Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Shavonda E. Sumter
Sponsored
Became law3
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*
Establishes exemptions and revises implementation timeline for requirement that newly constructed townhouses be installed with automatic fire sprinkler system.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $4 million for Hinchliffe Stadium Partners to support stadium, entertainment, and tourism infrastructure at Paterson Great Falls National Park.
Passed the General Assembly2
Requires DCA to survey and report on special improvement districts and downtown business improvement zones.*
Extends anti-SLAPP protections to complainants of sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination.
Out of committee15
Concerns requirements for local purchasing agents.
Concerns implementation of fire sprinkler system requirements in newly constructed townhouses.
Regulates use of automated employment decision tools in employment decisions to minimize discrimination in employment.*
Allows small employers to claim tax credit for paying certain health benefits plan premiums.
Requires notice of motor vehicle safety recalls upon inspection and registration of motor vehicle; requires motor vehicle manufacturers to pay annual fee to MVC in certain circumstances.*
Requires Medicaid coverage for community violence prevention services; Requires DOH to approve training and certification program for violence prevention professionals.
Requires health insurance coverage of preimplantation genetic testing with in vitro fertilization under certain conditions.
Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD.*
Establishes Task Force on Aging in State of New Jersey in DOH.
Establishes State contract goal for socially and economically disadvantaged businesses.
Requires State Contract Managers to monitor work conducted by subcontractors on State contracts.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employers of certain persons with disabilities.
Establishes "Minority and Women-Owned Businesses State Contractor Remedies Act."
Provides for State agencies to issue advanced payments to certified business enterprises awarded State contracts.
Concerns training for law enforcement officers.
In committee60
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Prohibits disclosure of personal information pertaining to certain health care workers who are victims of assault; establishes civil penalty for each violation.
Provides State information technology contracts will require use of software to document computer use by contractor.
Permits union officials who represent probation officers to participate in all union activities.
Requires NJTA to implement certain roadside maintenance safety policies.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.
Requires school district or nonpublic school to provide appropriate counseling services to student-athlete who makes complaint against coach or sports official.
Establishes Division of Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled within Office of Public Defender; designates public defender for developmentally disabled clients in criminal cases.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Expands municipal court conditional dismissal program to include defendants charged with certain drug offenses; requires defendant's participation in various programs and services; allows dismissal of charges after one-year probationary period.
Establishes Clean Energy Technology Center and Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund for purposes of creating clean energy-related employment opportunities; allocates revenues from societal benefits charge to support its activities.
Permits emergency medical technicians to administer certain vaccines during certain declared public health emergencies.
Authorizes creation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates.
Requires gender balance in membership of certain boards and commissions established by statute.
Requires person with an alcoholic beverage license to carry alcoholic beverage liability insurance under certain circumstances.
Provides primary and school election sample ballots may be sent to registered voter by electronic mail if so requested.
Concerns certification of tax collectors.
Bars the denial of expungement application in certain instances.
Requires president of public institution of higher education to regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution's governing board.
Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
Requires annual State debt affordability analysis be included in State Debt Report.
"New Townhouse Fire Safety Act"; requires automatic fire sprinkler systems in new townhomes.
Transfers jurisdiction over school meals programs from Department of Agriculture to DOE.
Authorizes creation of Juneteenth commemorative license plates.
"State Bank of New Jersey Act."
Establishes New Jersey-Africa Commission.
Establishes Fruit and Vegetable Incentives Program in DHS; appropriates $3 million.
Establishes the "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 2023"; appropriates $10 million.
Concerns temporary disability insurance and family leave insurance benefits.
Excludes certain income earned from health promotion or disease prevention work from income eligibility determination under NJ FamilyCare, WFNJ, and NJ SNAP.
Eliminates driver's license suspension for failure to pay parking tickets; requires registration suspension for more than five parking tickets.
Directs Board of Education to authorize issuance of biotechnology endorsement to career and technical education teaching certificate.
Imposes CBT surtax at rate of 2.5 percent until December 31, 2025 and requires amount collected from surtax be dedicated to specific purposes.
Directs DOE to establish advertising campaign to attract candidates to teaching and education support professions; appropriates $1 million.
Directs DCA to establish grant programs for public water systems.
Requires DOH to develop Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan.
Establishes requirements for State entities to enter into bulk purchasing arrangements for pharmaceutical products.
Requires that election infrastructure vendors disclose financial ties for approval as vendor by Secretary of State; requires report of known or suspected security incidents involving election systems to Division of Elections.
Modifies use of cooperative purchasing agreements by certain public contracting units for construction services; prohibits time-and-materials contracts in certain circumstances; allows indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity public contracts in certain circumstances.
"New Jersey Infrastructure Capital Asset Reassignment Enterprise Fund Act"; creates trust fund for conveyance of certain assets for benefit of State-administered retirement systems; appropriates $20 million.
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Regulates use of automated tools in hiring decisions to minimize discrimination in employment.
Removes mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent drug crimes.
Increases bid advertising threshold on certain purchases, contracts, or agreements.
Requires DOLWD to provide assistance and education to small businesses in special improvement districts; establishes outreach campaign.
Permits spouses of certain State officers or employees to hold interest in certain regulated businesses.
Ensures persons interested in filling certain vacancies in nominations for public office have access to certain information and to legal representation throughout selection process.
Requires State Police to establish community policing unit.
Requires commencement of State Police recruit training class at least once every six months; establishes recruitment program.
Prohibits State Police from requiring pregnant and postpartum troopers to take physical fitness exam.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to implement policy to diversify State Police Academy civilian instructors and contractors.
Establishes Office of State Police Affairs in but not of Department of Treasury.
Establishes Department of State Police.
Establishes that State police officers assigned to certain positions are not to be excluded from promotion.
Requires BPU to prohibit electric and gas public utilities from charging residential customers certain types of payments based on certain billing practices.
Resets electric and gas public utility rates to 2020 levels for five-year period.
Increases income-based eligibility of Community College Opportunity Grant Program; codifies Garden State Guarantee Program to provide last-dollar financial aid grants for certain students.
Requires institution of higher education to collect and report outcomes and earnings data for certain graduates.
Establishes "Minority-Serving Institution of Higher Education Fund" to support certain initiatives at public institutions of higher education designated as minority serving institutions.
Establishes New Jersey Center for Black Excellence in Health at Rutgers University.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD.*
Modifies requirements for certain projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers; repeals law establishing alternative certificate of eligibility.*
Requires State Board of Education to adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards pertaining to labor movement; requires school districts to provide instruction on labor movement.*
Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.
Authorizes taxicabs, limousines, and transportation network companies to provide paratransit services for two-year period.*
"Freedom to Read Act"; establishes requirements for library material in public school libraries and public libraries; protects school library staff members and librarians.*
Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth until July 1, 2026.*
"Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act."
Redirects portion of worker's unemployment compensation trust fund contribution to unemployment compensation administration fund.*
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2025; makes appropriation.
Revises certain sections of law concerning financing mechanisms for school facilities projects of regular operating districts.
Appropriates $101,696,535 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects; and for certain administrative expenses.
Requires official inspection facility employees covered by collective bargaining agreement to be offered employment following contract renewal or award of new contract; requires collective bargaining agreement to be binding in certain cases.*
Modifies certain provisions of Historic Property Reinvestment and Brownfields Redevelopment Incentive programs.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $20 million for provision of Summer Tuition Aid Grants in summer 2025; provides conditional authority for transfer of additional resources to Summer Tuition Aid Grants account.*
Limits amount of residential rental property application fee; establishes penalty.
Establishes crime of reckless discharge of firearm.
Appropriates $49.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and Green Acres Program administrative costs.
Modifies provisions of Cultural Arts Incentives Program, New Jersey Aspire Program, and Grow New Jersey Program; eliminates Community-Anchored Development Program.*
Vetoed · 2
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.*
Requires State entities purchase five percent of goods and services from Central Nonprofit Agency; requires Division of Purchase and Property establish training protocols for all purchasing agents; grants Central Nonprofit Agency right of first refusal.*
Passed the General Assembly · 14
Modifies languages that examinations are to be conducted in for applicants seeking professional license issued by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Directs DOE and DOH to develop guidelines for school districts and institutions of higher education concerning student vaping awareness campaigns.
Establishes Second Chance Program in charge of providing opportunities through labor organizations for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Exempts poll workers wages from affecting unemployment compensation.*
Permits designation of special event zones for traffic regulation purposes during certain large events.
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Establishes protected leave under "Family Leave Act" and family temporary disability leave benefits for bereavement for death of child, miscarriage, stillbirth, and certain other circumstances.*
Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
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.*
Bans certain children's products containing excessive amounts of lead, mercury, or cadmium.*
Requires homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations to be translated into multiple languages.
Permits certified nurse aides to be employed as personal care assistants.
Prohibits health insurance carriers from using human body weight as factor in determining coverage for treatment of eating disorders.
Requires certain athletic trainers and certain coaches of interscholastic sports, cheerleading and dance programs, and collegiate sports to complete student-athlete eating disorder training program developed by Commissioner of Education.
Out of committee · 43
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.*
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
"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.*
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover mammograms for women over 35 and women under 35 under certain circumstances.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.
Adopts Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.
Requires boards of education to ensure that all staff are trained in care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders every five years.*
"New Jersey Works Act"; concerns businesses and pre-employment training programs; provides tax credit to businesses supporting pre-employment training programs; appropriates $1 million.*
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Requires Administrative Law Judges to be enrolled in Workers Compensation Judges Part of PERS.
Establishes program in DOLWD to connect persons with disabilities with job training and employment.
Modifies down payment assistance program for benefit of first-generation and first-time homebuyers.
Allows gross income tax deduction for union dues paid to labor organizations.
Enters New Jersey in Women's Reproductive Health Care Compact.
Revises statutory terms pertaining to sexual exploitation or abuse of children.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.*
Provides CBT credit for development of anaerobic digestion facilities that process food waste.
Establishes low-carbon transportation fuel standard program in DEP.
Appropriates $500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $1.723 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Requires private bus operators to provide notice and hold public meetings for certain service changes.
Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair.
Creates pilot program to provide corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.*
Makes certain changes to calculation of minimum loss ratio requirements for health benefits plans in individual and small employer markets.
Establishes penalties for employers who disclose or threaten to disclose employee's immigration status for purpose of concealing violation of State wage, benefit or tax laws.*
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey"; appropriates $5 million.**
Authorizes school districts to submit separate proposals for additional spending for subsequent budget year at special school election.
Prohibits cooperative from receiving public works contract when cooperative-approved vendor fails to pay prevailing wage; concerns cooperative purchasing agreements with other states; and permits contracting units to award certain indefinite contracts.*
Requires New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority to establish public awareness campaign on benefits of doula and midwife services.*
Modifies requirements for certain projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program.
Provides that only registered design professionals or employees with certified fire escape contractors are authorized to install, service, repair, inspect, and maintain fire escapes.*
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success; appropriates $4.0 million.
Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Incarcerated Women's Protection Act" and concerns correctional facility board of trustees.*
"Climate Superfund Act"; imposes liability on certain fossil fuel companies for certain damages caused by climate change and establishes program in DEP to collect and distribute compensatory payments.
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Appropriates $18,518,738 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Amends lists of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding by DEP under FY2025 environmental infrastructure funding program.
Amends lists of projects eligible to receive loans for environmental infrastructure projects from NJ Infrastructure Bank for FY2025.
Amends list of hazard mitigation and resilience projects approved for funding by NJ Infrastructure Bank under FY2025 Community Hazard Assistance Mitigation Program.
Establishes "Graduate Physician Licensing Act."
Revises certain provisions concerning, and establishes certain education and data reporting requirements related to, involuntary commitment.*
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
In committee · 83
Requires MVC to provide certain services at each MVC agency location and to make available certain informational brochures.
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.
Provides research and development tax credit under gross income tax.
Eliminates conviction of indictable offense as automatic disqualifier for jury service under certain circumstances.
Authorizes State Chief Diversity Officer to conduct disparity study concerning utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State procurement process.
Requires access to law enforcement disciplinary records as government records; requires such records to be retained for certain period of time.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 billion for After School Recreation in Urban Areas.
Establishes Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as principal department in Executive Branch and specifies functions, powers, and duties of department.
Creates State business assistance program to establish contracting agency procurement goals for socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises.
Requires certain disclosures by providers of commercial financing.
Requires Cannabis Regulatory Commission to annually report number of cannabis applications submitted and permits or licenses issued to certain persons.
Establishes MOM Project oral health three-year pilot program in DOH; appropriates $4,150,000.
Establishes three-year sickle cell disease pilot program; appropriates $10,200,000.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New Jersey."
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for programs providing mental health, substance use treatment, or services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Makes supplemental appropriation of up to $10 million to DOT for construction of highway guard rail along entirety of Route 208 through Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, Hawthorne, Glen Rock, Fair Lawn, and Oakland in sections without highway guard rail, where necessary to ensure health and safety of motorists and residents whose properties abut Route 208.
Requires municipal-wide reassessment of real property under certain circumstances.
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.
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.
Enhances notice requirements and occupancy restrictions for hotels and multiple dwellings following determination of potentially hazardous condition.
Requires establishment of residential rental habitability database and provides certain penalties and causes of action concerning residential leases.
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Extends child care subsidies to families earning up to 300 percent of federal poverty level; appropriates funds.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to Department of Law and Public Safety for public awareness campaign of victims' rights and VCCO assistance.
Requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to undergo implicit bias and cultural competency training.
Requires cultural diversity and implicit bias training be included in police basic training curriculum.
Increases size of Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission; broadens reporting duties.
Establishes recruitment and referral program for certain individuals and extends certain provisions of law concerning affirmative action in public works contracts to workers with disabilities.
Provides for restricted use driver's license as alternatives for license suspension in municipal court.
Required Commissioner of Education to develop emergency notification system to alert students and staff of active shooter on school grounds.
Concerns collection of data relating to Haitian migrants in NJ.
Establishes "Period Equity and Menstrual Disorders Study Committee" in DOH.
Requires certain health care facilities to develop certain doula policies and procedures.
"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.
Requires DCA to establish standards for prisoner reentry transitional housing.
Establishes the "Neighborhood Scholar Revitalization Pilot Program."
Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership to be considered for appointments to certain boards and commissions established by statute.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $650,000 to New Jersey Division of State Police for trooper recruitment and retention.
Establishes fourth degree crime of cyber-interference.
Establishes Community Crisis Response Advisory Council and community crisis response teams pilot program; appropriates $10 million.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Removes plenary retail distribution license limit for certain stores.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing.
Requires certain county inmates be provided with reentry assistance before their release.
Requires DOC to report certain information concerning halfway houses.
Allows credit against corporation business tax and gross income tax liability for employing persons with a developmental disability.
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.
Repeals $100,000 cap on sales and use tax exemption for certain capital improvements made by businesses participating in Urban Enterprise Zone program.
Allows certain municipalities to establish lower property tax rate on improvements than land.
Allows certain State agencies to sell Internet advertisements on agencies' websites as pilot program.
Creates "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriff's sales.
Requires minimum level of police staffing based on municipal population and violent crime rate.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Establishes requirements for use of deadly force.
Provides for expansion of certain support team addiction recovery programs; appropriates $1,995,000 from opioid recovery and remediation fund.
Requires HMFA to assume administration of affirmative marketing for affordable housing and reduces municipal responsibility.
Establishes the "Urban Wealth Fund Pilot Program."
Extends duration of law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Establishes task force to examine school discipline practices including racial disparities and effectiveness.
Requires DHS to conduct review of reimbursement rates paid by State's child care assistance program to certain child care providers.
Establishes student-athlete mental health specialists in school districts and public institutions of higher education; creates student-athlete mental health registry; makes appropriation.
Allows students to use portion of opportunity grant awards under Educational Opportunity Fund program during summer session.
"Menstrual Equity for Haitian Migrants Act."
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing legally protected health care activities; establishes right of residents to legally protected health care services, which are restricted in other states.
"New Jersey Motorcycle Awareness and Safety Act"; requires DOT to develop public awareness campaign for motorcycle day.
Requires DOH and DEP to develop best practices, and certain health care providers to develop plan, concerning medical waste management.
Requires Department of Treasury and DHS to annually identify State funds available for NJ FamilyCare, evaluate program, and create prioritized list of initiatives to improve quality of care under program.
Establishes Commission on Oversight of Public Institutions of Higher Education.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Makes $3 million supplemental appropriation for bonus awards for certain COVID-19 emergency essential frontline State workers of Local 195 International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Renders contracts to provide criminal assistance unlawful; creates civil right of action for victims of certain criminal conduct.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish standards for assessing and awarding academic credit for prior learning.
Authorizes State Treasurer to appoint Garden State Preservation Trust acting executive director under certain conditions.
Changes certain allocations and amounts of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for Fiscal Year 2026 and thereafter; authorizes Garden State Preservation Trust and local governments to acquire lands in urban areas for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
Appropriates $3 million annually to Freedom Schools in New Jersey using funds collected under Social Equity Excise Fee.