Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Gerry Scharfenberger
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Requires text messages soliciting home owners to provide notice when individuals sending solicitations are not licensed by New Jersey Real Estate Commission.*
In committee47
Revises Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid program; requires all energy taxes to be paid directly to municipalities.
Suspends running of timeframes for county planning board action during state of emergency.
Requires State agencies to develop and submit information technology strategic plan.
Requires DOLWD to develop and execute information technology stress test and emergency telework plan for employees.
Revises law establishing individual transferable quota system for menhaden purse seine fishery.
Requires registered voters to present identification when voting at polling place.
Elevates the degree of desecration offense based upon the pecuniary loss; adds desecration to bias intimidation statute.
Increases penalty for "bombing" online meeting or teleconference under certain circumstances.
Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger.
Restricts establishment of mandates to become vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); establishes reimbursement program to cover certain out-of-pocket costs incurred in obtaining COVID-19 vaccine.
Requires Secretary of State to establish voter list maintenance and crosscheck program and to include certain voter registration data in annual report to Governor and Legislature.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse cost of certain customer-owned electric service equipment if damage to equipment is due to weather event affecting electric public utility service.
Requires 11th grade students to complete civics course as part of high school graduation requirements.
Directs Secretary of State to establish election incident reporting and complaint database; requires certain telephone numbers be provided with voter instructions.
Establishes Commission on Administrative Costs of Public Institutions of Higher Education.
Permits special service charge for commercial purpose public records requests; increases time to respond to commercial requests; provides penalty for failure to certify commercial purpose request.
Prohibits teaching of critical race theory in public schools; prohibits public school teachers from engaging in political, ideological, or religious advocacy in classroom.
Grants parents, guardians, and authorized representatives online access to medical and personal history of residents of certain residential care facilities.
Establishes rebuttable presumption against granting child custody under certain circumstances; expands best interests factors; adds coercive control to domestic violence definition.
Requires public high school students to receive financial literacy instruction on higher education costs, student financial assistance, and cryptocurrencies.
Permits police officers to be assigned to school if school is being used as polling place during conduct of election.
Requires parental consent for student to participate in health, family life education or sex education program.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from requiring vaccinations against COVID-19 and monkeypox for students who attend remotely.
Establishes temporary five-year teacher certification for veterans in certain circumstances.
Temporarily lowers corporation business tax rate for five years and repeals corporation business surtax.
Prohibits automatic registration with New Jersey Immunization Information System.
Requires parents and guardians be provided access medical records of minor patients.
Classifies xylazine as Schedule III controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances.
Requires certain disclosures regarding lithium ion powered electric vehicles.
Directs DEP to establish sonar testing permit program.
Establishes "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain homeschooling expenses incurred by parent or guardian with increased credit for taxpayers homeschooling child or dependent with special needs.
Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Requires EDA administer small business loan program to provide loans to small businesses owned or controlled by certain veterans.
Excludes basic pay received for active duty military service from gross income taxation.
Provides for establishment of child support lien against life insurance proceeds; requires insurers perform child support judgment search.
Expressly permits housing constructed prior to April 1, 1980 to be counted toward municipal affordable housing obligation.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Excludes from New Jersey gross income tax income of certain related survivors of members of United States military who die in active duty.
Imposes mandatory term of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole on persons who commit particularly brutal sexual assaults.
Requires EDA to provide loans through small business loan program at lower interest rates, with more flexible repayment terms if issued to small businesses owned or controlled by certain veterans, and prohibit certain fees.
Establishes "Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Grant Program" in DMVA.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of certain members of TPAF.
Provides $5,000 gross income tax deduction for taxpayers who incur certain commuter expenses.
Establishes certain requirements for asserting cause of action under consumer fraud act and limits awarding of attorneys' fees.
Prohibits EDA from issuing subsidies for wind energy projects.
Modifies time in which lien claim form for commercial construction may be filed.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
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.*
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Requires DOH to develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes and DOE to distribute to parents and guardians of enrolled students.*
Allows certain health care practitioners referrals to pharmacies to be made in accordance with certain professional standards.
Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".
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.
Ensures boards of elections have discretion to make initial determination of validity of cast ballots; requires Secretary of State to establish uniform guidelines for assessing validity of ballots.*
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.*
Clarifies current law addressing commissions paid to limited liability companies formed by real estate salespersons or broker-salespersons.
Passed the General Assembly · 8
Requires public institutions of higher education to establish plans concerning cyber security and prevention of cyber attacks.
Modifies languages that examinations are to be conducted in for applicants seeking professional license issued by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Limits negotiated plea agreements for crime of burglary when firearm involved.
Requires State departments and Office of Technology to provide reports on proposed technology upgrades.
Imposes locational restriction on construction of a new crematory.
Out of committee · 26
Enhances criminal penalties for persons involved in certain human trafficking activities.*
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.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
"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.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program.
Adopts Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to post public awareness signage in additional establishments.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.
Creates Code Red alert pilot program to shelter at-risk individuals during certain hot weather and air quality events; appropriates $2.5 million.**
Requires telecommunications, cable television, and Internet service providers to allow for service contracts to be paused or canceled following service recipient's admission to long-term care facility.*
Provides gross income tax credit to active members of volunteer emergency service organizations for use of personal motor vehicle in performance of active duty.
Increases tuition credit amount permitted under volunteer tuition credit program.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.*
Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.
Requires health benefits coverage for additional orthotic and prosthetic appliances under certain circumstances; requires coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances obtained through podiatrists.*
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum for grades three through five.*
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.*
Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances.
Establishes Special Education Transportation Task Force.
Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk.
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
Revises "Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licensing Act" to provide enforcement and penalty provisions.
Authorizes creation of "Woman Veteran" license plates with emblem displaying silhouette of woman veteran saluting set against American flag background.
In committee · 181
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain nutrition programs and certain nonprofit organizations that offer social services from motor vehicle registration fees.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
Establishes grant program for school districts to develop in-district and collaborative special education programs and services to reduce need to place classified students out-of-district.
Establishes position of Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator.
Permits school bus driver to administer epinephrine to student in emergency under certain circumstances.
Allows corporation business tax credit for subcontracting work to NJ small businesses.
Makes it a crime of the first degree to coerce a patient to request medication pursuant to the "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act" or to forge a patient's request for such medication.
Provides that public school parent who objects to learning material or activity that parent considers harmful may receive voucher from school district to enroll student in nonpublic school.
Eliminates Treasurer's authority to annually adjust petroleum products gross receipts tax.
Requires DEP and owners of certain reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures; authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs levels in response to severe weather events.
Streamlines certification standards for emergency medical technicians.
Requires DEP to establish artificial reef plan for commercial and recreational fishing.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or communication disabilities.
Requires DOE to develop model policies for ensuring parental notification of sexually explicit content in curriculum; requires board of education to provide parental notification of sexually explicit content in curriculum.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.
"Fairness in Women's Sport Act."
Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
Enacts "Anthony Maruca's Law"; requires law enforcement officers to carry epinephrine.
Provides gross income tax credits to support development of New Jersey-based small business start-ups.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevelopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires Attorney General to establish educational and public information program concerning State and federal crimes of human trafficking; appropriates $75,000.
Revises definition of child abuse or neglect to include additional perpetrators; establishes requirements concerning provision of services to children who engage in problematic sexual behaviors.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
"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.
Creates New Jersey Dog Trainer Licensure Board.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to DMVA for New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for facilities expansion.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing whole house backup electrical generator for resident taxpayer's principal residence.
Establishes crime of gang shoplifting.
Establishes Organized Retail Theft Prosecution Unit in DLPS.
Elevates disorderly persons theft to crime of fourth degree upon second conviction within two years.
Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.
"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.
Appropriates $2.5 million to NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for purpose of expanding memorial and museum.
"Improved Suicide Prevention, Response, and Treatment Act."
Removes requirement that all boards of education be members of NJSBA.
Establishes mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment for second offense involving use of juvenile in automobile theft.
Removes criminal liability for law enforcement officers who have investigative encounter with underage person for possession of alcohol or cannabis unless civil rights are violated.
Increases penalties for assault and harassment against sports officials and participants under certain circumstances.
Modifies minimum requirements for school district policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying.
Increases penalty for motor vehicle theft if, during course of theft, vehicle is operated in manner creating risk of injury or property damage.
Establishes "COVID-19 Learning Loss Study Commission."
Extends application period of temporary substitute teacher credential pathway.
Requires Secretary of State and Chief Administration of MVC to conduct audit of certain voter registrations and annual audits thereafter; requires proof of citizenship for voter registration at MVC.
Establishes commission to study mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 students.
Provides gross income tax credit for donations to eligible schools to assist in funding of student meals, medical supplies, and playground equipment.
Subjects unclaimed property to judgment debtor search; prioritizes unpaid child support judgment.
Requires any increase in local government costs for employee health care and prescription benefits coverage be offset by equivalent increase in municipal energy tax receipts property tax relief aid.
Requires allocation of Universal Service Fund to support emergency medical technician and firefighter training concerning electric vehicle fires.
Exempts from "Sales and Use Tax Act" certain retail sales of computers and school supplies; allows $500 gross income tax deduction to teachers purchasing school supplies for classroom use.
Adds postpartum depression services to State's behavioral health crisis services system.
Establishes annual four-day sales tax holiday after Thanksgiving.
Prohibits school districts and public institutions of higher education from adopting policies that bar military members or veterans from addressing students.
Requires crisis hotline centers to employ individuals with prior experience working with military veterans.
Increases penalties for motor vehicle theft; authorizes home detention for minors.
Increases penalties for certain motor vehicle theft and carjacking offenses; establishes presumption of pretrial detention in enumerated circumstances.
Increases penalty and establishes presumption of pretrial detention for persons who commit carjacking and theft by deception in certain circumstances.
"Pandemic Education Relief Act"; provides additional State school aid for certain school districts that have previously experienced reductions and establishes allowable uses of aid.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to identify methods to prevent human trafficking through online gaming platforms.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to conduct study and issue report on impact of artificial intelligence on growth of State's economy.
Requires reporting of certain attempted and completed suicides by minors.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Increases penalties imposed on juveniles and adults convicted of motor vehicle theft and related crimes.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
"Murphy's Law"; nullifies Governor's order, rule, or regulation to address declared emergency, or relevant portion thereof, when Governor violates same; creates affirmative defense to prosecution for same violation committed by Governor.
Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-owned lakes; appropriates $1 million.
Requires transportation network company to provide live customer service representative and certain notification to riders.
Concerns repayment of unemployment insurance benefits obtained fraudulently.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Establishes "Bring Veterans to New Jersey Program."
Requires EDA to establish program providing grants to qualified veterans purchasing franchises.
Exempts qualified veterans from paying certain firearm related fees.
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.
Provides employer and employee protections pursuant to the use of legalized cannabis items.
Requires certain funds from Main Street Recovery Fund to be used for grants for veteran-owned small businesses.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Permits service of parking tickets by mail.
Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
Requires Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman submit annual report to veterans' facility oversight boards.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.
Establishes process for submittal and publication of proposed revisions to Governor's budget recommendations and requires publication of proposals by June 1 annually.
Requires school districts to include information on events of September 11, 2001 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies; requires public schools to hold annual events commemorating September 11, 2001.
Heightens grade of theft if property stolen is catalytic converter.
Increases penalties for human trafficking of children.
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.
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.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccination.
Makes various revisions to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention of defendant charged with aggravated assault of law enforcement officer.
"New Jersey Transit Accountability Act"; requires independent audit of NJT.
"New Jersey Student Support Act"; establishes program in Department of Treasury to provide tax credits to taxpayers contributing to organization which awards scholarships to certain nonpublic school students.
Requires entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibits minors from accessing certain online material.
Increases regulation of State veterans' memorial homes.
Requires Veterans' Memorial Homes to develop and maintain emergency preparedness and response plans.
Requires establishment of minimum staff-to-resident ratios in veterans' memorial homes.
Establishes program for recruitment, training, and retention of health care professionals in veterans memorial homes; appropriates $370,000.
Requires DMVA establish veterans memorial home emergency hotline.
Prohibits use of "Nurse" title by unlicensed person.
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 applicability of sales tax to certain horse-boarding charges in New Jersey.
Provides gross income tax deduction for in vitro fertilization treatment expenses.
Allows students to use portion of opportunity grant awards under Educational Opportunity Fund program during summer session.
Provides gross income tax deduction for expenses incurred by disabled veterans for service animals.
Establishes hotline for reporting behavior negatively affecting integrity of sporting events and excludes persons responsible from future sports wagering activities; prohibits certain sports wagering advertisements; requires independent oversight of sports wagering operations to ensure integrity.
Requires Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to study impact of State agencies procuring, implementing, and operating artificial intelligence.
Establishes NJ Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.
Establishes New Jersey Human Trafficking Criminal Registry; requires establishment of educational curricula related to human trafficking.
Establishes Skilled Trades Career Exploration Pilot Program; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes State school aid reduction cap.
Requires New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to require criminal history records check for person to serve as official at athletic events sanctioned by association.
Prohibits posting, publishing on the Internet, or disclosing certain information regarding military personnel.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, upgrades certain residential burglaries to second degree crime; requires juvenile carjacking and home invasion offenses be tried in county where delinquency occurred.
Requires members of Sexual Assault Response Team to receive training on interacting with victims with developmental disabilities.
Establishes New Jersey Statewide Suicide Prevention Coordination and Oversight Council in DHS.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to reopen programs providing functional services to persons with developmental disabilities in same manner as schools.
Requires long-term care facilities to submit reports regarding residents with disabilities.
Requires school buses that transport students with special needs to be equipped with certain safety features.
Prohibits flags of designated terrorist organizations from being displayed or flown on State property.
Prohibits institution of higher education which boycotts or divests from Israel-supporting or Israeli businesses from receiving State funds.
Prohibits institution of higher education from establishing scholarship fund or student assistance program limited to students who are citizens or permanent residents of country or territory controlled by terrorist organization.
Prohibits public institution of higher education from entering into certain partnerships with institutions of higher education located in Palestinian territories.
Prohibits application, implementation, or enforcement of policies and rules established by international organizations in this State.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Allows exclusion of certain small business income from taxation under gross income tax and corporation business tax.
Revises definition of persons engaging in investment activities in Iran to reduce threshold from $20 million to $10 million.
"Ruth Gilbert Alzheimer's Accessibility Act"; allows certain individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia to receive, and caregivers transporting those individuals to utilize, parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
Exempts purchases of natural gas and electricity for residential customers from sales and use tax.
Revises credentialing process for physicians attempting to enter a health insurance carrier's provider network.
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.
Permits excused absence for student enlisted or planning to enlist Armed Forces of United States or National Guard.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after medical or surgical procedures.
Authorizes creation of US Navy Veteran license plates.
Requires DEP and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to provide priority for principal forgiveness on environmental infrastructure project loans to municipalities in coastal areas.
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.
Expands available protections against fraudulent recording of quitclaim deed.
Prohibits health care professionals from providing gender-affirming health care services to persons under 21 years of age.
Establishes that final restraining order survives plaintiff's death where other persons are also protected; requires prosecutors to provide notice of defendant's release to other persons protected by order.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to appear before legislative committees for certain increases; prohibits NJTA and SJTA from increasing certain tolls and charges more than two percent in five-year period.
Permits municipalities to charge reduced or no beach fee for children ages 12 to 17; revises law concerning beach fees for veterans.
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests for certain veterans, military personnel, first responders, and police.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Provides act of domestic violence or child endangerment committed during state of emergency may be classified one degree higher than underlying offense.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of US Armed Forces, NJ National Guard, and reserve component of US Armed Forces; creates permanent commission to study various definitions related to veteran status.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Lowers age which family court may waive jurisdiction of juvenile delinquency case.
Eliminates eligibility of certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to receive State student financial aid or to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education.
Makes labeling of candidate ballot positions discretionary rather than mandatory.
Modifies definition of Class I renewable energy to include nuclear fission; provides CBT tax credit for production of clean baseload power.
Requires all counties to establish mosquito control commissions and report certain mosquito control activities to State Mosquito Control Commission; requires State Mosquito Control Commission to develop guidelines to aid county commissions.
Enters NJ in New Jersey-Delaware Territorial Boundary Adjustment Compact.
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.
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.
Prohibits government dealings with entities associated with Nigeria.