Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Michael Torrissi Jr.
Sponsored
In committee66
Declares elective public office vacant when office holder changes political party while in office.
Provides that in certain cases vacancy in membership of board of education of limited purpose regional school district will be filled by majority vote of board of education of constituent district represented by former board member.
Authorizes hunters to ride in bed of pickup trucks under certain circumstances.
Establishes Office of Economic Development Inspector General in EDA.
Redefines governmental affairs agent to include those persons performing activities for more than one hour in calendar year.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act;" expands lobbying disclosure requirements to local level.
Prohibits manipulation of certain caller identification information.
Restricts occupancy of dwelling unit in age-restricted community to older adults following resale.
Requires public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Permits police departments to donate unclaimed bicycles to nonprofit organizations.
Expands wage and hour law good-faith violation defense to DOLWD employee interpretations; establishes procedure for employer to obtain opinion from DOLWD on overtime obligations.
Establishes Volunteer First Responders Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Provides free admission to State parks, forests, and beaches for certain veterans and military personnel.
Prohibits MVC from charging fee for restoring driver's license suspended due to mental or physical condition.
Removes principal place of business requirement of "Set-Aside Act for Disabled Veterans' Businesses.
Requires DOE to include military-connected student identifier in student-level database; requires district inform teacher when military-connected student enrolls in class taught by teacher.
Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or communication disabilities.
Raises income eligibility threshold for pension and retirement income exclusion from gross income to $125,000.
Extends senior freeze benefits to certain senior citizens and disabled persons who have continuously resided in New Jersey for three years.
Establishes Emergency Services Assistance Grant Program in DOH; appropriates $10 million.
"Senior Citizens Property Tax Deferral Act"; allows certain seniors to defer property tax payments.
Establishes young driver program for commercial driver licences.
Requires MVC to waive knowledge test requirement for certain military service members who apply for commercial driver license.
Requires DOE to develop model policies for ensuring parental notification of sexually explicit content in curriculum; requires board of education to provide parental notification of sexually explicit content in curriculum.
Requires MVC to authorize use of third-party vendors in administration of commercial driver license testing.
Prohibits State from requiring private businesses to confirm individuals received COVID-19 vaccine for entry.
Provides dedicated funding for promotion of apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Allows individuals on active duty to participate remotely in certain governmental meetings.
Establishes the "Homeschool Parent's Bill of Rights."
Provides research and development tax credit under gross income tax.
Allows farm operators to accelerate depreciation of certain expenditures under corporation business and gross income taxes.
Makes supplemental appropriation to provide additional State school aid to certain school districts that have experienced reductions in aid.
Requires MVC to provide motorcycle licenses and certain license plates to certain veterans free of charge.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish New Jersey STEM Entrepreneur Fellowship Program to support entrepreneurs in STEM fields.
Eliminates weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated State employees.
Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.
Provides tax credits equal to cost of Jersey Fresh products purchased by breweries and wineries to be used in production of beer or wine.
Requires DOT to implement highway safety program for increased commercial motor vehicle parking; appropriates up to $50,000,000.
Permit holder of rectifier and blender license to engage in certain retail sales.
Establishes veterinary medicine loan redemption program for certain veterinarians who work in underserved areas for five years; annually appropriates $500,000.
Exempts certain surviving spouses and surviving civil union partners of certain disabled veterans from components of the realty transfer fee.
Requires Department of Agriculture to establish Farm Vitality Planning Reimbursement Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.
Directs DOLWD to establish "Entry-Level Driver Training Grant Program."
Requires MVC waiver of motorcycle road test for certain veterans.
Requires local government units to provide opportunities for military- or veteran- owned businesses to supply materials and services for projects receiving funding from NJ Infrastructure Bank.
Criminalizes unlawful occupancy of dwellings.
Requires Department of Agriculture and certain consulting agency partners to study and report on regulatory compliance cost obligations of specialty crop growers.
Exempts sales of pet food and medication purchased for pets from sales and use tax.
Increases allowed amount of property tax refunds and certain cancellations that can be authorized without further action of municipal governing body.
Modifies age and education requirement to qualify as radiologic technologist.
Extends period of usefulness of fire engines for bonding purposes from 10 to 20 years; eliminates exclusion of passenger cars and station wagons.
Requires school districts to implement policy pertaining to use in school setting of medical devices that require utilization of district's internet.
Establishes pilot program to provide training at no cost to certain persons seeking firearms purchaser identification card, permit to purchase handgun, or permit to carry handgun.
Establishes standards for housing of seasonal farm workers.
Requires PFRS enrollment to be retroactive to first date of employment for death benefit eligibility.
Provides televisions in State buildings shall display closed captioning for programming.
"New Jersey Transit Accountability Act"; requires independent audit of NJT.
Revises "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act"; extends process for calculating gas tax rate until Fiscal Year 2032; imposes sales and use tax and additional registration fee on electric vehicles; appropriates $2.5 billion.
Requires battlefield cross memorials in NJ include replicas of vertical rifle, helmet, boots, and dog tags.
Increases statutory property tax exemption amounts for improvements to dwelling units under "Five-Year Exemption and Abatement Law."
Suspends sales and use tax and societal benefits charge on electric and gas public utility bills during four-month period.
Exempts certain nonprofit historic educational programs about steam locomotive railroads from regulation as amusement parks or rides.
"Vehicle Choice Protection Act"; prohibits State agencies from adopting rules, regulations, or policies that restrict or prohibit sale, registration, or use of new internal combustion vehicles in State.
"Affordable Home Energy Protection Act"; prohibits adoption of State or local rules that restrict the use of certain fossil-fuel powered appliances or heating systems.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".
Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS for period of enrollment in military service academy and in New Jersey State Police Academy, and employment as class two special law enforcement officer.
Passed the General Assembly · 6
Allows certain licensees of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling to teach in private schools of cosmetology and hairstyling.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Permits designation of special event zones for traffic regulation purposes during certain large events.
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 NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Out of committee · 12
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.*
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.*
Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $25,000 appropriation.*
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.*
Appropriates $28,670,924 in 2003 and 1992 bond act monies for loans for dam restoration and repair projects and inland waters projects.*
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.**
"Welcome Home Veterans Act"; requires MVC to provide veteran benefit information packets.
Prohibits requirement for beach tag for access to beach below mean high tide line for recreational purposes.*
Provides increased flexibility in school district enrollment for military-connected students.
Concerns grade options at public institutions of higher education for service member and dependents unable to complete course due to military obligation.
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
In committee · 33
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to farm employers for providing lodging or transportation benefits.
Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes.
Allows individuals that have undergone certain background checks, including individuals with certain commercial driver license endorsements, to renew license online or by mail.
Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.
"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.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Increases gross income tax deduction for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Establishes crime of gang shoplifting.
Permits surviving spouse of retired member of PFRS to be enrolled in SHBP and to continue to receive pension benefit after remarriage in certain circumstances.
Establishes Stabilization Aid for certain school districts experiencing reductions in State school aid or other budgetary imbalances; establishes Education Rescue Grants for certain school districts experiencing reductions in teaching staff.
Establishes grant program in Department of State for preservation of certain Revolutionary War sites; appropriates funds.
Allows for operation of crematories at locations not situated on cemetery grounds or funeral home properties.
"Improved Suicide Prevention, Response, and Treatment Act."
Allows New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling to conduct examinations at school of cosmetology and hairstyling during public health emergency or state of emergency.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
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.
Concerns actions to foreclose right to redeem tax sale certificate under "tax sale law."
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Allows credit against corporation business tax and gross income tax liability for employing persons with a developmental disability.
Enters New Jersey into Counseling Compact.
Prohibits discrimination against pregnant women who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Requires certain animals used in testing to be offered for adoption; requires establishment of procedures for assessment and disposition of animals; establishes penalties for noncompliance.
Establishes "The Voter Convenience Act" to allow voters to vote at any polling place in their municipality on election day.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes Veterans Assistance for Nutritional Needs Program in DHS.
Increases penalty for certain acts of trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands.
Directs DEP to waive walk-in and bicycle entrance fees to State parks and forests during certain holidays.
"S2 Appropriations Rescue Act"; appropriates $106.5 million to provide Emergency Supplemental Aid to certain school districts, including districts negatively impacted by effects of P.L.2018, c.67.
Provides that potable water well construction projects on preserved farms are eligible to receive soil and water conservation grants from SADC.
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies of cooperation with federal immigration officials.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.