222 session

Establishes student-athlete mental health specialists in school districts and public institutions of higher education; creates student-athlete mental health registry; makes appropriation.

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

Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.

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

"New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act"; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.*

2026-02-19 — Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

Requires members of State Board of Education to attend meetings in person to be recorded as present.

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

Increases automobile liability insurance coverage amounts for persons convicted of DWI.

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

Permits municipality to obtain affordable housing credit for each resident of alternative living arrangement.

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

Provides gross income tax deductions for membership fees, dam project assessments, and potable water system project assessments paid to lake associations.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

Eliminates age restriction for issuing special permits to carry handgun to retired law enforcement officers.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Provides for direct State payment of cost of special education and related services for certain students.

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

Removes diversity and inclusion instruction requirements for students in grades kindergarten through eight.

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

Expands eligibility for gross income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee

Establishes Farmland Assessment Review Commission to annually review and recommend changes to farmland assessment program, as necessary to ensure fair, equitable, and uniform Statewide application and enforcement of program requirements and allocation of program benefits.

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

Provides veterans with up to 60 credits tuition-free at county college serving county of residence.

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

Requires medical fee schedule by automobile insurers to provide for reimbursement of certain services provided by ambulatory surgical center at rate of 300 percent of Medicare payment rate.

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

Requires DOLWD to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for employment in healthcare facilities, home care services, and hospice services; makes appropriation.*

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

Revises personal injury protection coverage for basic automobile insurance policies from $15,000 to $20,000 and requires $50,000 minimum personal injury protection coverage for standard automobile liability insurance policies.

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

Permits clinical laboratories to provide certain patients discounts without affecting NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rates or violating NJ Familycare rebate prohibitions.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Directs DHS to establish three year advertising campaign to attract certified home health aides to health care professions; appropriates $3 million.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Requires DCA to review and amend State Uniform Construction Code concerning parking structures to address increased weight of electric vehicles.

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

Prohibits non-compete clauses.

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

Establishes bribery in official and political matters applies to person soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept benefit as consideration to act even though not yet in office or otherwise qualified to act.

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

"New Jersey Safe Storage of Firearms Act"; establishes certain requirements and penalties regarding firearm storage; repeals law governing minor's access to firearm; requires AG to establish public awareness campaign regarding firearm storage; appropriates $500,000.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Concerns work break periods and warehouse conditions of employment.

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

Allows students to use portion of opportunity grant awards under Educational Opportunity Fund program during summer session.

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

Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to provide on website certain information on online degree students and graduate degree students.

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

Requires DMVA establish Disabled Veterans Transportation Task Force.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee

Requires candidate and joint candidates close campaign depository accounts not later than seven years following end of service in elected public office or unsuccessful election.

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

Establishes minimum student to employee ratio for calculating State support for employee fringe benefit costs at four-year public institutions of higher education.

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

Establishes Office of Inspector General for Prosecutorial Review in but not of DLPS.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Requires retention of funds collected by Department of Banking and Insurance and certain professional boards.

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

Establishes firearms storage grant program; appropriates $300,000.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Establishes "Higher Education Deferred Maintenance Fund" to provide funding for deferred maintenance needs at public institutions of higher education.

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

Directs MVC Chief Administrator to enter into driver's license reciprocity agreement with Republic of Ireland.

2026-06-04 — Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

Establishes State aid reduction cap of one percent for calculation of State school aid.

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

Permits school districts to receive loans from State to support operating budget under certain circumstances.

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

Permits State, local government agencies, and private detention facilities to enter into agreement to detain noncitizens.

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

Increases resource threshold for certain Medicaid eligibility groups.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.

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

Concerns rights of juvenile defendants who elect to be tried as adults.

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

Exempts sales of pet food and medication purchased for pets from sales and use tax.

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

Concerns vaccine mandates and eligibility for unemployment benefits for certain health care workers.

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

Directs State Board of Education to rescind New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education and directs boards of education to establish Parental Advisory Committees and adopt standards for health instruction.

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

Requires parental consent for student to participate in health, family life education, or sex education program and provides parents with access to certain public school curricula.

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

"Fentanyl and Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine.

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

Establishes New Jersey Higher Education Student Advisory Commission.

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

Requires preservation of employee benefits and contractual rights as condition of sale of Atlantic City International Airport.

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