New Jersey House Bills

"Free Means Free Act"; prohibits misleading advertising of free products.

Provides earned time credits to reduce parole eligibility date for inmates who participate in substance abuse treatment program.

Expands "Daniel's Law" to prohibit disclosure of personal information concerning court administrators and deputy court administrators.

Requires registration and regulation of certain hemp-derived cannabinoids manufactured and sold in this State.

Regulates pay-off of trade-in vehicles and certain vehicle title releases.

Provides for certain pediatric NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries to maintain private duty nursing hours when transitioning to Managed Long Term Services and Supports; codifies and expands appeals provisions for private duty nursing services.

Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.

Prohibits immigration enforcement on certain public lands; appropriates funds.

Urges President and Congress to enact "Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023."

Designates third full week of May of each year as "Clinical Trials Awareness Week" and May 20 of each year as "Clinical Trials Volunteers Appreciation Day" in NJ.

Recognizes importance of nuclear energy in NJ.

Proposes constitutional amendment to provide property tax exemption of 50 percent of assessed value for primary residence of police officer or firefighter who suffers a line of duty injury that qualifies for accidental disability pension.

Amends State Constitution to decrease acreage required for farmland assessment with certain requirements for valuing farmland under five acres in area.

Allows Right to Farm Act complaints to be filed with county agriculture development board in adjacent county under certain circumstances and creates alternate voting members on such boards.

Exempts sales of tangible personal property made from 100 percent post-recycled waste and recycled materials from sales and use tax.

Provides CBT and GIT credits for completion of qualified construction projects at abandoned commercial building sites.

Establishes Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant Program in Department of Agriculture; makes appropriation.

Expands "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."

Increases penalties for juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain acts related to motor vehicles.

Requires Office of Planning Advocacy to publish certain information concerning warehouses over 100,000 square feet on its Internet website.

Provides CBT credit for construction or retrofitting of warehouse to meet certain green building standards.

Allows shared services agreement for certain warehouse developments specify size and sharing of costs and revenues associated with warehouse development.

Prohibits municipal agency from approving applications for development of certain warehouses unless certificate of need is issued by Office of Local Planning Services in DCA.

Limits speculative development of warehouses until 500,000 acres of farmland are preserved under farmland preservation programs.

Establishes certain exceptions for emergency personnel operating personal watercraft while providing rescue services.

Establishes Emergency Medical Services Provider Safety Grant Program in DOH; appropriates $10 million.

Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to fund burial of indigent veterans.

Requires DVA establish Veterans Outdoor Recovery Task Force.

Establishes "New Jersey Commission to Reform the Assessment and Taxation of Residential Real Property."

Requires transfer of certain participants of DCRP to PERS.

Requires maintenance of roadways surrounding State capitol complex.

Establishes "STEM Curriculum Grant Program" for certain school districts; makes appropriation.

Establishes invasive species control grant program in Department of Agriculture; appropriates $3 million.

Extends initial and renewal terms of certain property agreements between local governments and nonprofit organizations for recreation and conservation purposes.

Requires NJT to remove certain remote access features from buses and trains.

Exempts individuals under 18 years of age from resident and nonresident fishing license fees.

Provides $1 million in funding to NJ Racing Commission for five-year grant program for purpose of supporting certain organizations that care for retired horses.

Requires electric vehicle battery facilities to affix sign developed and produced by DEP to all facility entrances as notification that electric vehicle batteries are on-site.

Establishes "Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Task Force" to study ways to safely store, reuse, recycle, and dispose of used electric vehicle batteries.

Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.

Provides grants to nonprofit organizations that provide financial literacy classes; appropriates $100,000.

Establishes New Jersey Commission on College and School Safety and Security.

Concerning noncitizens voting in local elections and conduct in office by local government officers.

Permits blind or physically disabled voters to move to front of line at polling place.

Requires DEP to evaluate cumulative impact of stormwater when reviewing applications associated with warehouse and other high-density development projects.

Requires certain warehouses to obtain air pollution control permit from DEP.

Expands definition of "qualifying land" to include certain deeds of easement excluding certain portions of farm from preservation.

Authorizes counties to establish mentoring programs for, and resell preserved farmland at reduced price to, beginning farmers.

Authorizes county agriculture development boards to acquire agricultural equipment for lease to new and beginning farmers.

Establishes grant program for reimbursement of tuition and fees for certain qualifying courses taken by farmers; appropriates $100,000.

Authorizes EDA to provide grants from "Global Warming Solutions Fund" to finance replacement of certain agricultural equipment.

Establishes Urban and Suburban Agriculture Commission; requires Department of Agriculture to implement soil and water testing program; establishes grant program to assist individuals in purchasing equipment for certain agricultural operations; and appropriates $1 million.

Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund to Department of Agriculture for Jersey Fresh marketing and promotion activities.

Requires NJ Clean Energy Program incentives be made available to commercial farms.

Directs DOLWD to establish regional farm wage; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to farm employers paying certain farm worker wages.

Requires reports prepared by outside consultants for BPU to display certain information.

Authorizes development to enhance energy production through solar panel orientation.

Provides CBT and gross income tax credits for certain energy infrastructure upgrades.

Establishes Office of Energy Generation Ombudsman in Department of Treasury; requires State agencies to prioritize permit review and approval process for projects that result in increased electricity production.

"Cost Savings on Energy Saving Purchases Act"; exempts sales of energy-saving products and services from sales and use tax.