New Jersey Legislation

Concerns noise abatement of data centers.

Modifies scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act related to economic impact of rules on small businesses and small local government units.

"Sadie's Law"; establishes legal planning services program for individuals with profound disabilities and their families.

Permits certain winery license holders to sell wine produced by other winery licensees under certain circumstances; establishes supplemental wine production facility license.

Requires use of uniform campus climate survey by institutions of higher education.

Establishes New Jersey Civics and Debate Initiative in public schools; appropriates $4.5 million.

Gradually reduces CBT rate; eliminates corporate transit fee.

Permits establishment of hookah lounges under certain conditions; establishes municipal application deadlines.

Requires AG to study use of artificial intelligence for certain law enforcement purposes and issue report.

Recognizes NJ-Taiwan sister-state relationship and anniversary of Taiwan Relations Act; reiterates support for closer partnership between US, NJ, and Taiwan.

Establishes natural gas power plant procurement program in BPU.

Establishes municipal water infrastructure planning and design project grant program in DEP; appropriates $100 million.

Requires Office of Eviction Prevention to publish eviction-related data.

Directs BPU to authorize construction and operation of micro-reactors.

Provides gross income tax credit for taxpayers who donate blood.

Requires data center developers to provide certain notice to public before preliminary site plan consideration and hearing under MLUL; requires DCA to maintain related public notice website.

Requires retailers to lock up or place bath salts behind counter.

Provides for establishment of pilot program for acquiring abandoned properties in certain municipalities and develop land bank agreement.

Establishes requirements for electric public utility power restoration practices after major events.

Permits licensed organizations to conduct raffles remotely.

Requires BPU to establish minimum staffing requirements for certain electric public utility personnel.

Urges EPA to adopt drinking water standard for microplastics and nanoplastics.

Requires Office of Eviction Prevention to publish eviction-related data.

Provides gross income tax credit for portion of employment-related dependent care expenses incurred by certain resident taxpayers.

Requires disclosure of all fees and charges for goods and services sold or offered for sale.

"Automatic Utility and Communications Service Credit Act"; requires certain telecommunications utilities to provide credits for service outages of longer than three hours.

Designates first Tuesday after first Monday in November annually as Bring Your Adult Child to Vote Day in NJ.

Requires certain State agencies to establish expedited approval and permitting procedures for artificial intelligence data centers that bring their own power.

Requires MVC and American Automobile Association to contract to allow for provision of certain motor vehicle services at American Automobile Association facilities.

Requires electric public utilities to notify customers of Residential Universal Bill Credit.

Requires employers to provide certain notices to tipped workers.

Lifts ban on State and local law enforcement cooperation with federal civil immigration authorities and creates fund to support cooperation; makes an appropriation; repeals section 3 of P.L.2026, c.5.

Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits to certain businesses for qualified purchases from NJ small businesses.

Requires notification of possible complications of abortion-inducing drugs and right to sue for injury; establishes crime of criminal abortion by fraud.

Requires BPU to survey public utility customers every five years.

Requires additional monitoring and enforcement of certain orders of compliance and corrective action plans issued during special education disputes.

Establishes Data Center Community Intervenor Compensation Grant Program and fund in DCA to provide financial assistance for certain data center-related services; appropriates $10 million.

Establishes licensure requirement for source plasma donation centers.

Requires State to issue biennial report of unutilized State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing.*

Requires annual report on New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program to include information on borrower delinquency and administrative wage garnishments.

Modifies collective statewide transfer agreement and reverse transfer agreement; establishes New Jersey Transfer Ombudsperson within Office of Secretary of Higher Education.

Requires electric public utilities to submit report to BPU following major outage events.

Requires school districts to provide 30-minute lunch period for students.

Establishes two-year pilot program to recognize certain noncredit programs in county college operational aid; appropriates $5 million.

Requires school districts to provide 30-minute lunch period for students.

Provides subsidy for purchase of health insurance for certain individuals living with type 1 diabetes.

Authorizes county agriculture development boards to purchase agricultural supplies for sale to New Jersey farmers.*

Directs Department of Treasury to transfer to DEP as surplus property certain land and improvements thereon in Township of Wall, County of Monmouth.

Upgrades penalties for certain prostitution crimes; creates crimes of leader of prostitution network and participant in prostitution network.

Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide mental health services to veterans; appropriates $2 million.