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Vol. XXXVIII No. 10 222nd
Legislature •
First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Introduced:
S3717
Lagana,J Fair Price Protection
Act-establish REF SCM
S3718
Sarlo,P Parking space,
improvement standards-reduce, resid devel proximity to pub trans REF SCU
S3719
Bucco,A Municipality reimb-estab
fund for police costs related to crowding at MVC;$500K REF SCU
S3721
Bucco,A/McKnight,A Personal
flotation devices, Type IV-req installation, cert lakes, ponds, rivers REF SEN
S3722
Bucco,A Drinking water wastewater
& stormwater infra projects-grants to local govt;$100M REF SEN
S3723
Bucco,A Algal blooms-authorize
use of CBT revenues for grants for prevention/remediation REF SEN
S3724
Bucco,A Non-driver ID card-waive
fee, proof of enrollment in public asst/social svc prog REF STR
S3725
Bucco,A+1 E-ZPass tolls-require
NJTA & SJTA exempt certain disabled veterans REF STR
S3726
Corrado,K Automobile, private
sale-auth. purchaser operate w/out regis or title for 3 days REF SCM
S3727
Bucco,A Loan redemption
program-provides tax credits to companies contributing REF SHI
S3728
Bucco,A Nasal rescue med/oxygen,
seizure emerg-req school dist maintain supply/training REF SED
S3729
Bucco,A Cigar lounges, new-permit
to be opened under certain circumstances
REF SHH
S3730
Bucco,A Home repair and
functional improvements-allows income tax deduction REF SCU
S3731
Bucco,A Bond anticipation notes,
certain-authorizes fire districts issue up to 10 yrs REF SCU
S3732
Timberlake,B Groceries-proh
dynamic, surveillance, or personalized algorithmic pricing REF SCM
S3733
Burzichelli,J/Lagana,J Pharmacy
benefits manager-provide for procurement by State REF SSG
S3734
Burzichelli,J Attorney
General-establish qualifications to be appointed REF SJU
S3735
Steinhardt,D Foreclosure
protections-extend, cert homeowners impacted by Hurricane Ida REF SCU
S3736
Holzapfel,J/Diegnan,P Parking
meter fees-exempt persons w/ disabilities, certain circumstances REF STR
S3737
Bucco,A/Mukherji,R Municipal
announcements and accept complaints-required by electronic means REF SCU
S3738
Diegnan,P Electric vehicle supply
equip-estab alternative compliance standards for devel REF SCU
S3739
Diegnan,P Electric supply
equipment devel processes & standards, certain-establish REF SCU
S3740
Diegnan,P Electric vehicle
parking spaces-concerns REF SCU
S3741
Diegnan,P Marriage and family
therapy-modifies requirements for licensure
REF SCM
S3742
Bramnick,J/Corrado,K Autism
Awareness-creates special license plates
REF STR
S3743
Bucco,A Jefferson Township Public
Schools-provide additional operational aid;$4.8M REF SED
S3744
Zwicker,A/McKnight,A Local news
organizations, eligible-establish advertisement set-asides REF SSG
S3745
Zwicker,A Antibiotic-resistant
bacteria & genes, St. water sys-establish 2 yr pilot prog REF SEN
S3746
Zwicker,A Energy businesses,
certain-require BPU develop program to promote
REF SEG
S3747
Pennacchio,J Public database,
certain undocumented immigrants-req State Police develop REF SLP
S3748
Singleton,T/Tiver,L SJTA-provides
respresentation of Burlington County REF
STR
S3749
McKnight,A Transporting network
companies-proh engaging in surge pricing during st of emerg REF STR
S3750
McKnight,A Higher education &
degree instit. online prog-requires disclosure of information REF SHI
S3751
McKnight,A Homemaker-home health
aides-req certification suspension, cert circumstances REF SCM
S3752
McKnight,A Cosmetology &
hairstyling-establish optional special needs training program REF SCM
S3753
McKnight,A Community policing
unit-requires State Police establish REF
SLP
S3754
McKnight,A Automotive Anti-Theft
Systems Task Force-establish REF SLP
S3755
McKnight,A Sexual
assault-concerns training for prosecutors
REF SLP
S3756
McKnight,A State police officers,
assigned to cert positions-not excluded from promotion REF SLP
S3757
McKnight,A Law enforcement use of
force policy-req AG to revise; implement certain reforms REF SLP
S3758
McKnight,A VCCO-direct State
Auditor to conduct performance review audit
REF SLP
S3759
McKnight,A Nominations for public
office-concerns process filling certain vacancies REF SSG
S3760
McKnight,A Law enforcement
officers-req periodically vetted for evidence of personal bias REF SLP
S3761
McKnight,A Alcohol
consumption-req warning notices, cert health risks reviewed & updated REF SHH
S3762
McKnight,A Department of State
Police-establish REF SSG
S3763
McKnight,A Criminal Sentencing
& Disposition Comm.-increase size; broaden reporting duties REF SJU
S3764
McKnight,A Visitation, cert
guardianship cases-clarifies power of court, limit restrictions REF SJU
S3765
McKnight,A Rental assistance
benefits-req DHS request approval, federal govt provide REF SHH
Bills
Introduced: (cont’d)
S3766
McKnight,A Nursing Scribe
Program-require New Jersey Board of Nursing establish REF SHH
S3767
McKnight,A HomeFront NJ - Diaper
Access Expansion Pilot Program-make suppl approp;$587.450K REF SHH
S3768
McKnight,A Medicaid applications,
incomplete-revises procedures for processing
REF SHH
S3769
McKnight,A Federally qualified
health center-req payment, multiple encounters per day REF SHH
S3770
McKnight,A St officer or
employee, cert-permit spouse, hold interest in cert regulated bus REF SSG
S3771
McKnight,A Nursing staff
agencies, temporary-concerns registration and operation REF SCM
S3772
McKnight,A Prostitution offenses,
cert-impose mandatory fine & ed req, w/in 500 feet of sch REF SLP
S3773
McKnight,A Virtual/remote
instruction implementation-req primarily through virtual sessions REF SED
S3774
McKnight,A Dry
drowning-municipalities req to provide information at public swimming
pools REF SCU
S3775
McKnight,A Municipal Community
Center Grant Program-establishes REF SCU
S3776
McKnight,A Higher ed. &
degree-granting proprietary instit.-submit certain documentation REF SHI
S3777
McKnight,A College Loans to
Assist State Students-defer payments to new parent REF SHI
S3778
Turner,S St agencies-vacate cert
prop. in Trenton, EDA offer incentives to pub entities REF SSG
S3779
Gopal,V/McKnight,A Workplace
discrimination-proh based on menstruation/perimenopause/menopause REF SLA
S3780
Gopal,V/Corrado,K Virtual/remote
instruction-concerns, school used as polling place election day REF SED
S3781
Turner,S Revolutionary War Park
Study Commission-establish REF SSG
S3782
Diegnan,P 2-1-1 information and
referral syytem-concerns; make appropriation
REF SHH
S3783
Bucco,A/Corrado,K New Jersey
Bleacher Safety Act REF SCU
S3784
Zwicker,A Electricity load
forecasting-concerns REF SEG
S3785
Zwicker,A/Mukherji,R+1 Commercial
foods-prohibits cert substances in sale, distribution & manufacture REF SHH
S3786
McKnight,A/Corrado,K Access Link
paratransit vehicle operators-announce stops for passengers REF STR
S3787
McKnight,A Replacement key and
key fob-establish fee cap in subsidized senior housing REF SCU
S3788
Cryan,J Task Force on Higher
Education Governance and Funding-create;$200K
REF SHI
S3789
Moriarty,P Transportation network
companies-establish certain safety requirements
REF STR
S3790
Ruiz,M Auth & Interstate
Auth-consider minorities & women, hiring or awarding contracts REF SSG
S3791
Ruiz,M Community Learning
Program-establish, provide extended learning time programs REF SED
S3792
Ruiz,M Law Against
Discrimination-enhance protection, immigrant & person not US citizen REF SJU
S3793
Ruiz,M Cash assistance benefits
under Work First program-revises requirements
REF SHH
S3794
Ruiz,M Preeclampsia &
gestational diabetes-require DOH prepare resouce guide REF SHH
S3795
Ruiz,M Maternity care evaluation
protocols-DOH required to establish REF
SHH
S3796
Ruiz,M Juror
disqualification-prohibits based on gender ID or sexual orientation REF SJU
S3797
Ruiz,M Income tax credit
program-increases benefit amounts & expands eligibility REF SBA
S3798
Ruiz,M Listening to Mothers
Survey Act-estab survey, evaluate & improve maternity care REF SHH
S3799
Ruiz,M Crime Victim's Bill of
Rights and VCCO-establish an awareness campaign
REF SLP
S3800
Ruiz,M Small Business E-commerce
Support Prog-include social media devel svcs
REF SEG
S3801
Ruiz,M Medicaid enrollment for
inmates-participate in session 60 days prior to release REF SHH
S3802
Ruiz,M Primary & mental
health care services-requires Medicaid reimbursement rates REF SHH
S3803
Ruiz,M Student mental health
assistance program-establish program to create
REF SED
S3804
Ruiz,M Community school pilot
program-establish 5 year REF SED
S3805
Ruiz,M Certified business
enterprises awarded St contracts-issue advanced payments REF SSG
S3806
Ruiz,M Inmate, female-prov
w/family planning services prior to correctional fac release REF SLP
S3807
Ruiz,M Child abuse & neglect
during public health emerg-establish policies & procedures REF SHH
S3808
Ruiz,M ReadyReturn Prog-estab;
req Taxation prepare initial tax filing, cert taxpayers REF SHH
S3809
Ruiz,M Period Equity &
Menstrual Disorders Study Committee-establish in DOH REF SHH
S3810
Ruiz,M Breast cancer
detection-req. health insurer prov coverage for imaging related to REF SCM
S3811
Ruiz,M NJ FamiltyCare & SNAP
recipients-concerns certain eligibility requirements REF SHH
S3812
Ruiz,M Court documents,
certain-req. to be translated into languages other than English REF SJU
S3813
Stack,B Immigration-prohibit
enforcement on certain public lands; appropriate funds REF SJU
S3814
McKeon,J Institutions of higher
education, out-of-State-revise licensure process REF SHI
S3815
Scutari,N/Beach,J US Postal
Service postmark-estab public awareness campaign, fed rules;$100K REF SSG
S3816
Mukherji,R Vacant commercial
space-requires study for small businesses
REF SCU
S3817
McKnight,A Text-based
chat-requires business offer transcription of chat to consumer REF SCM
S3818
Ruiz,M Borinqueneers license
plates-authorize creation REF STR
S3819
Smith,B Transmission-scale energy
storage procurement-modifies cert requirements
REF SEN
S3820
Ruiz,M Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commissioners-maintain minutes of meetings
REF SSG
S3821
Ruiz,M Blood pressure
monitoring-req insurers cover monitoring patient w/ preeclampsia REF SCM
S3822
Ruiz,M Remote stress tests for
pregnant women-requires Medicaid coverage
REF SHH
S3823
Ruiz,M Sexual assault at instit.
of higher education-victim-centered employee training REF SHI
SCR108
Bucco,A School Funding Reform Act
of 2008-revise to stabile State aid reductions
REF SED
SCR109
Zwicker,A Srebrenica genocide
& Dayton Accords-recognize 30th anniversary
REF SSG
SCR110
Holzapfel,J/Amato,C Superstorm
Sandy disaster loans-urges President enact leg forgiving loans REF SCU
SCR111
Ruiz,M Menstrual products in
schools-urges President expand access
REF SED
SJR94
Singer,R/Bramnick,J+1 Autism and
Developmental Disabilities Study Commission-establishes REF SHH
SJR95
McKnight,A/Corrado,K Persons
w/Disabilities & Senior Citizen Transportation Services Task
Force-estab REF STR
SJR96
McKnight,A Urinary Tract
Infection Awareness Day-designate November 21 each year REF SHH
SJR97
McKnight,A/Corrado,K Suicide
Prevention Week-designates calendar week that includes September 10th REF SHH
SJR98
McKnight,A Day of
Civility-designate November 13 of each year
REF SSG
SJR99
McKnight,A All Hair is Good Hair
Day-designate October 1 each year REF
SSG
SJR100
McKnight,A Missing women &
girls, Black, Indigenous or people of color-estab task force REF SLP
SJR101
McKnight,A Black Doula
Day-designate April 11 each year REF SHH
SJR102
Ruiz,M Menstrual Empowerment
Day-designates May 17 REF SHH
Bills
Introduced: (cont’d)
SJR103
Ruiz,M Transgender Awareness
Month-designates November of each year
REF SHH
SJR104
Ruiz,M Ecuador Day-designate
August 10 each year REF SSG
SJR105
Ruiz,M/McKnight,A Hospice and
Palliative Care Awareness Month-designates November of each year REF SHH
SR77
Holzapfel,J Highway maintenance,
infrastructure improvements-urges additional federal funds REF STR
SR78
McKnight,A Social workers-urges
Governor & Legislature estab initiatives towards education REF SHI
SR79
McKnight,A Police brutality &
excessive use of force by law enforcement officers-condemns REF SLP
SR80
McKnight,A Civil asset forfeiture
cases-study the reasonableness of lowering court fees REF SLP
SR81
Cryan,J Gateway Tunnel
Project-urge President Trump to promptly restore federal funding REF STR
SR82
Ruiz,M WIC waiver
program-purchase alternative infant formulas, public emergencies REF SHH
SR83
Ruiz,M SNAP & WIC for diaper
purchases-call upon federal government to permit use REF SHH
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
S219 Sca (1R)
Turner,S/Wimberly,B+1 Affordable
housing programs-estab guidelines for creditworthiness determinations REP/SCA
S413
Stack,B/Mukherji,R+4 Tenants, sr
citizens & certain with disabilities-extend protected tenancy period REP
S451 Sca (1R)
Stack,B/Ruiz,M+3 Algorithmic
sym-use to influence price & supply, resid rental units unlawful REP/SCA
S1107
Cruz-Perez,N FY2026 approp
act-amend, reassign to Parkside Bus. & Community in Partnership REP
S1155
Corrado,K/McKnight,A+4 Code Blue
Shelter Matching Grant Prog-estab to support community-based nonprofit REP
S1759
Singleton,T/Scutari,N+7 Prop. tax
deduction-increase 18% to 30% payments as rent constituting prop taxes REP
S1799
Singleton,T/McKnight,A+3
Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit prog-suppl approp to
DCA;$30M REP
S1821 Sca (1R)
Singleton,T/McKnight,A+3 Renters
whose rent exceeds 35% of gross income-allow gross income tax credits REP/SCA
S3113
Wimberly,B/Stack,B+2 NJSHARES -
S.M.A.R.T. Program-suppl FY2026 Appropriations Act;$10M REP
S3530 Sca (1R)
Ruiz,M/Scutari,N Immigrant Tenant
Protection Act-provide certain protections, residential tenants REP/SCA
Bills
Referred/SBA:
S1155
Corrado,K/McKnight,A+4 Code Blue
Shelter Matching Grant Prog-estab to support community-based nonprofit
S1759
Singleton,T/Scutari,N+7 Prop. tax
deduction-increase 18% to 30% payments as rent constituting prop taxes
S1799
Singleton,T/McKnight,A+3
Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit prog-suppl approp to
DCA;$30M
S1821 Sca (1R)
Singleton,T/McKnight,A+3 Renters
whose rent exceeds 35% of gross income-allow gross income tax credits
S3113
Wimberly,B/Stack,B+2 NJSHARES -
S.M.A.R.T. Program-suppl FY2026 Appropriations Act;$10M
Bill
Transferred:
S420
Stack,B Voting period,
early-concerns for regular municipal elections in May FROM SSG TO SJU
Co-Sponsors
Added:
S413
(Wimberly,B) Tenants, sr citizens
& certain with disabilities-extend protected tenancy period
S451 Sca (1R)
(Wimberly,B) Algorithmic sym-use
to influence price & supply, resid rental units unlawful
S829
(Corrado,K) CJ's Law-crim
manufacture, sale & possession of substances containing kratom
S1100
(Henry,O) Vietnam Veterans'
Memorial Foundation, facilities expansion;$15M
S1123 Sca (1R)
(Diegnan,P) Anti-choking devices,
portable-require in schools
S1155
(Turner,S; Stack,B) Code Blue
Shelter Matching Grant Prog-estab to support community-based nonprofit
S1312
(Tiver,L) EMT and paramedic
certification cards-MVC accept as ID verification program
S1374
(Singleton,T) School
psychologists-req local boards of education to employ certain number
S1381 Sca (1R)
(Henry,O) Unemployed
individuals-req. DOLWD identify & recruit for emp. in health care fac
S1583
(Beach,J; Zwicker,A) Cancer
screening examinations, periodic-provide access, volunteer firefighters
S1659
(Greenstein,L; McKnight,A; Singleton,T; Smith,B) Construction project applicants-require to
disclose project financing
S1674
(Diegnan,P) Electronic literary
materials-concerns contracts from including cert provisions
S1759
(Wimberly,B) Prop. tax
deduction-increase 18% to 30% payments as rent constituting prop taxes
S1799
(Wimberly,B) Neighborhood
Revitalization Tax Credit prog-suppl approp to DCA;$30M
S1821 Sca (1R)
(Wimberly,B; Turner,S; Stack,B)
Renters whose rent exceeds 35% of gross income-allow gross income tax
credits
S1873
(Space,P) Driver license,
commercial-auth use of 3rd-party vendors in admin of testing
S2065
(Bucco,A) PFRS members,
certain-reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits
S2106
(Turner,S) Private
detectives-require to register their foreign employers with State Police
S2134
(Corrado,K; Schepisi,H; Greenstein,L)
Tax law violation-monetary award, report violation by employer in
construction
S2504
(McKnight,A) Madalyn's Law-toxic
shock syndrome, install age-appropriate signs in ladies room
S2595
(Beach,J) Cancer screening
examination, periodic-mandate access for volunteer firefighters
S2613
(McKnight,A) School
employees-review employ history, allegation of sexual abuse or misconduct
S2648
(Greenstein,L) Foie gras-prohibit
forcibly feeding certain poultry for production
S2884
(Greenstein,L) Sepsis recognition
and treatment protocols-requires hospital establish
S2917
(McKnight,A) NJT Office of
Customer Advocate and Rider Advocacy Commission-establish
S3108
(Diegnan,P) Employees affected by
a declared state of emergency-proh cert employment actions
S3114/3216 Scs (SCS) (Mukherji,R; Diegnan,P) Law enforcement officer-reveal facial
identity during cert public interactions
S3214 Sca (1R)
(McKnight,A; Turner,S) Earn and
Learn Program-establish; provide tax credits for certain employers
Co-Sponsors
Added: (cont’d)
S3227
(Greenstein,L) Development impact
fees-authorizes municipal assessment, following St guidelines
S3405
(Schepisi,H; Greenstein,L; McKnight,A; Bucco,A; Singleton,T;
Smith,B) Public works
contract-establishes minimum qualifications, persons
employed
S3425
(Tiver,L) Online tax
training-require development for small and micro-businesses
S3458
(Greenstein,L) Career &
Technical Education Commission-establish; creates initiatives promoting
S3498
(Henry,O) Spouse, military
servicemember-income tax credit, professional relicensing fees
S3564
(Singleton,T; Smith,B) Private
Contractor Registration Act-establish
S3593
(Turner,S; McKnight,A; Space,P)
Works Act-businesses create pre-emp training prog in partnership
w/nonprofit org
S3689
(Holzapfel,J) Pension/retirement
income exculsion-expand eligibility, incomes exceeding $150K
S3725 (Tiver,L)
E-ZPass tolls-require NJTA & SJTA exempt certain disabled veterans
SCR106
(Holzapfel,J) Protecting Against
Climate Threats-rules inconsistent w/ legislative intent
SJR 94 (McKnight,A) Autism and Developmental Disabilities Study
Commission-establishes
Co-Prime
Sponsors Added:
S219 Sca (1R)
(Wimberly,B) Affordable housing
programs-estab guidelines for creditworthiness determinations
S706
(McKnight,A) Constr or public
works in school bldg-clarifies criminal history record check
S1374
(Corrado,K) School
psychologists-req local boards of education to employ certain number
S1670
(Turner,S) Municipal public
defender-removes municipal authority to charge application fee
S1821 Sca (1R)
(McKnight,A) Renters whose rent
exceeds 35% of gross income-allow gross income tax credits
S1841
(McKnight,A) Workplace Skills
Savings Program-create; appropriate $25M
S2390
(McKeon,J) Volunteer Medical
Professional Health Care Act-concerns immunity for civil liab.
S2398
(McKeon,J) Property tax bills,
permits, receipts-auth. municipality to deliver via e-mail
S2636
(Greenstein,L) Police, contact
COVID-19-prov accidental disability benefits, cert circumstances
S3051
(McKnight,A) Safe Haven Homeless
Housing Program-establishes;$30M
S3187
(Singer,R) Motor vehicle
liability insurance policy-prohibit restricting amount recovered
S3214 Sca (1R)
(Beach,J) Earn and Learn
Program-establish; provide tax credits for certain employers
S3229
(Greenstein,L) Electric public
utilities-required to file emergency response plan with BPU
S3405
(Wimberly,B) Public works
contract-establishes minimum qualifications, persons employed
S3416
(Amato,C) Flood Zone
Clarification Act-modify procedure, delineation of flood hazard areas
S3440
(Greenstein,L) School library
media specialist-requires certain ratios to students in pub. sch.
S3469
(Greenstein,L) Voting machines,
new-req. to produce voter-verifiable paper record of each vote
S3571
(Polistina,V) Workers' comp.
benefits for certain volunteer & other workers-provide w max benf
S3586
(Greenstein,L) SHBP claims
experience data provided to pub. employer-req cert info be included
S3590
(Greenstein,L) PERS
members/retirants-increase surviving spouse accidental death benefit
S3593
(Singleton,T) Works
Act-businesses create pre-emp training prog in partnership w/nonprofit org
S3635
(Greenstein,L) Cybersecurity
Grant Program-establish; appropriates $5M from General Fund
S3704
(McKnight,A) Dominican-American
Commission-establish
SR76
(McKnight,A) International Mother
Language Day-support goals and ideals
Senate President Appointments:
Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage:
Gisela Adorno of Woodland Park
Vereliz Santana of Newark
Luis A. Lopez of Camden
Claudia Martins of Elizabeth
Kenneth Sebastian Leen of New Brunswick
Senate President Re-appointment:
State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee:
Senator Nicholas P. Scutari (22)
ASSEMBLY ACTION
The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will meet on Monday, March 9,
2026 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “A” and “B” scheduled to
meet).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (3/2/2026):
None