"2020 challenged us like never before – but as one New Jersey family, we rose to meet the fight against #COVID19 while building a stronger, fairer state for all." - Gov. Phil Murphy

Some highlights:

Reinstated the millionaires tax – ensuring tax fairness

Announced a middle-class tax rebate

Directed hundreds of millions of dollars to support small businesses

Signed nation’s strongest environmental justice law

Unveiled plans to develop #NJWindPort

Established goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles and infrastructure

Released our Energy Master Plan

Announced the largest industrial offshore wind investment in the United States to date

Made New Jersey the first state in the nation to incorporate climate change education across K-12 learning standards with

Tammy Murphy

Appointed Fabiana Pierre-Louis, who became the first Black woman to be seated on the New Jersey Supreme Court

Announced sweeping changes to limit the use of force by New Jersey law enforcement officers, with a first-of-its-kind framework

Streamlined our parole system

Reformed requirements for civil asset forfeiture

Funded violence reduction initiatives

Reformed our juvenile justice system

Signed sentencing reform legislation

Signed legislation requiring all uniformed New Jersey patrol officers to wear body cameras

Criminalized false, race-based 9-1-1 calls

Designated Juneteenth as a state holiday

Eliminated the title “Freeholder” from public office

Became the first state in the nation to impose a permanent ban on flavored vape products

Limited out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses for families

Worked to combat our maternal and infant health crisis with First Lady Tammy Murphy

Enacted a series of bills to protect the ACA

Launched our state-based health insurance marketplace –

Get Covered NJ

Announced $1.67 million in County Innovation Awards to combat the opioid epidemic

Replaced Title X funding to ensure access to women’s health care and family planning resources

Banned the homophobic gay and trans panic defense

Implemented online voter registration

Announced grant funding to establish nine hospital-based gun violence intervention programs

Expanded access to professional and occupational licenses – regardless of immigration status

Unveiled

NJ TRANSIT

’s first-ever, long-term, ten-year strategic plan

Announced $190 million to renovate and restore Newark Penn Station

Broke ground on the new Raritan River Bridge – with a $1B economic impact

Grew the ranks of NJ TRANSIT locomotive engineers

Received

Federal Railroad Administration

certification for NJ TRANSIT’s positive train control system

Secured federal funding for the Portal North Bridge replacement

Invested hundreds of millions of dollars in critical Port Newark infrastructure projects

Continued expanding access to high-quality pre-K

Announced our Computer Science for All grant

Signed legislation providing relief for our educators from Chapter 78

Increased the Earned Income Tax Credit for the third straight year

Signed legislation excluding combat pay from gross income taxation

Set monthly records for sports betting

Invested in workforce development

Cracked down on employee misclassification and exploitation

Announced first tenants of The Hub @ New Brunswick – bolstering our innovation economy

Unveiled Jobs NJ