New Jersey bills

New Jersey legislators · Data: Open States

State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

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• S 2158 In committee
  Eliminates presumption of pretrial release for sex offenses and certain violent crimes committed using a deadly weapon.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 1930 In committee
  "Vehicle Choice Protection Act"; prohibits State agencies from adopting rules, regulations, or policies that restrict or prohibit sale, registration, or use of new internal combustion vehicles in State.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
• S 1588 In committee
  Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional materials.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
• S 829 In committee
  "CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture, sale, and possession of substances containing kratom.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 868 In committee
  Creates "New Jersey Anti-Semitism Task Force".
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 878 In committee
  Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccination.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
• SCR 32 In committee
  Applies to Congress for an Article V Convention of States to limit certain powers of the federal government and terms of office.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 2426 In committee
  Requires EDA administer small business loan program to provide loans to small businesses owned or controlled by certain veterans.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
• S 366 In committee
  Amends felony murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated assault statutes to include death or bodily injury occurring during commission of auto theft.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• SJR 15 In committee
  Designates second weekend of September each year as "Salute to Service and Sacrifice Weekend."
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 1946 In committee
  Allows municipalities to establish affordable housing preference for their residents.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
• S 2836 In committee
  Establishes guardianship monitoring program in Office of Public Guardian for Elderly Adults.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
• S 2043 In committee
  Concerns pretrial and post-trial considerations for certain crimes involving operation of vehicles, including rebuttable presumption for pretrial detention, pretial recommendation of no release from detention, suspension or revocation of license, and vehicle forfeiture.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 2070 In 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.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 1883 In committee
  Reduces amount of supervised counseling experience required for professional counselor licensure.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
• S 857 In committee
  Requires EDA to establish program providing grants to qualified veterans purchasing franchises.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
• S 447 In committee
  Upgrades burglary of residence to crime of second degree.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 855 In committee
  "Michelle's Law"; requires health benefit plans to cover mammogram for an individual if recommended by health care provider.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
• S 2601 In committee
  "Stephanie's Law"; Requires AOC to establish publicly-accessible domestic violence registry; requires law enforcement officer to search State's domestic violence registries when conducting arrest.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 1923 In committee
  Suspends sales and use tax and societal benefits charge on electric and gas public utility bills during four-month period.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
• S 2514 In committee
  Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 1600 In committee
  Establishing veterans' affordable housing preference; authorizing bonus fair share credit for veterans' affordable housing.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
• S 2878 In committee
  Establishes new mitigating factor, reduced sentencing, and resentencing for certain defendants who are victims of abuse.
  Jan 13, 2026: Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2025, c.328.
• S 2396 In committee
  Upgrades burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree; upgrades it to a crime of the first degree if committed while armed.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 2065 In committee
  Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 814 In committee
  Requires MVC to provide customers with certain documents in-person, same day.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
• S 2236 In committee
  Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
• S 122 In committee
  Concerns installation, modification, and sale of certain mufflers and exhaust systems; requires inspection of mufflers and exhaust systems.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
• S 1932 In committee
  Suspends sales and use tax and societal benefits charge on electric and gas public utility bills during one year period beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
• S 2861 In committee
  Requires access to certain assistive services for students with disabilities at public institutions of higher education.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
• S 1931 In committee
  Increases penalty for reckless vehicular homicide committed when driving while intoxicated under certain circumstances.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 921 In committee
  Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for child sexual abuse and child endangerment.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 70 In committee
  Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
• S 2458 In committee
  Adjusts method of determining regional need for affordable housing; permits timeline extension for municipalities to determine and plan for adjusted fair share obligations based on revisions to regional need.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
• S 1981 In committee
  Authorizes licensing of certain sporting event brackets and boxes under raffle law.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 2501 In committee
  Establishes certain animal abuse offenses committed in manner manifesting extreme indifference to value of animal's life as crime of second degree; designated as "River's Law."
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
• S 2134 In committee
  Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
• S 2241 In committee
  Provides police officers may be present at senior residential center or school being used as polling place under certain circumstances; requires school to establish election day security plan.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 1241 In committee
  "New Jersey Makes, the World Takes Act"; allows corporation business tax credit for selling New Jersey made products.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
• S 2569 In committee
  Provides that persons between 18 and 21 years of age with disabilities are eligible to receive direct support professional services from DHS.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
• S 2611 In committee
  Establishes program to incentivize hiring and continued employment of individuals with developmental disabilities.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
• S 1378 In committee
  Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
• S 1952 In committee
  Requires DEP and owners of certain reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures; authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs levels in response to severe weather events.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
• S 315 In committee
  Requires MVC to issue blue envelopes that hold documents required to operate motor vehicle to persons diagnosed with autism.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
• S 450 In committee
  Criminalizes use of "signal jammers."
  Jan 13, 2026: Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2025, c.349.
• S 375 In committee
  Requires juveniles to be tried as adult for certain serious offenses under No Early Release Act.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 1982 In committee
  "Fentanyl and Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of fentanyl and xylazine.
  Jan 13, 2026: Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2025, c.278.
• S 1910 In committee
  Provides gross income tax deduction for expenses incurred by disabled veterans for service animals.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
• S 1331 In committee
  Requires public schools to post curriculum plans online; requires school districts to make textbooks or other materials used in implementing curriculum plans available for inspection by parents and legal guardians.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
• S 939 In committee
  Abolishes BPU; transfers responsibilities to Department of Treasury.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee