New Jersey House Bills

Requires AG to report data regarding shootings that did not result in bodily injury.

Reduces and clarifies requirements for municipal tourist development commission disbursements for advertising.

Allows cities to close existing life guard pension plans to new entrants and modifies certain life guard pension benefits; makes new life guard pension plans permissive.

Establishes "Disability Mortality and Abuse Prevention Advisory Committee" in DHS; makes appropriation.

Requires health care professionals to perform lead screening on pregnant persons under certain circumstances.

Requires DOE to partner with nonprofit organization to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in providing supplemental tutoring support to students.

Makes supplemental appropriation of $615,000 to DHS for grant to NJ 2-1-1 Partnership.

Provides for merger of New Jersey City University with Kean University; expands powers and property of Kean University.

Clarifies procedures in certain contested child custody cases.

Requires public institution of higher education to provide students with information on food assistance programs.

Modernizes responsibilities of New Jersey Council of County Colleges.

Requires certain providers of transportation services to develop and publish route schedules.

Limits amount of residential rental property application fee; establishes penalty.

Establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act."

Establishes limits on transcript release restrictions at institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.

Authorizes establishment of municipal homelessness trust funds and adoption of homeless housing plans by municipalities.

Makes supplemental appropriation of $45,000,000 from Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves to Palisades Interstate Park Commission for certain construction projects.

Allows businesses to receive information via email concerning new regulations and economic incentives that affect business.

Revises New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program.

Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.

"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education of violations of drinking water quality standards.

Extends accidental death benefit for survivors of certain SPRS retirees.

Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair.

Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing, over time, employee threshold from 30 employees to five employees in definition of employer.

Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.

Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.

Establishes "New Jersey Veterans and Military Spouses Asset Protection Act."

Requires solid waste management district to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.

Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to remove language requiring achievement of cost savings for SHBP.

Requires official inspection facility employees covered by collective bargaining agreement to be offered employment following contract renewal or award of new contract; requires collective bargaining agreement to be binding in certain cases.

Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force.

Concerns housing discrimination based on source of lawful income.

Permits certain wineries to sell their products by the glass for consumption in licensed salesrooms.

Requires social media companies to establish toll-free telephone number for NJ account holders to report fraudulent account actions.

Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.

Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in Borough of Lodi in Bergen County.

Allows voter to cure mail-in ballot due to certain envelope deficiencies or missing certificate, and to vote by provisional ballot following receipt of cure letter.

Allows seasonal retail consumption alcoholic beverage license holder to exchange license for full-year consumption license.

Provides for automatic renewal of off-track wagering licenses.

Provides certain requirements concerning railroad safety.

Prohibits sale, distribution, import, export, or propagation of certain invasive species without permit from Department of Agriculture; establishes NJ Invasive Species Council.

Permits partnerships and joint ventures to bid on certain public works and prevailing wage contracts if each party to partnership or joint venture is independently registered.

Establishes Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Therapy Pilot Program; appropriates $6 million.

Requires contract between certain governmental units and online parking payment service providers stipulate service provider not charge user during certain times.

Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $25,000 appropriation.

Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.

Changes classification of State Investigators in civil service.

Concerns rights of juvenile defendants who elect to be tried as adults.

Exempts certain personal information and entities from certain requirements concerning notification and disclosure of personal data.

Establishes crime of possessing digital instructions to illegally manufacture firearms and firearm components.

Enters New Jersey into Interstate Physician Assistant Licensure Compact.

Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.

Concerns AG guidelines on bias incident investigation standards.

Amends lists of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding by DEP under FY2026 environmental infrastructure funding program.

Permits fire departments to use certain Class B firefighting foam for one year after prohibition takes effect.

Directs BPU to study feasibility of developing advanced reactors Statewide.

Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.

Requires producer of certain firefighting equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to provide written notice to purchaser; prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain firefighting equipment containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Requires AG to establish training program for crowd management and provide resources to municipal police department or force for large gatherings and flash mobs.