Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, Senate.
Douglas J. Steinhardt
Sponsored
Became law1
Exempts sales of investment metal bullion and certain investment coins from sales and use tax.
Out of committee2
Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.
Creates crime of political violence; establishes independent review board and training requirement for law enforcement.
In committee69
Requires MVC to issue blue envelopes that hold documents required to operate motor vehicle to persons diagnosed with autism.
Restricts all ownership of agricultural land in State by foreign governments and persons.
Authorizes counties to establish mentoring programs for, and resell preserved farmland at reduced price to, and beginning farmers.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from accepting gifts and donations from foreign adversaries.
Authorizes EDA to provide grants from "Global Warming Solutions Fund" to finance replacement of certain agricultural equipment.
Prohibits government entities from procuring and using technology products and services from companies owned by, controlled by, or domiciled in certain foreign countries.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to conduct study on impact of State business income taxation on business out-migration, formation, and employment for previous and upcoming tax years.
Prohibits any foreign company created under laws of foreign adversary from participating in critical infrastructure.
Establishes Rural Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program in EDA; appropriates $2.5 million in federal funds.
Requires State Division of Investment to review pension and annuity fund assets to determine extent to which assets are invested in businesses with ties to foreign adversaries.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Increases sending district representation on receiving district's board of education in certain circumstances.
Extends crime of identity theft to include fraudulent impersonation or false depiction by means of artificial intelligence or deepfake technology.
Requires motor vehicle history checks and adds certain disqualifying offenses for community agency employees.
Requires motor vehicle rental companies provide 24-hour drop off or return service.
Establishes "Salute to Service and Sacrifice Memorial Commission."
Revises elements of offense of agricultural trespass, expands number and type of activities constituting agricultural trespass, and expands definition of "lands" susceptible to agricultural trespass.
Relates to provision of financial assistance to eligible property owners, renters, and vehicle owners impacted by remnants of Hurricane Ida; appropriates $100 million.
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring student growth objectives to evaluate teachers.
Establishes requirements for sale and planting of running bamboo; requires recordkeeping of certain violations and consideration thereof as grounds for license or registration review.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Authorizes voluntary donation of expired food or food waste to farmers; authorizes donations if farmer waives liability.
Prohibits DEP from requiring person under 16 years of age to obtain horseback riding permit to ride in State wildlife management areas.
Extends closing time of polling places by one hour.
Authorizes municipality to enact ordinance regulating where certain sex offenders may reside.
Establishes expedited ejectment proceeding to remove certain unauthorized real property occupants.
Concerns justified use of force and deadly force.
Clarifies crime of highway and public passage obstruction and increases penalties.
Authorizes issuance of Boy Scouts of America license plates for Boy Scouts of American councils in New Jersey.
Extends for five years expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres program and farmland preservation program for lands in Highlands Region.
Requires Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery-Armed Forces Qualifying Test to be offered as alternative assessment for high school graduation proficiency test requirement.
Revises law concerning substance use disorder treatment facility patient referrals.
Revises licensure and regulatory requirements for residential substance use disorders treatment facilities or programs.
Prohibits substance use disorder treatment providers from using deceptive marketing practices.
Establishes presumption for accidental disability retirement in PERS and PFRS that emergency medical technician, firefighter, and police officer has Parkinson's disease as result of employment.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Permits agriculture-related events on preserved farmland.
Modifies eligibility requirements for other retirement income exclusion concerning other sources of income.
Makes FY 2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund to Department of Agriculture for Jersey Fresh marketing and promotion activities.
Establishes State as purchaser of last resort for produce; directs Department of Agriculture to establish program.
Requires certain motorbus operators to unload passengers at scheduled destinations.
Increases penalties for human trafficking of children.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $75,000 to Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund.
Prohibits ownership of certain protected land adjacent to military facilities in State by certain foreign governments and persons.
Establishes affirmative defense to prosecution for any crime committed by victim of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Specifies inapplicability of "Fair Chance in Housing Act" to county and municipal landlords.
Adds to list of crimes ineligible for administrative parole release.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in Township of Lebanon in Hunterdon County.
Establishes criminal liability for property destruction occurring during auto theft and police pursuit for auto theft; requires restitution for damages incurred.
Amends felony murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated assault statutes to include death or bodily injury occurring during commission of auto theft.
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.
Upgrades degree of crime of auto theft when committed in connection with home invasion or residential burglary.
Requires certain law enforcement entities and courts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Requires public schools to provide age-appropriate information to students in grades nine through 12 on United States military and veterans.
Establishes "The CAMPUS Act: Combating Antisemitism to Mitigate Prejudice in Universities and Schools"; addresses instruction on antisemitism and antisemitic harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to identify methods to prevent human trafficking through online gaming platforms.
Requires hospitals to notify family of patient release following drug overdose.
Requires health benefits coverage for treatment of lipedema.
Requires juveniles to be tried as adult for certain serious offenses under No Early Release Act.
Prohibits condemnation of farmland actively supporting agricultural or horticultural production for purpose other than agricultural or horticultural production.
Prohibits health insurance carriers from obtaining pharmacy benefits manager licenses.
Provides that pharmacy benefits managers have fiduciary duty to financial interests of covered persons.
Requires Attorney General to establish Human Trafficking Unit in Department of Law and Public Safety.
Requires public utilities to assume liability for certain work performed by third-party contractors.
Authorizes creation of New Jersey 4-H license plates.
Prohibits ownership of real property in State by adverse foreign governments and certain associated persons.
Removes requirement that certain individuals and entities provide addresses on certain ELEC filings; authorizes ELEC to establish document submission requirements for gubernatorial candidates seeking public funding.
Concerns refunds for defective merchandise purchased at certain third-party automated kiosks.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law1
Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Requires health benefits coverage for additional orthotic and prosthetic appliances under certain circumstances; requires coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances obtained through podiatrists.*
Establishes New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force; clarifies collection of student growth data.*
Appropriates $128.241 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
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 crimes of home invasion burglary and residential burglary.*
Upgrades certain penalties for assaulting law enforcement officer and requires offender to be tested for communicable diseases in certain instances.
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.*
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation program; provides aid for watershed lands.*
Upgrades cyber-harassment of public servant or family member to third degree crime; requires Attorney General to establish cyber-harassment prevention initiatives; appropriates funds.*
Provides for mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Appropriates $34 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $3,750,990 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to expand authorized use of grant funding for Centenary University.
Passed the Senate · 4
Establishes pilot program in DOE to use therapy dogs in public elementary school wellness programs.
Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.
Enhances criminal penalties for persons involved in certain human trafficking activities.*
Requires DEP to provide time period during which mobile sport fishing permits may be purchased only by NJ residents.
Out of committee · 13
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $17 million for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Requires automatic external defibrillators on-site at certain places of public assembly and youth athletic events.*
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism; creates a public awareness campaign; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes Civil Air Patrol Fund to be supported by annual appropriations of $100,000; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Establishes additional manner of employer compliance to provide earned sick leave for certain employees subject to collective bargaining agreements.
Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
In committee · 57
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemptions.
Classifies xylazine as Schedule III controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances.
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Requires public schools to post curriculum plans online; requires school districts to make textbooks or other materials used in implementing curriculum plans available for inspection by parents and legal guardians.
Makes FY2023 supplemental appropriation of $17 million to DEP for grants for certain lake management activities.
Requires each public school to post on website comprehensive list of all resources available in school library.
Prohibits download or use of TikTok application on any State-issued electronic device.
Adds illicit fentanyls to Schedule I in the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act."
Eliminates transfer inheritance taxes on brothers and sisters of a decedent.
Requires hospital urine drug screenings to include test for fentanyl.
Provides free admission to State parks, forests, and beaches for certain veterans and military personnel.
Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools.
Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.
Expands EDA small business loan program to include certain broadband telecommunications service providers.
Provides that public school parent who objects to learning material or activity that parent considers harmful may receive voucher from school district to enroll student in nonpublic school.
"Michelle's Law"; requires health benefit plans to cover mammogram for an individual if recommended by health care provider.
"Fairness in Women's Sport Act."
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in Chinese pharmaceutical companies.
Requires legislative approval of updates or revisions to core curriculum content.
Concerns certain agreements entered into by State political subdivisions with groups outside US.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Establishes "Opioid Prevention and Rehabilitation Program Fund" and tax on opioid drugs.
Revises Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid program; requires all energy taxes to be paid directly to municipalities.
Eliminates requirement for State residency for public officers and employees with limited historic exceptions.
Credits $2.35 billion to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $4.32 billion to Department of Treasury to provide funds to municipalities and counties for debt retirement and avoidance.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Establishes Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator position; appropriates funds.
Lowers age at which certain insurers are required to provide coverage for mammograms.
Regulates residential mental health treatment facilities.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Concerning noncitizens voting in local elections and conduct in office by local government officers.
Permits individual holding a nursing multistate license to be eligible for school nurse certification.
"Energy Security and Affordability Act"; requires BPU to consider energy security, diversity, and affordability when preparing Energy Master Plan and perform economic and ratepayer impact analysis of energy generation projects and Energy Master Plan.
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.
Upgrades burglary of residence to crime of the second degree.
Requires AG to repeal law enforcement directive restricting law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Removes registered apprenticeship program requisites of public work contractors; sets apprenticeship standards for prevailing wage projects.
Prohibits institution of higher education which boycotts or divests from Israel-supporting or Israeli businesses from receiving State funds.
Establishes Elementary Student Literacy Task Force.
Establishes pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of remote maternal health services for eligible beneficiaries.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Permits State, local government agencies, and private detention facilities to enter into agreement to detain noncitizens.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for child sexual abuse and child endangerment.
"Protecting Students from Obscene Material in School Libraries Act."
Concerns policies governing student use of cell phones and social media platforms in public schools.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for Main Library Alliance.
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
"Patient and Provider Protection Act."
Prohibits aquaculture of any species of octopus for purpose of human consumption.
Allows active duty members of United States military to carry firearm at all times.
Prohibits State contractors from distributing data to foreign adversaries.
Abolishes BPU; transfers responsibilities to Department of Treasury.
Provides police training course credit to prior military law enforcement officer seeking employment as law enforcement officer in NJ.
Prohibits local government from naming its property after foreign terrorist organization.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.