New Jersey bills

New Jersey legislators · Data: Open States

State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.

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• S 1085 In committee
  Establishes fire protection requirements for short-term farm labor housing.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
• S 940 In committee
  Establishes Capital City Commission to study and make recommendations concerning promotion and improvement of City of Trenton.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
• S 280 In committee
  Lowers age requirement of compulsory school attendance from six to five years old.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
• S 240 In committee
  Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
• S 246 In committee
  Establishes increased penalties for smoking cannabis or marijuana on public beaches.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 254 In committee
  Mandates that certain personnel critical to certain State finance and revenue generating activities are essential employees during state of emergency or government shutdown.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 293 In committee
  Establishes permanent standard time in NJ.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 2205 In committee
  Eliminates requirement for State residency of public school employees for period of three years.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
• S 1083 In committee
  Requires school meal service providers, when procuring local and regional foods for students, to give purchasing preference to foods produced by in-State farmers and other food producers located within 100 miles of destination school.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
• S 561 In committee
  Permits certain breweries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries to sell each other's products on licensed premises.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 275 In committee
  Requires cost analysis in certain cases when State department contracts out work.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 1298 In committee
  Provides that fusion energy and fusion technology companies are eligible to receive benefits under certain economic incentive programs.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
• S 1670 In committee
  Removes municipal authority to charge application fee for representation by municipal public defender.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 265 In committee
  Sets State's mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
• S 1272 In committee
  Provides PERS members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 291 In committee
  Reduces copayments and coinsurance for asthma inhalers covered by certain health benefits plans.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
• S 292 In committee
  Requires air conditioning in certain residential rental units.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
• S 225 In committee
  Requires State Investment Council to publish reports comparing returns earned by external and internal managers and requiring Council to make recommendations regarding investments.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 2876 In committee
  Requires automatic enrollment into utility bill payment assistance programs for certain individuals and households.
  Jan 13, 2026: Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2025, c.387.
• S 227 In committee
  Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing qualified ex-offenders.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
• S 213 In committee
  Establishes crime of law enforcement officer choking another person; designated as George Floyd's Law.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 218 In committee
  Concerns body worn cameras for law enforcement officers.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 946 In committee
  "NJ Healthy Schools Act"; prohibits sale and distribution of ultraprocessed foods in schools participating in federally funded or assisted meal programs.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
• S 285 In committee
  Removes certain part-time elected public officials from eligibility for employer-paid health care benefits coverage; makes elected public officials ineligible for payments for waiving health care benefits coverage; codifies Pension Fraud and Abuse Unit.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 256 In committee
  Requires State Investment Council report certain information quarterly; requires council's regulations addressing political contributions apply to federal or national committees and non-State political committees.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 243 In committee
  Increases benefit amount under New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit program from 40 percent to 60 percent of federal benefit amount.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
• S 210 In committee
  Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
• S 257 In committee
  Excludes certain unemployment compensation recipients from paying civil service open competitive examination application and appeal fees.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 264 In committee
  Establishes pre-loan counseling requirements and borrower rights of recission for reverse mortgage loans.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
• S 231 In committee
  Establishes that payment plan for motor vehicle surcharges is mandatory upon request; extends payment period.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 252 In committee
  Requires advance notice of water supply discontinuations for non-payment of local government water bills; requires offer of payment plan in certain circumstances.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
• S 2491 In committee
  Provides that potable water well construction projects on preserved farms are eligible to receive soil and water conservation grants from SADC.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
• S 295 In committee
  Revises SNAP application process to include certain notices, and certification and recertification requirements.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
• S 221 In committee
  Concerns automobile insurance practices.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
• S 546 In committee
  Requires mail-in ballot applications be available at polling places on election day for voting in future elections.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 2211 In committee
  Requires DOH to encourage health care facilities and licensed health care professionals to develop a "Reach Out and Read Program."
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
• S 286 In committee
  Amends "three strikes law" to apply only to persons over 18 years of age.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 289 In committee
  Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 3025 In committee
  Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
• S 236 In committee
  Permits voter registration at polling place on election day.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 209 In committee
  Imposes requirements on video visitation service contracts for inmates in certain correctional facilities; requires correctional facilities to allow contact visits.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 233 In committee
  Revises and codifies schedule for childhood lead screenings; requires lead screenings as precondition of child's initial entry into school system.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
• S 272 In committee
  Requires State agencies to submit notice of request for proposals or other documents pertinent to privatization contracts to certain State employees.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 259 In committee
  Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in hedge funds and derivative contracts.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 294 In committee
  Requires certain school districts and DOE to address chronic absenteeism.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
• S 1491 In committee
  Requires same limitation on public employee contributions to flexible spending accounts as provided by federal law adjusted for inflation.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
• S 2758 In committee
  Provides supplemental transportation aid to certain districts participating in interdistrict public school choice program.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
• S 2935 In committee
  Implements recommendations of New Jersey Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission to remove mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent drug crimes.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
• S 57 In committee
  Increases penalties for unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing fentanyl.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• S 1220 In committee
  Requires DOH to study indoor air quality at public schools, develop list of common indoor air contaminants at public schools, and establish guidance regarding potential mitigation measures.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee