Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Jay Webber
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly2
Prohibits legislative aide who works, or worked, directly for legislator in district office from making political contribution greater than $30 per election to that legislator; prohibits receipt of such contribution.
"Home Business Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as permitted accessory uses.
In committee124
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.
Exempts State residents 65 years of age and older from certain hunting, trapping, and fishing fees and license requirements.
Requires certain candidates for employment with DOE to undergo criminal history background check.
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."
Prohibits terminal leave compensation for local government employees.
Excludes certain Medicaid income from gross income tax.
Revises timeframes for issuance of certain construction permits by DEP in 90 days.
Permits landlords to take actions after death of tenant in certain situations.
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.
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.
Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
Requires chief law enforcement officer or Superintendent of State Police to notify federal immigration authorities when non-citizen applies for firearms purchaser identification card or handgun purchase permit.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate and graduate tuition and fees by more than 4% over the prior academic year.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes committed during a state of emergency.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
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.
Dedicates State reserve of certain federal funds to in-person and hybrid school districts.
Redistributes fiscal year 2023 transportation and security aid from remote school districts to in-person school districts.
Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-owned lakes; appropriates $1 million.
Requires rail passenger service to provide purchasers with proof of payment at time of purchase.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Revises procedures concerning access to decedent's safe-deposit box.
Provides civil immunity to licensed health care professionals who provide care at health care facilities for no compensation.
"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 transportation network company to provide live customer service representative and certain notification to riders.
Requires municipalities to file copies of tax abatement and exemption agreements with county chief financial officer and county counsel within 10 days of execution.
Concerns actions to foreclose right to redeem tax sale certificate under "tax sale law."
Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions at $250,000.
Revises individual cause of action under consumer fraud act.
Concerns repayment of unemployment insurance benefits obtained fraudulently.
Prohibits the use of county and municipal vehicles by part-time elected local government officers.
Prohibits wrongful life/birth suits.
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
Consolidates all categories of gross income for cross-claiming of net losses and allows 20 year loss carryforward under the New Jersey gross income tax; repeals alternate business income calculation.
Re-establishes 6.37 percent as top marginal gross income tax rate.
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.
Appropriates money from Trenton Capital City Aid to Lake Hopatcong Commission for mitigation and prevention of harmful algal blooms.
Dedicates $500,000 annually in revenues from vessel registration and renewal fees to NJ Greenwood Lake Fund.
Exempts construction, expansion, or renovation of building or structure owned and used by municipality or volunteer fire department from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Provides for priority consideration, by State, of permit applications by counties and municipalities with 10 or more shared services.
Exempts expansion or reconstruction, within 125% of existing footprint, of municipal and county buildings and certain emergency services buildings from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Provides that will is not valid unless signed by testator or substantially written in testator's handwriting.
Concerns time frames for establishing or enforcing property rights related to adverse possession.
Increases penalties for certain criminal offenses committed against elderly and persons with a disability.
Eliminates certain motor vehicle registration renewal.
Requires MVC to refund certain motor vehicle registration fees.
Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain court order prior to use of imaging surveillance device.
Permits members of Community Emergency Response Teams to perform traffic duties under certain circumstances.
Requires public bodies under Open Public Meetings Act to display U.S. flag and recite Pledge of Allegiance at beginning of meeting.
Designates Morris Plains rail station as "Frank J. Druetzler Station - Morris Plains, New Jersey."
Expands authority of State Auditor on performance audits of school districts; requires State Auditor to issue report on school district audits from previous five years; requires appropriation of $1.5 million to Office of State Auditor annually for such audits.
Eliminates automatic increases of petroleum products taxes.
Makes membership in New Jersey Council of County Colleges optional.
Allows gross income tax deduction for firearms training expenses paid by law enforcement officers.
"School Children First Act"; establishes factors for determining compensation; requires principal consent for teacher placement; eliminates certain seniority rights.
Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers and additional modifications of the charter school program.
Requires students to pass test identical to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics test as part of high school graduation requirements.
Places restrictions on unsolicited school budget communications sent by a board of education to school district residents 90 days prior to annual school election.
Requires public institution of higher education to annually submit capital projects report to Secretary of Higher Education; requires secretary to post reports on website.
Requires public schools to allow certain students not enrolled in the school to participate in interscholastic athletics.
Directs board of trustees of county college to post information on the compensation paid to college president on its website.
"Education Investment Act"; establishes an equity financing for education program at certain public institutions of higher education.
Allows resident school districts to provide payments in-lieu-of transportation to parents of county vocational school district pupils.
Provides that no more than four of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of the same political party.
Requires State agency to identify at least two existing rules for repeal for every one new rule adopted.
Eliminates presumption of non-imprisonment for theft of a firearm.
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.
Requires institutions of higher education to review employment history of prospective employees who will have regular contact with students to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
Prohibits location and operation of cannabis retailers near schools or places of worship.
Prohibits dual elective office holding and holding of elective office and public office or position.
Prohibits discrimination against pregnant women who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Requires State agencies to periodically review administrative rules and regulations to ensure continued efficacy.
Requires reduction in number of State vehicles over five fiscal years.
Immunizes employers from civil liability for certain disclosures regarding employees and former employees.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits for crossing guards.
Prohibits elected local government officers from accepting employment with law firm for a period of time if officer voted to award local government contract to firm.
Requires access to law enforcement guidelines for processing firearms permit applications upon public records request.
Expands exemption to wage and hour requirements for certain summer camp workers.
Establishes grant program in Department of Treasury for certain employers affected by winding down of Affiliated Physicians and Employers Master Trust; makes appropriation.
Authorizes disclosure by DCF of child abuse and neglect information to religious institutions.
Prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Establishes procedure for notification to, and review by, municipalities of certain grant and loan applications for acquisition or development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
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.
Limits liability for operators of buildings, facilities, or premises for certain sports, games, and amusement activities.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that person charged with motor vehicle theft be detained prior to trial; imposes mandatory sentencing for thefts involving motor vehicle.
The "Digital Impersonation Prevention Act."
Increases interest rate paid on certain overdue refunds of tax overpayments.
Allows Governor to remove executive county superintendent of schools at will.
Requires fire districts, school districts, and county governments to share in burden of property assessment appeal refunds.
Permits municipalities to enter into shared service agreement for tax assessment.
Waives certain inspection fees for municipally owned affordable housing developments.
Requires municipalities comprised within regional school districts to share certain payments received in lieu of taxes with counties and regional school districts.
Authorizes installation of automatic standby generators in certain residences without zoning or planning board approval.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to publish cannabis-related fatal motor vehicle crash statistics.
Prohibits release of personal identifying information of violent crime victims and witnesses under State's open public records law.
Requires MVC to accept death certificates as proof of name change.
Permits juveniles to be admitted to drug court program under certain circumstances.
Requires certain local and State government entities to issue certain emergency and warning light permits.
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.
"Safer Students Act"; requires school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, contracted service providers, and institutions of higher education to review employment history of prospective employee for allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
The "Uniform Electronic Wills Act"; authorizes electronic wills.
Requires volunteers, employees, and organizers of certain youth and sports organizations to receive criminal history record background checks.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Differentiates certain legal services from traditional insurance products.
Passed the General Assembly · 6
Upgrades criminal penalties for use or possession of payment card scanning device; requires merchant to take reasonable safety measures to prevent scanning of payment card.
Authorizes creation and issuance of veteran license plates.
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Clarifies consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded in a sexual manner does not include or imply consent to disclosure of image.
Clarifies that bribery statute applies to unlawful gratuities received either before or after official acts.
Permits Department of Veterans Affairs to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.*
Out of committee · 12
Enhances criminal penalties for persons involved in certain human trafficking activities.*
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Creates offense for electronically sending unsolicited nude images.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to post public awareness signage in additional establishments.
Permits spouses and dependents of military service members to qualify for in-State tuition in event that service member is transferred to another state.
Upgrades certain penalties for assaulting law enforcement officer and requires offender to be tested for communicable diseases in certain instances.
Prohibits providers of commercial mobile service and developers of mobile application from disclosing customer's global position system data to third parties under certain circumstances.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.*
Concerns professional licensing and application fees for spouse or dependent of active duty member of United States Armed Forces.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.**
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation program; provides aid for watershed lands.*
In committee · 127
Requires State employer to ascertain child abuse or sexual misconduct in employment applications for certain positions involving children; requires background checks for current and prospective employees.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for disabled veterans and individuals with certain types of military service.
Makes desecration of military monument crime of the third degree.
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.
Provides that public school parent who objects to learning material or activity that parent considers harmful may receive voucher from school district to enroll student in nonpublic school.
Eliminates Treasurer's authority to annually adjust petroleum products gross receipts tax.
Permits police officers to be assigned to polling places located at public schools.
Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.
Requires DEP and owners of certain reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures; authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs levels in response to severe weather events.
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Allocates $10 million of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires annual State debt affordability analysis be included in State Debt Report.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.
Prohibits board of education from providing instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students in preschool through grade four.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Clarifies that fishing license is not required to fish at private community lake.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for child sexual abuse.
Reinstates penalty for underage possession and consumption of alcohol and cannabis as disorderly person offense.
Excludes certain contributions to deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings under the gross income tax.
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.
Bars certain employees of certain public agencies from participating in PERS; repeals law permitting PERS and TPAF members on leave who work for labor organization to purchase pension credit.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Provides that unlawful use, manufacture, or distribution of controlled dangerous substance by parent or caregiver in presence of child constitutes crime of endangering welfare of that child.
Establishes "Count the Kicks" public awareness campaign.
Protects equity accrued by property owner in tax sale foreclosure.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
Requires each public school to post on website comprehensive list of all resources available in school library.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Permits entry on adjoining property to make improvements or repairs in certain situations.
Restricts pretrial release of certain defendants; sets conditions for pretrial release of certain first-time offenders; requires revocation of pretrial release under certain circumstances.
Delays fourth round of affordable housing obligations, including present and prospective need and related litigation, until July 1, 2028.
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.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Provides gross income tax deduction to surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Establishes Volunteer Emergency Responder Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Establishes crime of knowingly filing false report against law enforcement officers.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Requires registered voters to present identification when voting at polling place.
Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger.
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.
Permits police officers to be assigned to school if school is being used as polling place during conduct of election.
Requires parents and guardians be provided access medical records of minor patients.
Appropriates $2.5 million to NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for purpose of expanding memorial and museum.
"Improved Suicide Prevention, Response, and Treatment Act."
Removes requirement that all boards of education be members of NJSBA.
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.
Removes criminal liability for law enforcement officers who have investigative encounter with underage person for possession of alcohol or cannabis unless civil rights are violated.
Prohibits school districts and public institutions of higher education from adopting policies that bar military members or veterans from addressing students.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to identify methods to prevent human trafficking through online gaming platforms.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on risks of compulsive gambling as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Eliminates the New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax and repeals parts of chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Exempts veterans from camping facilities fees at State parks and forests.
Requires reporting of certain attempted and completed suicides by minors.
Prohibits Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit investigators from interviewing certain children without prior parental consent.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
Requires MVC to operate call center to assist with online transactions.
Upgrades simple assault to aggravated assault if committed against crossing guard or parking enforcement officer.
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 gross income tax credit for cost of certain postage for sending goods to members of United States Armed Forces and National Guard who are serving their country away from home.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Requires NJT to provide notice concerning routine maintenance and significant reductions in service.
Requires State Police to biannually report to Legislature number of sex offenders who fail to register as required by Megan's Law.
Increases penalty for failing to register as sex offender for more than 24 months.
Requires calculation of national average time needed to approve applications for initial credential in profession or occupation and use of average time as standard in New Jersey.
Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for removal of lead, asbestos, sodium, chloride, and other contaminants from taxpayer's property.
Creates fourth degree crime of operating drone equipped with weapon.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Revises child pornography law.
Excuses students with conflicts of conscience from certain class requirements of public institutions of higher education.
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.
Establishes reasonableness standard for persons lawfully transporting firearm who deviate from course of travel.
Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Removes investigation and security services from imposition of sales and use tax.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Prohibits elected officers of municipality from accepting employment with municipality in which they hold office.
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 DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Provides penalties for sexually offensive or abusive communication through social networking website.
Increases gross income tax credit for homestead property taxes paid from $50 to $200.
Upgrades crime of stalking when stalking activity is carried out or assisted by installation or use of communication or location monitoring program or device on cellular phone or wireless mobile device.
Prohibits four-year public institution of higher education from charging tuition to student who is spouse or dependent child of disabled veteran.
Establishes deadlines for publishing quarterly crime data, issuance of annual report by Attorney General.
Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Makes consent to register with Selective Service part of driver's license application process for males under age 26.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Authorizes creation of Woman Veteran license plates.
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.
Upgrades burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree; upgrades it to a crime of the first degree if committed while armed.
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.
Modifies method of calculating impervious surface percentage for municipal parks in Highland preservation area.
Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools.
Provides that earned sick leave law does not apply to certain workers in concrete industry.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Requires State Capitol Joint Management Commission display representation of Alice Paul in State Capitol building.
Requires revocation of parole for assaulting or threatening law enforcement officers.
Provides rental and lease protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Expands rights of crime victims.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
"New Jersey Safe Haven for Protection of Domestic Companion Animals Act."
Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention of defendant charged with aggravated assault of law enforcement officer.
Requires AG to repeal law enforcement directive restricting law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Establishes additional manner of employer compliance to provide earned sick leave for certain employees subject to collective bargaining agreements.
Provides for establishment of child support lien against life insurance proceeds; requires insurers perform child support judgment search.
Imposes mandatory term of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole on persons who commit particularly brutal sexual assaults.
Establishes New Jersey Human Trafficking Criminal Registry; requires establishment of educational curricula related to human trafficking.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
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 separate disorderly persons offense for persons who wear masks with purpose to conceal identity while committing another crime or offense.
Authorizes Division of Gaming Enforcement to participate in national self-exclusion list for gaming activities, and to create necessary forms for participation.
Exempts nonresident military spouses from "New Jersey First Act."
Requires use of prior military service to extend maximum age for appointment to State Police.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for military compensation paid to State residents for out-of-State military service.
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies of cooperation with federal immigration officials.
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.
"Military Spouse Licensure Reform Act."
Requires fiscal notes for all bills that establish new programs or expand existing programs.
Prohibits remote work for State employees.
Allocates $7.5 million annually of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenue for preservation of land in Highlands Region.
Establishes affirmative defense to prosecution for any crime committed by victim of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Prohibits commissioner or head of principal department in Executive Branch of State Government from holding additional employment that requires extended absence from NJ.
Upgrades degree of crime of auto theft when committed in connection with home invasion or residential burglary.