General Assembly — Session

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

Requires AG to review Statewide policy regarding investigation of human trafficking.

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

Broadens public awareness signage to include notices in Chinese and Korean.

Establishes timelines for review and approval by Commissioner of Education of annual certified audits submitted by approved private schools for students with disabilities.

Prohibits health insurance carriers from denying coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs in favor of opioid prescription drugs.

Requires certain providers to perform intimate partner violence screenings and all health care professionals to take certain actions to prevent perpetrators of intimate partner violence from obtaining copies of victim's medical record.

Establishes licensure requirement for source plasma donation centers.

Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.

Revises high school student financial aid application requirements.

Requires Department of Agriculture to publish information on highway safety for motorists passing farm equipment on public highways; includes safely sharing roadway with farm equipment in driver education courses and certain informational brochures.

Requires Division of Child Protection and Permanency to develop suicide screening and crisis response training for caseworkers.

Requires notification of rent leveling controls at time of closing of real estate transaction.

Requires health benefits coverage of continuous glucose monitoring system for treatment of glycogen storage disease.

Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking and criminal sexual contact prosecutions and eliminates statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking.*

Establishes quorum standards for professional licensing entities under certain circumstances.

Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to create open data portal and provide certain datasets online.

Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.

Provides for background checks and other requirements for certain agencies providing temporary home for persons in crisis.*

Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund." and "Victims of Crime Compensation Board Account."*

Increases penalties for certain prohibited sales of tobacco and vapor products.

Prohibits SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid from denying coverage for maintenance medications for chronic conditions for covered persons solely because of change in health benefits plan or pharmacy benefits manager.

Creates Joint Blue Ribbon Task Force on Impacts of Climate Change on Property Insurance.

Requires inspection for pest infestation prior to certain demolitions.*

Increases scope of practice for licensed practical nurses and patient care technicians under certain circumstances.

Excludes biomass, solar, and wind energy systems located on rooftops or exception areas from certain size restrictions and approval requirements applicable to preserved farmland.*

"Safe Commercial Routes Act - Commercial Driver Human Trafficking Awareness Training"; requires applicants for commercial driver licenses and drivers renewing commercial driver licenses to complete human trafficking awareness training.

Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.*

Establishes Hope Card Program to provide victims of domestic violence with restraining order quick reference wallet card; makes appropriation.

Requires registration of postsecondary education debt creditors; establishes protections for borrowers.

Requires certain new residential construction to have pre-installed sufficient raceways to allow post-construction broadband cable deployment.*

Concerns school district finances regarding unanticipated cost increases and unused leave liabilities.*

Establishes additional procedures for financial oversight and reporting to ensure fiscal stability of school districts.

Expands duties of executive county business official; establishes processes for fiscal review of school districts by executive county superintendent and Commissioner of Education.

Concerns enrollment of twins or higher order multiples in public preschool programs.

"Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students Act"; prohibits harassment or bullying of nonpublic school students and requires nonpublic schools to adopt anti-harassment and bullying policy.

Reallocates FY2025 appropriation for City of Paterson - Recreation Center Capital Construction (PTRF) to NJ Community Development Corporation for youth center project in City of Paterson.

Requires parties in arbitration hearings to be represented by attorneys in certain circumstances.

Requires certain State contractors to provide members of public with option to submit certain information electronically.

Exempts reverse mortgage transaction from requirement that secondary mortgage loan payments be made in equal amounts and payment periods.

Clarifies establishments required to display human trafficking public awareness signs.

Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking and criminal sexual contact prosecutions and eliminates statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking.*

Exempts reverse mortgage transaction from requirement that secondary mortgage loan payments be made in equal amounts and payment periods.

Revises high school student financial aid application requirements.

Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement. *

Concerns enrollment of twins or higher order multiples in public preschool programs.

Amends FY2027 appropriations act to reassign a portion of appropriation for Eid Committee of New Jersey to Cultural Society of Bergen County to support Mom's Food Pantry.

Aligns State restrictions on sale of hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages with federal law.

Creates Joint Blue Ribbon Task Force on Impacts of Climate Change on Property Insurance.

Prohibits municipalities from requiring certain plan approval related to addition of up to five van accessible parking spaces to existing parking facilities.