Joseph Pennacchio

This bill imposes a 19.75% annual tax on Internet sports wagering and other forms of internet gambling. CPAC opposes tax increases and also believes that it is ethically questionable for the state government to cash in on addiction by squeezing even more money out of gamblers. CPAC opposed the bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 30, 2025 by a vote of 25-14 and the bill also passed the Assembly.

This bill raises the “mansion tax” on high value real estate. CPAC recognizes that this bill will cause some people who would have bought “mansions” to buy ordinary homes instead, thus driving up the price of housing for everyone. CPAC also opposes tax increases and opposed the bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 30, 2025 by a vote of 21-14 and the bill also passed the Assembly.

This bill raises the excise tax on cigarettes and other nicotine products. CPAC believes that people have the right to consume tobacco products and opposes tax increases. CPAC opposed the bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 30, 2025 by a vote of 25-14 and the bill also passed the Assembly.

This is a continuing appropriations bill that allows the New Jersey state government to spend even more money. New Jersey’s budget has already grown 62% during Governor Phil Murphy’s time in office. CPAC opposes reckless spending and opposed the bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 30, 2025 by a vote of 25-14 and the bill also passed the Assembly.

This bill requires banks to allow people to make semi-monthly rather than monthly mortgage payments CPAC recognizes that this additional hassle will make it more difficult for mortgage companies to operate and will increase the cost of home ownership for everyone. CPAC opposed the bill. The Senate passed the bill on March 24, 2025 by a vote of 39-0.

This bill prohibits state universities from entering into partnerships with sports gambling companies. CPAC believes that the law should allow gambling but also believes that public institutions should not actively support vice, so CPAC opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on February 27, 2025 by a vote of 38-0 and the bill later became law. The bill later passed the Senate.

This bill starts the process of mandating full day kindergarten and universal pre-school. CPAC opposes the cradle-to-grave bureaucracy and sees this bill as an insidious move to take even more time away from parents’ relationships with their own children. On June 30, 2025 the bill passed the Senate by a vote of 28-10 and the bill later passed the Assembly.

This bill enters New Jersey into an interstate compact for licensure for social workers. This means that the credentials needed to be a social worker in New Jersey will transfer to other states and vice versa. It is a form of deregulation. CPAC supports occupational licensure deregulation and supported this bill. The bill passed the Senate on March 24, 2025 by a vote of 39-0.

This bill advocates the establishment of a public health institute in New Jersey that will “study” the causes of health disparity, among other issues. CPAC believes that there is already too much bureaucracy in the healthcare system and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on March 24, 2025 by a vote of 24-15 and the bill later passed the Senate.

This bill allows pharmacists to transfer Schedule II prescriptions for hyperactivity attention deficit disorder to any pharmacy. CPAC supports those who need these drugs to more easily obtain them and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill by a vote of 38-0 on February 27, 2025 and the bill also passed the Assembly.

This bill creates criminal penalties for using AI to create deepfakes. CPAC believes the bill is overly broad and could be used to crack down on political satire and other forms of Constitutionally protected speech. CPAC opposed the bill. The bill passed the Senate on March 24, 2025 by a vote of 39-0 and the bill also passed the Senate.