222 session

Allows 50 percent sales and use tax exemption for telephone, mail-order, and internet transactions by qualified businesses within Urban Enterprise Zone; allows quarterly tax returns for qualified businesses; increases allowable administrative expenses by qualified municipalities.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Eliminates transfer inheritance tax for step-grandchildren.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

"Stolen Vehicle Possession Accountability Act"; increases penalties for adult and juvenile repeat offenses of receiving stolen motor vehicle.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

Requires certain residential buildings to have fire barriers in common attic areas.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee

Grants priority course registration to certain student parents attending institutions of higher education.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Requires institution of higher education to collect certain information concerning student parents.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Requires each institution of higher education to designate student parent liaison.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $175 million from General Fund to DHS for Emergency SNAP Replacement Benefits.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Limits use of State, county, and municipal property or funding to support immigrant detention facilities.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

"Medical Debt Homestead Protection Act."

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters; increases tax on fire insurance premiums.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

Establishes Health Equity Access and Leadership Fund; appropriates $25 million from General Fund, and allocates portion of Health Care Subsidy Fund revenues, to fund.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Clarifies public school student attendance recording and reporting requirements.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Broadens epinephrine administration mechanisms permitted in schools, institutions of higher education, and youth camps.

2026-03-10 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Requires licensing of pet groomers and registration of certain other businesses; establishes certain licensing and operating requirements.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Modifies certain CAFRA permit review requirements for nuclear facilities.

2026-04-08 — Approved P.L.2026, c.9.

Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to increase income protection allowance used in determining eligibility of independent adult student for Tuition Aid Grant Program.

2026-03-16 — Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

Requires NJTA and SJTA to automatically offer toll discounts to senior citizens.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee

Permits members of Community Emergency Response Teams to perform traffic duties under certain circumstances.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Allows distributions from NJBEST account to Roth IRA as qualified withdrawals and excludes such distributions from gross income tax.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Permits licensed motor vehicle dealers to facilitate issuance of titles and registrations for used motor vehicles purchased by private sale.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee

Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee

"New Jersey Transit Accountability Act"; requires independent audit of NJT.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee

Establishes cybersecurity employment grant program for qualified businesses; appropriates $750,000.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Provides for designation of manufacturing and production business resource center by EDA to provide services and assistance to manufacturing businesses.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Requires owners of certain multiple dwellings of three or more floors to provide priority status to senior citizens and disabled residents moving to lower floors.

2026-06-18 — Passed by the Senate (40-0)

Requires instruction on cybersecurity in grades nine through 12; requires Office of Secretary of Higher Education to develop cybersecurity model curricula; establishes loan redemption programs for individuals in certain cybersecurity occupations.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Requires State Treasurer to collect and study certain demographic information on corporate boards and in senior management.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

Requires certain public water systems to publish certain financial and employee information on Internet.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Requires boards of education to adopt policy on use of surveillance systems with artificial intelligence capabilities.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Requires expedited risk assessment and community notification for certain registered sex offenders who move to this State from another jurisdiction.*

2026-05-18 — Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

Requires MVC to accommodate walk-in services on certain days.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee

Appropriates $3 million annually to Freedom Schools in New Jersey using funds collected under Social Equity Excise Fee.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Renders contracts to provide criminal assistance unlawful; creates civil right of action for victims of certain criminal conduct.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

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

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Allows certain municipalities to establish lower property tax rate on improvements than land.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee

Makes publishing on Internet home address or unpublished telephone number of judges, prosecutors and certain court personnel a crime of the fourth degree under certain circumstances.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

"Video Game Marketplace Trafficking Investigation Act," requires Attorney General to investigate misuse of online video game commerce systems for human trafficking activity.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

"Video Game Marketplace Child Protection and Anti-Trafficking Act," creates new penalties for non-reporting of suspected human trafficking through video game marketplaces.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

Requires signs to be posted and pamphlets to be distributed in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Requires long-term care facilities to annually review residents' proxy directives.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Revises requirements for assessing nursing home health, safety, and operations and for taking action against low-performing nursing homes.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Extends regulatory power of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to senior housing.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Requires implicit bias training for physicians.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Requires performance of myeloma screening under certain circumstances.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Imposes minimum staffing requirements and certain reporting requirements on certain long-term care facilities.

2026-03-12 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee