222 session

Opposes all proposals to change designation of Delaware Water Gap from National Recreation Area to National Park and Preserve, including proposal from Delaware River National Park and Lenape Preserve Alliance.

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

Establishes "Energy Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships Program"; amends law concerning NJ Infrastructure Bank; and authorizes certain energy contracts under "Public School Contracts Law" and "Local Public Contracts Law" up to 25 years.

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

Designates, as State and public holiday, September 11 as Patriot Day.

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

Provides supplemental appropriation from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide additional State aid to certain school districts.

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

Upgrades burglary of a residence to a crime of the second degree; requires mandatory period of parole ineligibility if residence was occupied at time of offense.

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

Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.

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

Requires State to bear partial cost of transportation of certain homeless students to school.

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

Makes $500,000 supplemental appropriation from Property Tax Relief Fund to Borough of North Caldwell to fund restoration of Walker's Family Home at Walker's Park and Walker's Park property.

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

Eliminates Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid and Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid; establishes Municipal Property Tax Relief Fund.

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

Requires hospital to install and operate electronic monitoring device at request of incapacitated patient or patient's legal representative.

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

Requires Chief Administrator of MVC to conduct wanted person check of all applicants for licenses, permits, and identification cards.

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

Limits long term tax exemptions in municipalities with school districts receiving certain State school aid.

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

Provides municipality with affordable housing credit toward its municipal fair share housing obligation for funds transferred to the New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund pursuant to P.L.2008, c.46.

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

Authorizes farmland assessment for forested lands and woodlands devoted to the production of USDA designated specialty crops; exempts such lands from woodland management plan requirement.

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

Prohibits use of new merchant category code by credit card companies for purchases of firearms and ammunitions.

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

Prohibits adoption of any State rule or regulation mandating electric heating or water heating systems in buildings prior to issuance of DCA report.

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

Modifies method of calculating impervious surface percentage for municipal parks in Highland preservation area.

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

Requires organizations training disabled veteran assistance dogs to register with Division of Consumer Affairs and provide disabled veteran assistance dogs with vests or harnesses.

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

Revises definition of "landlord" to include rooming and boarding house owners and operators with regard to ordinances holding landlords to certain standards of responsibility.

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

Increases penalties for denying access to public facilities, NJT, and transportation network companies to service dogs and their handlers.

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

Prohibits public procurement of electric vehicles that may have been made through forced labor.

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

Requires display of estimated odds of winning on certain lottery tickets and State Lottery website.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee

Exempts local government entities from annual remediation fees under certain circumstances.

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

"Used Car Buyers' Bill of Rights"; prohibits certain "as is" sales of used motor vehicles.

2026-03-19 — Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading

Requires institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions to notify Higher Education Student Assistance Authority of approved federal borrower defense loan discharge.

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

Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.

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

Directs Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for certain criminal contempt violations.

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

Repeals sections of law pertaining to transfer of civil service and non-civil service employees of terminated local health agency to superseding agency.

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

Prohibits State departments and agencies from considering or requiring compliance by Highlands planning area municipalities with Highlands regional master plan in certain circumstances.

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

Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."

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

Requires DOLWD to take measures to ensure State unemployment offices reopen immediately and remain open during and after public health emergency.

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

Encourages expansion of community mental health programs to include mental health services to veterans; prohibits veterans from being denied county mental health services.

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

Requires person convicted, or fleeing charge, of sex offense in foreign country to register under Megan's Law; requires law enforcement to inquire about immigration status of sex offenders and cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

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

Requires circulator of recall petition to take oath by affidavit before officer duly qualified to administer oath.

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

Provides gross income tax credits to support development of New Jersey-based small business start-ups.

2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Prohibits exemption of school purposes property taxes under "Long Term Tax Exemption Law."

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

Exempts public institutions of higher education from motor vehicle registration fee.

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

"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act"; requires verification of employment.

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

"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.

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

Establishes bipartisan task force to study response to COVID-19 in New Jersey.

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

Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.

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

Prohibits institution of higher education from establishing scholarship fund or student assistance program limited to students who are citizens or permanent residents of country or territory controlled by terrorist organization.

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

Prohibits public institution of higher education from entering into certain partnerships with institutions of higher education located in Palestinian territories.

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

Provides an excused absence for pupil who serves as poll worker on election day.

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

Creates Health Care Cost Containment and Price Transparency Commission, Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency, and hospital price transparency regulations.

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

Provides gross income tax deduction for amounts paid to taxpayers for sale of certain real property interests for conservation purposes.

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