Government and Politics
May 8, 2025
From: New Jersey Governor Phil MurphyTRENTON - On May 8, 2025, Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law:
ACS for ACS for A-1825/SCS for S-3533 (Verrelli/McKnight, Bramnick) - Establishes certain guidelines for SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid concerning step therapy protocols
A-2813/S-2688 (Greenwald, Reynolds-Jackson, Speight/McKnight, Gopal) - Enters NJ in Social Work Licensure Compact
ACS for A-3940/SCS for S-1635 (Stanley, Schaer/Zwicker, Pou) - Modifies regulation of mortuary science and establishes oversight of mortuary and embalming science
A-4751/S-3606 (DeAngelo, Quijano, Bagolie/Diegnan, A.M. Bucco) - Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS for period of enrollment in military service academy and in New Jersey State Police Academy, and employment as class two special law enforcement officer
ACS for AJR-211/SCS for SJR-149 (Reynolds-Jackson, Sumter, Carter/Turner, Burgess) - Designates May 18 of each year as Six Triple Eight Day in NJ
Governor Murphy conditionally vetoed the following bills:
A-4535/S-2952 (Hutchison, Verrelli, Atkins/Moriarty, Mukherji) – CONDITIONAL - Concerns State regulation of cooperative sober living residences and boarding houses generally; appropriates $100,000
Copy of Statement
A-4652/S-3507 (Hutchison, Murphy/Moriarty, Wimberly) – CONDITIONAL -Establishes offense of inciting public brawl; upgrades penalty for disorderly conduct in certain circumstances
Copy of Statement