Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Mitchelle Drulis
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Imposes various taxes and fees on correctional service businesses to offset social costs of incarceration.*
Out of committee4
Permits certain winery license holders to sell wine produced by other winery licensees under certain circumstances; establishes supplemental wine production facility license.
Requires DOH to study cost of establishing long-term health care benefit for certain individuals.
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Prohibits sharing automated license plate reader information for interstate investigation concerning reproductive health care services that are legal in NJ.
In committee16
Requires certain ratios of school library media specialists to students in public schools.
Requires installation of baby-changing stations in certain public restrooms.
Requires outdoor lighting fixtures installed or replaced by, or on behalf of State, or at projects receiving State funds, to meet certain criteria.
Prohibits Fish and Game Council and Division of Fish and Wildlife from requiring, for deer management plans, written consent of private landowners located in, or within 2,000 feet of, deer management area.
Establishes Veterans State Government Fellowship program.
Requires social media companies to establish toll-free telephone number for NJ account holders to report fraudulent account actions.
Permits representative of National Association of County Veteran Service Officers to take leave of absence with pay to attend State or national conventions.
Permits certain wineries to sell their products by the glass for consumption in licensed salesrooms.
Establishes additional public inspection requirements for school district budgets.
Provides gross income tax credit to taxpayers for qualified youth sports expenses paid or incurred on behalf of dependents.
Expands category of nonresident children who school district may enroll without payment of tuition.
Establishes low-speed electric bicycle public awareness campaign in MVC; appropriates $250,000.
Concerns speech rights of persons creating public media at public institutions of higher education.
Authorizes procedures under MLUL for identification and preservation of abandoned cemeteries.
Prohibits youth serving organizations from imposing "stay-to-play" requirements.
Modifies certain requirements of corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.*
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism develop and maintain Internet website on historic sites, districts, and roadside markers.
Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates.
Requires public schools to post link to subsidized school meals application, and certain informational videos related to application, in prominent place on Internet website.*
Requires Governor's Office of Volunteerism to promote and support volunteerism for compliance with certain eligibility requirements for NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients; appropriates $200,000 to DHS, Office of Volunteerism, and DOLWD.*
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Passed the General Assembly · 19
Permits 30-calendar day extension to cure period for certain businesses to address and resolve certain violations.
Requires State entities to offer optional service for businesses to receive certain notices electronically.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to create and distribute satisfaction survey.
Modifies collective statewide transfer agreement and reverse transfer agreement; establishes New Jersey Transfer Ombudsperson within Office of Secretary of Higher Education.
Prohibits health insurance carriers from denying coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs in favor of opioid prescription drugs.
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.
Establishes registry of out-of-state contractors who are awarded public works contracts in this State.
Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
Authorizes hospital patient with developmental disabilities to have designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver accompany patient throughout hospital stay.
Creates separate crime for items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children; concerns computer generated or manipulated sexually explicit images.
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage for certain children with disabilities who are 26 years of age or older.
Requires social media platforms to cooperate with nonprofit organization initiatives to remove nonconsensual intimate images or videos.
Establishes "pollinator-friendly" label for plants.
Designates hazelnut as State nut of New Jersey.
Requires study of vacant commercial space for small businesses.
Establishes Statewide dashboard to compile data for certain permits.*
Establishes that Superintendent of State Police holds rank of Colonel of State Police; permits appointment of retirant without reenrollment in SPRS.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing and treatments to slow progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Out of committee · 30
Provides for expansion of county transportation services to include disabled veterans; provides funding source for expansion.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening. *
Requires child care centers to establish procedures to notify parents or guardians in event of unexcused child absence as condition of licensure.
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.
"Everyone Counts in New Jersey Act"; establishes "New Jersey Census Complete Count Commission," "New Jersey Office of Census," and "New Jersey Census Complete Count Trust Fund."*
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.
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.*
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Establishes legislative internship program.
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Protects access to assisted reproductive technology.
Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote New Jersey liquors, beers, and wines.*
Modifies child endangerment statute to include AI technology; establishes criminal penalties.
Limits perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products.*
Permits certain consumers up to five business days to cancel home improvement contracts and up to three days to cancel certain consumer goods contracts.
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.*
Provides certain volunteer and other workers with maximum compensation benefit for workers' compensation claim regardless of outside employment.
Codifies and extends authorization for certain out-of-State health care practitioners and recent graduates of health care training programs to practice in New Jersey.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for the treatment of stuttering.
Establishes "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act;" appropriates $1.5 million.*
Requires Commissioner of Education to take certain action concerning preliminary State school aid notices and school district budgets and creates New Jersey Education Funding Portal; modifies certain provisions in school funding law.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems; establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations captured by school bus monitoring systems.
Requires Social Media Research Center to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.*
Regulates deceptive use of artificial intelligence in photo advertising of certain dwellings.
Enters NJ into Athletic Trainer Compact.
"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.*
Prohibits contracts for procurement and licensing of electronic literary materials from including certain provisions.
Makes various revisions to the laws governing alcoholic beverage licensing.
Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Clarifies that voluntary incapacitation by alleged victim of sexual assault does not bar prosecution of defendant.
In committee · 113
"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.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Requires DOH to use Basic Screening Survey to assess oral health in children.
Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.
Provides for filing extension and alternate medical documentation in PFRS, SPRS, or PERS for accidental disability retirement in certain circumstances; extends accidental death benefit for survivors of certain SPRS retirees.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
Concerns false public alarms involving places of worship.
Establishes crime of doxxing.
Extends Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act to caregivers of certain veterans.
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Allows complaint for guardianship of minor to be filed six months before minor reaches age 18 under certain circumstances; establishes certain standards for filing guardianship complaints.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Makes $3 million supplemental appropriation for bonus awards for certain COVID-19 emergency essential frontline State workers of Local 195 of International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
Reaffirms continuation of Rutgers Institute of Management and Labor Relations; appropriates $750,000.
Adopts State definition of Islamophobia for certain civil and criminal purposes.
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Requires certain commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.
"CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture and distribution of substances containing kratom under certain circumstances.
Requires enforcing agency to conduct inspection of construction in specified time window.
Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans.
Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.
Directs BPU to study feasibility of developing advanced reactors Statewide.
Reduces threshold cost, from $5 million to $3 million, of public works projects which may include project labor agreements.
Establishes New Jersey Regulatory Modernization Commission.
Excludes contributions made to certain retirement savings plans under gross income tax.
"Department of Commerce and Innovation Act"; establishes Department of Commerce and Innovation as principal department in Executive Branch of State government; appropriates $1 million.
Provides gross income tax credits to support development of New Jersey-based small business start-ups.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Requires five-year average of equalized property valuation be used in calculation of local share under State school funding formula.
Facilitates construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing built in part through sweat equity by eventual occupant.
Provides tax levy cap adjustment for certain school districts experiencing reductions in State school aid.
Requires MVC to conduct study and issue report comparing online transactions and in-person transactions.
Expands purpose of Traumatic Brain Injury Fund to support transportation costs incurred by eligible individuals in accessing support group meetings.
Changes classification of State Investigators in civil service.
Directs DOE to create New Jersey Education Funding Portal to make available to school districts and public State school aid information.
Makes various changes to provisions of "Administrative Procedure Act."
Requires DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to construct suicide prevention barriers at certain bridges or overpasses.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Eliminates high school graduation proficiency test.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Creates Health Care Cost Containment and Price Transparency Commission, Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency, and hospital price transparency regulations.
Allows gross income tax deduction for union dues paid to labor organizations.
Requires official inspection facility employees covered by collective bargaining agreement to be offered employment following contract renewal or award of new contract; requires collective bargaining agreement to be binding in certain cases.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act."
Allows businesses to receive information via email concerning new regulations and economic incentives that affect business.
Codifies authority for certain health care providers to provide abortions and clarifies certain operational requirements for abortion facilities.
Creates "Reproductive Health Care Access Fund" to strengthen access to reproductive health care; makes appropriation.
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.
Requires four-year public institution of higher education to develop and implement reproductive health services plan; requires county college to develop referral network for reproductive health care services.
Establishes Reproductive Health Care Professional Loan Redemption Program; appropriates $5 million.
Provides for voluntary contributions for taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support reproductive health care services.
Requires Medicaid cover emergency contraception without requiring prescription or other authorization.
Establishes certain protections for health care professionals who receive behavioral health care and apply for State licensure.
Permits individuals to establish voluntary nonopioid directives.
Eliminates sales tax on baby necessities and sunscreen.
Increases FY2026 annual appropriation to DCF by $16.7 million to increase NJ FamilyCare monthly reimbursement rate paid to care management organizations.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Establishes "State House Flag Program"; makes appropriation.
Authorizes local governments to provide voluntary contributions to certain nonprofit veterans' organizations.
Requires at least one drive-up ballot drop box in each county; requires certain information to be posted at ballot drop boxes and locations.
Requires health insurance coverage of scalp cooling systems in connection with cancer chemotherapy treatment; requires physicians to inform patients of scalp cooling therapy.
Requires development of online tax training for small and micro-businesses.
Concerns electricity load forecasting.
"Cancer Patient Care and Compassion Act."
Allows State, municipality, and county to implement automatic enrollment of their employees in deferred compensation plans.
Requires law enforcement officers to complete training regarding identification of machine gun conversion devices.
Requires certain athletic trainers and certain coaches of interscholastic sports, cheerleading and dance programs, and collegiate sports to complete student-athlete eating disorder training program developed by Commissioner of Education.
Allows certain public high school student-athletes to substitute study hall for physical education during their athletic seasons.
Requires certain health care facilities to offer lactation counseling and consultations to persons who have given birth.
Establishes School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force.
Requires DCF to expand services provided by NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to include eating disorder services.
Requires State domestic violence public awareness campaign to add information on coercive control; requires annual reporting on activities of campaign and expands range of languages.
Establishes New Jersey Student Teacher Scholarship Program.
Establishes various programs to support neurodiverse students at county colleges; appropriates $1.475 million.
Establishes Inclusive Workplaces Program in EDA to provide grants and tax credits to encourage employer investment in workspaces inclusive of neurodivergent employees; appropriates $2.5 million.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to businesses employing and retaining certain neurodiverse individuals.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Establishes "Anthony's Legacy Act"; provides special consideration for certain grandparents applying for visitation rights.
Revises film and digital media content production tax credit program to include requirement for production of domestic original music and musical scores.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Authorizes State employees to take administrative leave days in observance of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha; requires school districts to permit students excused absences for observance of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
Establishes New Jersey-India Commission.
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.
Eliminates transaction nexus requirement under Sales and Use Tax and Corporation Business Tax.
The "Family and Private Burial Grounds Preservation Act."
Adds training concerning coercive control to domestic violence training for judges and law enforcement officers.
"New Jersey Safe Storage of Firearms Act"; establishes certain requirements and penalties regarding firearm storage; repeals law governing minor's access to firearm; requires AG to establish public awareness campaign regarding firearm storage; appropriates $500,000.
Prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on disclosure of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media within 90 days of election.
Prohibits election-related identity theft; upgrades dissemination of false campaign communications to third degree crime.
Provides family leave for employee to attend certain events of child of employee; establishes tax credits for employer that provide full paid family leave benefits.
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage.
Expedites process for filling vacancy from this State in United States House of Representatives under certain circumstances.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Revises process for filling vacancy from this State in United States House of Representatives.
Provides accidental death benefit to surviving spouse, surviving child, or surviving parent of a State Police recruit who dies during required pre-service training.
Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations concerning small modular nuclear reactors; authorizes EDA to incentivize construction and operation of such reactors.
Concerns electrical linemen and associated building trades during weather-related states of emergency.
Amends law related to EMT eligibility for receiving funds from "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund."
Establishes advertisement set-asides for eligible local news organizations.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Concerns public broadcasting funding; makes appropriations.
Regulates use of artificial intelligence-based systems for electronic monitoring regarding employment and public services.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Establishes five-year "New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Workforce Transition Act."
Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration.