222 session

Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.

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

"New Jersey Fair Workweek Act."

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

Prohibits suspension of driving privileges and arrest for certain crimes and offenses.

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

Requires landlords to provide tenants with certain notice concerning conditions that may cause damage or hazards on rental property.

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

Requires OIT to establish Statewide wireless network through public-private partnership agreement.

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

Codifies AG directive concerning criminal investigations of law enforcement use-of-force and in-custody deaths.

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

Requires restaurant employees to receive periodic sexual harassment training.

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

Provides awarding of contracts for professional services by State, county, municipal, and school district through competitive contracting process.

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

Prohibits electric, gas, or water public utility service discontinuances to residential customers during certain epidemics.

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

Concerns mortgage and loan forbearance, rent suspension, and consumer reporting during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

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

Requires health insurance carriers and Medicaid to provide coverage for planned home childbirth.

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

Provides mortgage payment relief, income tax relief, consumer reporting protection, and eviction protection for residential property owners, tenants, and other consumers, economically impacted during time of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

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

Requires certain health care facilities to offer lactation counseling and consultations to persons who have given birth.

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

Requires front-loading clothes washing machines and dryers to have child safety locks; requires installation of safety locks and warning for machines previously purchased without child safety locks.

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

Requires certain local government community benefit agreements dedicate resources for affordable housing purposes.

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

Authorizes local contracting units to establish joint venture and set-aside programs.

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

Establishes right to record law enforcement activity under certain circumstances.

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

Requires responding law enforcement officer to stay with dead body until medical examiner takes charge of body.

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

Directs Commissioner of Education to establish three-year pilot program to increase reading levels of certain students; appropriates $1 million.

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

Concerns development and use of accessory dwelling units.

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

Requires certain salary, compensation and benefit information to be included in certain job postings.

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

Requires all hospitals with maternity departments to maintain Baby-Friendly and Mother-Friendly designations.

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

Requires urgent care facility health care providers to possess same credentials and degrees applicable to hospital emergency room health care providers.

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

Prohibits banning and restricting access to books in public libraries.

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

Requires school districts to provide instruction on menstrual health and hygiene as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

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

Establishes Safe Remote Learning Program in DOE to support provision of remote instruction facilities by public schools.

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

Requires Internet capable room temperature reporting device installation in certain multiple dwellings.

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

Extends grace periods for rental late charges for certain tenants who receive public assistance payments.

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

Requires employer to provide certain accommodations to employee who is breast feeding.

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

Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.

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

Requires swimming pools to offer deep water swimming tests to children 12 years of age and younger upon request.

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

Clarifies staff training requirements at long-term care facilities regarding care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, and intersex seniors and seniors living with HIV.

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

Clarifies that sexual harassment and sexual assault constitute unlawful discrimination on basis of sex.

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

Requires certain motor vehicles to install rear-seat detection systems.

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

Requires DHS to establish Haitian Migrant Assistance Program.

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

Requires youth sports team coaches to undergo cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and other first aid training.

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

Establishes "New Jersey Migrant and Refugee Assistance Act."

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

Establishes "University Hospital Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act"; makes appropriation.

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

Codifies various centers and programs at Rutgers University - Newark; appropriates $6.5 million.

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

Requires standards for organization and deployment of career fire fighters to be consistent with certain national standards.

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

Provides that private passenger automobile insurance rating territories shall not place exposure in territory based on ZIP code under certain circumstances.

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

Requires Civil Service Commission establish mentoring program for certain civil service firefighter applicants.

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

Permits companion to receive PFRS accidental death pension when there is no surviving spouse; requires adjustment of final compensation for calculation of accidental death benefit for surviving spouse, companion, and children of PFRS members.

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

Establishes marine firefighting training course requirements for certain firefighters; appropriates $140 million.

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

Establishes survivor support liaison in Department of Treasury to assist beneficiaries of emergency responders who die in line of duty; designated as "Captain Augusto Acabou's, Wayne Brooks', and Plainfield Firefighter Marques Hudson's act"; appropriates $1,000,000.

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

Establishes grant program to provide thermal imaging and radio equipment to certain fire departments.

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