New Jersey

A5795 Government Investment in Business (Passed 26 to 13 on 6/30/2025). Expands the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Act, empowering the Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to invest more in high-growth startups.

A3361 Rent Control (Passed 26 to 12 on 6/30/2025). Limits rent hikes in manufactured or modular home parks to 2% annually, with narrow exceptions.

S3910 Early Childhood Education Expansion (Passed 28 to 10 on 6/30/2025). Mandates statewide universal preschool and free full-day kindergarten by 2029 while centralizing funding and oversight under state control.

S2167 Adopting Federal School-meal Standards (Passed 39 to 0 on 6/30/2025). Requires all public schools (and nonpublic schools in federal meal programs) to follow the USDA’s 2012 school-meal standards and any stricter updates, extending them to competitive foods (cafeteria and vending snacks).

S4618 Film Tax Credit (Passed 63 to 16 on 6/30/2025). Expands and extends New Jersey’s film tax-credit program, raising the studio cap to $300M (within a $550M overall cap), adding 4–9% promo/investment and 4.5% relocation/hiring bonuses, doubling the diversity bonus to 4%, and loosening access/reporting rules.

S2167 Adopting Federal School-meal Standards (Passed 79 to 0 on 6/30/2025). Requires all public schools (and nonpublic schools in federal meal programs) to follow the USDA’s 2012 school-meal standards and any stricter updates, extending them to competitive foods (cafeteria and vending snacks).

S3663 "Reproductive Health" Travel Advisory (Passed 54 to 25 on 6/30/2025). Requires the N.J. Department of State to post and keep updated an online “Reproductive Health Travel Advisory” summarizing other states’ abortion restrictions.

A3035 Jail for Parking in EV Spots (Passed 56 to 24 on 6/30/2025). Prohibits non-electric vehicles from parking in EV-only charging spaces, with violators facing fines up to $50, jail for up to 15 days, or both. 

AR194 LGBTQ+ Pride Month (Passed 65 to 5 on 6/30/2025). Designates June 2025 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in New Jersey. 

S3562 New Government Office (Passed 24 to 15 on 3/24/2025). Allows the New Jersey Department of Health to create a nonprofit Public Health Institute to run state health programs, address racial disparities, and manage funding and supplies.

S2947 Fake "Election Integrity" Bill (Passed 30 to 8 on 3/24/2025). Ostensible bans paid ballot harvesting, but makes multiple exceptions that neuters and positive impact.

A5345 Merchant Category Codes for Firearms (Passed 49 to 27 on 3/24/2025). Mandates use of the ISO firearms-and-ammunition MCC. Payment networks must offer it, and acquirers must assign it to qualified merchants.

A4047 Unemployment Insurance (Passed 36 to 3 on 10/28/2024). Expands benefits to include disabled adult dependents, allows full-time students to receive UI if available for work, and removes repayment requirements for overpaid benefits due to employer or agency errors.

A4700 State Budget (Passed 27 to 13 on 6/28/2024). Allocates $56.6 billion in state funds and $27.5 billion in federal funds for New Jersey's fiscal year 2025 budget. It introduces a corporate transit fee and a sales tax increase.

A4704 Corporate Tax Increase (Passed 43 to 34 on 6/28/2024). Imposes 2.5 percent corporate transit fee on taxpayers with allocated taxable net income in excess of $10 million under the Corporation Business Tax (CBT).

A4587 Occupational Licensing Burden (Passed 67 to 7 on 6/28/2024). Increases the required training hours for licensure in cosmetology-hairstyling and massage and bodywork therapy from 500 hours to 600 hours. This change aligns with federal aid eligibility for individuals seeking these licenses.

S3407 Green Project Prevailing Wage (Passed 64 to 9 on 6/28/2024). Mandates that projects financed under the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program comply with prevailing-wage requirements, ensuring workers receive no less than the prevailing-wage rate.

S721 Real Money (Passed 73 to 0 on 6/28/2024). Exempts the sale of certain investment metal bullion and investment coins from New Jersey’s sales and use tax.

A2280 Appraiser Bias (Passed 26 to 10 on 5/20/2024). Prohibits discriminatory practices in real estate appraisals and mandates that appraisers undergo anti-bias training. The bill specifies that appraisers cannot consider factors such as race, gender, or marital status when assessing property values.

A4161 School Grant (Passed 24 to 9 on 3/18/2024). Creates the Stabilized School Budget Aid Grant Program to help school districts facing state aid cuts in the 2024-2025 school year.

S1313 Woke Business Certification Standards (Passed 33 to 3 on 3/18/2024). Requires the New Jersey Treasury Department to establish a standardized LGBTQ+ business certification process for businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by LGBTQ+ individuals.

S2611 Menstrual Equity Task Force (Passed 36 to 2 on 3/18/2024). Requires each public higher-education institution in New Jersey to form a menstrual equity task force.

AR117 Low-Income Internet Resolution (Passed 71 to 0 on 3/18/2024). Urges Congress to renew funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides discounted broadband access to low-income households.

S1313 Woke Business Certification Standards (Passed 61 to 8 on 3/18/2024). Requires the New Jersey Treasury Department to establish a standardized LGBTQ+ business certification process for businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by LGBTQ+ individuals.

A5294 Sound Money (Passed 36 to 0 on 1/8/2024). Exempts sales of investment metal bullion and investment coins from sales and use tax.

A5294 Sound Money (Passed 71 to 0 on 1/8/2024). Exempts sales of investment metal bullion and investment coins from sales and use tax.

S3044 Electric School Bus Program (Passed 22 to 12 on 12/21/2023). Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to the Department of Environmental Protection for implementation of the Electric School Bus Program.

S3275 State Abortion Information (Passed 23 to 11 on 6/30/2023). Requires the establishment of a new state website with information on "rights" related to "health benefits" coverage for reproductive "health care" services, meaning abortion services.

Ab5651 Green Tax Credits (Passed 21 to 14 on 6/30/2023). Supports New Jersey's offshore wind projects by allowing owners and investors of these wind projects to keep certain federal tax benefits.

S2857 Sustainable New Jersey Fund (Passed 35 to 1 on 6/30/2023). Establishes the "Sustainable New Jersey Fund" in the Department of Environmental Protection to support certain sustainability initiatives and allocates $1 million for enforcement.

S3275 State Abortion Information (Passed 48 to 23 on 6/30/2023). Requires the establishment of a new state website with information on "rights" related to "health benefits" coverage for reproductive "health care" services, meaning abortion services.

S3748 Movie Tax Credits (Passed 63 to 13 on 6/30/2023). Empowers the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) and New Jersey film-lease partner facilities to determine investment terms collectively.

Ab5651 Green Tax Credits (Passed 46 to 30 on 6/30/2023). Supports New Jersey's offshore wind projects by allowing owners and investors of these wind projects to keep certain federal tax benefits.

S2857 Sustainable New Jersey Fund (Passed 68 to 9 on 6/30/2023). Establishes the "Sustainable New Jersey Fund" in the Department of Environmental Protection to support certain sustainability initiatives.

A5086 Welfare Increase (Passed 39 to 0 on 2/2/2023). Increases the minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes Department of Human Services (DHS) to increase program benefit amount.

A5086 Welfare Increase (Passed 72 to 5 on 2/2/2023). Increases the minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes Department of Human Services (DHS) to increase program benefit amount.

A1282 $45 Million Electric School Bus Program (Passed 47 to 31 on 5/26/2022). Would allocate 45 million dollars over three years to the purchase and maintenance of electric school busses.

A1765 Prosecuting Gun Manufacturers (Passed 24 to 16 on 6/29/2022). Allows the Attorney General to exploit public nuisance statutes to bring charges against gun manufacturers.

S2944 $5.2 Billion Debt Defeasance Fund (Passed 25 to 15 on 6/29/2022). Would move almost 5.2 billion dollars to the "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund.

Ballooning Budget (Passed 48 to 30 on 6/29/2022). Appropriates $50,640,229,000 in State funds and $24,082,639,850 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.

S2023 Ballooning Budget (Passed 25 to 15 on June 29, 2022). Appropriates $50,640,229,000 in State funds and $24,082,639,850 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.

S1204 New Gun Regulations (Passed 23 to 15 on 6/29/2022). Creates new legal restrictions regarding gun ownership in the state of New Jersey. 

S1943 Creating Diversity Bureaucracy (Passed 40 to 0 on 6/29/2022). Creates the Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer.

A509 Attacking Gun Rights (Passed 50 to 28 on 6/29/2022). Changes the minimum eligible age from 18 to 21 that an individual must be to purchase firearms.

S2944 $5.2 Billion Debt Defeasance Fund (Passed 46 to 34 on 6/29/2022). Moves almost 5.2 billion dollars to the "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund."

S773 Affirmative Action Farmer Registry (Passed 74 to 4 on June 29, 2022). Establishes a New Jersey Minority, Women, and Underserved Farmer Registry.

A1282 $45 Million Electric School Bus Program (Passed 23 to 15 on 6/16/2022). Would allocate 45 million dollars over three years to the purchase and maintenance of electric school busses.

A1719 Mandatory Implicit Bias Training (passed 58 to 18 on 2/28/2022). Mandates that individuals who serve in the legislature must undergo implicit bias and cultural competency training.

S49 Late-Term Abortions (Passed by 23 to 15 on 1/10/22). Codifies into law an absolute "right" to abortion in New Jersey, including late-term abortion, and abortions performed by non-physicians.

S49 Late-Term Abortions (Passed by 46 to 22 on 1/10/22). Codifies into law an absolute "right" to abortion in New Jersey, including late-term abortion, and abortions performed by non-physicians.