Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, Senate.
John F. McKeon
Sponsored
Became law3
"Travel Insurance Act."
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation program; provides aid for watershed lands.*
Makes annual allocation of $500,000 from Clean Communities Program Fund for public outreach concerning single-use plastics reduction program permanent.
Out of committee22
Establishes task force to examine issues and make recommendations concerning youth sports, including abusive coaching, confrontational parents, and bullying of players.
Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.
Criminalizes failure to return erroneous person-to-person electronic payments following proper notification.
Permits dental service corporations to be subsidiaries of nonprofit parent companies.
"Consumer Legal Funding Act."
Establishes Jersey Strong Public Service Scholarship Program.
Modifies tax on certain forms of online gaming and wagering.
Excludes environmentally sensitive and flood-prone land from designation as vacant or available for purposes of affordable housing construction.
Requires DOT to erect and maintain certain electric vehicle charging station signs.
Appropriates $101,696,535 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects; and for certain administrative expenses.
"Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes liability on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation projects; establishes program in DEP to collect and distribute funds.*
Authorizes enforcement of landscape irrigation law by local enforcing agency and increases penalties.
Designates May of each year as "Water Safety Month" in NJ; encourages DOE to provide resources on water safety.
Requires members of historic preservation commissions to complete historic preservation planning course.
Requires establishment of automated platform to expedite construction code approval of applications to install residential solar energy systems.
Makes victims of motor vehicle accidents eligible for VCCO compensation under certain circumstances; establishes Traffic Crash Victim's Bill of Rights.
Requires Division of Gaming Enforcement to arrange study and implement certain language requirements in gambling advertisements; restricts advertisements and promotion in certain locations.
Requires disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements and establishes certain responsibilities for litigation funders.
Allows State, municipality, and county to implement automatic enrollment of their employees in deferred compensation plans.
Directs DEP to establish scrap tire hauler license and scrap tire storage, collection, and disposal site permit.
Promotes equity in health insurance appeal process.
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign distribution of certain State aid related to Ivy Hill Park from City of Newark to County of Essex.
In committee83
Establishes registration and operational requirements for retail health clinics and urgent care facilities.
Designates portion of Interstate Route 280 in West Orange as "Governor Brendan Byrne Memorial Highway."
Establishes crime of possessing firearm during public demonstration for purpose of causing civil disorder.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing, and selling assault firearms for civilian use.
Imposes tax on high-quantity processors of financial transactions at $0.0025 per transaction.
Requires certain warehouse operators to implement air pollution reduction and mitigation plans.
Directs BPU to study feasibility of adopting certain requirements for installation of new and replacement electric distribution utility poles and transmission towers.
Establishes requirements for newly installed and replacement electric utility poles and transmission towers.
Encourages sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Increases statutory mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court Justices, Superior Court Judges, Tax Court Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Workers' Compensation Judges and county prosecutors from 70 to 72.
Permits municipalities to require that new construction be solar ready.
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of "whistleblower" claims; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Establishes State bank for handling of marijuana-related funds.
Provides $3,000 gross income tax deduction for certain taxpayers providing home care for an elderly relative.
Disallows tax deduction under corporation business tax and gross income tax for punitive damages paid in connection with legal action; includes amount paid as punitive damages on behalf of taxpayer in income for tax purposes.
Permits municipalities and counties to issue bonds to fund buy-out of accumulated leave time in order to reduce future terminal leave expenses.
Permits municipalities to prohibit gas connections in new construction.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Creates Highlands Conservation Trust to preserve land in Highlands Region, and authorizes Highlands conservation license plate to raise revenue therefor.
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.
Concerns resentencing and parole for certain juvenile defendants.
Provides for opting out of organ and tissue donation.
Provides for BPU incentives for district energy collaboratives and certain combined heat and power facilities.
Provides CBT credit for development of anaerobic digestion facilities that process food waste.
Requires vehicle manufacturers to provide real-time access to motor vehicle data to vehicle owners and representatives.
Imposes gross receipts tax on firearms and firearms ammunition.
Increases certain firearms permit fees.
Broadens statute that criminalizes cyber-harassment of minor.
Strengthens State's assault weapons ban.
"State Bank of New Jersey Act."
Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase permits; revises procedures for passing of firearms to heir or legatee.
Prohibits retail dealers of firearms from being located near certain businesses and facilities.
Establishes strict liability criminal penalties for minor's access to loaded firearm if access results in bodily injury or death.
Requires registration of data brokers and prohibits brokering of certain health records.
Permits persons at horse racetracks and off-track wagering facilities to place wagers on previously-recorded live horse races.
Establishes low-carbon transportation fuel standard program in DEP.
Requires State Planning Commission to adopt model ordinance for siting certain warehouses and permits conforming updates to municipal master plans and zoning ordinances and establishes fund in DCA; appropriates $5 million.
Requires rental car company to delete personal information of customer from motor vehicle computer system upon return of vehicle.
Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.
Prohibits motor vehicle liability insurance policy from restricting full payment of recovery amounts under covered person's policy.
Clarifies that owners of self-driving motor vehicles must comply with existing insurance requirements.
Renames Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital as Richard J. Codey Psychiatric Hospital.
Requires successful completion of firearms education program to obtain initial firearms purchaser identification card and permit to purchase a handgun.
Requires vehicle identification number be stamped on catalytic converters of motor vehicles.
Revises eligibility criteria for adult medical day care services.
"Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Act."
Regulates use of social care information.
Revises provisions of "Dry Cell Battery Management Act."
Requires testing of electrical systems of certain electric bicycles, powered mobility devices, and batteries prior to sale, rental, lease, or other distribution to consumers.
Prohibits casino licensees from using non-wagering casino games to solicit future gaming.
Permits civil liability against casinos and simulcast facilities for reckless indifference or intentional misconduct toward persons self-excluded from gaming activities.
Establishes annual fee for sports wagering licensees; directs funds from such fees to Council on Compulsive Gambling and gambling addiction treatment programs.
Requires sports wagering advertisements and applications to include warning of risks of gambling.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning risks of gambling and resources available to compulsive gamblers; appropriates $200,000.
Revises film and digital media content production tax credit program to allow certain production expenses to be eligible for tax credits.
Requires reporting of certain attempted and completed suicides by minors.
Requires certain high-traffic facilities to obtain permit from DEP and annually implement measures to reduce air pollution caused by facility.
Requires DOH and DEP to develop best practices, and certain health care providers to develop plan, concerning medical waste management.
Provides that fines for municipal housing or zoning code violations may be imposed by municipality each day violation continues.
Requires physicians and certain hospital employees to complete training on communication with and treatment of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Requires DOT to ensure electric vehicle charging stations are accessible to disabled drivers.
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $750,000 providing for additional attorneys dedicated to juvenile matters.
"Patient and Provider Protection Act."
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage for certain children with disabilities who are 26 years of age or older.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for military compensation paid to State residents for out-of-State military service.
Codifies United States Supreme Court ruling that in defamation suit, public official must prove defendant had actual malice: knowledge that defendant's statement was false or reckless disregard of whether it was false.
Allocates $7.5 million annually of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenue for preservation of land in Highlands Region.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Division on Civil Rights.
Requires State Police to inform local law enforcement if certain prohibited persons attempt to purchase firearm or ammunition.
Imposes criminal liability on persons who allow minors to access firearms used to commit crimes.
Establishes State stockpile of medicine and medical supplies; makes appropriation.
Requires prior approval from Commissioner of DOBI for rate filings for long-term care insurance issued on group basis.
Eliminates solar renewable energy portfolio standard and directs BPU to replace solar renewable energy certificates with fixed-rate incentives.
"Mattress Stewardship Act;" requires mattress producers to join stewardship organization and implement mattress stewardship program.
Requires DEP to establish maximum contaminant level for hexavalent chromium in drinking water.
Requires those on self-exclusion lists to watch educational and counseling videos prior to removal from self-exclusion lists; permits third party requests for individuals to be excluded from gambling under certain circumstances.
Requires employees of gambling and addiction related State entities to participate in problem gambler training program.
Authorizes Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission to enjoin conduct of unauthorized amusement games; establishes civil penalty for violations.
Establishes Unified Responsible Gambling Evaluation Board; requires board to collect and publish gambling information and problem gambling resources online.
Sets vehicle miles traveled reduction targets; establishes "Vehicle Miles Traveled Advisory Commission."
Permits dental service corporations to establish nonprofit parent corporations.
Exempts certain portable solar generation devices from interconnection, net metering, and other requirements.
Requires vehicles with large loads or trailers to use right lane of highways.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law10
Criminalizes failure to return erroneous person-to-person electronic payments following proper notification.
Allows State, municipality, and county to implement automatic enrollment of their employees in deferred compensation plans.
Appropriates $101,696,535 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects; and for certain administrative expenses.
Requires members of historic preservation commissions to complete historic preservation planning course.
Requires establishment of automated platform to expedite construction code approval of applications to install residential solar energy systems.
Authorizes enforcement of landscape irrigation law by local enforcing agency and increases penalties.
Modifies tax on certain forms of online gaming and wagering.
Promotes equity in health insurance appeal process.
Directs DEP to establish scrap tire hauler license and scrap tire storage, collection, and disposal site permit.
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign distribution of certain State aid related to Ivy Hill Park from City of Newark to County of Essex.*
Vetoed1
Permits dental service corporations to be subsidiaries of nonprofit parent companies.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.*
Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.
Directs DHS to conduct landscape analysis of available mental health services.**
Expands culpability requirements for firearms trafficking offenses and violations of regulatory provisions relating to firearms.
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history of Latinos and Hispanics as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*
Establishes crimes of home invasion burglary and residential burglary.*
Prohibits food service business from providing single-use utensils and condiments to customers under certain circumstances and requires DEP to establish education campaign on benefits of reducing single-use utensils and condiments.**
Revises various provisions of film and digital media content production tax credit program.*
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.*
Requires end-of-life recycling of solar and photovoltaic energy generation facilities and structures.
Directs DEP and DOT to establish "Wildlife Corridor Action Plan." **
Requires electric and gas public utilities to establish "Energy Bill Watch" program and include certain information in bills and notices to customers.
Requires certain State-funded construction projects to utilize plastic construction materials that contain certain amounts of postconsumer recycled content.
Designates State House Complex Welcome Center as "Governor Richard J. Codey Welcome Center."
Revises certain provisions concerning, and establishes certain education and data reporting requirements related to, involuntary commitment.*
Requires BPU to revise community solar program targets.
Amends lists of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding by DEP under FY2026 environmental infrastructure funding program.
Amends lists of projects eligible to receive loans for environmental infrastructure projects from NJ Infrastructure Bank for FY2026.
Vetoed · 2
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU.
Passed the Senate · 5
Prohibits use by certain retailers of shipping box greater than two times volume of product being shipped.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Requires electric public utilities to submit to BPU and implement electric infrastructure improvement plans.
Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes.
Authorizes BPU to provide site approval for small modular reactors; authorizes operators of small modular reactors to store spent nuclear fuel on-site.
Out of committee · 47
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations and for commercial zero emission vehicle fleet conversions.
Requires BPU to establish beneficial building electrification and decarbonization program and requires electric public utilities to prepare and implement beneficial building electrification and decarbonization plans.*
Requires electric public utilities to develop and implement grid modernization plans; appropriates $300 million.
Establishes "New Jersey Target Zero Commission."
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $17 million for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires DHS and DCF to conduct study on service provider workforce, and to evaluate rates paid to, and assess cost of living adjustments for, service providers.*
Requires DOH to study indoor air quality at public schools, develop list of common indoor air contaminants at public schools, and establish guidance regarding potential mitigation measures.*
Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols.
Makes disabled persons receiving disability payments pursuant to federal Railroad Retirement Act eligible to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism; creates a public awareness campaign; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities; makes change to community solar program.
Prohibits sports wagering partnerships at public institutions of higher education.
Establishes New Jersey Veterans' Organization Building Grant Program.
"Freedom to Read Act"; establishes requirements for library material in public school libraries and public libraries; protects school library staff members and librarians.*
Establishes occupational heat stress standard and "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" in DOLWD.
Requires solid waste management districts to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.*
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Requires installation of smart thermostats in all new residential construction.
"Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act."
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for professional firefighters not enrolled in SHBP, but who are eligible for SHBP by virtue of public employment.
Requires definitions of Antisemitism and Islamophobia be included in State's diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging policies, and in any such policy for recipients of State's funds.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Requires producers of plastic packaging and certain other plastic products to reduce quantity of plastic sold; restricts additional substances under "Toxic Packaging Reduction Act."
Requires public institution of higher education to invite Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on institution's campus.*
Creates "Reproductive Health Care Access Fund" to strengthen access to reproductive health care.
Requires affirmative written consent for certain entities to disclose individual's medical information regarding reproductive health care services, with limited exceptions, unless disclosure is necessary to provide those services.
Requires four-year public institution of higher education to develop and implement reproductive health services plan; requires county college to develop referral network for reproductive health care services.
Provides for voluntary contributions for taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support reproductive health care services.
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credit for certain Pre-Broadway and Post-Broadway theater productions.
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.
Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
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.*
"Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act"; requires certain business entities to publicize annual greenhouse gas emissions data.
Requires energy usage plan for proposed artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities to be derived from new clean energy sources.*
Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties.
Creates Health Care Cost Containment and Price Transparency Commission, Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency, and hospital price transparency regulations.*
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for large load customers to protect non-large load customers from increasaed costs.**
Establishes geothermal energy pilot program for gas public utilities.
Revises process for filling vacancy from this State in United States House of Representatives.
Creates Joint Blue Ribbon Task Force on Impacts of Climate Change on Property Insurance.
Appropriates $15,815,984 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Establishes "Privacy Protection Act"; concerns collection and sharing of certain personal information.
In committee · 40
Requires BPU to study and implement methods to allow additional distributed energy sources to interconnect to electrical grid.
Requires electric public utilities to submit new tariffs for commercial customers for BPU approval; regulates non-volumetric electricity fees charged to operators of fast charging electric vehicle chargers.
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
Creates the "Mold Safe Housing Act."
Extends COVID-19 Medicaid per diem rate, and requires Medicaid coverage without prior authorization, for certain partial care behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services.
"New Jersey Disability Savings Act."
Expands purpose of Traumatic Brain Injury Fund to support transportation costs incurred by eligible individuals in accessing support group meetings.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Establishes process to bar certain health care providers from receiving reimbursement under PIP.
Creates "New Jersey Anti-Semitism Task Force".
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Establishes Office of Child Advocate.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.
Establishes various programs in DEP concerning management of publicly owned forested land; appropriates $60 million.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey."
"New Jersey Student Support Act"; establishes program to Department of Treasury to provide tax credits to taxpayers contributing to organization which awards scholarships to certain nonpublic school students.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.
Establishes "New Jersey Migrant and Refugee Assistance Act."
Expedites process for filling vacancy from this State in United States House of Representatives under certain circumstances.
"Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act"; prohibits distribution of State aid to an institution of higher education that authorizes, funds, or supports antisemitic events or organizations or fails to punish acts of antisemitism on campus.
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing legally protected health care activities; establishes right of residents to legally protected health care services, which are restricted in other states.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Prohibits amusement games licensees from offering or advertising gambling activities related to amusement games.
Requires use of helmets when operating or riding upon electric bicycle or electric scooter.
Requires filtration system to capture microfibers and microplastics on washing machines sold on or after January 1, 2030.
Establishes minimum student to employee ratio for calculating State support for employee fringe benefit costs at four-year public institutions of higher education.
Authorizes Division of Gaming Enforcement to participate in national self-exclusion list for gaming activities, and to create necessary forms for participation.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Permits surviving spouse of retired member of PFRS to be enrolled in SHBP and to continue to receive pension benefit after remarriage in certain circumstances.
Creates Office of Nonprofit Ombudsperson in Department of Treasury; appropriates $329,000.
Establishes certain requirements for State and local governments awarding contracts or grants to nonprofit organizations.
Provides cancer and cardiovascular screenings to law enforcement officers; establishes fund; appropriates $20 million.
Revises penalty for underage gambling to be civil penalty; provides for all associated fines to be used for gambling addiction treatment.
Provides PERS members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Prohibits NJT from displaying advertisements that promote gambling, tobacco products, or vapor products.
"Electronic Cigarette Extended Producer Responsibility Act."