Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Brian Bergen
Sponsored
In committee31
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Requires law enforcement officers and recruits to undergo self-defense training; appropriates $250,000 to Police Training Commission.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Establishes NJ Military Family Relief Fund; provides for designation on State gross income tax return to permit taxpayers to make voluntary contributions to military family relief fund.
Establishes "Bring Veterans to New Jersey Program."
Requires EDA to establish program providing grants to qualified veterans purchasing franchises.
Exempts qualified veterans from paying certain firearm related fees.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemption.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive tuition and fees for Medal of Honor and Purple Heart Medal military recipients.
Requires law enforcement officers in State to annually pass physical fitness examination; appropriates $500,000.
Exempts honorably discharged veterans from payment of passenger motor vehicle registration fee; requires notification of eligible motorists.
"Assistance to Firefighters' Families Act"; doubles pension amounts for beneficiaries of certain deceased volunteer emergency service providers; provides for burial expenses and adjusts life insurance coverage for volunteer firefighters; permits fire code inspection surcharge.
Increases from $750 to $3,000 annual State payment made to certain veterans and their surviving spouses.
Allows tax credits for employing members of NJ National Guard and members of reserve component of US Armed Forces.
Establishes Veterans Suicide Prevention Commission.
Eliminates dual governmental pay to members of Legislature for legislative duties.
Prohibits sports wagering advertisements online and on television broadcasts in this State.
Prohibits NJTA and SJTA from charging and collecting tolls.
"Legislative Performance Compensation Reform Act"; reduces annual salary of legislators from $82,000 to $0.
Concerns administration of ready-to-use undesignated glucagon rescue therapy in public schools.
Repeals "ANCHOR Homestead Property Tax Credit Act" and "Stay NJ Act."
Provides gross income tax credit to qualified family caregivers for care and support expenses incurred for qualifying family members.
Establishes Age-Friendly State Advisory Council and New Jersey Age-Friendly Grants Program in DHS.
Allows elderly victims of domestic violence to file restraining orders electronically and attend hearings remotely; establishes elder financial exploitation unit in Attorney General's Office.
Creates long-term care workforce development program and advisory council.
Establishes "Senior Social Isolation Prevention and Mental Health Access Act"; makes $1.8 million appropriation.
Streamlines application and extends certification period for SNAP for certain populations; allows for low-cost or free delivery in certain instances.
Establishes Senior Home Modification Grant Program to fund accessibility modification to homes of low-income senior citizens.
"Practice What We Preach Act"; prohibits use of internet-enabled devices by legislators during voting sessions and committee meetings; requires installation of secure device lockers in certain locations; designates violations as disorderly persons offense.
Co-sponsored
Passed the General Assembly · 1
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Out of committee · 2
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.*
In committee · 36
Requires automatic voter registration to be available when applying for certain licenses and permits.
Requires Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of on-farm dairy processing activities.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to develop guidelines for tiered group home placements and transfers.
Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.
Repeals law providing that violation of rear seat belt law be treated as secondary offense; establishes certain reporting requirements; requires AG to issue report.
Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of the People."
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
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.
Increases daily compensation for election workers and increases additional compensation rate for election workers managing signature copy registers.
"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.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
"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.
Expands EDA small business loan program to include certain broadband telecommunications service providers.
"Michelle's Law"; requires health benefit plans to cover mammogram for an individual if recommended by health care provider.
Provides certain requirements concerning railroad safety.
Requires green building standards and impact studies for carbon, traffic, storm water, and schools for certain affordable housing development.
Establishes certification process for non-physicians to perform laser tattoo removal.
Authorizes DMVA to grant preference in awarding contracts to vendors that employ veterans.
Requires certain ambulances to carry epinephrine.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Requires inspections of retail cigarette and vapor product dealers.
Allows certain public high school student-athletes to substitute study hall for physical education during their athletic seasons.
Provides gross income tax deduction to surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act."
Authorizes municipal dredging of lagoon community waterways and levying of special assessment or issuing of bonds to finance such dredging.
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
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.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.
Requires electric public utility to charge residential rate for service used by residential customer for electric vehicle charging at charging stations within certain designated parking spaces.
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
"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.