Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, Senate.
Owen Henry
Sponsored
Became law1
Designates portion of State Highway Route 35 in Laurence Harbor as "James Francisco and Walter Schmidt Memorial Roadway."
Out of committee1
Requires court to order financial support for child if child's parent or guardian is killed by drunk driver.
In committee42
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credit for employment of persons who have experienced job loss due to automation.
Exempts cribs, child restraint systems, nursing bottles, and strollers from sales and use tax.
Requires local unit to accept electronic payment of construction code fees.
Establishes Winery Co-marketing Grant Program; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes Veterans Assistance for Nutritional Needs Program in DHS.
Requires electric public utilities to take certain actions in event of outages in age-restricted communities.
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations that provide financial literacy classes; appropriates $100,000.
Requires municipal planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment to incorporate recommendations from certain local environmental commissions on applications for development.
Allows certification of orthopedic assistants.
Requires written notification of advanced placement courses to parents of students with disability; prohibits exclusion from advanced placement courses on basis of disability.
Exempts sales of energy-saving products and services from sales and use tax.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
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 public utility to provide daily updates to municipalities concerning public utility service work.
Requires county prosecutors to establish countywide system for tracking sexual assault forensic evidence kits.
Increases personal needs allowance to $100 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Requires health insurance coverage of scalp cooling systems in connection with cancer chemotherapy treatment; requires physicians to inform patients of scalp cooling therapy.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain SPRS members.
Authorizes private inspection facilities to perform off-site vehicle inspections of one or more vehicles.
Provides that lease renewal for farming of farmland is exempt from public bidding requirements if tenant under prior lease has farmed land for at least 10 years.
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Expands "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
Permits member of New Jersey National Guard to transfer certain tuition benefit to spouse or dependent child.
Establishes one-time grant program to support implementation of free, full-day kindergarten programs in certain school districts; appropriates $5 million.
Provides that stalking victim's death may constitute criminal homicide under certain circumstances; establishes stalking as aggravating factor in sentencing of defendant.
Establishes "Fair Access to Health Care Networks Act;" appropriates $2 million.
Requires notification of use of artificial intelligence system in certain communications with consumers.
Requires electric public utilities to obtain written consent and provide written disclosure prior to installing smart meters.
Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates of no less than 20 percent of total cost of product or appliance.
Requires issuance of refund or credit for tickets purchased through reseller or ticket resale website for events that get postponed.
"Compassionate Spousal Visits for Veterans Act"; establishes transportation grant program for spouses of veterans; appropriates $500,000.
Deems farming permitted and inherently beneficial use in all municipal zoning districts under MLUL.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million to DVA for suicide prevention training for personnel at State-run veterans' facilities.
Requires BPU to allow certain bidding practices during basic generation service auctions.
Authorizes Department of Agriculture to designate "School of Agriculture for Next Century," to support education, research, and workforce development in advanced agricultural technologies.
Expand existing prohibition against unauthorized practice of various professions to include content produced by or with assistance of artificial intelligence.
Requires electric public utilities to conduct wellness checks in age-restricted communities during power outages.
Requires electric public utilities to develop service restoration plans for certain communities on well water or septic systems.
Requires BPU to impose penalties during audits.
Requires SADC and any local board acquiring farmland for preservation purposes to provide partial payment to landowner, in advance of settlement, to demonstrate good faith intent to proceed with settlement and acquisition.
Repeals certain energy reduction and reporting requirements for electric and natural gas usage.
Filed2
Requires school districts to provide instruction on anaphylaxis as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
Provides gross income tax credit for taxpayers who donate blood.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2027.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2027.
Appropriates $77,406,208 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Passed the Senate · 7
Requires certain juveniles to appear before court in county where incident giving rise to delinquency complaint allegedly occurred.
Requires information to be provided regarding levels of US Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices under certain circumstances.**
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Requires school bus drivers and school bus aides to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires certain school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features.*
Authorizes Director of Board of County Commissioners to appoint designee to serve on county planning board.
Appropriates $64,787,327 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and other farmland preservation funds to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $10,000,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Out of committee · 18
Establishes certain protections for drivers and holders of non-driver identification cards diagnosed with certain disabilities.*
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.
Establishes "Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund" to support "Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services" Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program; appropriates $500,000.
Requires DOLWD to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for employment in healthcare facilities, home care services, and hospice services; makes appropriation.*
Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies; appropriates funds.*
Changes certain driver testing and education requirements for persons with disabilities.
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
Authorizes Division of Gaming Enforcement to participate in national self-exclusion list for gaming activities, and to create necessary forms for participation.
Requires private detectives to register their foreign employers with State Police.
Requires food service businesses to provide written notice of major food allergens in each menu item.
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Establishes "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act."
Requires expedited risk assessment and community notification for certain registered sex offenders who move to this State from another jurisdiction.*
Concerns lung cancer screening awareness and access.
Requires youth and sports organizations to obtain criminal history record background checks of certain volunteers, employees and organizers.*
Establishes that Superintendent of State Police holds rank of Colonel of State Police; permits appointment of retirant without reenrollment in SPRS.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2027; makes appropriation.
"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.
In committee · 93
Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Modifies method of allocating State aid for providing auxiliary and remedial services to nonpublic school students.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to conduct study on impact of State business income taxation on business out-migration, formation, and employment for previous and upcoming tax years.
Makes FY 2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund to Department of Agriculture for Jersey Fresh marketing and promotion activities.
Prohibits pharmacies from charging additional fee for processing prescriptions transmitted by telephone or electronic means.
Requires health insurance coverage for certain neurological diseases.
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism.
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
"Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act"; prohibits distribution of State aid to an institution of higher education that authorizes, funds, or supports antisemitic events or organizations or fails to punish acts of antisemitism on campus.
Requires president of public institution of higher education to regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution's governing board.
Provides that biennial renewal of license or certificate issued by New Jersey Board of Nursing is due on professional's birthday.
Revises reimbursement payments for providers using telemedicine and telehealth.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in student's resident district.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for investment in certain manufacturing equipment, facility renovation, modernization, and expansion.
Provides CBT and gross income tax credits for replacement of abandoned commercial building with new commercial building.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention of defendant charged with aggravated assault of law enforcement officer.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for child sexual abuse and child endangerment.
Expands epinephrine administration mechanisms permitted in schools, institutions of higher education, and youth camps.
Extends time period in which gross income taxpayers may file amended tax returns to correct overpayment of tax related to military pension payments or military survivor's benefit payments.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to DMVA for New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for facilities expansion.
Requires Director of Division of Developmental Disabilities to align rates for self-directed employees with maximum service provider rates.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
Extends eligibility for certain veterans' gross income tax exemptions to include veterans of all Uniformed Services of United States.
Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagas nerve stimulators for students with seizure disorder on emergent basis.
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.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Prohibits internet sale of lottery tickets by State Lottery Commission.
Requires State reimbursement to local government units for first-year uncollected property tax revenue attributable to veterans' property tax exemption.
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Provides supplemental appropriation to ensure certain school districts receive additional amounts of special education categorical, security categorical, and transportation aids.
Increases resource threshold for certain Medicaid eligibility groups.
Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; appropriates $2.5 million.
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.
"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.
Provides gross income tax deduction for expenses incurred by disabled veterans for service animals.
Establishes veterinary medicine loan redemption program for certain veterinarians who work in underserved areas for five years; annually appropriates $500,000.
Establishes loan redemption program for certified veterinarians employed as large animal veterinarians in New Jersey.
"Securing Access to Funding for Educating Drivers (SAFE) Act"; establishes NJ Behind-The-Wheel Driver Education Scholarship Program; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes Domestic Violence Shelter Pet Grant Program to provide funds to house pets in shelters with their owners.
Exempts certain nonprofit historic educational programs about steam locomotive railroads from regulation as amusement parks or rides.
Increases penalty for reckless vehicular homicide committed when driving while intoxicated under certain circumstances.
"Fentanyl and Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.
"New Jersey Disability Savings Act."
Expands purpose of Traumatic Brain Injury Fund to support transportation costs incurred by eligible individuals in accessing support group meetings.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.
Provides for certain pediatric NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries to maintain private duty nursing hours when transitioning to Managed Long Term Services and Supports; codifies and expands appeals provisions for private duty nursing services.
Concerns recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters; appropriates $2 million.
Allows gross income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.
Requires Firefighter 1 certification of candidate who completes military firefighter training and at least 12 months active duty military service in lieu of training course requirements.
Eliminates fee for special plates for firefighters and members of first aid or rescue squads.
Adjusts method of determining regional need for affordable housing; permits timeline extension for municipalities to determine and plan for adjusted fair share obligations based on revisions to regional need.
"Grid Reliability Protection Act"; prohibits State agencies from decommissioning electric generation facilities in State under certain circumstances.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Establishes third degree crime for certain trespasses involving victim of domestic violence.
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.
Establishes New Jersey Student Teacher Scholarship.
Permits individual holding a nursing multistate license to be eligible for school nurse certification.
Requires volunteers, employees, and organizers of certain youth and sports organizations to receive criminal history record background checks.
Establishes process to exempt municipality from certain fair share affordable housing obligations based on flood risk.
Provides exemption from DEP permit fees to municipalities after natural disaster involving flooding.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that person charged with theft of motor vehicle be detained prior to trial under certain circumstances.
Requires child care centers to establish procedures to notify parents or guardians in event of unexcused child absence as condition of licensure.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to reopen programs providing functional services to persons with developmental disabilities in same manner as schools.
Codifies and revises background check and other requirements for certain individuals working with children.
Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $6,000 to $12,000.
Requires food manufacturers to disclose new food additives not reported to FDA.
Requires waiver of juvenile to adult criminal court for certain criminal homicide offenses involving stalking.
Clarifies right of crime victim to make in-person statement directly to defendant concerning impact of crime.
Upgrades strict liability vehicular homicide to crime of second degree.
"Fair Funding for Vulnerable Residents Act"; establishes direct care ratio requirement for certain providers of services to adults or children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Provides spouses of military servicemembers with gross income tax credit, up to $500, for professional relicensing fees incurred upon relocating to State.
Allows corporation business tax credit for subcontracting work to NJ small businesses.
Establishes "Justice for Vulnerable Residents Act"; creates Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities.
Requires extraordinary special education aid to school districts for students with costs over $55,000 to be assessed and levied by county in which school district is located.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing certain persons with developmental disabilities.
Delays fourth round of affordable housing obligations, including present and prospective need and related litigation, until July 1, 2028.
Establishes bee-friendly habitat pilot program in Department of Agriculture; appropriates $1 million.
"Stolen Vehicle Possession Accountability Act"; increases penalties for adult and juvenile repeat offenses of receiving stolen motor vehicle.
Clarifies public school student attendance recording and reporting requirements.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to automatically offer toll discounts to senior citizens.
"New Jersey Transit Accountability Act"; requires independent audit of NJT.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.
Increase allowable amount of farmland preservation grants to nonprofit organizations.
Repeals law requiring law enforcement officers to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.