Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, Senate.
Britnee N. Timberlake
Sponsored
Out of committee4
Requires midwives and physicians to provide pregnant women information on birthing options prior to delivery.
Requires employer to provide certain accommodations to employee who is breast feeding.
Codifies AG directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities."
Establishes requirements for students engaging in certain bias-related conduct.
In committee92
Provides for reduction in suspended sentence, probation, or parole based on compliance with conditions of sentence; requires report on effect on recidivism.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Permits reimbursement of COBRA health benefit costs of survivors of certain deceased public safety employees; appropriates $750,000.
Requires developers of residential housing to provide low, moderate, and middle income housing or pay fee.
Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
"Homeless Bill of Rights."
Shortens timeframe for municipality to rehabilitate certain abandoned property.
Prohibits sale, distribution, and manufacture of jewelry containing cadmium.
Requires construction permit and inspections for certain work involving lead paint on home exterior.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.
"New Jersey Fair Workweek Act."
Prohibits suspension of driving privileges and arrest for certain crimes and offenses.
Requires landlords to provide tenants with certain notice concerning conditions that may cause damage or hazards on rental property.
Requires OIT to establish Statewide wireless network through public-private partnership agreement.
Codifies AG directive concerning criminal investigations of law enforcement use-of-force and in-custody deaths.
Requires restaurant employees to receive periodic sexual harassment training.
Prohibits electric, gas, or water public utility service discontinuances to residential customers during certain epidemics.
Concerns mortgage and loan forbearance, rent suspension, and consumer reporting during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires health insurance carriers and Medicaid to provide coverage for planned home childbirth.
Provides mortgage payment relief, income tax relief, consumer reporting protection, and eviction protection for residential property owners, tenants, and other consumers, economically impacted during time of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires certain health care facilities to offer lactation counseling and consultations to persons who have given birth.
Requires front-loading clothes washing machines and dryers to have child safety locks; requires installation of safety locks and warning for machines previously purchased without child safety locks.
Requires certain local government community benefit agreements dedicate resources for affordable housing purposes.
Authorizes local contracting units to establish joint venture and set-aside programs.
Establishes right to record law enforcement activity under certain circumstances.
Requires responding law enforcement officer to stay with dead body until medical examiner takes charge of body.
Concerns development and use of accessory dwelling units.
Requires certain salary, compensation and benefit information to be included in certain job postings.
Requires all hospitals with maternity departments to maintain Baby-Friendly and Mother-Friendly designations.
Requires urgent care facility health care providers to possess same credentials and degrees applicable to hospital emergency room health care providers.
Prohibits banning and restricting access to books in public libraries.
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.
Establishes Safe Remote Learning Program in DOE to support provision of remote instruction facilities by public schools.
Requires Internet capable room temperature reporting device installation in certain multiple dwellings.
Extends grace periods for rental late charges for certain tenants who receive public assistance payments.
Requires swimming pools to offer deep water swimming tests to children 12 years of age and younger upon request.
Clarifies staff training requirements at long-term care facilities regarding care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, and intersex seniors and seniors living with HIV.
Clarifies that sexual harassment and sexual assault constitute unlawful discrimination on basis of sex.
Requires certain motor vehicles to install rear-seat detection systems.
Requires DHS to establish Haitian Migrant Assistance Program.
Requires youth sports team coaches to undergo cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and other first aid training.
Establishes "New Jersey Migrant and Refugee Assistance Act."
Establishes "University Hospital Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act"; makes appropriation.
Codifies various centers and programs at Rutgers University - Newark; appropriates $6.5 million.
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.
Permits companion to receive PFRS accidental death pension when there is no surviving spouse; requires adjustment of final compensation for calculation of accidental death benefit for surviving spouse, companion, and children of PFRS members.
Establishes marine firefighting training course requirements for certain firefighters; appropriates $140 million.
Establishes survivor support liaison in Department of Treasury to assist beneficiaries of emergency responders who die in line of duty; designated as "Captain Augusto Acabou's, Wayne Brooks', and Plainfield Firefighter Marques Hudson's act"; appropriates $1,000,000.
Establishes grant program to provide thermal imaging and radio equipment to certain fire departments.
Concerns safe operation of certain fire stations; establishes Fire Station Rehabilitation and Maintenance Code; establishes fire station, equipment, training, and maintenance fund; provides for replacement equipment for certain municipalities; and appropriates $140 million.
Requires public utilities de-privatization study; appropriates $100,000.
Prohibits BPU approval of electric or gas public utility rate increases resulting in total increase to average residential customer bill in excess of two percent within five-year period.
Revises oversight of "Community Wealth Preservation Program" and requirements for nonprofit community development corporations.
Authorizes creation of special license plate honoring Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta.
Requires electric public utilities and gas public utilities to implement or maintain public utility warranty programs that cover full cost to repair or replace covered appliances.
Requires BPU to prohibit electric and gas public utilities from charging residential customers certain types of payments based on certain billing practices.
Requires electric and gas public utilities de-privatization study; appropriates $100,000.
Resets electric and gas public utility rates to 2020 levels for five-year period.
Prohibits electric generation service and gas supply service rates from exceeding basic generation service and basic gas supply service rates.
Imposes 10 percent electric public utility windfall surtax on taxpayers with allocated taxable net income in excess of $10 million under CBT.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover mammograms for women over 35 and women under 35 under certain circumstances.
Revises requirements for proceedings concerning nonrenewal of nontenured staff members of district boards of education.
Requires State agencies that administer utility bill payment assistance or energy efficiency programs to review, and potentially increase, income thresholds for residential customers to participate in programs.
Imposes 30 percent electric public utility windfall surtax on certain taxpayers with allocated taxable net income in excess of 20 percent above five-year average income under CBT.
Requires commencement of State Police recruit training class at least once every six months; establishes recruitment program.
Establishes Office of State Police Affairs in but not of Department of Treasury.
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.
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $30 million from General Fund to Food and Hunger Programs in Department of Agriculture.
Concerns prohibition of certain residential tenant evictions and removals due to residential foreclosure during federal government shutdown.
"New Jersey Sovereignty Act"; places certain limitations on deployment of National Guard; directs law enforcement to maintain independence from federal government; requires reporting of certain federal government requests.
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign appropriation for Salvation and Social Justice to Greater Mount Zion Community Development Corporation.
Creates Midwifery Licensing Act; modifies regulation of midwifery.
“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 presumption of knowledge that display of noose or Nazi or Confederate symbol would cause bias intimidation; enhances penalties.
"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.
Prohibits certain businesses from using dynamic, surveillance, or personalized algorithmic pricing when selling groceries to consumers.
Authorizes withholding of funds due to federal government if federal government withholds funds from State in contravention of a court decision.
Concerns accessibility in certain multistory buildings; provides for penalties.
"Community-led Birthing Justice and Equity Resource Initiative Program Act;" appropriates $12 million.
Establishes "Targeted Midwifery Workforce Development Act"; appropriates $12 million.
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.
Establishes Statewide rent control.
Authorizes State acquisition of certain real property to expand affordable, rapid, and transitional housing options; makes appropriation.
Provides for certain additional damages to be awarded in wrongful death action if decedent was below age of majority at time of death.
Bars parent delinquent in child support payments under certain circumstances from inheriting any part of deceased child's estate or from administering estate.
Establishes "Stop Corporate Money in Politics Act"; restricts right of certain business entities to make contributions and expenditures for certain political purposes.
Establishes additional penalties for crimes and offenses committed in or near designated transit facilities.
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.
Filed1
"Automatic Utility and Communications Service Credit Act"; requires certain telecommunications utilities to provide credits for service outages of longer than three hours.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law1
Codifies AG directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Appropriates $111.6 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to DEP for habitat restoration, land acquisition, and restoration oversight projects.*
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.*
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.
Clarifies sentencing under certain circumstances.
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.
Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Passed both houses · 1
Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking and criminal sexual contact prosecutions and eliminates statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking.*
Passed the Senate · 18
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 consumer reporting agencies to provide a consumer with a free credit report three times during any 12-month period upon request.
Permits students to be eligible for high school graduation credits in career readiness or career, and technical education for completing county fire academy course under certain circumstances.*
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Permits municipalities to charge reduced or no beach fee for children ages 12 to 17; revises law concerning beach fees for veterans.
Prohibits discrimination on basis of height or weight under "Law Against Discrimination."
Requires annual report on New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program to include information on borrower delinquency and administrative wage garnishments.
Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.
Requires each public institution of higher education to develop menstrual plan.*
Requires instruction on voting in curriculum of students in grade 12 as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Revises high school student financial aid application requirements.
Requires New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee to submit reports concerning human rights during 2026 FIFA World Cup.*
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement. *
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.
Allows online news publication to use municipal, county, or State-wide circulation requirements to meet eligibility standards; extends grace period for qualifying newspapers.
Requires electric public utilities to notify customers of Residential Universal Bill Credit.
Out of committee · 27
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
Concerns local government financing and acquisition of fire fighting apparatus and equipment.*
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Provides that contracts between subscribers and attorney in fact are not related party transactions.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Requires transmission owners to join regional transmission organizations approved by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. **
Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.
Concerns development of accessory dwelling units and related regulations.
"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.*
Regulates data brokers, data collectors, and collection and dissemination of certain sensitive information.**
"Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.*
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success.*
"Stop Sepsis Act"; Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols, train staff, and establish quality measures.*
Establishes "Midwifery Licensing Act." *
Authorizes creation of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. license plates.
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."*
Establishes advertising set-asides for eligible local news organizations.*
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.**
Authorizes funding for on-demand micro transit service under Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program.
"Hotel Franchisee Fairness and Market Access Act."
Establishes program in EDA to encourage employee ownership awareness and provide funding and advisory support.
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. *
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
In committee · 70
Concerns installation, modification, and sale of certain mufflers and exhaust systems; requires inspection of mufflers and exhaust systems.
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
Permits certain transportation research contracts to be awarded to private research institutions of higher education and other entities.
Provides certain requirements concerning railroad safety.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Prohibits institution of higher education from giving preferential consideration for admission to legacy student.
Revises "Homelessness Prevention Program"; requires new charge for filing of eviction action.
Permits certain local units and authorities to reduce water, sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Makes certain amendments to expungement statutes to reduce filing burdens and expand eligibility.
Expands list of animals prohibited from use in traveling animal acts; limits certain exceptions to apply only at educational institutions.
Prohibits persons from installing, planting, or placing nonfunctional turf or invasive plant species on certain types of property during certain construction projects.
Requires health insurance coverage of scalp cooling systems in connection with cancer chemotherapy treatment; requires physicians to inform patients of scalp cooling therapy.
Expands school breakfast program to all schools with five percent or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
"New Jersey Clean Energy Act of 2024"; establishes 100 percent clean electricity standard and directs BPU to establish clean electricity certificate program.
Prohibits food service business from providing single-use utensils and condiments to customers under certain circumstances and requires DEP to establish education campaign on benefits of reducing single-use utensils and condiments.
"Packaging and Paper Product Stewardship Act."
Requires electric public utilities to apply to BPU for certificate of public convenience and necessity prior to undertaking transmission project.
Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs.
"Naturopathic Doctors Licensing Act."
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.
Provides cancer and cardiovascular screenings to law enforcement officers; establishes fund; appropriates $20 million.
Provides TPAF 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.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Establishes minimum student to employee ratio for calculating State support for employee fringe benefit costs at four-year public institutions of higher education.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to businesses employing and retaining certain neurodiverse individuals.
Repeals law that requires funds for legislative agents to be assessed on student tuition bills in certain manner.
Removes municipal authority to charge application fee for representation by municipal public defender.
Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.
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.
Requires certain public awareness campaigns to include information about duty of motorist to take certain action when approaching pedestrian, bicycle, or personal conveyance.
Establishes homestead and bank account exemptions for persons in debt; increases existing exemption amounts for household goods.
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.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to create and maintain database of Educational Opportunity Fund student admissions.
Provides temporary corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for family planning and reproductive health care services; prohibits adverse actions by medical malpractice insurers in relation to performance of legally protected health care services.
Requires 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.
Requires executive county superintendent of schools to establish consolidation plan to combine school districts in county into regional school districts.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Makes supplemental appropriation of $615,000 to DHS for grant to NJ 2-1-1 Partnership.
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Requires development of educational fact sheet on water safety for public and nonpublic schools; requires DOE to maintain list of locations providing swim lessons.
Creates Office of Nonprofit Ombudsperson in Department of Treasury; appropriates $329,000.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Requires advance written notice before discontinuance of State aid or services.
Allows parents or legal custodians separated from children because of immigration matters to appoint standby guardians.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Creates Health Care Cost Containment and Price Transparency Commission, Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency, and hospital price transparency regulations.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to implement policy to diversify State Police Academy civilian instructors and contractors.
"Transparency in Federal Law Enforcement Activities Act"; establishes law enforcement officer identification requirements under certain circumstances.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes Firefighter Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.
Requires NJ FamilyCare coverage for healthy food prescriptions for certain enrollees.
Requires combined groups to be determined on world-wide basis under corporation business tax.
Increases amount of allowable New Jersey earned income tax credit from 40 percent to 50 percent of federal benefit amount.
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.
Prohibits use of lead ammunition in hunting.
Establishes alternative pathway for victims of domestic violence to obtain certain identification cards and licenses from MVC.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Requires certain consumer disclosures relating to rabies testing and establishes optional training for veterinarians.
Modifies procedures for parole release, early discharge from parole, and penalties for certain parole violations.
Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration.
Eliminates conviction of indictable offense as automatic disqualifier for jury service under certain circumstances.