222 session

Lowers age requirement of compulsory school attendance from six to five years old.

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

Provides comprehensive Medicaid benefits to certain individuals formerly in foster care.

2026-06-15 — Withdrawn from Consideration

Requires law enforcement agencies to establish review council in internal affairs unit to investigate law enforcement officers who participate in hate groups.

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

Prohibits forfeiture of inmate's commutation credits for minor disciplinary infractions and expands inmate's ability to restore certain forfeited credits.

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

Requires BPU to post on its website report from public utility on public utility's capital investments in response to petition from public utility to increase rates.

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

Establishes the "Urban Wealth Fund Pilot Program."

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

Requires certain background investigation for candidate for law enforcement position.

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

Requires electric public utility to reimburse customers for up to $500 for spoiled food and full cost of spoiled medicine resulting from lengthy service outage following major event.

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

Establishes New Jersey Community Learning Program in DOE to provide comprehensive after school programs in certain communities; dedicates portion of State cannabis revenue to support program.

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

Creates new level of barbering license and apprenticeships in barbering, and establishes limits to hours of instruction for certain barbering training.

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

Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.

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

Requires public question to allow fire district to raise amounts that exceed permissible property tax levy increase to be submitted at general election.

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

Establishes Medicaid Managed Care Organization Oversight Program.

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

Requires restaurants to provide alternative menu for individuals with diabetes.

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

Requires DOH to maintain emergency stockpile of insulin and authorizes dispensing of emergency supply of insulin to certain patients.

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

Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to employ three geriatric social workers to serve New Jersey's long-term care residents and makes appropriation.

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

Requires long-term care facilities to develop person-centered care plans for residents and establishes right to certain forms of visitation for long-term care residents.

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

Requires Medicaid coverage of social day care services for senior citizens.

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

Requires court to consider certain factors in appointing guardian and to justify guardianship appointment on record.

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

Revises visitation and reporting rules for professional guardians.

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

Allows court to consider previous care when granting letters of guardianship for incapacitated person.

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

Establishes "Graduate Physician Licensing Act."

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

Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **

2026-06-30 — Substituted by A1715 (ACS/3R)

Requires air monitoring at certain construction projects.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

Establishes crimes against elected public officials and immediate families; provides police protection in instances of crime against elected public official and immediate family.

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

Requires Commissioner of Education to develop emergency notification system to alert students and staff of active shooter on school grounds.

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

Requires certain libraries to provide free menstrual hygiene products and requires State to pay costs.

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

Revises definition of health care professional in aggravated assault statute to match definition under "Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act."

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

Concerns charter school enrollment, student placements, reporting, and athletics.

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

Increases FY2026 annual appropriation to DCF by $16.7 million to increase NJ FamilyCare monthly reimbursement rate paid to care management organizations.

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

Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign distribution of certain Community Resources funding to Neptune American Legion Post #346.

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

Requires executive county superintendent of schools to establish consolidation plan to combine school districts in county into regional school districts.

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

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for Community College Opportunity Grant.

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

Prohibits forcibly feeding certain poultry for production of foie gras.

2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

Permits certain local units to enter into project labor agreements for public works projects below the $5 million threshold.

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

Sets State's mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.

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

Requires Commissioner of Education to take certain action concerning preliminary State school aid notices and school district budgets and creates New Jersey Education Funding Portal; modifies certain provisions in school funding law.

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

Permits certain substitute teachers to enroll in TPAF.

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

Expands entities that may acquire opioid antidotes; creates program within DOH and formalizes reporting requirements.

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

Provides for reduction in suspended sentence, probation, or parole based on compliance with conditions of sentence; requires report on effect on recidivism.

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

Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.

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

Permits reimbursement of COBRA health benefit costs of survivors of certain deceased public safety employees; appropriates $750,000.

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

Requires developers of residential housing to provide low, moderate, and middle income housing or pay fee.

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

Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.

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

"Homeless Bill of Rights."

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

Shortens timeframe for municipality to rehabilitate certain abandoned property.

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