Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, Senate.
Holly T. Schepisi
Sponsored
Out of committee4
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
Provides that organ donor designation on driver's license or identification card remains upon renewal of license or card under certain circumstances.
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Allows certain motor vehicle franchisors to sell, lease, or assign vehicles to employees.
In committee66
Establishes "Affordable Housing Obligation Study Commission."
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevelopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Requires DCA to collect information about State residents seeking affordable housing in State and provide that information to COAH.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Regulates the authority of the court to make provision for the educational expenses of an unemancipated child in certain instances involving child support.
Revises emergency care services referral standards for providers of telemedicine and telehealth.
Provides electric public utility customers' right to decline installation of smart meter under certain circumstances.
Upgrades simple assault to aggravated assault when committed against registered security officer.
Enhances "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights"; prohibits defendant from entering crime victim's home throughout criminal justice process, including in relation to any investigation or discovery.
"Personal Injury Trust Fund Transparency Act;" requires plaintiff to file personal injury trust claims under certain circumstances; addresses allocation of trust claims; establishes scheduling and discovery requirements for certain tort actions.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain moving expenses for taxpayer moving to New Jersey to commence work in State.
Exempts personal identifying information of minor from disclosure in public record; requires information to be redacted.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Directs DCA to establish online database of affordable housing settlement agreements and other declaratory judgment actions.
Establishes Volunteer Emergency Responder Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Allows municipalities to establish affordable housing preference for their residents.
Prohibits certain property from receiving property tax exemption or abatement.
Prohibits affordable housing obligation exemptions for urban aid municipalities.
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on Statewide obligation.
Requires additional credit against fair share obligation for abandoned property converted to affordable housing.
Increases maximum municipal percentage of affordable fair share housing satisfied by age-restricted units to 50 percent.
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.
Requires exterior exit doors in school buildings to remain unlocked from egress side and locked from access side at all times.
Permits patient visitation in licensed health care facilities if consistent with federal or State law.
Limits amount of real property that may be exempt from property taxation under "Long Term Tax Exemption Law."
Requires Legislature to approve concurrent resolution settlements of over $10 million or more of claims for damages against the State.
Prohibits teaching staff members from inputting information and conversations regarding individually identifiable health information into third party software applications managed by entities engaging in partisan political activity.
Extends eligibility for short-term financial assistance under Transitional Aid to Localities program to municipalities that lose a major commercial ratable.
Concerns vaccine mandates and eligibility for unemployment benefits for certain health care workers.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Directs State Board of Education to rescind New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education and directs boards of education to establish Parental Advisory Committees and adopt standards for health instruction.
Requires child care center vehicles to be equipped with alarm system prompting driver to inspect vehicle for children left unattended in vehicle.
Revises requirements for infertility coverage under certain health insurance plans.
Prohibits use of schools as polling places.
Creates offense of tracking for unlawful purpose; imposes enhanced penalties.
Establishes "COVID-19 Learning Loss Study Commission."
Requires parental consent for student to participate in health, family life education, or sex education program and provides parents with access to certain public school curricula.
Concerns the taxation of certain business personal property.
Repeals law providing that violation of rear seat belt law be treated as secondary offense; establishes certain reporting requirements; requires AG to issue report.
Requires State Board of Education to provide five days' notice of public meeting and permit public comment on agenda items of public meeting.
Lowers age at which certain insurers are required to provide coverage for mammograms.
Exempts local utilities from certain reporting requirements.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment, based on Consumer Price Index, to base Medicaid per diem rates for assisted living programs; makes appropriation.
Extends membership in TPAF to four years after discontinuance of service and to 20 years for those who were laid off or had 10 or more years of continuous service upon voluntary termination.
Provides Supplemental Transportation Growth Aid for school districts in 2023-2024 school year; appropriates $31.6 million.
Prohibits hospital from billing patient for inter-hospital medical transport services under certain circumstances.
Establishes legislative internship program; makes appropriation.
Establishes penalty for certain undeclared possession of hypodermic needle or syringe.
Requires parents and guardians be provided access to medical records of minor patients; provides immunity to health care facilities and professionals that provide access to records.
Regulates residential mental health treatment facilities.
Authorizes licensing of certain sporting event brackets and boxes under raffle law.
Directs DOLWD to establish advertising campaign to attract candidates to health care professions; appropriates $1 million.
Designates September 11 of each year "September 11 Remembrance Day."
Requires State Police to maintain 24-hour hotline for receiving anonymous tips regarding potential threats to school safety and security.
Prohibits collecting of certain costs associated with offshore wind projects from ratepayers.
Directs Commission on Human Trafficking to meet and compile report related to prevention of human trafficking during 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Requires enhanced reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures by independent expenditure committees.
Extends statute of limitations for campaign finance violations.
Exempts certain personal information from redaction and nondisclosure requirements in fillings regarding election-related financing.
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal and prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
Requires certain employees and candidates for public school employment or service and youth camp employees to undergo child abuse record information check.
Increases threshold for imposition of certain fees and taxes on certain real property transfers from $1 million to $1.5 million, subject to annual adjustment based on Consumer Price Index.
Establishes "Students with Communication Disabilities' Bill of Rights."
Establishes procedure for removal of health care facility from provider network and certain circumstances to allow for special enrollment period.
Makes various revisions to law pertaining to electronic medical records and recording certain minor patients' demographic information.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law2
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Allows certain motor vehicle franchisors to sell, lease, or assign vehicles to employees.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances.
Exempts municipal electric utilities from regulation by BPU in certain circumstances.*
Directs DHS to conduct landscape analysis of available mental health services.**
Establishes Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Therapy Pilot Program; appropriates $6 million.**
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2025.
Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*
Expands New Jersey's certificate of need exemption list.
Out of committee · 24
Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.
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.
Extends affordable housing preference to certain allied South Korean veterans.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.
Exempts poll workers wages from affecting unemployment compensation.*
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Requires DHS and DCF to conduct study on service provider workforce, and to evaluate rates paid to, and assess cost of living adjustments for, service providers.*
Requires automatic external defibrillators on-site at certain places of public assembly and youth athletic events.*
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism; creates a public awareness campaign; appropriates $100,000.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Excludes environmentally sensitive and flood-prone land from designation as vacant or available for purposes of affordable housing construction.
Allows certain health care practitioners referrals to pharmacies to be made in accordance with certain professional standards.
Allows law enforcement agencies to distribute epinephrine to officers; requires training.*
Requires certain public awareness campaigns to include information about duty of motorist to take certain action when approaching pedestrian, bicycle, or personal conveyance.
Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*
Requires third-party discounts and payments for individuals covered by health benefits plans to apply to copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, or other out-of-pocket costs for covered benefits.
Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center.
Reschedules June 2025 primary election date; provides for adjustment of certain election related deadlines.*
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
Permits individuals to establish voluntary nonopioid directives.
Authorizes local governments to provide voluntary contributions to certain nonprofit veterans' organizations.
Establishes Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program to incentivize in-State manufacturing investments and job creation.
In committee · 68
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemptions.
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.
Establishes independent State Office of Consumer.
Requires public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Provides a gross income tax deduction for veterinarian expenses.
Enters New Jersey into Counseling Compact.
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Establishes Employer-Based Child Care Assistance Partnership Program in DCF.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Re-establishes Arthritis Quality of Life Initiative and Advisory Council on Arthritis in DHS.
Authorizes certain boards of education to issue bonds to repair damages caused by natural disasters in certain circumstances.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Permits police officers to travel to and from and remain within police station located within 100 feet of polling place; permits Class Three special law enforcement officers to be assigned to certain polling places.
Delays fourth round of affordable housing obligations, including present and prospective need and related litigation, until July 1, 2028.
Establishes Office of Inspector General for Veterans' Facilities.
Requires Director of Division of Developmental Disabilities to align rates for self-directed employees with maximum service provider rates.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
Permits county clerk to remove voters from vote-by-mail lists under certain circumstances.
Requires school psychologists and school counselors to complete mental health first aid training.
Increases degree of crime for unlawful taking of motor vehicle.
Creates second degree crime for operation of stolen vehicle in manner that creates risk of injury to person or property.
Prohibits DOH from issuing recommendations or regulations that are more stringent than recommendations or regulations issued by federal government.
Requires health insurance coverage for annual mental health screening.
Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools.
Establishes "Household Water Assistance Program"; appropriates $75 million.
Establishes and codifies certain privileges for limited and restricted brewery license holders.
Reduces alcoholic beverage tax rate on cider and low-percentage alcohol by volume liquors.
Requires local recreation departments and youth serving organizations to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.
Requires MVC to provide certain vehicle and licensing services in each county in State.
Revises factors for determining employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Creates "New Jersey Anti-Semitism Task Force".
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.
Allows municipalities to transfer inactive alcoholic beverage retail licenses for use in certain redevelopment and revitalization areas; establishes procedure to transfer inactive retail licenses.
Removes criminal liability for law enforcement officers who have investigative encounter with underage person for possession of alcohol or cannabis unless civil rights are violated.
Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
The "School Safety and Security Act"; establishes penalties for certain criminal acts committed on school property.
Permits taxpayers to deduct the total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.
Credits $2.35 billion to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $4.32 billion to Department of Treasury to provide funds to municipalities and counties for debt retirement and avoidance.
Requires Medicaid coverage of social day care services for senior citizens.
Eliminates the New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax and repeals parts of chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Establishes School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force.
Prohibits adoption of any State rule or regulation mandating electric heating or water heating systems in buildings prior to issuance of DCA report.
Appropriates $70 million in federal funds to EDA to support arts and culture organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters.
Permits issuance of special license in certain municipalities with shopping malls.
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Adds Bergen County as pilot county for purposes of "Common Sense Shared Services Pilot Program Act."
Regulates smoking in casinos and casino simulcasting facilities.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
"Energy Security and Affordability Act"; requires BPU to consider energy security, diversity, and affordability when preparing Energy Master Plan and perform economic and ratepayer impact analysis of energy generation projects and Energy Master Plan.
Prohibits disclosure of body worn camera recordings under certain circumstances.
"New Jersey Student Support Act"; establishes program to Department of Treasury to provide tax credits to taxpayers contributing to organization which awards scholarships to certain nonpublic school students.
Amends appropriations act to provide funding for restoration of State school aid reductions for certain school districts; shifts $64,920,000 from certain appropriations for purposes of restoring aid; provides supplemental appropriation of $145,215,047.
Expands NJT Access Link paratransit service area to include certain veterans health care facilities; appropriates $1 million.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to support Pantoliano-DePass school based mentoring pilot program in certain Bergen County school districts.
Provides filing extension and medical documentation requirement for certain members or retirees of PFRS, SPRS, or PERS regarding accidental disability retirement allowance for participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $12 million to Village of Ridgewood for drinking water infrastructure improvements related to per- and poly-fluoralkyl substance pollution.
Provides access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters through SHBP physicians and other providers.
Permits Secretary of Higher Education to appoint antisemitism monitor to any institution of higher education; requires institution to implement recommendations of antisemitism monitor.
Establishes affirmative defense to prosecution for any crime committed by victim of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Modifies requirements for associations to protect structural integrity of certain buildings; expands timeframes for associations to establish adequate reserves.
Provides for voluntary contributions for taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support nonprofit organizations providing pro-life information and services.
Adjusts method of determining regional need for affordable housing; permits timeline extension for municipalities to determine and plan for adjusted fair share obligations based on revisions to regional need.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Prohibits release of certain substances into atmosphere for purposes of geoengineering.
Prohibits local government from naming its property after foreign terrorist organization.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Withdraws New Jersey's participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.