222 session

Establishes Gold Star Family Scholarship Program; appropriates $100,000 from General Fund to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee

Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee

Permits DOC and DCF to award contracts for medical and dental services to vendors.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Requires certain information to be included in SHBP and SEHBP claims experience data provided to certain public employers.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Bars nondisclosure agreements to settle sexual assault and harassment claims against certain State officers and employees and members of Legislature; bars use of campaign funds to settle claims.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee

Allows certain members of PFRS to serve until age 70 upon approval by municipal governing body.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Makes supplemental appropriation of $75,000 to Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund.

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

Increases accidental death benefit for surviving spouse or surviving children of certain PERS members and retirants; provides accidental death benefit to beneficiary of certain PERS and PFRS members and retirants; redefines child.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

"New Jersey Works Act"; permits businesses to apply for tax credits for establishing approved pre-employment and work readiness training programs in partnership with schools, nonprofit organizations, or educational institutions.

2026-03-02 — Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

Provides temporary deduction for food and beverage establishments from certain sales and use tax remittances.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Provides gross income tax exclusion for minimum required distributions from qualified retirement plans.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

Requires legislative approval of State Board of Education rules and regulations; repeals equity regulations.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Requires boards of education to adopt suicide prevention policies and DOE to establish model suicide prevention policy.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Directs Commissioner of Education to establish criteria and make recommendations on designation of school districts as SDA districts.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Allocates $200 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development to improve unemployment insurance infrastructure technology.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee

Prohibits ownership of certain protected land adjacent to military facilities in State by certain foreign governments and persons.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Revises procedures for temporary guardianship.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

Exempts simple assault on health care worker at psychiatric screening center from being automatically upgraded to aggravated assault under certain circumstances.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Provides for establishment of child support lien against life insurance proceeds; requires insurers perform child support judgment search.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

Provides employer and employee protections pursuant to use of legalized cannabis items.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee

Exempts certain workers and organizations from Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee

Expands "Daniel's Law" protections; requires Office of Information Privacy to establish portal for prohibiting disclosure of personal information by private entities and establishes penalties for failure to comply.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display name and telephone number on any caller identification service.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

Requires State to use certain energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

Provides for uniform regulation of small wireless facility deployment in this State.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Requires carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Establishes affirmative defense to prosecution for any crime committed by victim of human trafficking under certain circumstances.

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

Diversifies use of "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program" to include training and intelligence gathering.

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

Directs planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to BPU and State Planning Commission and requires State Planning Commission approval for data center development under MLUL; excludes data centers from economic development subsidies.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee

Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."*

2026-06-30 — Substituted by A4085/4523 (ACS/3R)

Establishes online Statewide tracking system for certain permits, licenses, certifications, and form applications.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Clarifies payments for non-resident students enrolled in renaissance school projects.

2026-06-18 — Substituted by A4678 (1R)

Increases craft distillery production limits.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Imposes 50 percent tax on gross receipts from operation of private carceral facilities in State; establishes "Immigrant Protection Fund."

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Authorizes State, county, and municipal law enforcement officers to access certain crime scenes and evidence.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

"Long-Term Budget Outlook Act"; requires State Treasurer to prepare and submit annual multi-year fiscal outlook analysis report.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Specifies inapplicability of "Fair Chance in Housing Act" to county and municipal landlords.

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

Makes various changes to school funding law and Educational Adequacy Report; establishes Special Education Funding Review Task Force.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Reduces minimum number of annually required thoroughbred horse racing dates under certain circumstances.

2026-06-30 — Passed by the Senate (38-1)

Authorizes Director of Board of County Commissioners to appoint designee to serve on county planning board.

2026-05-28 — Passed by the Senate (35-0)

Establishes Fusion Energy and Technology Incentive Program in EDA to encourage use of power plants for fusion energy and technology purposes; authorizes funds in Global Warming Solutions Fund to support fusion energy and technology facilities.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Concerns food allergy safety, emergency preparedness, and anaphylaxis response in child care settings.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Establishes alternate calculation of retirement benefits for members of TPAF and PERS.

2026-02-19 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee