Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Nancy F. Muñoz
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions.
In committee125
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Prohibits payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave, provides for forfeiture of payment for unused sick leave for certain criminal convictions, and requires documentation for use of sick leave.
Provides that public employee pension benefits are calculated on base salary exclusive of various forms of extra compensation.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Bars certain employees of certain public agencies from participating in PERS; repeals law permitting PERS and TPAF members on leave who work for labor organization to purchase pension credit.
Expands domestic violence protection for adoptive parents.
Establishes "Monica's Law" requiring evidence-based risk assessments in certain domestic violence cases.
Requires uniform response procedures for all domestic crisis teams established or participated in by law enforcement agencies, and strengthens Statewide supervision over teams.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee."
Requires settlement agreements concerning equal employment opportunity to be approved by NJT board of directors.
Requires NJT to publish certain safety violations and establish mechanism to report unsafe conduct.
Requires NJT to post certain employment and contract information on its website.
Requires NJT to adopt plan to evacuate passengers when rail passenger vehicle becomes immobilized in tunnel.
Changes reporting date and certain data requirements for NJT annual report; establishes penalty for failure to issue report in timely manner; and establishes quarterly reporting requirements.
Allocates nondedicated portion of State realty transfer fee collections to municipal property tax relief.
Expands eligibility for property tax reimbursement program.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for investment in certain manufacturing equipment, facility renovation, modernization, and expansion.
Reduces number of manufacturing jobs required to qualify for NJEDA financing and incentive programs.
Sets level for healthcare benefits; requires employee contributions; prohibits reimbursement of Medicare Part B; adds member to SHBP/SEHBP plan design committees; requires retirees to purchase health benefits through exchanges; provides subsidies for out-of-pocket costs.
Increases and indexes maximum homestead property tax deduction under gross income tax.
Requires State entities and agencies to provide child care services for full-time employees.
Requires hospitals to establish nurse staffing committees.
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on statewide obligation.
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.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Prohibits affordable housing obligation exemptions for urban aid municipalities.
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
Permits veterans, for civil service purposes, to be defined as a veteran or disabled veteran under federal or State definition of veteran.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Permits eligible claimant who is proportionate owner paying entire property tax bill to collect entire homestead property tax reimbursement amount.
Prohibits certain medical examinations on female patients without informed consent.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Authorizes EDA to provide financial assistance to certain business incubator facilities.
Establishes technology transfer assistance program in EDA.
Expands eligibility under the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act by broadening certain municipal qualifier provisions.
Providing gross income tax exclusion for awards for unlawful gender-based compensation discrimination.
"Innovate New Jersey Act"; establishes tax-free business incubators at institutions of higher education.
Prohibits service repair contractors from charging hourly rates for travel time.
Prohibits insurers from raising medical malpractice liability insurance premiums under certain circumstances.
Exempts homestead from attachment in medical malpractice judgment.
Provides exemption from 3-day cancellation provision of home improvement contract in case of bona fide emergency.
Establishes compensation limits for licensed public adjusters during certain emergencies.
Includes payday lending as a violation of the consumer fraud act.
Authorizes creation of childhood cancer awareness license plates.
Restricts access to motor vehicle accident reports under certain circumstances.
"Highway Accident Property Tax Relief Act"; requires State to reimburse municipalities for costs of providing certain emergency services.
Expands duties of State Auditor to include performance audits at request of legislator; establishes Performance Audit Committee, consisting of eight public members, to help conduct performance audits.
Concerns payment of leave time to employee in year of employee's retirement.
Creates the "Local Unit Audit Teams" program in Department of the Treasury.
Requires person eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity to choose coverage from only one.
Requires county clerks to send confirmation notice to vote-by-mail applicant that requests mail-in ballot at separate mailing address than address at which applicant is registered to vote.
Creates Public Employee Pension and Health Care Benefits Reform Task Force.
Adds illicit fentanyls to Schedule I in the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act."
Criminalizes act of "stealthing"; removing or tampering with a condom during sexual activity without consent of one's sexual partner.
Provides that unlawful use, manufacture, or distribution of controlled dangerous substance by parent or caregiver in presence of child constitutes crime of endangering welfare of that child.
"Judy and Nikki's Law"; provides for life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder of a child 16 years of age or younger.
Requires Attorney General to establish educational and public information program concerning State and federal crimes of human trafficking; appropriates $75,000.
Requires assisted living residences and certain facilities under DCA, DCF, and DHS to be equipped with standby emergency power generators.
Upgrades assault against servicemember to aggravated assault; expands crime of bias intimidation to encompass crimes and offenses committed against servicemembers.
Creates home purchase grant program in HMFA for certain veterans who served in federal active duty; appropriates $2,000,000.
Requires certain common interest community associations to publish certain information; requires that homeowners' association contracts for management and maintenance include 24-hour emergency services.
Regulates the authority of the court to make provision for the educational expenses of an unemancipated child in certain instances involving child support.
Authorizes visiting advanced practice nurses who are not certified by endorsement in New Jersey to engage in the limited practice of prescribing medications and devices, if they have appropriate educational qualifications.
Expands continuing education requirements for nurses.
Prohibits payment of more than one copayment, coinsurance or deductible for series of vaccinations used in preventive treatment of rabies under certain health benefits plans.
Requires emergency action plans for delivery of oxygen to patient residences during public health emergency.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Establishes "Count the Kicks" public awareness campaign.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning Period of PURPLE Crying program and shaken baby syndrome.
Requires annual assessment paid by mutual holding company to solely fund health care initiatives; establishes Healthcare Rate Stabilization and Improvements Organization.
Revises emergency care services referral standards for providers of telemedicine and telehealth.
Requires newly licensed registered professional nurse to attain baccalaureate degree in nursing within 10 years of initial licensure as condition of renewal of license.
Revises requirements for operation of mobile intensive care programs and paramedic licensure.
Permits children age three through five to receive early intervention services under certain circumstances.
Increases penalty for harboring or concealing certain sex offenders.
Requires recalls on motor vehicles to be repaired prior to sale.
Clarifies that permitting sexual abusers to reside with a child constitutes endangering welfare of a child.
Requires breath or blood test in motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians.
"One Strike, You're Ours;" adds use of Internet as aggravating factor in child sex crimes and requires lifetime electronic monitoring of offender.
Requires criminal background check for name change; prohibits persons convicted of violent crime or domestic violence offense from changing name.
Provides free tuition at public institutions of higher education for surviving spouses and dependent children of military personnel killed in performance of duties.
Revises requirements and process for temporary courtesy licenses and certificates issued by State Board of Examiners, NJ Board of Nursing, and other professional and occupational licensing boards to nonresident military spouses.
Requires anti-bullying policy of public schools to include provision requiring principal to make preliminary determination and meet with parents of students involved in alleged bullying incident for that determination; extends time for investigating incident.
Establishes entrepreneur-in-residence pilot program.
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee.
Permits school boards to employ advanced practice nurse as medical inspector.
Establishes program to foster improvements in customer service in State government agencies.
Revises definition of child abuse or neglect to include additional perpetrators; establishes requirements concerning provision of services to children who engage in problematic sexual behaviors.
Protects equity accrued by property owner in tax sale foreclosure.
Prohibits downcoding in health insurance claims.
Clarifies "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
Imposes credit rating requirement upon ability for municipality to exercise powers under "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain advanced practice nurses who provide mental health care services in underserved areas in New Jersey.
Establishes process for county colleges to offer baccalaureate degree nursing programs.
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
Requires law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities, and State Parole Board to adopt maternity policies.
Establishes third degree crime of gang assault.
Provides that biennial renewal of license or certificate issued by New Jersey Board of Nursing is due on professional's birthday.
Provides for certain pediatric NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries to maintain private duty nursing hours when transitioning to Managed Long Term Services and Supports; codifies and expands appeals provisions for private duty nursing services.
Revises law concerning substance use disorder treatment facility patient referrals.
Prohibits substance use disorder treatment providers from using deceptive marketing practices.
Revises licensure and regulatory requirements for residential substance use disorders treatment facilities or programs.
Directs Attorney General to provide annual training to public and nonpublic school students and staff on roles and responsibilities before, during, and after school emergencies.
Requires school districts to institute policies to improve emergency communications to increase school security.
Requires State Police to maintain 24-hour hotline for receiving anonymous tips regarding potential threats to school safety and security.
Requires school districts to implement policy mandating all students and school employees have identification cards.
Requires school district to submit emergency communication policies and protocols to Department of Education for review.
Requires DOE to establish online school security resource clearinghouse.
Requires Police Training Commission to adopt training course on school emergency response.
Requires Commissioner of Education to review school safety and security plans.
Permits school districts to employ safe schools resource officers or Class Three special law enforcement officers for security purposes, and requires school districts to have agreement with local law enforcement governing placement of school security personnel.
Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain home blood pressure monitors and cuffs for pregnant persons at risk for preeclampsia.
Prohibits use of "Nurse" title by unlicensed person.
Prohibits possession and sale of machine gun conversion device and establishes criminal penalties.
Prohibits possession of digital instructions to illegally manufacture firearms and firearm components.
Establishes crime for certain discharges of firearms.
Authorizes court to extend period for determining pretrial release or detention in cases involving firearms.
Requires public safety assessment to consider certain offenses involving firearms as violent offenses when assessing risk factors.
Expands training for law enforcement officers to include identification of machine gun conversion devices.
Requires data on shootings not resulting in bodily injury to be reported by AG.
Requires instruction on bleeding control for high school students.
"Comprehensive Reimbursement and Duration of Leave Expansion Act"; increases family leave insurance benefits and duration of leave for child bonding.
Prohibits pre-approval or precertification of medical tests, procedures and prescription drugs covered under health benefits or prescription drug benefits plans.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Establishes certain guidelines for SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid concerning step therapy protocols.
Renames, extends eligibility, and makes various other changes to Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program.
Requires MVC to create digital driver's licenses and digital non-driver identification cards.*
Revises process for property tax lien holder to foreclose right to redeem a property tax lien; allows property owner to protect remaining equity.
Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth until July 1, 2026.*
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*
Requires resident and fellow physicians employed by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, who are eligible for coverage in SHBP, to be eligible to enroll and receive health insurance on first day of employment.
Passed the General Assembly · 2
Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia.*
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Out of committee · 9
"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.*
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program.
Prohibits deepfake pornography and imposes criminal and civil penalties for non-consensual disclosure.
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.*
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.**
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.*
In committee · 80
Requires State employer to ascertain child abuse or sexual misconduct in employment applications for certain positions involving children; requires background checks for current and prospective employees.
Establishes independent State Office of Consumer.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of Individuals."
"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.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits for certain seasonal workers.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Excludes certain contributions to deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings under the gross income tax.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of texting while driving as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires water purveyors to notify municipalities they service regarding water supply and water quality issues.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
Requires municipalities to share certain payments in lieu of property taxes with school districts; informs counties, school districts, and DCA of certain information related to property tax exemptions and abatements.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
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.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Permits taxpayers to deduct the total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.
Modifies certain tax brackets under gross income tax.
"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.
Establishes Office of Child Advocate.
Establishes Office of Inspector General for Veterans' Facilities.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires health insurance coverage for annual mental health screening.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.
Lowers age at which certain insurers are required to provide coverage for mammograms.
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 school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Provides certain veteran benefits to veterans of the global war on terror conflicts and those of certain military engagements served during certain periods.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Permits licensed motor vehicle dealers to facilitate issuance of titles and registrations for used motor vehicles purchased by private sale.
Applies law governing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to gubernatorial transition staff members.
Requires disclosure by applicants for State employment of previous or ongoing criminal investigations.
Grants authority for human resource management of employees of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority to Civil Service Commission.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Revises child pornography law.
Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.
Provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain crimes of domestic violence.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Dedicates State reserve of certain federal funds to in-person and hybrid school districts.
Redistributes fiscal year 2023 transportation and security aid from remote school districts to in-person school districts.
Prohibits dual elective office holding and holding of elective office and public office or position.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Requires State to take steps to create additional graduate medical education program slots focused on behavioral health care.
Criminalizes participation in criminal street gang.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Requires use of design-bid-build or design-build delivery system for certain local government construction projects.
Makes consent to register with Selective Service part of driver's license application process for males under age 26.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for businesses owned by women veterans or women in military service.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD and total brain injury.
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from $1 million to $4 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention and increases penalties for motor vehicle theft offenses; authorizes home detention for minors adjudicated delinquent for motor vehicle theft offenses; establishes Grants for Underage Auto-Theft Risk Deterrence Pilot Program in Juvenile Justice Commission; appropriates $7 million.
Establishes "The Voter Convenience Act" to allow voters to vote at any polling place in their municipality on election day.
Exempts purchases of natural gas and electricity for residential customers from sales and use tax.
Requires DOH to establish guidelines for placement of bleeding control kits in State buildings; requires schools to acquire bleeding control kits.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Prohibits certain electric public utility rate increases and requires certain protections for ratepayers.
Allows aggregation of value of stolen property across multiple criminal episodes or transactions within a two-year period.
Requires county prosecutors to publish annual report related to plea agreements and controlled dangerous substances.
Eliminates presumption of pretrial release for defendants charged with repeat home invasion offenses.
Dedicates certain energy sales and use tax receipts to support utility assistance programs.