Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, Senate.
Linda R. Greenstein
Sponsored
Became law1
Prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain apparel and diaper products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.*
Passed both houses1
Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking and criminal sexual contact prosecutions and eliminates statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking.*
Passed the Senate5
Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits.
Creates "Youth Detention Task Force."
Exempts rugs and fabrics used in vehicles from provisions of "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act."
Prohibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.
Appropriates $64,787,327 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and other farmland preservation funds to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Out of committee22
"New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act"; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.*
Establishes "New Jersey Small Business Indoor Air Quality Management Support Program."
Requires municipalities to designate parking spaces for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
Establishes Law Enforcement Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $3 million.
Establishes "Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund" to support "Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services" Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program; appropriates $500,000.
Requires transportation network companies to share information concerning sexual misconduct investigation of driver; authorizes transportation network company to ban drivers from accessing digital network during and following investigation.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.
Makes various revisions to juvenile justice law.
Requires installation of fuel gas sensor devices in certain dwelling units.
Concerns "Sexual Violence Restorative Justice Pilot Program."
Requires AOC, in conjunction with State Parole Board, to conduct comprehensive study on Megan's Law.
Prohibits sharing automated license plate reader information for interstate investigation concerning reproductive health care services that are legal in NJ.
Expands "Daniel's Law" to prohibit disclosure of personal identifying information of victim support advocates and victim support care providers.
Permits exception to VCCO compensation reporting requirement for unreported sexual offenses if victim received certain forensic medical services.
Establishes "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act."
Provides certain volunteer and other workers with maximum compensation benefit for workers' compensation claim regardless of outside employment.
Makes various revisions to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights.
Establishes permanent unit in Office of Emergency Management to address access and functional needs of residents related to disasters and emergencies.
Exempts school refunding bond issuances from prior Local Finance Board approval under certain circumstances.*
Establishes that Superintendent of State Police holds rank of Colonel of State Police; permits appointment of retirant without reenrollment in SPRS.
Establishes NJ Native Seed Commission to develop plan to increase production and use of native seeds in State.
In committee155
Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education of violations of drinking water quality standards.
Establishes green infrastructure financing program.
Requires water purveyors to conduct, and report to DEP, water loss audits.
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Requires induction loop listening system installation in certain buildings open to public upon new construction or substantial renovation.
Directs DEP to develop State water infrastructure investment plan; requires NJ Infrastructure Bank to publish additional information about water infrastructure projects; appropriates $200,000 to NJ Infrastructure Bank.
Prohibits gender-based price discrimination.
Provides rental and lease protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Requires State to include distributed energy resource in certain new State buildings and consider retrofitting certain existing State buildings with distributed energy resources.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having service-connected permanent disability; extends eligibility to veterans suffering from mental illness; establishes eligibility of property owned by disabled veteran with surviving partner for exemption.
Establishes NJ Water Data Center at public institution of higher education; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes program in DOLWD to connect persons with disabilities with job training and employment.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Requires DOT to prioritize green stormwater infrastructure in design, construction, reconstruction, and repair of public highways.
Establishes a manufacturing reinvestment account program to incentivize capital investment and workforce training in New Jersey with income tax rate reductions, deferrals, and accelerated deductions.
"Invasive Species Management Act"; prohibits sale, distribution, import, export, and propagation of certain invasive species; establishes NJ invasive Species Council.
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.
Requires DOH to study indoor air quality at public schools, develop list of common indoor air contaminants at public schools, and establish guidance regarding potential mitigation measures.
"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Requires public water systems and landlords to provide certain notice of elevated perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances levels in drinking water; requires DEP to establish educational program.
Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.
Requires DEP to study feasibility of using alternative water supply source when perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances exceed maximum contaminant level.
Requires New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell to study cybersecurity infastructure and establish cybersecurity guidelines.
Requires EDA to create needs-matching website for eligible entities.
Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagas nerve stimulators for students with seizure disorder on emergent basis.
Establishes county veteran transportation grant program; removes certain restrictions to the current veterans transportation assistance program; appropriates $2 million.
Requires owners of certain buildings to test drinking water for Legionella bacteria.
Requires owners or operators of public community water systems to perform certain tests for Legionella bacteria.
Requires DEP to evaluate cumulative impact of stormwater when reviewing applications associated with warehouse and other high-density development projects.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and requires State to reimburse municipalities for cost of exemption.
Establishes pilot program in Office of Planning Advocacy to reimburse municipalities for certain expenditures concerning warehouse development; appropriates $1 million.
Requires certain customer identification to be presented to electric power or gas supplier if customer switches services.
Directs BPU to conduct study to determine whether microgrid and distributed energy resource deployment will reduce length of power outages.
Requires CATV companies to provide free broadband Internet service and associated equipment to public libraries and, under certain circumstances, other municipal buildings.
Creates "Manufacturing Reboot Program" in EDA to provide financial assistance to certain manufacturing businesses; makes $10 million appropriation to EDA.
Requires NJT to establish pilot program to provide free rides on rail, light rail, and bus service to individuals eligible for Access Link service.
"New Jersey Makes, the World Takes Act"; allows corporation business tax credit for selling New Jersey made products.
Requires death certificates to include drug responsible for drug overdose death under certain circumstances.
Establishes "New Jersey Alzheimer's Disease Master Plan Study Commission."
Requires health care professional to order bi-lateral ultrasounds concurrently when ordering mammograms; requires insurers to cover concurrent mammograms and bi-lateral ultrasounds.
Establishes manufacturing machine and metal trade apprenticeship tax credit program.
Authorizes special Ancient Order of Hibernians license plate.
Requires DEP to update school food waste guidelines to include recommendations for how to better utilize food nearing best-by and expiration dates.
Requires municipalities to provide certain information to property owners served by municipal water systems.
Requires certain water purveyors to identify, and use, alternative water supply source when perfluoralkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances exceed maximum contaminant levels.
Provides that solar and photovoltaic energy facilities and structures on farmland are not inherently beneficial use, per se, for purposes of zoning approvals.
Establishes license allowing supermarkets to sell certain alcoholic beverages manufactured in this State; designated as The Garden State Grocery Liquor Licensing Act.
Requires BPU to adopt regulations allowing wastewater utilities to impose wastewater system improvement charge.
Prohibits planting of non-native species in landscaping at State parks and forests; establishes grant program to support use of native plants at local parks and forests; appropriates $250,000.
Requires institutions of higher education to test for lead in drinking water annually, report test results, and install lead filters or treatment devices.
Provides additional State school aid to school districts experiencing enrollment increases due to conversion of age-restricted housing developments to non-restricted developments.
Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Requires health insurance coverage of postpartum pelvic floor physical therapy.
Changes classification of State Investigators in civil service.
Requires businesses in financial essential infrastructure, and health care industries to develop cybersecurity plans and report cybersecurity incidents.
Requires certain local authorities to inspect, maintain, and repair fire hydrants in planned real estate developments.
Requires water supply system testing and compliance with secondary drinking water regulations.
Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain home blood pressure monitors and cuffs for pregnant persons at risk for preeclampsia.
Expands Division of State Police rank and grade titles.
Concerns training for law enforcement officers.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion device.
Requires producer of certain firefighting equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to provide written notice to purchaser; prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain firefighting equipment containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Provides cancer and cardiovascular screenings to law enforcement officers; establishes fund; appropriates $20 million.
Provides PERS members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Imposes locational restriction on construction of a new crematory.
Requires health insurance coverage of diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost-sharing.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that homicide occurred in this State if body of homicide victim was found in this State.
Exempts from property taxation real property privately owned and leased to certain public entities for public purposes.
Concerns AG guidelines on bias incident investigation standards.
"Citizen's Fund Act"; establishes trust fund for conveyance of certain public entity assets, as permitted, for interest of public benefit plans.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3 million to NJ Division of State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
Permits probationary or temporary appointment of law enforcement officer as State or county investigator under certain circumstances.
Revises statutory definition of certain waterfront workers.
Requires fees for certain firearms permit applications be deposited into General Fund rather than VCCO account.
Revises penalty for criminal trespassing while carrying firearm.
Prohibits disclosure of certain information of probation officers.
Requires availability of free parking at polling places on election day.
Establishes "Household Water Assistance Program"; appropriates $75 million.
Allows gross income tax deduction for union dues paid to labor organizations.
"New Jersey Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights;" establishes procedures by which entities are required to conduct audits of pharmacies.
Increases accidental death benefit for certain members of PERS.
Establishes certain requirements if purchasing and reselling same single-family home within one year of receiving certificate of occupancy.
Provides super conciliation for certain emergency responder service employees, and requires continuation of contract provisions during negotiations.
Provides secondary classroom experience credit towards meeting requirements of classroom training portion of registered apprenticeship.
Requires certain State employees to receive training in cybersecurity best practices.
"Made in New Jersey Tax Credit Act"; provides CBT tax credits to taxpayers that purchase "New Jersey made" products.
Provides gross income tax credit to certain totally and permanently disabled veterans for rent constituting property taxes.
Increases qualified research expenses tax credit for corporation business taxpayers engaged in targeted industries; increases basic research payment tax credit; allows research tax credit to be refundable.
Prohibits condominium associations from assessing insurance deductibles to individual unit owners or groups of unit owners.
Concerns installation and maintenance of solar panels in common interest communities.
Requires association of age-restricted community to retain emergency contact information for residents.
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide mental health services to veterans; appropriates $2 million.
Provides deduction from gross income of $500 for full-time educators and paraprofessionals and $350 for part-time educators and paraprofessionals.
Permits small businesses to qualify for loans from EDA for costs of energy audit and making energy efficiency or conservation improvements.
Establishes Office of Financial Assistance in EDA to help businesses and non-profit organizations access opportunities for public financial assistance; requires office to develop common application platform.
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from requiring covered persons to use mail service pharmacies.
Requires availability of electronic fund transfers by health insurance carriers to reimburse covered persons.
Permits consumers aged 65 and over up to five business days to cancel home improvement contracts.
Regulates certain practices of pharmacy benefits managers and health insurance carriers.
Establishes grant program in DEP to provide financial assistance to municipalities for infrastructure and other physical upgrades to certain municipally owned sanitary landfill facilities closed before June 1987; appropriates $10 million.
Requires landlord to provide written explanation for rent increase on tenant of senior citizen housing project.
Authorizes school districts to establish electric vehicle certification programs.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish New Jersey STEM Entrepreneur Fellowship Program to support entrepreneurs in STEM fields.
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Prohibits twice exceptional students from being denied special education and related services due to average academic performance.
Upgrades crime of false public alarm when act done knowing it will result in law enforcement response against certain persons.
Creates resume bank for certain persons with disabilities.
Enters New Jersey into Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
Establishes Autism Education Council.
"Disaster Victims Protection Act"; requires Governor to allocate federal and State disaster aid to municipalities in proportion to amount of catastrophic physical damage sustained within each municipality.
Creates home purchase grant program in HMFA for certain veterans who served in federal active duty; appropriates $2 million.
Requires transfer of certain participants of DCRP to PERS.
Establishes civil action for abuse, neglect, exploitation or bullying of minor or adult with disability; provides that bullying of vulnerable adult may constitute grounds for investigation by adult protective services and report to law enforcement.
Allows municipalities to adopt ordinance to reduce population limit for certain alcoholic beverage retail consumption licenses.
Requires DOC to report certain information concerning halfway houses.
Establishes prisoner reentry peer support hotline.
Establishes crime of knowingly filing false report against law enforcement officers.
Establishes "New Jersey Community Health Worker Program" in DOH and certain training programs for community health workers.
Requires MVC to operate call center to assist with online transactions.
Establishes advertisement grant program for NJ emerging businesses.
Exempts 100 percent disabled veterans from payment of motor vehicle registration fees; requires notification of eligible motorists.
Provides consumer protections under certain telecommunications service provider contracts.
Directs DEP to develop guidelines concerning State and local government purchase of goods made from recycled material.
Directs DEP to establish rebate program for purchase of microfiber washing machine filter or replacement filter; appropriates $2.5 million.
Exempts community gardens composting on-site from certain DEP permits under certain conditions.
Requires public water systems to provide certain notice of boil water notices and violations of drinking water quality standards.
Allows identity theft victims to petition for judicial determination of factual innocence.
Requires DEP to perform certain assessments concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Creates Office of Sustainability.
Requires water suppliers to reimburse residential customers for drinking water testing under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Community Power Storage Program."
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing certain persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes cybersecurity employment grant program for qualified businesses; appropriates $750,000.
Provides for designation of manufacturing and production business resource center by EDA to provide services and assistance to manufacturing businesses.
Requires instruction on cybersecurity in grades nine through 12; requires Office of Secretary of Higher Education to develop cybersecurity model curricula; establishes loan redemption programs for individuals in certain cybersecurity occupations.
Requires State Treasurer to collect and study certain demographic information on corporate boards and in senior management.
Requires certain public water systems to publish certain financial and employee information on Internet.
Requires boards of education to adopt policy on use of surveillance systems with artificial intelligence capabilities.
Allows DEP to authorize reformation assessment of certain water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems.
Establishes "Support for Students Exposed to Domestic Violence Fund" in DOE to support public schools in addressing impact of domestic violence.
Establishes four-year Performing Arts Education Improvement Grant Program.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish criteria to be used by school districts in designating hazardous routes and provides State aid for each student transported along designated hazardous routes.
Appropriates funds up to $25 million for distribution to certain school districts to support health care cost increases.
Prohibits reductions in State school aid for certain school districts in 2026-2027 school year.
Establishes "Hazardous School Route Grant Program" in DOE; appropriates $15 million.
Establishes New Jersey Commission on Stalking Prevention and Response; makes appropriation of $93,500.
Concerning the use of glyphosate.
Requires MVC to utilize legal name including roman numerals on certain documents issued by MVC.
Provides for oversight of DHS contracts with providers serving persons with developmental disabilities.
Revises certain provisions of "Isolated Confinement Restriction Act."
Requires law enforcement, prosecutorial, and judicial training on impact of trauma.
Establishes and requires use of preferred drug list for State health benefit plans.
"Protecting Against Microplastics Act"; appropriates $3 million.
Filed12
Establishes municipal water infrastructure planning and design project grant program in DEP; appropriates $100 million.
Establishes Data Center Community Intervenor Compensation Grant Program and fund in DCA to provide financial assistance for certain data center-related services; appropriates $10 million.
Requires employers to provide certain notices to tipped workers.
Requires data center developers to provide certain notice to public before preliminary site plan consideration and hearing under MLUL; requires DCA to maintain related public notice website.
Establishes certain protections against deed theft.
Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee."
"Sadie's Law"; establishes legal planning services program for individuals with profound disabilities and their families.
Prohibits using facial recognition technology as sole basis for establishing probable cause for arrest warrant.
Establishes Artificial Intelligence in Education Youth Advisory Council in DOE.
Concerns noise abatement of data centers.
Requires Treasury to regularly review contract and performance of pharmacy benefits manager for SHBP and SEHBP.
Requires emergency action plans for delivery of oxygen to patient residences during public health emergency.
Carried from the General Assembly
Passed both houses1
Establishes NJ Native Seed Commission to develop plan to increase production and use of native seeds in State.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states.*
"Garden State Balcony Solar Act"; exempts portable solar generation devices from certain requirements, and requires certain entities to allow use and installation of portable solar generation devices.**
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Requires law enforcement officer to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.
Modifies various provisions of State's renewable energy incentive programs; requires electric public utilities to consider interconnection applications for certain solar projects.*
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
Requires Social Media Research Center to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.*
Permits dual-use solar energy projects to participate in community solar program.*
Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth.*
"Affordable Power Purchase Agreements Extension Act"; concerns extension of certain public entity contracts related to energy conservation and renewable energy production.
Appropriates $15,546,575 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and for certain administrative expenses.
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriations of $358,811,000; adds and amends various language provisions to FY2026 Appropriations Act.
Passed the Senate · 13
Requires information to be provided regarding levels of US Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices under certain circumstances.**
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Increases amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments; increases property tax credit option for certain individuals.
Prohibits cryptocurrency automatic teller machines.
Allows law enforcement agencies to distribute epinephrine to officers; requires training.
Establishes "LGBTQIA+ Pride Month" in New Jersey.
Makes various changes to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank's enabling act.
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.
Modifies certain requirements for transmission-scale energy storage procurement under BPU incentive program.
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement. *
Expands memorandum of understanding requirements for purpose of consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs.
Requires pharmacist or pharmacist's designee to notify consumer of substituted drug or biological product.
Out of committee · 48
Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates.
Permits school bus driver to administer epinephrine to student in emergency under certain circumstances.
Permits waiver of juvenile regardless of age under certain circumstances; makes juveniles eligible for waiver for terrorism and human trafficking.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
Requires limited liability company to disclose ownership information when submitting deed for recording and establishes penalty.*
Requires BPU to establish distributed energy storage incentive program.*
"Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act"; requires certain business entities to publicize annual greenhouse gas emissions data.
Requires energy usage plan for proposed artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities to be derived from new clean energy sources.
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for large load customers to protect non-large load customers from increased costs.*
"Public-Private Alliance to Retain Talent and Expand Regional Health Program Act"; creates grant program within DOH for student-loan and tuition relief and appropriates $5 million.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Revises certain laws governing police and fire interest arbitration.
Requires municipalities to provide basic life support services; establishes basic life support services as essential.
Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies; appropriates funds.*
Requires Secretary of Agriculture to establish Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program to reimburse school districts for costs expended in sourcing and procuring local foods for students; appropriates $4,500,000.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Establishes New Jersey First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Program; provides gross income tax benefits for certain contributions to and earnings on assets maintained in accounts established under program.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities; makes change to community solar program.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.
Requires municipalities to share certain payments in lieu of property taxes with school districts; informs counties, school districts, and DCA of certain information related to property tax exemptions and abatements.
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
Appropriates $60,743,569,000 in State funds and $30,495,124,195 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2027.
Establishes pilot program providing tuition fee waiver for certain apprenticeship courses.*
Limits perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products.*
Requires DOT to erect and maintain certain electric vehicle charging station signs.
"Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.*
Creates "Patient and Provider Protection Act."*
"Mattress Stewardship Act;" requires mattress producers to join stewardship organization and implement mattress stewardship program.
"Stop Sepsis Act"; Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols, train staff, and establish quality measures.*
Requires children's meals and beverages served in certain settings to meet nutritional standards.*
Revises reporting requirements for nursing homes concerning financial disclosures and ownership structure.
Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.
Prohibits expenditure of Green Acres funds for purchase, use, installation, or replacement of artificial turf fields.
Requires food service businesses to provide written notice of major food allergens in each menu item.
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Establishes Social Media Research Center at four-year public institution of higher education.
"New Jersey Kids Code Act"; adopts New Jersey Age-Appropriate Design Code and requires certain online service providers to implement certain measures concerning minors' use of online service.*
Codifies AG directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities."
Establishes "Privacy Protection Act"; concerns collection and sharing of certain personal information.
Diversifies use of "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program" to include training and intelligence gathering.
Establishes advertising set-asides for eligible local news organizations.*
Permits Paterson and Newark police who were promoted following February 2019 police sergeant exam to have those promotions deemed regular appointments.
"Construction Containment and Pollution Prevention Act"; requires contractors to use containment devices to prevent release of certain pollutants outside of worksites.
Allows value of SREC-IIs to be included in cost-benefit calculations under energy savings improvement programs.
Regulates use of artificial intelligence-based systems for electronic monitoring regarding employment and public services.
Requires DEP to establish maximum contaminant level for certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and establish private well testing program.
In committee · 168
Concerns expenses to municipalities for tree purchase, planting, and removal.
Revises law concerning partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies.
Requires membership of boards of trustees of State colleges and universities and county colleges to include two college employees.
Provides certain requirements concerning railroad safety.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Establishes procedures and standards regarding public service privatization contracts.
Requires law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement officers with cultural diversity training and develop diversity action plan.
Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.
Eliminates high school graduation proficiency test.
Prohibits late penalties from being made against senior citizen tenants in certain senior citizen rental housing in certain circumstances.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Requires licensing of pet groomers and registration of certain other businesses; establishes certain licensing and operating requirements.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Establishes Governor's Survivor Leader Advisory Council in DOH; requires council to create report on human trafficking and 2026 FIFA World Cup; appropriates $1 million.
Expands list of animals prohibited from use in traveling animal acts; limits certain exceptions to apply only at educational institutions.
Prohibits persons from installing, planting, or placing nonfunctional turf or invasive plant species on certain types of property during certain construction projects.
Requires telecommunications companies to provide prorated refunds for service outages of longer than 24 hours.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish Jersey Fresh sales pilot program; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes "School Bus Safety and Child Protection Act," requires periodic criminal background checks for certain school employees; and prohibits interference with school bus monitoring devices.
Requires environmental sustainability plan for State House Complex.
Establishes standards for food date labeling; requires Commissioner of Health to establish public education program and promulgate guidelines related to food safety.
Establishes Renewable and Efficient Energy Financing Program; authorizes BPU to transfer up to $20 million annually in societal benefits charge revenues to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for purposes of program.
Establishes Statewide targets to reduce disposal of organic waste in landfills; requires DEP to adopt regulations to achieve targets.
Provides CBT tax credit for retrofit of existing warehouses with solar-ready zone once solar panels are installed.
Requires Division of Rate Counsel to consider environmental impacts of proposed rate or service measure when representing public interest in certain proceedings and appeals.
Directs BPU to update interconnection standards for Class I renewable energy sources and develop fixed fee structure for interconnection costs.
Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $25,000 appropriation.
Authorizes regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)" and "Global Warming Response Act."
Directs BPU to establish certain standards concerning electric public utility use of customer energy usage data.
Prohibits sale, distribution, and import of certain products marketed as recyclable, unless DEP determines that products are widely recycled.
Requires electric public utilities to submit to BPU and implement integrated distribution plans.
"New Jersey Clean Energy Act of 2024"; establishes 100 percent clean electricity standard and directs BPU to establish clean electricity certificate program.
Requires BPU to allow low- and moderate-income residential customers to self-attest to income for participation in community solar programs.
Requires BPU to study and implement methods to allow additional distributed energy sources to interconnect to electrical grid.
Establishes conditions for net metering for authorized food waste recycling facilities.
Requires electric public utilities to develop and implement grid modernization plans; appropriates $300 million.
Directs DEP to establish leasing program for State-owned land to be used and managed as pollinator habitat.
Provides FY 2024 supplemental appropriations to, and establishes "Drinking Water Emergency Response Fund" in, DEP; appropriates $6.85 million to fund and various divisions of DEP.
Requires solid waste management districts to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.
Prohibits food service business from providing single-use utensils and condiments to customers under certain circumstances and requires DEP to establish education campaign on benefits of reducing single-use utensils and condiments.
Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes.
Requires electric public utilities to upgrade certain portions of electric transmission and distribution system with advanced conductors.
Authorizes BPU to provide site approval for small modular reactors; authorizes operators of small modular reactors to store spent nuclear fuel on-site.
Requires electric public utilities to apply to BPU for certificate of public convenience and necessity prior to undertaking transmission project.
Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to require undergraduate students to complete course on climate change.
Increases solar development goals of SREC-II program and extends certain target dates of program to 2035.
Requires certain large developments, to be used as retail facility or warehouse, to be designed and constructed to accommodate load associated with solar panels.
Establishes commission to study impact of certain Medicaid reimbursement rate change on nursing homes.
Creates the "Mold Safe Housing Act."
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism.
Requires hospitals and nursing homes to provide access to certain interpreter services for deaf and hard of hearing.
Requires development of manufacturing business attraction, expansion, and retention marketing plan for areas located in certain counties within southern New Jersey.
Creates "New Jersey Anti-Semitism Task Force".
Reduces number of manufacturing jobs required to qualify for NJEDA financing and incentive programs.
Establishes "Trenton Makes Commission."
Provides temporary corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for insourcing business to New Jersey.
Establishes Career and Technical Education Dual Enrollment Grant Program; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes Skilled Trades Career Exploration Pilot Program; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes "Incarcerated Women's Protection Act" and concerns correctional facility board of trustees.
Prohibits aquaculture of any species of octopus for purpose of human consumption.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Establishes minimum level of domestic violence and sexual assault training for judges and judicial personnel.
"Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act"; requires institutions of higher education to implement mental health programs and services.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Creates "Disability Life-Sustaining Measures Advisory Council."
Requires NJT to offer discount fares to certain individuals.
Prohibits leaving loaded firearm within easy access of minor under age of 18; requires law enforcement officers who observe unsecured firearms to conduct follow-up.
Makes $1.3 billion in federal funds available to DEP for use in New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program for lead service line replacement projects.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Requires DEP to prioritize funding for certain projects for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes and certain environmental infrastructure projects that include, or allow for, flood mitigation projects.
Clarifies procedures for maintenance of underground storage tanks.
Establishes occupational heat stress standard and "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" in DOLWD.
Expands Tuition Aid Grant program to include workforce training programs.
Increases PFRS accidental disability pension when disability is caused by weapon.
Creates penalty for child endangerment via use of social media.
Revises law related to EMT eligibility for receiving funds from "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund."
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Establishes Veterans Suicide Prevention Commission.
Establishes ranked-choice voting procedure for elections for Governor, State Senate, State General Assembly, United States Senate and House of Representatives, and presidential primaries and general elections for electors for United States President and Vice-President.
Establishes fringe benefit rate for State colleges and universities.
Allows ranked-choice voting options for municipal and school board elections under certain circumstances.
Establishes Small Business Resiliency Project Loan Program in EDA for certain small businesses implementing certain resiliency projects.
Establishes ranked-choice voting procedure for presidential primaries and general elections for electors for United States President and Vice-President.
Establishes "Energy Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships Program"; amends law concerning NJ Infrastructure Bank; and authorizes certain energy contracts under "Public School Contracts Law" and "Local Public Contracts Law" up to 25 years.
Repeals law that requires funds for legislative agents to be assessed on student tuition bills in certain manner.
Prohibits contracts for procurement and licensing of electronic literary materials from including certain provisions.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Prohibits surgical declawing of cats and other animals.
Expands culpability requirements for firearms trafficking offenses and violations of regulatory provisions relating to firearms.
Establishes additional municipal review processes and procedures related to development of certain large warehouses; requires certain real property revaluations and reassessments.
"Emission Reduction Innovation Act"; authorizes gas public utilities to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Makes $3 million supplemental appropriation for bonus awards for certain COVID-19 emergency essential frontline State workers of Local 195 International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
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.
"Fentanyl and Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine.
Prohibits transport of certain items by motor vehicle on certain roadways; provides standards for loading of motor vehicle with certain items.
Subjects certain rooming and boarding houses to municipal land use regulations; requires owners and operators of cooperative sober living residences to submit certain approvals with license applications.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Requires AG to establish ballistics analysis device pilot program in certain municipalities.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ apprentices in DOL registered apprenticeships.
Requires affirmative written consent for certain entities to disclose individual's medical information regarding reproductive health care services, with limited exceptions, unless disclosure is necessary to provide those services.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for military compensation paid to State residents for out-of-State military service.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Division on Civil Rights.
Directs DEP to establish scrap tire hauler license and scrap tire storage, collection, and disposal site permit.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Establishes New Jersey Statewide Suicide Prevention Coordination and Oversight Council in DHS.
Establishes third degree crime for certain trespasses involving victim of domestic violence.
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.
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are victims of domestic abuse to claim credit with filing status of married filing separately.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters.
Requires certain animals used in testing to be offered for adoption; requires establishment of procedures for assessment and disposition of animals; establishes penalties for noncompliance.
Establishes New Jersey Student Teacher Scholarship.
Includes certain employees of the DLPS as members of the Prosecutors Part of PERS.
Establishes "Equitable Drug Pricing and Patient Access Act."
Requires Director of Division of Local Government Services in DCA to establish grant program to enhance local government efficiency; appropriates $1.5 million.
Provides accidental disability benefits to police who contract COVID-19 under certain circumstances.
Establishes various requirements for charter schools, charter school board of trustees members, and charter management organizations.
Concerns charter school enrollment, student placements, reporting, and athletics.
Prohibits forcibly feeding certain poultry for production of foie gras.
Requires State agencies that administer utility bill payment assistance or energy efficiency programs to review, and potentially increase, income thresholds for residential customers to participate in programs.
Revises law prohibiting feeding of bears; establishes program in DEP for distribution of bear-proof garbage cans.
Permits use of credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment for bingo, raffles, and penny auctions.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Provides police training course credit to prior military law enforcement officer seeking employment as law enforcement officer in NJ.
Establishes New Jersey-India Commission.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Makes human trafficking-related crimes subject to No Early Release Act sentencing.
Requires health insurance coverage of screening for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders for certain covered persons.
Establishes requirements for on-demand micro transit programs operating in NJ.
Expands scope of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for screening, prevention, and treatment services of behavioral health issues affecting children.
Creates Health Care Cost Containment and Price Transparency Commission, Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency, and hospital price transparency regulations.
Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act."
Establishes Co-Curricular Activity Emergency Grant Program to support operations of co-curricular activities at public schools; appropriates $750,000.
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to remove language requiring achievement of cost savings for SHBP.
"Transparency in Federal Law Enforcement Activities Act"; establishes law enforcement officer identification requirements under certain circumstances.
Authorizes municipal assessment of development impact fees following State guidelines and makes an appropriation.
Requires certain electric public utilities to file emergency response plan with BPU.
Directs BPU to establish virtual power plant program to reduce peak demand for electric energy.
Requires certain ratios of school library media specialists to students in public schools.
Establishes Commission on Career and Technical Education and creates initiatives that promote career and technical education programs in State.
Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce voter-verifiable paper record of each vote cast.
Requires certain information to be included in SHBP and SEHBP claims experience data provided to certain public employers.
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 "New Jersey Cybersecurity Grant Program"; appropriates $5 million from General Fund.
Prohibits immigration enforcement on certain public lands; appropriates funds.
Amends law related to EMT eligibility for receiving funds from "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund."
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing and treatments to slow progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Removes exclusion of certain institutions of higher education under "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."
Requires combined groups to be determined on world-wide basis under corporation business tax.
Clarifies protections and remedies under New Jersey Civil Rights Act; establishes certain aggravating factors regarding award of punitive damages.
Prohibits use of lead ammunition in hunting.
Prohibits fur farming.
"Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
"Clean Firm Energy Reliability Act;" directs BPU to establish program to procure certain electricity generation facilities in State.
Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration.
Authorizes long-term public contracts of up to 25 years for provision of electricity and related products for energy storage systems.
Establishes farm pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizer collection and disposal program.
Modifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers.
Requires data centers to submit annual report to DEP; requires DEP to establish Data Center Transparency Dashboard.
Requires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.
Requires school districts to include instruction on significance of Juneteenth Independence Day as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.