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Robert Karabinchak D

State Representative
New Jersey General Assembly District 18
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2025
1 Total

On Record (98)

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Apr 08, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Substituted by another Bill
Designates March 10, 2026 "South Plainfield Day" in New Jersey.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Substituted by another Bill
Revises restrictions on sale of hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages through November 2026.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Public Safety and Preparedness
Establishes "Automotive Anti-Theft Systems Task Force."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health
Requires Medicaid coverage for ovulation enhancing drugs and medical services related to administering such drugs for certain beneficiaries experiencing infertility.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State And Local Government
Exempts local library cooperatives from certain provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Establishes Division of Energy Resource and Development; transfers certain responsibilities from BPU to the Division of Energy Resource and Development.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Appropriations
Modifies various provisions of State's renewable energy incentive programs; requires electric public utilities to interconnect certain solar projects.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Withdrawn Because Approved
Modifies provisions concerning licenses for persons who transport, broker, or process solid waste or soil and fill recyclable materials.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Military and Veterans' Affairs
Establishes "New Jersey Gold Star Family Annuity Program."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill LABOR
Requires public entities to enter into project labor agreements in certain public works projects at or above $3 million.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Appropriations
Increases solar development goals of SREC-II program and extends certain target dates of program to 2035.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Science, Innovation and Technology
Establishes autonomous vehicle pilot program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Appropriations
Requires BPU to work with neighboring states to research and recommend certain action concerning electric capacity and transmission.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Appropriations
Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.
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Bill State And Local Government
Permits county clerk to require electronic submission of certain documents.
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Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Removes project capacity limit for community solar energy projects.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Solid Waste
Requires DEP to adopt rules and regulations establishing alternative provisions by which vehicle manufacturers may comply with Low Emission Vehicle program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill HOUSING
Provides that fines for municipal housing or zoning code violations may be imposed by municipality each day violation continues.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations
Permits Department of Agriculture to regulate sale and distribution of hemp-derived consumable products under certain circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Science, Innovation and Technology
Establishes Office of Cybersecurity Infrastructure.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health Infrastructure
Requires DOH and DEP to develop best practices, and certain health care providers to develop plan, concerning medical waste management.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State And Local Government
Makes local government business administrators eligible for membership in PERS; provides for transfer from Defined Contribution Retirement Program to PERS.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Science, Innovation and Technology
Requires Internet websites which deal in electronic dissemination of music or audiovisual works to disclose certain information.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Economic Growth
Requires study of vacant commercial space for small businesses.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Public Safety and Preparedness
Concerns keyless locking mechanisms and burglar's tools.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Withdrawn Because Approved
Requires local unit to accept electronic payment of construction code fees.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Community Development and Women's Affairs
Requires juveniles to appear before court in county where alleged delinquency complaint occurred.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Authorizes EDA to use moneys in "Global Warming Solutions Fund" to support projects to refurbish or upgrade existing electricity generation facilities.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Regulated Professions
Allows for operation of crematories at locations not situated on cemetery grounds or funeral home properties; provides for issuance of permits for certain crematories.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations concerning small modular nuclear reactors; authorizes EDA to incentivize construction and operation of such reactors.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill HOUSING
The "Healthy and Affordable Construction for Tomorrow Act."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Solid Waste
Requires water supply system testing and compliance with secondary drinking water regulations.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations
Requires emergency medical technicians and firefighters to receive training concerning electric vehicle fires.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Financial Institutions and Insurance
Concerns hospitality franchise agreements.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health Infrastructure
Revises requirements for assessing nursing home health, safety, and operations and for taking action against low-performing nursing homes.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Higher education
Permits eligible high school students to take certain courses at county college.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health
Requires DOH to develop mobile cancer screening program; appropriates $100,000.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill HOUSING
Permits municipalities to require that new construction be solar ready.
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Bill HOUSING
Permits municipalities to require developers to make contributions for mass transit improvements.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Transportation and Independent Authorities
Requires DOT to prioritize green stormwater infrastructure in design, construction, reconstruction, and repair of public highways.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Transportation and Independent Authorities
Allows resident taxpayers to deduct from gross income fifty percent of amount paid through E-ZPass for NJTA tolls.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Requires electric public utility to charge residential rate for service used by residential customer for electric vehicle charging at charging stations within certain designated parking spaces.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Transportation and Independent Authorities
Authorizes issuance of classic NJ license plates.
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Bill Transportation and Independent Authorities
Prohibits MVC from charging service fees for online services.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State And Local Government
Prohibits use of schools as polling places.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Science, Innovation and Technology
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Science, Innovation and Technology
Directs installation of hydrogen refueling stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Removes requirement that local units may only provide broadband telecommunication service via wireless community service network.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Transportation and Independent Authorities
Requires DOT and DLPS to implement weigh-in-motion monitoring program.
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Bill Passed Assembly
Prohibits use of biometric surveillance system by business entity under certain circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Transportation and Independent Authorities
Requires DOT to study ability of each public highway to accommodate additional weight of electric vehicles.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Consumer affairs
Prohibits collection of biometric identifier information by public or private entity under certain circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Solid Waste
Directs BPU to establish rebate program for purchase of electric bicycles.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State And Local Government
Creates task force to study feasibility of paperless State government.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Public Safety and Preparedness
Establishes disaster relief grant program to provide municipalities with training, supply stockpiles, and technology to assist residents with certain applications; appropriates $5 million.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Solid Waste
Directs DEP to establish rebate program for purchase of microfiber washing machine filter or replacement filter; appropriates $2.5 million.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Revises State renewable energy portfolio standards.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Judiciary
Provides for notification to new residents regarding banned weapons.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Requires study of ocean energy potential; directs BPU to establish wave and tidal energy generation goals and take other action to establish NJ as nationwide leader in ocean energy.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Solid Waste
"Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Solid Waste
Authorizes certain large food waste generators to send food waste to sanitary landfill facilities for purpose of generating Class I renewable energy.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State And Local Government
Prohibits State from investing pension and annuity funds in manufacturers or wholesale distributors of tobacco products.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Agriculture and Natural Resources
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish "NJ Whole Food" pilot program; appropriates $1,000,000.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Military and Veterans' Affairs
Provides tax credits for hiring certain military spouses.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Requires CATV companies to provide free broadband Internet service and associated equipment to public libraries and, under certain circumstances, other municipal buildings.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Establishes limits on zoning restrictions for certain electric battery storage equipment installation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Solid Waste
Requires DEP to consider potential impacts to natural resources when classifying dams according to hazard potential.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Regulated Professions
Allows for operation of crematories at locations not situated on cemetery grounds or funeral home properties.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Regulated Professions
Provides for licensure of landscape professionals and registration of professional landscaping businesses.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill HOUSING
Establishes expedited construction plan review program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Concerns development of safe indoor storage standards for certain energy storage system batteries.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Telecommunications and Utilities
Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.
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Bill Financial Institutions and Insurance
Prohibits use of anti-concurrent causation clauses in homeowners insurance policies.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Solid Waste
Establishes ranking criteria for certain nonpoint source pollution control grants issued by DEP.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Military and Veterans' Affairs
Permits paid leave by public officers and employees for inactive duty military training.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Regulated Professions
"General Contractor Licensing Act;" provides for licensure of general contractors.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Community Development and Women's Affairs
Authorizes religious corporations to hold remote meetings during state of emergency declared by Governor.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State And Local Government
Requires candidate for elective public office to file with nominating petition specific affirmation that candidate has not been convicted of disqualifying crimes.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State And Local Government
Caps interest rate for redemption of tax lien at nine percent per year.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Financial Institutions and Insurance
Requires entities performing certain construction services on public contracts to carry errors and omissions insurance.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill LABOR
Provides secondary classroom experience credit towards meeting requirements of classroom training portion of registered apprenticeship.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Commerce and Economic Development
Requires certain economic incentive recipients to pay penalty for nonperformance.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Solid Waste
Excludes permit applications for construction of certain pipelines and related infrastructure from eligibility for automatic approval if DEP fails to take action on application within 90 days.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Judiciary
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State And Local Government
Requires municipal-wide reassessment of real property under certain circumstances.
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Bill Higher education
Permits four-year institution of higher education to award associate degrees.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Military and Veterans' Affairs
Increases days of paid leave of absence for public employees who serve in United States Reserves.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Appropriations
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems; establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations captured by school bus monitoring systems.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Commerce and Economic Development
Establishes NJ Gross Income Tax EasyFile Program; pilot program to allow Division of Taxation to prepare gross income tax return forms for certain taxpayers.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Transportation and Independent Authorities
Requires construction of sidewalks along certain routes within certain radius of public schools.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Science, Innovation and Technology
Requires disclosure to be made when generative artificial intelligence is used to operate chatbots that provide election related information.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Science, Innovation and Technology
Establishes Fusion Energy and Technology Incentive Program in EDA to encourage use of power plants for fusion energy and technology purposes; authorizes funds in Global Warming Solutions Fund to support fusion energy and technology facilities.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Education
Requires Commissioner of Education and Local Finance Board approval for certain board of education leases exceeding 20 years; authorizes boards to enter into 20-year lease purchase agreements for improvements or additions to school buildings.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Telecommunications and Utilities
Requires BPU to designate solar portion of critical renewable microgrid as solar energy project under Community Solar Energy Program; requires Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to designate certain microgrids as assets of importance.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Telecommunications and Utilities
Directs NJ Infrastructure Bank to establish financing program for electric school buses; allocates $20 million annually in societal benefits charge revenues to NJ Infrastructure Bank for purposes of program.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Environment and Solid Waste
Establishes State purchasing preference for pervious pavement material; provides CBT tax credit to certain taxpayers that purchase pervious pavement material for municipal, county, or State construction or improvement projects.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Environment and Solid Waste
Establishes Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience Financing Program in NJ Infrastructure Bank; imposes per-kilowatt hour charge on electric energy consumption to finance climate change mitigation and resilience projects.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share