Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Gerry Scharfenberger
Sponsored
In committee104
Requires nursing homes to permit use of electronic monitoring devices at request of resident.
Requires applicants of commercial driver license to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide assistive technology to elementary and middle school students with dyslexia and related conditions.
Provides a STEM graduate retention tax credit for certain employers who pay certain employees' education loan debt.
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.
Requires sex offenders to report Internet identifiers and name changes.
Prohibits sex offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of victim's home or workplace.
Establishes construction workforce recruitment and training program in DOLWD.
Requires DMVA assist discharged service members who have diagnosed service-connected mental health condition with petitions to change discharge designation.
Includes animal cruelty against victim's animal within definition of domestic violence and other types of abuse; establishes immunity for reporting animal cruelty; mandates reporting of animal cruelty in certain circumstances.
Requires professional boards to issue licenses under certain circumstances to veterans with credentials in good standing from another jurisdiction.
Increases fines for failing to report suspected abuse or exploitation of institutionalized elderly person.
Requires DOE to collect and publish data on use of restraints and seclusion on students with disabilities.
Expands membership and responsibilities of State Council of Developmental Disabilities.
Criminalizes interference with monitoring devices on school buses.
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.
Allows corporation business tax credit for subcontracting work to NJ small businesses.
Establishes matching grant program in DOE for school districts to implement high-impact tutoring programs addressing learning loss due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Eliminates shellfish license fee for veterans and active duty service members.
Establishes Elementary Home Reading Grant Program; appropriates $500,000 to DOE from federal funds.
Excludes contributions to volunteer first aid or rescue squads from appropriations cap and property tax levy cap for certain local units.
Permits police departments to donate unclaimed bicycles to nonprofit organizations.
Removes principal place of business requirement of "Set-Aside Act for Disabled Veterans' Businesses."
Allows individuals on active duty to participate remotely in certain governmental meetings.
Requires school districts to implement policy pertaining to use in school setting of medical devices that require utilization of district's internet.
Allocates nondedicated portion of State realty transfer fee collections to municipal property tax relief.
Permits veterans, for civil service purposes, to be defined as a veteran or disabled veteran under federal or State definition of veteran.
"Highway Accident Property Tax Relief Act"; requires State to reimburse municipalities for costs of providing certain emergency services.
"Judy and Nikki's Law"; provides for life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder of a child 16 years of age or younger.
Creates home purchase grant program in HMFA for certain veterans who served in federal active duty; appropriates $2,000,000.
Increases penalty for harboring or concealing certain sex offenders.
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 text messages soliciting home owners to provide notice when individuals sending solicitations are not licensed by New Jersey Real Estate Commission.
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.
Directs DOE to conduct study concerning student caregivers.
"Homeowners' Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; allows homeowners to claim credit against gross income tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Requires State Board of Education to authorize Teacher of the Blind or Visually Impaired Kindergarten through Grade 12 endorsement.
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.
Requires parental notification when seclusion technique is utilized on student with disabilities; requires DOE to collect data on students with disabilities regarding exclusion from school pending psychiatric clearance and utilization of restraints and seclusion.
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.
Expands oversight and regulation of long-term care facilities; makes appropriation.
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.
Prohibits EDA from issuing subsidies for wind energy projects.
Increases income-based eligibility of Community College Opportunity Grant Program; codifies Garden State Guarantee Program to provide last-dollar financial aid grants for certain students.
Modifies time in which lien claim form for commercial construction may be filed.
"Video Game Marketplace Trafficking Investigation Act," requires Attorney General to investigate misuse of online video game commerce systems for human trafficking activity.
"Video Game Marketplace Child Protection and Anti-Trafficking Act," creates new penalties for non-reporting of suspected human trafficking through video game marketplaces.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing released nonviolent offenders.
Restricts purchase of single-family homes by certain institutional investors.
Requires State Police to develop public database of criminally charged or convicted undocumented immigrants.
Establishes "Municipal Community Center Grant Program."
Establishes crime of knowingly filing false report against law enforcement officers.
Creates Riot Related Property Destruction and Restitution Act.
"Enhanced Law Enforcement Protections Act;" upgrades penalties and eliminates presumption of pretrial release for assault against law enforcement and first responders during civil disturbance.
Creates "Conspiracy to Fund Criminal Activities Act;" creates penalties for financing of riots and violent disorderly conduct.
Prohibits common interest community from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting gardening on residential property.
Requires health claims utilization data to be shared with public entity plan sponsors.
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits to certain businesses for qualified purchases from NJ small businesses.
"Main Street Storefront Investment Credit Act"; provides corporation business and gross income tax credits to small businesses for certain property improvements.
Requires periodic reviews of Statewide voter registration system.
"Hire Jersey Act"; provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to small businesses for hiring and retaining certain New Jersey residents.
Requires DOE to establish supplemental curriculum resources list for Black history studies; appropriates $60,000.
Provides gross income tax credit to certain active members of volunteer emergency service organizations.
Establishes visual standards for certain kinds of identification issued to noncitizens; requires registered voters to present identification when voting at polling place.
Provides gross income tax credit for portion of employment-related dependent care expenses incurred by certain resident taxpayers.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Exempts poll workers wages from affecting unemployment compensation.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism develop and maintain Internet website on historic sites, districts, and roadside markers.
Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates.
Concerns facilities used by applicants for new motor vehicle dealer licenses.*
Revises continuing education requirements for real estate licensees and regulation of certain real estate continuing education providers, instructors, and courses.
Establishes program in EDA to encourage employee ownership awareness and provide funding and advisory support.
Passed the General Assembly · 11
Requires BPU to report societal benefits charge revenues and expenditures to Governor and Legislature.*
Prohibits telecommunications, utility or cable television companies from charging certain customers prior to actual billing due date.
Establishes pharmacist licensing exemption for certain dialysis-related drugs and devices.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to post public awareness signage in additional establishments.
Requires signs to be posted in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.
Establishes licensure requirement for source plasma donation centers.
Creates separate crime for items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children; concerns computer generated or manipulated sexually explicit images.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage for certain children with disabilities who are 26 years of age or older.
Requires restaurant to disclose mandatory gratuity to patrons.
Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund." and "Victims of Crime Compensation Board Account."*
Out of committee · 27
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to develop and implement beginning farmer mentoring program in cooperation with certain agricultural and educational organizations and entities; appropriates $5,000,000.*
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening. *
Creates Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Funding; appropriates $200,000.
Requires certain State employees to receive training in cybersecurity best practices.
Permits board of education to employ certain veterans in coaching positions in school district's interscholastic athletic program.
Directs DEP to lift conservation restrictions imposed as condition of CAFRA permit under certain conditions.
Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide mental health services to veterans; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Establishes pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of remote maternal health services for eligible beneficiaries.
Requires Division of Family Development to establish and maintain registration system for persons applying for State's child care assistance program.*
Prohibits use of "Nurse" title by unlicensed person.
Establishes Jersey Strong Public Service Scholarship Program.
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Authorizes cremation of unclaimed dead bodies and interment of cremains by counties.*
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.*
Supplements FY2027 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.*
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems; establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations captured by school bus monitoring systems.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
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.
Requires disclosure to be made when generative artificial intelligence is used to operate chatbots that provide election related information.
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.*
Enters NJ into Athletic Trainer Compact.
Establishes "New Jersey Holistic Representation Model" in Office of Public Defender.
In committee · 413
Deactivates certain committees, councils, panels, and task forces of advisory or temporary nature if entity does not meet or have quorum at least once every year.
Creates new excuse from jury service; directs AOC to create and maintain list of persons excused from jury duty due to developmental disability.
Streamlines emergency medical technician certification process for certain veterans.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to automatically offer toll discounts to senior citizens.
Provides free admission to State parks, forests, and beaches for certain veterans and military personnel.
Provides gross income tax deduction for in vitro fertilization treatment expenses.
Exempts honorably discharged veterans from payment of municipal parking meter fees when vehicle bears honorably discharged veteran's placard issued by MVC.
Establishes Special Education Transportation Task Force.
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.
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Requires clinic connected with dental school at public institution of higher education to give priority to 100 percent disabled veterans.
Requires certain documentation as proof of voter identity to vote; updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity.
Requires legislative approval of State Board of Education rules and regulations; repeals equity regulations.
Expands function of Commission on Human Trafficking to include promoting coordinated response by law enforcement to human trafficking.
Permits excused absence for student enlisted or planning to enlist in Armed Forces of United States or National Guard.
Requires public schools to provide age-appropriate information to students in grades nine through 12 on United States military and veterans.
Requires Attorney General to compile and publicly report certain statistics pertaining to permits to carry for handguns and firearm purchaser identification cards.
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.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
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.
Exempts certain surviving spouses and surviving civil union partners of certain disabled veterans from components of the realty transfer fee.
Allows credit against gross income tax for certain eligible taxpayers pursuing education and employment in State.
Requires electric service providers to integrate energy storage systems into long-term planning process.
Directs BPU to conduct study to determine whether deployment of microgrids and generators will reduce length of power outages.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of texting while driving as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
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.
Broadens riot and disorderly conduct; enhances penalties for public monument destruction; addresses riot victim assaults; creates crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly.
Establishes increased penalties for smoking cannabis or marijuana on public beaches.
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.
Exempts cribs, child restraint systems, nursing bottles, and strollers from sales and use tax.
Requires school districts to award students high school graduation credits in health, safety, and physical education for completing county fire academy course under certain circumstances.
"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.
Modifies requirements for associations to protect structural integrity of certain buildings; expands timeframes for associations to establish adequate reserves.
"Flood Zone Clarification Act"; modifies procedure for delineation of State flood hazard areas.
Makes desecration of military monument crime of the third degree.
Permits school bus driver to administer epinephrine to student in emergency under certain circumstances.
Requires Attorney General to establish educational and public information program concerning State and federal crimes of human trafficking; appropriates $75,000.
"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.
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.
Extends protected tenancy period for certain tenants who are senior citizens and certain tenants with disabilities.
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."
Requires Secretary of State and Chief Administrator 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.
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.
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.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to identify methods to prevent human trafficking through online gaming platforms.
Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccination.
Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies.
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.
Establishes counseling program for eligible family members of active duty military members and disabled veterans.
Requires DMVA establish veterans memorial home emergency hotline.
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.
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 Career and Technical Education Dual Enrollment Grant 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.
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.
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.
Makes desecration of military monument crime of the third degree.
Lowers age which family court may waive jurisdiction of juvenile delinquency case.
"Honoring and Listening to Our First Responders Act"; establishes offense of interfering with official duties of first responder under certain circumstances.
Enters NJ in New Jersey-Delaware Territorial Boundary Adjustment Compact.
Establishes student-athlete mental health specialists in school districts and public institutions of higher education; creates student-athlete mental health registry; makes appropriation.
Requires public schools that offer student psychological services to offer remote sessions.
Allows students to use portion of opportunity grant awards under Educational Opportunity Fund program during summer session.
Requires school districts to maintain supply of nasal rescue medication and oxygen for seizure emergencies; provides for training of designees to administer nasal rescue medication and oxygen when school nurse is not physically present.
Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.
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 county boards of election to have bipartisan representation when opening and canvassing mail-in ballots; requires secure storage of mail-in ballots; upgrades penalties for certain election-related crimes.
Requires that fuel stations specify taxes levied on motor fuel sales.
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.
Permits police officers to be assigned to polling places located at public schools.
Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.
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.
Provides access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters through SHBP physicians and other providers.
Establishes "Veteran Obituary Fund."
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.
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.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
Establishes crime of doxxing.
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 cost of exemption.
Exempts honorably discharged veterans from payment of passenger motor vehicle registration fee; requires notification of eligible motorists.
Allows tax credits for employing members of NJ National Guard and members of reserve component of US Armed Forces.
Establishes Veterans Suicide Prevention Commission.
Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.
"Fairness in Women's Sports Act."
Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
Requires public institution of higher education to establish plans concerning cyber security and prevention of cyber attacks.
Enacts "Anthony Maruca's Law"; requires law enforcement officers to carry epinephrine.
Reinstates penalty for underage possession and consumption of alcohol and cannabis as disorderly person offense.
Extends Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act to caregivers of certain veterans.
Grants law enforcement officer benefits to certain campus police officers enrolled in PERS.
Authorizes creation of US Navy Veteran license plates.
Establishes certain requirements for asserting cause of action under consumer fraud act and limits awarding of attorneys' fees.
"Max's Law"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine.
Establishes program in New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing for support of residency programs at veterans' memorial homes in New Jersey; appropriates $500,000.
Prohibits application, implementation, or enforcement of policies and rules established by international organizations in this State.
Repeals law prohibiting sale or distribution of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, polystyrene foam food service products, and single-use plastic straws.
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.
Waives business formation and registration fees for establishment of businesses owned by veterans.
"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.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans Assistance Trust."
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
"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.
Expands crime of human trafficking to include individuals who benefit financially.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Requires organizations training disabled veteran assistance dogs to register with Division of Consumer Affairs and provide disabled veteran assistance dogs with vests or harnesses.
"New Jersey Transit Accountability Act"; requires independent audit of NJT.
Concerns applicability of sales tax to certain horse-boarding charges in New Jersey.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Expands eligibility for gross income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Allows exclusion of certain small business income from taxation under gross income tax and corporation business tax.
Establishes separate disorderly persons offense for persons who wear masks with purpose to conceal identity while committing another crime or offense.
Makes labeling of candidate ballot positions discretionary rather than mandatory.
Provides that former law enforcement officers who retired due to disability are eligible to receive tuition assistance to attend public institution of higher education or proprietary institution licensed to confer academic degrees.
Establishes "Student Mental Health Task Force."
Modifies languages that examinations are to be conducted in for applicants seeking professional license issued by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Broadens statute that criminalizes cyber-harassment of minor.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to develop career and education guide for post secondary students with disabilities.
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Establishes hiring preference for veterans for teaching positions.
Revises formula for State aid to municipalities and counties for public highway projects.
"Michelle's Law"; requires health benefit plans to cover mammogram for an individual if recommended by health care provider.
Provides gross income tax credits to support development of New Jersey-based small business start-ups.
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.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
Requires DEP to establish artificial reef plan for commercial and recreational fishing.
Requires certain health benefits coverage for diagnosing and treating autism and other developmental disabilities.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Permits public and nonpublic schools to utilize security categorical aid to hire school security personnel.
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.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Adopts Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum for grades three through five.
Requires DHS to establish five-year pilot program to facilitate coordinated provision of systemic, therapeutic, assessment, resource, and treatment (START) services to adults who have both developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Requires AG to repeal law enforcement directive restricting law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Requires BPU to review and report on rates and revenues of electric public utilities that use smart meters.
"Small Modular Nuclear Energy Incentive Act."
Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after medical or surgical procedures.
Requires DEP and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to provide priority for principal forgiveness on environmental infrastructure project loans to municipalities in coastal areas.
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.
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.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.
Requires Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman submit annual report to veterans' facility oversight boards.
Authorizes creation of Combat Action Ribbon license plate.
Increases accidental death benefit for surviving spouse or surviving children of certain PERS members and retirants; provides accidental death benefit to beneficiary of certain PERS and PFRS members and retirants; redefines child.
Establishes NJT Office of Customer Advocate and Rider Advocacy Commission.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to conduct study and issue report on impact of artificial intelligence on growth of State's economy.
Extends regulatory power of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to senior housing.
Repeals law that requires funds for legislative agents to be assessed on student tuition bills in certain manner.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Requires DCF and DOE to establish policies and procedures relating to child abuse and neglect and child abuse prevention during certain public health emergencies.
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.
Makes various changes to school funding law and Educational Adequacy Report; establishes Special Education Funding Review Task Force.
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.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.
Requires long-term care facilities to develop person-centered care plans for residents and establishes right to certain forms of visitation for long-term care residents.
Establishes Law Enforcement Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $3 million.
Establishes Firefighter Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.
Requires MVC to accept certain documents as proof of name change for driver's license.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Establishes Volunteer First Responders Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Provides tax credits to companies contributing to loan and loan redemption program for residents who attend institutions of higher education in State and work at such company upon graduation.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Establishes Open Public Records Act Study Commission.
The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act."
Permits fair share affordable housing bonus credit for certain housing reserved for occupancy by teachers.
Designates 9/11 Heart Symbol flag as official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings and memorials.
Updates certain crimes to include nonconsensual pornographic deepfake threats and disclosure.
Provides gross income tax deduction for New Jersey fuel taxes paid through purchases of motor fuel for personal use of motor vehicles.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
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.
Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.
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 offshore wind project escrow funds to be remitted to BPU for certain ratepayer relief.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing whole house backup electrical generator for resident taxpayer's principal residence.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Prohibits public utilities from charging smart meter opt-out fees.
Exempts purchases of natural gas and electricity for residential customers from sales and use tax.
Establishes "Jersey Spirits Program" in Department of Agriculture.
Establishes "Jersey Craft Beverage Retailer Promotion and Grant Program" in EDA.
Requires appointment of State monitor to school districts that receive 70 percent or more of revenue from State aid.
Authorizes shared service agreements to facilitate provision of affordable housing.
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.
Requires high school students to receive financial literacy instruction.
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
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.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
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.
Provides for priority consideration, by State, of permit applications by counties and municipalities with 10 or more shared services.
Permits members of Community Emergency Response Teams to perform traffic duties under certain circumstances.
Requires entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibits minors from accessing certain online material.
Limits negotiated plea agreements for crime of burglary when firearm involved.
Establishes Military Suicide Prevention Task Force.
Prohibits transportation network companies from engaging in surge pricing during state of emergency.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program.
Creates Code Red alert pilot program to shelter at-risk individuals during certain hot weather and air quality events.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to exempt certain disabled veterans from E-ZPass tolls.
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain nutrition programs and certain nonprofit organizations that offer social services from motor vehicle registration fees.
Allows gross income tax deduction for up to $1,200 of unreimbursed expenses incurred by eligible educators for purchase of classroom supplies.
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.
Permits board of county commissioners to establish "Sharing Resources" grant and loan program to encourage shared services and municipal consolidation.
Authorizes Division of Gaming Enforcement to participate in national self-exclusion list for gaming activities, and to create necessary forms for participation.
Allows veteran service organizations to obtain license to serve members alcoholic beverages.
Authorizes creation of childhood cancer awareness license plates.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
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.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention of defendant charged with aggravated assault of law enforcement officer.
Establishes initiatives related to behavioral health care, including increasing reimbursement rates, providing cost-of-living adjustments, establishing grant programs for facility upkeep and provider training, and relaxing clinical supervision requirements.
Allows distributions from NJBEST account to Roth IRA as qualified withdrawals and excludes such distributions from gross income tax.
Establishes Distraction Free Schools Grant Program; appropriates $2 million.
Allows municipality to use school bus video footage to ticket driver for illegally passing school bus.
Permits interment of military working dogs at State-operated veterans' memorial cemeteries.
Requires Rutgers University study economic impact of military installations in NJ; appropriates $155,000.
Permits member of New Jersey National Guard to transfer 50 percent of certain tuition benefit to dependent child or 100 percent of certain tuition benefit to spouse.
Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.
Makes local government business administrators eligible for membership in PERS; provides for transfer from Defined Contribution Retirement Program to PERS.
Establishes "New Jersey Gold Star Family Annuity Program."
Requires issuance of refund or credit for tickets purchased through reseller or ticket resale website for events that get postponed.
Requires health benefits coverage for treatment of lipedema.
Establishes "Justice for Vulnerable Residents Act"; creates Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities.
"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 $1 million in funding to NJ Racing Commission for five-year grant program for purpose of supporting certain organizations that care for retired horses.
Establishes "STEM Curriculum Grant Program" for certain school districts; makes appropriation.
Requires DVA establish Veterans Outdoor Recovery Task Force.
Requires State Capitol Joint Management Commission display representation of Alice Paul in State Capitol building.
New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act; Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to DMVA for New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for facilities expansion.
Concerns professional licensing and application fees for spouse or dependent of active duty member of United States Armed Forces.
Permits municipality to establish restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters.
Expands rights of crime victims.
Establishes "Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Commission;" appropriates $2.5 million.
Requires Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain primary and mental health care services match reimbursement rates under Medicare.
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credit for employment of persons who have experienced job loss due to automation.
"Motor Vehicle Insurance Verification Act"; requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish online motor vehicle insurance verification system.
Permits excused absence for students participating in college visits, visits to postsecondary technical institutions, and military recruitment-related activities.
Creates "Punishing Rioters and Protecting Communities Act," broadens riot; enhances penalties certain riot-related criminal penalties; creates crimes of mob intimidation and cyber-intimidation by publication; establishes duty in municipality to permit law enforcement to respond appropriately.
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder committed in course of commission of certain sex offenses regardless of victim's age.
Requires volunteers, employees, and organizers of certain youth and sports organizations to receive criminal history record background checks.
Permits municipalities to enter into shared service agreement for tax assessment.
Allows gross income tax deduction for firearms training expenses paid by law enforcement officers.
Provides 50 percent sales and use tax exemption for certain businesses in impacted municipalities during ongoing public highway project.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Creates crime of political violence; establishes independent review board and training requirement for law enforcement.
Authorizes creation of "Sons of the American Legion" license plates.
Extends from October 31 to December 31 deadline to file combined application for ANCHOR, homestead property tax reimbursement, and Stay NJ property tax benefits.
Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $6,000 to $12,000.
Amends law related to EMT eligibility for receiving funds from "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund."
Exempts medical alert devices and services from sales and use tax.
Permits DVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Requires municipal planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment to incorporate recommendations from certain local environmental commissions on applications for development.
Requires MVC to place designation on motor vehicle's registration information indicating registrant is deaf or hard of hearing.
Concerns documents, driver's licenses, and non-driver identification cards issued by MVC.
Provides loan redemption for certain veterinarians who work at approved site for five years; annually appropriates $500,000.
Lowers age of eligibility for surviving spouse under homestead property tax reimbursement program from 65 to 62 years of age.
Authorizes the court to issue restraining orders to defendants charged with a crime as a condition of release on bail.
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate instruction on menstrual toxic shock syndrome and requires installation of signage in certain women's rooms to enhance public awareness of menstrual toxic shock syndrome.
Requires school bus personnel members to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires certain school buses transportating students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features; makes appropriation.
Establishes grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Adds illicit fentanyls to Schedule I in the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act."
Revises distribution of monies from Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund to municipalities.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Establishes agricultural apprenticeship program in DOLWD.
Requires public utilities to send certain information concerning rate increases to customers.
Requires BPU to publish plain language summary of its final decision on rate increase filings.
Prohibits electric public utility residential rate increases during summer and gas public utility residential rate increases during winter.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to conduct study quantifying market impact of housing regulations.
Prohibits electric public utilities from imposing reconciliation charge on customers.
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 task force to examine public school programs and services designed to address student mental health.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain SPRS members.
Permits municipalities to charge reduced or no beach fee for children ages 12 to 17; revises law concerning beach fees for veterans.
Requires boards of education to adopt suicide prevention policies and DOE to establish model suicide prevention policy.
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.
Establishes "Automotive Anti-Theft Systems Task Force."
Provides for allocation of $300 million from available balances collected from societal benefits charge and Global Warming Solutions Fund revenues for grants for construction of small modular nuclear reactors.
Requires DCA to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide growth-share calculation method.
Excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for housing obligations.
Removes exemption from fair share housing obligation for urban aid municipalities in future rounds of affordable housing obligations.
Requires affordable housing obligations of municipalities to be based on Statewide need.
Requires certain State agencies to establish expedited approval and permitting procedures for artificial intelligence data centers powered by small modular nuclear reactors.
Increases amounts of aid paid to certain municipalities that host watershed lands; increases amount annually appropriated to "Highlands Protection Fund" from realty transfer fee revenues.
Requires State Auditor to conduct performance audits of certain school districts.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations during public health emergency.
Excludes passenger and freight rail projects from purposes for which revenue from increase in petroleum products gross receipts tax revenue may be used.
Establishes "Parents' Bill of Rights Act"; requires disclosure of certain information to parents and guardians.
Requires State to participate in federal tax credit scholarship program and directs Commissioner of Education to provide required information to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Permits religious services during state of emergency or public health emergency declarations by Governor.
Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.
Establishes "Safe Guardianship Act;" restricts appointment of certain persons as guardian for incapacitated person.
Establishes New Jersey Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
"Parents' Bill of Rights Act"; requires public school and school district provide certain information to parents and guardians and obtain parental consent prior to taking certain actions.
Prohibits DEP from requiring person under 16 years of age to obtain horseback riding permit to ride in State wildlife management areas.
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
Withdraws New Jersey's participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Specifies that prior SADC approval is not required in order to authorize construction, installation, or operation of biomass, solar, or wind energy generating facilities, structures, or equipment on farmland preservation exception areas.
"Fairness for School Districts in Development Restricted Areas Act"; provides additional State school aid to certain school districts located in municipalities that are part of Highlands or Pinelands preservation areas.
"Sexual Assault Victims' Rights Act"; requires victim notification concerning termination of obligation to register as sex offender and release from parole supervision for life; concerns restraining orders for victim of sex offense.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning federal rules for US Postal Service postmark and its effect on mail-in ballots; directs Secretary of State to evaluate adequacy of mail-in ballot drop box placement and usage; appropriates $100,000.
Prohibits DEP from charging fee for resident mobile sportfishing vehicle permit to veterans, active military members, former or current members of the NJ National Guard or Reserve, or volunteer emergency workers.
Changes certain driver testing and education requirements for persons with disabilities.
Increases cap on grants for farmland stewardship activities to $100,000 per application.
Directs BPU and DEP to inventory areas previously sited for nuclear reactor facilities and solicit proposals for development, establishes expedited permitting for nuclear reactors.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters.
Requires battlefield cross memorials in NJ include replicas of vertical rifle, helmet, boots, and dog tags.
Establishes Veterans Bill of Rights.
Establishes "Fiscal Integrity for Future Attractions (FIFA) Act"; establishes commission to review and approve agreements to host certain major events in this State.
Concerns lung cancer screening awareness and access.
Provides funding for Division of State Police opioid-related initiatives; appropriates up to $5 million annually.
Makes permanent additional $250 ANCHOR property tax benefit for certain senior citizen homeowners and tenants.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Modifies requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy.
Extends foreclosure protections for certain homeowners impacted by remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to provide toll discount to veterans.
Upgrades assault on victims who are elderly or disabled.
Permits driver's license to display license holder's blood type upon request.
Requires subscription service provider to delete consumer payment information after cancellation of subscription service.
Classifies 7 Hydroxymitragynine as Schedule I drug.
Establishes special license plates supporting American Red Cross.
"Victoria's Law"; requires video surveillance cameras in certain special education classrooms in public schools for promotion of student safety.
"Permitting Transparency and Accountability Act"; codifies portions of Executive Order 5 of 2026; establishes Cross-Agency Permitting Team, permit catalog, permit dashboard, and New Jersey Report Card.
Provides CBT and gross income tax credits for construction or expansion of certain meat processing facilities.
Establishes Jersey Protein Pro pilot program; appropriates $3 million.
Expands Community College Opportunity Grant Program and Tuition Aid Grant Program to provide aid for certain career and technical education programs.
Requires AG to post certain information regarding legal action taken against federal government.
Establishes "Tom's Friends with ALS Bill of Rights" Act.
Allows gross income tax deduction for employment-related childcare expenses.
Requires resolution, ordinance, or other formal action authorizing acquisition of real property by eminent domain to state intended public use.
Requires contracted actuary for SHBP and SEHBP to present annual rate projections and analyses by certain dates.
Requires electric public utilities to submit report to BPU following major outage events.
Authorizes temporary waiver from requirement that farm winery use NJ grown fruit.
Concerns administrative fees charged for certain toll violations.
Requires new and existing registered voters to provide proof of United States citizenship in order to vote in State and local elections.
"Election Integrity Through Sensible Ballot Counting Act"; requires mail-in ballots to be received by 8 p.m. on day of election to be canvassed.
Authorizes volunteer emergency medical technician reimbursement for criminal background checks from Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund.
Modifies scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act related to economic impact of rules on small businesses and small local government units.
Permits use of New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship Program award at county college located in county adjacent to recipient's home county.
Invalidates DOLWD rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors.
Requires certain practices for maintenance of Statewide voter registration system.
Requires automatic voter registration processes when applying for concealed carry gun permits.
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Prohibits use of State funds by institutions of higher education for legal representation of undocumented immigrants.
Removes restrictions on presence of police and law enforcement officers near polling places and ballot drop boxes.
Prohibits marriages and civil unions between first cousins.