Authorizes payment of just compensation to businesses for losses due to public health emergency closures.

This bill (A774) requires New Jersey to pay "just compensation" to businesses forced to partially or fully close due to state-ordered public health emergencies (like pandemic restrictions). It directly affects business owners who lost income or were forced out of business because they complied with emergency closure orders. Key provisions allow owners to sue the state for either lost income during/after closure or loss of the business itself ("going concern"), but the business owner must prove the loss was caused by the emergency order and calculate the compensation amount. The law applies to emergencies starting January 1, 2020, and requires lawsuits to be filed within one year after the emergency order ends.