222 session

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

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

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

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

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

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

Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.

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

Exempts contaminated and industrially-zoned sites from affordable housing rules.

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

"Property Assessment Appeal Transparency Act"; revises content of required annual notification of real property assessment.

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

Reduces residency requirement for resident hunting licenses from six months to 60 days.

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

Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren Counties, and requires existing bus stops to be used.

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

Increases maximum municipal percentage of affordable fair share housing satisfied by age-restricted units to 50 percent.

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

Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.

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

Requires Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery-Armed Forces Qualifying Test to be offered as alternative assessment for high school graduation proficiency test requirement.

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

Provides gross income tax exclusion for distributions from individual retirement accounts to qualified charitable organizations.

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

Provides gross income tax deduction for certain wages of qualified health care professionals employed by health care entities.

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

Requires Department of Treasury to update New Jersey Disparity Study every five years.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee

Eliminates requirement for State residency for public officers and employees with limited historic exceptions.

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

Requires State employees work in person if job requires face-to-face interaction with public; requires State agency provide alternatives if closure is unpreventable.

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

Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.

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

Eliminates seniority in Civil Service and other jurisdictions for reductions in force in certain circumstances.

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

Prohibits municipal ordinance to create sanctuary city; establishes State and local employee ethics violation upon noncompliance with federal immigration enforcement request.

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

Requires legislative approval of changes to core curriculum content standards and Statewide assessments.

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

Bans foreign ownership of agricultural or horticultural land and agricultural woodlands in State.

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

Requires Homelessness Prevention Program agencies to remain open during public health emergency and provides for funding of each agency.

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

Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.

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

Requires DHS to establish five-year pilot program to facilitate coordinated provision of systemic, therapeutic, assessment, resource, and treatment (START) services to adults who have both developmental disabilities and mental illness.

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

Expands Community College Opportunity Grant Program to include career and technical education programs at county colleges and county vocational schools.

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

"Small Modular Nuclear Energy Incentive Act."

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

Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after medical or surgical procedures.

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

Requires DEP and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to provide priority for principal forgiveness on environmental infrastructure project loans to municipalities in coastal areas.

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

Clarifies child support obligation notice and certification requirements for applicants for State licenses.

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

Sets flat gross income tax rate at 5.9 percent tax for all taxable income over $37,500 or $75,000, depending on filing status; exempts taxpayers with less income from gross income tax.

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

Requires certain telecommunications, cable television, and public utility service providers to notify BPU of service discontinuance to public entities 14 business days prior to shutoff.

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

Adds Sons of The American Legion to list of organizations whose representatives receive paid leaves of absence to attend State and national conventions.

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

Prohibits insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP from charging fee for paper bills and notices.

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

Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act."

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

Permits service credit in Prosecutors Part of PERS for judicial clerk service; increases salary of Presiding Judge of Appellate Division and county prosecutor; permits retired judges to collect pension while serving as county prosecutor.

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

Requires school bus drivers to retake certain knowledge and skills tests.

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

"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.

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

Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education of violations of drinking water quality standards.

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

Requires stress testing on State's ability to provide services in various economic conditions.

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

Prohibits law enforcement agencies from hiring officer applicants removed from office by former agency for police misconduct.

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

Requires establishment and implementation, in certain circumstances, of wildlife management plans for open space and farmland, and authorizes use of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to finance activities undertaken pursuant to such plans.

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

Requires law enforcement officer to conduct danger assessment of domestic violence victims and provide assistance to high-risk victims.

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

Limits amount of residential rental property application fee; establishes penalty.

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

Requires Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners to maintain minutes of meetings; provides Governor veto over minutes.

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