New Jersey Senate Bills

Makes supplemental appropriation of $3 million to NJ Division of State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.

Concerns AG guidelines on bias incident investigation standards.

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.

Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion device.

Expands Division of State Police rank and grade titles.

Changes classification of State Investigators in civil service.

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

"Invasive Species Management Act"; prohibits sale, distribution, import, export, and propagation of certain invasive species; establishes NJ invasive Species Council.

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.

Establishes Special Education Transportation Task Force.

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million from General Fund to DOH and DCA for Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers.

Increases traffic threshold for local installation of certain speed humps on certain local streets without DOT approval.

Establishes "Incarcerated Women's Protection Act" and concerns correctional facility board of trustees.

Permanently designates August 17th as "Nonprofit Day" in NJ.

Designates last weekend in October as "Honor Your Hometown Weekend."

Designates March 30th of each year "Menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome Awareness Day."

Designates March 9 of each year as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.

Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriations for various purposes.

Codifies AG Directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities."

Establishes "Privacy Protection Act"; concerns collection and sharing of certain personal information.

"Safe Communities Act"; requires AG to develop certain model policies.

Establishes pilot program to support hospitals that maintain certain services when relocating; appropriates $3 million.

Requires establishment of financial advisory services program for participants of State's deferred compensation plan.

Authorizes tax credits for certain sports and entertainment projects; authorizes additional tax credits for New Jersey Aspire Program and Emerge Program.

Modifies certain requirements of film and digital media content production tax credit program; modifies criteria for purchase of certain tax credit transfer certificates administered by Division of Taxation.

Establishes nonpublic school nursing services pilot program to provide funding to county consortium of nonpublic schools for nursing services.

Modifies provisions concerning net positive benefits test and special economic importance for certain transformative projects under New Jersey Aspire Program.

Concerns Statewide Longitudinal Data System for Education and Workforce Development.*

Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign distribution of certain State aid related to Ivy Hill Park from City of Newark to County of Essex.

Prohibits State agency from entering into certain State contracts that limits ability of State agency to install or run certain software.

Directs Garden State Preservation Trust to perform audit of State's land preservation programs, authorizes local governments and nonprofit organizations to utilize certain constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for administrative expenses; appropriates $150,000.

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

Provides supplemental appropriation of $4 million for Hinchliffe Stadium Partners to support stadium, entertainment, and tourism infrastructure at Paterson Great Falls National Park.

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.

Updates minimum allocation amounts and poison pill provisions related to revenues collected from hotel and motel occupancy fees.*

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million from General Fund to DOH and DCA for Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers.

Amends FY2026 annual appropriations act to increase Supplemental Graduate Medical Education Subsidy by $496,000 for support to additional acute care hospital.

Requires certain wellness visits to be covered once per year without waiting periods.*

Provides for merger of New Jersey City University with Kean University; expands powers and property of Kean University; appropriates $25 million.*

Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign and clarify distribution of certain funds.*

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

Concerns AG guidelines on bias incident investigation standards.

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

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

Concerns charter school enrollment, student placements, reporting, and athletics.

Establishes various requirements for charter schools, charter school board of trustees members, charter management organizations, and education management organizations.*

Requires automatic enrollment into utility bill payment assistance programs for certain individuals and households.*

Authorizes certain energy projects involving installation of transmission and distribution wires that cross preserved farmland.*

Requires BPU to study potential deployment of advanced transmission technologies in NJ.

Revises process for filling vacancy from this State in United States House of Representatives.

Directs DEP to establish scrap tire hauler license and scrap tire storage, collection, and disposal site permit.

Provides for permit of pool and spa service business as general contractor for pool and spa building and installation and pool and spa service contracting.

Revises New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program.*

Limits certain requirements for certification of career and technical education teachers.

Creates regulatory scheme, in line with federal law, on sale of certain hemp-derived cannabinoid products; repeals law concerning intoxicating hemp.*

Authorizes creation of special license plate honoring Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta.

Establishes certain State funding preferences for municipalities that enhance opportunities to develop housing.

Revises child labor laws concerning employment of minor in theatrical production.

Establishes licensure requirement for source plasma donation centers.

Designates overpass of Stelton Road on Interstate Highway Route 287 as "Officer Conklin-Officer Cady Memorial Overpass."