety.
Prohibits food service businesses from providing single-use utensils and condiments to customers, except upon request, and requires certain food service businesses to provide reusable, washable utensils to customers eating on site.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Division on Civil Rights.
Expands eligibility for pension and retirement income exclusion to taxpayers with incomes exceeding $150,000, and increases amount of exclusion that qualifying taxpayers may claim.
Provides 50 percent sales and use tax exemption for certain businesses in impacted municipalities during ongoing public highway project.
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 prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Revises reporting requirements for nursing homes concerning financial disclosures and ownership structure.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Requires food service businesses to provide written notice of major food allergens in each menu item.
Requires Administrative Law Judges to be enrolled in Workers Compensation Judges Part of PERS.
Expands liability of certain individuals associated with limited liability companies and other commercial entities, when acting as residential landlord.
Prohibits fur farming.
Provides certain protections to residents of long-term care facilities and long-term acute care hospitals.
Establishes certain protections for drivers and holders of non-driver identification cards diagnosed with certain disabilities.
Requires long-term care facilities to provide its employees with necessary supplies and equipment at no cost.
Establishes statutory requirements regarding application process for cottage food operators.
Requires DOBI to monitor, evaluate, and submit annual report concerning mental health insurance coverage for minors; requires carriers to maintain provider directory.
Specifies that members of State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee and School Employees' Health Benefits Plan Design Committee have fiduciary duty.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration.
Requires NJT to develop railroad safety public awareness campaign and increase safety signage at railroad crossings.
Establishes New Jersey Civics and Debate Initiative in public schools; appropriates $4.5 million.
Prohibits private use and regulates government use of automated license plate readers.
Makes FY2027 supplemental appropriation of $455,000 to DOH for NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders.
Increases amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments; increases property tax credit option for certain individuals.