New Jersey Senate Bills

Declares New Jersey's natural lands essential infrastructure; recognizes need for land conservation.

Urges Governor to enter into sister-state relationship with Ternopil Region of Ukraine; expresses support for closer partnership between US, NJ, and Ukraine.

Allows certain parties to sue construction company for commission of or alleged commission of various actions.

Requires Division of Family Development to establish and maintain registration system for persons applying for State's child care assistance program.

Amends definition of "commercial motor vehicle" to revise minimum passenger capacity threshold.

Establishes timeline for DOE to provide State assessment results to public schools and for public schools to provide results to parents.

Establishes process to judicially appoint receiver to administer closed hospital.

Makes supplemental appropriation of $5 million from General Fund to entity authorized to operate public broadcasting system to support public broadcasting.

Establishes New Jersey Blue Ribbon Commission on Child Care.

Criminalizes certain sales of marijuana and vapor products.

Expands Fresh Start Program to include electric and gas public utility payment forgiveness for nonprofit organizations.

Concerns discrimination based on membership in a labor organization.

Requires certain school districts to partner with licensed child care providers and Head Start programs to provide free preschool opportunities.

Prohibits health insurance carriers from denying coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs in favor of opioid prescription drugs.

"Property Tax Relief Act"; makes various changes to SHBP and SEHBP administration and limits reimbursement for certain medical procedures.

Requires casino and sports wagering licensees to utilize push notifications to provide patrons with statements related to their winnings and losses.

Provides disparate impact based on automated decision system as cause of action for certain consumers.

Establishes zero suicide initiative within DOH.

Provides tax credits to certain employers of employees less than 18 years old.

Revises process for titling certain mobile and manufactured homes.

Grants certain emergency privileges to vehicles transporting human organs and associated medical personnel for time-sensitive procedures.

Establishes certain residency and domicile requirements for gestational carrier agreements executed in this State.

Requires DEP to modify certain timelines and requirements for certain approvals associated with development of affordable housing projects.

Imposes contribution requirements on use of automated customer service kiosks by employers.

"Utility Rate Recovery Fairness Act"; prohibits electric public utilities and gas public utilities from recovering certain costs.

Implements procedures for automated "Clean Slate" expungements.

Concerns skilled and trained workforce requirements at certain high-hazard industrial facilities.

Revises certain portions of law related to criminal history record check for school employees.

Establishes "Sensitive Life-Changing Test Results Protection Act."

Requires funds received by NJ from lawsuits in which AG participated be held in escrow by certain financial institutions.

Establishes quorum standards for professional licensing entities under certain circumstances.

Establishes four-year Performing Arts Education Improvement Grant Program.

Establishes Housing Placement for Survivors Program to assist domestic violence survivors with temporary housing and provide tax credits to certain housing unit owners offering reduced rate to domestic violence survivors.

Establishes five-year Tri-Share Child Care Pilot Program; appropriates $15 million.

Establishes five-year youth workforce readiness grant pilot program; appropriates $5 million.

Requires health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings for covered persons aged 33 or over and covered persons under the age of 33 if deemed medically necessary.

Creates grant program in DOH to increase early detection of and intervention for uterine fibroids; appropriates $5 million.

Authorizes municipality to meet affordable housing municipal obligations by developing property owned by certain public entities.

Requires Director of Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to establish program to reimburse municipality which provides services to nonresident homeless persons; requires participation in Homeless Management Information System; appropriates $10 million.

Requires certain State housing assistance offices to provide voter registration forms.

Establishes grant program in DCA for installation of suicide deterrents on certain infrastructure; appropriates $10 million.

Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to investigate allegations of excessive or discriminatory rent setting on affordable housing.

Establishes Whole-Home Repairs Program in HMFA; appropriates $25 million.

Establishes affirmative defense of Social Security hardship in certain eviction actions.

Requires multiple dwelling building owners to provide notice to tenants and tenant associations of certain sales and provides tenant association with opportunity to purchase multiple dwelling.

Requires health insurance coverage for early-stage kidney disease screening without cost sharing.

Establishes four-day workweek pilot program for certain State employees.

Requires State agencies to provide information regarding living donations; appropriates $1 million.

Provides for qualified voters who are incarcerated to receive mail-in ballots.

Establishes Office of Algorithmic Civil Rights in DLPS to prevent discrimination in use of algorithms.

Establishes "End-Stage Kidney Disease Prevention and Innovation Act"; appropriates $10 million.

Establishes "Kidney Disease Study Commission."

Establishes comprehensive school-based violence prevention grant program to help youth at highest risk of involvement in gun violence; appropriates $1 million.

Permits mortgage forbearance of 180 days for borrowers whose primary residence is in State-declared disaster area.

Establishes homestead exemption against forced sale for certain persons in debt.

Concerns health care services provided to incarcerated individuals.

"New Jersey Prison Libraries Act"; establishes "Prison Libraries Fund" and appropriates $1 million.

Establishes offense of harassment of residential tenant; expands liability of certain members of limited liability company that own residential rental properties.

Provides permanent exemption for certain polystyrene foam food service products from law prohibiting sale and provision of polystyrene foam food service products.

Directs Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for certain criminal contempt violations.