Joe Danielsen

Concerns New Jersey 2-1-1 information and referral system; makes appropriation.

Requires safety inspection for certain motor vehicles.

Requires long-term care facilities to provide its employees with necessary supplies and equipment at no cost.

Removes exclusion of certain institutions of higher education under "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."

Establishes a pilot program for State flood monitoring and rainfall sensing; appropriates $2 million.

"Affordable Power Purchase Agreements Extension Act"; concerns extension of certain public entity contracts related to energy conservation and renewable energy production.

Establishes that Superintendent of State Police holds rank of Colonel of State Police; permits appointment of retirant without reenrollment in SPRS.

Establishes "New Jersey Holistic Representation Model" in Office of Public Defender.

"Behavioral Health Crisis Mobile Response Act."

Establishes "Academic Freedom in Higher Education Protection Act."

Revises reporting requirements for nursing homes concerning financial disclosures and ownership structure.

Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $30 million to DCA for Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program.

Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.

Designates November 7 of each year as "Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day" in NJ.

Imposes various taxes and fees on correctional service businesses to offset social costs of incarceration.*

Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.

Designates "New Jersey State Song" as State song.

Requires financial institutions to cash payroll checks under certain circumstances.

Establishes offense of criminal mischief committed on historical sites.

Provides adjustment to school district tax levy cap for expenditures associated with opening of new school facility during budget year.