New Jersey Senate Bills

Directs BPU to study feasibility of developing advanced reactors Statewide.

Allows State, municipality, and county to implement automatic enrollment of their employees in deferred compensation plans.

Establishes New Jersey Innovation Authority.

Establishes Air Traffic Controller Loan Redemption Program; supports partnership between public institution of higher education and federal Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative and establishment of Center for Study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena; appropriates $3.5 million.*

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

Prohibits municipal utilities authority from charging fire district and fire department water service charges for fire protection systems in certain circumstances.*

Permits individuals to establish voluntary nonopioid directives.

Modifies method of allocating State aid for providing auxiliary and remedial services to nonpublic school students.

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.

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

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.*

Requires DCA to enable certain construction subcode applicants to electronically submit certain materials for permit application review; limits requirements for physical seal on documents at worksite.

Establishes "New Jersey Menopause Coverage Act"; requires health insurance coverage of medically necessary perimenopause and menopause treatments.

Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources centers or 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to minors at risk of death by suicide.**

Concerns local unit budget processes and related operations.

Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.

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

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

Revises procedures governing audits of election results.

Requires development of educational fact sheet on water safety for public and nonpublic schools; requires school districts to maintain list of locations providing swim lessons in certain circumstances.**

Codifies early language instruction program for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children in DHS.**

Authorizes enforcement of landscape irrigation law by local enforcing agency and increases penalties.

Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.

Establishes penalties for certain conduct related to public brawl and disorderly conduct.

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

Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.**

Changes classification of State Investigators in civil service.

Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing employee threshold from 30 employees to 15 employees in definition of employer.*

Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year.

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

Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia.

"Pet Insurance Act."

Establishes option for students nearing completion of program in chiropractic medicine to participate in preceptorship provided by state-licensed chiropractor.

Requires children's meals served in chain restaurants to meet certain nutritional standards.*

Designates July of each year as "Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month" in NJ.

Appropriates $13,640,000 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants of certain nonprofit entities for open space acquisition, park development, and planning projects, and for certain administrative expenses.

Appropriates $500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.

Appropriates $3,750,990 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.

Appropriates $52,798,268 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and other farmland preservation funds to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.

Appropriates $34 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.

Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for local bond ordinances involving hazard mitigation and resilience projects.

Extends hours that minor employed by national sports association, league, or team may work under certain circumstances.

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.*

Requires public institution of higher education to post certain information on institution's website.

Transfers New Jersey Historic Trust from Department of State to DCA and makes certain changes related to trustees and powers.

Designates last week of April of each year as "Reentry Week."

Commemorates 71st anniversary of armistice that ended Korean War.*

Recognizes right to adequate food.

Designates July 30 of each year as "Brian Sicknick Day" in New Jersey.

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.*

Renames, extends eligibility, and makes various other changes to Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program.*

"Swift Access For Emergency Response Actions Preservation Program (SAFER APP)"; authorizes Attorney General to order turn-by-turn navigation systems to reroute vehicular traffic under certain conditions.

Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.

Concerns licensure of persons rendering barbering services in another state or foreign country.

Expands certain employer reporting requirements to include entities that employ or contract with individuals for financial compensation, including ride-sharing and delivery technology platforms.

Creates crime of political violence; establishes independent review board and training requirement for law enforcement.

Requires adoption of policy addressing job-related issues of pregnant firefighters.

Provides for State agency reviews and increases of income thresholds for residential customers to participate in certain utility bill payment assistance and energy efficiency programs.

Modifies requirements to obtain licensure in public accountancy.

Exempts health care professionals licensed in a foreign nation from New Jersey's licensing requirements while providing services to team participating in 2026 FIFA World Cup.