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Benjie Wimberly D

State Senator
New Jersey Senate District 35 — Seat 1
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2027

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On Record (118)

Bill CRIM PROCEDCRIMESDOMESTIC VIO
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Bill CommerceINSURANCE
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Bill ELECTIONSSCH BOARDS
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Bill Civil RightsHOUSINGLABOR
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Bill COMMEMORATIO
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Bill ECONOMIC DEV
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Designates the month of September as "National Obesity Awareness Month" in New Jersey.
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Bill Environment and Energy
Designates March 21 each year as "Renewable Energy Day" in NJ.
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Bill Judiciary
Clarifies exception to hearsay rule concerning medical diagnosis or treatment for purposes of providing, continuing, or ending mental health services.
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Bill Judiciary
"J.B.'s Law;" amends Rules of Evidence to exclude creative or artistic expression in audio or video format from jury consideration in criminal proceedings.
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Establishes protected leave under "Family Leave Act" and family temporary disability leave benefits for bereavement for death of child, miscarriage, stillbirth, and certain other circumstances.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Authorizes funding for on-demand micro transit service under Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program.
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Bill Education
Requires certain school districts to partner with union apprenticeship programs for development of career exploration program.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Permits Paterson and Newark police who were promoted following February 2019 police sergeant exam to have those promotions deemed regular appointments.
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Bill Budget and Appropriations
Requires intervention of at least two days between second reading and passage of State budget bill in either house of Legislature.
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Bill State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Requires proportional distribution of payment between employers for health benefit payment obligations for certain retirees.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
The "New Jersey Online Foreclosure Sale Act;" permits online foreclosure sales for real property.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Requires Bureau of Housing Inspection to establish hotline and maintain database for public housing occupants to lodge complaints concerning living conditions.
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Bill Commerce
"Medical Debt Homestead Protection Act."
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Limits use of State, county, and municipal property or funding to support immigrant detention facilities.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $175 million from General Fund to DHS for Emergency SNAP Replacement Benefits.
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Bill State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Establishes New Jersey Dominican-American Commission.
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Bill State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Establishes Emergency Services part of PERS; provides enhanced benefits for emergency services employees.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Establishes "Remote Methadone Dosing Pilot Program;" appropriates $225,000.
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Bill Withdrawn Because Approved
Provides supplemental appropriation of $4 million for Hinchliffe Stadium Partners to support stadium, entertainment, and tourism infrastructure at Paterson Great Falls National Park.
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Bill Education
Permits certain noncitizen teachers to be eligible for tenure.
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Bill Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed by the Governor
Requires law enforcement officer to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.
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Bill Budget and Appropriations
Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing mask or disguise while interacting with public.
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Bill Commerce
"New Jersey Earned Wage Access Services Act"; concerns regulation of earned wage access services.
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Bill Commerce
Requires DOBI to monitor, evaluate, and submit annual report concerning mental health parity.
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Bill LABOR
Prohibits certain employment actions against employees affected by a declared state of emergency.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Exempts local library cooperatives from certain provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law."
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Establishes Statewide tele-psychiatry program within DHS; appropriates $4 million.
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Bill Judiciary
Requires expunged records to be accessible for immigration purposes.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Dedicates 50 percent of revenues collected from additional fees and taxes imposed on real property transfers valued over $1 million to Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
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Bill Commerce
Creates certain requirements for certain earned income access services and related provider contracts.
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Bill Economic Growth
Prohibits certain public utilities from charging residents of multi-unit dwellings meter-reading fees in certain circumstances.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Requires pharmacies to provide 90 days notice to municipality prior to closure.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Creates New Jersey Mental Health Residential Reform Treatment Act.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Requires hospitals to perform psychological and psychiatric evaluations on certain patients and requires health insurance coverage for such evaluations.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Establishes Rent Control Enforcement Unit in DCA; authorizes residential tenant to petition for review of alleged violation of local rent restriction.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Prohibits residential landlord from imposing certain surcharges for rent payments.
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Bill Commerce
Concerns licensure of persons in New Jersey who provide professional barbering services in another state or foreign country.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Requires Superintendent of State Police to implement policy to diversify State Police Academy civilian instructors and contractors.
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Bill Education
Requires certain school districts to hold annual, multi-day program on bullying prevention and intervention.
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Bill Education
Requires executive county superintendent to distribute funds to each public school located in county for purchase of tourniquets and requires training on tourniquet use; appropriates up to $500,000.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Requires administrative review for purposes of parole discharge of certain parolees sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Replaces certain fixed interest rate award in eminent domain cases with interest rate based on just compensation awards.
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Bill Judiciary
Prohibits sentencing individual under 21 years of age to life imprisonment.
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Bill Education
Eliminates partial and full State intervention under New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.
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Bill Education
Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in class.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Increases fines for selling single cigarettes and cigarettes in packs of less than 20.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Addresses various concerns affecting post-release employment.
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Bill Education
Creates advisory council to oversee revision of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
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Bill Education
Establishes program in DOE to support school districts in developing grow-your-own programs for hiring of teachers of students with disabilities.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
"HOPE Initiative Act"; requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opioid addiction.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Authorizes certain real property transfers without certain municipal transfer approvals and water testing.
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Bill State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Prohibits New Jersey Legislature from solely altering conduct or outcome of any election; reaffirms separation of powers concerning elections.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Permits portion of child support payments to be held in trust for child to access upon certain circumstances.
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Bill Education
Assigns financial responsibility of educating homeless student to district of attendance.
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Bill State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Prohibits issuance and execution of "no-knock" warrant to be executed at residences.
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Bill State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Establishes pilot program in Paterson authorizing non-disclosure of records of certain expungements.
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Bill Judiciary
Expands expungement eligibility; eliminates cap on number of convictions person may expunge; eliminates limitation on number of times person may be granted expungement.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Establishes crime of strangulation chokehold.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Authorizes home detention for juveniles adjudicated delinquent for certain motor vehicle offenses.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Restricts use of motorized skateboards.
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Bill Higher education
Establishes "Minority-Serving State College and University Stabilization Program" in Office of Secretary of Higher Education; appropriates $20 million.
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Bill Judiciary
Creates domestic violence Internet registry for certain public access; mandates counseling and community service and increases fines for certain domestic violence offenders.
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Bill Judiciary
Allows for the establishment of "County Tenant Legal Assistance Program" in each county; requires portion of administrative fee for residential mortgage execution sales fund program.
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Bill Judiciary
Clarifies law concerning parental rights and responsibilities and guardianship of minor child born to unwed parents.
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Bill Judiciary
Establishes a Gun Court Pilot Program in Passaic County.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Establishes that law enforcement officer who chokes another utilizes deadly force.
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Bill Commerce
Enacts the "Reader Privacy Act."
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Bill LABOR
Requires employer to allow employee suffering from menstrual disorder to work remotely in certain circumstances.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Requires financial institution that has foreclosed on property to remove water service lines that contain lead.
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Bill LABOR
Provides that earned sick leave law does not apply to certain workers in concrete industry.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Permits exterior-based property reassessments within eight years of last municipal-wide revaluation.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Designated the Equitable Disclosure Act of 2025, modifies provisions of MLUL concerning objectors to applications for development.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Establishes Safe Haven Homeless Housing Program; appropriates $30 million.
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Bill Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Allows certain senior citizens to apply for rent increase limit.
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Bill Commerce
Permits payment of only one co-payment or deductible for follow-up care or treatment after surgery or illness under certain health benefits plans.
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Bill Education
Requires school districts to maintain and pay premiums for student accident insurance.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.
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Bill TRANSPORTATION
Establishes special parking for hybrid, electric, and alternative fuel vehicles.
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Bill Education
Prohibits certain school districts under State intervention from leasing building if purchase price would be less than total costs of lease.
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Bill Education
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Concerns availability of fire escape mechanisms in residential dwellings; provides penalty for violation.
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Bill Education
Establishes measures to provide employment stability for high school coaches employed in school districts.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
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Bill Commerce
Clarifies and codifies certain inflatable ride safety requirements.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Prohibits sale and possession of certain fireworks.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Requires blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death; designated as "Michelle Sous' Law."
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Imposes certain requirements on use of automated license plate readers by law enforcement agencies.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Imposes $0.25 surcharge on alcoholic beverages to be dedicated to Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
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Bill Law and Public Safety
Requires online portal to report law enforcement officer misconduct; establishes duty to report by law enforcement officers.
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Bill LABOR
Establishes "Guaranteed Income Pilot Program" in DOLWD for residents of certain cities.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Establishes certain notice and compensation requirements for residential tenant displaced for purpose of renovation.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Establishes the "Safe and Sanitary Rental Housing Act."
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Removes initial mortgage period on new construction from exemptions to municipal rent control and rent leveling ordinances.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Prohibits certain demolitions without inspection for pest infestation.
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Bill Economic Growth
Directs DOH to establish food bank for pets pilot program; appropriates $1 million.
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Bill State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Directs State Lottery Commission to permit lottery player to submit and validate lottery claims of $600 or more via Internet, mobile application, or other electronic means.
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Bill Community and Urban Affairs
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
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Bill Withdrawn Because Approved
Establishes limits on transcript release restrictions at institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.
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Prohibits social media platforms from promoting certain practices or features of eating disorders to child users.
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Amends lists of projects eligible to receive loans for environmental infrastructure projects from NJ Infrastructure Bank for FY2026.
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Bill Neutral Environment and Energy
Prohibits reconditioning, sale, distribution, and use of second-use lithium ion batteries for use in powered mobility devices; prohibits certain charging and storage of powered mobility devices that contain lithium-ion batteries.
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Bill Neutral Law and Public Safety
Requires safeguards for anonymity and confidentiality with respect to communications presented through phone lines, electronic communication systems, or websites dedicated to accepting anonymous tips for use by law enforcement in criminal investigations.
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Bill Neutral Economic Growth
Establishes transporting for slaughter, selling or otherwise providing for slaughter, or slaughtering gestating cow as crime of fourth degree; establishes criminal and civil penalties therefor; designated as Brianna's Law.
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Bill Neutral State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Requires Division of Purchase and Property to provide additional notification of contracting opportunities to vendors or potential vendors providing or interested in providing home health care services to State agencies.
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Bill Neutral Education
Requires reporting and investigation of alleged incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence at institutions of higher education and requires institutions to provide employee training on such reports.
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Bill Neutral Withdrawn Because Approved
Requires State Real Estate Appraiser Board to adopt alternative program to acquire experiential requirements for prospective real estate appraisers attempting to qualify for licensure or certification.
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Bill Neutral Withdrawn Because Approved
"The Manufactured Home Park Protection Act"; expands opportunity to purchase for resident homeowners in certain manufactured home parks; modifies certain requirements for disposition of private residential leasehold communities.
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Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
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Establishes certain State funding preferences for municipalities that enhance opportunities to develop housing.
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Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
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Makes supplemental appropriation of $615,000 to DHS for grant to NJ 2-1-1 Partnership.
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Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
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Requires Director of Division of Local Government Services in DCA to establish grant program to enhance local government efficiency; appropriates $1.5 million.
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Eliminates fee for special plates for firefighters and members of first aid or rescue squads.
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Requires each public institution of higher education to develop food waste reduction program on campus.
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Provides for expansion of social services supports at county colleges.
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Prohibits sewerage authority from imposing connection fee in certain circumstances.
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Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.
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Extends time period in which to enroll newborn infant in health benefits coverage.
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Establishes minimum Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities.
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Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
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Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
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Provides PERS members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
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Amends lists of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding by DEP under FY2026 environmental infrastructure funding program.
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Requires local unit to accept electronic payment of construction code fees.
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Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey."
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Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction.
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Establishes nonpublic school nursing services pilot program to provide funding to county consortium of nonpublic schools for nursing services.
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Requires public institution of higher education to provide students with information on food assistance programs.
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Establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act."
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Allows businesses to receive information via email concerning new regulations and economic incentives that affect business.
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Extends accidental death benefit for survivors of certain SPRS retirees.
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Requires contract between certain governmental units and online parking payment service providers stipulate service provider not charge user during certain times.
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Requires enforcing agency to conduct inspection of construction in specified time window.
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Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for local bond ordinances involving hazard mitigation and resilience projects.
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Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies.
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Directs Garden State Preservation Trust to perform audit of State's land preservation programs, authorizes local governments and nonprofit organizations to utilize certain constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for administrative expenses; appropriates $150,000.
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Requires DCA to enable certain construction subcode applicants to electronically submit certain materials for permit application review; limits requirements for physical seal on documents at worksite.
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