Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
John DiMaio
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Requires criminal history background check for individuals seeking licensure issued by boards regulating certain health care professions.
In committee55
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
Prohibits DEP from imposing conditions on projects exempt from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Requires State compensation of property owners for certain property devalued due to certain environmental laws; and requires State agencies to evaluate proposed administrative rules for potential to constitute taking of real property.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Exempts certain municipalities from payment for certain State Police services.
Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.
Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Allows commercial farmer to recover reasonable costs and attorney fees of defending against unreasonable complaints under "Right to Farm Act."
Requires accountability of NJSPCA and county societies for prevention of cruelty to animals to Attorney General and county prosecutors, respectively.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Revises law concerning disposition of assets of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that has dissolved or has had its charter revoked, canceled, or suspended.
Provides one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred.
Excludes gains on sales of certain real estate purchases from taxation under corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.
Defines a day in session for purposes of a school district's receipt of State school aid.
Provides discounted hunting and trapping license, permit, and stamp fees for senior citizens.
Permits entry on adjoining property to make improvements or repairs in certain situations.
Dedicates unencumbered revenue collected from motor vehicle fees and surcharges to Transportation Trust Fund.
Removes municipal and county ability to divert up to five percent of funds from certain water and sewer authorities for other purposes.
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of medical marijuana.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
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.
Excludes payments made for unemployment compensation benefits related to layoffs resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic from calculation of employer contribution for unemployment compensation benefits.
Modifies eligibility requirements for other retirement income exclusion concerning other sources of income.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers to General Fund on gross income tax return.
Requires certain commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.
Extends eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Increases gross income tax deduction for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
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.
Permits taxpayers to deduct the total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.
Prohibits State from mandating electric heating or water heating systems.
Prohibits ABC from charging fee to municipality for plenary retail consumption license renewal.
Modifies certain tax brackets under gross income tax.
Amends Fiscal Year 2024 annual appropriations act to require expedited payment of property tax benefit under ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program.
Requires MVC to issue blue envelopes that hold documents required to operate motor vehicle to persons diagnosed with autism.
"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.
Revises offense of agricultural trespass to eliminate mental state requirements, expand number and type of activities constituting agricultural trespass, and expand definition of "lands" susceptible to agricultural trespass.
Establishes "Subaccount for School Funding Protection" reserve account in Property Tax Relief Fund to prevent state aid losses for schools during economic emergency.
Increases sending district representation on receiving district's board of education in certain circumstances.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Specifies inapplicability of "Fair Chance in Housing Act" to county and municipal landlords.
Exempts certain local utilities from certain land use approval requirements.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in Township of Lebanon in Hunterdon County.
Restricts all ownership of agricultural land in State by foreign governments and persons.
Limits lead-based paint inspections of certain apartments.
Concerns business hours of licensed used motor vehicle dealers.
Requires school districts and municipalities to enter into shared services agreements for purpose of verifying student residency.
Creates crime of political violence; establishes independent review board and training requirement for law enforcement.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Requires criminal history background check for individuals seeking licensure issued by boards regulating certain health care professions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.*
Passed the General Assembly · 3
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
"Home Business Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as permitted accessory uses.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Out of committee · 14
"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 boards of education to ensure that all staff are trained in care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders every five years.*
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.*
Establishes crime of doxxing.
Allows certain public high school student-athletes to substitute study hall for physical education during their athletic seasons.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in Township of Hillsborough in Somerset County.
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.**
"Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act."
Expands Division of State Police rank and grade titles.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation program; provides aid for watershed lands.*
Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to expand authorized use of grant funding for Centenary University.
In committee · 107
"New Jersey Disability Savings Act."
Eliminates requirement for State residency for public officers and employees with limited historic exceptions.
Allows gross income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.
Establishes civil immunity for damages arising out of birth injury or congenital defect for physicians providing prenatal care under certain circumstances.
Establishes New Jersey Property Tax Relief and Education Empowerment Program to provide both property tax relief to citizens and educational grants to certain students enrolled in nonpublic schools.
Provides that amounts remaining in inactive Internet gaming accounts will be abandoned property after three years under unclaimed property law.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Prohibits candidates from nomination for more than one elective office at primary or general election.
Requires that fuel stations specify taxes levied on motor fuel sales.
Requires certain toll road operators and bi-state agency to allow drivers to choose towing company.
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.
Repeals "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act."
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.
Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.
Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of Individuals."
Permits certain special law enforcement officers and auxiliary police officers to carry firearms on duty.
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 school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop educational fact sheet on water safety for public and nonpublic schools.
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism.
Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or communication disabilities.
Provides research and development tax credit under gross income tax.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Prohibits payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave, provides for forfeiture of payment for unused sick leave for certain criminal convictions, and requires documentation for use of sick leave.
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on statewide obligation.
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevelopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Requires each public school to post on website comprehensive list of all resources available in school library.
Authorizes counties to establish mentoring programs for, and resell preserved farmland at reduced price to, beginning farmers.
Prohibits ownership of agricultural land in State by foreign governments and persons.
Establishes State Agriculture Development Committee program preserving farmland in danger of being developed for warehouse purposes or other high-density development projects; appropriates $50 million from Global Warming Solutions Fund.
Repeals surtax imposed on certain businesses.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Requires school district to provide majority of preschool pupil placements at licensed child care provider programs.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Revises Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid program; requires all energy taxes to be paid directly to municipalities.
Requires registered voters to present identification when voting at polling place.
Creates offense of tracking for unlawful purpose; imposes enhanced penalties.
Establishes mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment for second offense involving use of juvenile in automobile theft.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to develop guidelines for tiered group home placements and transfers.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.
Criminalizes fifth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Makes FY2023 supplemental appropriation of $17 million to DEP for grants for certain lake management activities.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Allows use of fish pumps to remove menhaden from purse seines in certain circumstances.
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring student growth objectives to evaluate teachers.
Concerns classification of musicians for purposes of State employment laws.
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.
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.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Prohibits voter registration of standard driver's license or identification card applicants.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Authorizes issuance of classic NJ license plates.
Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Excludes certain Medicaid income from gross income tax.
Creates crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.
Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
"Murphy's Law"; nullifies Governor's order, rule, or regulation to address declared emergency, or relevant portion thereof, when Governor violates same; creates affirmative defense to prosecution for same violation committed by Governor.
Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-owned lakes; appropriates $1 million.
Prohibits wrongful life/birth suits.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
"Made in New Jersey Tax Credit Act"; provides CBT tax credits to taxpayers that purchase "New Jersey made" products.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Establishes NJ Military Family Relief Fund; provides for designation on State gross income tax return to permit taxpayers to make voluntary contributions to military family relief fund.
Provides additional home ownership assistance for certain military service members.
Establishes "Bring Veterans to New Jersey Program."
Requires EDA to establish program providing grants to qualified veterans purchasing franchises.
Exempts qualified veterans from paying certain firearm related fees.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive tuition and fees for Medal of Honor and Purple Heart Medal military recipients.
Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Requires State employees work in person if job requires face-to-face interaction with public; requires State agency provide alternatives if closure is unpreventable.
Authorizes creation of special license plates commemorating horse as State animal.
Removes requirement that certain government officers disclose the address of their home or secondary residence, or that of their immediate family on financial disclosure statements.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD and total brain injury.
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.
Requires MVC to safeguard automatic voter registration process.
Modifies method of calculating impervious surface percentage for municipal parks in Highland preservation area.
Concerns false public alarms involving places of worship.
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 counties to establish crisis intervention services programs for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and sheriff's officers.
Requires adoption of school tick remediation policy in public and private schools.
Requires AG to repeal law enforcement directive restricting law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
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.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
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.
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.
Allocates $7.5 million annually of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenue for preservation of land in Highlands Region.
Requires Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of on-farm dairy processing activities.
Sets flat gross income tax rate at 5.9 percent tax for all taxable income over $37,500 or $75,000, depending on filing status; exempts taxpayers with less income from gross income tax.