Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Erik Peterson
Sponsored
In committee81
Requires Medicaid Fraud Division to enter into data sharing agreement upon request of county to provide access to third party insurance liability data regarding certain COVID-19 related health claims.
Revises child pornography law.
Excuses students with conflicts of conscience from certain class requirements of public institutions of higher education.
Requires municipal governing bodies and boards of education to provide sufficient time for all requested public comment at open public meetings.
Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Clarifies that chief of police or Superintendent of State Police has burden of proving applicant's disqualification for permit to purchase handgun or firearms purchaser identification card.
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.
Provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain crimes of domestic violence.
Prohibits employment of illegal aliens and requires use of E-Verify program in public contracts.
Establishes reasonableness standard for persons lawfully transporting firearm who deviate from course of travel.
Provides for an additional aggravating factor in sentencing person who has committed act of domestic violence against certain minors.
Specifies just compensation when property is condemned for use by profit-making entity.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires calculation of need for low and moderate income housing units to be based current percentage of units occupied by low and moderate income individuals or families; revises "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law" to allow for senior citizen housing and community development.
Requires certain officers of education organizations to sign acknowledgement and undergo training concerning duties to report child abuse.
Applies statutory ethics and conflicts-of-interest standards for casino industry regulators and participants to regulators of and participants in legalized marijuana marketplace.
Authorizes use of force against intruder in a dwelling under certain circumstances.
Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.
Prohibits voter registration of standard driver's license or identification card applicants.
Requires public institutions of higher education to provide student-athletes who lose athletic scholarships because of injuries sustained while participating in athletic program with equivalent scholarships.
Allows gross income tax deduction for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
Authorizes attorney-at-law who validates affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation to affix seal indicating that he is attorney-at-law.
Requires NJT to operate off-peak direct rail service to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line.
Requires DOH to provide for voluntary registration of trauma scene waste management service providers and establish trauma scene waste management registry.
Prohibits contributions by administrator of Type II school district to candidates for member of district's school board; restricts employment by Type II school district of contributors to election campaign of member of district's school board.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Creates private right of action for violation of "Fair Foreclosure Act."
Limits to 30 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Permits counties to establish county-municipal courts with limited, countywide jurisdiction.
Provides for county-municipal courts with limited, countywide jurisdiction.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
Clarifies that electronic public records do not have to be converted to different electronic formats under the State's open public records law.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for purchases of rapid or laboratory tests for purposes of detecting infections.
Requires certain conditions affecting application for development or zoning variance to be recorded with municipality and county.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Clarifies and strengthens disclosure requirements for certain complimentary tickets received by candidates, officeholders, political party officials, political committees and continuing political committees.
Authorizes design professionals to self-certify construction plans.
Permits educational organizations to conduct bingo games with prizes for participating students under certain circumstances.
Allows PFRS death benefits to be paid to supplemental needs trust for unmarried disabled child.
Gives Director subpoena powers in administration of Division of Pensions and Benefits.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Excludes paraffin used in manufacture of candles from petroleum products gross receipts tax.
Allows New Jersey S corporations to elect to transfer corporation business tax credits to shareholders to apply against the shareholders' gross income tax liability.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Clarifies DCA's authority to ensure planned real estate development builders comply with disclosure requirements.
Requires builders of new homes to provide owners with building plans.
Allows wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship certain wines to consumers.
Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Requires developer under "The Planned Real Estate Full Disclosure Act" to post bond with DCA and provides for more accountability to owners in common interest community.
Prohibits selective suspension of candidates for elective office by social media websites.
Requires DEP to develop, and solid waste management districts to use, standardized labels for recycling bins.
Authorizes the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services to accept proper and sufficient service of process on behalf of the State Legislature when either or both Houses are named defendants in any legal proceeding.
Directs State Treasurer to establish State Government Electronic Payment Security Standards.
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of carbon monoxide detectors and any device or equipment sold for residential use to detect, warn of, abate, or extinguish fires.
Removes investigation and security services from imposition of sales and use tax.
Establishes net operating loss carryback deduction under corporation business tax.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Requires foreign corporations providing electronic communication services or remote computing services to comply with New Jersey subpoenas, court orders and search warrants.
Concerns debarment of contractors for conviction of certain computer-related crimes.
Provides reimbursement to volunteer emergency service organizations for expenses incurred in response to certain false alarms; makes appropriations.
Prohibits the use of drones by law enforcement entities.
Permits use of LED light in emergency warning lights.
Prohibits sex offenders from distributing candy or other items to children on Halloween.
Allows victims and relatives to witness parole hearings.
Requires certain law enforcement officers to present identification while on-duty.
Concerns standards for fair share affordable housing credit for housing reserved for veterans; requires veteran preference in certain affordable housing application administration.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for defendants subject to mandatory term or presumption of imprisonment.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop best practices guidelines concerning student preparation for State assessments.
Reduces expiration date for rules from seven years to five years and requires legislative approval for readoption of rules after five years.
Concerns event venues and availability of emergency medical services providers at certain events.
"Children Innocence Protection Act."
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Allows county to establish auxiliary fire department.
Restricts certain affordable housing eligibility to certain State residents and certain individuals with employment history in the State.
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.
Requires adoption of school tick remediation policy in public and private schools.
Establishes process for selection, instruction, and oversight of commissioners to Article V convention for proposing amendments to United States Constitution; establishes criminal penalties for certain violations.
Revises distribution of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Requires public participation be allowed as component of certain public meetings.
Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates.
Concerns facilities used by applicants for new motor vehicle dealer licenses.*
Passed the General Assembly · 3
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to create open data portal and provide certain datasets online.
Requires NJT to publish certain performance-related information.
Out of committee · 4
Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
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.*
Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagus nerve stimulators for students with seizure disorder on emergent basis.
In committee · 96
Requires NJTA and SJTA to automatically offer toll discounts to senior citizens.
Requires school bus personnel members working with students with disabilities to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features.
Authorizes Sunday firearm and bow hunting for deer on certain lands.
Bans foreign ownership of agricultural or horticultural land and agricultural woodlands in State.
Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes.
Excludes farmland from definitions of "redevelopment area" and "rehabilitation area" in "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
Provides limited civil liability immunity to farmers hosting agritourism activities.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
Renames Blue Star Memorial Highway Council as Blue and Gold Star Memorial Highway Council; renames Blue Star Memorial Highway system as Blue and Gold Star Memorial Highway system.
Allows utility task vehicles used for farm operation to travel on public roadways.
Requires Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of on-farm dairy processing activities.
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
"Ruth Gilbert Alzheimer's Accessibility Act"; allows certain individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia to receive, and caregivers transporting those individuals to utilize, parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
Establishes "Defend our Educational Resources Act."
"Restoring the Representation of Legal Residents Act;" requires Secretary of State to adjust census apportionment and redistricting data to remove illegal alien population for apportionment and redistricting purposes in this State.
Repeals the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
"Empower the Principal Act"; eliminates local school superintendents and prohibits schools from having more than one assitant or vice-principal.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Makes it a crime of the first degree to coerce a patient to request medication pursuant to the "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act" or to forge a patient's request for such medication.
Provides that public school parent who objects to learning material or activity that parent considers harmful may receive voucher from school district to enroll student in nonpublic school.
Eliminates Treasurer's authority to annually adjust petroleum products gross receipts tax.
Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.
Requires DEP and owners of certain reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures; authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs levels in response to severe weather events.
Requires Division of Local Government Services to perform audits of certain shared services agreements and authorities.
Establishes "Veteran Obituary Fund."
Prohibits MVC from accepting certain documents as proof of applicant's identity for certain documents issued by MVC.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemption.
"Fairness in Women's Sports Act."
Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
Permits any member of PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Reinstates penalty for underage possession and consumption of alcohol and cannabis as disorderly person offense.
Requires enhanced reporting by independent expenditure committees; extends statute of limitations for campaign finance violations; exempts reports filed with Election Law Enforcement Commission from certain document redaction requirements.
Prohibits certain financial institutions from requiring certain disabled veterans to include anticipated property tax obligations as part of mortgage applications.
Repeals law that requires diversity and inclusion instruction for public school students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Revises Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid program; requires all energy taxes to be paid directly to municipalities.
Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger.
Restricts establishment of mandates to become vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); establishes reimbursement program to cover certain out-of-pocket costs incurred in obtaining COVID-19 vaccine.
Establishes "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law.
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Requires disclosure of original purchase price for land to be sold to a county, county agriculture development board, or municipality for farmland preservation 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.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Defines a day in session for purposes of a school district's receipt of State school aid.
Requires certain commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.
Restricts all ownership of agricultural land in State by foreign governments and persons.
"New Jersey Transit Accountability Act"; requires independent audit of NJT.
Prohibits DEP from requiring certain municipalities to adopt ordinance that controls tree removal and replacement.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Excludes contributions made to certain retirement savings plans under gross income tax.
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
Prohibits flags of designated terrorist organizations from being displayed or flown on State property.
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.
Requires AG to repeal law enforcement directive restricting law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Prohibits health care professionals from providing gender-affirming health care services to persons under 21 years of age.
Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Requires DOT to publish information concerning vertical clearances of certain bridges overpassing certain waterways.
Requires inspections of retail cigarette and vapor product dealers.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Revises and updates public utility franchise process; allows State's political subdivisions to revoke franchises; increases certain penalties.
Prohibits bill certified for fiscal note or estimate from being released from committee without fiscal note or estimate.
Requires legislative approval of updates or revisions to core curriculum content.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.
Requires State Police to biannually report to Legislature number of sex offenders who fail to register as required by Megan's Law.
Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Requires chief law enforcement officer or Superintendent of State Police to notify federal immigration authorities when non-citizen applies for firearms purchaser identification card or handgun purchase permit.
Requires students to pass test identical to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics test as part of high school graduation requirements.
Requires distribution of State aid to certain municipalities located in whole or in part in the Highlands preservation area.
Requires entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibits minors from accessing certain online material.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to exempt certain disabled veterans from E-ZPass tolls.
Creates temporary grant program for electric vehicle fire suppression technology.
Establishes presumption of pretrial detention for certain vehicular offenses.
Allocates $7.5 million annually of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenue for preservation of land in Highlands Region.
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.
Establishes process for submittal and publication of proposed revisions to Governor's budget recommendations and requires publication of proposals by June 1 annually.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
"Gary Letizia Pre-Hospital Blood Transfusion Act"; authorizes advanced life support providers, under medical oversight, to administer blood products to patients in pre-hospital settings, and establishes certain reimbursement for such providers.
Requires school bus personnel members to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires certain school buses transportating students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features; makes appropriation.
Modifies Stay NJ property tax credit program eligibility criteria to include certain claimants who relocate from homestead during tax year.
Revises law permitting undocumented students to pay in-State tuition rate at public institution of higher education and receive certain student financial assistance.
Establishes certain residency and domicile requirements for gestational carrier agreements executed in this State.
Extends foreclosure protections for certain homeowners impacted by remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Clarifies MVC voter registration prompts for certain persons.
Filed · 3
Prohibits use of State funds by institutions of higher education for legal representation of undocumented immigrants.
Removes restrictions on presence of police and law enforcement officers near polling places and ballot drop boxes.
Prohibits marriages and civil unions between first cousins.