222 session

"New Jersey Disclosure and Accountability Transparency Act (NJ DaTA)"; establishes certain requirements for disclosure and processing of personally identifiable information; establishes Office of Data Protection and Responsible Use in Division of Consumer Affairs.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Requires Office of Information Technology to establish centralized, one-stop website resource guide to assist persons in navigating the State's mental health and substance use disorder service systems.

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

Requires modernization of all State blanks, forms, documents, and applications to incorporate new standards for collection of information about sex, gender, and sexual orientation.

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

Requires DHS to take action to raise public awareness of privacy laws that prevent disclosure of health care enrollment information to immigration authorities.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee

Requires certain commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.

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

Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.

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

Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.

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

Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.

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

Permits taxpayers to deduct total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.

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

Modifies certain tax brackets under gross income tax.

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

Requires MVC to issue blue envelopes that hold documents required to operate motor vehicle to persons diagnosed with autism.

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

"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.

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

Establishes rebuttable presumption that person charged with theft of motor vehicle be detained prior to trial under certain circumstances.

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

Exempts certain local utilities from certain land use approval requirements.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee

Restricts all ownership of agricultural land in State by foreign governments and persons.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

Concerns business hours of licensed used motor vehicle dealer.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee

Requires school districts and municipalities to enter into shared services agreements for purpose of verifying student residency.

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

Prohibits DHS from deeming certain teachers and school employees ineligible for child care subsidies due to number of hours worked when school is not in session for students.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee

Establishes "The Voter Convenience Act" to allow voters to vote at any polling place in their municipality on election day.

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

Changes MVC voter registration procedures.

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

Requires State to bear partial cost of transportation of certain homeless students to school.

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

Requires reservation of portion of funding under State rental assistance program for households ineligible for federal Section 8 program due to leave resulting from pregnancy or newborn care needs.

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

Prohibits certain use of emergency communications receivers for pecuniary gain.

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

Makes $500,000 supplemental appropriation from Property Tax Relief Fund to Borough of North Caldwell to fund restoration of Walker's Family Home at Walker's Park and Walker's Park property.

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

Requires child care centers to establish procedures to notify parents or guardians in event of unexcused child absence as condition of licensure.

2026-03-16 — Reported and Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee

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

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

Revises calculation of daily benefit rate under temporary disability and family temporary disability leave.

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

"CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture and distribution of substances containing kratom under certain circumstances.

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

Requires enforcing agency to conduct inspection of construction in specified time window.

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

Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to create and distribute satisfaction survey.

2026-05-04 — Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Reduces term of affordability required for affordable housing created through middle housing construction or conversion.

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

Requires unrestricted Medicaid coverage for ovulation enhancing drugs and medical services related to administering such drugs for certain beneficiaries experiencing infertility.

2026-06-23 — Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

Requires BPU to determine and consider lowest reasonable return on equity before approving electric, gas, and water public utility base rate cases.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee

Eliminates Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid and Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid; establishes Municipal Property Tax Relief Fund.

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

Makes $500,000 supplemental appropriation from General Fund to DEP for dredging and restoration of Peckman River.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee

Concerns UEZ assistance fund expenses by specifically including certain property acquisition under definition of "qualified assistance fund expense."

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

Makes it unlawful to record telephone call or other conversation unless all parties consent.

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

Modifies matching grant criteria for New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust accounts.

2026-05-04 — Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

Requires hospital to install and operate electronic monitoring device at request of incapacitated patient or patient's legal representative.

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

Prohibits automobile insurers from using underwriting rules to raise automobile insurance rates on persons deemed not at fault in motor vehicle accidents involving municipal vehicles.

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

Expands crime of human trafficking to include individuals who benefit financially.

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

Expands scope of review of Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.

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

Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee and one percent fee on transfers of certain commercial real estate and tax on sale of controlling interests in certain commercial real property.

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

Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

Provides for appointment of certain municipal court judges at the local or county level.

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

Makes $500,000 supplemental appropriation from General Fund to DEP for dredging and restoration of Passaic River.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee