New Jersey Senate Bills

Condemns removal of children from Ukraine by Russia.

Encourages residents of NJ to treat one another civilly amid period of increased political violence.

Designates September 21 of each year as "New Jersey Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety Day."

Establishes April of each year as "Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Month" in NJ.

Designates June 1 of each year as "Robert 'Bob' Popovics Day" in New Jersey.

Proposes constitutional amendment to limit assessment of homestead real property, and allow exemption on up to $50,000 of home's value.

Proposes constitutional amendment to require that legislative districts be established in manner that promotes competition between political parties.

Amends Constitution to require each House of Legislature to convene four times annually solely to debate State issues and policies.

Proposes constitutional amendment to prohibit person convicted of criminal offense, as defined by law, from holding elective public office.

Memorializes Congress to propose constitutional amendment prohibiting the physical desecration of American flag.

"School Zone Automated Speed Enforcement and Safety Act."

Establishes Skills Service Corp; appropriates funds.

"New Jersey Pharmacy Fair Reimbursement and Anti-Steering Act."

Reduces threshold cost, from $5 million to $3 million, of public works projects which may include project labor agreements.

Exempts honorably discharged veterans from payment of municipal parking meter fees when vehicle bears honorably discharged veteran's placard issued by MVC.

Requires certain preliminary approval of municipality prior to licensure of community group homes.

Permits fair share affordable housing bonus credit for certain housing reserved for occupancy by teachers.

Permits members of NJ National Guard to be election workers under certain circumstances.

Establishes Military Suicide Prevention Task Force.

Establishes Open Public Records Act Study Commission.

Permits U.S. citizens who are full time college students to be district board members in county of college even if student is not a resident of county or State.

Allows candidates for Senate and General Assembly to appear together in same nominating petition.

Requires automatic recount for local elections with vote difference of 10 votes or less at candidate's request; provides for geographic regions for judges to adjudicate election recounts and contests; establishes certain adjudication and hearing timelines.

Establishes the New Jersey State Government and Civil Service Student Internship Program; appropriates $750,000.

Establishes hotline for reporting behavior negatively affecting integrity of sporting events and excludes persons responsible from future sports wagering activities; prohibits certain sports wagering advertisements; requires independent oversight of sports wagering operations to ensure integrity.

Requires DVA establish Veterans Outdoor Recovery Task Force.

Directs Secretary of State to establish election incident reporting and complaint database; requires certain telephone numbers be provided with voter instructions.

Requires transportation network company to provide live customer service representative and certain notification to riders.

Deactivates certain committees, councils, panels, and task forces of advisory or temporary nature if entity does not meet or have quorum at least once every year.

Designates "New Jersey and You - Perfect Together Again" as Division of Travel and Tourism slogan.

Enters NJ in New Jersey-Delaware Territorial Boundary Adjustment Compact.

Requires electric public utilities to submit transmission project proposal to BPU for approval.

Allows law enforcement officers in PERS to transfer to and enroll in PFRS; requires all law enforcement officers to be enrolled in PFRS.

Requires SHBP commission to use funds from 2025 False Claims Act settlement with Horizon to lower local public employee health care contribution costs.

Establishes Veterans Bill of Rights.

Establishes Division of Energy Resource and Development; transfers certain responsibilities from BPU to the Division of Energy Resource and Development.

Urges EPA to expend funds from NJ Superfund settlements to remediate sites at issue.

Urges U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider implementation of new rules concerning organ procurement organizations.

Honors life of Congressman William J. Pascrell, Jr.

Urges generative artificial intelligence companies to make voluntary commitments regarding employee whistleblower protections.

Urges DEP to cease funding synthetic turf field projects and prioritize investing in natural grass playing fields.

Urges Congress to pass federal "Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act."

Urges Congress to establish national infrastructure bank.

Memorializes President and Department of Homeland Security to expedite and prioritize certain immigration applications.

Urges President Biden to cancel up to $50,000 per eligible borrower in federal student loan debts.

Urges Congress to amend tax code to exclude all forms of discharged student loans from federal income tax.

Urges Federal Bureau of Investigation to categorize white supremacists as domestic terrorists.

Recognizes open water lifeguards as first responders and emergency services providers.

Condemns the illegal invasion and occupation of Cyprus since 1974.

Requests that federal government offer legal remedies to victims exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and incentivize research into effects of those substances.

Creates Senate Task Force on Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review.

Urges Governor to impose moratorium on fossil fuel projects.

Urges Congress and Department of Veterans Affairs not to reduce funding for ambulance services for veterans.

Urges NJ DOH to increase public awareness on effects of xylazine.

Urges Congress and President to enact "College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act."

Urges Congress to exempt unemployment insurance and certain leave benefits from federal taxation.

Urges federal government to repeal state and local tax deduction caps.

Urges Governor to declare energy generation emergency in New Jersey.

Urges United States Department of Veterans Affairs to establish inpatient hospital facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

Urges relevant State licensing boards to implement continuing education requirements on topics related to opioid pain medication.