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State Senator
John Burzichelli
(D) - New Jersey
New Jersey Senate District 03
In Office - Started: 01/09/2024
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Glassboro Office
711 N. Main St.
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Phone: 856-226-3530
Fax: 856-243-2830
General Capitol Building Address
P.O. Box 068
State House, 145 W. State St.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068
State House, 145 W. State St.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068
Phone: 609-847-3905
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A5466 | Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs. | Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| A5736 | Updates certain notification requirements in "Energy Bill Watch" program. | This bill amends certain notification requirements under the "Energy Bill Watch" program. Current law requires electric and gas public utilities to implement programs that notify each smart meter customer on the 10th and 20th day of a billing cycle of the cost in dollars of the smart meter customer's electricity or gas usage and the amount in kilowatt hours or therms of the customer's electricity or gas usage in that billing cycle through text messages or if the electric or gas public utility does not possess the smart meter customer's phone number, through electronic mail messages. This bill clarifies that the "Energy Bill Watch" program pertains to residential customers whose electric or gas usage is measured using a smart meter. The bill further gives smart meter customers the choice between receiving text messages or electronic mail messages on the 10th and 20th day of a billing cycle. Finally, the bill requires the notification provided on the 10th and 20th day of the billing cycle to include the cost in dollars of a smart meter customer's usage and the amount in kilowatt hours or therms of the customer's electricity or gas usage up to the time at most two days before the notification is sent. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1320 | Requires certain information be included in certain contracts with licensed public adjusters. | Requires certain information be included in certain contracts with licensed public adjusters. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1067 | Directs DHS to conduct landscape analysis of available mental health services. | Directs DHS to conduct landscape analysis of available mental health services. | Vetoed |
| S1403 | Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD. | Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD. | Passed |
| S2961 | Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract. | Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract. | Passed |
| S3041 | 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. | 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. | Passed |
| S3309 | Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements. | Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements. | Passed |
| S3663 | Establishes reproductive health travel advisory. | This bill requires the Department of State to establish the "New Jersey Reproductive Health Travel Advisory" to inform New Jersey residents of the extent to which states within the United States restrict access to reproductive healthcare services. While many pregnancies are safe and uneventful, there is always some risk that a pregnancy will unexpectedly result in a medical emergency endangering the life or health of the patient. The effective treatment of such emergencies sometimes requires termination of the pregnancy. In the states that limit reproductive health care services, it is unclear to what extent necessary medical treatment for pregnancy-related emergencies will be permitted. There is thus a need to create an advisory that will inform New Jersey residents of the extent to which states within the United States limit reproductive health care services so that they may make informed travel decisions while pregnant. Pursuant to this bill, the travel advisory is to provide a description of each state in the United States with respect to reproductive healthcare services, including but not limited to, gestational duration bans, waiting periods, insurance coverage bans, medication restrictions, constitutional protections, reproductive health care funding, and criminal and civil liability for patients and healthcare providers. The travel advisory is required to provide the information according to the following tiered system: (1) "Blue: Exercise normal caution," which signifies that pregnant individuals have access to all forms of reproductive medical care without fear of civil or criminal prosecution; (2) "Yellow: Exercise increased caution," which signifies that pregnant individuals have restricted access to reproductive medical care that could result in civil or criminal prosecution; and (3) "Red: Reconsider travel," which signifies that pregnant individuals have extremely restricted access to reproductive medical care that could result in an adverse medical outcome, pregnant individuals being subject to civil or criminal prosecution, and individuals seeking emergency reproductive medical care not being provided life-saving care due to state law. The Department of State is to publish the travel advisory in a prominent location on its website and update the advisory for each state every time a state experiences a change in its law, rules, or regulations concerning reproductive healthcare services. | Passed |
| A4971 | Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects. | Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects. | Passed |
| S3891 | Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects. | Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects. | In Committee |
| A5267 | Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage. | Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage. | Passed |
| S4122 | Revises apportionment of State lottery contributions. | Revises apportionment of State lottery contributions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| A5309 | Permits up to three credits of continuing medical education on menopause to be used by advanced practice nurses and physicians for license renewal. | Permits up to three credits of continuing medical education on menopause to be used by advanced practice nurses and physicians for license renewal. | Passed |
| SJR154 | Directs BPU to investigate PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.'s Reliability Pricing Model; directs State to promote affordable energy practices and to urge PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. to implement certain reforms. | This joint resolution respectfully: (1) directs the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to investigate PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.'s (PJM) Reliability Pricing Model; and (2) directs the State of New Jersey to collaborate with neighboring states to promote affordable energy practices and to urge PJM to implement market reforms and expeditiously review new electricity generation applications. PJM is the regional transmission organization responsible for coordinating the movement of electricity and ensuring reliable and cost-effective energy distribution in New Jersey, several other states, and the District of Columbia. One of PJM's responsibilities is to administer a capacity market to ensure adequate resources exist on the grid to maintain reliability at the lowest possible cost through a competitive auction. The rising cost of capacity in PJM's capacity market auctions, which contributes to the overall increase in electricity bills for ratepayers, raises concerns about the alignment of capacity prices with the principles of affordability and transparency outlined in New Jersey's "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act". In addition, delays in PJM's interconnection queue have prevented new electric generation resources from becoming operational in a timely manner. As a result, these new resources, which are needed to maintain reliability at low costs, will be unable to compete in PJM's capacity market auctions in the near future. The BPU has been working to incentivize the development of new generation resources to help meet growing energy demand and thereby prevent increases in energy and capacity prices. The BPU has also been actively working to protect ratepayers from price increases and coordinating with other PJM states to push for capacity market reforms. The BPU's initiatives, led by Governor Murphy, are accompanied by the actions of consumer advocates, who have furthered the region's efforts to reduce prices through additional complaints at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which the BPU has pledged to support. | Passed |
| S4147 | Permits up to three credits of continuing medical education on menopause to be used by advanced practice nurses and physicians for license renewal. | Permits up to three credits of continuing medical education on menopause to be used by advanced practice nurses and physicians for license renewal. | In Committee |
| A5447 | Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties. | Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties. | Passed |
| S4531 | Appropriates $52,798,268 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and other farmland preservation funds to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes. | This bill appropriates $52,798,268 from various farmland preservation funds to the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) for certain farmland preservation purposes. Of the funding provided by the bill, $21,046,028 is appropriated to the SADC to pay the cost of acquisition by the SADC of development easements on, or fee simple titles to, farmland, to provide grants to counties and municipalities for up to 80 percent of the cost of acquisition of fee simple titles to farmland, and to provide grants to qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations for up to 50 percent of the cost of acquisition of fee simple titles to farmland, for farmland preservation purposes for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to: the "Agricultural Retention and Development Act"; the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995"; the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act"; the "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007"; the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009"; and the "Preserve New Jersey Act." In addition, this bill appropriates $3,452,240 from the "Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund" to the SADC for the purpose of providing stewardship grants for activities, beyond routine operation and maintenance, undertaken by landowners, or farm operators as agents for landowners, to repair, restore, or improve lands preserved for farmland preservation purposes, including but not limited to, soil and water conservation project activities and deer-fencing activities. The appropriations in this bill for the acquisition of fee simple titles and development easements to farmland and for stewardship grants have been approved by the SADC and the Garden State Preservation Trust. The bill also appropriates to the SADC such sums from any additional proceeds which may become available by the effective date of the bill due to the lease or conveyance of farmland previously acquired in fee simple by the SADC, for the purpose of providing for the cost of acquisition by the SADC of development easements and fee simple titles to farmland for farmland preservation purposes. This bill also appropriates from the "Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund" to the SADC: $25,000,000 for organizational, administrative, and other work and services, including salaries, equipment, materials, and services necessary to administer the applicable provisions of the "Preserve New Jersey Act"; $2,000,000 for costs associated with administering the direct easement program; $800,000 for organizational, administrative and other work and services necessary to administer the Garden State Preservation Trust; and $500,000 for the costs associated with legal advice and representation in connection with the committee's enforcement of development easements acquired for farmland preservation purposes pursuant to P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.). The "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.), implements the constitutional dedication of CBT revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution, approved by the voters of the State in November 2014, for open space, farmland, and historic preservation. The "Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund" was established pursuant to section 8 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act." Of the funding in this bill, $51,616,360 is from these constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues. | Crossed Over |
| S4532 | Updates certain notification requirements in "Energy Bill Watch" program. | Updates certain notification requirements in "Energy Bill Watch" program. | In Committee |
| S4676 | Requires BPU to study potential deployment of advanced transmission technologies in NJ. | This bill requires the Board of Public Utilities (board) to study the potential deployment of advanced transmission technologies (ATT) by electric public utilities in the State. In conducting the study, the board is to: (1) evaluate the attributes, functions, costs, and benefits of ATT; (2) evaluate the potential of any ATT to enable an electric public utility to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to its customers, taking certain factors into consideration; (3) identify potential reductions in an electric public utility's transmission project costs and transmission project completion timelines by deploying ATT, as compared to traditional transmission infrastructure; (4) identify potential ways to streamline the deployment of ATT; (5) evaluate policies and laws in other states that have deregulated energy sectors, which polices and laws concern ATT, and provide recommendations in accordance with the policies and laws to enable and encourage the adoption of ATT in this State; (6) identify processes or ways that an end-use customer can invest in and deploy ATT in partnership with their respective electric public utility to allow for the more rapid deployment of ATT; (7) identify how the board can support and encourage the implementation of ATT in New Jersey; and (8) evaluate any other aspect of ATT that the board determines will assist policymakers, electric public utilities, electric public utility customers, and other stakeholders in understanding the potential role of ATT in the transmission system serving this State and the region. While conducting the study, the board is required to give notice of a public stakeholder meeting and to invite interested parties and members of the public to discuss the study. The board is to hold at least two public stakeholder meetings to review comments from stakeholders. In addition, the bill requires the board, within one year after the bill's date of enactment, to submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature with the findings of its study. The board is to publish the report on its Internet website. Energy demand is projected to rise due to the buildout of data centers, population growth, increasing electrification, and growth in domestic manufacturing, among other factors. Simultaneously, the nation's transmission infrastructure is aging and inadequate to accommodate the estimated 290 gigawatt backlog of energy generation projects sitting in PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.'s interconnection queue. To address the lack of adequate transmission infrastructure, which contributes to grid congestion, it is in the public interest for the board to study the potential to increase the efficiency, reliability, and safety of the electrical grid through ATT deployment. Under the bill, "advanced transmission technologies" means software or hardware technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of an existing or new electric transmission facility, including: (1) grid enhancing technologies, such as dynamic line rating, advanced power flow controllers, and topology optimization; (2) advanced or high-performance conductors; and (3) other technologies designed to reduce transmission congestion or increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of an existing or new electric transmission facility. | In Committee |
| S4675 | Establishes workforce development training program for advanced transmission technology. | This bill establishes, in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Advanced Transmission Technologies Workforce Development Program, or "ATT Program." The purpose of the program is to equip electrical engineers and utility workers with skills specific to installing and managing advanced transmission technologies systems to ensure a skilled workforce that is able to support rapid and effective deployment, reducing delays related to technical capacity. To achieve its goals, the department will focus the ATT Program on developing the workforce for advanced transmission technologies systems by : (1) creating and retaining jobs and stimulating economic activity in the State; (2) embedding workforce training and employment services in infrastructure investments so that services more directly connect to the jobs created; (3) the use of community benefit agreements, community workforce agreements, and project labor agreements that connect workforce services and job training directly to jobs impacted or jobs created; (4) preparing the State's students with relevant career technical education that responds to business and industry demands; (5) developing worker retraining programs to assist the existing workforce with the necessary tools to upgrade their skills; (6) responding to the job creation and workforce needs of the State's new and emerging industries; and (7) identifying and leveraging State and federal funding resources to implement the program. The bill provides that the department is authorized to obtain, accept, and utilize resources for the ATT program as may be, or may become, available from appropriate State, federal, and non-governmental sources of funding for employment, training, and educational purposes. Finally, the bill requires the department to prepare and submit an annual evaluation report to the Governor and the Legislature. | In Committee |
| S4690 | Authorizes construction, installation, and operation of certain energy project components on preserved farmland. | This bill would amend current law to authorize, in limited circumstances, the construction, installation, and operation of energy project transmission and distribution components, facilities, structures, equipment, and improvements on preserved farmland. Under the bill, a person or entity would be authorized to construct, install, or operate energy project transmission and distribution components, facilities, structures, equipment, and improvements on preserved farmland, so long as: (1) the owner of the preserved farmland has granted rights or otherwise approved such components, facilities, equipment and improvements; (2) generating facilities are not located on the farm and the facilities are to be limited to those associated with the transmission and distribution of energy, along with access to such facilities; (3) the components, facilities, structures, and equipment for any single project are located within a right-of-way not to exceed fifty feet in width located as close as reasonably practical, based on applicable constraints, to the edge of the preserved portion of the farm and are installed in a manner subject to the limitations outlined in the bill; and (4) any improvements or use, including roadway improvements, that require access outside of the right-of-way are limited to an additional right-of-way not to exceed fifty feet in width and are allowed only when no other access route is reasonably practical. Any use of preserved farmland that is consistent with the bill's provisions would be automatically allowed without approval required from the State Agricultural Development Committee (committee). However, for any use of preserved farmland that is associated with energy project transmission or distribution, but that is not consistent with the bill's provisions, the person or entity would be required to submit an application to the committee to seek approval before constructing, installing, and operating any energy project components, facilities, structures, or equipment on the farm. The committee would be required to provide the holder of any development easement on the farm with a copy of the application, and the holder of the development easement would have 30 days to provide comments to the committee on the application. The committee would be required, within 90 days of receipt, to approve, disapprove, or approve with conditions the application. The committee may suspend or revoke an approval issued for a violation of any term or condition of the approval or any of the bill's provisions. The intent of this bill is to serve the best interests of the citizens of New Jersey by allowing the construction, installation, and operation of energy project transmission and distribution components, facilities, structures, equipment, and improvements, including improvements associated with access to such components, on preserved farmland without materially depleting the availability of agricultural land in the State and by balancing against the State's need for additional energy supply. | In Committee |
| S4688 | Appropriates $58.145 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to DEP for habitat restoration, land acquisition, and restoration oversight projects. | This bill would appropriate $58.145 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues, collected from various legal actions enumerated in the bill, to the Department of Environmental Protection (department) for certain habitat restoration and enhancement projects, land acquisition projects, restoration oversight activities, and administrative costs. The bill would authorize the department to utilize the funds for State costs, as grants or loans to local governments, or as grants or loans to nonprofit organizations. | In Committee |
| S4693 | Requires BPU to work with neighboring states to research and recommend certain action concerning electric capacity and transmission. | This bill requires the Board of Public Utilities (board) to work collaboratively with neighboring states to research and recommend collective action to: (1) require any electric load serving entity in New Jersey to demonstrate to the board that it has contracted for at least 80 percent of the capacity needed to serve its load on a bilateral basis for at least five years into the future; (2) withdraw from PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.'s (PJM) capacity market and either develop a multi-state compact to engage in the fixed resource requirement alternative to secure electric capacity through contracts with private entities, competitive capacity auctions, or some combination thereof, or (3) withdraw from the regional, high-voltage electric transmission grid operated by or managed by PJM and either establish an independent electric transmission grid or join an existing electric transmission grid. PJM's capacity market operates through competitive auctions to procure capacity for future delivery years. However, issues with PJM's interconnection process have delayed new energy generation, which reduces competition. Backlogs to PJM's interconnection queue undermine one of the goals of the capacity auction, which is to incentivize developers to bring more generation to the electrical grid. Further, the Organization of PJM States, Inc., of which the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is a member, and the Independent Market Monitor for PJM have found flaws in the PJM capacity market, which they claim have led to capacity auction clearing prices that fail to reflect supply and demand. In July 2024, PJM's capacity auction for the 2025/2026 Delivery Year had clearing prices almost 10 times the prices from the previous auction. The increase in capacity clearing prices will result in $14.7 billion in costs to consumers, up from $2.2 billion from the prior delivery year. This result represents the highest capacity prices in the history of PJM's capacity auction. PJM's actions are resulting in increased costs and decreased affordability for ratepayers. And, PJM has not adequately addressed concerns about the impact of rate increases on ratepayers or been responsive to State energy policies. The Legislature therefore determines that it is in the best interest of the residents of New Jersey to work in collaboration with other states to explore alternative options to PJM's capacity auction for securing the capacity necessary for grid reliability. | In Committee |
| S4689 | Directs BPU to study feasibility of developing advanced reactors Statewide. | This bill directs the Board of Public Utilities (board), in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, to study, prepare, and submit, to the Governor and the Legislature, within 18 months of the effective date of this bill, a written report concerning the feasibility of developing advanced reactors throughout the State and the feasibility of, need for, and design of a program in the State for developing small modular or advanced reactors. In conducting the study, the board is directed to: (1) determine suitable locations for deploying advanced reactors, including former industrial sites and retired fossil fuel generation facilities; (2) consult the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for regulatory and permitting requirements; (3) examine the economic viability and potential cost-saving mechanisms available for advanced reactors, including any federal programs, private investments, and State funding opportunities; (4) consider safety precautions and environmental impacts, including, but not limited to, compliance with applicable laws and regulators, emergency preparedness and response, biohazard waste management, cyber security, and water usage; (5) evaluate the ability to integrate advanced reactors with existing energy infrastructure and associated cost recovery mechanisms to pay for upgrades or other non-wire alternatives; (6) conduct a minimum of three public stakeholder sessions in order to assess public perception, environmental impact, and stakeholder value in Statewide development of advanced reactors; (7) provide a recommendation on the feasibility of, need for, and design of a program in the State for deploying advanced reactors Statewide; and (8) publish its findings on the board's Internet website. | In Committee |
| S4282 | Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties. | Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties. | In Committee |
| S4289 | Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage. | Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage. | In Committee |
| S4426 | Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects in FY2026. | Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2026. | Passed |
| S4628 | Allows certain redevelopers to be exempt from inactive alcoholic beverage licenses restriction. | Under current law, an inactive Class C alcoholic beverage license which generally is used to sell alcoholic beverages to the public, is required to expire after it remains inactive for two consecutive two-year license terms. The governing body of a municipality may extend this time period for an additional year. This bill establishes an exemption to the two-term expiration period for Class C licenses if they that are used in connection with a premises that is located in or that will be constructed in certain redevelopment, improvement, or revitalization areas. The exemption also would extend to a tenant of a developer, redeveloper, or its affiliate. The bill requires the redevelopment, improvement, or revitalization area to encompass at least 250,000 square feet and have secured site plan approvals from the municipality. It is the sponsor's intent to allow an exemption for these redevelopment, improvement, or revitalization area because the timeframe for these project areas can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including the project's size, complexity, location, permitting process, and design. | In Committee |
| S4148 | Establishes "New Jersey Menopause Coverage Act"; requires health insurance coverage of medically necessary perimenopause and menopause treatments. | This bill establishes the "New Jersey Menopause Coverage Act" and requires health insurance coverage of medically necessary perimenopause and menopause treatments. Under the bill, health insurance carriers (including insurance companies, hospital service corporations, medical service corporations, health service corporations, health maintenance organizations authorized to issue health benefits plans in New Jersey, entities contracted to administer health benefits in connection with the State Health Benefits Program and School Employees' Health Benefits Program, and the New Jersey FamilyCare Program) will be required to cover medically necessary treatment for perimenopause, menopause, and symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause, including but not limited to: (1) hormonal therapies such as hormone replacement therapy and bioidentical hormone treatments; (2) non-hormonal treatments, including medications to manage menopausal symptoms; (3) behavioral health care services; (4) pelvic floor physical therapy; (5) bone health treatments, including screenings, medications, and supplements, due to hormonal changes related to perimenopause and menopause; (6) preventative services for early detection and treatment of health conditions related to perimenopause and menopause such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and cancer; and (7) counseling and education regarding menopause management. The bill also requires that carriers are to provide clear and accessible information to covered persons regarding perimenopause and menopause treatments. For the purpose of this bill, "menopause" means the natural and permanent end of a female's menstrual cycle, diagnosed by a licensed medical provider after 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period. "Perimenopause" means the transitional period leading to menopause, marked by fluctuating hormone levels and changes in menstrual cycles. | In Committee |
| S699 | Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands. | Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands. | Crossed Over |
| S4304 | Requires BPU to determine and consider lowest reasonable return on equity before approving electric, gas, and water public utility base rate cases. | Requires BPU to determine and consider lowest reasonable return on equity before approving electric, gas, and water public utility base rate cases. | In Committee |
| S4050 | Allows follow up communication from operators of telephone number for mental health and suicide crisis resources or 9-8-8 crisis hotline to minors at risk of committing suicide. | Allows follow up communication from operators of telephone number for mental health and suicide crisis resources or 9-8-8 crisis hotline to minors at risk of committing suicide. | In Committee |
| S3824 | Concerns safety measures at apartment complex swimming pools. | This bill exempts apartment complexes that operate swimming pools from the first aid personnel and lifeguard requirements under certain conditions. Under the bill, "apartment complex" means one or more apartment buildings located on the same premises and owned by a person or entity that receives monthly rental payments from tenants who occupy the premises. The category of "specially exempt facility" (as defined in section 1 of P.L.1991, c.135; C.26:4A-4) is expanded to include an apartment complex which restricts the use of its pool to tenants who occupy the premises and their invited guests. Pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1991, c.135 (C.26:4A-6), a "specially exempt facility," which does not voluntarily comply with the first aid and life guard requirements of N.J.A.C.8:26-5.1 et seq., is required to post a sign not less than three feet by four feet in size; to be prominently displayed at the entrance to its pool; and stating: "No lifeguard on duty. Persons under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. No swimming alone." Under the bill, this existing statutory provision would also apply to an apartment complex. | In Committee |
| S3913 | "The Manufactured Home Park Protection Act"; expands opportunity to purchase for resident homeowners in certain manufactured home parks; modifies certain requirements for disposition of private residential leasehold communities. | "The Manufactured Home Park Protection Act"; expands opportunity to purchase for resident homeowners in certain manufactured home parks; modifies certain requirements for disposition of private residential leasehold communities. | In Committee |
| SCR128 | Urges school districts to establish concussion management teams. | This resolution urges school districts to establish concussion management teams. In 2022 the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that roughly 2.3 million children and adolescents had received a diagnosis of a concussion or brain injury in their lifetime. Concussions are one of the most commonly reported injuries in children and adolescents who participate in sports and recreational activities. Students would benefit from having access to support services to optimally function in the learning environment upon sustaining a concussion. A concussion management team is a group of school-based professionals who work together to manage a student's care after a concussion. The team may include school physicians, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, athletic trainers, and school administrators. A concussion management team is in the school building during the day and its members have insight into the needs of students recovering from concussions. Additionally, a concussion management team ensures that a student safely returns to classroom and sports-related activity after a brain injury and typically collaborates with the student's family and school staff to coordinate care and support throughout the recovery process. While school districts are currently required to have a written policy on the prevention and treatment of concussions and other sports-related brain injuries, the benefits of a concussion management team include having a highly trained team of professionals readily available to answer the concerns of both educators and parents and knowing that each student with a concussion has the support they need to succeed in the learning environment. There are a number of organizations that provide information on the establishment of concussion management teams, including the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey, which seeks to improve the quality of life for anyone impacted by a brain injury by providing support, advocacy, and information. Organizations like the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey can be a resource to assist school districts in developing concussion management teams. The health and safety of students must remain a priority of the State and its school districts, and the establishment of school concussion management teams would strive to advance the appropriate care of the students with concussions and other brain injuries. | In Committee |
| S4589 | Requires child in home education program and parents to meet annually with representative of resident school district. | This bill requires a child in a home education program and the child's parent or guardian to meet annually with a person from the resident school district who has been designated by the school district superintendent. The person designated by the superintendent is to be a school counselor, school nurse, or school social worker employed by the district. The bill provides that there is a twofold purpose for the meeting: to provide the parent or guardian an opportunity to request support from the school district for the home education program; and to provide the person designated by the superintendent an opportunity to conduct a general health and wellness check of the child. | In Committee |
| S4318 | Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs. | Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs. | In Committee |
| S4512 | Expands responsibilities of Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board and establishes "Problematic Sexual Behavior Program"; appropriates $8.5 million. | This bill expands the responsibilities of the Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board (the board) established in P.L.2017, c.90 (C.9:6-8.107 et seq.) and establishes the Problematic Sexual Behavior Program (the program). Specifically, the bill amends various sections of P.L.2017, c.90 (C.9:6-8.108 et seq.) to: (1) include definitions relating to the establishment of the program; (2) stipulate that the board is to establish an annual progress review, instead of a certification process, as originally required by law, for the State's child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams; (3) establish a Problematic Sexual Behavior Subcommittee; and (4) administer, in coordination with the DCF, the "Child Treatment Assistance Fund" established in the bill. The bill also amends P.L.2017, c.90 to increase the number of members of the board from 10, as originally provide by the law, to 13, update the guidelines of practice for child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams must adopt to receive satisfactory annual progress reviews, and clarify how the grants distributed by the DCF to centers and teams, through the Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Fund, are to be spent. The bill establishes the Problematic Sexual Behavior Program administered by the New Jersey Children's Alliance and funded by the DCF. The purpose of the program is to institute a Statewide, coordinated response to, and address the medical and mental health care services needs of those impacted by, problematic sexual behavior. The bill also establishes the "Child Treatment Assistance Fund" in the DCF. The fund is to be the repository of monies appropriated to cover the cost of the medical and mental health care services provided through the program. As defined in the bill, "problematic sexual behavior" means behavior, initiated by youth under the age of 18, involving the use sexual body parts in a manner that is developmentally inappropriate or potentially harmful to the person or persons impacted by the behavior, and also includes technology facilitated adverse sexualized behaviors that can be considered problematic and harmful. The bill appropriates $8,500,000 from the General Fund to the DCF to effectuate the purposes of the bill. | In Committee |
| S4307 | Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs. | Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs. | In Committee |
| S4463 | Prohibits advertising artificial intelligence system as licensed mental health professional. | This bill prohibits a person who develops or deploys an artificial intelligence system in the State from advertising or representing to the public that the system is or is able to act as a licensed mental health professional. A violation of the bill's provisions would be an unlawful practice under the consumer fraud act, and would be punishable by a monetary penalty of not more than $10,000 for a first offense and not more than $20,000 for any subsequent offense. Additionally, a violation of the consumer fraud act can result in cease and desist orders issued by the Attorney General, the assessment of punitive damages, and the awarding of treble damages and costs to the injured. | In Committee |
| S4465 | Exempts small-scale renewable energy projects from State land-use permit requirements, under certain conditions. | This bill grants any person who seeks to develop a small-scale renewable energy project the option of applying only to local units of government that have jurisdiction over the location of the small-scale renewable energy project for approval to build the project, in lieu of any other permitting requirements issued by State agencies. The bill exempts small-scale renewable energy projects from all State land-use permit requirements provided that the project shall be inspected and approved by a representative of the local government unit and by the utility that holds the applicant's interconnection agreement. Under the bill, if the person files a permit application with a State agency for the small-scale renewable energy project, the applicant is deemed to have waived its right to seek only local approval of the project. The bill requires all small-scale renewable energy projects to be built in accordance with the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217. | In Committee |
| S4464 | Requires State entities to offer optional service for businesses to receive certain notices electronically. | This bill requires State entities that issue legally required notices to businesses operating in this State to provide an optional service for businesses to receive such notices electronically. Such notices may include notices of violations, underpayment notifications, and employee unemployment claims. Within 60 days of the effective date of this bill, each State entity responsible for issuing legally required notices to businesses is required to notify any business within their purview of the optional electronic notification service. State entities are also required to provide the businesses with the necessary information to opt in to the electronic notification service. This bill defines "State entity" as a State department or agency in the Executive Branch of State Government, and any board, commission, corporation, authority, or instrumentality thereof. | In Committee |
| S4468 | Modifies interest rates and accrual of interest on certain unpaid water and sewer utility bills and delinquent municipal taxes, assessments, and other municipal liens and charges. | This bill modifies the interest rates and provides for the deferral of interest that is permitted to accrue on unpaid water and sewer service bills issued by certain public (i.e. governmental) providers of water and sewer services as well as unpaid municipal taxes, assessments, and other municipal liens and charges. The bill amends the "sewerage authorities law," P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.) and the "municipal and county utilities authorities law," P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.) to provide that the interest rate permitted to accrue on unpaid service charges due and required to be paid to a sewerage authority or a municipal authority will be equal to the prevailing municipal bond yield, and will be assessed for each month or fraction thereof, compounded annually at the end of each year, from the date the service charge was due until the date the charge is paid. The current interest rate on unpaid charges is fixed by statute at a rate of 1 1/2 percent per month, and has remained unchanged since January 1982. The bill amends the "Municipal and County Sewerage Act," P.L.1991, c.53 (C.40A:26A-1 et seq.) and the "County and Municipal Water Supply Act," P.L.1989, c.109 (C.40A:31-1 et seq.) to provide that the interest rate permitted to accrue on unpaid rates, rentals, connection fees, or other charges due and required to be paid to a local unit or units operating a county or municipal sewerage facility or a county or municipal water supply will be equal to the prevailing municipal bond yield, and will be assessed for each month or fraction thereof, compounded annually at the end of each year, from the date the payment was due until the date the payment is made. The current interest rate on unpaid rates, rentals, connection fees, or other charges is set by statute at a rate that is at least equal to the monthly index for the immediately preceding month for 20-year tax exempt bond yields as compiled by the "Bond Buyer" or any similar index, and has remained unchanged since the laws were enacted in 1992 and 1989, respectively. The bill amends a section of the laws concerning real property taxation, R.S.54:4-67, to provide that the interest rate permitted to accrue on unpaid municipal taxes, assessments, and other municipal liens or charges due to the governing body of a municipality will not exceed three percentage points above the prime rate, and will be assessed for each month or fraction thereof, based upon a 360 day calendar year, from the date the tax was payable until the date payment is made. The current interest rate on unpaid municipal taxes, assessments, and other municipal liens or charges is fixed by statute at a rate that cannot exceed 8 percent per annum on the first $1,500 of the delinquency and that cannot exceed 18 percent per annum on any amount in excess of $1,500, and has remained unchanged since 1979. The bill amends various sections of the laws concerning municipally owned sewer and water utilities, including section 1 of P.L.1952, c.324 (C.40:62-83.1), R.S.40:62-107, R.S.40:62-107.6, R.S.40:62-141, and R.S.40:62-142, to stipulate the rates of interest and penalties due on rents, rates, and other service charges required to be paid to municipalities or a water or sewerage commission of a municipality. Under the bill, interest and penalties will be charged and assessed as permitted for unpaid municipal taxes, assessments, and other municipal liens or charges in accordance with R.S.54:4-10 67. The bill supplements the "New Jersey Water Supply Authority Act," P.L.1981, c.293 (C.58:1B-1 et seq.) to establish that the interest rate permitted to accrue on unpaid rents, fees, and charges required to be paid to the authority for water sold from, or for the use of services of, a water system project will be equal to the prevailing municipal bond yield, and will be assessed for each month or fraction thereof, compounded annually at the end of each year, from the date the bill is originally payable until the actual date of payment. Currently, interest accrues on unpaid rents, fees, and charges at two separate rates set by regulations: the authority charges interest on unpaid payments related to the sale of water from the Raritan Basin System at a rate tied to the interest rate accruing on the authority's short-term deposits and charges interest on unpaid payments related to the sale of water from the Manasquan Reservoir Water Supply System at a rate that cannot exceed 18 percent per annum. The bill defines "prevailing municipal bond yield" as the average estimated yield that would be offered on 20-year general obligation bonds with a composite rating of approximately "A" as reflected by the "Bond Buyer 20-Bond Municipal Bond Index" during the first week of the last month of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the rates, rents, or sewer and water services charges were due or otherwise required to be paid. During the first week of December 2014, the average estimated yield offered on 20-year general obligation bonds with a composite rating of approximately "A" was 3.83 percent; during the first week of December 2015 that yield was 3.57 percent. The bill defines "prime rate" as that term is defined by the State Uniform Tax Procedure Law, R.S.54:48-1 et seq., and as is determined and redetermined by Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury for purposes of setting and assessing interest due and required to be paid in connection with a delinquent or deficient payment of a State tax pursuant to R.S.54:49-3 or R.S.54:49-6, respectively. During the first week of December 2014, the prime rate as determined by the Director of the Division of Taxation for purposes of setting and assessing interest was 3.25 percent; during the first week of December 2015 that rate was 3.25 percent. In addition, the bill amends the "sewerage authorities law," P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.) and the "municipal and county utilities authorities law," P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.), and supplements the "New Jersey Water Supply Authority Act," P.L.1981, c.293 (C.58:1B-1 et seq.), to specify the period of time required to elapse before interest accrues on unpaid utility bills issued by those providers of services. The bill requires at least 30 days to elapse following the date the payment or charge is originally due before interest on the unpaid balance is permitted to accrue. The bill takes effect immediately and applies to all charges, rates, rents, fees, and payments and all municipal taxes, assessments, and other municipal liens and charges that become due or otherwise are first required to be paid on or after the first day of the first fiscal year, of the sewerage authority, municipal authority, governing body or bodies of a local unit or unity, municipality, or authority to which the charge, rate, rent, fee, municipal tax, assessment, or other municipal lien or charge is due or otherwise required to be paid, beginning at least 120 days after the date of enactment. The purpose of this bill is to provide a more standard, consistent approach to setting and assessing interest rates on unpaid water and sewer service bills issued by certain providers of water and sewer services as well as unpaid municipal taxes, assessments, and other municipal liens and charges that allows interest rates to rise and fall based on prevailing rates in the current marketplace. | In Committee |
| S4469 | "New Jersey Loves New Jersey Farmers Act"; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to commercial farm operators for price loss. | This bill, which is designated as the "New Jersey Loves New Jersey Farmers Act," provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to commercial farm operators in an amount equal to the price loss of New Jersey commercial farm products, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (secretary). Under the bill, a commercial farm operator is allowed a tax credit based on the price loss of New Jersey commercial farm products sold during a tax period. As defined in the bill, "New Jersey commercial farm product" means a crop, including, but not limited to, a fruit or vegetable, harvested for human consumption from a commercial farm. A "commercial farm operator" means the taxpayer primarily responsible for the on-site day-to-day operation of a commercial farm, at which New Jersey commercial farm products are planted, managed, and harvested. The bill defines "price loss" to mean the difference between the baseline receipts and actual receipts for a New Jersey commercial farm product, provided that the amount of the actual receipts is lower than amount of the baseline receipts. Under the bill, "actual receipts" is defined to mean the sum of the actual amounts, in dollars, that a commercial farm operator received in compensation for each unit of a New Jersey commercial farm product sold during the tax period. In contract, "baseline receipts" means the sum of the total number of units of a New Jersey commercial farm product sold during the tax year, multiplied by the monthly reference price for the month in which each unit was sold. The bill defines "monthly reference price" as the average amount, in dollars, as determined by the secretary, that a commercial farm operator should fairly receive in compensation for each unit of a New Jersey commercial farm product sold during that specific month. The bill requires the secretary to accept and review applications for the certification of a commercial farm operator's price loss during a tax period. A commercial farm operator may submit an application for certification of the price loss for a single New Jersey commercial farm product or the total price loss for multiple New Jersey commercial farm products. In addition to such other information and documentation that the secretary may deem necessary, an application for the certification of price loss is required to include: (1) business records of a commercial farm operator demonstrating the actual receipts of each New Jersey commercial farm product for which the commercial farm operator seeks certification of price loss; and (2) an indication of the dates beginning and ending the tax period for which the application is made and calculation of the baseline receipts for that tax period. The secretary is also required under the bill to calculate and publish the monthly reference price for each month of a calendar year, as described in the bill, within 90 days following the final day of that month. Under the bill, any amount of any unused tax credit may be carried forward to the seven tax periods following the year for which the tax credit was issued, after which the tax credit expires. The bill requires the Director of the Division of Taxation to determine the form and manner by which a taxpayer can apply for the tax credit, coordinating with the secretary as necessary. In addition to authorizing tax credits for commercial farm operators, the bill also permits the operators to apply for a tax credit transfer certificate so that part or all of the credit awarded may be sold or assigned in the tax period during which the tax credit transfer certificate is received. The bill provides that a transferee may use the tax credit transfer certificate in the tax period for which it was issued, in the tax period in which it was issued, or in any of the next three successive tax periods. The transferee is permitted to use the credit against tax liabilities in the tax period in which it was issued or in a succeeding tax period, as authorized in the bill, without the need to amend the tax return for the tax period for which the credit was issued. The bill authorizes a transferee to carry forward an unused credit for use in any of the next five successive tax periods, and the unused credit expires thereafter. | In Committee |
| S4306 | Restructures electric and gas public utility industries. | This bill establishes a framework for the restructuring of the electric and gas public utility industries in New Jersey. Restructuring the Electric Public Utility Industry This bill permits electric public utilities to own and operate electric generation facilities but requires any electric public utility that does not elect to own and operate electric generation facilities to comply with the provisions of the "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" (EDECA). Under the bill, an electric public utility that elects to own and operate electric generation facilities is to file an updated schedule of tariffs with the Board of Public Utilities (board) for approval, which schedule is to reflect any necessary changes to the electric public utility's rates as a result of the electric public utility's decision to own and operate electric generation facilities. Once the board has approved the updated schedule of tariffs, the bill prohibits any customer of that electric public utility from exercising retail choice through an electric power supplier. Restructuring the Gas Public Utility Industry This bill permits gas public utilities to discontinue retail choice for its residential customers. However, the bill provides that any gas public utility that does not elect to discontinue retail choice for its residential customers is to comply with the provisions of EDECA. Under the bill, a gas public utility that elects to discontinue retail choice for its residential customers is to file an updated schedule of tariffs with the board for approval, which schedule is to reflect any necessary changes to the gas public utility's rates as a result of the gas public utility's decision to discontinue retail choice for its residential customers. Once the board has approved the updated schedule of tariffs, the bill prohibits any customer of that gas public utility from exercising retail choice through a gas supplier. Electric Facility Needs Assessment This bill requires an electric public utility to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity (certificate) from the board prior to constructing an electric facility. Specifically, under the bill, one year prior to submitting a formal application for a certificate, an electric public utility is to submit a notice of intent to the board, which notice, once received, is to mark the beginning of the early assessment stage of the certificate process. After receiving the notice, the board is to hold public hearings in the area served by the electric public utility to: (1) solicit feedback from the public; (2) provide advice to the electric public utility regarding certain aspects of the proposed facility; and (3) analyze how the proposed electric facility will impact the State and serve the public interest. In the early assessment stage, the board is to publish interim reports on the progress of its analysis of the proposed electric facility. Moreover, no later than nine months after receiving the notice of intent, the board is to publish a comprehensive report addressing any major concerns regarding the proposed electric facility that were raised during the early assessment stage and comparing the proposed electric facility with feasible alternatives. Under the bill, a certificate application is to include any information that the board deems necessary. The bill requires the board, while reviewing the application based on certain criteria outlined in the bill, to determine whether a proposed electric facility is necessary to meet the projected need for electricity in the area served by the electric public utility and that no more efficient, economical, or environmentally-sound alternative exists. In addition, the bill authorizes the board to charge and collect a nonrefundable application fee of no more than $250,000 for the filing, processing, and review of a certificate application and for the board's review of certificate renewal applications. Once the board receives a completed application, the board is to forward a copy of the application to other appropriate State departments, agencies, and instrumentalities (State entities) for additional review. These State entities are to develop and forward recommendations on the application to the board and the electric public utility within 120 days of receiving a copy of the application. The State entities are to base their recommendations on the same criteria used by the board in the board's review of the application. Upon receiving a completed application, the board is to also transmit the application and all supporting documents, including the board's comprehensive report from the early assessment stage, to the Office of Administrative Law, which is to conduct a hearing on the application pursuant to the provisions of current law. Within six months of receiving a decision from the presiding administrative law judge, the board shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application and support its determination with a written report that is to address certain matters regarding the proposed electric facility. If the board conditionally approves the application, the bill requires the board to provide the electric public utility with a clear statement of conditions to be met for approval. Under the bill, a certificate is to be valid for three years and eligible for renewal subject to the board's review. If a certificate renewal application is denied, the electric public utility holding the certificate may either: (1) continue the project; or (2) terminate or alter the project under terms and conditions established by the board. Electric Public Utility Accident Fault Determination Under the bill, if an electric public utility files for a rate increase to recover costs in excess of $10 million attributable to an accident at an electric generating or transmission facility in which the electric public utility has a full or partial interest, the board is to conduct a hearing or series of hearings to investigate all circumstances related to the accident and to determine fault, if any, related to the accident. The bill stipulates that fault is to be assigned to any party whose negligent actions or omissions either contributed substantially to causing the accident or failed to mitigate its severity. Under the bill, in determining fault, the board is to consider any credible, fair, and public assessments rendered by certain, appropriate federal entities. The bill prohibits the board from authorizing an electric public utility that is determined by the board to be at fault to recover any fault-related repair costs, cleanup costs, additional incremental costs for purchased power, or damage costs resulting from an accident at an electric generating or transmission facility. However, the bill does require the board to consider whether and, if so, to what extent an electric public utility is permitted to mitigate denied fault costs through certain measures outlined in the bill. The bill establishes various restrictions for these cost mitigation measures but clarifies that nothing in the bill is to prevent the board from granting interim relief necessary to enable the electric public utility to provide safe, adequate, and proper service. In addition, the bill prohibits the board from authorizing an electric public utility to include, as an operating expense, any percentage of the repair, cleanup, or damage costs resulting from an accident at an electric generating or transmission facility greater than the electric public utility's percentage of ownership in the generating or transmission facility. The board is required to authorize as an operating expense, regardless of fault, any cost that the board certifies as appropriate to contribute to national cost-sharing formulas under federal law or voluntary cost-sharing plans under certain circumstances outlined in the bill. However, the bill provides that the authorization to recover these costs does not absolve the electric public utility from any assessment of fault or its obligation under the remedy imposed by the board. | In Committee |
| S4308 | Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs. | This bill directs the Division of Housing and Community Resources in the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to enter into a memorandum of understanding with each State agency and Statewide nonprofit energy assistance organization that administers a financial assistance program for residential utility customers to provide a consolidated, user-friendly Internet website-based application for those programs on the DCA's Internet website. The bill also directs each State agency and Statewide nonprofit energy assistance organization to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the DCA and to assist the DCA in developing the consolidated application, including alerting the DCA of temporary programs that provide financial assistance to residential customers for utility bill payments or energy efficiency measures that the State agency or Statewide nonprofit energy assistance organization may be directed to administer, so that the DCA may integrate those temporary programs into the consolidated Internet website application. The bill directs the DCA, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to adopt rules and regulations it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of the bill. | In Committee |
| S4367 | Establishes requirements and prohibitions for sale and distribution of certain products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. | This bill would establish requirements and prohibitions for the sale, offer for sale, and distribution for sale of certain products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As defined in the bill, "PFAS" means non-polymeric perfluoralkyl substances, saturated polyfluoroalkyl substances, and side-chain fluorinated polymers that contain at least two fully fluorinated sequential carbon atoms, excluding gases and substances that become gases in use that are regulated under various state, federal, and international programs, and "intentionally added PFAS" means PFAS added to a product or one of the product's components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function. "Intentionally added PFAS" also includes any degradation byproducts of PFAS. Specifically, the bill would prohibit, beginning three years after the bill's effective date, the sale, offer for sale, and distribution for sale of the following covered products, if they are sold to customers for residential use, in the State: (1) apparel; (2) carpet; (3) fabric treatment; (4) cosmetics; (5) food packaging; (6) juvenile products; (7) feminine hygiene products; (8) ski wax; and (9) textile articles. Beginning two years after the bill's effective date, the bill would prohibit the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale in the State of any new, not previously used, outdoor apparel designed for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS unless the outdoor apparel designed for severe wet conditions is labeled with a legible and easily discernable notification that reads "Made with PFAS" to inform consumers that the product contains PFAS. The bill would also prohibit, beginning five years after the bill's effective date, the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale in the State of outdoor apparel designed for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS. In addition, the bill would require, beginning one year after the bill's effective date, manufacturers of cookware sold in the State that contains intentionally added PFAS in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages to list the presence of PFAS on the product label. The product label of a cookware product containing intentionally added PFAS would be required to include a statement, in both English and Spanish, that reads: "This product contains PFAS," and an internet website and quick response (QR) code that links to a website providing information about the reasons PFAS is intentionally added to the product. The bill provides certain exemptions to the labeling requirements for certain cookware. Beginning one year after the bill's effective date, the bill would prohibit the sale, offer for sale, and distribution for sale of cookware containing intentionally added PFAS unless the cookware and the manufacturer of the cookware has complied with the bill's labeling requirements. The bill would also prohibit, beginning two years after the bill's effective date, a person, local government, or State agency from discharging for training purposes class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS. The bill would prohibit, beginning two years after the bill's effective date, a person, local government, or State agency from discharging for testing purposes class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, unless otherwise required by law or the authority having jurisdiction and the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent releases of the class B firefighting foam into the environment. The bill's provisions concerning class B firefighting foam would not restrict the manufacture, sale, or distribution of class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS or the discharge or use of class B firefighting foam in emergency firefighting or fire prevention operations. In addition, beginning two years after the bill's effective date, for the purposes of training for firefighting operations, fire departments would be required to utilize non-fluorinated training foams or other non-fluorinated surrogates. Training for firefighting operations would be required to be conducted under conditions conducive to the collection of spent firefighting foam regardless of the type of foam being utilized. The bill would establish a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation of the bill's provisions. The bill would also establish a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of the bill's provisions. The penalties would be assessed for each day during which the violations continued. | In Committee |
| S4368 | Establishes public awareness campaign and call center for certain property tax relief programs; requires submission of annual report by Stay NJ Task Force. | This bill would require the establishment of a public awareness campaign and a call center for certain property tax relief programs offered by the State. The bill further requires the Stay NJ Task Force to submit an annual report to both the Governor and the Legislature concerning administration of the ANCHOR, Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement ("Senior Freeze"), and Stay NJ Property Tax Credit ("Stay NJ") programs. Specifically, the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the Stay NJ Task Force, would be required to undertake a public awareness campaign concerning certain property tax relief programs, including the ANCHOR program, Senior Freeze program, Stay NJ program, and various property tax exemptions and deductions provided for veterans, seniors, and disabled persons. For each program, the public awareness campaign would provide information concerning: (1) the eligibility requirements, including those related to age, income, residency, and ownership; (2) the application process, including any documentation that is required to be included in each application and the deadlines for application submissions; (3) resources available to assist residents with applications; and (4) any other information the director may deem necessary. The bill would further require the Director of the Division of Taxation to establish a call center to assist individuals in navigating the division's website and submitting applications for property tax relief through certain programs. Call center services would be provided in English and the three most commonly spoken languages in the State besides English. The director would also be required to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature concerning the activities and accomplishments of the public awareness campaign. Finally, the bill would require the Stay NJ Task Force to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature concerning the administration of benefits under the ANCHOR, Senior Freeze, and Stay NJ programs for the prior tax year. The report would contain information on the number of applications processed and approved, the amount of payments made to eligible applicants for the prior tax year, the total costs of each program, any recommendations concerning legislative or regulatory changes to be made to each property tax relief program, any recommendations concerning system improvements that both the State and local government units should make to provide for continued streamlined application and payment of benefits for each program, and the funding required to implement such system improvements. | In Committee |
| S4305 | Makes various changes to provisions of "Administrative Procedure Act." | This bill would make various changes to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and other laws that supplement that act, in order to alter the procedures State agencies are required to follow when they adopt rules and regulations to implement State and federal laws. The bill would also provide for the payment of attorney's fees in certain circumstances when the head of an agency rejects or modifies the recommended report and decision of an administrative law judge and the decision is overturned by a court. Specifically, the bill would require State agencies to make available for public viewing on the agency's website (1) all public comments received related to each rule proposal issued by the agency, and (2) all data sets and other information that were used by the agency to formulate the proposed rule. The bill would also require that each rule proposal be directed toward a single object, prohibiting agencies from bundling together unrelated rule proposals. The bill would extend the public comment period for rule proposals from 30 days to 60 days. The bill would require that the socio-economic impact statement for rule proposals include estimates, in dollars, of the proposed rule's effect on annual expenditures by the State, municipalities, businesses, and residents. The bill would also require rule proposals to include a consideration of alternatives to the rule proposal, with a justification for why the proposed rule is superior to the alternatives. The bill would provide that, if 50 or more commenters request a 30-day extension to the public comment period or a public hearing for a proposed rule, this would constitute "sufficient public interest" for the purposes of section 4 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-4) and the agency proposing the rule would be required to grant the extension or hold a public hearing, as applicable. In addition, the bill would require State agencies to hold a public hearing on a rule proposal if the proposal is estimated to involve a substantive increase in expenditures by the State, municipalities, businesses, or residents. The bill would direct each State agency to formulate standards for what constitutes a "substantive increase in expenditures," but would establish a minimum threshold of $50 million in a calendar year. In addition, the bill would require State agencies to file a notice of intent for each contemplated rulemaking at least 90 days prior to issuing a formal rule proposal notification. Under current law, agencies are authorized, but not required, to file a notice of intent. The notice of intent is required to include a statement of either the terms or substance of the intended action or a description of the subjects and issues involved. The agency would be required to establish the time when, the place where, and the manner in which interested persons may present their views on the contemplated rule-making. The bill would also require agencies to review and respond to petitions that claim that one of the agency's rules is in conflict or inconsistent with another State or federal rule. Similarly, the bill would require State agencies to analyze their rules to verify that they do not conflict with other State and federal rules, prior to readopting them. The bill would require the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to include all public comments received, and all data and other information used, for each rulemaking action in its online database of rulemaking actions. The bill would also explicitly require State agencies to provide all necessary information to the OAL for the development of the online database. In addition, the bill would require the OAL to update the database daily, rather than making "regular and timely updates," as in current law. Finally, the bill would provide that, whenever the head of the agency rejects or modifies the recommended report and decision of an administrative law judge pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-10), and the modification or rejection is subsequently overturned by judicial review, the agency would be liable for the plaintiff's attorneys' fees incurred in the court challenge to the final agency decision. | In Committee |
| S4051 | Allows school district to appoint certain specialists to provide school security services to schools. | This bill allows school districts to appoint a school security specialist to provide school security services. The bill defines a school security specialist as a person who is employed by a private company that engages in the business of providing, or undertaking to provide, school security services to schools. The school security specialist also may include a school district employee or any other private individual not employed by a private company that engages in the business of providing school security services to schools. Under the bill, a school security specialist is required: to be sound in body and of good health and moral character; to possess a minimum of 20 years of prior experience in law enforcement, having served in a supervisory capacity during that time and having been separated from that prior experience in good standing; to possess a valid New Jersey driver's license; and to be employed by a licensed security officer company and registered under the "Security Officer Registration Act." Prior to being appointed as a school security specialist, a person would be required to undergo a criminal history record check and successfully complete certain training programs. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, a local board of education may permit a school security specialist to carry a handgun in school buildings and on school grounds, provided the specialist complies with current law. A school security specialist may be deemed by the school principal as a staff member responsible for maintaining order, safety, or discipline in the school who is authorized to receive information as to the identity, charge, adjudication, and disposition of a juvenile charged with an offense. | In Committee |
| S2818 | "Fentanyl and Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine. | "Fentanyl and Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine. | In Committee |
| S3183 | Amends current child labor laws to protect minor working as vlogger in certain circumstances. | Amends current child labor laws to protect minor working as vlogger in certain circumstances. | In Committee |
| S3620 | Requires electric and gas public utilities to establish "Energy Bill Watch" program and include certain information in bills and notices to customers. | An Act concerning electric and gas public utilities and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S3587 | 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. | An Act concerning retail theft, amending and supplementing various parts of the statutory law, and making an appropriation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S4281 | Permits partnerships and joint ventures to bid on public works and prevailing wage contracts if each party to partnership or joint venture is independently registered. | This bill permits partnerships and joint ventures to bid on public works and prevailing wage contracts in certain cases. Under current law, contractors are unable to bid on any contract for public work, or for which payment of the prevailing wage is required, unless the contractor is registered. This bill allows partnerships and joint ventures to also bid on these contracts if each party in the partnership or joint venture is independently registered. | In Committee |
| SJR159 | Designates month of April of each year as "Donate Life Month." | This resolution designates the month of April each year as "Donate Life Month" in the State of New Jersey. The intent of this resolution is to honor those who have made the decision to give the gift of life to others and to encourage all New Jersey citizens to register as organ donors. Organ donation is a lifesaving service that can benefit thousands of New Jersey residents and their families. For example, it only takes one donor to save eight lives and enhance the lives of over 75 others by their tissue and eye donation. Transplants, however, are only available to those on the donor waitlist who are able to be matched based on blood and tissue type, organ size, medical urgency, waiting time, and geographic location. The rate at which people are added to the waitlist is greatly outpaced by the amount of people currently registered as organ donors. Consequentially, in America, at least 17 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. This is why it is important that all adult residents of New Jersey register to become organ donors as increasing the amount of eligible donors will alleviate the impact on those waiting for transplants in the State. New Jersey residents can register as an organ and tissue donors at their local Motor Vehicle Agency or through the National Donate Life Registry online. New Jersey has shown a commitment to providing high quality health care services regardless of whether someone is registered as an organ donor. There is much to be done still in closing the gap in the amount of available organs and those who are on the organ donor waitlist. | In Committee |
| S4280 | Establishes standards for determining an unconscionable rent increase; excludes from public access landlord tenant records in certain circumstances. | This bill codifies the test, provided in State case law, for determining whether a rent increase is unconscionable pursuant to subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1). To determine whether a rent increase is unconscionable, a court would consider: § the amount of the proposed rent increase; § the landlord's expenses and profitability, including, but not limited to, the consideration of: o new ownership or refinancing of the rental unit; o new or preexisting financing on the property; o improvements and maintenance to the rental unit or rental building or buildings; ando changes in expenses related to the property, such as utilities, provided the utilities are paid for by the landlord, and insurance rate increases, which are approved by the relevant rate setter over the previous 12 months;§ how the existing and proposed rents compare to rents charged at similar rental properties in the geographic area; § the relative bargaining position of the parties, including but not limited to, consideration of the availability of rental housing in the geographic area; § based on the judge's general knowledge, whether the rent increase would shock the conscience of a reasonable person; § the length of time since the last rent increase by the current owner against the residential tenant, the length of tenancy, and the length of property ownership; and§ the condition of the property, including whether there are claims related to the habitability of the premises and outstanding code violations affecting health and safety, which remain unaddressed following written notice to the landlord and an opportunity to cure. The bill also provides that any court records concerning an eviction action brought by a residential landlord against a residential tenant pursuant to subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1), where the tenant prevails, shall be excluded from public access, unless the landlord obtains a judgment for possession after a trial. The bill specifies that its provisions would not be applicable to rent increases that are subject to and compliant with a local rent control ordinance or approved variance, or subject to regulation by a local, State, or federal affordable housing program. The bill would take effect immediately, except that subsection e. of section 1 of the bill, concerning the confidentiality of certain court records related to an eviction, would take effect on the first day of the sixth month next following the date of enactment. | In Committee |
| S3118 | Provides that regional school districts are not subject to State school aid reductions under certain circumstances. | Provides that regional school districts are not subject to State school aid reductions under certain circumstances. | In Committee |
| A3904 | Requires geotechnical testing and certain monitoring of transportation projects. | An Act concerning certain testing and monitoring of transportation capital projects and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S3825 | Provides project grant under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education expansion; appropriates $7.65 million. | An Act concerning project grants under the "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education expansion and making an appropriation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S4222 | Permits municipalities to acquire real property that is abandoned, vacant, or subject to unpaid taxes. | This bill permits a municipality to obtain title to real property that is vacant, abandoned, or subject to unpaid taxes by purchasing the property for the fair market value, or by exercising the municipality's power of eminent domain and acquiring title to the real property pursuant to the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.361 (C.20:3-1 et seq.), in lieu of acquiring title to the real property pursuant to the "Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act," (APRA) P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-78 et seq.), the "tax sale law," R.S.54:5-1 et seq., and the In Rem Tax Foreclosure Act (1948), P.L.1948, c.96 (C.54:5-104.29 et seq.). The bill further specifies, for real property acquired by a municipality pursuant to the bill, a municipality is permitted to subtract the amount of any unpaid taxes and municipal liens from the amount the municipality would otherwise be required to pay to the owner of the real property in compensation. Additionally, the bill imposes certain requirement on a municipality if the municipality is unable, after making good faith and diligent efforts, to locate the owner of real property subject to municipal action pursuant to the bill. The bill provides a different definition of the terms "abandoned" or "vacant" than is provided in the APRA. Under the bill, the terms "abandoned" or "vacant" means real property that exhibits at least four of 14 qualifiers indicating abandonment or vacancy, as specified in the bill. The bill provides that real property is not "abandoned" or "vacant" if, on the property: § there exists an unoccupied building, which is undergoing construction, renovation, or rehabilitation that is proceeding diligently to completion, and the building is in compliance with all applicable ordinances, codes, regulations, and statutes;§ there is a building occupied on a seasonal basis, but otherwise secure; or§ there is a building that is secure, but is the subject of a probate action, action to quiet title, or other ownership dispute. | In Committee |
| S2963 | Creates "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act"; makes an appropriation. | This bill establishes the "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act." The bill prohibits contractors and subcontractors from engaging in private construction work, unless they are registered pursuant to the bill. Under the bill, "private construction work" means all building or work on a building, structure, or improvement of any type, as well as related building or work on a building, done within the State under an express or implied contract on behalf of another entity or individual. Private construction work does not include "public work" as that term is defined in the prevailing wage law, or "home improvement," as that term is defined in the "Contractors' Registration Act." As part of the registration, the contractor is required to include the following information: (1) the name, principal business address and telephone number of the private contractor; (2) whether the private contractor is a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other form of business entity; (3) if the private contractor's principal business address is not within the State, the name and address of the private contractor's custodian of records and agent for service of process in the State; (4) the name and address of each person with a financial interest in the private contractor and the percentage interest, except that if the private contractor is a publicly-traded corporation, the private contractor is required to supply the names and addresses of the corporation's officers; (5) the private contractor's tax identification number and unemployment insurance registration number; (6) a certification form provided by the commissioner, with documentation satisfactory to the commissioner, that the private contractor has all valid and effective licenses, registrations or certificates required by State law, including registrations or certifications required to do business in the State of New Jersey; (7) disclosure of any administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, for violations of any of the certain federal and State labor laws or executive orders; and (8) any other relevant and appropriate information as determined by the commissioner. The bill requires a private contractor to pay an initial non-refundable registration fee of $750 to the commissioner. Upon successful completion of an initial two year registration, a private contractor is thereafter required to register for a two-year period and pay a non-refundable registration fee of $500. The bill provides that reduced fee schedules based upon an entity's annual revenue or non-profit status may be prescribed by regulation. The bill provides for penalties and fines for noncompliance with its provisions, including but not limited to the suspension of a contractor's registration. The bill appropriates from the General Fund to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development $2,000,000 to effectuate the provisions of the bill. | In Committee |
| S4149 | Establishes "Car Insurance Reduction Act"; modifies current law addressing requirements of automobile insurers for underwriting, rate calculations and reductions, and reporting requirements to State. | This bill establishes the "Car Insurance Reduction Act" and modifies current law addressing requirements of automobile insurers for underwriting; rate calculations and reductions; and reporting requirements to the State. Under the bill, an automobile insurer will be required to include the driving characteristics of insureds and prohibit the use of an insured's credit history, education, or occupation in the formulation of underwriting rules. The bill also requires an automobile insurer to provide to each insured a detailed explanation of the rating plan used to determine the insured's premium, including whether factors not related to the insured's driving record were used. The explanation provided to the insured will be made available through the Internet website of the insurer. Finally, the bill provides that every automobile insurer will be required to allow a consumer to compare coverage options offered by the insurer, along with estimated premiums for each coverage option offered by the insurer, within the Internet website of the insurer. The bill requires private passenger automobile insurers to establish premium rate reductions for safe driving behavior. Insurers are allowed to use telematics systems to determine whether drivers are in compliance with the rate reduction requirements. The bill also requires the Department of Banking and Insurance, in consultation with the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor in the Department of Law and Public Safety, to issue a report concerning the activities of the department and the office and any recommendations relating to facilitating the detection of insurance fraud in New Jersey. The first report is to be issued no later than 18 months following the enactment of the bill and subsequent reports are to be issued every three years thereafter. The report is to include recommendations concerning the ways in which the sharing of information and data between and among State agencies and insurers may facilitate the detection of insurance fraud. Lastly, the bill requires insurers to provide to the Department of Banking and Insurance and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor such information as is necessary to facilitate the detection of insurance fraud and the enforcement of the "New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act." | In Committee |
| S4150 | Establishes limits for electric public utility rate increases for low- and middle-income households. | This bill establishes limits for electric public utility rate increases for eligible households. Specifically, under the bill, an electric public utility is prohibited from increasing its rates for low- and middle-income households that are also residential households by more than the all-items index for the previous calendar year. The bill provides that an electric public utility that fails to comply with this prohibition is to be fined an amount and subject to any other penalties to be determined by the board. Finally, the bill requires an electric public utility to report the following information to the board: (1) the number of eligible households that benefit from the program; (2) the financial impact of the program on the electric public utility; and (3) recommendations for adjustments to the program. The board is then required, on an annual basis, to issue a report to the Legislature that summarizes the information it receives from an electric public utility under the bill. Under the bill, "all-items index" means the rate of inflation for all items, as determined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Consumer Price Index reports; "low-income household" means a household with a total, annual household income that is equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level, as that level is updated annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and "middle-income household" means a household with a total, annual household income that is equal to or less than 400 percent of the federal poverty level, as that level is updated annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. | In Committee |
| S4073 | Authorizes creation of US Navy Veteran license plates. | This bill authorizes the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (commission) to issue special United States Navy Veteran license plates to honorably discharged United States Navy veterans. The bill provides that the design of the United States Navy Veteran license plate is to display the words, "U.S. Navy Retired" along with an image or other pictorial designation of Navy insignia. The chief administrator, in consultation with the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs (department), is to select the design and color scheme of the United States Navy Veteran license plates. In addition to all fees otherwise required by law for the registration of a motor vehicle, there is an application fee of $50 and an annual renewal fee of $10 for the United States Navy Veteran license plates. After the deduction of the cost of designing, producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the plates and of any computer programming changes that are necessary to implement the license plate program, additional fees will be deposited into a special non-lapsing fund known as the "United States Navy Veteran License Plate Fund." The proceeds of the fund are to be annually appropriated to the department and are to be used to support programs benefiting Navy veterans. The chief administrator is required to annually certify the average cost of producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the specialty license plates. If the average cost per plate exceeds $50 in two consecutive fiscal years, the chief administrator may discontinue the license plate program. The bill also requires that the adjutant general appoint a liaison to represent the department in all communications with the commission regarding the United States Navy Veteran license plates. The bill provides that State or other public funds are not to be used by the commission for the initial cost to implement the United States Navy Veteran license plate program. The bill requires an individual or entity designated by the department to contribute non-public monies, not to exceed $25,000, to offset the initial costs to design, produce, issue, and publicize the license plates and for computer programming changes which may be necessary to implement the program. The bill authorizes the department to receive funds from private sources to be used to offset the initial costs. The commission is not required to design, produce, issue, or publicize the availability of the license plates, until: (1) the individual or entity designated by the department has provided the commission with the money necessary to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission in establishing the license plate program; and (2) the department liaison has provided the commission with a minimum of 500 completed applications for the license plates. The provisions of the bill will remain inoperative until the first day of the 13th month after the appropriate applications and fees required to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission are provided to the commission. The bill expires on the last day of the 12th month after enactment if sufficient applications and fees to offset the initial costs are not received by that date. | In Committee |
| S3405 | Concerns assessment of farmland for property tax purposes. | Concerns assessment of farmland for property tax purposes. | In Committee |
| S2954 | Requires geotechnical testing and certain monitoring of transportation projects. | Requires geotechnical testing and certain monitoring of transportation projects. | In Committee |
| S4041 | Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits for employment of community health workers. | This bill provides corporation business and gross income tax credits for taxpayers who employ community health workers. Specifically, the credits would be for 15 percent of the wages paid by the taxpayer during a privilege period or taxable year to qualified community health workers, but not to exceed $2,500 per qualified worker. Community health workers are certified professionals who serve as liaisons between health care providers and the surrounding community in order to facilitate increased access to health care in medically underserved areas. These workers also help educate health care providers about many of the unique obstacles faced by members of the surrounding community when seeking access to health care. In order to claim the credit provided under the bill, a taxpayer would be required to submit an application to the Commissioner of Health for certification that one or more of the taxpayer's employees is a qualified community health worker for purposes of receiving the credit. A copy of the certification would be required to be included with the taxpayer's tax return when such return is filed. The commissioner would be required to establish a process by which applications for certification may be submitted. The bill defines a "qualified community health worker" as a community health worker who: (1) is employed by the taxpayer for at least 10 hours per week on a permanent basis; (2) has completed a comprehensive training program for community health workers authorized by the commissioner; (3) has received a certification of completion upon successful completion of the comprehensive training program; and (4) is not employed by the taxpayer as an independent contractor or in a temporary or seasonal capacity. | In Committee |
| S3983 | Requires DOH to create and disseminate materials and resources related to cardiomyopathy; appropriates $300,000. | This bill requires the State Department of Health (DOH) to create and disseminate materials and resources related to cardiomyopathy, including a cardiomyopathy risk assessment. The DOH, in consultation with the Department of Education, would be required to develop public education materials and resources on the signs, symptoms, and risk-factors associated with high-risk cardiac conditions and genetic heart rhythm abnormalities. These materials and resources would then be disseminated to school administrators, educators, school health professionals, coaches, families, guardians, caregivers, and other appropriate individuals. The cardiomyopathy risk assessment would be disseminated to the public. With this bill, the DOH would submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature detailing existing activities already conducted by the department on the prevalence and epidemiology of cardiomyopathy across the lifespan of an individual, from birth to adulthood, focusing on the natural history of an individual with cardiomyopathy and the estimated number of cardiomyopathy-related emergency department visits in the pediatric and adult population. The submitted reports would also be made available to the public. This bill would require the DOH apply to any available federal grants to expand and coordinate research and research-related activities associated with cardiomyopathy. The DOH would be required to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on the department's research efforts and future plans and needs for cardiomyopathy research. Additionally, this bill sets up a grants program. Under the program, the commissioner would award grants to eligible public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools for the following purposes: 1. Developing and providing comprehensive materials to establish AED and CPR programs in public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools; 2. Providing support for CPR and AED training programs in public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools for students, staff, and related sports volunteers; 3. Providing support for developing a cardiac emergency response plan within public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools; 4. Purchasing AEDs, AED batteries, and performing necessary AED maintenance; or 5. Replacing old and outdated AED and CPR equipment, machinery, and educational materials. To receive grant funds, a local educational agency, in consultation with a qualified health care entity, would submit an application to the Commissioner of Health. If a local educational agency has applied and been awarded federal funds for the same or similar purposes as listed above, the educational agency would need to first utilize the federal funds before applying to the State for any additional funds. Lastly, this bill appropriates $300,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Health to implement the provisions of this bill. | In Committee |
| S305 | Requires Administrative Law Judges to be enrolled in Workers Compensation Judges Part of PERS. | This bill requires the enrollment in the Workers Compensation Judges Part of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) of Administrative Law Judges of the Office of Administrative Law, as a condition of employment for service as an administrative law judge for each judge enrolled after the effective date of the bill. Currently, administrative law judges are enrolled in the Defined Contribution Retirement Program (DCRP). Administrative law judges will be subject to and governed by the laws and regulations of the Workers' Compensation Judges Part which was established in 2001 and reopened in 2021. An administrative law judge who is currently a participant in the DCRP will be transferred out of the program to the Workers' Compensation and Administrative Law Judges Part of PERS within 90 days following the bill's effective date. An administrative law judge who is currently a participant in PERS will be transferred into the Workers' Compensation and Administrative Law Judges Part of PERS within 90 days following the bill's effective date. The account in the DCRP for each judge will be transferred and each judge will be given service credit for service during participation in the program of administrative law judges. The unfunded liability for the benefits provided by the transfer will be paid by appropriations from the State General Fund. | In Committee |
| S3604 | Eliminates transaction nexus requirement under the Sales and Use Tax and Corporation Business Tax. | Eliminates transaction nexus requirement under Sales and Use Tax and Corporation Business Tax. | In Committee |
| S2962 | Requires contractor subject to prevailing wage law to provide orientation meeting to new employee on prevailing wage project. | An Act concerning the rights of employees under the prevailing wage law and amending P.L.1963, c.150. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S3840 | Requires certain large developments, to be used as retail facility or warehouse, to be designed and constructed to accommodate load associated with solar panels. | This bill requires newly constructed large retail and warehouse developments to be designed and constructed in a manner so that the load-bearing system for the large development's roof is able to accommodate the additional weight of an operational solar photovoltaic or solar thermal system. The bill applies to such large developments, for which an application for a construction permit has not been declared complete before the first day of the 12th month following the effective date of the bill, and requires the Department of Community Affairs to adopt rules and regulations establishing standards for the design and construction of large developments that are designed and constructed in a manner so that the load-bearing system for the large development's roof is able to accommodate solar photovoltaic or solar thermal systems on such large developments, as specified in the bill. The bill defines the term "large development" to mean any building, room, structure, or facility of at least 75,000 square feet, and which is designed predominantly for use as a warehouse, as otherwise defined in current law, or as a retail facility. The bill defines the term "retail facility" to mean a building, room, structure, or facility used predominantly by one or more retailers who engages in the sale, within the State, of products intended for retail sale to consumers for off-premises use or consumption. The bill would take effect on the first day of the fourth month following the date of enactment, except the Commissioner of Community Affairs would be permitted to take anticipatory action necessary to effectuate the provisions of the bill. Data shows that the retail supply chain contributes 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally, which emissions continue to contribute to global climate change. By requiring newly constructed large retail and warehouse developments to be designed and constructed to accommodate operational solar photovoltaic or solar thermal systems, the sector would contribute less to global climate change while benefitting from economies of scale for the location of these systems in the most densely populated state in the country. | In Committee |
| S2015 | Concerns prevailing wage law requirements for public institutions of higher education. | Concerns prevailing wage law requirements for public institutions of higher education. | In Committee |
| S2640 | Concerns discrimination based on membership in a labor organization. | This bill extends protection under the Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to members of a labor organization. The LAD, P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et. seq.), provides protections for those who are members of a protected class, including protection against discrimination in employment, public accommodations, housing, land use, lending, and association membership. Under current law, a member of a protected class includes an employee who has one or more characteristics, including race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, sex, gender identity or expression, disability or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait of any individual, or liability for service in the armed forces. This bill provides that members of a labor organization also are members of a protected class who are entitled protection under the LAD. In addition, the bill revises the definition of "labor organization" to include any organization of any kind, including a labor union or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which public or private employees participate and which exists and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining, or of dealing with public or private employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection in connection with employment. | In Committee |
| S3455 | Provides for automatic renewal of off-track wagering licenses. | Provides for automatic renewal of off-track wagering licenses. | Vetoed |
| S3588 | Waives 15 day waiting period for medical aid in dying under certain circumstances. | This bill waives the 15 day waiting period for medical aid in dying under certain circumstances. Under current law, in order to receive a prescription for medication that a qualified terminally ill patient may choose to self-administer pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.), the patient is to make two oral requests and one written request for the medication to the patient's attending physician, subject to the following requirements, with at least 15 days elapsing between the first and second oral requests, and between the first oral request and the issuance of a prescription for the medication. Additionally, at least 48 hours must elapse between the receipt of the written request, which may be submitted at any time, and issuance of the prescription. This bill waives the 15-day waiting periods in the case of a patient who, based on reasonable medical certainty, is not expected to survive for 15 days. The attending physician will be required to document the medical basis for the determination that the patient is not expected to survive for 15 days. The bill retains the 48-hour waiting period between submission of a written request and the issuance of a prescription for medical aid in dying medication. | In Committee |
| S2876 | Designates State Highway Route 42 and Interstate Highway Route 295 interchange as "Ensign John R. Elliott Memorial Interchange." | An Act designating the interchange between State Highway Route 42 and Interstate Highway Route 295 as the "Ensign John R. Elliott Memorial Interchange." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S3384 | Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2025. | An Act appropriating moneys to the Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of making zero-interest loans or principal-forgiveness loans to project sponsors to finance a portion of the costs of environmental infrastructure projects. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| A4478 | Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2025; makes appropriation. | An Act authorizing the expenditure of funds by the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for the purpose of making loans to eligible project sponsors to finance the cost to construct transportation infrastructure projects, and making an appropriation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S3367 | Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2025; makes appropriation. | This bill authorizes the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (NJIB) to expend up to $53,883,706 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to provide low-interest loans to certain local government units that undertake one of 14 eligible transportation infrastructure projects set forth in the bill. Additionally, the bill permits the NJIB to use any loan repayments received to date, and the amounts for capitalized interest, interest accrued pursuant to a short-term or temporary loan made to a project sponsor pursuant to the Interim Transportation Financing Program, bond issuance expenses, and related amounts, to fund the FY 2025 New Jersey Transportation Infrastructure Financing Program (NJTIB). The bill also authorizes the NJIB to utilize certain funds generated by the operation of the bank, including, but not limited to, proceeds from the sale of bonds, the revenues derived from investments, and loan repayments to defray the NJIB's FY 2025 operating expenses. Since its creation in 2018, the NJIB, in partnership with the Department of Transportation, has provided low-cost NJTIB loans for the construction of critical transportation infrastructure projects with the mission of reducing the cost of financing for New Jersey counties and municipalities and making possible responsible and sustainable economic development. | In Committee |
| S3510 | Modifies certain operating requirements for simulcasting facilities; reduces minimum number of required annual thoroughbred races from 50 to 25. | This bill removes the limitations on when a simulcasting facility can accept future wagers on horse races that the facility will not be receiving a simulcast transmission of, or displaying. The facility will be allowed to accept wagers on future races any time the facility is open to the public. The bill also reduces the timeframe required for unpaid cash vouchers to lapse from three years to one year. The cash value of the lapsed voucher is divided equally between the permitholder at the location where the voucher was purchased and the purse account at the same location. Finally, the bill reduces the number of thoroughbred races required to be held annually at the Meadowlands Racetrack and Monmouth Park from 50 to 25, with the written consent of the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association. | In Committee |
| S3491 | 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. | This bill establishes certain protections for individuals seeking abortion or gender-affirming health care services, as well as certain protections for professionals who provided abortion-related health care services. Crime: Interference with Reproductive or Gender-Affirming Health Services This bill creates the new crime of "interference with reproductive or gender-affirming health services." A person is guilty of the crime if the person purposely or knowingly, with the purpose to unlawfully restrict another's access to or receipt or provision of reproductive or gender-affirming health care services or to intimidate the person from becoming or remaining a reproductive or gender-affirming health care services patient, provider, volunteer or assistant: (1) inflicts or attempts to inflict bodily injury; (2) obstructs any person seeking to enter into or exit from a reproductive or gender-affirming health care services facility; (3) intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any person or entity because that person or entity is a reproductive or gender-affirming health care services patient, provider, volunteer, or assistant; (4) damages, defaces, or destroys the property of a person, entity, or facility, or attempts to do so, because the person, entity, or facility is a reproductive or gender-affirming health care service patient, provider, assistant, volunteer, or facility; (5) videotapes, films, photographs, or records by electronic means, within 100 feet of the entrance to a reproductive or gender-affirming health care services facility, a patient, provider, volunteer, or assistant without that person's consent; or (6) discloses or distributes a videotape, film, photograph, or recording of the person. Interference with reproductive or gender-affirming health care services is a crime of the fourth degree, but is a crime of the second degree if the victim suffers significant or serious bodily injury. Further, interference with reproductive or gender-affirming health care services is a disorderly persons offense if the act would cause a reasonable person to suffer: (1) damage to the victim's business or personal reputation; (2) financial harm; or (3) pain and suffering, mental anguish, or emotional harm. A crime of the fourth degree is punishable by up to 18 months imprisonment, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. A crime of the second degree is punishable by five to ten years imprisonment, a fine of up to $150,000, or both. A disorderly persons offense is a punishable by up to six months imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Civil Action: Interference with Reproductive or gender-affirming Health Services The bill also authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person who unlawfully interferes with another person's reproductive or gender-affirming health care services. Under the bill, a court may award: (1) injunctive relief; (2) compensatory damages in an amount not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of $1,000 for each violation; (3) punitive damages upon proof of willful or reckless disregard of the law; (4) reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs; and (5) any other preliminary and equitable relief as the court determines to be appropriate. Under the bill, the Attorney General may bring a civil action to enjoin a violation of the law, for compensatory damages, and for the assessment of a civil penalty against each person who violates the law. The civil penalty imposed on each actor will be up to, but not exceed, $10,000 for a first violation, and $25,000 for any subsequent violation. Dispersal of Gatherings The bill authorized any law enforcement officer to order the immediate dispersal of a gathering that substantially impedes access to or departure from an entrance or driveway to a reproductive or gender-affirming health care facility during the business hours of the facility. Failure to comply with an order to disperse issued by the Attorney General or a law enforcement officer is a disorderly persons offense. A disorderly persons offense is punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to six months, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Licensing Boards The bill prohibits a board from imposing any additional or alternative penalties, in accordance with N.J.S.A.34:1-22, on the holder of a certificate, registration, or license based solely on the holder providing, authorizing, participating, referring to, or assisting with any health care, medical service, or procedure related to an abortion for a person who resides in a jurisdiction where the provision, authorization, participation, referral, or assistance is illegal. Applicability of Laws of Other States The bill establishes that a law of another state that authorized a person or government entity to bring a prosecution, civil action, or any other legal action to deter, prevent, sanction, or punish any person engaging, aiding, or assisting in providing or prescribing any legally protected health care activity is against the public policy of this State. Further, such laws of another state are prohibited from being applied to any matter, case, or controversy heard in a State court or in an administrative tribunal of this State. The prohibition does not apply to an action founded in tort, contract, or statute under the laws of this State, or an action founded in tort, contract, or statute under the similar laws of another state. This includes, but is not limited to, an alleged act of malpractice or negligence by a person in the person's profession or occupation. Protection of Patient Information This bill updates P.L.2022, c.51 to provide a definition of "legally protected health care activity" and "gender-affirming health care services." P.L.2022, c.51 provides certain protections with respect to the disclosure of patient information relating to reproductive health care services, as well as protecting access to health care, medical services, and procedures related to an abortion for persons who come to this State from jurisdictions in which these actions are illegal. The bill provides that in any civil action or other proceeding preliminary thereto, a medical provider or other covered entity, as described under federal law concerning medical privacy and security, is barred from disclosing the following communications or information, unless the patient or patient's conservator, guardian, or other authorized legal representative explicitly consented in writing to the disclosure: (1) any communication made to the covered entity, or any information obtained by the covered entity from, a patient or the conservator, guardian, or other authorized legal representative of a patient relating to legally protected health care activity; or (2) any information obtained by personal examination of a patient relating to legally protected health care activity that is permitted under the laws of this State. Additionally, under the bill, a public entity of this State or employee, appointee, officer or official or any other person acting on behalf of a public entity would be prohibited from providing any information, or expending or using time, money, facilities, property, equipment, personnel or other resources in furtherance of any interstate investigation or proceeding seeking to impose civil or criminal liability upon a person or entity for: (1) the provision, receipt, or seeking of, or inquiring or responding to an inquiry about legally protected health care activity that is legal in this State; or (2) assisting, advising, aiding, abetting, facilitating, soliciting, or conspiring with any person or entity providing, receiving, seeking, or inquiring or responding to an inquiry about legally protected health care activity that is legal in this State. Extradition This bill updates N.J.S.A.2A:160-14.1 to prevent a person from being extradited to another state under certain circumstances related to "legally protected health care activity." Under current law, N.J.S.A.2A:160-14.1 prevents extradition as it relates to "reproductive health care services." Under the bill, "Legally protected health care activity" is defined as activity providing, seeking, receiving, assisting with, or inquiring about reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services that are lawful in this State, regardless of the patient's location. Relatedly, the bill also defines "gender-affirming health care services" to mean all supplies, care, and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental health, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventative, rehabilitative, or supportive nature, including medication, relating to the treatment of gender dysphoria and gender incongruence. "Gender-affirming health care services" does not include sexual orientation change efforts as defined by N.J.S.A.45:1-55. In Vitro Fertilization Protections This bill strengthens reproductive health care freedom in New Jersey by specifying that: every individual present in this State, including, but not limited to, an individual who is under State control or supervision, shall have the fundamental right to choose whether to use assisted reproductive technology (ART), including, but not limited to in vitro fertilization (IVF); and a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus shall not have independent rights under any of the laws of the State. Medicolegal Investigations This bill removes the requirement that a medical examiner conduct a medicolegal investigation of a death in the State related to a fetal death occurring without medical attendance. This provisions seeks to ensure that a woman who has a miscarriage or fetal complications is not investigated or the fetal death criminalized. Repealers The bill repeals the following statutes, which have either been obviated by court decision or would be obviated by this bill: (1) N.J.S.A.2A:65A-5 through N.J.S.A.2A:65A-7 (banned partial birth abortions); (2) N.J.S.A.9:17A-1.1 through N.J.S.A.9:17A-1.12 (required parental notification for minors' abortion); (3) N.J.S.A.30:4D-6.1 (barred Medicaid payment for abortion except where necessary to save the woman's life). | In Committee |
| S1292 | Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism; creates a public awareness campaign; appropriates $100,000. | Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism; creates a public awareness campaign; and appropriates $100,000. | In Committee |
| S3431 | Establishes separate crime of burglary of residential dwelling. | This bill establishes burglary of a residence as a separate crime from the crime of burglary pursuant to N.J.S.A.2C:18-2, thus facilitating the tracking of the crime of burglary of residential dwellings in this State. Under the bill, "residential dwelling" is defined as: (1) any building or structure, though movable or temporary, or a portion thereof, which serves primarily as a residence for one or more persons; or (2) any place adapted for overnight accommodation of persons. The penalties for burglary of a residence remain the same as under current law. It is a crime of the third degree to commit a burglary of a residential dwelling under this bill; except that it is a crime of the second degree if the actor: (1) purposely, knowingly, or recklessly inflicts, attempts to inflict, or threatens to inflict bodily injury on anyone; (2) is armed with or displays what appear to be explosives or a deadly weapon; or (3) enters the residential dwelling while a resident or any other person, other than a person acting in concert with the actor, is present in the residential dwelling. A crime of the third degree is punishable by three to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to $15,000, or both. A crime of the second degree is punishable by five to 10 years imprisonment, a fine of up to $150,000, or both. | In Committee |
| S3430 | Allows sentencing to extended term for repeat convictions of receipt of stolen property. | This bill provides that a person may be sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment for repeat convictions of receiving stolen property. Under the bill, a person is a persistent offender if the person has previously been convicted on two or more prior and separate occasions of receiving stolen property in violation of N.J.S.A.2C:20-7, regardless of the dates of the convictions. A persistent offender may be sentenced to an extended term, upon motion of the prosecutor, if the prior conviction is for a crime committed on a separate occasion and the crime for which the person is being sentenced was either: (1) within 10 years of the date of the defendant's last release from confinement for the commission of any crime; or (2) within 10 years of the date of the commission of the most recent violation of N.J.S.2C:20-7 for which the defendant has a prior conviction. | In Committee |
| S3404 | Eliminates salary reference for retired members of PERS returning to employment in teaching staff positions. | This bill eliminates a reference to a salary threshold for retired members of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) who return to employment in teaching staff positions with a public institution of higher education. Under current law, the cancellation and re-enrollment requirement will not apply to a former member of the retirement system who, after having been granted a retirement allowance, becomes employed again by a public institution of higher education in a teaching staff position if the compensation exceeds $10,000 per year. The $10,000 threshold was a reference to a prior version of the law and is not needed because the legislative intent is to exempt retirees returning to teaching positions in public institutions of higher education without regard to their annual compensation. The amendments in this bill are based on a New Jersey Law Revision Commission proposal. | In Committee |
| SCR109 | Honors 40th anniversary of Jersey Fresh program. | This concurrent resolution honors the 40th anniversary of the Jersey Fresh program. The agricultural industry is critical to ensuring New Jersey residents have access to healthy food and plays a key role in the State's economy by helping to keep property taxes low, increase property values, and garner State revenue. In 1984, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture established the Jersey Fresh program, the first in the nation state-sponsored agricultural commodity marketing and quality grading program, to promote the State's agricultural industry. The Jersey Fresh program helps support family owned farms across New Jersey through its marketing campaigns that inform shoppers of what produce is in season and encourage consumers to shop local. The Jersey Fresh program's distinct label placed on locally harvested produce assists consumers easily differentiate fruits and vegetables grown in New Jersey from other produce in the marketplace. The Jersey Fresh program encourages consumers to purchase locally grown produce through its quality and freshness guarantees. Specifically, the Jersey Fresh quality grading program requires Jersey Fresh produce to meet U.S. No. 1 Fresh for Processing grade or better. With this added quality assurance, the Jersey Fresh label guarantees that its produce was freshly harvested in New Jersey, has been inspected, and meets high quality standards. The Jersey Fresh program has demonstrated success in increasing New Jersey consumers' awareness of, and willingness to purchase, locally harvested produce. Consumer recognition of Jersey Fresh products has extended beyond the State to the mid-Atlantic and New England markets and, in 2020, was on par with that of other major national brands. Today, the Jersey Fresh program is recognized as a national model for other state-sponsored agricultural branding programs. The Jersey Fresh program's innovative marketing strategies have contributed to the program's longevity and popularity. New Jersey produces over 100 types of fruits and vegetables and is nationally ranked in the top 10 producers of blueberries, peaches, bell peppers, squash, tomatoes, and cranberries. The Jersey Fresh program has expanded across the State and is available to New Jersey residents in every county, including at over 2,000 On-Farm Markets run by local New Jersey farmers, community farmers markets, major retail stores, wineries, breweries, and distilleries. The Jersey Fresh program's popularity and demonstrated success has also inspired related programs modeled after the Jersey Fresh program, including the Made with Jersey Fresh program, which identifies processed food made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients; the Jersey Grown program, which advertises New Jersey grown plants, trees, shrubs, and flowers; the Jersey Raised program, which markets livestock raised in New Jersey; and the Jersey Seafood program, which promotes aquacultured and wild-caught fish and seafood products harvested off of New Jersey's coast. | In Committee |
| S3395 | Clarifies criminal history record check requirements for workers conducting construction or public works activities in school buildings; requires school district to update visitor policy. | This bill clarifies the criminal history record check requirements for workers conducting construction or public works activities in school buildings and requires each school district to update the district's visitor policy. The bill prohibits the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and a facility, center, school, or school system under the supervision of the Department of Education from employing or contracting with a general contractor, subcontractor, or worker conducting public works activities, including the employees of third-party contractors, who may conduct short-term or long-term work on school property when school is in session, unless all employees who will have access to school buildings demonstrate that criminal history record information exists on file in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division, or the State Bureau of Identification which would disqualify that individual from employment in the public schools of this State. The provisions of the bill provide that the Commissioner of Education is to apply the same requirements, procedures, and standards, and proceed in the same manner as the commissioner determines eligibility for public school employment under current law. Pursuant to the provisions of the bill, a third-party contractor who conducts short-term or long-term work on school property when school is in session is required to submit to the school or the Schools Development Authority, as applicable, a list of individuals who will be employed by the contractor for the construction or public works project and certify that each employee has undergone a criminal history record check. Under current law, any employer who fails to comply with the provisions of current law concerning criminal history record checks in public school employment is to be subject to a fine of not more than $500. The bill increases this fine to $1,000 for a first offense and $5,000 for a second and each subsequent offense. The bill also stipulates that in the case of a third-party contractor who commits a third offense, the contractor is to be ineligible to, and cannot, bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew, a contract with a State agency for goods and services, for a period of three years from the date of the determination that the third-party contractor violated the provisions of the current law or the provisions enumerated in the bill. Under current State Board of Education regulations and the "School Safety and Security Manual: Best Practices Guidelines" issued by the Department of Education, a school district is required to establish a visitor policy. The provisions of the bill require each school district to review and update its visitor policy to provide for the registration of a general contractor, subcontractor, or any other worker conducting public works activities, including the employees of third-party contractors, who conduct short-term and long-term work on school property upon entrance to the school building. Finally, the bill requires the commissioner and the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force revise the "School Safety and Security Manual: Best Practices Guidelines" to include guidance to assist school districts in reviewing and updating the district's visitor policy in accordance with the provisions of the bill. | In Committee |
| S3355 | "Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website. | This bill, the "Transparency in Government Act," establishes a State public finance website to provide State residents with a convenient, user-friendly source of information to track State revenues and expenditures and to gauge the State's overall level of bonded indebtedness. Under the bill, the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Chief Technology Officer of the Office of Information Technology, is required to design, develop, and maintain a single, searchable website that is accessible to the general public without charge, and that includes information on: -- annual State expenditures; -- annual State revenues; -- annual State bonded indebtedness, and -- any other data and information specified by the State Treasurer after consulting with and seeking the advice of the Chief Technology Officer and the Public Finance Transparency Committee established by the bill. The bill provides that the website must include data and information concerning State expenditures, revenues, and bonded indebtedness for fiscal year 2000 and each year thereafter. The bill permits data and information posted on the website to be periodically updated, but prohibits the removal of data and information posted to the site. The bill requires data and information available in the central accounting and State payroll systems to be made available on the website as soon as practicable, but not later than 45 days after the last day of the preceding fiscal year. The bill stipulates that it does not require the disclosure of information deemed, private, personal, or confidential by State or federal law. The bill establishes the Public Finance Transparency Committee within the Department of the Treasury. The bill provides for the committee to be comprised of 13 members, including: (1) the State Treasurer, (1) the Chief Technology Officer, (1) the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, (2) two members who are commissioners, directors, or officers of a State agency, (4) four members of the general public, and (4) four members of the Legislature. The bill directs the committee to: -- serve in an advisory capacity to the State Treasurer on matters related to the development and expansion of the website and opportunities to make the website more accessible to the public; -- advise the State Treasurer and Chief Technology Officer on the incorporation of additional data and information into the website, after the site is implemented; -- seek the advice and receive feedback from the public, professional associations, State agencies, academic groups and institutions, and other individuals with knowledge of and interest in areas of public information access, gateways services, add-on services, and electronic information for the general improvement of the website; and -- issue an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the website. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment, but provides for section 3 of the bill (concerning the design and development of the website) to not apply until the first business day of the seventh month beginning after the date of enactment. | In Committee |
| S3025 | Provides for regional economic and land use impact report and establishes review processes related to development of certain large warehouses; and requires related real property reassessments. | This bill provides for regional economic and land use impact reports, establishes review processes related to development of certain large warehouses, and requires related real property reassessments. The bill applies to any "large warehouse," as defined in the bill. The bill provides that whenever an applicant files an application for development of a large warehouse, the administrative officer of a host municipality is to deliver to the clerk of each adjoining municipality a notice of regional impact that is to include a copy of the complete application for development. Delivery of the notice of regional impact is to be made as soon as practicable after the application for development is deemed complete, and would suspend any otherwise applicable time requirement, including the convening of a hearing date related to the application. Once an application for development has been received by the clerk of each adjoining municipality, any time provision applicable to the application for development is to be suspended until after receiving a final decision, not subject to appeal, regarding the regional impact of the application for development from the county planning board (board) or a decision of the State Planning Commission (commission). Under the bill, the governing body of an adjoining municipality, within 20 days after receipt of notice may adopt a resolution of regional concerns and deliver a copy of the resolution to the administrative officer and to the applicant. If the host municipality receives an application for development of a large warehouse and does not share a border with a county border, the administrative officer is to notify the board and each adjoining municipality of the need for a regional impact hearing before the board. If the host municipality receives an application for development of a large warehouse and does share a border with a county border, the administrative officer is to notify the commission and each adjoining municipality of the need for a regional impact hearing before the commission. A board conducting a regional impact hearing is to render a decision to allow or disallow a host municipality to consider an application for development of a large warehouse. The county planning board is only to render a decision to allow the application for development of a large warehouse to be considered by the host municipality upon the board's determination that the applicant has made an affirmative showing that approval of the application for development may be granted under certain circumstances enumerated in the bill. The bill provides that an adjoining municipality that is aggrieved by a decision of a county planning board may submit an appeal in writing within 45 days of the board's final decision to the commission. Under the bill, prior to consideration of an application for development for a large warehouse by a board or the commission, the host municipality is to prepare and make available a regional economic and land use impact report. The preparation of a regional economic and land use impact report is not to be waived, and is to be completed and distributed no later than the date on which a hearing of a board or the commission is scheduled to consider an application for a large warehouse development. The bill provides that a host municipality may contract with a private entity, other than the applicant, or another public agency for the preparation of a regional economic and land use impact report. The host municipality and the private entity or other public agency is to ensure that persons qualified by education, training, and experience to conduct economic and fiscal analyses prepare the regional economic and land use impact report. Additionally, the applicant is to pay the costs of preparing a regional economic and land use impact report. Under the bill, a regional economic and land use impact report is to include, but not be limited to, certain provisions provided in the bill. The bill provides that a regional economic and land use impact report prepared is to be delivered to the board or the commission, as applicable, and is to be made available to any adjoining municipality, upon request. Under the bill, the commission is to have certain duties enumerated in the bill. The bill provides that the commission, within 45 days of a hearing, is to render a decision to allow or disallow the application for development of a large warehouse to be considered by the host municipality. The commission is to render a decision to allow an application if the commission determines that the applicant has made an affirmative showing that approval of the application for development may be granted without certain detriments enumerated in the bill. Under the bill, a host municipality, upon receiving an application for a large warehouse development, and prior to approving an application, is to notify the planning board of the need to update the master plan, unless the master plan was updated within the prior 12 months. If a host municipality's master plan was not updated within the prior 12 months, the planning board of the host municipality is to update the land use and development proposal aspects of the host municipality's master plan in order to consider the number and nature of variances that were granted in the prior 12 months. The bill provides that if a municipality that has approved a large warehouse development project has not performed a municipal-wide revaluation or municipal-wide reassessment of all real property in the municipality within the 60 months immediately preceding the approval of the large warehouse development project, the municipality is to perform the municipal-wide revaluation or municipal-wide reassessment of real property within the municipality not later the 24th month next following that approval. | In Committee |
| S3018 | Prohibits operation of drone over school under certain circumstances. | This bill prohibits the operation of an unmanned aircraft system, commonly referred to as a drone, over a school under certain circumstances. Specifically, under the provisions of this bill, a person commits a disorderly persons offense if the person knowingly operates a drone below 250 feet over the building or grounds of any school for the purpose of conducting surveillance or gathering information without the prior written authorization of the superintendent or chief school administrator. In addition, under the bill, a person commits a disorderly persons offense if the person knowingly operates a drone below 250 feet over the building or grounds of any school and the unmanned aircraft system remains above or hovers above the building or grounds of the school without the prior written authorization of the superintendent or chief school administrator. Further, a person commits a disorderly persons offense if the person uses the building or grounds of a school as a takeoff or landing area for a drone. A disorderly person offense is punishable by up to six months imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. The bill defines, "school" as a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school within this State offering education in grades kindergarten through 12, or any combination of grades, at which a child may legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements. Finally, the bill provides that the bill's provisions do not prohibit the authorized use, in compliance with applicable federal rules and regulations, of a drone by a public employee, or a public entity, or by a first responder in the performance of official duties. | In Committee |
| S2824 | Permits marriage or civil union license to be obtained in any municipality in the State. | At present, N.J.S.A.37:1-3 provides that a marriage or civil union license can be issued by the licensing officer in the municipality in which either party resides or, if neither party is a resident of the State, in the municipality in which the proposed marriage is to be performed. This bill would permit a marriage or civil union license to be obtained in any municipality of this State, as long as the proposed marriage or civil union is to be performed in the State. The bill directs the Commissioner of the Department of Health to adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary. | In Committee |
| S2823 | Permits historic motor vehicles to be used for pleasure driving one day per week. | This bill permits the use of historic motor vehicles for occasional travel, which is defined as not more than one day per week. Under current law, owners of properly registered historic motor vehicles are permitted to operate them solely for exhibition and educational purposes. | In Committee |
| S2821 | Imposes additional annual registration fee for electric vehicles; reduces rate of highway fuel taxes; authorizes DOT to conduct alternative revenue feasibility study. | This bill would ensure greater tax fairness between the owners of gas powered vehicles and electric vehicles. Namely, the bill would establish an additional annual registration fee for electric vehicles, provide for a reduction in the State tax on highway fuels under both the Petroleum Products Gross Receipts (PPGR) Tax and the Motor Fuels Tax, and require the Department of Transportation to study and make recommendations concerning the dedication of alternative sources of revenue to the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). Additional Annual Registration Fee for Electric Vehicles The bill first requires the Chief Administrator (chief administrator) of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to impose and collect an additional annual registration fee for each passenger and commercial electric vehicle in the State. Under the bill, the amount of the additional annual registration fee would be $300 for each passenger electric vehicle and $450 for each commercial electric vehicle during the fiscal years beginning on and after July 1, 2025. Notably, the bill requires all revenues derived from these additional registration fees to be collected by the chief administrator and remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the TTF. Reduction of Highway Fuel Taxes Next, the bill would enact a 33 percent reduction in the taxes imposed on highway fuels under both the Motor Fuel Tax and the Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax (PPGRT), collectively referred to as the "gas tax," beginning with State Fiscal Year 2025. The bill would also permanently extend the procedure by which the rate of tax imposed on highway fuels under the PPGRT is calculated. Currently, the Motor Fuel Tax is fixed at 10.5 cents for gasoline and 13.5 cents for diesel fuel, and the PPGR tax is set at 31.8 cents for gasoline and 35.8 cents for diesel fuel. The Motor Fuel Tax on gasoline would be lowered from 10.5 cents to 7 cents per gallon, and the motor fuel tax on diesel would be lowered from 13.5 cents to 9 cents per gallon. The motor fuel tax on liquefied petroleum gas would likewise be lowered from 5.25 cents per gallon to 3.5 cents given that the tax rate for these products are set at one-half of the tax imposed on gasoline. Under current law, the tax rate imposed on highway fuels under the PPGRT is annually adjusted by the State Treasurer to ensure that the State realizes a statutorily prescribed revenue target. All revenues collected are deposited into the TTF to support transportation infrastructure projects and debt service on transportation bonds. This annual adjustment mechanism is currently set to expire at the conclusion of State Fiscal Year 2026. This bill would permanently extend this annual adjustment mechanism. The bill also reduces the rate of tax imposed on highway fuels under the PPGRT by lowering the statutorily prescribed revenue target, also referred to as the "highway fuel cap amount," by 33 percent. The highway fuel cap amount is based on State Fiscal Year 2016 sum of: (1) the taxes collected on the 12.48 percent and four cent tax rates for highway fuels taxes, (2) the amount derived from taxing the gallonage of highway fuel subject to the four cent motor fuel tax, and (3) the amount that would have been derived from taxing the gallonage of highway fuel subject to the motor fuel tax at a rate of 23 cents per gallon. To ensure adequate funding for the TTF, the bill would require the State to annually appropriate from the General Fund such amounts as are necessary from the revenues collected under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) into the TTF to support all debt service obligations of the Transportation Trust Fund Authority's (TTFA) for the current year. Alternative Revenue Feasibility Study Finally, the bill requires the Department of Transportation (department), in consultation with the TTFA and the Office of Revenue and Economic Analysis in the Department of the Treasury, to study and make recommendations and a repot concerning the dedication of alternative sources of revenue to the TTF. These revenues may be necessary to offset future revenue reductions from the Motor Fuels Tax (MFT) and the Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax (PPGRT) due to the decreased consumption of gasoline, diesel, and other highway fuels. The purpose of this study will be to identify one or more sources of revenue, other than the Motor Fuels Tax and the Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax, that may be relied upon to fund the TTF in future years. At a minimum, the report would be required to: (1) analyze the feasibility of dedicating alternative sources of revenue to the TTF; and (2) make recommendations for the dedication of alternative sources of revenue, other than the MFT and the PPGRT, to the TTF. No later than August 31, 2026, the department is required to submit the report to the Governor and the Legislature as well as publish an electronic copy of the report on the department's official Internet website. | In Committee |
| S2714 | Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law. | This bill, which is designated as Claudia's Law, provides that if a patient's chest x-ray demonstrates any abnormality, the report provided to the patient is to include the following information, at a minimum: "Your chest x-ray shows an abnormality that may be associated with a risk factor for various illnesses. This information about the result of your chest x-ray is given to you to raise your awareness. Use this information to talk to your health care provider about any risks for illness that pertain to your personal medical history. At that time, ask your health care provider if more screening tests might be useful, based on your risk. A report of your results was sent to your physician." | In Committee |
| S2651 | Regulates smoking in casinos and casino simulcasting facilities. | This bill amends the "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" (act) with respect to smoking in casinos and casino simulcasting facilities. Under the bill, the act's prohibition on smoking is not to apply to the area within the perimeter of any casino simulcasting facility approved by the Casino Control Commission pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1992, c.19 (C.5:12-194) and any casino approved by the Casino Control Commission pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-6), provided that: (1) smoking is to be permitted in not more than 25 percent of the area of any casino floor and casino simulcasting facility; (2) smoking is to only be permitted in areas of the casino floor and casino simulcasting facility designated by signage by the operators for smoking; (3) smoking is to only be permitted under the following circumstances: in unenclosed interior designated smoking areas which contain slot machines or other electronic games, but is not to include areas of the casino floor and casino simulcasting facility that are fifteen feet or less from any casino pits offering table games with live dealers; and in enclosed interior designated smoking areas equipped with a ventilation system that is separately exhausted from other interior areas of the casino, casino simulcasting facility, and hotel facility, as applicable, so that air from the smoking area is not recirculated or backstreamed into interior areas that are not interior designated smoking areas; (4) all enclosed interior designated smoking areas are to be separated from other interior areas of the casino, casino simulcasting facility, and hotel facility, as applicable, by solid walls or windows, a ceiling, and a solid door; and (5) no stationary employee is to be assigned to work in an enclosed interior designated smoking area unless the employee voluntarily chooses to work in the designated enclosed interior smoking area. | In Committee |
| S2700 | Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act." | This bill establishes the "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act," which provides certain staffing standards in State hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities, developmental centers, and psychiatric hospitals. Specifically, the bill provides that, in addition to existing staffing requirements provided by law or regulation, the Commissioner of Health is to adopt regulations that provide minimum direct care registered professional nurse-to-patient staffing ratios and unlicensed assistive personnel-to-patient staffing ratios for all patient units in general and special hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities, in accordance with the minimum staffing requirements that are established by the bill. The regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Health are not to decrease any staffing ratios that are already in effect on the bill's effective date. The bill provides that the Commissioner of Health is to require all general and special hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities to employ an acuity and staffing system for the purpose of increasing staffing levels above the minimum levels established in the bill, or otherwise provided by law or regulation, in order to ensure adequate staffing of each unit, service, or department. The bill requires the Department of Health to enforce the bill's requirements by conducting periodic inspections and responding to complaints. A registered professional nurse or other staff member, a collective bargaining agent of a staff member, or a member of the public, who believes that the hospital or facility in which the nurse or staff member is employed is in violation of the requirements established by the bill, may file a complaint with the Commissioner of Health. In responding to a complaint, the commissioner will be required to conduct an investigation to determine whether or not a hospital or facility is in violation. Following the completion of an investigation, in which investigation the department determines a hospital or facility to be in violation of the requirements established by the bill, the hospital or facility may be issued a civil penalty in increasing amounts for repeat violations. Any money collected by the court in payment of a civil penalty imposed will be conveyed to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Patient Protection and Staffing Fund (fund) established by the bill. Moneys in the fund will be dedicated and used only for the purposes of increasing the number of inspectors employed by the Department of Health to enforce the provisions of the bill, advancing nursing recruitment and retentions programs, supporting student loan forgiveness for nursing students, and increasing pay for nursing teaching staff. Finally, in addition to the above-described requirements applicable to the Commissioner of Health, the bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services to conduct a review of Department of Human Services regulations concerning registered professional nurse staffing standards in developmental centers and State psychiatric hospitals, and to revise the regulations, as appropriate, to reflect safe staffing practices and assure adequate staffing at the facilities. | In Committee |
| S2555 | Regulates residential mental health treatment facilities. | This bill regulates residential mental health treatment facilities. Under the bill, residential mental health treatment facilities, as defined in the bill, are to: (1) provide mental health services or treatment in a manner that is consistent with the Level 3.5 level of care according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine in a 24 hours per day and seven days per week, structured living environment for patients who require such support, and in instances where inpatient hospitalization treatment is unnecessary; (2) provide health services or treatment for limited periods of time with the goal of preparing patients to move into the community at lower levels of care; and (3) provide health services or treatment without any retrospective review or concurrent review of medical necessity. The bill provides that no residential mental health treatment facility is to operate within this State except pursuant to a license obtained from the Commissioner of Health (commissioner), upon an application made therefor. The applicant is to be required to furnish evidence of the facility's ability to comply with the minimum standards for licensure established by the commissioner and of the good moral character of the facility's owners. Under the bill, the commissioner is to issue a license to a residential mental health treatment facility if the applicant is of good moral character and the facility is in compliance with the bill's provisions. There is to be a presumption in favor of an applicant's good moral character if the applicant is currently licensed and in good standing in this State as a mental health program pursuant to N.J.A.C.8:121 et seq. A residential mental health treatment facility is not to be licensed to operate at the same location as a residential substance use disorders treatment facility or program. The bill amends section 19 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-7a) to exempt residential mental health treatment facilities from the certificate of need requirement. The certificate of need program is a regulatory process that is administered by the Office of Certificate of Need and Healthcare Facility Licensure with the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH). Under the certificate of need program, certain health care facilities are required to obtain the DOH's approval prior to constructing, relocating, or renovating their facilities. Finally, the bill provides that the commissioner is to adopt rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for the licensure of residential health treatment facilities and the treatment of patients therein, and if feasible, structure the rules and regulations similarly to the regulations which are applicable to residential substance use disorders treatment facilities or programs, as set forth in N.J.A.C.8:111 et seq. | In Committee |
| S1469 | Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems. | This bill authorizes the use of a school bus monitoring system to enforce section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1), the State law governing passing a school bus. A school bus monitoring system is defined as a system meeting certain requirements set forth in the bill and having at least one camera and computer that captures and records a digital video or image of any motor vehicle operating near a school bus. Under current law, school buses are required to exhibit flashing red lights when the bus has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any person with a developmental disability or a child. Drivers of vehicles approaching or overtaking the school bus are required to stop at least 25 feet from a school bus that has activated its flashing lights. The penalty for violating this law, for a first offense, is: 1) a fine of no less than $100; 2) imprisonment for no more than 15 days or community service; or 3) both. For subsequent offenses, the penalty is: 1) a fine of no less than $250; 2) imprisonment for no less than 15 days; or 3) both. This bill provides that the penalty for violating the law, when the violation is not evidenced by the recorded images captured by a school bus monitoring system, would be: 1) a fine of $250; 2) 15 days of community service; or 3) both, in the case of a first offense. For each subsequent offense, the penalty would be a fine of $500 and no less than 15 days of community service. Under the bill, a civil penalty of $250 would be imposed on a person who passes a school bus in violation of current law if the violation is evidenced by the recorded images captured by a school bus monitoring system. Under these circumstances, any civil penalty imposed and collected for this violation is to be forwarded to the financial officer of the municipality in which the violation occurred and used for general municipal and school district purposes, including efforts to improve the monitoring and enforcement of this law through the utilization of a school bus monitoring system and other public education safety programs. A violation that is evidenced by the recorded images captured by a school bus monitoring system would not result in penalty points or automobile insurance eligibility points being assessed on the violator. The bill authorizes a municipality or school district operating or providing Type I or Type II school buses that transport students to contract with a private vendor to provide for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a school bus monitoring system for enforcement purposes. The bill provides that a school bus monitoring system must be capable of capturing and producing a record of any occurrence that may be considered illegal passing of a school bus, and include in that recorded image: -- if the school bus is exhibiting its flashing light; -- if a motor vehicle passes a school bus; -- the license plate, make, and model of the violating vehicle; and -- the date, time, and location of the violation. The bill requires any suspected violation captured in a recorded image produced by a school bus monitoring system to be made available to the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality in which the violation occurred. A law enforcement officer is to issue a summons within 90 days of determining that a suspected violation occurred. A summons may not be issued for a violation occurring more than 90 days from date of the violation. The bill provides that any recorded image or information produced in connection with a school bus monitoring system is not a public record under New Jersey's "Open Public Records Act," is not discoverable as a public record except upon a subpoena issued by a grand jury or a court order in a criminal matter, and is not to be offered into evidence in any civil or administrative proceeding unless directly related to illegally passing a school bus. The bill provides that recorded images or information produced in connection with a school bus monitoring system pertaining to a specific violation are not to be retained for more than 60 days after the collection of any civil penalty imposed, and are then to be purged. All recorded images and information collected but not resulting in the issuance of a summons are to be purged within 95 days of the recording. The bill provides that the owner of a motor vehicle is liable for a summons for illegally passing a school bus as evidenced by a recorded image captured by a school bus monitoring system. However, a lessor or owner of a motor vehicle is not liable for a summons if: -- the lessor demonstrates that the vehicle was used without the lessor's express or implied consent, and provides the name and address of the vehicle operator or registrant; -- the lessee was operating or in possession of the vehicle at the time of the violation and the lessor provides the name and address of the lessee; or -- the owner, lessor, or lessee demonstrates that the vehicle was stolen at the time the violation occurred and provides a copy of the police report regarding the vehicle theft. The bill permits the Commissioner of Education, the Superintendent of State Police, and the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the bill, including specifications and certification procedures for the school bus monitoring systems and devices that may be installed. The bill also permits the Supreme Court of New Jersey to adopt Rules of Court as appropriate or necessary to effectuate the purposes of the substitute. The bill will take effect on the first day of the seventh month next following enactment, but permits the Commissioner of Education, the Superintendent of State Police, and the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to take anticipatory administrative actions in advance of the bill's effective date. | In Committee |
| S1752 | Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard. | This bill would authorize special motor vehicle registration plates for active members of the United States Coast Guard or former active members who have been honorably separated from the United States Coast Guard. These special plates would also be available to the spouse or parent of any person who is an active member of the United States Coast Guard or former active member who has been honorably separated from the United States Coast Guard. The plates would identify the holder as a member or former member of the United States Coast Guard and bear "The United States Coast Guard Seal." Under this bill, the fee for the motor vehicle registration plates is $25, in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of motor vehicles. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission would be authorized to retain monies collected from the plate purchases to defray all costs incurred by the commission in the implementation of the special plate program. The chief administrator may increase the fee for the plates as provided in the bill or discontinue the issuance of the plates if the average cost per plate exceeds the application fee in two consecutive fiscal years. | In Committee |
| S2251 | Prohibits DEP from demolishing or requiring removal of certain cabins or similar structures located in certain tidal wetlands. | This bill would prohibit the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from removing, or requiring the removal of, any cabin or similar structure located in tidal wetlands in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County when the cabin serves as a general use structure available to use to anyone who needs a way station. The bill provides that the State would not be liable for any damage to personal or real property or injury incurred to a person using such a cabin or similar structure. This immunity of the State from liability would be in addition to other immunity provided to the State by any other statutory or common law. The prohibition and the liability immunity in the bill would not apply to any cabin or similar structure: (1) for which there is documentation demonstrating that the State acquired the land on which the cabin or similar structure is located prior to the construction of the cabin or similar structure; (2) for which there is documentation demonstrating that the cabin or similar structure was built in violation of State law; or (3) constructed by the State. This bill is in response to an action previously taken by the DEP ordering that eight cabins located in tidal wetlands in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County be removed. These cabins, in existence for decades, serve as unique shelter and are of local historic importance. | In Committee |
| S2252 | Directs DEP to adopt rules and regulations to implement California's current low emissions vehicle program, with certain exceptions regarding zero emmission vehicles. | This bill would direct the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to adopt rules and regulations, within one year after the bill's enactment, to implement the current low emissions vehicle program in California, the latest amendments to which are colloquially known as the "Advanced Clean Cars II" program, with the exception that the bill would prohibit the DEP from adopting any rules or regulations to increase the zero emission vehicle requirement (i.e., the percentage or number of zero emission vehicles that are required to be delivered by a manufacturer for sale or lease for the applicable model year), beyond the level in effect in the State as of November 1, 2023. The bill would authorize the DEP to include, in the rules and regulations, incentives and other market mechanisms to increase the number of zero emission vehicles driven in the State. The bill would also clarify that "California Low Emission Vehicle program," as used in sections 1 through 7 of P.L.2003, c.266 (C.2C:2C-8.15 et seq.), refers to the California low emission vehicle program as a whole, and not merely to the second phase of that program. The second phase was adopted by the California Air Resources Board in 1999. | In Committee |
| S2045 | 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. | This bill requires any cat, dog, or ferret used for product testing or research conducted or contracted by a company, corporation, manufacturer, or contract testing facility in the State to be offered to an animal rescue organization or private individual for adoption when the testing or research is concluded, if the animal is assessed to be suitable for adoption. Current law limits circumstances under which animal product testing or research may be conducted by manufacturers and contract testing facilities. Current law also requires, pursuant to the "Homes for Animal Heroes Act," P.L.2019, c.414 (C.18A:3B-85), that cats and dogs used for educational, research, or scientific purposes by an institution of higher education or a research institution that contracts with an institution of higher education for such use of cats and dogs, to be assessed for the suitability of adoption, and if suitable, to be offered for adoption. The bill expands the "Homes for Animal Heroes Act" to include testing or research using ferrets and to provide for adoption of ferrets used in that way. The bill directs the Office of Veterinary Public Health (OVPH) in the Department of Health (DOH) to establish procedures for documenting the assessment and disposition of any cat, dog, or ferret used by a company, corporation, manufacturer, contract facility, institution of higher education, or a research institution for such purposes. The bill authorizes the OVPH to monitor compliance with the procedures and enforce the provisions of section 1 of the bill and section 1 of P.L.2019, c.414 (C.18A:3B-85), concerning the assessment of the suitability of animals for adoption and the requirements to offer suitable animals for adoption. The bill further requires that each company, corporation, manufacturer, or contract testing facility that is subject to the bill, and each institution of higher education and research institution that is subject to the "Homes for Animal Heroes Act" to register with the OVPH when undertaking animal testing with cats, dogs, or ferrets, and to report to the OVPH: 1) the type and number of animals being used; 2) the date on which the testing or research is completed or upon which the animal is no longer being used in the testing or research; 3) an assessment of the condition of any animal no longer being used in the testing or research and its suitability for adoption; 4) the disposition of the animal, including the name and contact information of the animal rescue organization with which, or the animal rescue organization facility in which, the animal is placed; and 5) if an animal assessed as suitable for adoption is not adopted, documentation of the good faith effort to place the animal with an animal rescue organization or in an animal rescue organization facility, and any effort to offer the animal for private adoption. The bill provides that private individuals who have adopted animals would not have to be identified but requires documentation of which animals were adopted by private individuals. The bill establishes civil penalties for noncompliance with the bill's provisions and requirements, and the provisions of the "Homes for Animal Heroes Act." The bill provides for a civil penalty of $10,000 for a first offense, and $50,000 for a second offense, to be collected in a summary proceeding brought by the DOH pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Upon finding of a third offense, the DOH is required to institute an action for an injunction to prohibit the company, corporation, manufacturer, contract testing facility, institution of higher education, or research institution from conducting animal testing. The bill provides that the Superior Court would have jurisdiction for enforcing the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" and for imposing an injunction for a third violation. Finally, the bill requires the DOH to maintain a registry of animal rescue organizations and animal rescue organization facilities, directs the DOH to establish a database of those animal rescue organizations and facilities that accept animals that have been used in testing or research, and requires a company, corporation, manufacturer, contract facility, institution of higher education, or research institution, as applicable, to contact an animal rescue organization or animal rescue organization facility listed in the database whenever a cat, dog, or ferret used in testing or research is determined to be suitable for adoption. | In Committee |
| S4719 | Requires report of societal benefits charge revenues and expenditures to be included in the Governor's annual budget message. | Requires report of societal benefits charge revenues and expenditures to be included in the Governor's annual budget message. | Introduced |
| S4723 | Authorizes conveyance of certain State-owned real property in Stafford Township and Lacey Township in Ocean County to US Fish and Wildlife Service. | Authorizes conveyance of certain State-owned real property in Stafford Township and Lacey Township in Ocean County to US Fish and Wildlife Service. | Introduced |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1636 | Changes MVC voter registration procedures. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S2167 | Requires public and certain nonpublic schools to comply with breakfast and lunch standards adopted by USDA. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S317 | Revises "Athletic Training Licensure Act." | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S2019 | Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S862 | Requires DOT to provide additional information in annual report on pavement condition; makes report available to public. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S2051 | Requires law enforcement officer to conduct risk assessment of and provide assistance to domestic violence victims. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S1403 | Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S1320 | Requires certain information be included in certain contracts with licensed public adjusters. | Senate Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S1067 | Directs DHS to conduct landscape analysis of available mental health services. | Senate Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A2929 | Requires disclosure of lead drinking water hazards to tenants of residential units; prohibits landlords from obstructing replacement of lead service lines; concerns testing of certain property for lead drinking water hazards. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A3323 | Requires pay for extracurricular activities to be included in compensation for TPAF purposes. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A3361 | Establishes limit on rent increase for certain dwelling sites for modular or industrialized buildings or manufactured homes. | Senate Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A3128 | Authorizes HMFA to use certain tax credits; directs HMFA to conduct tax credit auctions to provide financial assistance for certain housing purposes. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A1948 | Requires VCCO to issue annual report to Governor and Legislature. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A1682 | 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. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S2346 | Creates Code Red alert pilot program to shelter at-risk individuals during certain hot weather and air quality events; appropriates $5 million. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S2373 | Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A3424 | Establishes certain program requirements for school counselor certification; outlines role and duties of school counselor; requires professional development for school counselors; establishes position of School Counselor Liaison in DOE. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A3518 | Requires MVC to create digital driver's licenses and digital non-driver identification cards. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S2783 | "Travel Insurance Act." | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A3802 | Differentiates certain legal services from traditional insurance products. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| SJR96 | Permanently designates August 17th as "Nonprofit Day" in NJ. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S2951 | Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S2961 | Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S2961 | Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| SJR100 | Designates July of each year as "Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month" in NJ. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4085 | Allows for natural organic reduction and controlled supervised decomposition of human remains. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3041 | 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. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4178 | Authorizes State Treasurer to grant temporary deed of easement in Borough of Sea Girt in Monmouth County. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3132 | Imposes certain requirements on secondhand dealers of cellular telephones and wireless communication devices. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3189 | Makes various changes to "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act" and Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program; repeals "New Jersey Ignite Act." | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4331 | Establishes licensure for cosmetic retail services. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4429 | Expands prohibitions on employers concerning requirements for employees to attend or listen to communications related to political matters. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3287 | Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3309 | Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3309 | Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4455 | Allows exemption from New Jersey gross income of certain capital gains from sale or exchange of qualified small business stock. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3418 | Authorizes certain types of permanent structures, recently constructed or erected on preserved farmland, to be used, in certain cases, for purposes of holding special occasion events thereon. | Senate Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4603 | Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act". | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4712 | Establishes Office of Veteran Advocate and ombudsman for DMVA; appropriates funds. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4765 | Requires driver education and testing on responsibilities when approaching and passing pedestrians and persons operating bicycles and personal conveyances; requires driver's manual to include information on sharing roadway with motorists for certain road users. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3618 | Directs DEP and DOT to establish "Wildlife Corridor Action Plan." | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4897 | Revises law requiring certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3711 | Makes annual allocation of $500,000 from Clean Communities Program Fund for public outreach concerning single-use plastics reduction program permanent. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3776 | Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4937 | Concerns satellite cannabis dispensaries, Cannabis Regulatory Commission membership, and post-employment restrictions on State employees. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4937 | Concerns satellite cannabis dispensaries, Cannabis Regulatory Commission membership, and post-employment restrictions on State employees. | Senate Floor: Amend | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4954 | Requires members of historic preservation commissions to complete historic preservation planning course. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4971 | Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A4969 | Ensures boards of elections have discretion to make initial determination of validity of cast ballots; requires Secretary of State to establish uniform guidelines for assessing validity of ballots. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3858 | Requires school bus personnel members to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires certain school buses transportating students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features; makes appropriation. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3887 | Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-and county-owned lakes and reservoirs. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5049 | Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3910 | Makes various changes to provision of preschool aid and facilities requirements; establishes Universal Preschool Implementation Steering Committee; requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3917 | Makes various changes to school funding law and Educational Adequacy Report; establishes Special Education Funding Review Task Force. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3931 | Updates requirements for licensure in occupational therapy. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3933 | Establishes School Supervisor Mentorship Pilot Program; appropriates $500,000. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3944 | Provides that certain non-profit corporation alcoholic beverage theater licensees include disregarded entities of such corporations; allows certain community theaters to sell alcoholic beverages. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5100 | Re-appropriates unexpended balance of FY2024 appropriation for Town of West New York to support recreation center; appropriates $3 million for Town of West New York - Recreation Center to restore lapsed FY2024 funding. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5130 | Requires enforcing agency to conduct inspection of construction in specified time window. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S3982 | Requires certain information be provided to parent at least two business days prior to annual Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meeting; establishes IEP Improvement Working Group in DOE. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5170 | Requires State to purchase certain unused tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4028 | Limits amount of payment that State agency as property owner may withhold from certain contractors on State construction contracts to two percent of amount due. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5199 | 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. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5267 | Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5267 | Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5267 | Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage. | Senate Floor: Reconsidered Vote | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5267 | Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage. | Senate Floor: Amend | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5264 | Requires establishment of automated platform to expedite construction code approval of applications to install residential solar energy systems. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4122 | Revises apportionment of State lottery contributions. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4135 | Provides allowance for certain redevelopment projects undertaken by institutions of higher education under New Jersey Aspire program. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5309 | Permits up to three credits of continuing medical education on menopause to be used by advanced practice nurses and physicians for license renewal. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5378 | Modifies provisions of Cultural Arts Incentives Program, New Jersey Aspire Program, and Grow New Jersey Program; eliminates Community-Anchored Development Program. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5381 | Provides medical documentation requirement for certain members of PERS, PFRS, and SPRS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations; removes filing deadline. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4263 | Revises certain provisions concerning, and establishes certain education and data reporting requirements related to, involuntary commitment. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5447 | Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5463 | Requires electric public utilities to submit annual report on voting to BPU. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4293 | Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU. | Senate Floor: Reconsidered Vote | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4293 | Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU. | Senate Floor: Concur in House Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4293 | Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5563 | Establishes "Summer Termination Program" for certain utility customers. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5563 | Establishes "Summer Termination Program" for certain utility customers. | Senate Floor: Amend | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5546 | Concerns financial powers and responsibilities of Capital City Redevelopment Corporation. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4376 | Establishes Department of Veterans Affairs. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5687 | Establishes Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program to incentivize in-State manufacturing investments and job creation. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| A5688 | Imposes surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain municipalities to fund fire services; provides for appropriation. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4426 | Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects in FY2026. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4426 | Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects in FY2026. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4467 | Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2026. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4467 | Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2026. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4451 | Clarifies requirements for land use plan element and housing plan element of municipal master plan. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| SCR131 | Approves FY2026 Financial Plan of NJ Infrastructure Bank. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4400 | Extends hours that minor employed by national sports association, league, or team may work under certain circumstances. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4387 | Requires establishment of tracking system in Division of Consumer Affairs to determine compliance with continuing education requirements. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4423 | Authorizes BPU to provide site approval for small modular reactors; authorizes operators of small modular reactors to store spent nuclear fuel on-site. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4476 | Permits awarding of contracts for certain preschool education services by resolution of board of education; extends maximum length of preschool education services contracts to three years. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4472 | Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for local bond ordinances involving hazard mitigation and resilience projects. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4506 | Exempts minor league baseball players from certain State wage laws under certain circumstances. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4530 | Requires BPU to revise community solar program targets. | Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| S4530 | Requires BPU to revise community solar program targets. | Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments | 06/30/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | New Jersey Senate District 03 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/09/2024 | |
| NJ | District 3 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 01/01/2002 | 09/13/2023 |