222 session

Establishes New Jersey Center for Study and Prevention of Suicide at Rutgers School of Public Health.

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

Revises training requirements for governing board members of public institutions of higher education.

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

Permits certain retired public employees in PERS to collect pension while also collecting salary as an elected official.

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

Requires governing boards of public institutions of higher education to adopt tuition and fee schedules for ensuing academic year during Spring semester after issuance of Governor's recommended budget.

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

Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to permit certain students to submit monthly expense and resource statement for income verification; requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to impute in-kind support amounts.

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

Modifies NJBEST one-time grant to lifetime matching grant of $1,500 per beneficiary.*

2026-05-18 — Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

Authorizes grocery stores to provide certain single-use paper carryout bags to customers.

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

Requires election result challenges be sent to specific panel of judges.

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

Requires municipal governing body to consider preservation of certain open space proposed for development.

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

Changes date of "Juneteenth Day" in NJ to June 19 of each year.

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

Permits school bus driver to administer epinephrine to student in emergency under certain circumstances.

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

Establishes certain exclusions and credits under gross income and corporation business taxes for contributions to lifelong learning accounts.

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

Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies; appropriates funds.*

2026-03-19 — Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

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 in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

Authorizes Sunday firearm and bow hunting for deer on certain lands.

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

Establishes surplus revenue reserve account in the Property Tax Relief Fund if certain levels of unanticipated gross income tax revenue are collected.

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

Establishes program to subsidize purchase price of medical cannabis for registered qualifying patients enrolled in Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare programs.

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

Allows gross income tax credits to certain renters whose rent exceeds 35 percent of gross income.

2026-03-05 — Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

Adds illicit fentanyls to Schedule I in the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act."

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

Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.

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

Requires certain public awareness campaigns to include information about duty of motorist to take certain action when approaching pedestrian, bicycle, or personal conveyance.

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

Lowers age at which certain insurers are required to provide coverage for mammograms.

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

Exempts local utilities from certain reporting requirements.

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

Establishes "New Jersey Higher Education Funding Formula Commission."

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

Requires Rutgers University study economic impact of military installations in NJ; appropriates $155,000.

2026-02-19 — Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

Increases gross income tax relief based on rent constituting property taxes for residential tenants and establishes refundable gross income tax credit in place of gross income tax deduction for residential tenants.

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

Establishes Elementary Home Reading Grant Program; appropriates $500,000 to DOE from federal funds.

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

Provides for immediate issuance of marriage and civil union licenses; provides for 72 hour waiting period prior to ceremony.

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

Requires Cannabis Regulatory Commission to establish procedure for persons to voluntarily prohibit self from entering dispensary.

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

Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.

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

Requires low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters to be insured and registered with MVC; requires MVC to develop a safety training module for registration.

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

Permits certain wineries to sell their products by the glass for consumption in licensed salesrooms.

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

Revises certain requirements concerning graduation proficiency test and eliminates requirement that graduation proficiency test be administered to eleventh grade students.

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

Eliminates US citizenship requirement for student representatives on boards of trustees of certain public institutions of higher education.

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

Permits municipal, county, and regional police and fire forces to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers and firefighters; allows exceptions to requirement under certain circumstances.

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

Requires institutions of higher education to adopt affirmative consent standard and other policies regarding sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

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

Establishes summer transition pilot program for rising kindergarten students who meet certain criteria.

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

Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.

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

Requires private health insurers, SHBP, SEHBP, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to cover wigs under certain circumstances.

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

Establishes the "New Jersey Feminine Hygiene Product Donations Immunity Act."

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

Requires DCA, in consultation with Commission on Human Trafficking, to establish Statewide initiative for Red Sand Project.

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

Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for family planning and reproductive health care services; prohibits adverse actions by medical malpractice insurers in relation to performance of legally protected health care services.

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

Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU.

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

Prohibits casino licensees from using non-wagering casino games to solicit future gaming.

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

Broadens riot and disorderly conduct; enhances penalties for public monument destruction; addresses riot victim assaults; creates crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly.

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

Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.

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