Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Dawn Fantasia
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Repeals sections of law pertaining to transfer of civil service and non-civil service employees of terminated local health agency to superseding agency.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Restricts Commissioner of Education's authority to reject school district's budget proposal.
Prohibits State departments and agencies from considering or requiring compliance by Highlands planning area municipalities with Highlands regional master plan in certain circumstances.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Permits farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Eliminates requirement for State residency for public officers and employees with limited historic exceptions.
Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.
Exempts certain volunteer emergency service organizations from charitable contribution filing fees.
Includes value of certain properties exempt from taxation in valuation used to calculate State school aid in SDA districts.
Eliminates seniority in Civil Service and other jurisdictions for reductions in force in certain circumstances.
Prohibits exemption of school purposes property taxes under "Long Term Tax Exemption Law."
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Prohibits municipal ordinance to create sanctuary city; establishes State and local employee ethics violation upon noncompliance with federal immigration enforcement request.
Allows possession of bear spray under certain conditions.
Exempts public institutions of higher education from motor vehicle registration fee.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act"; requires verification of employment.
Concerns endangered plant species in NJ.
Establishes bipartisan task force to study response to COVID-19 in New Jersey.
Requires medical testing for certain persons in circumstances when first responders may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Prohibits adoption of State and local rules that prohibit use of fossil fuel-powered kitchen appliances.
Authorizes Sunday firearm and bow hunting for deer on certain lands.
Requires DEP to evaluate extending sewer service in Lake Hopatcong region; allows gross income tax deduction for septic system maintenance under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act."
Requires legislative approval of changes to core curriculum content standards and Statewide assessments.
Exempts fuel used for operation of certain school buses from petroleum products gross receipts tax and motor fuel tax; clarifies tax treatment of certain dyed fuel thereunder; clarifies determination of taxable estates of certain decedents.
Bans foreign ownership of agricultural or horticultural land and agricultural woodlands in State.
Prohibits use of private funds and personnel in governmental offices and procedures pertaining to administration of elections; establishes crimes and penalties for violations.
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in certain small municipalities.
Establishes priority for certain firearm-related background checks when applicant has obtained domestic violence restraining order.
Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes.
Prohibits State funding to assist immigrants facing detention or deportation.
Requires State parks, forests, and other natural and historic areas to remain open to public for seven days if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Establishes Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission.
Excludes farmland from definitions of "redevelopment area" and "rehabilitation area" in "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
"New Jersey Safe Haven for Protection of Domestic Companion Animals Act."
Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.
Prohibits State from imposing mileage-based user fee; prohibits use of State funding for any program, study, or pilot program related to imposition of mileage-based user fee.
Expands epinephrine administration mechanisms permitted in schools.
Requires voter registration forms be made available when applying for hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Increases minimum civil fine for harassing person taking wildlife and increases criminal penalty for subsequent offenses.
Authorizes creation of Second Amendment license plates.
Establishes "New Jersey Farm to Public Institution of Higher Education Program."
Requires clinic connected with dental school at public institution of higher education to give priority to 100 percent disabled veterans.
Requires AG to create voting fraud task force.
Removes Election Day as State and public holiday.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Requires voter who wishes to vote by mail to complete application for mail-in ballot each calendar year; repeals automatic vote-by-mail designation.
Requires certain contractors to verify work authorization of newly hired employees.
Provides that school district may not prohibit active or retired law enforcement officer or registered security officer from carrying firearm in performance of school security duties if authorized under State law to carry.
Expands "Body Armor Replacement Fund" eligibility.
Removes prohibition on police presence at ballot drop boxes and polling places.
Decreases Alcoholic Beverage Tax rate paid on certain liquors.
Requires children's psychiatric facilities to have designated staff members visually supervise patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Requires certain documentation as proof of voter identity to vote; updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity.
Provides limited civil liability immunity to farmers hosting agritourism activities.
Establishes expedited ejectment proceeding to remove certain unauthorized real property occupants.
Requires school districts to allow students receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in student's resident district.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
Repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
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 legislative approval of State Board of Education rules and regulations; repeals equity regulations.
Expands function of Commission on Human Trafficking to include promoting coordinated response by law enforcement to human trafficking.
Removes provisions for acceptance of mail-in ballots received after election day; increases penalties for violation of ballot messenger and bearer limits and candidate prohibition.
Requires establishment and implementation, in certain circumstances, of wildlife management plans for open space and farmland, and authorizes use of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to finance activities undertaken pursuant to such plans.
Increases penalty for certain acts of trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands.
Establishes "Students with Communication Disabilities' Bill of Rights."
Permits excused absence for student enlisted or planning to enlist in Armed Forces of United States or National Guard.
Requires certain law enforcement entities and courts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Imposes criminal penalties for harboring aliens who have outstanding warrants and are unlawfully present in U.S.
Prohibits State contractors from distributing data to foreign adversaries.
Requires public schools to provide age-appropriate information to students in grades nine through 12 on United States military and veterans.
Exempts grooming and hygiene products and certain baby products from sales and use tax.
Requires Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of on-farm dairy processing activities.
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Allows juvenile to be tried as adult regardless of age for certain drug offenses resulting in death; imposes life imprisonment for conviction of strict liability for drug induced deaths if victim was under age 18.
"Weston's Law"; extends crime of human trafficking to include recruiting or coercing juvenile to join gang or drug trafficking scheme.
Provides criminal and civil penalties for predatory marketing of fentanyl to minors.
Requires Attorney General to compile and publicly report certain statistics pertaining to permits to carry for handguns and firearm purchaser identification cards.
"Motor Vehicle Insurance Verification Act"; requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish online motor vehicle insurance verification system.
Permits excused absence for students participating in college visits, visits to postsecondary technical institutions, and military recruitment-related activities.
Requires law enforcement officers to undergo training on their responsibilities as mandated reporters of incidents of child abuse and neglect.
Requires law enforcement officers to follow certain procedures when illegal drugs are suspected of being used in presence of children.
Establishes grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Adds illicit fentanyls to Schedule I in the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act."
Expands authority of emergency management departments in requesting assistance outside normal territorial jurisdictions.
Revises distribution of monies from Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund to municipalities.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes.
Prohibits government dealings with entities associated with Nigeria.
Requires public utilities and cable television companies to accommodate and relocate facilities when necessary for transportation infrastructure projects at direction of DOT.
Eliminates prohibition against purchasing more than one handgun in calendar month.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Establishes motor vehicle registration for street rods and custom motor vehicles.
The "School Safety and Security Act"; establishes penalties for certain criminal acts committed on school property.
"Affordable Home Energy Protection Act"; prohibits adoption of State or local rules that restrict the use of certain fossil-fuel powered appliances or heating systems.
Establishes Forest Fire Preparedness Commission in DEP.
Restricts use of electronic benefit cards by cash assistance recipients.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits and funding method.
Replaces references to Civil Service Commission with chairperson of commission to clarify duties and responsibilities of chairperson.
Removes requirements for surgical practices to be licensed as ambulatory care facilities to provide surgical and related services.
Prohibits the imposition of affordable housing need and related fees upon the local transfer or move of a business.
Exempts certain water quality management structures, funded by certain federal and State grants, from real property taxation.
"Parents' Bill of Rights Act"; requires public school and school district provide certain information to parents and guardians and obtain parental consent prior to taking certain actions.
Changes requirements for persons providing assistance to voters completing mail-in ballots.
Concerns certain sale and possession of firearms; repeals personalized handgun law.
Prohibits DEP from requiring person under 16 years of age to obtain horseback riding permit to ride in State wildlife management areas.
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
Allows for exclusion of certain properties from Highlands preservation area.
Prohibits Department of Agriculture from regulating minimum property size required per number of honeybee hives.
Withdraws New Jersey's participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Prohibits harassment of farmers engaged in farming operations.
Increases cap on grants for farmland stewardship activities to $100,000 per application.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture to provide for electronic submittal of milk dealer license applications.
Requires Director of Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to establish State matching grant program to supplement federal Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program; appropriates $205.5 million.
Requires battlefield cross memorials in NJ include replicas of vertical rifle, helmet, boots, and dog tags.
Authorizes creation of vertical motorcycle license plates.
Requires NJEDA to establish "Value-added Agriculture Loan Program" to assist farmers in developing value-added products.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Authorizes use of certain constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants for prevention and remediation of harmful algal blooms.
Prohibits for 10 years applicability of new State and local rules and regulations to certain manufacturing facilities.
Removes capacity limit for ammunition magazines.
Requires certain school districts to offer Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program.
"Vehicle Choice Protection Act"; prohibits State agencies from adopting rules, regulations, or policies that restrict or prohibit sale, registration, or use of new internal combustion vehicles in State.
Requires nonpublic secondary schools, independent institutions of higher education, and State to make payment to school districts for educational costs of students residing in tax-exempt housing upon adoption of resolution by municipal governing body.
Prohibits release of certain substances into atmosphere for purposes of geoengineering.
Makes various changes to civil service law concerning seasonal appointments, temporary layoffs, and rescinding adoption of civil service.
Requires annual State aid payments to certain municipalities in which significant portions of State-owned and county-owned property is located.
Establishes "New Farmers Improvement Grant Program" to provide matching grants for farm improvements to beginning farmers.
Provides CBT and gross income tax credits for construction or expansion of certain meat processing facilities.
"Processing Establishment Fast Track Act"; establishes expedited permitting review program in Department of Agriculture for certain meat and poultry processing establishments.
Establishes Jersey Protein Pro pilot program; appropriates $3 million.
Concerns consumer-regulated electric utilities.
Establishes manufacturing machine and metal trade apprenticeship tax credit program.
Establishes Office of Local Government Efficiency in DCA; appropriates $250,000 for program support.
Prohibits municipalities from enacting or enforcing certain ordinances that prohibit certain lawful fish, game, wild bird, and animal activities.
Requires notification of possible complications of abortion-inducing drugs and right to sue for injury; establishes crime of criminal abortion by fraud.
Allows gross income tax deduction for employment-related childcare expenses.
Establishes "New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Review Commission" to provide ongoing review of State and local tax structure, economic conditions, and related fiscal issues.
Establishes pilot program providing tuition fee waiver for certain apprenticeship courses.
Requires new and existing registered voters to provide proof of United States citizenship in order to vote in State and local elections.
Establishes "Subcontractor Licensing Enforcement Act."
Repeals "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey."
Concerns deliveries along certain weight-restricted municipal roads.
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Redefines covered person under Daniel's Law protection to include persons employed in other states.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain communities on well water systems.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
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.
Concerns facilities used by applicants for new motor vehicle dealer licenses.*
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
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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.
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Allows for issuance of two-year temporary courtesy license for nonresident military spouses in certain professions.
Requires AG to review Statewide policy regarding investigation of human trafficking.
Upgrades penalties for certain prostitution crimes; creates crimes of leader of prostitution network and participant in prostitution network.
Broadens public awareness signage to include notices in Chinese and Korean.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to post public awareness signage in additional establishments.
Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
Requires signs to be posted in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.
Creates separate crime for items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children; concerns computer generated or manipulated sexually explicit images.
Requires DVA promote Veterans History Project at Library of Congress.*
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Gravesite Maintenance Grant Program in DVA.
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Requires Department of Agriculture to publish information on highway safety for motorists passing farm equipment on public highways; includes safely sharing roadway with farm equipment in driver education courses and certain informational brochures.
Establishes "pollinator-friendly" label for plants.
Requires Department of Agriculture to take various actions to publicize and promote community supported agriculture in New Jersey.
Enters New Jersey into Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund." and "Victims of Crime Compensation Board Account."*
"Safe Commercial Routes Act - Commercial Driver Human Trafficking Awareness Training"; requires applicants for commercial driver licenses and drivers renewing commercial driver licenses to complete human trafficking awareness training.
Modifies definition of "aquaculture" throughout State law to include construction of facilities and appurtenant structures.
Requires certain new residential construction to have pre-installed sufficient raceways to allow post-construction broadband cable deployment.*
Clarifies establishments required to display human trafficking public awareness signs.
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Directs Dept. of Agriculture to develop and implement beginning farmer mentoring program in cooperation with certain agricultural and educational organizations and entities; appropriates $5,000,000.*
Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-and county-owned lakes and reservoirs.*
Permits board of education to employ certain veterans in coaching positions in school district's interscholastic athletic program.
Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.
Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for endometriosis.
Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia.
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking and criminal sexual contact prosecutions and eliminates statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking.*
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.*
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Designates portion of State Highway Route 35 in Laurence Harbor as "James Francisco and Walter Schmidt Memorial Roadway."
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2027.
Concerns enrollment of twins or higher order multiples in public preschool programs.
Expands duty of Commission on Human Trafficking to include studying connection between human trafficking and illicit massage parlor businesses.
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Provides free admission to State parks, forests, and beaches for certain veterans and military personnel.
Requires automatic voter registration to be available when applying for certain licenses and permits.
Excludes bonuses for reenlistment or voluntary extension of enlistment in armed forces from gross income.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
Provides research and development tax credit under gross income tax.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for investment in certain manufacturing equipment, facility renovation, modernization, and expansion.
Eliminates presumption of pretrial release for defendants charged with repeat home invasion offenses.
Directs BPU to conduct study to determine whether deployment of microgrids and generators will reduce length of power outages.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
Requires commissioner of registration to move voters with undeliverable mail-in ballots to inactive file; removes such inactive voters from Statewide voter registration system following failure to vote in two consecutive federal general elections.
Requires each public school to post on website comprehensive list of all resources available in school library.
Requires AG to create voting integrity task force.
Requires school districts to include information on events of September 11, 2001 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies; requires public schools to hold annual events commemorating September 11, 2001.
Increases penalties for human trafficking of children.
Requires school districts to award students high school graduation credits in health, safety, and physical education for completing county fire academy course under certain circumstances.
Requires Secretary of State to adjust census redistricting data to remove noncitizens for redistricting purposes in this State.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
"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.
Modifies requirements for associations to protect structural integrity of certain buildings; expands timeframes for associations to establish adequate reserves.
"Immigration Enforcement Support Act"; authorizes law enforcement agency to detain and transfer to federal immigration authorities persons illegally in State; provides compensation to law enforcement agency for deportation.
"Imprisoning Illegal Aliens Act;" allows State and local entities and private detention facilities to enter into agreements to detain noncitizens.
Requires juvenile charged with delinquent act to be prosecuted in county where incident giving rise to complaint occurred.
"Public Charge Transparency Act"; requires State entities which provide government assistance to inquire and record beneficiary's citizenship or immigration status and report cost of government assistance to illegal aliens.
Permits victims and witnesses of human trafficking to testify in criminal proceedings via closed circuit television; permits judge to make motion to seek closed circuit testimony.
Makes desecration of military monument crime of the third degree.
Requires Secretary of State and Chief Administrator of MVC to conduct audit of certain voter registrations and annual audits thereafter; requires proof of citizenship for voter registration at MVC.
Prohibits school districts and public institutions of higher education from adopting policies that bar military members or veterans from addressing students.
Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccination.
Increases regulation of State veterans' memorial homes.
Establishes counseling program for eligible family members of active duty military members and disabled veterans.
Establishes New Jersey Human Trafficking Criminal Registry; requires establishment of educational curricula related to human trafficking.
Upgrades degree of crime of auto theft when committed in connection with home invasion or residential burglary.
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.
Makes desecration of military monument crime of the third degree.
Requires county boards of election to have bipartisan representation when opening and canvassing mail-in ballots; requires secure storage of mail-in ballots; upgrades penalties for certain election-related crimes.
Repeals the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
Provides for agreement between Secretary of State and AOC to match information in Statewide voter registration system with certain jury records in order to identify and remove ineligible non-citizen voter registrants from system.
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.
Prohibits approval of voting machine or voting system if vendor is foreign company, if domestic vendor exports technology overseas, or due to major non-citizen ownership.
Requires registered voters present identification when voting.
Requires appropriate official file information on deaths in county with county clerk; provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file.
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies of cooperation with federal immigration officials.
Requires automatic voter registration process at local police force locations or Division of State Police providing firearms purchaser identification cards.
Requires automatic voter registration process at agency or office providing hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Requires reporting of provisional ballot data in each election district for primary and general elections.
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.
Excludes certain retirement savings plan contributions, withdrawals, and rollovers from gross income tax.
Requires employers within construction industry to notify employees of certain rights.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
Concerns false public alarms involving places of worship.
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
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.
Requires registered voters to present photo ID when voting at polling place.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse residential customer for cost of food and prescription medicine spoiled or compromised as a result of sustained electric service outage.
"Fairness in Women's Sports Act."
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
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.
Terminates imposition of general purpose fee under realty transfer fee and one percent assessment on purchases of residential real property selling for more than $1,000,000.
Increases penalties for unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing fentanyl.
Requires DOE to release to school district upon request data and software program algorithms used to calculate State school aid.
Increases daily compensation for election workers and increases additional compensation rate for election workers managing signature copy registers.
Extends Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act to caregivers of certain veterans.
Prohibits certain financial institutions from requiring certain disabled veterans to include anticipated property tax obligations as part of mortgage applications.
Eliminates demand side management programs from cost recovery through societal benefits charge.
"New Jersey Laken Riley Act;" establishes law enforcement procedures for arrests of aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. charged with certain crimes.
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.
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.
Requires Secretary of State to establish voter list maintenance and crosscheck program and to include certain voter registration data in annual report to Governor and Legislature.
Prohibits automatic registration with New Jersey Immunization Information System.
Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Requires EDA administer small business loan program to provide loans to small businesses owned or controlled by certain veterans.
Expressly permits housing constructed prior to April 1, 1980 to be counted toward municipal affordable housing obligation.
Prohibits EDA from issuing subsidies for wind energy projects.
Regulates residential mental health treatment facilities.
Prohibits collecting of certain costs associated with offshore wind projects from ratepayers.
Concerns justified use of force and deadly force.
Prohibits application, implementation, or enforcement of policies and rules established by international organizations in this State.
"Protecting Students from Obscene Material in School Libraries Act."
Repeals law prohibiting sale or distribution of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, polystyrene foam food service products, and single-use plastic straws.
Establishes Office of Child Advocate.
"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.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Eliminates fee for special plates for firefighters and members of first aid or rescue squads.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Requires certain commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Permits taxpayers to deduct total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.
"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.
Requires State to bear partial cost of transportation of certain homeless students to school.
Modifies method of allocating State aid for providing auxiliary and remedial services to nonpublic school students.
Requires enforcing agency to conduct inspection of construction in specified time window.
Expands crime of human trafficking to include individuals who benefit financially.
Expands scope of review of Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee and one percent fee on transfers of certain commercial real estate and tax on sale of controlling interests in certain commercial real property.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
Provides for appointment of certain municipal court judges at the local or county level.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
Requires Chief Administrator of MVC to conduct wanted person check of all applicants for licenses, permits, and identification cards.
Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.
Provides that person who impersonates law enforcement officer and commits crime is guilty of third degree crime.
Limits long term tax exemptions in municipalities with school districts receiving certain State school aid.
Makes General Fund supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DMVA for Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs for preservation of military installations in case of base realignment and closure.
Exempts contaminated and industrially-zoned sites from affordable housing rules.
Expands range of local units eligible to join an insurance fund established by a municipality or county under certain circumstances.
Authorizes municipalities that petition for or receive substantive certification pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act" to make certain affordable housing units available on a preferential basis to certain eligible persons.
Provides municipality with affordable housing credit toward its municipal fair share housing obligation for funds transferred to the New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund pursuant to P.L.2008, c.46.
"Property Assessment Appeal Transparency Act"; revises content of required annual notification of real property assessment.
Prohibits DOT from taking certain action on certain rock fall mitigation projects and requires DOT to conduct analysis on project alternatives.
Requires State personal income tax materials to include notice of certain property tax relief programs.
Eliminates age restriction for issuing special permits to carry handgun to retired law enforcement officers.
Transfers Division of Elections from Department of State to Department of Law and Public Safety; designates Attorney General as chief election official and requires two bipartisan co-directors.
Reduces residency requirement for resident hunting licenses from six months to 60 days.
Requires Type II school district without board of school estimate holding its school election in November to receive voter approval of base budget.
Permits idling of motor vehicles on residential property.
Authorizes farmland assessment for forested lands and woodlands devoted to the production of USDA designated specialty crops; exempts such lands from woodland management plan requirement.
Authorizes creation of Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation license plates.
Permits corrections officers, firefighters, and police officers to administer epinephrine auto-injector device.
Requires electric public utilities to establish toll-free telephone number to be used by public for reporting damaged equipment and dangerous vegetation.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren Counties, and requires existing bus stops to be used.
Grants municipal courts discretion to assess court costs for certain dismissals.
Allows appointment of challengers to any election district within congressional or legislative district where challenger resides.
Limits and clarifies use of cap banking by school districts.
Requires cost-benefit analyses and local government financial impact findings for approval of long term property tax exemption; requires DCA to post Statewide database of these exemptions on its Internet website.
Increases maximum municipal percentage of affordable fair share housing satisfied by age-restricted units to 50 percent.
Requires creditors to accept electronic document transmission for certain documents.
Prohibits State contracts for technology with Chinese government-owned or affiliated companies.
Decriminalizes manufacture and certain possession of slingshots.
Prohibits use of new merchant category code by credit card companies for purchases of firearms and ammunitions.
Provides procedures for crediting certain dwellings used by agricultural workers in determination of municipality's fair share housing obligation.
Prohibits adoption of any State rule or regulation mandating electric heating or water heating systems in buildings prior to issuance of DCA report.
Requires State Treasurer to issue report concerning New York's taxation of New Jersey residents' income.
Establishes minimum level of domestic violence and sexual assault training for judges and judicial personnel.
Requires NJT to publish certain safety violations and establish mechanism to report unsafe conduct.
Modifies method of calculating impervious surface percentage for municipal parks in Highland preservation area.
Provides retirement income exclusion under gross income tax for certain persons with income over $3,000 from part-time employment.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Permits certain municipalities to appoint persons separate from civil service eligible list under certain circumstances.
Requires State reimbursement to local government units for first-year uncollected property tax revenue attributable to veterans' property tax exemption.
"New Jersey Transit Accountability Act"; requires independent audit of NJT.
Revises definition of "landlord" to include rooming and boarding house owners and operators with regard to ordinances holding landlords to certain standards of responsibility.
Concerns applicability of sales tax to certain horse-boarding charges in New Jersey.
Requires eligibility checklist and audit for enrollment in PERS of certain public employees who provide professional services; imposes fine on certifying officer or supervisor for ineligible enrollments.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Prohibits DEP from requiring certain municipalities to adopt ordinance that controls tree removal and replacement.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Expands eligibility for gross income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Allows exclusion of certain small business income from taxation under gross income tax and corporation business tax.
Allows expectant mothers in third trimester to receive temporary parking privileges.
Requires Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery-Armed Forces Qualifying Test to be offered as alternative assessment for high school graduation proficiency test requirement.
Establishes separate disorderly persons offense for persons who wear masks with purpose to conceal identity while committing another crime or offense.
Allows gross income tax deduction for income earned in form of tips.
Increases penalties for denying access to public facilities, NJT, and transportation network companies to service dogs and their handlers.
Revises definition of persons engaging in investment activities in Iran.
Eliminates certain requirements for nonprofit organization operating ski area.
Requires public utility to reimburse the State or local unit, in certain circumstances, for costs incurred in securing potentially dangerous condition caused by property controlled by the public utility.
Prohibits public procurement of electric vehicles that may have been made through forced labor.
Prohibits public utilities from imposing surcharge on certain payment transactions.
"Political Donation Transparency Act;" prohibits automatic enrollment in recurring political contributions and establishes penalties for violators.
Establishes minimum acreage goal and schedule for prescribed burns in pinelands area and Statewide.
Requires display of estimated odds of winning on certain lottery tickets and State Lottery website.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for distributions from individual retirement accounts to qualified charitable organizations.
Exempts local government entities from annual remediation fees under certain circumstances.
Expands EDA small business loan program to include certain broadband telecommunications service providers.
Establishes pilot program in Division of Taxation to provide income tax credits for the opening of certain homesteads to hunting activities in areas with high number of wildlife incidents.
Excludes contributions made to certain retirement savings plans under gross income tax.
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.
Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $25,000 appropriation.
Establishes Children's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.
Provides for identification and study of infant fatalities and near fatalities resulting from vaccination; requires inclusion of vaccination information in sudden infant death reports; and requires use of federal infant death reporting form.
Reauthorizes use of regional contribution agreements.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Removes income-based limitations on gross income tax exclusion for pension and retirement income.
Permits public and nonpublic schools to utilize security categorical aid to hire school security personnel.
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum for grades three through five.
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.
Provides certain protections to residents of long-term care facilities.
Requires hospitals to test for fentanyl and xylazine as part of urine drug screenings.
Authorizes hunters to ride in bed of pickup trucks under certain circumstances.
Requires AG to repeal law enforcement directive restricting law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Establishes certification process for non-physicians to perform laser tattoo removal.
"Small Modular Nuclear Energy Incentive Act."
Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after medical or surgical procedures.
Requires DEP and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to provide priority for principal forgiveness on environmental infrastructure project loans to municipalities in coastal areas.
Prohibits health care professionals from providing gender-affirming health care services to persons under 21 years of age.
Clarifies child support obligation notice and certification requirements for applicants for State licenses.
Makes FY2023 supplemental appropriation of $17 million to DEP for grants for certain lake management activities.
Provides for retained eligibility for members of NJ National Guard or reserve component called to active federal military service who met fire department maximum age requirement at closing date of civil service examination.
Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Authorizes creation of Combat Action Ribbon license plate.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Requires electronic voting system vendors disclose financial ties prior to electronic voting system approval by Secretary of State.
Allows businesses to receive information via email concerning new regulations and economic incentives that affect business.
Directs Attorney General to establish program for anonymous reporting of potential threats to school safety.
Modernizes responsibilities of New Jersey Council of County Colleges.
Requires DOE to partner with nonprofit organization to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in providing supplemental tutoring support to students.
Requires public transportation employees and certain motorbus operators to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking; requires inclusion of certain content in certain courses.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Authorizes creation of honorably discharged veteran license plates.
Requires DVA notify certain veteran organizations and county officers and municipal registers of names of persons buried or cremated in State veteran cemeteries.
Creates pilot program to provide corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.
Provides dedicated funding for promotion of apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
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.
"New Jersey Works Act"; concerns businesses and pre-employment training programs; provides tax credit to businesses supporting pre-employment training programs; appropriates $1 million.
Requires school meal service providers to give purchasing preference to foods produced by in-State farmers and other food producers located within State borders or within 100 miles of destination school.
Requires Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of on-farm dairy processing activities; transfers certain resources and employees from DOH to Department of Agriculture.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from paying annual charitable registration fee.
Repeals surtax imposed on certain businesses.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Provides one-time deduction of $10,000 for certain taxpayers under GIT.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in Chinese pharmaceutical companies.
Reduces CBT rate; retroactive to January 1, 2020.
Modifies membership of State Capitol Joint Management Commission.
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.
Establishes "Parents Bill of Rights Act"; prohibits school district from interfering with fundamental right of parent or guardian to engage in and direct student's education; permits opt-out of school district curriculum.
Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools.
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 6.625 to 6 percent.
Eliminates the corporate transit fee.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.
"Energy Subsidies Transparency Act"; authorizes BPU and Rate Counsel to require certain energy companies to disclose information concerning energy subsidies.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Eliminates the New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax and repeals parts of chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of Revised Statutes.
Prohibits certain electric public utility rate increases and requires certain protections for ratepayers.
Requires offshore wind project escrow funds to be remitted to BPU for certain ratepayer relief.
Requires DEP to provide time period during which mobile sport fishing permits may be purchased only by NJ residents.
"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.
Prohibits any foreign company created under laws of foreign adversary from participating in critical infrastructure.
Establishes "New Jersey Right to Try-Plus Act" permitting terminally ill patients access to certain investigational and off-label treatments.
Clarifies that law enforcement officers employed by educational institutions may possess firearms on campus.
Requires school districts to receive written permission from parent or legal guardian before administering certain student health surveys.
Provides for full funding of extraordinary special education State aid.
Directs State Board of Education to rescind New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education and directs boards of education to establish Parental Advisory Committees and adopt standards for health instruction.
Requires State Planning Commission to adopt model buffer ordinances detailing different regulatory options for siting warehouses; allows conforming updates to municipal master plans and zoning ordinances.
Requires basic course in land use law and planning offered to certain officials to include module on warehouse development and high-density development.
Establishes program for acquisition, by local government units and nonprofit organizations, of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
"Electricity Bill Transparency Act"; requires electric utilities to separately list amounts of certain charges.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Prohibits ownership of certain protected land adjacent to military facilities in State by certain foreign governments and persons.
Prohibits public utilities from charging smart meter opt-out fees.
Exempts purchases of natural gas and electricity for residential customers from sales and use tax.
Requires appointment of State monitor to school districts that receive 70 percent or more of revenue from State aid.
Requires school district receiving 70 percent or more of revenue from State aid to post certain information concerning out-of-State travel expenditures on Internet website.
Prohibits condemnation of farmland actively supporting agricultural or horticultural production for purpose other than agricultural or horticultural production.
Revises contiguous acre requirement for farmland assessment eligibility under 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.
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.
Prohibits voter registration of standard driver's license or identification card applicants.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Allocates $10 million of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes "Parents' Bill of Rights."
Requires any State website providing information on reproductive rights to also provide information on adoption services.
Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
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.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Requires interpretive statements of State general obligation bond act public questions to include certain fiscal information.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Excludes overtime pay of certain employees from gross income tax.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
"Home Business Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as permitted accessory uses.
Revises timeframes for issuance of certain construction permits by DEP in 90 days.
Requires explanatory statement on ballot question for school district capital projects to include certain information.
Creates exemption from certain MVC fees for prisoners of war.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
Establishes State Debt Capacity Advisory Commission.
Prohibits mail-in ballot outer envelope from containing political affiliation or designation visible to public.
"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.
"Medical Philanthropy Act"; provides physicians who provide uncompensated care with $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in actions alleging medical malpractice.
Prohibits using cadaveric fetal tissue obtained from elective abortion procedure for research purposes and using any cadaveric fetal tissue to research cosmetic treatments.
"Addiction Medicine Philanthropy Act"; provides physicians who provide uncompensated care for treatment of substance use disorders with $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in actions alleging medical malpractice.
Requires municipalities to file copies of tax abatement and exemption agreements with county chief financial officer and county counsel within 10 days of execution.
Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions at $250,000.
Revises individual cause of action under consumer fraud act.
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
Eliminates $375 minimum Corporation Business Tax on New Jersey S corporations with New Jersey gross receipts of less than $100,000.
Allows residents of certain Highlands municipalities to designate on gross income tax returns that a portion of gross income tax paid be returned to municipality of residence.
Eliminates certain motor vehicle registration renewal.
Expands authrority of State Auditor on performance audits of school districts; requires State Auditor to issue report on school district audits from precious five years; requires appropriation of $1.5 million to Office of State Auditor annually for audits.
Provides that no more than four of seven public members appointed to Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of same political party.
Requires State agency to identify at least two existing rules for repeal for every one new rule adopted.
Requires taxation as real property of improvements on publicly owned real property used for purpose and protection of public water supply.
Requires distribution of State aid to certain municipalities located in whole or in part in the Highlands preservation area.
Prohibits discrimination against pregnant women who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Allows county sheriffs to issue firearms identification cards and permits to purchase handguns; authorizes county sheriffs to accept applications for permits to carry handguns.
Requires entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibits minors from accessing certain online material.
Restricts genetic testing of newborn and crime victim DNA; permits DNA information to be obtained pursuant to warrant or court order.
Requires school district to notify registered apprenticeship programs of upcoming college or career fair.
Establishes Military Suicide Prevention Task Force.
Revises film and digital media content production tax credit program to include requirement for production of domestic original music and musical scores.
Clarifies that bribery statute applies to unlawful gratuities received either before or after official acts.
Decreases the premium receipts tax for surplus lines insurance coverage.
Establishes "Rural Business Development Program" in EDA; appropriates $35 million to EDA from federal funds.
Establishes Rural Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program in EDA; appropriates $2.5 million in federal funds.
Increases penalty for crime of manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing certain Schedule I and II controlled dangerous substances.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of residence to second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Establishes fee refund program for businesses applying for permits, licenses, or certifications in this State.
Requires hospitals and birthing facilities to request new parents watch water safety video prior to discharge.
Designates May of each year as "Water Safety Month" in NJ; encourages DOE to provide resources on water safety.
Allocates $7.5 million annually of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenue for preservation of land in Highlands Region.
Requires county clerks to send confirmation notice to vote-by-mail applicant that requests mail-in ballot at separate mailing address than address at which applicant is registered to vote.
Permits dogs as service and emotional support animals at State veterans' residential facilities.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website; requires certain public entities receiving State funds to establish similar website; makes an appropriation.
Permits county clerk to remove voters from vote-by-mail lists under certain circumstances.
Requires Secretary of State create website for voters to report irregularities regarding mail-in ballots; establishes "Vote by Mail Study Commission."
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.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for minimum required distributions from qualified retirement plans.
Requires Secretary of State and county commissioners of registration to perform audit of voter registration records in Statewide Voter Registration System.
Requires school performance report to include information about positive placement of graduates, including apprenticeships.
Requires MVC to safeguard automatic voter registration process.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.
Provides for direct State payment of cost of special education and related services for certain students.
Expands eligibility for pension and retirement income exclusion to taxpayers with incomes exceeding $150,000, and increases amount of exclusion that qualifying taxpayers may claim.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
"Welcome Home Veterans Act"; requires MVC to provide veteran benefit information packets.
Allows distributions from NJBEST account to Roth IRA as qualified withdrawals and excludes such distributions from gross income tax.
Establishes temporary sales tax exemption for small businesses impacted by ongoing public highway projects.
Requires fiscal notes for all bills that establish new programs or expand existing programs.
"Road to Tax Relief Act"; provides credit for sales tax remittances for businesses impacted by public highway projects, including Interstate 80 project; provides tax credits for certain businesses and persons impacted by same projects; makes appropriation.
Permits member of New Jersey National Guard to transfer 50 percent of certain tuition benefit to dependent child or 100 percent of certain tuition benefit to spouse.
Provides secondary classroom experience credit towards meeting requirements of classroom training portion of registered apprenticeship.
Authorizes certain large food waste generators to send food waste to sanitary landfill facilities for purpose of generating Class I renewable energy.
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.
"Energy Cost Reduction Act"; exempts purchases of natural gas and electricity for residential customers from sales and use tax.
"Cost Savings on Energy Saving Purchases Act"; exempts sales of energy-saving products and services from sales and use tax.
Establishes Office of Energy Generation Ombudsman in Department of Treasury; requires State agencies to prioritize permit review and approval process for projects that result in increased electricity production.
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund to Department of Agriculture for Jersey Fresh marketing and promotion activities.
Authorizes counties to establish mentoring programs for, and resell preserved farmland at reduced price to, beginning farmers.
Concerning noncitizens voting in local elections and conduct in office by local government officers.
Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
Exempts individuals under 18 years of age from resident and nonresident fishing license fees.
Requires DVA establish Veterans Outdoor Recovery Task Force.
Provides CBT and GIT credits for completion of qualified construction projects at abandoned commercial building sites.
Requires Attorney General to establish Human Trafficking Unit in Department of Law and Public Safety.
Authorizes County Agriculture Development Boards to establish program to receive and lease donated farmland to new farms, establishes gross income tax credit for farmers who donate land.
Provides for early termination of terms of office for certain appointed municipal court positions when two or more municipalities enter into agreements to establish joint or shared municipal courts.
Requires State agencies to periodically review administrative rules and regulations to ensure continued efficacy.
Prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Authorizes creation of "Sons of the American Legion" license plates.
Extends from October 31 to December 31 deadline to file combined application for ANCHOR, homestead property tax reimbursement, and Stay NJ property tax benefits.
Repeals law that revises coverage for certain immunizations and reference to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $6,000 to $12,000.
Requires certain disclosure of earned income by health insurance producers.
Requires MVC to place designation on motor vehicle's registration information indicating registrant is deaf or hard of hearing.
Concerns documents, driver's licenses, and non-driver identification cards issued by MVC.
"Video Game Marketplace Trafficking Investigation Act," requires Attorney General to investigate misuse of online video game commerce systems for human trafficking activity.
"Video Game Marketplace Child Protection and Anti-Trafficking Act," creates new penalties for non-reporting of suspected human trafficking through video game marketplaces.
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.
Requires electric public utilities to develop vegetation management plan.
Requires DOT to consult Department of Agriculture and County Agriculture Development Boards when developing transportation capital project list.
Requires SADC and any local board acquiring farmland for preservation purposes to provide partial payment to landowner, in advance of settlement, to demonstrate good faith intent to proceed with settlement and acquisition.
Authorizes Department of Agriculture to designate "School of Agriculture for Next Century," to support education, research, and workforce development in advanced agricultural technologies.
Prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens and requires employers to use E-Verify program.
Modifies Stay NJ property tax credit program eligibility criteria to include certain claimants who relocate from homestead during tax year.
Permits municipalities to charge reduced or no beach fee for children ages 12 to 17; revises law concerning beach fees for veterans.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption; increases amount of State reimbursement to municipalities for amount of veterans' property tax deduction.
Regulates medication administration in certain licensed, residential facilities.
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines on outdoor education opportunities.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for housing obligations.
Removes exemption from fair share housing obligation for urban aid municipalities in future rounds of affordable housing obligations.
Increases amounts of aid paid to certain municipalities that host watershed lands; increases amount annually appropriated to "Highlands Protection Fund" from realty transfer fee revenues.
Requires State to participate in federal tax credit scholarship program and directs Commissioner of Education to provide required information to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Requires adoption of joint resolution before Attorney General files amicus brief in any state or federal court in which State is not party.
Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.
"Fairness for School Districts in Development Restricted Areas Act"; provides additional State school aid to certain school districts located in municipalities that are part of Highlands or Pinelands preservation areas.
Prohibits DEP from limiting number of mobile sport fishing permits issued annually; requires valid registration with New Jersey Saltwater Recreational Registry Program.
Directs BPU and DEP to inventory areas previously sited for nuclear reactor facilities and solicit proposals for development, establishes expedited permitting for nuclear reactors.
Establishes program in EDA to support construction of new nuclear energy facilities in State.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters.
Requires that lease agreements for school buildings in excess of 15 years be approved by voters of school district or board of school estimate as appropriate.
Concerns PTSD counseling services provided by certain veteran organizations.
Deems farming permitted and inherently beneficial use in all municipal zoning districts under MLUL.
Requires converting portion of Paramus and Menlo Park veterans' memorial homes into single occupancy rooms; requires upgrades to ventilation systems; provides Adjutant General discretion for additional room considerations.
Removes certain construction and property interest rights for offshore wind projects and BPU authority to supersede certain local government powers related to offshore wind development.
Requires MVC to verify certain information concerning commercial learner's permit and commercial driver license applicants and holders to ensure persons illegally in the State do not obtain or hold such permits and licenses.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.
Establishes "Fiscal Integrity for Future Attractions (FIFA) Act"; establishes commission to review and approve agreements to host certain major events in this State.
Concerns lung cancer screening awareness and access.
Requires SDA districts to solicit at least three lease proposals prior to entering into lease agreement with developer for construction and lease of new school building.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Makes permanent additional $250 ANCHOR property tax benefit for certain senior citizen homeowners and tenants.
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct two sentence oral recitation from Declaration of Independence before opening of school each day in grades three through 12; appropriates $10,000.
Establishes certain protections for drivers and holders of non-driver identification cards diagnosed with certain disabilities.
Requires State Police to develop public database of criminally charged or convicted undocumented immigrants.
Prohibits lease agreements between SDA districts and developers for construction and lease of new school buildings.
Requires additional notice of certain penalties for voter fraud.
Repeals law prohibiting collection and sharing of certain personal information.
Repeals codification of AG directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities."
Repeals law requiring law enforcement officers to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.
Prohibits application of State aid growth limit to State school aid provided in 2026-2027 school year; appropriates $332.6 million.
Allows for licensed organizations to conduct raffles remotely and to advertise such raffles; removes maximum value limitations for prizes; allows remote raffles on Sundays; requires quarterly reporting of raffle results.
Establishes statutory requirements regarding application process for cottage food operators.
Allows gross income tax deduction for sales and use tax and societal benefits charges paid on electric and gas utility bills.
"Fairness for Coastal School Districts in Development Restricted Areas Act"; provides State aid to certain school districts located in municipalities subject to CAFRA.
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
Establishes crime of knowingly filing false report against law enforcement officers.
Exempts repair and maintenance of residential septic systems from sales and use tax.
Requires age verification to prohibit minors from accessing sexually explicit material online.
Modifies capital reserve funding requirement for associations of planned real estate developments.
Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $6,000 to $9,000 and indexes deduction for inflation.
"Permitting Transparency and Accountability Act"; codifies portions of Executive Order 5 of 2026; establishes Cross-Agency Permitting Team, permit catalog, permit dashboard, and New Jersey Report Card.
Requires AG to post certain information regarding legal action taken against federal government.
Requires electric public utilities to report certain infrastructure repairs to BPU for development of cost-savings recommendations.
Requires BPU to establish minimum staffing requirements for certain electric public utility personnel.
Eliminates automatic voter registration, restores "opt-in" voter registration process, and requires proof of citizenship for voter registration at MVC.
Requires electric public utilities to submit report to BPU following major outage events.
Authorizes temporary waiver from requirement that farm winery use NJ grown fruit.
Repeals enactment concerning access to and provision of reproductive health care services.
Establishes crime of transnationally organized criminality.
"Election Integrity Through Voter ID Act"; requires photo identification for voting at polling places; updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity; provides for free non-driver identification for certain persons.
"Election Integrity Through Uniform Fair Standards Act"; concerns voter signature verification procedures to cure voted mail-in ballots.
"Election Integrity Through Drop Box and Canvassing Security Act"; requires video surveillance and recording of mail-in ballot drop boxes and counting of voted mail-in ballots.
Requires biannual audits of voter registration lists.
"Emergency Crop Loss Relief Act of 2026"; appropriates $60 million.
"Election Integrity Through Sensible Ballot Counting Act"; requires mail-in ballots to be received by 8 p.m. on day of election to be canvassed.
Modifies scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act related to economic impact of rules on small businesses and small local government units.
Requires periodic reviews of Statewide voter registration system.
Invalidates DOLWD rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors.
Provides gross income tax credit to certain active members of volunteer emergency service organizations.
Requires certain practices for maintenance of Statewide voter registration system.
Establishes visual standards for certain kinds of identification issued to noncitizens; requires registered voters to present identification when voting at polling place.
Lifts ban on State and local law enforcement cooperation with federal civil immigration authorities and creates fund to support cooperation; makes an appropriation; repeals section 3 of P.L.2026, c.5.
"Micro-Reactor Incentive Act"; directs BPU to request proposals to construct micro nuclear reactors in State.
Directs BPU to authorize construction and operation of micro-reactors.
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Extends statute of limitations for civil actions against third parties for wrongful death under certain circumstances.
Removes restrictions on presence of police and law enforcement officers near polling places and ballot drop boxes.