222 session

Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.

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

Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.

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

Establishes "New Jersey Farm to Public Institution of Higher Education Program."

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

The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."

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

Requires voter who wishes to vote by mail to complete application for mail-in ballot each calendar year; repeals automatic vote-by-mail designation.

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

Transfers Division of Elections from Department of State to Department of Law and Public Safety; designates Attorney General as chief election official and requires two bipartisan co-directors.

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

Requires NJEDA to establish "Value-added Agriculture Loan Program" to assist farmers in developing value-added products.

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

Expands function of Commission on Human Trafficking to include promoting coordinated response by law enforcement to human trafficking.

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

Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.

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

Allows individuals that have undergone certain background checks, including individuals with certain commercial driver license endorsements, to renew license online or by mail.

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

Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.

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

Authorizes use of digital license plates.

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

Increases penalty for certain acts of trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands.

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

Permits certain municipalities to appoint persons separate from civil service eligible list under certain circumstances.

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

Exempts certain veterans from field or live-fire range portion of hunter gun safety course.

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

Requires forest stewardship plan for certain lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes.

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

Prohibits State from imposing mileage-based user fee; prohibits use of State funding for any program, study, or pilot program related to imposition of mileage-based user fee.

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

Removes statutory limitation on number of permits that may be issued by Division of Fish and Wildlife for the taking of beaver.

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

Allows Right to Farm Act complaints to be filed with county agriculture development board in adjacent county under certain circumstances and creates alternate voting members on such boards.

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

Requires school districts to allow students receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in student's resident district.

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

"Parents' Bill of Rights Act"; requires public school and school district provide certain information to parents and guardians and obtain parental consent prior to taking certain actions.

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

Establishes food rescue hotline.

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

Requires publication online of Senate Journals, Assembly Minutes, and their indexes.

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

Requires DOT to consult Department of Agriculture and County Agriculture Development Boards when developing transportation capital project list.

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

Renames Blue Star Memorial Highway Council as Blue and Gold Star Memorial Highway Council; renames Blue Star Memorial Highway system as Blue and Gold Star Memorial Highway system.

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

Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.

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

Increases penalties for certain heroin offenses by revising threshold amounts for first, second, and third degree crimes of manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing heroin.

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

Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.

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

Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.

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

"Breann's Law" requires health insurers, SHBP and NJ FamilyCare to provide "out-of-network" coverage for children with catastrophic illnesses.

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

Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.

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

Requires account numbers to be truncated on certain sales receipts.

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

Excludes value of certain manufacturer rebates from sales price of motor vehicles taxable under sales and use tax.

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

Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.

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

Provides gross income tax deduction for New Jersey fuel taxes paid through purchases of motor fuel for personal use of motor vehicles.

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

Revises law concerning partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies.

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

Requires decommissioned nuclear power facility to pay annual community service payment in lieu of property taxes.

2026-01-28 — Withdrawn from Consideration

Subjects spent nuclear fuel located in a decommissioned nuclear power plant to taxation as business personal property.

2026-01-28 — Withdrawn from Consideration

Permits certain municipalities to impose stranded nuclear waste fee.

2026-01-28 — Withdrawn from Consideration

Converts loan awarded to Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum from loan to grant.

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

Exempts veterans from camping facilities fees at State parks and forests.

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

Requires schools to report certain assaults to law enforcement.

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

Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.

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

Makes permanent certain immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.

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

Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.

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

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