New Jersey Vote Reports

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).

Mandates statewide universal preschool and free full-day kindergarten by 2029 while centralizing funding and oversight under state control.

Limits rent hikes in manufactured or modular home parks to 2% annually, with narrow exceptions.

Expands the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Act, empowering the Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to invest more in high-growth startups.

Ostensible bans paid ballot harvesting, but makes multiple exceptions that neuters and positive impact.

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.

Designates June 2025 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in New Jersey.

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.

Requires the N.J. Department of State to post and keep updated an online "Reproductive Health Travel Advisory" summarizing other states' abortion restrictions.

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).

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.

Mandates use of the ISO firearms-and-ammunition MCC. Payment networks must offer it, and acquirers must assign it to qualified merchants.

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.

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.

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.

Creates the Stabilized School Budget Aid Grant Program to help school districts facing state aid cuts in the 2024-2025 school year.

Requires each public higher-education institution in New Jersey to form a menstrual equity task force.

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.

Exempts the sale of certain investment metal bullion and investment coins from New Jersey's sales and use tax.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Urges Congress to renew funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides discounted broadband access to low-income households.

Exempts sales of investment metal bullion and investment coins from sales and use tax.

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.

Establishes the "Sustainable New Jersey Fund" in the Department of Environmental Protection to support certain sustainability initiatives and allocates $1 million for enforcement.

Supports New Jersey's offshore wind projects by allowing owners and investors of these wind projects to keep certain federal tax benefits.

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.

Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to the Department of Environmental Protection for implementation of the Electric School Bus Program.

Exempts sales of investment metal bullion and investment coins from sales and use tax.

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.

Empowers the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) and New Jersey film-lease partner facilities to determine investment terms collectively.

Establishes the "Sustainable New Jersey Fund" in the Department of Environmental Protection to support certain sustainability initiatives.

Supports New Jersey's offshore wind projects by allowing owners and investors of these wind projects to keep certain federal tax benefits.

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.

Would move almost 5.2 billion dollars to the "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund.

Would allocate 45 million dollars over three years to the purchase and maintenance of electric school busses.

Allows the Attorney General to exploit public nuisance statutes to bring charges against gun manufacturers.

Creates the Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer.

Creates new legal restrictions regarding gun ownership in the state of New Jersey.

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.

Establishes a New Jersey Minority, Women, and Underserved Farmer Registry.

Moves almost 5.2 billion dollars to the "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund."

Would allocate 45 million dollars over three years to the purchase and maintenance of electric school busses.

Mandates that individuals who serve in the legislature must undergo implicit bias and cultural competency training.

Changes the minimum eligible age from 18 to 21 that an individual must be to purchase firearms.

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.

Codifies into law an absolute "right" to abortion in New Jersey, including late-term abortion, and abortions performed by non-physicians.

Legally affirms the right to same-sex marriage in the state of New Jersey.

A2394 creates recruitment and selection programs to increase police hirings of women and minorities, with a reporting requirement.

Rescinds New Jersey's prior resolutions calling on Congress to organize a constitutional convention.

Mandates individuals seeking a teaching certification be trained in "culturally responsive teaching," a movement linked to critical race theory.

Bans or sharply limits consumer access to single-use plastic bags, paper bags, straws, and foam food containers.

Loosens voting standards by extending deadlines on ballot receipt and election certification, allowing surrogates to request ballots for others, and creating vote-by-mail awareness materials.

Codifies into law an absolute "right" to abortion in New Jersey, including late-term abortion, and abortions performed by non-physicians.

Rescinds New Jersey's prior resolutions calling on Congress to organize a constitutional convention.

Requires New Jersey school districts to add radical lesson plans on diversity and equity to K-12 public school curriculums.

Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for a wide-ranging variety of consumer goods, including showerheads and computers.

AB2394 creates recruitment and selection programs to increase police hirings of women and minorities, with a reporting requirement.