Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, Senate.
Angela V. McKnight
Sponsored
Became law1
Clarifies sentencing under certain circumstances.
Passed the Senate2
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement. *
Requires school districts to establish procedures for online reporting of harassment, intimidation, and bullying.
Out of committee10
Requires law enforcement officers to have updated photograph.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Revises licensing requirements and out-of-State reciprocity for elevator, escalator, and moving walkway mechanic's licenses.
Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center.
Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.*
Requires business using text-based chat support to offer transcript of chat to consumer under limited circumstances.*
Requires State, county, and municipal social service workers to periodically complete implicit bias and cultural competency training.
Concerns discrimination based on membership in a labor organization.
Requires certain tolling entities and NJT to provide 50 percent discount to service members, veterans, auxiliary members, and Gold Star Family members.*
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
In committee220
Requires depository institutions to provide paper account statements to elder adults.
Authorizes protective order for certain witnesses or victims against actor who attempted to prevent or obstruct them from reporting crime to police.
Concerns counseling for children who were either physically present or who may have seen or heard act of domestic violence.
Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."
Clarifies and expands landlord registration procedures; creates certain rights for tenants; makes certain changes concerning tenant notifications, inspections, and maintenance in multiple dwellings; permits percentage of affordable housing obligation to be satisfied by certain rehabilitation projects.
Establishes three-year pilot program for school-based mentoring in public schools located within 1,000 feet of gunfire.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to State aid for public schools.
Prohibits school district from denying admittance to student due to tardiness or violation of dress code or school uniform policy.
Requires certain hospitals to establish bereavement areas.
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
Permits State Real Estate Appraiser Board to revoke, suspend, or fine appraisers or appraisal management companies who knowingly engage in discriminatory appraisals of residential property on basis of race or national origin.
Requires DOH to develop mobile senior citizen assistance program.
Provides comprehensive Medicaid benefits to certain individuals formerly in foster care.
Requires law enforcement agencies to establish review council in internal affairs unit to investigate law enforcement officers who participate in hate groups.
Prohibits forfeiture of inmate's commutation credits for minor disciplinary infractions and expands inmate's ability to restore certain forfeited credits.
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.
Establishes the "Urban Wealth Fund Pilot Program."
Requires certain background investigation for candidate for law enforcement position.
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.
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.
Creates new level of barbering license and apprenticeships in barbering, and establishes limits to hours of instruction for certain barbering training.
Establishes Medicaid Managed Care Organization Oversight Program.
Requires restaurants to provide alternative menu for individuals with diabetes.
Requires DOH to maintain emergency stockpile of insulin and authorizes dispensing of emergency supply of insulin to certain patients.
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to employ three geriatric social workers to serve New Jersey's long-term care residents and makes appropriation.
Requires long-term care facilities to develop person-centered care plans for residents and establishes right to certain forms of visitation for long-term care residents.
Requires Medicaid coverage of social day care services for senior citizens.
Requires court to consider certain factors in appointing guardian and to justify guardianship appointment on record.
Revises visitation and reporting rules for professional guardians.
Allows court to consider previous care when granting letters of guardianship for incapacitated person.
Establishes "Graduate Physician Licensing Act."
Requires air monitoring at certain construction projects.
Establishes crimes against elected public officials and immediate families; provides police protection in instances of crime against elected public official and immediate family.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop emergency notification system to alert students and staff of active shooter on school grounds.
Requires certain libraries to provide free menstrual hygiene products and requires State to pay costs.
Requires health insurance coverage of at-home rehabilitation services.
Establishes interagency council on menopause in DOH and requires certain lincensed health care professionals to distribute menopause informational pamphlets under certain circumstances.
Requires menopause informational pamphlet to be distributed under certain circumstances.
Requires menopause information to be distributed under certain circumstances.
Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of staff with expertise in student mental health.
Requires candidate for teacher certification to complete course or training on anti-racism in education.
Requires local boards of education to employ at least one school social worker per school.
Establishes "Purple Alert System" to assist in finding missing persons.
Authorizes creation of local civilian review boards to review police operations and conduct; appropriates $600,000.
Establishes task force to examine school discipline practices including racial disparities and effectiveness.
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 guardianship monitoring program in Office of Public Guardian for Elderly Adults.
Requires public utility to charge nonprofit organization residential rate.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Requires DHS to conduct review of reimbursement rates paid by State's child care assistance program to certain child care providers.
Requires Veterans' Memorial Homes to develop and maintain emergency preparedness and response plans.
Requires DMVA establish veterans memorial home emergency hotline.
Increases regulation of State veterans' memorial homes.
Requires casino licensee to integrate informational module into Internet gaming platform educating users on human trafficking.
Requires insurance coverage of diapers when medically necessary.
Increases pay for direct support professionals; makes appropriation.
Establishes two-generational school readiness and workforce development pilot program for certain low-income households.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Establishes standards for court-ordered counseling for domestic violence offenders.
Reduces membership of State Real Estate Appraiser Board and prohibits discriminatory practices in property appraisals.
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to include memory care training in annual long-term care training program.
Requires hospitals and birthing facilities to request new parents watch water safety video prior to discharge.
Extends anti-SLAPP protections to complainants of sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination.
Establishes central registry for, and provides for informational outreach to, senior citizens living in New Jersey.
Requires development of educational fact sheet on water safety for public and nonpublic schools; requires DOE to maintain list of locations providing swim lessons.
Requires AG to establish uniform police training curriculum.
Creates Office of Nonprofit Ombudsperson in Department of Treasury; appropriates $329,000.
Permits certified nurse aides to be employed as personal care assistants.
The "Certified Medication Aide in Nursing Homes Staffing Support Act;" authorizes certified medication aides to administer medications to nursing home residents.
Requires online program manager providing marketing services for institution of higher education or proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees to self-identify as third party to prospective students.
Establishes Artificial Intelligence Apprenticeship Program and artificial intelligence apprenticeship tax credit program.
Requires access to certain assistive services for students with disabilities at public institutions of higher education.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on artificial intelligence; requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop artificial intelligence model curricula.
Establishes crime of reckless discharge of firearm.
Requires establishment of municipal animal control programs and DOH oversight over such programs; appropriates $500,000 for grants to municipalities for associated costs.
Concerns New Jersey Redevelopment Authority; changes quorum requirements from 11 members to majority of voting members.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Establishes Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in each State department or agency.
Requires school districts receiving preschool education aid to establish mixed delivery system for preschool education.
Makes human trafficking-related crimes subject to No Early Release Act sentencing.
Authorizes majority of Commission on Human Trafficking membership to exercise powers and duties of commission.
Requires health insurance coverage of screening for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders for certain covered persons.
Requires key boxes at public school buildings with certain expectations; permits reimbursement of costs related to key box installation.
Imposes restrictions on the use of expunged records.
Requires provision of trauma-informed reentry support services to certain defendants who are victims of abuse.
Establishes pharmacist licensing exemption for certain dialysis-related drugs and devices.
Requires automatic enrollment into utility bill payment assistance programs for certain individuals and households.
Requires advance written notice before discontinuance of State aid or services.
Establishes new mitigating factor, reduced sentencing, and resentencing for certain defendants who are victims of abuse.
Establishes "School Finance Reform Commission."
Permits greater diversity in creation of new health sharing ministries and establishes and exempts certain mandates and reporting requirements.
Establishes "New Jersey Cybersecurity Grant Program"; appropriates $5 million from General Fund.
Enters NJ in Cosmetology Licensure Compact.
Establishes New Jersey Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program.
Prohibits transportation network companies from engaging in surge pricing during state of emergency.
Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions that have agreements with online program managers to disclose online program information.
Requires suspension of certification of homemaker-home health aides under certain circumstances.
Establishes optional special needs training program for professional and shop licensees of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Requires State Police to establish community policing unit.
Establishes "Automotive Anti-Theft Systems Task Force."
Concerns sexual assault training for prosecutors.
Establishes that State police officers assigned to certain positions are not to be excluded from promotion.
Requires Attorney General to revise law enforcement use of force policy; implements certain reforms.
Directs State Auditor to conduct performance review audit of VCCO.
Ensures persons interested in filling certain vacancies in nominations for public office have access to certain information and to legal representation throughout selection process.
Requires certain law enforcement officers be periodically vetted for evidence of personal bias.
Requires that warning notices regarding certain health risks of alcohol consumption be reviewed and updated.
Establishes Department of State Police.
Increases size of Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission; broadens reporting duties.
Clarifies power of court to limit restrictions by guardian concerning visitation of ward by family and interested parties; directs 10 day return to court on matters concerning visitation in some instances.
Requires DHS to request approval from federal government to provide rental assistance benefits to certain NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries.
Requires New Jersey Board of Nursing to establish Nursing Scribe Program.
Makes FY2025 supplemental appropriation of $587,450 to DCF for HomeFront NJ - Diaper Access Expansion Pilot Program.
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.
Permits spouses of certain State officers or employees to hold interest in certain regulated businesses.
Concerns registration and operation of temporary nurse staffing agencies.
Imposes mandatory fine and education requirement for certain prostitution offenses committed within 500 feet of a school, registered day care or licensed child care facility property; creates fund.
Requires school programs of virtual or remote instruction to be implemented primarily through use of virtual instructional sessions.
Requires municipalities that have public swimming pools to provide information regarding "dry drowning."
Establishes "Municipal Community Center Grant Program."
Requires certain institutions of higher education and degree-granting proprietary institutions to submit certain documentation on online program managers to Secretary of Higher Education.
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 fee cap for replacement key and key fob in subsidized senior housing.
Appropriates $3 million annually to Freedom Schools in New Jersey using funds collected under Social Equity Excise Fee.
Renders contracts to provide criminal assistance unlawful; creates civil right of action for victims of certain criminal conduct.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to create and distribute satisfaction survey.
Allows certain municipalities to establish lower property tax rate on improvements than land.
"Video Game Marketplace Trafficking Investigation Act," requires Attorney General to investigate misuse of online video game commerce systems for human trafficking activity.
"Video Game Marketplace Child Protection and Anti-Trafficking Act," creates new penalties for non-reporting of suspected human trafficking through video game marketplaces.
Requires signs to be posted and pamphlets to be distributed in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.
Requires long-term care facilities to annually review residents' proxy directives.
Revises requirements for assessing nursing home health, safety, and operations and for taking action against low-performing nursing homes.
Extends regulatory power of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to senior housing.
Requires implicit bias training for physicians.
Requires performance of myeloma screening under certain circumstances.
Imposes minimum staffing requirements and certain reporting requirements on certain long-term care facilities.
Establishes Children's Health Promotion Fund.
Establishes Task Force on Aging in New Jersey in DOH.
Requires DHS and DCF to employ Director of Medical Services; appropriates $480,000.
Establishes multiple sclerosis public awareness campaign.
Establishes "Planning for an Aging Population Task Force."
Prohibits procurement of opioid antidotes from certain entities.
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.
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.
Establishes Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as principal department in Executive Branch and specifies functions, powers, and duties of department.
Requires Attorney General to establish and maintain domestic extremist organization database.
Establishes a Division on Violence Prevention and Intervention in the DLPS.
Requires parent or guardian to annually notify school district in writing of intention to home-school child; requires school district to compile and post on district website number of home-schooled children.
Revises public institution of higher education annual reporting requirements.
Concerns incentive compensation and contracts between online program management companies and institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.
Requires State Board of Education to evaluate historical events for inclusion in New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
Concerns New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation; requires annual appropriation.
Requires nursing homes to provide training to staff in behavioral health issues.
Establishes requirements concerning methods for determining whether student has specific learning disability under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Codifies regulations concerning State-excused absences; permits excused absence for students attending military service activities, certain school visits, and open-houses.
Establishes certain requirements for State and local governments awarding contracts or grants to nonprofit organizations.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for minority and women's businesses.
Requires lobby security for certain senior citizen high-rise buildings in areas with high violent crime rates.
Establishes tax credit for portion of qualifying educational expenditures made by taxpayer on behalf of child.
Establishes procedures for intake and record keeping of certain 9-1-1 calls.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain homeschooling expenses.
Reduces number of members of New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority required for quorum.
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.
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.
Amends statute that criminalizes display of symbols, objects, or graffiti exposing another to threats of violence to specifically include noose, burning cross, or other symbol of hate.
Requires senior housing applications be made available by mail and email.
Prohibits photo identification requirement for residential rental application.
Establishes Office of Interagency Cooperation in DCA to enhance local level code enforcement.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Expands the domestic violence statutes to encompass minors aged 16 and older.
"Tenants Anti-Retaliation & Anti-Harassment Act"; establishes rebuttable presumption for complaints by tenant of illegal activity by landlord.
Concerns housing discrimination based on source of lawful income.
Requires SNAP retailers to display information on how to protect SNAP recipients from fraud used to steal benefits.
Requires DHS to distribute contactless EBT cards to SNAP recipients by January 31, 2027.
Provides for satisfaction of licensure requirements for certain elevator inspectors through certification as qualified elevator inspector.
Establishes Firefighter Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.
Requires health club services contract contain certain provisions regarding procedures during outbreak of infectious disease.
Requires certain notice prior to placing liens related to water utility service.
Establishes task force to examine public school programs and services designed to address student mental health.
Requires sexual assault forensic evidence to be preserved for 10 years.
Provides for free feminine hygiene products under certain circumstances; appropriates $500,000.
Requires retail food establishments to provide disclosures for certain caffeinated beverages.
Requires New Jersey State Board of Dentistry to include oralfacial pain as a special area of dentistry.
Provides certain employment protections for certified doulas.
"Dementia Dignity and Advance Care Planning Act."
Creates emergency closure prevention fund for child care programs at risk of closure; appropriates $10 million.
Requires SHBP, SEHBP, and NJ FamilyCare to cover kidney disease education services; Requires DOH to develop policies and procedures regarding kidney disease education services.
Requires NJ FamilyCare coverage for healthy food prescriptions for certain enrollees.
Requires DHS to submit Medicaid State plan amendment to federal government requesting approval to create Health Home Program for certain Medicaid beneficiaries with sickle cell disease.
Requires child care subsidy rate paid for certain children to equal school district's per pupil preschool education aid; appropriates funds.
Establishes "Support for Victims of Domestic Violence Program"; incentivizes certain businesses to provide support to individuals who are victims of domestic violence.
Requires certain school districts to partner with licensed child care providers and Head Start programs to provide free preschool opportunities.
Expands Fresh Start Program to include electric and gas public utility payment forgiveness for nonprofit organizations.
"Self-Directed Care Access Act"; requires DHS to establish common intake system and application process for Medicaid self-directed care programs.
Amends rent receivership statute to provide that court shall appoint receiver under certain conditions; establishes mandatory appointment requirement.
Expands residential landlord registration requirements and permitted penalties.
Modifies certain provisions of law concerning speech-language specialists.
Establishes "The Truth, Reconciliation, and Repair Act of New Jersey."
"Smart Planning Wireless and Water Public Utility Facilities Act"; incentivizes placement of wireless communications equipment on water public utility towers.
Authorizes parking privileges for certain immediate family members of persons with dementia.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Prohibits water companies from assessing more than one charge per fire hydrant to fire departments, fire districts, or volunteer fire companies for use of fire hydrants.
Requires BPU to hold monthly in-person or virtual seminars to provides customers with certain information concerning electric power and gas suppliers.
Establishes "Oral Health Equity Act."
Requires certain delivery drivers to display identifying markers on personal vehicles.
Establishes Commission on High-Quality Affordable Early Childhood Care and Education; makes appropriation.
Establishes "Tom's Friends with ALS Bill of Rights" Act.
Concerns reasonable assurance standard for unemployment insurance benefit eligibility of adjunct faculty members; establishes certain reporting requirements for educational institutions.
Prohibits suspension or revocation of driver's license or motor vehicle registration certificate in certain circumstances.
Requires DOH to develop and distribute educational materials concerning pharmacists' authority to dispense emergency supplies of chronic maintenance drugs and requires pharmacies to display and review those materials.
Requires housing authority to offer online electronic funds transfer payment option to tenants.
Creates crime of incest.
Reduces time period during which certain prior offenses may be considered for sentencing purposes; permits first offenses to be removed from driving record in certain circumstances.
Provides subsidy for purchase of health insurance for certain individuals living with type 1 diabetes.
Requires health insurers to provide reason for denial of coverage for private duty nursing.
Establishes "Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force."
Requires pharmacies to provide emergency 30-day supply of insulin in certain circumstances.
Concerns administrative fees charged for certain toll violations.
Prohibits pre-authorization requirements for equipment and supplies related to treatment of diabetes.
Concerns listing name of minor child on residential lease agreements and related court documents.
Filed3
Establishes "Non-Certificated School Employee Summer Assistance Program" in DOE.
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.
Expands responsibilities of public awareness campaign on effects of menstrual disorders; appropriates $500,000.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law1
Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.*
Passed both houses1
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Requires institutions of higher education to collect and report employment data for certain graduates.
Allows certain limited liability companies to terminate alternate names before end of five-year registration period.
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.*
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Requires law enforcement officer to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.
Provides televisions in State buildings shall display closed captioning for programming.
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
Requires Social Media Research Center to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.*
Makes certain changes to regulation of health care service firms.
Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth.*
"New Jersey History Day Act."
Appropriates $77,406,208 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Appropriates $15,546,575 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and for certain administrative expenses.
Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Vetoed · 2
Concerns temporary use of funding for open space, recreation, floodplain protection, farmland and historic preservation for certain municipalities.
Concerns certain motor vehicle related funding to certain municipalities.
Passed both houses · 2
Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking and criminal sexual contact prosecutions and eliminates statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking.*
Concerns enrollment of twins or higher order multiples in public preschool programs.
Passed the Senate · 32
Establishes guidelines for creditworthiness determinations concerning affordable housing programs.
Requires owners of certain multiple dwellings of three or more floors to provide priority status to senior citizens and disabled residents moving to lower floors.
Extends protected tenancy period for certain tenants who are senior citizens and certain tenants with disabilities.
Requires information to be provided regarding levels of US Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices under certain circumstances.**
Prohibits municipalities from requiring certain plan approval related to addition of up to five van accessible parking spaces to existing parking facilities.
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Creates crime of political violence and establishes training requirement for law enforcement.*
Creates "Youth Detention Task Force."
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on accommodations for certain students fasting for religious or medical reasons.*
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Prohibits discrimination on basis of height or weight under "Law Against Discrimination."
Increases amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments; increases property tax credit option for certain individuals.
Requires school report card to include information about placement of graduates, including apprenticeships.
Codifies Bringing Veterans Home Initiative.
Prohibits cryptocurrency automatic teller machines.
Requires each public institution of higher education to develop menstrual plan.*
Requires licensed health care professionals providing prenatal and postnatal care to provide education and screenings to certain patients.*
Establishes certain testing, certification, and labeling requirements for manufacturers and sellers of final hair products; establishes limits on amount of certain intentionally added chemicals. **
Requires school bus drivers and school bus aides to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires certain school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features.*
Requires instruction on voting in curriculum of students in grade 12 as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Establishes "LGBTQIA+ Pride Month" in New Jersey.
Reformats MyNJHelps web-based platform as centralized online resource for all State administered public assistance programs.*
Modifies membership of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to use therapy dogs in public elementary school wellness programs.
Modifies certain requirements for transmission-scale energy storage procurement under BPU incentive program.
Prohibits seller providing service or selling goods from charging surcharge to customer using debit card or gift card.*
Requires county college to notify graduating high school students of acceptance into local county college.
Prohibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.
Expands certain requirements concerning automatic enrollment for utility bill payment assistance programs.
Appropriates $3,479,032 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Requires return of unexpended balances from certain FY 2023, FY 2024, and FY 2025 appropriations to Hudson County; authorizes supplemental appropriation to Hudson County for general operating aid.*
Requires electric public utilities to notify customers of Residential Universal Bill Credit.
Out of committee · 116
Requires DOH to operate mobile cancer screening program; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes Anti-Bullying Commission and Anti-Bullying Youth Council in DOE.*
Permits pretrial detention for contempt violation of protective order issued under "Victim's Assistance and Survivor Protection Act."
Broadens definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
Requires MVC to establish certain surcharge promotional incentives every three years.
Implements Blue Band Program to address preeclampsia in New Jersey.
Establishes notice requirements for certain water utilities.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
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.
Establishes "Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act." *
Establishes County-Based School Security Pilot Program in DOE; appropriates $15 million.
Creates neutral safe exchange zones at county sheriff offices for certain custody and parenting time exchanges of minor children; makes appropriation.*
Requires county clerks to send applications for mail-in ballots to registered voters upon their 18th birthday.
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for large load customers to protect non-large load customers from increased costs.*
Expands responsibilities of Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board and establishes Problematic Sexual Behavior Program.
Concerns local government financing and acquisition of fire fighting apparatus and equipment.*
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Exempts poll workers wages from affecting unemployment compensation.
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Establishes matching grant program in DCA to support community-based nonprofit organizations that provide shelter services during Code Blue alerts.
Establishes "New Jersey Small Business Indoor Air Quality Management Support Program."
Requires municipalities to designate parking spaces for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
Establishes Law Enforcement Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $3 million.
Establishes "Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund" to support "Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services" Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program; appropriates $500,000.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.
Expands "Daniel's Law" to prohibit disclosure of personal identifying information of victim support advocates and victim support care providers.
Permits exception to VCCO compensation reporting requirement for unreported sexual offenses if victim received certain forensic medical services.
Requires public schools that offer student psychological services to offer remote sessions.
Provides that contracts between subscribers and attorney in fact are not related party transactions.
Establishes professional licensure and certification for tobacco treatment counseling.
Revises certain laws governing police and fire interest arbitration.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies; appropriates funds.*
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.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Renames Blue Star Memorial Highway Council as Blue and Gold Star Memorial Highway Council; renames Blue Star Memorial Highway system as Blue and Gold Star Memorial Highway system.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Requires DOH to develop Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan.
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.
Increases annual limit of total tax credits certified for qualified projects under Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program.
Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing.
Allows gross income tax credits to certain renters whose rent exceeds 35 percent of gross income.
Establishes Statewide youth apprenticeship program; appropriates $25 million annually.
"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.*
Creates "New Jersey Workplace Skills Savings Program"; appropriates $25 million.
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
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.
Authorizes Division of Gaming Enforcement to participate in national self-exclusion list for gaming activities, and to create necessary forms for participation.
"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.*
Creates "Patient and Provider Protection Act."*
Establishes State stockpile of medicine and medical supplies; makes appropriation.
Requires disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements and establishes certain responsibilities for litigation funders.
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success.*
Requires State to bear partial cost of transportation of certain homeless students to school.
Requires midwives and physicians to provide pregnant women information on birthing options prior to delivery.
Modifies process to credential licensed health care professionals in carrier provider network.*
"Stop Sepsis Act"; Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols, train staff, and establish quality measures.*
Establishes NJT Office of Customer Advocate and Rider Advocacy Commission.
"Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.*
Requires children's meals and beverages served in certain settings to meet nutritional standards.*
Revises reporting requirements for nursing homes concerning financial disclosures and ownership structure.
Establishes certain requirements and initiatives related to nurses; appropriates funds.
Provides for licensure of emergency medical responders and emergency medical technicians and certification of mobility assistance vehicle operators; revises requirements for delivery of emergency medical and patient transportation services.
Establishes telecommunication fee to support Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care.
Requires certain golf courses to maintain automated external defibrillator.
Makes supplemental General Fund appropriation of $45 million to DHS for opioid related care and treatment at certain hospitals.
"Protection of Homeownership and Limiting Institutional Investor Acquisition Act"; imposes limitations and establishes certain incentives and disincentives concerning acquisition of single-family residences.
Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.
Establishes "New Jersey Earn and Learn Program;" provides tax credits for employers providing structured apprenticeships and paid internships.
Authorizes creation of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. license plates.
Establishes permanent daylight saving time in NJ.
Requires MVC to develop informational pamphlet concerning operation of low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters; requires certain food delivery companies to distribute pamphlet to certain individuals.
Requires food service businesses to provide written notice of major food allergens in each menu item.
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
"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.*
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 high school students to receive financial literacy instruction.
Codifies AG directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities."
Establishes "Privacy Protection Act"; concerns collection and sharing of certain personal information.
Establishes "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act."
"New Jersey Works Act"; permits businesses to apply for tax credits for establishing approved pre-employment and work readiness training programs in partnership with schools, nonprofit organizations, or educational institutions.
Diversifies use of "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program" to include training and intelligence gathering.
Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."*
Establishes Statewide dashboard to compile data for certain permits.*
Makes various revisions to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights.
Establishes permanent unit in Office of Emergency Management to address access and functional needs of residents related to disasters and emergencies.
Establishes requirements for students engaging in certain bias-related conduct.
Establishes advertising set-asides for eligible local news organizations.*
Creates Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Funding; appropriates $200,000.
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.**
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.
Authorizes funding for on-demand micro transit service under Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program.
Concerns lung cancer screening awareness and access.
Exempts school refunding bond issuances from prior Local Finance Board approval under certain circumstances.*
Prohibits wearable technology companies from selling users' health information without consent.
Regulates use of artificial intelligence-based systems for electronic monitoring regarding employment and public services.
Requires water purveyors to inspect and repair underground water distribution infrastructure; establishes certain liability of water purveyors.
Establishes program in EDA to encourage employee ownership awareness and provide funding and advisory support.
Establishes "New Jersey Holistic Representation Model" in Office of Public Defender.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2027; makes appropriation.
Requires collection of DNA sample for certain arrests.*
Authorizes HMFA to make certain reimbursements to support pre-purchase homebuyer counseling under Foreclosure Mediation Assistance Program.
Requires expedited compliance with certain search warrants in domestic violence and stalking investigations.
"Advanced Grid Technologies Act"; requires State oversight of supplemental projects and establishes expedited review for projects utilizing advanced transmission technologies. *
Provides for youth mental health care professionals in family court.
Requires DCF to strengthen Statewide pediatric psychiatry and behavioral health care services for children and families.
Strengthens oversight and enforcement of network adequacy requirements for health insurance carriers; requires health insurance carriers to make network directory available.*
Expands role of New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute and transfers $3 million from DCF to DHS for establishment of dashboard and associated implementation.
Requires State Board of Education to include bullying awareness and prevention in New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*
"Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students Act"; prohibits harassment or bullying of nonpublic school students and requires nonpublic schools to adopt anti-harassment and bullying policy.
Amends Fiscal Year 2027 annual appropriations act to require portion of funding for Working Class Families State Supplement to be used for outreach purposes.
Amends Fiscal Year 2027 annual appropriations act to transfer certain funds for Office of Volunteerism to Department of Human Services and Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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Permits any member of PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Establishes Office of Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders Policy to oversee, direct, and coordinate resources, funding, and data tracking concerning treatment of substance use disorders.
Establishes Training Clinicians to Support Adults with Autism Workforce Development Program in Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services; appropriates $500,000.
Allows follow up communication from operators of telephone number for mental health and suicide crisis resources or 9-8-8 crisis hotline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Increases benefit amount under New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit program from 40 percent to 60 percent of federal benefit amount.
Expands Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Programs to include assistance for water utility bill.
Requires advance notice of water supply discontinuations for non-payment of local government water bills; requires offer of payment plan in certain circumstances.
Prohibits late penalties from being made against senior citizen tenants in certain senior citizen rental housing in certain circumstances.
Lowers age requirement of compulsory school attendance from six to five years old.
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.
Grants court discretion to adjust, reduce, or waive certain mandatory legal financial obligations based on ability of defendant to pay.
Revises SNAP application process to include certain notices, and certification and recertification requirements.
Establishes 60-day special enrollment period to initiate when provider in carrier's network of providers is leaving carrier's network.
Permits up to 10 children to be cared for by a registered family day care provider.
Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "noncitizen" and "undocumented noncitizen," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Establishes requirements for receipt and purchase of scrap metals containing propulsion batteries.
Requires businesses that violates State environmental laws to forfeit economic development subsidies under certain circumstances.
Authorizes issuance of Boy Scouts of America license plates for Boy Scouts of American councils in New Jersey.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."
Revises "Homelessness Prevention Program"; requires new charge for filing of eviction action.
Requires chief law enforcement officer of municipal police departments to hold two community roundtables on police relations each year.
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.
Permits certain local units and authorities to reduce water, sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons.
Designates and preserves Caven Point Peninsula in Liberty State Park as natural habitat.
Requires Homelessness Prevention Program agencies to remain open during public health emergency and provides for funding of each agency.
Prohibits sale of certain lithium-ion devices; establishes restrictions on sale, lease, or rental of certain bicycles and scooters; creates fire risk awareness campaigns.
Establishes limit on rent increase for senior citizen tenants of certain properties financed with assistance from HMFA.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Provides free telecommunication services for incarcerated persons at State, county, and private adult and juvenile correctional facilities.
Establishes Governor's Survivor Leader Advisory Council in DOH; requires council to create report on human trafficking and 2026 FIFA World Cup; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes Statewide limitation on rent increases.
Limits amount of residential rental property application fee; establishes penalty.
Requires BPU to consider affordability to ratepayers before approving base rate cases for electric public utilities.
Makes certain amendments to expungement statutes to reduce filing burdens and expand eligibility.
Establishes Stolen SNAP Benefits Replacement Fund in Department of Treasury, requires DHS to replace stolen SNAP benefits from fund, and appropriates $20 million to AOC.
Lowers minimum amount of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers.
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations that provide financial literacy classes; appropriates $100,000.
Expands school breakfast program to all schools with five percent or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Prohibits release of personal identifying information of violent crime victims and witnesses under State's open public records law.
Requires certain disclosures regarding lithium ion powered electric vehicles.
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.
Prohibits seller from charging credit card surcharges; establishes notice requirements for credit card minimums and cash discounts.
"New Jersey Clean Energy Act of 2024"; establishes 100 percent clean electricity standard and directs BPU to establish clean electricity certificate program.
Requires BPU to establish beneficial building electrification and decarbonization program and requires electric public utilities to prepare and implement beneficial building electrification and decarbonization plans.
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.
Clarifies criminal history record check requirements for workers conducting construction or public works activities in school buildings; requires school district to update visitor policy.
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.
Authorizes creation of US Navy Veteran license plates.
Permits up to three credits of continuing medical education on menopause to be used by advanced practice nurses and physicians for license renewal.
Establishes "New Jersey Menopause Coverage Act"; requires health insurance coverage of medically necessary perimenopause and menopause treatments.
Establishes limits for electric public utility rate increases for low- and middle-income households.
Establishes standards for determining an unconscionable rent increase; excludes from public access landlord tenant records in certain circumstances.
Requires BPU to determine and consider lowest reasonable return on equity before approving electric, gas, and water public utility base rate cases.
Establishes public awareness campaign and call center for certain property tax relief programs; requires submission of annual report by Stay NJ Task Force.
Requires State entities to offer optional service for businesses to receive certain notices electronically.
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 program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
Establishes "College Child Care Advisory Commission" to examine issues and develop recommendations on providing programs and services for college students who require child care services.
Requires hospitals and nursing homes to provide access to certain interpreter services for deaf and hard of hearing.
"Ruth Gilbert Alzheimer's Accessibility Act"; allows certain individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia to receive, and caregivers transporting those individuals to utilize, parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
Establishes pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of remote maternal health services for eligible beneficiaries.
Requires ballot question on approval of State bond issue to disclose total amount of debt of State or other entity, debt service on which is funded through annual State appropriation.
Makes it fourth degree crime to engage in certain tracking and location activities.
Requires video camera on certain school buses with crossing control arms.
The "Farm Labor Equality Act."
Establishes "Incarcerated Women's Protection Act" and concerns correctional facility board of trustees.
Establishes "Minority and Women-Owned Businesses State Contractor Remedies Act."
"Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act"; requires institutions of higher education to implement mental health programs and services.
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.
Establishes student-athlete mental health specialists in school districts and public institutions of higher education; creates student-athlete mental health registry; makes appropriation.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.
Establishes crime of fertility fraud.
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
Establishes luggage donation program for children in resource family care in DCF.
Renames Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities, creates position of deputy ombudsman, and expands duties of office.
Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagas nerve stimulators for students with seizure disorder on emergent basis.
Requires certain customer identification to be presented to electric power or gas supplier if customer switches services.
Requires DEP to update school food waste guidelines to include recommendations for how to better utilize food nearing best-by and expiration dates.
Changes classification of State Investigators in civil service.
Provides PERS members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Requires health insurance coverage of diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost-sharing.
Concerns AG guidelines on bias incident investigation standards.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Establishes minimum Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities.
Allows certain individuals eligible for family support services to set aside unused agency-after school care service hours for use during holiday and weekend hours.
Directs DHS to establish three year advertising campaign to attract certified home health aides to health care professions; appropriates $3 million.
Establishes Commission on Oversight of Public Institutions of Higher Education.
Establishes occupational heat stress standard and "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" in DOLWD.
Increases PFRS accidental disability pension when disability is caused by weapon.
Changes date of "Juneteenth Day" in NJ to June 19 of each year.
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Requires at least one drive-up ballot drop box in each county; requires certain information to be posted at ballot drop boxes and locations.
Permits legislative agents and organizations to receive funds assessed on tuition bills as waivable fees.
Establishes Small Business Resiliency Project Loan Program in EDA for certain small businesses implementing certain resiliency projects.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employers of certain persons with disabilities.
Establishes "Artificial Intelligence Innovation Partnership"; provides funding for certain nonprofit partnerships to promote certain emerging technology businesses.
Expands function of Commission on Human Trafficking to include promoting coordinated response by law enforcement to human trafficking.
Establishes food rescue hotline.
Requires State Real Estate Appraiser Board to adopt alternative program to acquire experiential requirements for prospective real estate appraisers attempting to qualify for licensure or certification.
Requires Medicaid coverage for community violence prevention services; establishes training and certification program for violence prevention professionals.
Allows small employers to claim tax credit for paying certain health benefits plan premiums.
Directs DCA to establish grant programs for public water systems.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain ambulance transportation services.
Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.
Requires eligible children from birth to five to receive early intervention services.
Establishes Public Education Innovation Fund; provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses for making qualified education donations.
Requires artificial intelligence companies to conduct safety tests and report results to Office of Information Technology.
Makes $3 million supplemental appropriation for bonus awards for certain COVID-19 emergency essential frontline State workers of Local 195 International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
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.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
"New Jersey Rent-to-Own Rights Protection Act"; protects tenant-buyers in residential rent-to-own agreements.
Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program.
Creates "New Jersey Responsible AI Advancement and Workforce Protection Act."
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.
Allows holders of disabled veteran license plates or placards and certain holders of Purple Heart license plates or placards to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disability.
"Securing Access to Funding for Educating Drivers (SAFE) Act"; establishes NJ Behind-The-Wheel Driver Education Scholarship Program; appropriates $1 million.
Exempts local utilities from certain reporting requirements.
Regulates residential mental health treatment facilities.
"Fentanyl and Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine.
Establishes "Supporting Educational and Entrepreneurial Development (S.E.E.D.) Program" in Office of Secretary of Higher Education.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Concerns pretrial and post-trial considerations for certain crimes involving operation of vehicles, including rebuttable presumption for pretrial detention, pretial recommendation of no release from detention, suspension or revocation of license, and vehicle forfeiture.
Requires pay for extracurricular activities to be included in compensation for TPAF purposes.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
"Used Car Buyers' Bill of Rights"; prohibits certain "as is" sales of used motor vehicles.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Revises licensure requirements for residential substance use disorders treatment facilities or programs.
Establishes certain requirements for public utility rate increases.
Requires AG to establish ballistics analysis device pilot program in certain municipalities.
Requires AG to report data regarding shootings that did not result in bodily injury.
Establishes "New Economy Opportunity Skills System Pilot Program" to strengthen alignment and collaboration between local workforce development boards, community colleges, and county vocational school districts; makes appropriation.
Establishes New Jersey Innovation Authority.
Expands category of nonresident children who school district may enroll without payment of tuition.
Requires school districts to employ at least one certified nutrition specialist, registered dietitian, or registered dietitian nutritionist.
Eliminates requirement for State residency of public school employees for period of three years.
Establishes Department of Early Childhood.
Establishes Office of New Americans in Department of Human Services.
Establishes five-year conception to cradle pilot program in DOE.
Provides police officers may be present at senior residential center or school being used as polling place under certain circumstances; requires school to establish election day security plan.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires DOH to expand services provided under plan to improve perinatal mental health services and health insurers to cover costs of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening.
Requires homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations to be translated into multiple languages.
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.
Requires affirmative written consent for certain entities to disclose individual's medical information regarding reproductive health care services, with limited exceptions, unless disclosure is necessary to provide those services.
Requires four-year public institution of higher education to develop and implement reproductive health services plan; requires county college to develop referral network for reproductive health care services.
Provides for voluntary contributions for taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support reproductive health care services.
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.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to make feminine hygiene products of varying absorbency levels available to female inmates.
Establishes task force to examine issues and make recommendations concerning youth sports, including abusive coaching, confrontational parents, and bullying of players.
Establishes Jersey Strong Public Service Scholarship Program.
Revises eligibility criteria for adult medical day care services.
Revises provisions of "Dry Cell Battery Management Act."
Requires certain high-traffic facilities to obtain permit from DEP and annually implement measures to reduce air pollution caused by facility.
Requires physicians and certain hospital employees to complete training on communication with and treatment of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Requires DOT to ensure electric vehicle charging stations are accessible to disabled drivers.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage for certain children with disabilities who are 26 years of age or older.
Makes victims of motor vehicle accidents eligible for VCCO compensation under certain circumstances; establishes Traffic Crash Victim's Bill of Rights.
Establishes Kidney Donor Insurance Fund.
"Welcome Home Veterans Act"; requires MVC to provide veteran benefit information packets.
Permits temporary rental assistance for emergency assistance recipients.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate instruction on menstrual toxic shock syndrome and requires installation of signage in certain women's rooms to enhance public awareness of menstrual toxic shock syndrome.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
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.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage.
"Stephanie's Law"; Requires AOC to establish publicly-accessible domestic violence registry; requires law enforcement officer to search State's domestic violence registries when conducting arrest.
Adds migraine to list of medical conditions permitting person to install motor vehicle window tinting.
Revises law requiring school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employee for allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program.
Concerns distribution of 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account.
Prohibits facilitation of agreements among rental property owners who restrict competition with respect to residential dwelling units.
Creates separate crime for items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children; concerns computer generated or manipulated sexually explicit images.
Requires Office of Homelessness Prevention to contract with county agencies or nonprofits to issue certain identification and birth certificates to individuals experiencing homelessness; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes various requirements for charter schools, charter school board of trustees members, and charter management organizations.
Concerns charter school enrollment, student placements, reporting, and athletics.
Increases FY2026 annual appropriation to DCF by $16.7 million to increase NJ FamilyCare monthly reimbursement rate paid to care management organizations.
Prohibits forcibly feeding certain poultry for production of foie gras.
Requires Commissioner of Education to take certain action concerning preliminary State school aid notices and school district budgets and creates New Jersey Education Funding Portal; modifies certain provisions in school funding law.
"Homeless Bill of Rights."
Requires health insurance carriers and Medicaid to provide coverage for planned home childbirth.
Requires certain health care facilities to offer lactation counseling and consultations to persons who have given birth.
Requires all hospitals with maternity departments to maintain Baby-Friendly and Mother-Friendly designations.
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.
Requires DHS to establish Haitian Migrant Assistance Program.
Establishes "New Jersey Migrant and Refugee Assistance Act."
Requires standards for organization and deployment of career fire fighters to be consistent with certain national standards.
Requires Civil Service Commission establish mentoring program for certain civil service firefighter applicants.
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.
Prohibits electric generation service and gas supply service rates from exceeding basic generation service and basic gas supply service rates.
Requires Department of Banking and Insurance to examine and rate lending institutions with regards to lending, investments, and services provided to low- and moderate-income consumers.
Appropriates $125 million for creation of affordable housing to restore diversions from "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund."
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.
Establishes New Jersey Commission on Health Equity.
Establishes sheltered market program for certain business enterprises seeking State contracts.
Limits use of restrictions on telephone calls as discipline measure during incarceration.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Provides for rehabilitative release for certain incarcerated persons.
Promotes trauma-informed care in State to mitigate negative effects of adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress.
Establishes requirements for on-demand micro transit programs operating in NJ.
Requires State agencies to make good faith effort towards certain goals to use certified minority and women-owned businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.
Prohibits municipalities, school districts, and State departments and agencies from purchasing, installing, or using artificial turf.
Requires State agencies to make good faith effort to increase awarding of contracts procured without advertisement to minority- and women-owned businesses.
Ease of Doing Government Business Act; requires State and local government entities to simplify procedures and expedite government transactions.
Requires DOH to develop shared decision-making tool and establish maternal health care pilot program.
Provides allowances for certain redevelopment projects undertaken by institutions of higher education or distressed hospitals under New Jersey Aspire program.
Concerns administration of employer payroll tax and permits disclosures of certain State taxpayer information.
The "Safeguarding Livable Units through Municipal Landlord Oversight and Regulation by DCA" or "SLUMLORD Act"; strengthens habitability protections for residential tenants; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes employee protections for certain employees of New Jersey City University in event of merger with Kean University.
Requires State to adopt practices to reduce SNAP benefits theft and to replace stolen SNAP benefits under certain circumstances; upgrades criminal penalties for SNAP benefits theft; makes appropriation.
Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.
Regulates provision of pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities.
Creates New Jersey Board of Paramedicine.
Establishes "Disability Mortality and Abuse Prevention Advisory Committee" in DHS; makes appropriation.
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Limits estate recovery under Medicaid to federal mandated recovery for nursing home care and other long-term care costs.
"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.
Creates Health Care Cost Containment and Price Transparency Commission, Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency, and hospital price transparency regulations.
Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act."
Directs DOH to establish food bank for pets pilot program; appropriates $1 million.
Removes initial mortgage period on new construction from exemptions to municipal rent control and rent leveling ordinances.
Establishes the "Safe and Sanitary Rental Housing Act."
Establishes certain notice and compensation requirements for residential tenant displaced for purpose of renovation.
Establishes "Guaranteed Income Pilot Program" in DOLWD for residents of certain cities.
Requires online portal to report law enforcement officer misconduct; establishes duty to report by law enforcement officers.
Clarifies procedures for restoration of driver's license after suspension or revocation; concerns waiver of penalties for operating vehicle while license is suspended or revoked under certain circumstances.
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
Allows certain senior citizens to apply for rent increase limit.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Establishes Safe Haven Homeless Housing Program; appropriates $30 million.
Requires employer to allow employee suffering from menstrual disorder to work remotely in certain circumstances.
Allows for the establishment of "County Tenant Legal Assistance Program" in each county; requires portion of administrative fee for residential mortgage execution sales fund program.
Creates domestic violence Internet registry for certain public access; mandates counseling and community service and increases fines for certain domestic violence offenders.
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification.
Requires certain school districts to hold annual, multi-day program on bullying prevention and intervention.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to implement policy to diversify State Police Academy civilian instructors and contractors.
Concerns licensure of persons in New Jersey who provide professional barbering services in another state or foreign country.
Prohibits residential landlord from imposing certain surcharges for rent payments.
Establishes Rent Control Enforcement Unit in DCA; authorizes residential tenant to petition for review of alleged violation of local rent restriction.
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Establishes "Remote Methadone Dosing Pilot Program;" appropriates $225,000.
Establishes Office of Resilience in DCF.
Requires Department of Treasury and DHS to annually identify State funds available for NJ FamilyCare and child care services, evaluate programs, and create prioritized list of initiatives to improve quality of care under programs.
Requires DOH to provide grants for women's health research and innovations.
Requires county recording officer, in coordination with Motor Vehicle Commission, to establish alert service to notify participating property owners of recording of certain documents that affect the property.
Establishes Skills Service Corp; appropriates funds.
Regulates institutional investor activities related to ownership of single-family homes, including purchase and lease; supports certain homebuyer assistance programs.
Authorizes municipal assessment of development impact fees following State guidelines and makes an appropriation.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
Requires school districts to close schools on days of general and primary elections.
"Fair Funding for Vulnerable Residents Act"; establishes direct care ratio requirement for certain providers of services to adults or children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Requires issuance of tourniquets to law enforcement officers; requires emergency service vehicles be equipped with tourniquets.
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from operating pharmacy practice sites directly or indirectly.
Institutes State contract set-aside program for union business enterprises.
Prohibits hospital from billing patient for facility fee for services rendered to patient at outpatient facility affiliated with hospital.
Establishes "Entry-Level Home Production Incentive Act of 2026"; provides project gap financing for low- to middle-income housing development; appropriates $300 million.
Requires, or sanctions, as appropriate, financial institutions to take certain action when senior or vulnerable customers make certain financial transactions.
Allows law enforcement agencies to provide juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile's school for planning programs relevant to juvenile's educational and social development.
Establishes timelines for review and approval by Commissioner of Education of annual certified audits submitted by approved private schools for students with disabilities.
Permits persons who are hearing impaired to apply for vehicle identification placards.
Requires MVC to check Social Security Administration records and mark deceased individuals in MVC database once per month.
Establishes "Student Mental Health Task Force."
Establishes Commission on Career and Technical Education and creates initiatives that promote career and technical education programs in State.
Establishes mediation process for school ethics complaints.
Revises certain requirements concerning reported cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
Authorizes special "We Support the Arts" license plates with proceeds to New Jersey State Council on Arts.
Exempts medical alert devices and services from sales and use tax.
Permits small businesses to qualify for loans from EDA for costs of energy audit and making energy efficiency or conservation improvements.
Exempts certain workers and organizations from Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights.
“Justin Christian El-Abiad, Robert E. Dwight, Jr., Raquan Ellis, Zahir Atkins, and Sebastien Manzalaoui Act"; revises window guard requirements in certain residential rental units and multiple dwellings.
Establishes "Justice for Vulnerable Residents Act"; creates Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish New Jersey STEM Entrepreneur Fellowship Program to support entrepreneurs in STEM fields.
Establishes prisoner reentry peer support hotline.
Establishes crime of knowingly filing false report against law enforcement officers.
Establishes New Jersey Dominican-American Commission.
"Justice for Firefighter Patrick Thomas Act"; requires person convicted of certain crimes or offenses to become ineligible for appointment to position covered by Civil Service and to lose pension and benefits acquired through position.
Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."
Requires installation of Type IV flotation devices at certain lakes, ponds, and rivers.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Prohibits workplace discrimination based on menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause.
Establishes ReadyReturn Program; requires Taxation to prepare initial tax filing for certain taxpayers; requires several State agencies to use tax data to facilitate identification and enrollment for certain social services programs; makes an appropriation.
Establishes "New Jersey Community Health Worker Program" in DOH and certain training programs for community health workers.
Establishes advertisement grant program for NJ emerging businesses.
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $175 million from General Fund to DHS for Emergency SNAP Replacement Benefits.
Establishes Health Equity Access and Leadership Fund; appropriates $25 million from General Fund, and allocates portion of Health Care Subsidy Fund revenues, to fund.
Broadens epinephrine administration mechanisms permitted in schools, institutions of higher education, and youth camps.
Requires instruction on cybersecurity in grades nine through 12; requires Office of Secretary of Higher Education to develop cybersecurity model curricula; establishes loan redemption programs for individuals in certain cybersecurity occupations.
Requires YJC to publish information regarding juveniles who were waived to adult criminal court and are serving custodial sentences in State juvenile facilities.
Concerns accessibility in certain multistory buildings; provides for penalties.
Prohibits electric public utilities from charging public entities fees for relocating utility poles.
Establishes "Fair Pricing and Transparency Act."
Excludes certain income earned from health promotion or disease prevention work from income eligibility determination under NJ FamilyCare, WFNJ, and NJ SNAP.
Establishes "New Jersey Living Donor Support Program" in DOH; makes appropriation.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Establishes certain protections against demand by large-load addition customers in State.
Revises Work First New Jersey program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program procedures to require information on security protocols be provided when replacement benefit cards are issued.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing and treatments to slow progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Authorizes creation of Juneteenth commemorative license plates.
Creates "New Jersey Dialysis Patient Support Person Accommodation Act."
Provides gross income tax credit for volunteer first responders who incur costs for child care services.
Requires SNAP retailers to take measures to help prevent card skimming.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
Establishes "Support for Students Exposed to Domestic Violence Fund" in DOE to support public schools in addressing impact of domestic violence.
Designates accounting as STEM subject for various educational and other programs.
"Community-led Birthing Justice and Equity Resource Initiative Program Act;" appropriates $12 million.
Enhances oversight of enforcement of municipal rent control and rent leveling ordinances; establishes Rental Control Ombudsman in DCA; appropriates $4 million.
Establishes certain requirements concerning unconscionable rent increases for residential rental properties.
Enhances transparency concerning properties claiming exemption from rent control.
Removes exclusion of certain institutions of higher education under "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."
Establishes Commission on Black Women and Girls.
Establishes State grant program fund to incentivize municipalities to create senior snow removal programs; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes Health Equity Access and Leadership Fund; appropriates $25 million from General Fund, and allocates portion of Health Care Subsidy Fund revenues, to fund.
Increases child tax credit amount under gross income tax for resident taxpayers with children ages six and under and expands child tax credit eligibility to resident taxpayers with children ages six to 11.
Expands certificate of need requirement to certain sale or lease agreements involving hospitals.
Establishes "Targeted Midwifery Workforce Development Act"; appropriates $12 million.
Establishes offense of harassment of residential tenant; expands liability of certain members of limited liability company that own residential rental properties.
Permits mortgage forbearance of 180 days for borrowers whose primary residence is in State-declared disaster area.
Establishes "Kidney Disease Study Commission."
Establishes "End-Stage Kidney Disease Prevention and Innovation Act"; appropriates $10 million.
Requires State agencies to provide information regarding living donations; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes four-day workweek pilot program for certain State employees.
Requires health insurance coverage for early-stage kidney disease screening without cost sharing.
Requires multiple dwelling building owners to provide notice to tenants and tenant associations of certain sales and provides tenant association with opportunity to purchase multiple dwelling.
Establishes Whole-Home Repairs Program in HMFA; appropriates $25 million.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to investigate allegations of excessive or discriminatory rent setting on affordable housing.
Establishes five-year youth workforce readiness grant pilot program; appropriates $5 million.
Implements procedures for automated "Clean Slate" expungements.
Provides funding for Division of State Police opioid-related initiatives; appropriates up to $5 million annually.
Prohibits insurers from using credit history when evaluating homeowners insurance policies.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish criteria to be used by school districts in designating hazardous routes and provides State aid for each student transported along designated hazardous routes.
Permits for-profit movie theater to acquire plenary retail consumption license.
Establishes certain water and wastewater utility shutoff protections for tenants.
Requires school districts to permit students excused absences for student illness.
Requires certain supermarkets, grocery stores, and food suppliers to donate food under certain circumstances.
Establishes alternative pathway for victims of domestic violence to obtain certain identification cards and licenses from MVC.
Establishes New Jersey Commission on Stalking Prevention and Response; makes appropriation of $93,500.
Revises regulation of certain health care facilities.
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
Requires municipality with over 4,000 residents to provide public with list of certain community service organizations.
"Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.
Exempts Purple Heart recipients from payment of motor vehicle registration, driver's license, and identification card fees.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Requires certain consumer disclosures relating to rabies testing and establishes optional training for veterinarians.
Facilitates changes to certain terms of State or federal tenant-based housing subsidy due to increase in household members, emergency conditions, and financial barriers faced by head-of-household.
Authorizes school districts to award alternate high school diploma to certain students with disabilities.
Establishes safety requirements for artificial intelligence companion operators.
Permits driver's license to display license holder's blood type upon request.
Converts community crisis response team pilot program into permanent program; appropriates $6 million.
Provides for oversight of DHS contracts with providers serving persons with developmental disabilities.
Modifies procedures for parole release, early discharge from parole, and penalties for certain parole violations.
Requires long-term care facilities to provide its employees with necessary supplies and equipment at no cost.
Provides for certain additional damages to be awarded in wrongful death action if decedent was below age of majority at time of death.
Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration.
"Clean Water and Safe Communities Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $5 billion; appropriates $5,000.
"Weston's Law"; extends crime of human trafficking to include recruiting or coercing juvenile to join gang or drug trafficking scheme.
Makes FY2027 supplemental appropriation of $400,000 to DHS for NJ 2-1-1 Partnership Operating Aid.
Prohibits conditioning certain heating and cooling assistance on medical note.
Requires televisions in places of public accommodation display closed captioning for programming.
Requires school districts to provide support services to certain students prior to grade 12; requires reporting on support services provided.
Requires school districts to include instruction on significance of Juneteenth Independence Day as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Requires school districts to include information on September 11th attacks in social studies curriculum; requires public schools to hold annual events commemorating September 11th attacks.
Establishes Basic Health Program for low-income individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid.
Requires DOBI to develop pilot program to automatically assess NJ FamilyCare eligibility on existing State-based exchange.
Extends permitted working hours for certain minors during school year.
Modifies training wage for certain minor employees.
Establishes standards for timely payment of clean claims by pharmacy benefits managers.
"Protecting New Jersey from Predatory Drug Pricing Act."
Requires law enforcement, prosecutorial, and judicial training on impact of trauma.
Expands duties of executive county business official; establishes processes for fiscal review of school districts by executive county superintendent and Commissioner of Education.
Establishes additional procedures for financial oversight and reporting to ensure fiscal stability of school districts.
Establishes New Jersey Imagination Library Program in DOE; appropriates $2 million.
Makes FY2027 supplemental appropriation of $2 million from General Fund to New Jersey Association of Centers for Independent Living.
Allows Cannabis Regulatory Commission to award competitive grants from Social Equity Excise Fee proceeds.
Requires right of first refusal for displaced residential tenants in certain circumstances.
Eliminates statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions and civil actions related to human trafficking and certain sex offenses.
"Victoria's Law"; requires video surveillance cameras in certain special education classrooms in public schools for promotion of student safety.
Requires elevators be equipped with standardized fire service keys; concerns fire service key lock boxes.
Eliminates statute of limitations for certain forgery and fraud crimes when parties involved have history of domestic violence.
Authorizes creation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates.
Establishes distinction between residential tenant and other occupants of hotel or motel for purpose of determining permitted removal actions.
Establishes Social Housing Program; establishes Workforce Housing Investment Program; establishes Human Infrastructure Bank Fund in NJ Infrastructure Bank.
Requires written contract for sale of memorials and option for purchaser to deposit payments into escrow account.
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Requires use of uniform campus climate survey by institutions of higher education.
Prohibits advertising cosmetic products with certain chemicals to minors on social media.
Establishes "Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act."