222 session

"Iryna's Law"; establishes process for evaluating certain defendants in need of involuntary commitment in lieu of pretrial detention; establishes aggravating factor for offense committed in certain public places.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Authorizes creation of 25th anniversary of 9/11 license plates.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

Enables imposition of local curfew to help curtail disorderly or riotous conduct.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

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

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

Requires notification of certain domestic violence victims through the Victim Information and Notification Everyday System (VINE).

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Requires Medicaid Fraud Division to enter into data sharing agreement upon request of county to provide access to third party insurance liability data regarding certain COVID-19 related health claims.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee

Revises child pornography law.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Excuses students with conflicts of conscience from certain class requirements of public institutions of higher education.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

Requires municipal governing bodies and boards of education to provide sufficient time for all requested public comment at open public meetings.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee

Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee

Clarifies that chief of police or Superintendent of State Police has burden of proving applicant's disqualification for permit to purchase handgun or firearms purchaser identification card.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain crimes of domestic violence.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Prohibits employment of illegal aliens and requires use of E-Verify program in public contracts.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee

Increases penalties for human trafficking of children.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Establishes reasonableness standard for persons lawfully transporting firearm who deviate from course of travel.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Provides for an additional aggravating factor in sentencing person who has committed act of domestic violence against certain minors.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Specifies just compensation when property is condemned for use by profit-making entity.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee

Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Requires calculation of need for low and moderate income housing units to be based current percentage of units occupied by low and moderate income individuals or families; revises "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law" to allow for senior citizen housing and community development.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee

Requires certain officers of education organizations to sign acknowledgement and undergo training concerning duties to report child abuse.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

Applies statutory ethics and conflicts-of-interest standards for casino industry regulators and participants to regulators of and participants in legalized marijuana marketplace.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Authorizes use of force against intruder in a dwelling under certain circumstances.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee

Prohibits voter registration of standard driver's license or identification card applicants.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Lowers monetary threshold for certain motor vehicle theft to constitute second degree crime.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Requires public institutions of higher education to provide student-athletes who lose athletic scholarships because of injuries sustained while participating in athletic program with equivalent scholarships.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

Allows gross income tax deduction for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Authorizes attorney-at-law who validates affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation to affix seal indicating that he is attorney-at-law.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Requires NJT to operate off-peak direct rail service to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

Requires DOH to provide for voluntary registration of trauma scene waste management service providers and establish trauma scene waste management registry.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

Prohibits contributions by administrator of Type II school district to candidates for member of district's school board; restricts employment by Type II school district of contributors to election campaign of member of district's school board.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

Creates private right of action for violation of "Fair Foreclosure Act."

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee

Limits to 30 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Permits counties to establish county-municipal courts with limited, countywide jurisdiction.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Broadens riot and disorderly conduct; enhances penalties for public monument destruction; addresses riot victim assaults; creates crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Provides for county-municipal courts with limited, countywide jurisdiction.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Clarifies that electronic public records do not have to be converted to different electronic formats under the State's open public records law.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Provides sales and use tax exemption for purchases of rapid or laboratory tests for purposes of detecting infections.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

Requires certain conditions affecting application for development or zoning variance to be recorded with municipality and county.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Clarifies and strengthens disclosure requirements for certain complimentary tickets received by candidates, officeholders, political party officials, political committees and continuing political committees.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee