Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
Chris Tully
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Requires social media platforms to cooperate with nonprofit organization initiatives to remove nonconsensual intimate images or videos.
Out of committee12
Establishes Deepfake Technology Unit in DLPS. *
Requires DHS to review, and implement certain improvements to, Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Program and to establish public-facing report card of managed care organization's coordination of program.
Requires AG to study use of artificial intelligence for certain law enforcement purposes and issue report.
Requires DEP to establish online flood, rainfall, river level, and sewer capacity dashboard.
Establishes "Smart Stormwater Sensor Pilot Program" in DEP; appropriates $1 million.
Requires State Office of Emergency Management to establish hyperlocal text alert system for flood and severe weather conditions.
Requires DEP to establish program to map stormwater infrastructure.
Establishes public-private partnerships to share de-identified traffic data.
Directs DEP to establish artificial intelligence flood prediction and mapping tool.
Requires person or entity to notify certain consumers when communicating with generative artificial intelligence to engage in trade or commerce.
Establishes pilot program in certain counties to provide funding for nonpublic school nursing services through county consortium of nonpublic schools.
Clarifies overtime compensation requirements for certain public employees engaged in law enforcement and fire protection activities.
In committee58
Authorizes temporary licensure of graduated nursing students.
Creates "Pollinator Pathway" designation for municipalities.
Directs DEP to establish pollinator habitat program for closed landfills.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to purchase and install electronic smoking device detectors in restrooms of certain public schools.
Establishes "Responsible School Violence Prevention, Preparation, and Protection Pilot Program" in certain counties and cities of first class; makes an appropriation.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse customers for cost of certain spoiled products resulting from service outage more than 72 hours after end of storm.
Requires long-term care facilities to meet with residents and residents' families to review emergency contact information and to offer residents opportunity to update information.
Increases days of paid military leave for certain public employees who serve in United States Reserves.
Requires NJT to expand or modify routes and hours of certain transportation services and to solicit input from individuals diagnosed with autism.
Provides that public school used as polling place shall not be open for classes on day of election.
Permits telemedicine services to be provided using audio-only technology when providing behavioral health care services.
Prohibits public officials from accepting virtual currency and non-fungible tokens as gifts.
Requires automatic machine recount for certain elections that result in tie vote and establishes process to resolve subsequent tie votes.
Requires sample ballots to be watermarked as sample ballots.
Requires medical fee schedule by automobile insurers to provide for reimbursement of certain services provided by ambulatory surgical center at rate of 300 percent of Medicare payment rate.
Establishes strict liability criminal penalties for minor's access to loaded firearm if access results in bodily injury or death.
Removes residency requirement for certain veteran and disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.
Establishes "Scientific Conference Grant Program"; appropriates $250,000.
Establishes Senior Citizen Transportation Grant Program in DHS; appropriates $2.5 million for grant program.
Establishes Train the Trainer Program for Student Wellbeing in DOE; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes advertisement grant program for emerging businesses in science and technology.
Establishes Office of Financial Assistance in EDA to help eligible entities access opportunities for public financial assistance; requires office to develop common application platform.
Requires EDA to create needs-matching website for eligible entities.
Requires Director of Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to establish grant program to encourage local governments to promote New Jersey as innovation hub in certain fields; appropriates $100,000.
Requires establishment of grant programs to provide workforce shuttles and cover transportation costs; appropriates $10 million in federal funds.
Requires calculation of national average time needed to approve applications for initial credential in profession or occupation and use of average time as standard in New Jersey.
Establishes New Jersey Student Teacher Scholarship Program.
Requires nursing homes to submit certain cost reports to DOH in annual financial report.
Expands permitted investments of school district and local unit funds.
Establishes public awareness campaign on dangers of social media use to minors; appropriates $500,000.
Provides that certain veterans are entitled to free admission to, and free parking at, State parks and forests.
Codifies Eagleton Science and Politics Fellowship Program at Eagleton Institute of Politics; makes appropriation.
Establishes Blockchain Promotion and Integration Program.
Establishes civil right of action for misuse of individual's name, image, likeness, or voice.
Expands automatic voter registration process to Medicaid applicants; provides for voter registration opt-out following receipt of registration notice.
Permits certain students to qualify for in-State tuition at four-year public institution of higher education.
Requires food manufacturers to disclose new food additives not reported to FDA.
Prohibits several substances in sale, distribution, and manufacture of commercial foods.
Requires EDA to include social media development services in services offered through Small Business E-commerce Support Program.
Establishes Artificial Intelligence Grant Program in Office of Secretary of Higher Education.
Establishes various programs to support neurodiverse students at county colleges; appropriates $1.475 million.
Establishes Inclusive Workplaces Program in EDA to provide grants and tax credits to encourage employer investment in workspaces inclusive of neurodivergent employees; appropriates $2.5 million.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to businesses employing and retaining certain neurodiverse individuals.
Requires hospitals to perform psychological and psychiatric evaluations on certain patients and requires health insurance coverage for such evaluations.
Requires developer to submit stormwater impact study as part of application for planned development site plan approval.
Directs DEP to conduct study to evaluate banning use of paraquat dichloride in New Jersey.
Requires certain studies and papers produced or commissioned by State entities to be made available electronically.
Prohibits certain uses of paraquat dichloride.
Establishes nonpublic school nursing services pilot program to provide funding to county consortium of nonpublic schools for nursing services.
Revises certain requirements for involuntary commitment for substance use disorder treatment.
Clarifies procedures for maintenance of underground storage tanks.
Authorizes prescription of Schedule II controlled dangerous substances through telemedicine or telehealth without certain in-person requirements.
Requires State agencies to solicit bids from public and private institutions of higher education for completion of mandated studies.
Requires data center developers to disclose certain information to public and elected officials before preliminary site plan consideration under MLUL.
Requires developers of certain high energy use facilities to submit certain assessments to approval authority for preliminary site plan approval under MLUL.
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; appropriates $3 million.
Prohibits certain use of artificial intelligence in denying homeowner, automobile, and flood insurance claims.
Filed4
Prohibits twice exceptional students from being denied special education and related services due to average academic performance.
Prohibits sale of energy drinks to persons under 16 years of age.
Clarifies independent contractor status for certain creative professionals.
Requires high schools to offer computer science course.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.**
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
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.*
Revises certain requirements for prescription of Schedule II controlled dangerous substances via telemedicine and telehealth without in-person examination or review.*
Reduces business formation fees.
Passed both houses · 1
Establishes NJ Native Seed Commission to develop plan to increase production and use of native seeds in State.
Passed the General Assembly · 9
Permits 30-calendar day extension to cure period for certain businesses to address and resolve certain violations.
Requires DEP to prioritize funding for certain projects for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes and certain environmental infrastructure projects that include, or allow for, flood mitigation projects.
Creates separate crime for items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children; concerns computer generated or manipulated sexually explicit images.
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Establishes "pollinator-friendly" label for plants.
Requires issuance of report on certain information and data on processing of applications for professional and occupational licenses and mandates review of training and call intake in Division of Consumer Affairs.
Establishes certain protections against demand by large-load addition customers in State.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing and treatments to slow progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires unexpended State aid for nonpublic school nursing services and nonpublic school security services to be used to support nonpublic school transportation services.*
Out of committee · 24
Provides for expansion of county transportation services to include disabled veterans; provides funding source for expansion.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening. *
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.
"Stop Sepsis Act"; requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols, train staff, and establish quality measures.*
Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for endometriosis.
Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia.
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states.*
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Requires 45 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Protects access to assisted reproductive technology.
Creates penalty for child endangerment via use of social media.
Requires hospitals to provide breast cancer patients with information concerning reconstructive surgery; prohibits certain provisions in managed care plan contracts.
Requires notification of rent leveling controls at time of closing of real estate transaction.
Provides certain volunteer and other workers with maximum compensation benefit for workers' compensation claim regardless of outside employment.
Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center.
"Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.**
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for the treatment of stuttering.
Requires BPU to work with neighboring states to research and recommend certain action concerning electric capacity and transmission.
Modifies various provisions of State's renewable energy incentive programs; requires electric public utilities to consider interconnection applications for certain solar projects.*
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
Makes certain changes to regulation of health care service firms.
Enters NJ into Athletic Trainer Compact.
Prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain apparel and diaper products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.*
Establishes School-based Partnerships for Access and Resilience for Kids program in DCF; requires school districts to develop mental health support and partnership programs.*
In committee · 95
Directs State Board of Education to authorize general science endorsement to instructional certificate.
Requires DOH to use Basic Screening Survey to assess oral health in children.
Requires public safety risk assessment to include additional consideration for firearms as public safety risk.
Requires DEP and owners of certain reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures; authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs levels in response to severe weather events.
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.
Requires public community water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemption.
Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for local bond ordinances involving hazard mitigation and resilience projects.
Establishes gross income tax credit and corporation business tax credit for student loan payments.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Requires producer of certain firefighting equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to provide written notice to purchaser; prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain firefighting equipment containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Allows parents or legal custodians separated from their children because of immigration matters to appoint standby guardians.
"Firearm and Ammunition Procurement Act"; establishes State procurement practices for firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Excludes contributions made to certain retirement savings plans under gross income tax.
Provides temporary gross income tax credit to first time home buyers and seniors.
Provides gross income tax credit to certain taxpayers who pay for certain in-home services through health care service firm.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
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.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Establishes certain medical billing requirements concerning specific nature of charges or expenses for health care services.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Require business seeking to perform State contract to disclose certain labor and employment law violations.
Provides that institutions of higher education may permit final-year students in graduate degree programs for mental health care professions to graduate or be matched with residency or clinical programs early.
Requires death certificates to include drug responsible for drug overdose death under certain circumstances.
Establishes Water Apprenticeship, Training, and Employment Resources (WATER) Pilot Program in DOLWD; appropriates $1 million.
Requires hospitals to test for fentanyl and xylazine as part of urine drug screenings.
Prohibits use of chlorpyrifos insecticide.
Permits 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in elections for local school board.
Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act."
Requires seizure of ammunition and certain firearm components in response to domestic violence restraining order or conviction.
Requires each government entity in this State to conduct review of cybersecurity infrastructure and make recommendations.
Provides gross income tax deduction to eligible educators and paraprofessionals for expense of classroom supplies.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Establishes "Innovation Partnership"; provides funding for certain nonprofit partnerships to promote certain emerging technology businesses.
Establishes limits on transcript release restrictions at institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.
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.
Provides gross income tax credit to active members of volunteer emergency service organizations for use of personal motor vehicle in performance of active duty.
Increases tuition credit amount permitted under volunteer tuition credit program.
Extends time period in which to enroll newborn infant in health benefits coverage.
Permits individuals to establish voluntary nonopioid directives.
Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Requires State agencies to enroll State employees into federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Establishes "Home Security Systems Anti-Burglary Task Force."
Requires law enforcement officers to complete training regarding identification of machine gun conversion devices.
Vacant Storefront Registry Program; establishes public database of vacant commercial space for small businesses.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.
Increases qualified research expenses tax credit for corporation business taxpayers engaged in targeted industries; increases basic research payment tax credit; allows research tax credit to be refundable.
Establishes standards for court-ordered counseling for domestic violence offenders.
Requires State domestic violence public awareness campaign to add information on coercive control; requires annual reporting on activities of campaign and expands range of languages.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover mammograms for women over 35 and women under 35 under certain circumstances.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Requires public institutions of higher education to provide student-athletes who lose athletic scholarships because of injuries sustained while participating in athletic program with equivalent scholarships.
Requires certain residential property owners, schools, and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every three years.
Requires NJT to provide notice concerning routine maintenance and significant reductions in service.
Requires public utility to provide daily updates to municipalities concerning public utility service work.
Establishes pilot program to provide for same-day voter registration on election day in certain years.
Requires State Police to biannually report to Legislature number of sex offenders who fail to register as required by Megan's Law.
Expands definition of landlords required to provide receipt for rent cash payment made by tenant.
Requires public water systems and landlords to provide certain notice of elevated perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances levels in drinking water; requires DEP to establish educational program.
Requires DEP to perform certain assessments concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of school psychologists.
Establishes Training Clinicians to Support Adults with Autism Workforce Development Program in Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services; appropriates $500,000.
Requires health benefits coverage for family planning and reproductive health care services, including early infancy care, without cost sharing.
Provides health care benefits to disabled members of TPAF and PERS.
Establishes certain requirements for Medicare supplement policy premiums.
Requires health insurance coverage of diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost-sharing.
Expands provisions of P.L.2022, c.9 under certain circumstances.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Increases maximum age for pediatric long-term care facility residents to 26.
Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records.
Amends current child labor laws to protect minor working as vlogger in certain circumstances.
"Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Act."
Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Requires State to take steps to create additional graduate medical education program slots focused on behavioral health care.
Authorizes Government Records Council to use annual appropriations to employ staff attorneys exclusively to assist council in handling complaints.
Permits Government Records Council staff attorneys to adjudicate certain government records complaints.
Prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on disclosure of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media within 90 days of election.
Establishes NJ Gross Income Tax EasyFile Program; pilot program to allow Division of Taxation to prepare gross income tax return forms for certain taxpayers.
Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations concerning small modular nuclear reactors; authorizes EDA to incentivize construction and operation of such reactors.
Establishes Office of Cybersecurity Infrastructure.
Establishes advertisement set-asides for eligible local news organizations.
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Regulates use of artificial intelligence-based systems for electronic monitoring regarding employment and public services.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration.
Requires annual reporting on dental loss ratio data by dental insurance carriers; establishes minimum dental loss ratio thresholds and mandates rebates to policyholders when applicable threshold not met by carrier.
Filed · 1
Establishes public-private partnerships to develop artificial intelligence job training.