Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Cleopatra G. Tucker
Sponsored
Became law1
Establishes Office of Veteran Advocate and ombudsman for DMVA; appropriates funds.
Passed the General Assembly1
Requires DMVA create Bereavement Counseling Program for family members and volunteer caregivers of certain veterans.
Out of committee11
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.
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.
Requires DHS to disregard certain federal pension benefits for veterans in making Medicaid eligibility determinations.
Makes various changes to address sexual assault and child abuse and neglect involving military personnel; addresses protection, penalties, enforcement, jurisdiction, and victim compensation matters.
Requires counties to specify expenditures concerning veterans' services when submitting budget to Division of Local Government Services in DCA.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DMVA for New Jersey SOS Veterans Stakeholders Group.
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide mental health services to veterans; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Services Grant Program in DMVA; makes appropriation.
Establishes Department of Veterans Affairs.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans and Military Spouses Asset Protection Act."
In committee40
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.
Permits business entities and nonprofit organizations to adopt certain responsibilities related to stormwater management basins; provides corporation business tax credit for adoption of stormwater management basins in certain watersheds.
Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Establishes position of Youth Disconnection Prevention and Recovery Ombudsperson; establishes "School Disconnection Prevention Task Force."
Permits reimbursement of COBRA health benefit costs of survivors of certain deceased public safety employees; appropriates $750,000.
Creates "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriff's sales.
Requires reflective material on children's Halloween costumes.
Requires applicants for liquor licenses and license transfers to notify residents within 200 feet of licensed premises.
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Establishes a 500 foot drug free zone around child care centers.
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
Requires parents who intend to home-school their children to inform the school district of that decision; requires school district to maintain record of each home-schooled child in the district.
Permits certain special law enforcement officers to carry firearms at all times when in State.
Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Requires minimum level of police staffing based on municipal population and violent crime rate.
Makes consent to register with Selective Service part of driver's license application process for males under age 26.
Adds Sons of The American Legion to list of organizations whose representatives receive paid leaves of absence to attend State and national conventions.
Requires minimum temperature in senior citizen housing projects to be maintained at 70 degrees from October 1 to May 1.
Modifies laws regarding compensation and leaves of absence for certain public employees who served in the military; requires public employers follow certain policies and procedures for leaves of absence.
Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.
Requires training for constables.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Provides forbearance of residential mortgage foreclosures under certain circumstances; places additional requirements on attorneys, residential mortgage lenders, and courts, as part of foreclosure process.
Establishes requirements for use of deadly force.
Establishes procedures to prevent and eradicate bedbug infestations in certain residential property.
Requires Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman submit annual report to veterans' facility oversight boards.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for businesses owned by women veterans or women in military service.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator in DMVA.
Requires DHS to use funds awarded from performance bonuses to increase staffing for processing certain applications and providing certain services.
Requires municipalities to designate parking spaces for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
Permits municipal, county, and regional police and fire forces to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers and firefighters; allows exceptions to requirement under certain circumstances.
Prohibits retaliation against inmates in State correctional facilities who report sexual abuse; criminalizes retaliation and failure to report abuse.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $8 million to DHS to increase reimbursement for funeral, burial, and crematory services provided to certain beneficiaries of Work First New Jersey and Supplemental Security Income programs.
Authorizes DMVA to grant preference in awarding contracts to vendors that employ veterans.
Authorizes creation of Woman Veteran license plates.
Authorizes creation of Combat Action Ribbon license plate.
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.
Special legislation to change name of "Township of South Orange Village" to "South Orange Village"; changes titles of certain municipal officials; permits nonpartisan municipal elections to be moved to November; permits stipend for governing body members.
Permits 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in elections for local school board.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Establishes Department of Veterans Affairs.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans and Military Spouses Asset Protection Act."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Establishes certain guidelines for SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid concerning step therapy protocols.
Vetoed · 1
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.*
Passed the General Assembly · 6
Authorizes creation and issuance of veteran license plates.
Requires certain providers of substance or alcohol use disorder treatment, services, or supports to be assessed for conflicts of interest prior to receiving State funds, licensure, or certification.
Revises penalties for certain prohibited sales of tobacco and vapor products and smoking in indoor places.*
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Requires transfer of certain participants of DCRP to PERS.*
Permits Department of Veterans Affairs to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.*
Out of committee · 27
Provides for expansion of county transportation services to include disabled veterans; provides funding source for expansion.*
"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.*
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
Renames Juvenile Justice Commission as Youth Justice Commission.
Establishes New Jersey Veterans' Organization Building Grant Program.
Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey"; appropriates $5 million.**
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success; appropriates $4.0 million.
Requires State Contract Managers to monitor work conducted by subcontractors on State contracts.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employers of certain persons with disabilities.
Establishes "Minority and Women-Owned Businesses State Contractor Remedies Act."
Provides for State agencies to issue advanced payments to certified business enterprises awarded State contracts.
"Climate Superfund Act"; imposes liability on certain fossil fuel companies for certain damages caused by climate change and establishes program in DEP to collect and distribute compensatory payments.
Requires certain notifications to subcontractors listed on bid for State contract by prime contractor.
Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.
Requires Department of Treasury to update New Jersey Disparity Study every five years.
Requires State agencies to make good faith effort to increase awarding of contracts procured without advertisement to minority- and women-owned businesses.
Modifies title and role of Chief Diversity Officer; establishes New Jersey Office of Supplier Development and Business Opportunities.*
Establishes sheltered market program for certain business enterprises seeking State contracts.
Requires State agencies to make good faith effort towards certain goals to use certified minority and women-owned businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.
Requires NJTA, SJTA, EDA, CRDA, PANYNJ, and DRPA to consider minorities and women when hiring or awarding contracts.
Concerns grade options at public institutions of higher education for service member and dependents unable to complete course due to military obligation.
Establishes "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" and occupational heat stress standard in DOLWD.
Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
Extends affordable housing preference to certain allied South Korean veterans.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2026.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
In committee · 62
Requires municipality to provide free beach access to certain veterans.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Permits union officials who represent probation officers to participate in all union activities.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Expands municipal court conditional dismissal program to include defendants charged with certain drug offenses; requires defendant's participation in various programs and services; allows dismissal of charges after one-year probationary period.
Transfers jurisdiction over school meals programs from Department of Agriculture to DOE.
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Requires DOE to include military-connected student identifier in student-level database; requires district inform teacher when military-connected student enrolls in class taught by teacher.
Eliminates conviction of indictable offense as automatic disqualifier for jury service under certain circumstances.
Requires State Chief Diversity Officer to conduct study of utilization of disabled veteran-owned businesses in State procurement process.
Establishes three-year sickle cell disease pilot program; appropriates $10,200,000.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New Jersey."
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to DMVA for New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for facilities expansion.
Provides one-time deduction of $10,000 for certain taxpayers under GIT.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Establishes Office of Supportive Action Functionality Experts to prepare for catastrophic loss of technological services.
Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records.
Establishes "NJpass Program" to provide discounted fares to eligible organizations; establishes "GO NJ Transit Card Program" to develop transit cards that can be used to purchase any NJT service.
Criminalizes owner or landlord knowingly renting dwelling to tenant that is illegal occupancy which causes serious bodily injury to or death of another person.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Requires New Jersey Supreme Court to issue order dismissing certain charges, complaints, and arrest warrants filed with or issued by municipal courts and unresolved for five years or more; requires AOC to conduct certain studies.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Gravesite Maintenance Grant Program in DMVA.
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.
Requires correctional police officers to wear body worn cameras and security camera systems to be installed in State correctional facilities.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
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.
Permits dogs as service and emotional support animals at State veterans' residential facilities.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities, during public health emergency, to develop guidance for in-person visitation at community-based residential settings for individuals with developmental disabilities and require providers to allow such visitation.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator for service members.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Establishes the "Safe and Sanitary Rental Housing Act."
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
Directs State Board of Education to authorize general science endorsement to instructional certificate.
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.
Revises infection control regulation in long-term care facilities.
Revises eligibility criteria for adult medical day care services.
Requires vehicle identification number be stamped on catalytic converters of motor vehicles.
Allows students to use portion of opportunity grant awards under Educational Opportunity Fund program during summer session.
Allows court to consider previous care when granting letters of guardianship for incapacitated person.
Promotes trauma-informed care in State to mitigate negative effects of adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress.
Revises out-of-State reciprocity for elevator, escalator, and moving walkway mechanic's license.
Revises visitation and reporting rules for professional guardians.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Requires certain consumer disclosures relating to rabies testing and establishes optional training for veterinarians.
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.
Prohibits sale and use of certain gas-powered leaf blowers; provides CBT credit for purchase of electric leaf blower that replaces gas-powered leaf blower.
Mandates certain licensed mental health professional are qualified to provide behavioral health care supports through home and community-based services program administered by Division of Developmental Disabilities.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Revises credentialing process for physicians attempting to enter a health insurance carrier's provider network.
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.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Establishes telecommunication fee to support Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care.