Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation

TRENTON - 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

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A-4652/S-3507 (Hutchison, Murphy/Moriarty, Wimberly) – CONDITIONAL -Establishes offense of inciting public brawl; upgrades penalty for disorderly conduct in certain circumstances

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