Sen. Latham Tiver

Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to expand authorized use of grant funding for Centenary University.

Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year.

Appropriates $15,815,984 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.

Requires State to provide recipients of State tax refunds, unemployment insurance benefits and State employee compensation certain payment options.

Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign appropriation for Borinqueneer Park from City of Perth Amboy to Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance.

Requires guidelines on student use of internet-enabled devices to be developed by DOE and policy to be adopted by governing body of each public school.**

Establishes farm pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizer collection and disposal program in Department of Agriculture; appropriates $1 million.**

"Pet Insurance Act."

Codifies early language instruction program for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children in DHS.*

Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.