Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Eliana Pintor Marin
Sponsored
Became law15
Extends certain accommodations for businesses participating in State economic development programs.
Modifies certain provisions of Historic Property Reinvestment and Brownfields Redevelopment Incentive programs.
Appropriates $56,635,803,000 in State funds and $27,501,993,844 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2025.
Phases out sales and use tax exemption on zero emission vehicles; repeals annual sales tax holiday for certain school supplies and sport or recreational equipment.
Requires State to purchase certain unused tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020.
Establishes "Summer Termination Program" for certain utility customers.
Imposes surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain municipalities to fund fire services; provides for appropriation.*
Modifies certain provisions of "New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Act."
Makes FY2025 supplemental appropriations of $142,615,000; adds various language provisions to FY2025 Appropriations Act.
Promotes equity in health insurance appeal process.
Amends FY2026 appropriations act to revise various language provisions concerning early childhood education.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $615,000 to DHS for grant to NJ 2-1-1 Partnership.
Authorizes tax credits for certain sports and entertainment projects; authorizes additional tax credits for New Jersey Aspire Program and Emerge Program.
Modifies certain requirements of film and digital media content production tax credit program; modifies criteria for purchase of certain tax credit transfer certificates administered by Division of Taxation.
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriations for various purposes.
Passed the General Assembly2
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Modifies certain requirements and award availability under film and digital media content production tax credit program.
Out of committee11
Establishes minimum base NJ FamilyCare per diem reimbursement rate of $1,100 for special care nursing facility with neurologically impaired young adult unit.
Revises various provisions concerning New Jersey Aspire Program and surrender of tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020.*
Requires private bus operators to provide notice and hold public meetings for certain service changes.
Provides counties discretion related to retirement of county debt service and amount that can be raised under property tax levy cap.
Authorizes school districts to submit separate proposals for additional spending for subsequent budget year at special school election.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to provide written notice of toll violations and process for remedying violations prior to issuing administrative fee.
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriations of $37,430,000; de-appropriates $24,000,000 in existing FY2024 appropriations; adds and modifies various FY2024 language provisions.
Provides allowances for certain redevelopment projects undertaken by institutions of higher education under New Jersey Aspire Program.**
Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU.
Requires municipal tax collectors who obtain payments in lieu of taxes under "Long Term Tax Exemption Law" to transmit county portion directly to county.
Appropriates $58,782,119,000 in State funds and $31,007,261,743 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2026.
In committee52
Provides deduction from gross income of $500 for full-time educators and paraprofessionals and $350 for part-time educators and paraprofessionals.
"Port Support Zone Act of 2015."
Requires registration, inspection, testing, cleaning, and disinfection of cooling towers to control outbreaks of Legionnaire's Disease.
Requires State to reimburse counties for portion of holiday pay to county employees performing State services on certain holidays.
Decreases from 55 days to 21 days minimum time required to change political party affiliation prior to primary.
Allows for sharing of family leave benefits between covered individuals under certain circumstances.
Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.
Allows municipalities to adjust deadline to apply for short-term exemption or abatement for dwellings; requires provision of notice to purchasers of dwellings in areas in need of rehabilitation under certain circumstances.
Clarifies charitable role of health service corporations, revises membership of board of directors, establishes process to determine efficient level of surplus, and requires timely publication of certain information by DOBI.
Upgrades crime of endangering person with a disability or elderly person.
"Personal Injury Trust Fund Transparency Act;" requires plaintiff to file personal injury trust claims under certain circumstances; addresses allocation of trust claims; establishes scheduling and discovery requirements for certain tort actions.
Requires provisions regarding sellers' obligation to deliver marketable and insurable title in certain residential real estate contracts of sale.
Requires owner or operator of industrial establishment applying for de minimis exemption from "Industrial Site Recovery Act" to certify as to no actual knowledge of contamination exceeding remediation standards.
Applies local public contract bid threshold amounts to local pay to play and prevailing wage laws.
Revises criteria for payment of charity care to certain hospitals.
Establishes restrictions on designation of new trauma centers.
Prohibits sewerage authority from imposing connection fee in certain circumstances.
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
Upgrades crime of theft of scrap metal from transportation system.
Prohibits discrimination with respect to charging of rates of premiums for disability and accident insurance.
Applies law governing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to gubernatorial transition staff members.
Requires disclosure by applicants for State employment of previous or ongoing criminal investigations.
Grants authority for human resource management of employees of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority to Civil Service Commission.
Requires DCA to establish standards for prisoner reentry transitional housing.
Establishes various initiatives to expand availability of medication-assisted treatment.
Permits incarcerated person to renew driver's license using existing digitized picture on file with MVC.
Establishes centralized electronic health information exchange infrastructure to facilitate reentry into civilian life for recently incarcerated persons.
Requires inmate to participate in Medicaid enrollment session 60 days prior to release.
Directs the suspension, by operation of law, of certain offenders' child support obligations.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $25 million for Economic Development Authority for augmenting State's investment in technology start-up ventures.
Establishes creative crosswalks pilot program.
Establishes Emerging Technology Urban Grant Program in EDA.
Requires adoption of and training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy by certain campaign committees; creates Office on Discrimination and Harassment Prevention; appropriates $2,000,000.
Requires SHBP and SEHBP to implement referenced based pricing program and bundled payment program.
Requires Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare managed care organizations to offer patient-centered medical home model or other alternative payment model to primary care providers.
Establishes Center for Career Relevant Education and Talent Evaluation of New Jersey at Thomas Edison State University.
Requires MVC to implement corrective measures concerning agency operations.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain imaging related to breast cancer detection.
Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from charging consumers higher price for cash payment.
Appoints members to State Health Benefits Commission and School Employees' Health Benefits Commission.
Clarifies process for administrative appropriations to UEZs; makes appropriation.
Establishes competitive grant program for new child care facility construction, using $30 million in federal "Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund" monies appropriated to EDA pursuant to P.L.2022, c.49.
Increases insurance premium tax credit for certain insurance companies to reduce retaliatory tax liability imposed by other states.
Appropriates $3 million annually to DEP for mosquito control.
Supplemental appropriation of $3.6 million to DHS to increase adult medical day care Medicaid per diem rate from $89.55 to $93.10.
Extends certain accommodations implemented during COVID-19 public health emergency for businesses participating in State economic development programs.
Eliminates vote on school budgets for Type II school districts in April elections, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.
Revises film and digital media content production tax credit program to allow certain production expenses to be eligible for tax credits.
Creates crime of incest.
Revises certain requirements and award availability under film and digital media content production tax credit program.
Requires disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements and establishes certain responsibilities for litigation funders.
Requires Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners to maintain minutes of meetings; provides Governor veto over minutes.
Carried from the Senate
Became law10
Revises various provisions concerning New Jersey Aspire Program and surrender of tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020.*
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriations of $37,430,000; de-appropriates $24,000,000 in existing FY2024 appropriations; adds and modifies various FY2024 language provisions.
Appropriates $58,782,119,000 in State funds and $31,007,261,743 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2026.
Establishes minimum base NJ FamilyCare per diem reimbursement rate of $1,100 for special care nursing facility with neurologically impaired young adult unit.
Requires private bus operators to provide notice and hold public meetings for certain service changes.
Authorizes school districts to submit separate proposals for additional spending for subsequent budget year at special school election.
Provides counties discretion related to retirement of county debt service and amount that can be raised under property tax levy cap.
Requires municipal tax collectors who obtain payments in lieu of taxes under "Long Term Tax Exemption Law" to transmit county portion directly to county.
Provides allowances for certain redevelopment projects undertaken by institutions of higher education under New Jersey Aspire Program.**
Modifies certain requirements and award availability under film and digital media content production tax credit program.
Vetoed1
Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Establishes One-Year State Work First New Jersey Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program and State Work First New Jersey Diaper Benefit Pilot Program; appropriates $2.5 million to DHS.*
Establishes Office of Learning Equity and Academic Recovery in DOE.*
Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.
Renames, extends eligibility, and makes various other changes to Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program.
Authorizes HMFA to use certain tax credits; directs HMFA to conduct tax credit auctions to provide financial assistance for certain housing purposes.*
Requires adoption of policy addressing job-related issues of pregnant firefighters.
Requires State Police to establish online portal allowing persons to obtain status of expungement orders.**
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for professional firefighters not enrolled in SHBP, but who are eligible for SHBP by virtue of public employment.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*
Expands eligibility requirements of State's child care assistance program to include full-time graduate and post-graduate students.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in City of Camden in Camden County.
Appropriates $5 million to the Department of State for Cultural Projects.
Modifies method of allocating State aid for providing auxiliary and remedial services to nonpublic school students.
Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs.
Revises child labor laws concerning employment of minor in theatrical production.
Establishes New Jersey Innovation Authority.
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.
"Safe Communities Act"; requires AG to develop certain model policies.
Vetoed · 1
Codifies AG Directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities."
Passed the General Assembly · 5
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Modifies collective Statewide transfer agreement and reverse transfer agreement; establishes New Jersey Transfer Ombudsperson within Office of Secretary of Higher Education.*
Limits regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products.*
Revises penalty for underage gambling to be civil penalty; provides for all associated fines to be used for gambling addiction treatment.
Requires unrestricted Medicaid coverage for ovulation enhancing drugs and medical services related to administering such drugs for certain beneficiaries experiencing infertility.
Out of committee · 18
"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.*
Permits students at public institutions of higher education to donate unused meal plan funds to emergency meal fund for distribution to New Jersey food banks.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care staff and registered family day care providers.
Requires new flooring for schools, community centers, and child care centers to be certified mercury-free.**
Establishes pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of remote maternal health services for eligible beneficiaries.
Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Latino and Hispanic Americans as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
Requires DOE to establish working group on student literacy; mandates universal literacy screenings for kindergarten through grade three students; requires professional development for certain school district employees.*
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.**
Revises various provisions of film and digital media content production tax credit program.*
"Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act."
"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.
Appropriates $393,480,000 from "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; establishes process for authorizing future appropriations for debt defeasance and capital projects.
Requires BPU to determine and consider lowest reasonable return on equity before approving electric, gas, and water public utility base rate cases.
Requires State agencies that administer utility bill payment assistance or energy efficiency programs to review, and potentially increase, income thresholds for residential customers to participate in programs.*
Eliminates sales tax on baby necessities and sunscreen.
Establishes new mitigating factor, reduced sentencing, and resentencing for certain defendants who are victims of abuse.
Provides expungement process for certain defendants who are victims of abuse if conviction is substantially related to abuse.
In committee · 48
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Transfers jurisdiction over school meals programs from Department of Agriculture to DOE.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Establishes three-year sickle cell disease pilot program; appropriates $10,200,000.
Permits certain winery licensees to engage in direct shipping.
Requires State entities and agencies to provide child care services for full-time employees.
Prohibits certain medical examinations on female patients without informed consent.
Requires DCA, in consultation with Commission on Human Trafficking, to establish Statewide initiative for Red Sand Project.
Specifies additional services for victims of sex trafficking and domestic violence; makes $1,000,000 appropriation.
Vacant Storefront Registry Program; establishes public database of vacant commercial space for small businesses.
Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records.
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Requires teaching staff members and school board members to annually receive training on trauma-informed education.
Requires AG to address human trafficking in underserved communities.
Requires AOC to establish program that collects certain information concerning bail reform.
Prohibits issuance of warrant for failure to pay fines and fees associated with non-moving motor vehicle violation.
Requires certain court documents to be translated into languages other than English.
Requires DOH to prepare resource guide on preeclampsia and gestational diabetes for distribution to pregnant persons.
Requires MVC to operate call center to assist with online transactions.
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.
Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family child care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.
Establishes "Menstrual Hygiene Products Program," appropriates $200,000.
Requires public water systems and landlords to provide certain notice of elevated perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances levels in drinking water; requires DEP to establish educational program.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Establishes nonpublic school transportation program to provide funding to consortiums of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for mandated nonpublic school busing.
"Economic Emergency Investment Stabilization Act"; allows EDA to invest in businesses impacted by major economic emergencies.
Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases.
Requires entities to remove abandoned lines and mark information on certain lines.
Permits municipalities to hold certain inactive liquor licenses reserved for smart growth developments for an additional five years.
Establishes Capital Project Development Loan Program to support certain large-scale redevelopment projects; appropriates $300 million.
Requires certain nonpublic schools to provide meals to all students under "Working Class Families Anti-Hunger Act"; authorizes limited expansion of income eligibility to qualify public and nonpublic school students for free lunch.
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.
Revises calculation of maximum allowable annual increase to county tax levy.
Requires Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain primary and mental health care services match reimbursement rates under Medicare.
"New Jersey Student Support Act"; establishes program in Department of Treasury to provide tax credits to taxpayers contributing to organization which awards scholarships to certain nonpublic school students.
Requires school districts to provide training and coaching to certain teachers on student literacy and reading interventions; requires DOE to establish program for literacy coaches.
Requires school districts to implement reading intervention program for students in certain grades as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in English Language Arts.
Allows students to use portion of opportunity grant awards under Educational Opportunity Fund program during summer session.
"Cancer Patient Care and Compassion Act."
Codifies various centers and programs at Rutgers University - Newark; appropriates $6.5 million.
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.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Restructures electric and gas public utility industries.
Establishes mitigating factor for sentencing of defendants who are victims of domestic violence and provides for resentencing and trauma-informed reentry support services.