Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Victoria A. Flynn
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Establishes "Mass Violence Care Fund."*
In committee118
Requires employers whose employees are subject to contracts that are amendable and do not expire to provide earned sick leave.
"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.
Requires orders of restitution to child of parent or guardian killed by drunk driver.
Requires Director of Division of Developmental Disabilities to align rates for self-directed employees with maximum service provider rates.
Appropriates $2.5 million to NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for purpose of expanding memorial and museum.
"Improved Suicide Prevention, Response, and Treatment Act."
Authorizes holder of limited brewery license to engage in certain activities.
Removes requirement that all boards of education be members of NJSBA.
Prohibits public question on adoption of optional plan of municipal government at special election.
Creates offense of tracking for unlawful purpose; imposes enhanced penalties.
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.
Directs that cannabis product be stored or kept in locked container; establishes civil penalty for violation.
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.
Prohibits use of fireworks on property adjacent to animal shelter, pound, or kennel.
Establishes threats of violence against prosecutors, law enforcement officers and their family members as a second degree crime, subject to the No Early Release Act sentencing.
Establishes loan program for first-time homebuyers who move to areas with most abandoned properties; appropriates $5 million.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing released nonviolent offenders.
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."
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.
Authorizes Surrogate of every county to establish electronic systems to accept electronic signatures on qualifying documents in probate matters.
Establishes task force to study technology and other methods used to reduce or eliminate telemarketing harassment and intimidation.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
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.
Requires children's psychiatric facilities to have on-site staff members supervise patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Lowers age at which certain insurers are required to provide coverage for mammograms.
Enacts "Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact."
"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 Division of Developmental Disabilities to develop guidelines for tiered group home placements and transfers.
Provides for reduced sales tax imposition for retail sales by certain small businesses.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that person charged with theft of motor vehicle be detained prior to trial.
Increases per diem allowance of recalled judge.
Increases membership and provides for certain meeting requirements of Council on Local Mandates.
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.
Establishes Domestic Violence Shelter Pet Grant Program to provide funds to house pets in shelters with their owners.
Prohibits distribution of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media within 60 days of election with intent to deceive voter.
Requires home insurance companies to cover water damage caused by ground seepage, water or sewer pipe damage, or flooding.
Regulates use of artificial intelligence enabled video interview in hiring process.
Extends crime of identity theft to include fraudulent impersonation or false depiction by means of artificial intelligence or deepfake technology.
Requires development of guidance and training to address social media in harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools; revises student learning standards to include instruction on social media in school bullying.
Establishes Office of School Climate in DOE and directs School Climate State Coordinator to develop central repository of resources for parents on harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools.
Broadens definition of "harassment, intimidation or bullying" to include hazing; requires inclusion of power differential in anti-bullying policy; directs DOE to revise guidance document and model policy.
Requires school safety teams to include coaches; broadens definition of "harassment, intimidation or bullying" to include hazing; requires coaches and certain advisors to complete training on anti-bullying policy.
Revises requirements for school safety teams; requires creation of district school climate improvement plans.
Directs Commissioner of Education to review handling of bullying reports; requires DOE to include additional content in guidance document on bullying; requires communications on bullying be available to parents in additional languages.
Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies.
Requires certain procedures, reports, and training for municipalities, counties, and school districts in response to cybersecurity incidents.
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 program within veterans' memorial homes to provide support to families of residents.
Establishes counseling program for eligible family members of active duty military members and disabled veterans.
Creates Veterans' Memorial Homes Oversight Board.
Requires DMVA establish veterans memorial home emergency hotline.
Requires NJT to respond electronically to written comments received at NJT's electronic mailing address concerning fare increases or substantial curtailment or abandonment of service.
Imposes penalties on driver who willfully disables and floods motor vehicle during storm-related flooding.
Requires casino license to integrate informational module into Internet gaming platform educating users on human trafficking.
Creates "New Jersey Anti-Semitism Task Force".
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 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 affirmative defense to prosecution for any crime committed by victim of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Prohibits commissioner or head of principal department in Executive Branch of State Government from holding additional employment that requires extended absence from NJ.
Upgrades degree of crime of auto theft when committed in connection with home invasion or residential burglary.
Amends felony murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated assault statutes to include death or bodily injury occurring during commission of auto theft.
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
Expands offenses for which juvenile may be waived to adult criminal court to include certain thefts or unlawful takings of motor vehicles; makes use of juvenile in theft of motor vehicle strict liability crime.
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.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Directs DCA to establish grants division to oversee grant administration, establish grants application portal, and implement public information campaign.
"Honoring and Listening to Our First Responders Act"; establishes offense of interfering with official duties of first responder under certain circumstances.
Requires employer to provide one additional paid sick day per benefit year to paid first responders for healthcare diagnostic testing.
Requires nursing homes to provide training to staff in behavioral health issues.
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.
Concerns electric and gas public utility rate setting procedures and economic impact studies.
Provides gross income tax credit to qualified caregivers for care and support expenses incurred for qualifying relative or individual with disabilities.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to waive electronic toll collection system fees for disabled veteran-owned businesses.
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
Requires Department of Veterans Affairs to verify unclaimed cremains of veterans, spouses, and dependents; requires funeral director to report to Department of Veterans Affairs possession of unclaimed veteran, spouse, and dependent cremains.**
Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers; repeals law establishing alternative certificate of eligibility.*
Requires State Board of Education to adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards pertaining to labor movement; requires school districts to provide instruction on labor movement.*
Requires VCCO to issue annual report to Governor and Legislature.
Requires DOE to partner with nonprofit organization to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in providing supplemental tutoring support to students.*
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.*
Permits certain persons to operate Type S school buses.
Provides for purchase of PFRS credit for service as class two special law enforcement officer.
Differentiates certain legal services from traditional insurance products.
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*
Eliminates fee for special plates for firefighters and members of first aid or rescue squads.
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".
Establishes offense of inciting public brawl; upgrades penalty for disorderly conduct in certain circumstances.
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.*
Provides health care benefits to disabled members of TPAF and PERS.
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.*
Allows businesses to receive information via email concerning new regulations and economic incentives that affect business.
Vetoed · 2
Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Establishes minimum Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities.
Passed the General Assembly · 18
Requires public institutions of higher education to establish plans concerning cyber security and prevention of cyber attacks.
Authorizes creation and issuance of veteran license plates.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems; establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations captured by school bus monitoring systems.*
Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal anxiety.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
"Home Business Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as permitted accessory uses.
Exempts poll workers wages from affecting unemployment compensation.*
Permits designation of special event zones for traffic regulation purposes during certain large events.
Requires DMVA create Bereavement Counseling Program for family members and volunteer caregivers of certain veterans.
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
Makes it fourth degree crime to engage in certain tracking and location activities.
Permits certified nurse aides to be employed as personal care assistants.
Requires notification of pet presence in seasonal rental unit.
Allows sentencing to extended term for repeat convictions of receipt of stolen property.
Limits negotiated plea agreements for crime of burglary when firearm involved.
Limits regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products.*
Imposes locational restriction on construction of a new crematory.
Out of committee · 61
Enhances criminal penalties for persons involved in certain human trafficking activities.*
Establishes "Student Mental Health Task Force."
Creates permanent commission to study various statutory definitions of veteran, disabled veteran, and service-disabled veteran.
Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.
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.
Establishes Women Veterans Coordinator in DMVA.
Provides for background checks and other requirements for certain agencies providing temporary home for child or pregnant woman during crisis.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to use therapy dogs in public elementary school wellness programs.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
Requires text messages soliciting home owners to provide notice when individuals sending solicitations are not licensed by New Jersey Real Estate Commission.*
"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.*
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover mammograms for women over 35 and women under 35 under certain circumstances.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program.
Broadens statute that criminalizes cyber-harassment of minor.
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.
Authorizes creation of honorably discharged veteran license plates.*
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.
Requires boards of education to ensure that all staff are trained in care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders every five years.*
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.*
Makes various changes to "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act" and Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program; repeals "New Jersey Ignite Act."*
Modifies down payment assistance program for benefit of first-generation and first-time homebuyers.
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Makes various changes to address sexual assault and child abuse and neglect involving military personnel; addresses protection, penalties, enforcement, jurisdiction, and victim compensation matters.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DMVA for New Jersey SOS Veterans Stakeholders Group.
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide mental health services to veterans; appropriates $2 million.
Requires DOH to conduct study on causes of youth suicide.
Creates Military and Veterans Affairs Oversight Board.
Provides gross income tax credit to active members of volunteer emergency service organizations for use of personal motor vehicle in performance of active duty.
Revises statutory terms pertaining to sexual exploitation or abuse of children.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.*
Establishes crime of doxxing.
Requires each public institution of higher education to convene menstrual equity task force.*
Appropriates $1.723 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Establishes pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of remote maternal health services for eligible beneficiaries.
Revises civil remedies for victims of invasion of privacy due to unauthorized recording or disclosure of sexual or intimate images.
Establishes right of sexual assault victim to notification of certain developments in criminal case.
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.*
Creates pilot program to provide corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.*
Removes time limitation on issuance of additional alcoholic beverage licenses within boundaries of former federal military installations; allows ABC Director to issue concessionaire permit for locations eligible to receive special mall license.*
Establishes Jersey Strong Public Service Scholarship Program.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Makes various changes to process for access to government records; appropriates $10 million.*
Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.
Requires DOE to establish working group on student literacy; mandates universal literacy screenings for kindergarten through grade three students; requires professional development for certain school district employees.*
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.**
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to create report on human trafficking related to 2026 FIFA World Cup; appropriates $1 million.*
Establishes Task Force on Aging in State of New Jersey in DOH.
"Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act."
Makes certain for-profit debt adjusters eligible for licensing to conduct business in State.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation program; provides aid for watershed lands.*
"Welcome Home Veterans Act"; requires MVC to provide veteran benefit information packets.
Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*
Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage for certain children with disabilities who are 26 years of age or older.
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
Authorizes creation of "Woman Veteran" license plates with emblem displaying silhouette of woman veteran saluting set against American flag background.
In committee · 265
Provides excused absence for public school student who participates in musical performance at military funeral, including playing "Taps."
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Requires partial State reimbursement to municipalities for cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Requires State employer to ascertain child abuse or sexual misconduct in employment applications for certain positions involving children; requires background checks for current and prospective employees.
Allows gross income tax deduction of up to $1,200 for purchases of school supplies by parents and guardians.
Establishes certain animal abuse offenses committed in manner manifesting extreme indifference to value of animal's life as crime of second degree; designated as "River's Law."
Excludes bonuses for reenlistment or voluntary extension of enlistment in armed forces from gross income.
Requires applicants for commercial driver license to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking.
Permits victims and witnesses of human trafficking to testify in criminal proceedings via closed circuit television; permits judge to make motion to seek closed circuit testimony.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
Establishes position of Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator.
Requires DMVA assist discharged service members who have diagnosed service-connected mental health condition with petitions to change discharge designation.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Allows certain persons with developmental disabilities 21 years of age and older to attend special education programs and to simultaneously participate in adult day and employment programs.
Requires mental health evaluation for all animal cruelty offenders; designated as "Shyanne's Law."
Requires DOE to collect and publish data on use of restraints and seclusion on students with disabilities.
Authorizes hospital patient with developmental disabilities to have designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver accompany patient throughout hospital stay.
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.
Makes desecration of military monument crime of the third degree.
Authorizes Commissioner of Transportation to allow painting of blue line between double yellow centerline marking on public roads.
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism.
Permits school bus driver to administer epinephrine to student in emergency under certain circumstances.
Creates new excuse from jury service; directs AOC to create and maintain list of persons excused from jury duty due to developmental disability.
Eliminates requirement for public school employees to maintain State residency.
Requires State Board of Education to permit candidates awaiting teacher certification to submit affidavit to hiring school district affirming certificate requirements have been met.
Establishes New Jersey Workforce Industry Needs Scholarship.
Requires public school with any of grades 9 through 12 to discuss with students and parents employment opportunities as skilled laborer or through military enlistment or in agriculture.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Permits police officers to be assigned to polling places located at public schools.
Retains organ donor designation upon renewal and issuance of certain documents.
Requires long-term care facilities to stock and provide COVID-19 antiviral treatments to residents.
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.
Allow problem gamblers to request placement on Division of Gaming Enforcement's list for self-excluded persons through division's website, by mail, or in-person.
Streamlines certification standards for emergency medical technicians.
Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of Individuals."
Waives pet adoption fees for certain military personnel and veterans.
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.
Authorizes schools to administer commercial driver license exam and other motor vehicle services for school bus drivers.
Permits police departments to donate unclaimed bicycles to nonprofit organizations.
Provides free admission to State parks, forests, and beaches for certain veterans and military personnel.
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.
Makes supplemental appropriation to provide additional State school aid to certain school districts that have experienced reductions in aid.
Eliminates weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated State employees.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.
Establishes toll free helpline for first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.
"Fairness in Women's Sport Act."
Permits minors to work until 11 p.m. between Memorial Day and October 1 of each year in certain circumstances.
Requires DOE to release to school district upon request data and software program algorithms used to calculate State school aid.
Prevents State school aid reduction in school districts that experienced decrease in equalized valuation and are located in certain counties.
Enacts "Anthony Maruca's Law"; requires law enforcement officers to carry epinephrine.
Permits certain winery licensees to engage in direct shipping.
Provides gross income tax credits to support development of New Jersey-based small business start-ups.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee."
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on statewide obligation.
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.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Prohibits affordable housing obligation exemptions for urban aid municipalities.
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
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.
Permits children age three through five to receive early intervention services under certain circumstances.
"One Strike, You're Ours;" adds use of Internet as aggravating factor in child sex crimes and requires lifetime electronic monitoring of offender.
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 district to notify registered apprenticeship programs of upcoming college or career fair.
Establishes Military Suicide Prevention Task Force.
Requires reporting of suicide attempts made by first responders.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
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.
Establishes "Subaccount for School Funding Protection" reserve account in Property Tax Relief Fund to prevent state aid losses for schools during economic emergency.
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Requires State Board of Education to include instruction on mental health first aid training as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.
Specifies additional services for victims of sex trafficking and domestic violence; makes $1,000,000 appropriation.
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 $1 million in funding to NJ Racing Commission for five-year grant program for purpose of supporting certain organizations that care for retired horses.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing whole house backup electrical generator for resident taxpayer's principal residence.
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.
Provides for full funding of extraordinary special education State aid.
Establishes "Long-Term Care Facility Infectious Disease Preparedness and Home Health Care Study Commission."
"Madison Holleran Proper Reporting Act"; requires institutions of higher education to post information on student suicides and attempted suicides on website.
Requires health insurance coverage for annual mental health screening.
Requires annual suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Requires reporting of first responder suicides to DOH.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Increases, from 18 percent to 30 percent, amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.
Requires psychological examination when parent loses custody of child and wants to regain custody of child who is in care or custody of grandparent.
Adds county and municipal representation to State Health Benefits Commission.
Requires NJT to provide Wi-Fi service on passenger trains.
Requires stress testing on State's ability to provide services in various economic conditions.
Revises Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid program; requires all energy taxes to be paid directly to municipalities.
Requires registered voters to present identification when voting at polling place.
Increases penalty for "bombing" online meeting or teleconference under certain circumstances.
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.
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.
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.
Directs DEP to establish sonar testing permit program.
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.
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.
Requires court to consider results of domestic violence assessment before dissolving certain domestic violence restraining orders.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
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.
"Breann's Law" requires health insurers, the State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide "out of network" coverage for children with catastrophic illnesses.
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
Exempts veterans from camping facilities fees at State parks and forests.
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.
Requires Office of Information Technology to establish centralized, one-stop website resource guide to assist persons in navigating the State's mental health and substance use disorder service systems.
Expands duties of Commission on Human Trafficking to prevent human trafficking in women and children of color.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain imaging related to breast cancer detection.
Supplemental appropriation of $3.6 million to DHS to increase adult medical day care Medicaid per diem rate from $89.55 to $93.10.
Exempts 100 percent disabled veterans from payment of motor vehicle registration fees; requires notification of eligible motorists.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Authorizes grants to purchase and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Requires certain information to be included in SHBP claims experience data provided to certain public employers.
Requires hospitals to provide breast cancer patients with information concerning reconstructive surgery; prohibits certain provisions in managed care plan contracts.
Requires health insurance carriers to categorize mental health treatment and therapy received by victim of domestic violence as medically necessary treatment and provide full benefits coverage therefor.
Permits board of education to employ certain veterans in coaching positions in school district's interscholastic athletic program.
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Encourages expansion of community mental health programs to include mental health services to veterans; prohibits veterans from being denied county mental health services.
Establishes hiring preference for veterans for teaching positions.
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
Establishes Animal Advocate Program in AOC.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires certain officers of education organizations to sign acknowledgement and undergo training concerning duties to report child abuse.
Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.
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.
"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.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
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.
Exempts construction, expansion, or renovation of building or structure owned and used by municipality or volunteer fire department from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Exempts certain veterans from gross income tax.
Allows tax credits for employing members of NJ National Guard and members of reserve component of US Armed Forces.
Requires certain funds from Main Street Recovery Fund to be used for grants for veteran-owned small businesses.
Establishes Veterans Suicide Prevention Commission.
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.
Concerns annual reporting requirements of SHBP and SEHBP commissions.
Establishes sales and events privileges for certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers.
"Michelle's Law"; requires health benefit plans to cover mammogram for an individual if recommended by health care provider.
Requires criminal history record background checks on certain volunteer sports personnel.
Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Adds Sons of The American Legion to list of organizations whose representatives receive paid leaves of absence to attend State and national conventions.
Requires Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman submit annual report to veterans' facility oversight boards.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator in DMVA.
Authorizes DMVA to grant preference in awarding contracts to vendors that employ veterans.
Authorizes creation of Combat Action Ribbon license plate.
Requires converting portion of Paramus and Menlo Park veterans' memorial homes into single occupancy rooms; requires upgrades to ventilation systems; provides Adjutant General discretion for additional room considerations.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Permits dogs as service and emotional support animals at State veterans' residential facilities.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities, during public health emergency, to develop guidance for in-person visitation at community-based residential settings for individuals with developmental disabilities and require providers to allow such visitation.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD and total brain injury.
Establishes Mental Health Awareness Pilot Program in DOE.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for suicidal ideation and attempted suicide for postpartum women.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator for service members.
Establishes loan redemption program and gross income tax credit for mental health professionals who serve children and adolescents.
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.
Allows gross income tax deduction for donations made to animal shelters.
Revises definition of domestic violence to include psychological abuse and economic abuse.
Requires boards of education to adopt suicide prevention policies and DOE to establish model suicide prevention policy.
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 tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education to New Jersey residents who are members of reserve component of Armed Forces of United States.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Requires certain doctors and nurses to ask patients questions regarding menstrual cycles, previous tampon use, and toxic shock syndrome.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Exempts cribs, child restraint systems, nursing bottles, and strollers from sales and use tax.
Makes various revisions to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights.
Requires EDA administer small business loan program to provide loans to small businesses owned or controlled by certain veterans.
Establishes program in New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing for support of residency programs at veterans' memorial homes in New Jersey; appropriates $500,000.
Requires organizations training disabled veteran assistance dogs to register with Division of Consumer Affairs and provide disabled veteran assistance dogs with vests and harnesses.
"New Jersey Transit Accountability Act"; requires independent audit of NJT.
Requires DMVA establish Disabled Veterans Transportation Task Force.
Requires MVC to place designation on motor vehicle's registration information indicating registrant is deaf.
Establishes task force to examine issues and make recommendations concerning youth sports, including abusive coaching, confrontational parents, and bullying of players.
"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.
Requires COAH to credit municipalities with units against fair share affordable housing obligation for certain types of housing; provides certain types of affordable housing units will be credited as two units.
Excludes basic pay received for active duty military service from gross income taxation.
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.
Establishes student-athlete mental health specialists in school districts and public institutions of higher education; creates student-athlete mental health registry; makes appropriation.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DCA for NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce for veteran economic development and outreach and skills development.
Provides gross income tax deduction for in vitro fertilization treatment expenses.
Requires school districts to implement reading intervention program for students in certain grades as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in English Language Arts.
"Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act"; prohibits distribution of State aid to an institution of higher education that authorizes, funds, or supports antisemitic events or organizations or fails to punish acts of antisemitism on campus.
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.
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.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Requires school psychologists and school counselors to complete mental health first aid training.
Requires Medicaid coverage for motorized wheelchairs for nursing facility residents 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.
Exempts purchases of natural gas and electricity for residential customers from sales and use tax.
Expands function of Commission on Human Trafficking to include promoting coordinated response by law enforcement to human trafficking.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $75,000 to Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund.
Revises credentialing process for physicians attempting to enter a health insurance carrier's provider network.
"Small Modular Nuclear Energy Incentive Act."
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies of cooperation with federal immigration officials.
Establishes "Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Grant Program" in DMVA.
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.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Authorizes creation of US Navy Veteran license plates.
Requires automatic voter registration process at local police force locations or Division of State Police providing firearms purchaser identification cards.
Revises out-of-State reciprocity for real estate licensees.
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.
Expands available protections against fraudulent recording of quitclaim deed.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of certain members of TPAF.
Requires reporting of provisional ballot data in each election district for primary and general elections.
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.
Excludes certain retirement savings plan contributions, withdrawals, and rollovers from gross income tax.
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.
Requires automatic voter registration process at local police force locations or Division of State Police providing firearms purchaser identification cards.
Suspends sales and use tax and societal benefits charge on electric and gas public utility bills during four-month period.
Modifies definition of Class I renewable energy to include nuclear fission; provides CBT tax credit for production of clean baseload power.
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.
Revises formula for State aid to municipalities and counties for public highway projects.
Prohibits government dealings with entities associated with Nigeria.