Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Shanique Speight
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly8
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to post public awareness signage in additional establishments.
Directs DOH to develop guidelines for school districts and institutions of higher education concerning student vaping awareness campaigns.*
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.
Requires homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations to be translated into multiple languages.
Expands responsibilities of Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board and establishes Problematic Sexual Behavior Program.*
Requires law enforcement to notify State Parole Board when parolee violates domestic violence restraining order.
Requires DHS to conduct review of reimbursement rates paid by State's child care assistance program to certain child care providers.
Out of committee22
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.
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Establishes protected leave under "Family Leave Act" and family temporary disability leave benefits for bereavement for death of child, miscarriage, stillbirth, and certain other circumstances.
Establishes pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of remote maternal health services for eligible beneficiaries.
The "Certified Medication Aide in Nursing Homes Staffing Support Act;" authorizes certified medication aides to administer medications to nursing home residents.
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states.*
Requires automatic issuance of credential to provide services in carrier provider network for physicians in good standing in New Jersey.
Requires Division of Family Development to establish and maintain registration system for persons applying for State's child care assistance program.*
Permits exception to VCCO compensation reporting requirement for unreported sexual offenses if victim received certain forensic medical services.
Concerns "Sexual Violence Restorative Justice Pilot Program."
Revises visitation and reporting rules for professional guardians.
Allows court to consider previous care when granting letters of guardianship for incapacitated person.
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success.*
Revises responsibilities and duties of Nursing Home Administrator's Licensing Board.
Stipulates that qualifying applicant for personal assistance services who is primary caregiver of minor child is automatically eligible for services.
Requires court to consider certain factors in appointing guardian and to justify guardianship appointment on record.
Requires employer to provide certain accommodations to employee who is breastfeeding or expressing milk.*
Requires each public institution of higher education to develop menstrual plan.*
Prohibits seller providing service or selling goods from charging surcharge to customer using debit card or gift card.*
Modifies procedures for parole release, early discharge from parole, and penalties for certain parole violations.
Establishes "Midwifery Licensing Act."
In committee230
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Establishes pilot program in certain municipalities to make grants available to non-profit organizations to perform outreach regarding VCCO.
Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.
Requires teaching staff members and school board members to annually receive training on trauma-informed education.
Establishes State board to oversee implementation and evaluation of State pilot programs.
Requires AG to establish public awareness campaign concerning Crime Victim's Bill of Rights and VCCO.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to Department of Law and Public Safety for public awareness campaign of victims' rights and VCCO assistance.
Requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to undergo implicit bias and cultural competency training.
Requires cultural diversity and implicit bias training be included in police basic training curriculum.
Increases size of Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission; broadens reporting duties.
Establishes recruitment and referral program for certain individuals and extends certain provisions of law concerning affirmative action in public works contracts to workers with disabilities.
Provides that disability-owned businesses be included in certain business development programs, direct loan programs, and certification processes; requires Chief Diversity Officer compile information on awarding of State contracts to disability-owned businesses.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by persons with disabilities.
Requires health insurance coverage of at-home rehabilitation services.
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.
Expands duties of Commission on Human Trafficking to prevent human trafficking in women and children of color.
Requires certain employers to provide paid leave to employees serving in elective office.
Requires DCF and DOE to establish policies and procedures relating to child abuse and neglect and child abuse prevention during certain public health emergencies.
Requires school districts to permit students excused absences while experiencing symptoms of menstrual disorder.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on menstrual health and hygiene as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Permits students experiencing menstrual disorder to attend school remotely.
Requires public institutions of higher education to provide menstrual products in all campus buildings; appropriates $85,000 from General Fund to Office of Secretary of Higher Education.
Requires certain court documents to be translated into languages other than English.
Establishes 10 year Menstrual Leave and Remote Work Pilot Program.
Requires DOE to partner with nonprofit organization to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in providing supplemental tutoring support to students.
Requires certain libraries to provide free menstrual hygiene products and requires State to pay costs.
Requires health insurance coverage of standard fertility preservation services for individuals with certain menstrual disorders resulting in infertility.
Establishes Automobile Theft Prevention Authority; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes the "New Jersey Feminine Hygiene Product Donations Immunity Act."
Authorizes use of county inmate welfare funds for certain reentry services.
Requires AG to collect and report law enforcement detention data; creates Racial and Identity Profiling Elimination Advisory Council.
Requires health insurers to cover self-measured blood pressure monitoring for subscribers with preeclampsia; requires health care professionals to provide home blood pressure monitor to pregnant patients diagnosed with preeclampsia.
Authorizes health care professionals to engage in the use of remote patient monitoring devices; requires health care insurance coverage by certain insurers for remote patient monitoring devices.
Requires implicit bias training for physicians.
Requires State, county, and municipal social service workers to periodically complete implicit bias and cultural competency training.
Increases pay for certified nurse aides; makes appropriation.
Increases cap on personal care assistant services from 40 hours to 91 hours per week for Medicaid beneficiary determined clinically eligible for nursing facility level of care.
Establishes commission to study impact of certain Medicaid reimbursement rate change on nursing homes.
Concerns juveniles charged with or adjudicated delinquent for certain firearms offenses.
Requires distribution of family leave informational materials to certain patients.
Increases pay for direct support professionals; makes appropriation.
Prohibits DCF from using certain federal benefits to reimburse State for cost of a child's care; requires DCF to conserve benefits for child's unmet or future needs.
Increases resource threshold limit for certain Medicaid eligibility groups.
Requires several State agencies to review and increase, if authorized, income eligibility standards for certain public assistance, school nutrition, and higher education student financial assistance programs; makes an appropriation.
Codifies authority for certain health care providers to provide abortions and clarifies certain operational requirements for abortion facilities.
Creates "Reproductive Health Care Access Fund" to strengthen access to reproductive health care; makes appropriation.
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.
Establishes Reproductive Health Care Professional Loan Redemption Program; appropriates $5 million.
Provides for voluntary contributions for taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support reproductive health care services.
Requires Medicaid cover emergency contraception without requiring prescription or other authorization.
Requires health care professionals to perform lead screening on pregnant persons under certain circumstances.
Establishes multiple sclerosis public awareness campaign.
Provides incentives for certified nurse aides and nursing students to work as direct support professionals; makes appropriation.
Establishes Direct Care Worker Support Program in DOH; makes appropriation.
"Healthy Smiles Act"; increases NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service reimbursement rates for pediatric dental services; requires NJ FamilyCare managed care rates for identical services be no less than fee-for-service rates.
Increases income threshold limit for certain Medicaid eligibility groups.
Establishes "Disability Mortality and Abuse Prevention Advisory Committee" in DHS; makes appropriation.
Revises oversight of "Community Wealth Preservation Program" and requirements for nonprofit community development corporations.
Requires electric public utilities and gas public utilities to implement or maintain public utility warranty programs that cover full cost to repair or replace covered appliances.
Requires electric and gas public utilities de-privatization study; appropriates $100,000.
Removes requirements for surgical practices to be licensed as ambulatory care facilities and requires surgical practices to register with DOH.
Provides certain employment protections for certified doulas.
Establishes consumer-facing portal for elevator maintenance for owners of certain buildings to provide information on elevator servicer; requires certain signage; requires DCA to establish senior housing elevator maintenance loan program.
Establishes Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program in DHS.
Establishes "Health Care for Child Care Program"; appropriates $10 million.
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are victims of domestic abuse to claim credit with filing status of married filing separately.
Bans carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, flame resistant chemicals, and volatile organic compounds from certain hair products.
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $30 million from General Fund to Food and Hunger Programs in Department of Agriculture.
Appropriates $125 million for creation of affordable housing to restore diversions from "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund."
Requires DHS and DOH to conduct study on projected impact of federal Medicaid funding cuts.
Establishes NJ FamilyCare Stabilization Fund.
Establishes commission to examine impact of federal funding cuts on State's Medicaid program.
Establishes limited medical benefit program for individuals losing NJ FamilyCare coverage under "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"; establishes medical relief fund in Treasury; appropriates funds.
Increases Work First New Jersey Child Care appropriation by $28 million in FY2026 annual appropriations act to ensure full funding of child care subsidy program.
Codifies and requires Legislative authorization for reductions in minimum NJ FamilyCare eligibility levels and benefits.
Establishes New Jersey Food Security Coordination and Response Program.
Expands "Daniel's Law" to prohibit disclosure of personal identifying information of victim support advocates and victim support care providers.
Concerns motor vehicle stops by law enforcement officers.
Requires DOH to inspect reports of mold infestation in health care facilities.
Requires police misconduct training course be included in police basic training curriculum.
Extends grace periods for rental late charges for certain tenants who receive public assistance payments.
Establishes "Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Commission;" appropriates $2.5 million.
Establishes Medicaid Managed Care Organization Oversight Program.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to create and maintain database of Educational Opportunity Fund student admissions.
Requires school districts to include instruction on bullying awareness and prevention as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires construction permit and inspections for certain work involving lead paint on home exterior.
Clarifies that sexual harassment and sexual assault constitute unlawful discrimination on basis of sex.
Requires long-term care facilities to annually review residents' proxy directives.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,500,000 to Salvation and Social Justice for "Return and Restore" Program.
Establishes "Automobile Accident Injury Fund."
Establishes penalties for appraisers who engage in discriminatory real estate appraisals and requires certain information to be provided to present and prospective owners or occupants of real estate.
Requires MVC to establish centralized license plate search system.
Directs use of 21st Century Improvement Fund to establish individualized account access system.
Requires health insurance coverage of postpartum pelvic floor physical therapy.
Provides any party in case who is limited English proficient and utilizes court translating services option to have social worker translator to help party navigate court system.
Requires DHS to develop enhanced training curriculum for direct support professionals.
Requires AOC to establish program that collects certain information concerning bail reform.
Directs State Auditor to conduct performance review audit of VCCO.
Directs DOE to develop guidelines for school districts concerning student mental health services.
Requires Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain primary and mental health care services match reimbursement rates under Medicare.
Provides tax credit to developers for affordable housing projects in certain neighborhoods.
Requires school districts to maintain restrooms in good working order.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop emergency notification system to alert students and staff of active shooter on school grounds.
Authorizes home care for individuals who are disabled or elderly and requires health insurance coverage therefor.
Requires Medicaid and health insurance network contracts to provide participating health care providers with certain notifications.
Prohibits towing companies from requiring owners of stolen motor vehicles to pay fee to release vehicles from storage facilities under certain circumstances.
Exempts licensed master plumbers from certain electrical contractor business permit requirements.
Requires advance written notice before discontinuance of State aid or services.
Directs referral of certain persons under 18 for determination of status as socially or economically disadvantaged youth.
Creates Midwifery Licensing Act; modifies regulation of midwifery.
Increases penalties imposed on juveniles and adults convicted of motor vehicle theft and related crimes.
Establishes "New Jersey Migrant and Refugee Assistance Act."
Requires DOC to assign transgender inmate to State correctional facility based on inmate's gender identity and use inmate's preferred gender pronoun.
Requires notification to appropriate departments if drug court participant tests positive for marijuana or cannabis.
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $30 million from General Fund to Food and Hunger Programs in Department of Agriculture.
Establishes Safe Remote Learning Program in DOE to support provision of remote instruction facilities by public schools.
Revises requirements for parole release and violations of parole; repeals law relating to violations committed by parolee released due to overcrowding.
Provides defendant option to disclose disability status in foreclosure proceedings.
Establishes right to record law enforcement activity under certain circumstances.
Requires DOC to provide reunification therapy to inmates and immediate family members prior to inmate's release.
Provides for restricted use driver's license as alternative for license suspension in municipal court.
Establishes program to provide free tuition under State Tuition Aid Grant Program to certain students who are accepted to public four-year institutions of higher education and elect to attend county college for first two years.
Requires development and promulgation of tenant legal resources notice for tenants of certain multiple dwellings.
Revises out-of-State reciprocity for elevator, escalator, and moving walkway mechanic's licenses.
Revises eligibility for Educational Opportunity Fund grants and campus-based Educational Opportunity Fund programs.
Creates new level of barbering license and apprenticeships in barbering, and establishes limits to hours of instruction for certain barbering training.
Requires Internet capable room temperature reporting device installation in certain multiple dwellings.
Establishes Legislative Enactment Oversight Committee to ensure implementation of enacted laws and joint resolutions.
Establishes "Reproductive Health Access for Haitian Migrants Act."
Revises eligibility criteria for adult medical day care services.
Permits certified nurse aides to be employed as personal care assistants.
Requires DHS to increase home and community-based services under Medicaid.
Clarifies staff training requirements at long-term care facilities regarding care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, and intersex seniors and seniors living with HIV.
Requires Medicaid coverage for remote stress tests for pregnant women.
Grants children placed in resource family care right to have certain signage displayed in home.
Allows persons who qualify under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to become law enforcement and corrections officers.
Addresses long-term effects of COVID-19.
Establishes Division on Marijuana and Cannabis Enforcement in DLPS.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit certain persons unless they pose danger.
Establishes requirements for removal of students from public school pending mental health clearance.
Establishes three-year pilot program in DOE to provide certain students with information and assistance regarding federal financial aid application.
Establishes grant program to provide thermal imaging and radio equipment to certain fire departments.
Establishes "Urban Wealth Fund Pilot Program."
Concerns prohibition of certain residential tenant evictions and removals due to residential foreclosure during federal government shutdown.
Authorizes local contracting units to establish joint venture and set-aside programs.
Requires DOH to maintain emergency stockpile of insulin and authorizes dispensing of emergency supply of insulin to certain patients.
Requires menopause information to be distributed under certain circumstances.
Prohibits imposition of costs of certain realtor services on residential tenants.
Revises procedures for processing incomplete Medicaid applications; exempts asset transfers of up to $500 per month during look back period for determining eligibility for long-term care services.
Requires midwives and physicians to provide pregnant women information on birthing options prior to delivery.
Concerns security measures for retirement communities and other hotels and multiple dwellings.
Concerns safe operation of certain fire stations; establishes Fire Station Rehabilitation and Maintenance Code; establishes fire station, equipment, training, and maintenance fund; provides for replacement equipment for certain municipalities; and appropriates $140 million.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, SEHBP, and NJ FamilyCare coverage for sign language interpreter services for covered individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Establishes central registry for, and provides for informational outreach to, senior citizens living in New Jersey.
Adds language authorizing transfer of General Fund appropriations for certain licensed health care entities to Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services to maximize federal Medicaid payments to certain faculty physicians and non-physician professionals.
Revises infection control regulation in long-term care facilities.
Requires health insurance carriers and Medicaid to provide coverage for planned home childbirth.
Requires menopause informational pamphlet to be distributed under certain circumstances.
Requires each nursing home to employ patient advocate.
Establishes presumption of pretrial detention for persons who commit carjacking, theft of motor vehicle, or burglary.
Imposes minimum staffing requirements and certain reporting requirements on certain long-term care facilities.
Establishes New Jersey Community Learning Program in DOE to provide comprehensive after school programs in certain communities; dedicates portion of State cannabis revenue to support program.
Establishes program for certain individuals to become certified homemaker-home health aides and provide services to certain Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually eligible enrollees under increased reimbursement rates.
Establishes crimes against elected public officials and immediate families; provides police protection in instances of crime against elected public official and immediate family.
Establishes "Purple Alert System" to assist in finding missing persons.
Requires youth sports team coaches to undergo cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and other first aid training.
Creates stockpile of protective masks for use by first responders under certain circumstances.
Establishes task force to examine school discipline practices including racial disparities and effectiveness.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for family planning and reproductive health care services; prohibits adverse actions by medical malpractice insurers in relation to performance of legally protected health care services.
Requires BPU to post on its website report from public utility on public utility's capital investments in response to petition from public utility to increase rates.
Provides for restricted use driver's license as alternatives for license suspension in municipal court.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on artificial intelligence; requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop artificial intelligence model curricula.
Requires Director of Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to develop training program for first responders regarding protocols for responding to emergency in war zone.
Requires access to certain assistive services for students with disabilities at public institutions of higher education.
Requires health insurance carriers to cover genetic testing after diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
Establishes pancreatic cancer awareness campaign.
Establishes men's health commission in DOH.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.
Requires DHS to establish Haitian Migrant Assistance Program.
Prohibits sale of crayon and chalk products containing lead.
Mandates health insurance coverage for supervisory billing for behavioral health services.
Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."
Requires DOH to provide grants for women's health research and innovations.
Establishes survivor support liaison in Department of Treasury to assist beneficiaries of emergency responders who die in line of duty; designated as "Captain Augusto Acabou's, Wayne Brooks', and Plainfield Firefighter Marques Hudson's act"; appropriates $1,000,000.
Establishes NJ Council on Lupus Education and Awareness in DOH.
Prohibits electric and gas public utilities from collecting payment from residential budget billing plan customers whose service was interrupted as a result of major emergency event.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse customers for up to $500 for spoiled food and full cost of spoiled medicine resulting from lengthy service outage following major event.
Prohibits BPU approval of electric or gas public utility rate increases resulting in total increase to average residential customer bill in excess of two percent within five-year period.
Requires BPU to prohibit electric and gas public utilities from charging residential customers certain types of payments based on certain billing practices.
Requires public utilities de-privatization study; appropriates $100,000.
Resets electric and gas public utility rates to 2020 levels for five-year period.
Requires certain motor vehicles to install rear-seat detection systems.
Prohibits electric, gas, or water public utility service discontinuances to residential customers during certain epidemics.
Revises reporting requirements for nursing homes concerning financial disclosures and ownership structure.
Requires certain school districts to partner with licensed child care providers and Head Start programs to provide free preschool opportunities.
"Community-led Birthing Justice and Equity Resource Initiative Program Act;" appropriates $12 million.
Establishes "Targeted Midwifery Workforce Development Act"; appropriates $12 million.
Establishes New Jersey Blue Ribbon Commission on Child Care.
Requires child care subsidy rate paid for certain children to equal school district's per pupil preschool education aid; appropriates funds.
Creates emergency closure prevention fund for child care programs at risk of closure; appropriates $10 million.
Provides for satisfaction of licensure requirements for certain elevator inspectors through certification as qualified elevator inspector.
Creates civil and criminal penalties for invasive grooming of vulnerable adults.
Requires certain notice prior to placing liens related to water utility service.
Authorizes creation of Juneteenth commemorative license plates.
Requires all hospitals with maternity departments to maintain Baby-Friendly and Mother-Friendly designations.
Establishes child care stabilization and operation grant program in DHS.
Establishes Office of Interagency Cooperation in DCA to enhance local level code enforcement.
Establishes certain water and wastewater utility shutoff protections for tenants.
Establishes Commission on High-Quality Affordable Early Childhood Care and Education; makes appropriation.
Permits tenant to make rent payment into escrow account in event of persisting serious hazard in dwelling unit or to make repairs and deduct cost from future rent.
"Tenants Anti-Retaliation & Anti-Harassment Act"; establishes rebuttable presumption for complaints by tenant of illegal activity by landlord.
Requires AOC to provide law enforcement agencies immediate access to domestic violence central registry.
Codifies establishment of Victim Information and Notification Everyday System; expands notification requirements for certain victims of domestic violence.
Establishes High-Risk Domestic Violence Response Program and requires certain training for law enforcement officers; appropriates $2 million.
Requires hospitals to establish domestic violence screening and bystander intervention training programs for health care professionals and certain hospital staff members.
Establishes Integrated Domestic Violence Court program Statewide; makes appropriation.
Establishes Domestic Violence Housing Voucher Program in DCA; appropriates $5 million.
Increases penalty for domestic violence offense; increases domestic violence-related unpaid employment leave.
Requires New Jersey Board of Nursing to establish Nursing Scribe Program.
Establishes Artificial Intelligence Apprenticeship Program and artificial intelligence apprenticeship tax credit program.
Requires procurement of management support and other services for certain nursing homes.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Upgrades distribution of controlled dangerous substance in edible form to minors under certain circumstances.
Requires creation and display of posters concerning consumption of unknown foods or beverages in certain locations.
Requires training for employees in certain settings to recognize and respond to indications of intoxication in children from consumption of cannabis item.
Requires school districts to include instruction on dangers of consuming unknown food and beverages.
Prohibits sale of certain diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to persons under 18 years of age under certain circumstances.
Strengthens detection of, and support measures for individuals diagnosed with, pancreatic cancer.
Establishes New Jersey Maternal Stroke Prevention and Preeclampsia Protection Initiative in DOH.
Filed5
Eliminates statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions and civil actions related to human trafficking and certain sex offenses.
Requires DOE to designate non-profit entity to coordinate out-of-school time programs.
Implements Blue Band Program to address preeclampsia in New Jersey.
Establishes minimum NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for certain residential substance use disorder treatment services.
Requires local units to submit inspection and testing results of all elevator devices for inclusion on DCA Service Portal.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.**
Exempts poll workers wages from affecting unemployment compensation.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.*
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism develop and maintain Internet website on historic sites, districts, and roadside markers.
Establishes "Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act." *
Establishes certain State funding preferences for municipalities that enhance opportunities to develop housing.
Requires public schools to post link to subsidized school meals application, and certain informational videos related to application, in prominent place on Internet website.*
Requires Governor's Office of Volunteerism to promote and support volunteerism for compliance with certain eligibility requirements for NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients; appropriates $200,000 to DHS, Office of Volunteerism, and DOLWD.*
"New Jersey Kids Code Act"; adopts New Jersey Age-Appropriate Design Code and requires certain online service providers to implement certain measures concerning minors' use of online service.*
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Authorizes DOH to establish partnerships in international public health.
Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."*
Permits Paterson and Newark police who were promoted following February 2019 police sergeant exam to have those promotions deemed regular appointments.
Authorizes funding for on-demand micro transit service under Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program.
Passed both houses · 1
Requires expedited compliance with certain search warrants in domestic violence and stalking investigations.
Passed the General Assembly · 41
Increases penalties for certain prohibited sales of tobacco and vapor products.
Prohibits SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid from denying coverage for maintenance medications for chronic conditions for covered persons solely because of change in health benefits plan or pharmacy benefits manager.
Requires BPU to report societal benefits charge revenues and expenditures to Governor and Legislature.*
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.*
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal and prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to create and distribute satisfaction survey.
Requires unrestricted Medicaid coverage for ovulation enhancing drugs and medical services related to administering such drugs for certain beneficiaries experiencing infertility.
Modifies collective statewide transfer agreement and reverse transfer agreement; establishes New Jersey Transfer Ombudsperson within Office of Secretary of Higher Education.
Exempts community gardens operating on-site composting systems or other systems of managing organic waste from certain DEP permits under certain conditions.
Requires DEP to prioritize funding for certain projects for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes and certain environmental infrastructure projects that include, or allow for, flood mitigation projects.
Prohibits telecommunications, utility or cable television companies from charging certain customers prior to actual billing due date.
Requires certain providers to perform intimate partner violence screenings and all health care professionals to take certain actions to prevent perpetrators of intimate partner violence from obtaining copies of victim's medical record.
Requires publication of guide for licensure as integrated care facility; assigns DOH and DHS employees to communicate with facilities.
Requires Division of Children's System of Care to make changes to certain polices regarding the provision of family support and respite care services for certain eligible individuals.
Prohibits certain public utilities from charging residents of multi-unit dwellings meter-reading fees in certain circumstances.
Authorizes hospital patient with developmental disabilities to have designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver accompany patient throughout hospital stay.
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.
Creates separate crime for items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children; concerns computer generated or manipulated sexually explicit images.
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to include memory care training in annual long-term care training program.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage for certain children with disabilities who are 26 years of age or older.
Requires emergency departments to provide certain information to parents of children experiencing mental health crisis.
Prohibits social media platforms from promoting certain practices or features of eating disorders to child users.
Requires Division of Child Protection and Permanency to develop suicide screening and crisis response training for caseworkers.
Requires social media platforms to cooperate with nonprofit organization initiatives to remove nonconsensual intimate images or videos.
Requires Department of Agriculture to take various actions to publicize and promote community supported agriculture in New Jersey.
Eliminates statute of limitations on income tax assessments that arise out of erroneous refunds induced by fraud.
Requires restaurant to disclose mandatory gratuity to patrons.
Establishes quorum standards for professional licensing entities under certain circumstances.
Creates "New Jersey Dialysis Patient Support Person Accommodation Act."
Revises "Homelessness Prevention Program"; requires new charge for filing of eviction action.
Requires State agencies to make good faith effort to increase awarding of contracts procured without advertisement to minority- and women-owned businesses.
Establishes standards for determining an unconscionable rent increase; excludes from public access landlord tenant records in certain circumstances.
Prohibits use of biometric surveillance system by business entity under certain circumstances.
Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.
Imposes various taxes and fees on correctional service businesses to offset social costs of incarceration.*
Designates accounting as STEM subject for various educational and other programs.
"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.
Establishes Hope Card Program to provide victims of domestic violence with restraining order quick reference wallet card; makes appropriation.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing and treatments to slow progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
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Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening. *
Requires DOH to evaluate technology uses in long-term care settings, implements certain technological requirements within long-term care settings, and clarifies existing telehealth reimbursement parity includes long-term care settings.
Requires employers to include in job posting whether posting is for existing position and sets additional job posting requirements.
"Used Car Buyers' Bill of Rights"; prohibits certain "as is" sales of used motor vehicles.
Requires DOH to revise emergency response plan for pandemic influenzas.
"Dementia Dignity and Advance Care Planning Act."
Requires Secretary of Agriculture to establish Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program to reimburse school districts for costs expended in sourcing and procuring local foods for students; appropriates $4,500,000.
Appropriates $3 million annually to Freedom Schools in New Jersey using funds collected under Social Equity Excise Fee.
Directs DOLWD to identify, and post on website, employment opportunities with minimal barriers to entry for persons returning to workforce after imprisonment.
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.
Makes various changes to address sexual assault and child abuse and neglect involving military personnel; addresses protection, penalties, enforcement, jurisdiction, and victim compensation matters.
"Stop Sepsis Act"; requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols, train staff, and establish quality measures.*
Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury to develop and implement programs to increase utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State.
Requires institutions of higher education to collect and report employment data for certain graduates.
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Revises definition of health care professional in aggravated assault statute to match definition under "Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act."
Establishes legislative internship program.
Requires MVC to utilize legal name including roman numerals on certain documents issued by MVC.
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.
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Protects access to assisted reproductive technology.
Requires DHS and DOH to study disordered eating; establishes "Disordered Eating Prevention Research Grant Pilot Program."
Modifies child endangerment statute to include AI technology; establishes criminal penalties.
Establishes Deepfake Technology Unit in DLPS. *
Limits perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products.*
Establishes oversight and qualifications of peer recovery specialists.
Provides that average time to issue licenses to physicians shall not exceed 51 days.
Permits certain consumers up to five business days to cancel home improvement contracts and up to three days to cancel certain consumer goods contracts.
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.*
Codifies and extends authorization for certain out-of-State health care practitioners and recent graduates of health care training programs to practice in New Jersey.
Requires DOLWD to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for employment in healthcare facilities, home care services, and hospice services; makes appropriation.
Requires NJ FamilyCare reimbursement for pediatric medication management services provided for certain children by licensed pharmacist.
Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center.
Supplements FY2027 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.*
"Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.**
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for the treatment of stuttering.
Establishes "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act;" appropriates $1.5 million.*
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems; establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations captured by school bus monitoring systems.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth.*
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Authorizes provision of residential mental health services in residential substance use disorders treatment facility or program under specified hospital affiliation and clinical support criteria.
Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagus nerve stimulators for students with seizure disorder on emergent basis.
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.*
Requires NJ FamilyCare coverage for healthy food prescriptions for certain enrollees.
Establishes "New Jersey Holistic Representation Model" in Office of Public Defender.
Revises regulation of certain health care facilities.
Extends certain provisions relating to involuntary commitment.
Establishes School-based Partnerships for Access and Resilience for Kids program in DCF; requires school districts to develop mental health support and partnership programs.*
Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Increases personal needs allowance for certain individuals by annual rate of inflation.
Expands duty of Commission on Human Trafficking to include studying connection between human trafficking and illicit massage parlor businesses.
Requires four-year institutions of higher education to provide training on affirmative consent and certain federal Title IX requirements to first-year and transfer students.
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Authorizes creation of Domestic Violence Awareness license plates.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Requires DOH to use Basic Screening Survey to assess oral health in children.
Requires vehicle identification number be stamped on catalytic converters of motor vehicles.
Requires public schools that offer student psychological services to offer remote sessions.
Allows students to use portion of opportunity grant awards under Educational Opportunity Fund program during summer session.
Establishes "New Jersey Paid Prenatal Personal Leave Act."
Establishes United Network for Inclusive Teaching and Youth Grant Program; makes appropriation.
Requires $1 million annual appropriation to certain educational services commissions for school facilities projects and school security improvements.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for hospitalizations resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 without imposing cost-sharing requirements.
Concerns availability of fire escape mechanisms in residential dwellings; provides penalty for violation.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Establishes geriatric parole for certain eligible inmates.
Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.
Establishes minimum Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities.
Requires DHS to establish program to assist children with incarcerated non-custodial parents in enrolling in safety net programs.
Requires public institution of higher education to establish plans concerning cyber security and prevention of cyber attacks.
"Pet Insurance Act."
Requires health insurance coverage of prescribed anti-obesity medication.
"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.
Establishes Office of Professional Corporate Guardians.
Creates New Jersey Board of Paramedicine.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Expands certain employer reporting requirements to include entities that employ or contract with individuals for financial compensation, including ride-sharing and delivery technology platforms.
Makes $3 million supplemental appropriation for bonus awards for certain COVID-19 emergency essential frontline State workers of Local 195 of International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
Codifies Medicaid coverage for eligible pregnant women for 365-day period beginning on last day of pregnancy.
"Public-Private Alliance to Retain Talent and Expand Regional Health Program Act"; creates grant program within DOH for student-loan and tuition relief and appropriates $5 million.
Establishes requirements for certain tobacco product retailers to stock and sell nicotine replacement therapy products.
Expands scope of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; appropriates $1 million.
Requires owners of certain buildings to test drinking water for Legionella bacteria.
Requires BPU to develop program to promote certain energy businesses in State.
Provides for State agency reviews and increases of income thresholds for residential customers to participate in certain utility bill payment assistance and energy efficiency programs.
Waives pet adoption fees for certain military personnel and veterans.
Eliminates fee for special plates for firefighters and members of first aid or rescue squads.
Requires issuance of raincheck for unavailable good or service advertised by digital coupon.
Requires State to bear partial cost of transportation of certain homeless students to school.
Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than two percent over prior academic year.
Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.
Allows parents or legal custodians separated from their children because of immigration matters to appoint standby guardians.
Extends child care subsidies to families earning up to 300 percent of federal poverty level; appropriates funds.
Modifies languages that examinations are to be conducted in for applicants seeking professional license issued by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Enters New Jersey into Interstate Physician Assistant Licensure Compact.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Permits designation of special event zones for traffic regulation purposes during certain large events.
Permits county sheriffs to certify that law enforcement officer meets certain criteria for renewal of law enforcement license.
Provides gross income tax credit to certain taxpayers who pay for certain in-home services through health care service firm.
Requires contract between certain governmental units and online parking payment service providers stipulate service provider not charge user during certain times.
Establishes Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Therapy Pilot Program; appropriates $6 million.
Provides for automatic renewal of off-track wagering licenses.
Establishes "New Jersey Alzheimer's Disease Master Plan Study Commission."
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.
Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses.
Requires outdoor lighting fixtures installed or replaced by, or on behalf of State, or at projects receiving State funds, to meet certain criteria.
Requires social media companies to establish toll-free telephone number for NJ account holders to report fraudulent account actions.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Eliminates conviction of indictable offense as automatic disqualifier for jury service under certain circumstances.
Criminalizes certain actions of individuals who offer rental of residential property that they do not own or legally possess.
Establishes Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as principal department in Executive Branch and specifies functions, powers, and duties of department.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Requires State Chief Diversity Officer to conduct study of utilization of disabled veteran-owned businesses in State procurement process.
Establishes MOM Project oral health three-year pilot program in DOH; appropriates $4,150,000.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply and develop policy governing use of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies.
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.
Adopts Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.
Establishes certain medical billing requirements concerning specific nature of charges or expenses for health care services.
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum for grades three through five.
Requires MVC to provide customers with certain documents in-person, same day.
Provides for rehabilitative release for certain incarcerated persons.
Establishes "Minority and Women-Owned Businesses State Contractor Remedies Act."
Requires Medicaid coverage for self-administered hormonal contraceptives dispensed by pharmacist under standing order.
Modifies title and role of Chief Diversity Officer; establishes New Jersey Office of Supplier Development and Business Opportunities.
Concerns housing discrimination based on source of lawful income.
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $175 million from General Fund to DHS for Emergency SNAP Replacement Benefits.
Directs Juvenile Justice Commission to establish arts education pilot program for juvenile offenders.
Requires DOC to ensure inmates have opportunity to participate in Medicaid pre-enrollment and enrollment sessions at least 60 days prior to release; requires applicable inmates to receive Medicaid card at release.
Establishes pilot program to create student mental health assistance programs in selected school districts.
Establishes Second Chance Program in charge of providing opportunities through labor organizations for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Authorizes funding to protect safety of cooperating witnesses; expands Crime Victim's Bill of Rights to provide these witnesses with certain guarantees.
Requires induction loop listening system installation in certain buildings open to public upon new construction or substantial renovation.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement for in-person partial care and intensive outpatient behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services, and associated transportation services, for adults.
Establishes fringe benefit rate for State colleges and universities.
Requires hospitals to test for fentanyl and xylazine as part of urine drug screenings.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
Requires testing of electrical systems of certain electric bicycles, powered mobility devices, and batteries prior to sale, rental, lease, or other distribution to consumers.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.
Establishes New Jersey Healthy Soils Program; establishes grant program for soil testing of urban agriculture sites; establishes Urban Agriculture Site Soil Testing Fund.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Establishes "Security Deposit Assistance Pilot Program" in Passaic, Union, Essex, Hudson, Gloucester, Atlantic, Camden, and Mercer counties; appropriates $400,000.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.
Establishes occupational heat stress standard and "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" in DOLWD.
Expands Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Programs to include assistance for water utility bill.
Establishes "Male Teachers of Color Mentorship Pilot Program"; appropriates $95,000.
Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning health care service needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer or questioning individuals, and persons with intersex conditions in the State.
Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.
Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education of violations of drinking water quality standards.
Requires each government entity in this State to conduct review of cybersecurity infrastructure and make recommendations.
"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Provides gross income tax deduction to eligible educators and paraprofessionals for expense of classroom supplies.
Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.
Allows businesses to receive information via email concerning new regulations and economic incentives that affect business.
Requires DHS to reformat MyNJHelps web-based platform as centralized online resource for all State administered public assistance programs.
Establishes "New Jersey STEM Scholars Grant Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Makes supplemental appropriation of up to $20 million from General Fund to DOE to support school facility cleaning and sanitization.
Requires DOH to develop shared decision-making tool and establish maternal health care pilot program.
Requires low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters to be registered with MVC and to be insured.
Authorizes establishment of municipal homelessness trust funds and adoption of homeless housing plans by municipalities.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to grant deferment of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) student loan payments to new parent.
Establishes limits on transcript release restrictions at institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.
Establishes EMS part of PERS; provides enhanced benefits for emergency medical services employees.
Establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act."
Requires helmet while operating bicycle, scooter, or motorized scooter.
Limits amount of residential rental property application fee; establishes penalty.
Requires Department of Treasury and DHS to annually identify State funds available for NJ FamilyCare, evaluate program, and create prioritized list of initiatives to improve quality of care under program.
Establishes Commission on Oversight of Public Institutions of Higher Education.
Establishes separate crime of porch piracy, "Porch Theft Task Force," and public awareness campaign; appropriates funds.
Establishes "Graduate Physician Licensing Act."
Requires NJ FamilyCare to reimburse inpatient providers for long-acting injectable antipsychotic drugs at outpatient reimbursement rate.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Repeals law that requires funds for legislative agents to be assessed on student tuition bills in certain manner.
Concerns protection of tenants displaced by fire.
Prohibits discrimination with respect to charging of rates of premiums for disability and accident insurance.
Supplemental appropriation of $3.6 million to DHS to increase adult medical day care Medicaid per diem rate from $89.55 to $93.10.
Creates crime of incest.
Requires Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners to maintain minutes of meetings; provides Governor veto over minutes.
Permits individual holding a nursing multistate license to be eligible for school nurse certification.
Concerns venue for juveniles charged with certain acts of delinquency.
Extends time period in which to enroll newborn infant in health benefits coverage.
Establishes certain protections for health care professionals who receive behavioral health care and apply for State licensure.
Permits individuals to establish voluntary nonopioid directives.
Eliminates sales tax on baby necessities and sunscreen.
Clarifies consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded in a sexual manner does not include or imply consent to disclosure of image.
Exempts customer with account for electronic toll collection system, commonly known as E-ZPass, from certain fees if motor vehicle is stolen.
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.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.
Requires DVA notify certain veteran organizations and county officers and municipal registers of names of persons buried or cremated in State veteran cemeteries.
Permits spouses and dependents of military service members to qualify for in-State tuition in event that service member is transferred to another state.
Requires State Board of Education to reduce clinical practice requirements for certain teacher candidates.
Establishes "Remote Methadone Dosing Pilot Program;" appropriates $225,000.
Establishes alternative compliance payment to satisfy Class II renewable energy requirements.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach, and Support Program in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Prohibits pre-approval or precertification of prenatal ultrasound screenings covered under health benefits plans.
Requires Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare to provide medically tailored nutrition services for certain enrollees.
Requires DOLWD and DHS to conduct assessment of community rehabilitation programs and community businesses.
"New Jersey Motorcycle Awareness and Safety Act"; requires DOT to develop public awareness campaign for motorcycle day.
Requires development of online tax training for small and micro-businesses.
"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 inspections of retail cigarette and vapor product dealers.
Establishes task force to examine issues and make recommendations concerning youth sports, including abusive coaching, confrontational parents, and bullying of players.
"Cancer Patient Care and Compassion Act."
Allows State, municipality, and county to implement automatic enrollment of their employees in deferred compensation plans.
Requires State to reimburse federally unreimbursed costs of snacks provided to children at certain preschools; appropriates $100,000.
Vacant Storefront Registry Program; establishes public database of vacant commercial space for small businesses.
Requires landlords to provide tenants with certain notice concerning conditions that may cause damage or hazards on rental property.
Allows social worker to acquire four hours of continuing education credit for volunteering as poll worker.
Allows certain public high school student-athletes to substitute study hall for physical education during their athletic seasons.
Provides free telecommunication services for incarcerated persons at State, county, and private adult and juvenile correctional facilities.
Changes term "inmate" to "incarcerated person."
Allows sentencing to extended term for repeat convictions of receipt of stolen property.
Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.
Requires certain health care facilities to offer lactation counseling and consultations to persons who have given birth.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover mammograms for women over 35 and women under 35 under certain circumstances.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Authorizes temporary licensure of graduated nursing students.
Requires long-term care facilities to meet with residents and residents' families to review emergency contact information and to offer residents opportunity to update information.
Establishes "Scientific Conference Grant Program"; appropriates $250,000.
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.
Establishes civil right of action for misuse of individual's name, image, likeness, or voice.
Establishes "Menstrual Hygiene Products Program," appropriates $200,000.
Requires certain public schools to advertise availability of free menstrual hygiene products.
Establishes requirements for State to enter into contract for purchase of menstrual products.
Extends duration of law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Provides health care benefits to disabled members of TPAF and PERS.
Requires annual review of released sex offenders to determine if offenders were registered and tiered.
Increases maximum age for pediatric long-term care facility residents to 26.
Limits negotiated plea agreements for crime of burglary when firearm involved.
Establishes certain marine firefighting training course requirements.
Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records.
Requires certain consumer disclosures relating to rabies testing and establishes optional training for veterinarians.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to hire staff to alleviate professional license application backlog; appropriates $10,000,000 in fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Establishes certain protections for persons providing, receiving, and allowing children to receive gender-affirming health care.
Requires Medicaid coverage of social day care services for senior citizens.
Clarifies policy analysis and development under "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act"; strengthens investigations; amends definition of harassment, intimidation, and bullying; and allows anti-bullying specialists to receive remuneration.
Requires municipality to provide free beach access to certain veterans.
"Mental Health Access Act;" increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services.
Provides that crime of official misconduct involving disclosure of domestic violence or sexual assault victim's personal information is second degree crime.
Specifies that emergency, transitional, and permanent housing for victim of domestic violence would be funded by "Domestic Violence Victims' Fund."
Adds new civil penalties and increases surcharges imposed on domestic violence offenders; establishes "Domestic Violence Victims' Legal Assistance Fund."
Permits court to order counseling for children in households with domestic violence in appropriate cases; establishes presumption of award of custody to domestic violence victim in appropriate cases.
Requires MVC to provide certain services at each MVC agency location and to make available certain informational brochures.
Regulates provision of pharmaceutical services in nursing homes.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program.
Establishes act of disseminating misinformation as professional misconduct for health care professionals.
Requires SHBP, SEHBP, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to cover anti-obesity medications.
Requires counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Increases penalties for drag racing; provides for impoundment under certain circumstances.
Enters NJ in Cosmetology Licensure Compact.
Requires DOT to implement complete streets policy that considers persons with certain disabilities.
Requires DOH to create and disseminate materials and resources related to cardiomyopathy.
Establishes Task Force on Child Care Deserts in New Jersey.
Requires DHS to develop incentives to encourage private investment in child care deserts.
Establishes the "Female Inmates' Rights Protection Act."
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth, and family services organizations.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership of certain boards of directors.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership to be considered for appointments to certain boards and commissions established by statute.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care staff and registered family day care providers.
Requires State provider subsidy payments for child care services to be based on enrollment.
Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family child care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.
Establishes Department of Early Childhood.
Establishes program in DOH for health care provider evaluation and response for patients who are victims of domestic violence.
Requires AOC to release domestic violence central registry records to certain health care practitioners.
Requires employers to adopt domestic violence policies and protocols established by DOLWD.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services by $4.
Provides categorical eligibility for subsidized child care services to certain child care workers.
Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Requires court to consider results of domestic violence assessment before dissolving certain domestic violence restraining orders.
Excludes environmentally sensitive and flood-prone land from designation as vacant or available for purposes of affordable housing construction.
Permits companion to receive PFRS accidental death pension when there is no surviving spouse; requires adjustment of final compensation for calculation of accidental death benefit for surviving spouse, companion, and children of PFRS members.
Establishes mitigating factor for sentencing of defendants who are victims of domestic violence and provides for resentencing and trauma-informed reentry support services.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on disclosure of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media within 90 days of election.
Provides for annual fellowship stipends for Direct Support Professional Career Development Program participants.
Prohibits sale of flavored cigarettes, non-premium cigars, and oral nicotine pouches.
Requires DHS and DOH, respectively, to provide information to SNAP, WFNJ, and WIC recipients regarding card skimming, cloning, and similar fraudulent activities and to replace stolen benefits; makes appropriation.
"Disaster Victims Protection Act"; requires Governor to allocate federal and State disaster aid to municipalities in proportion to amount of catastrophic physical damage sustained within each municipality.
Requires licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care to offer and screen, upon request, pregnant patients with history of depression for postpartum depression.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Establishes testing and visitation requirements and employment restrictions for long-term care facilities in response to outbreaks of infectious disease.
Exempts oral healthcare products from sales and use tax.
Establishes NJ Non-Profit Loan Guarantee Pilot Program within EDA.
Requires public and nonpublic schools with lunch programs to provide free lunch to increasing numbers of income-eligible students and, after five-year phase-in, to provide free lunch to all students, regardless of income or federal eligibility.
Requires notification of pet presence in seasonal rental unit.
Requires Division of Pensions and Benefits to provide report on available funds in local government part of SHBP prior to transferring funds from State part of SHBP; requires monthly reporting on certain assets in SHBP.
Requires DEP to consider potential impacts to natural resources when classifying dams according to hazard potential.
Provides tax credits for hiring certain military spouses.
Establishes disaster relief grant program to provide municipalities with training, supply stockpiles, and technology to assist residents with certain applications; appropriates $5 million.
Concerns keyless locking mechanisms and burglar's tools.
Requires DOH and DEP to develop best practices, and certain health care providers to develop plan, concerning medical waste management.
Excludes certain income earned from health promotion or disease prevention work from income eligibility determination under NJ FamilyCare, WFNJ, and NJ SNAP.
Requires retailers to lock up or place bath salts behind counter.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
Establishes advertisement set-asides for eligible local news organizations.
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Establishes Office of New Americans in Department of Human Services.
Expands liability of certain individuals associated with limited liability companies and other commercial entities, when acting as residential landlord.
Increases benefit amounts and expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
Establishes the "Safe and Sanitary Rental Housing Act."
Requires Medicaid coverage for community violence prevention services; establishes training and certification program for violence prevention professionals.
Requires health insurance coverage for early-stage kidney disease screening without cost sharing.
Requires health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings for covered persons aged 33 or over and covered persons under the age of 33 if deemed medically necessary.
Establishes five-year youth workforce readiness grant pilot program; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes comprehensive school-based violence prevention grant program to help youth at highest risk of involvement in gun violence; appropriates $1 million.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to investigate allegations of excessive or discriminatory rent setting on affordable housing.
Amends definition of "commercial motor vehicle" to revise minimum passenger capacity threshold.
Requires certain State housing assistance offices to provide voter registration forms.
Establishes affirmative defense of Social Security hardship in certain eviction actions.
Establishes "End-Stage Kidney Disease Prevention and Innovation Act"; appropriates $10 million.
Concerns health care services provided to incarcerated individuals.
"New Jersey Prison Libraries Act"; establishes "Prison Libraries Fund" and appropriates $1 million.
Prohibits administrative fees on accounts and allowances of persons released from incarceration.
Establishes offense of harassment of residential tenant; expands liability of certain members of limited liability company that own residential rental properties.
Grants certain emergency privileges to vehicles transporting human organs and associated medical personnel for time-sensitive procedures.
Establishes "Kidney Disease Study Commission."
Requires DHS to issue guidance on housing-related services for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Establishes five-year Tri-Share Child Care Pilot Program; appropriates $15 million.
Concerns lung cancer screening awareness and access.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Implements procedures for automated "Clean Slate" expungements.
Establishes certain protections for drivers and holders of non-driver identification cards diagnosed with certain disabilities.
Expands child tax credit eligibility to resident taxpayers with children ages six to 11.
Eliminates presumption of pretrial release when defendant is charged with contempt of domestic violence restraining order.
Authorizes creation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration.
Establishes and requires use of preferred drug list for State health benefit plans.
Establishes and requires use of Medicaid preferred drug list.
Requires Department of Treasury to contract with pharmacy benefits manager to manage pharmacy benefits for certain State-sponsored health benefits plans.
Requires DHS to contract with State Medicaid pharmacy benefits manager to manage pharmacy benefits under Medicaid.
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Concerns Work First New Jersey family violence option.
"Sensory-Inclusive Haircare Act"; requires training in providing certain sensory-inclusive cosmetology-hairstyling services to neurodivergent individuals.