Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Alexander Schnall
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly5
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.
Requires towing companies accept electronically transmitted authorization of vehicle release to third party.
Revises law related to licensure of nursing home administrators.
Requires unexpended State aid for nonpublic school nursing services and nonpublic school security services to be used to support nonpublic school transportation services.*
Out of committee3
Requires child care centers to establish procedures to notify parents or guardians in event of unexcused child absence as condition of licensure.
Modifies matching grant criteria for New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust accounts.
Requires health insurers to provide reason for denial of coverage for private duty nursing.
In committee21
Prohibits DHS from deeming certain teachers and school employees ineligible for child care subsidies due to number of hours worked when school is not in session for students.
Establishes "The Voter Convenience Act" to allow voters to vote at any polling place in their municipality on election day.
Changes MVC voter registration procedures.
Requires State to bear partial cost of transportation of certain homeless students to school.
Requires reservation of portion of funding under State rental assistance program for households ineligible for federal Section 8 program due to leave resulting from pregnancy or newborn care needs.
Prohibits certain use of emergency communications receivers for pecuniary gain.
Modifies method of allocating State aid for providing auxiliary and remedial services to nonpublic school students.
Revises calculation of daily benefit rate under temporary disability and family temporary disability leave.
"CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture and distribution of substances containing kratom under certain circumstances.
Requires enforcing agency to conduct inspection of construction in specified time window.
Reduces term of affordability required for affordable housing created through middle housing construction or conversion.
Requires BPU to determine and consider lowest reasonable return on equity before approving electric, gas, and water public utility base rate cases.
Eliminates Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid and Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid; establishes Municipal Property Tax Relief Fund.
Concerns UEZ assistance fund expenses by specifically including certain property acquisition under definition of "qualified assistance fund expense."
Makes it unlawful to record telephone call or other conversation unless all parties consent.
Requires hospital to install and operate electronic monitoring device at request of incapacitated patient or patient's legal representative.
Prohibits automobile insurers from using underwriting rules to raise automobile insurance rates on persons deemed not at fault in motor vehicle accidents involving municipal vehicles.
Establishes procedures for licensing of certain international medical graduates; repeals R.S.45:9-14.
Permits use of unexpended State aid for specific nonpublic school programs may be used to support certain other nonpublic school programs rather than being refunded.
Provides that unexpended nonpublic textbook aid or aid for Nonpublic Technology Initiative may be used to support services provided under other program.
Permits unexpended nonpublic school textbook aid or aid for Nonpublic Technology Initiative to be used to support other program.
Filed1
Regulates appointment of assistant State monitors in certain school districts; revises duties and establishes term limit of State monitor.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
"Advanced Grid Technologies Act"; requires State oversight of supplemental projects and establishes expedited review for projects utilizing advanced transmission technologies.*
Passed the General Assembly · 2
Creates "Patient and Provider Protection Act."*
Clarifies mortgage loans to mean loans made primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
Out of committee · 13
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening. *
Directs DEP to lift conservation restrictions imposed as condition of CAFRA permit under certain conditions.
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
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.*
Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center.
"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.**
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.
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.
Requires disclosure to be made when generative artificial intelligence is used to operate chatbots that provide election related information.
Makes certain changes to regulation of health care service firms.
Establishes "Fortifying Corn Masa Act."
"Election Integrity and Voter Protection Act"; restricts presence of active duty military and certain law enforcement near polling places and ballot drop boxes.
In committee · 47
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Requires school districts to maintain supply of nasal rescue medication and oxygen for seizure emergencies; provides for training of designees to administer nasal rescue medication and oxygen when school nurse is not physically present.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
Concerns false public alarms involving places of worship.
Establishes crime of doxxing.
Requires certain actions prior to withholding nonpublic school aid for nonpublic school's failure to meet certain health and safety requirements.
"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.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
Allows utility lines necessary for certain solar energy generation facilities to cross municipally-owned preserved open space under certain circumstances.
Revises definition of persons engaging in investment activities in Iran.
Extends child care subsidies to families earning up to 300 percent of federal poverty level; appropriates funds.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Lowers minimum amount of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers.
Prohibits aquaculture of any species of octopus for purpose of human consumption.
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Revises mileage limit for mandatory school transportation for students.
Provides for rehabilitative release for certain incarcerated persons.
Establishes occupational heat stress standard and "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" in DOLWD.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Increases resource threshold limit for certain Medicaid eligibility groups.
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.
Makes various changes to school funding law and Educational Adequacy Report; establishes Special Education Funding Review Task Force.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for bond ordinances approved by counties and municipalities.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.
Requires schools to universally provide free meals to all students, regardless of whether students are federally eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Requires certain consumer disclosures relating to rabies testing and establishes optional training for veterinarians.
Establishes provisional licensure for international medical graduates.
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.
Establishes certain requirements for State and local governments awarding contracts or grants to nonprofit organizations.
Creates Office of Nonprofit Ombudsperson in Department of Treasury; appropriates $329,000.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Makes local government business administrators eligible for membership in PERS; provides for transfer from Defined Contribution Retirement Program to PERS.
Provides 50 percent sales and use tax exemption for certain businesses in impacted municipalities during ongoing public highway project.
Requires State Board of Education to include instruction on mental health first aid training as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Makes various changes to regulation of health care service firms.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Requires age verification to prohibit minors from accessing sexually explicit material online.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to small businesses for portion of costs paid for advertisements with local news organizations.
"Yes In God's Backyard Act"; Enhances ability of religious and nonprofit organizations to convert certain property to inclusionary developments with affordable housing; authorizes bonds for $250 million; appropriates $50 million.
Expands oversight and transparency of funds received by State and local entities due to national opioid settlements.
Requires schools to serve free breakfast to all students in public schools.
Requires State agencies to file notice of intent for proposed rules with certain economic impacts.
Filed · 1
Requires high schools to offer computer science course.