Committees · 2016–2017 Session
Regulatory Oversight and Reform and Federal Relations
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Democrat · 15th District
Democrat · 35th District
Republican · 2nd District
Republican · 9th District
Democrat · 28th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2016–2017 Session.
Bills sent77
1% of the bills the General Assembly sent to committees
Reported out32%
25 of 77; 3 moved on without a report, 49 stopped in committee
Time in committee60 days
most between 14 and 124 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term.
2016–201777 bills
reported 32% · typically 60 days, most 14–124 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2014–201567 bills
reported 22% · typically 164 days, most 95–332 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2004–20053 bills
reported 33% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
2002–200312 bills
reported 33% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
2000–200113 bills
reported 85% · typically 147 days, most 49–182 · 0 amendments · 6 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2016–2017 Session, newest first.
77 bills
Assembly Bill 5246 · Allows municipality to issue one permit to sell alcoholic beverages in downtown business improvement zone, pedestrian mall, or special improvement district.
Sent December 4, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 5141 · Decreases Alcoholic Beverage Tax rate paid on certain liquors.
Sent July 31, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4966 · Allows club license holder to sell alcoholic beverages in connection with fund raising events held by non-profits and charitable organizations.
Sent June 8, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4947 · Permits students over 18 years of age to taste wine or malt alcoholic beverage for educational purposes while enrolled in authorized enology or brewing training program.
Sent June 5, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4948 · Clarifies certain responsibilities of licensed wineries and retail salesrooms.
Sent June 5, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4949 · Authorizes temporary waiver from requirement that farm winery use NJ grown fruit.
Sent June 5, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4950 · Makes various changes to law governing winery salesrooms.
Sent June 5, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4951 · Revises certain licensee filing reequirements for alcoholic beverage price lists;removes requirement that limited brewery and distillery licensees provide tour when selling certain alcoholic beverages to consumers.**
Sent June 5, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4952 · Revises acreage requirement for plenary winery licenses.
Sent June 5, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4927 · Revises law concerning family leave, temporary disability and family temporary disability leave, and domestic or sexual violence safety leave.*
Sent June 1, 2017 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed
Assembly Bill 4784 · Establishes process for recovery of Superstorm Sandy aid overpayments and makes General Fund appropriation.*
Sent May 11, 2017 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed
Assembly Bill 4734 · Allows municipality to issue permits to sell alcoholic beverages in residential redevelopment areas.
Sent March 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4656 · Allows wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship certain wines to consumers.
Sent February 28, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4602 · Removes requirement that limited brewery licensees provide tour when selling beer to consumers and permits certain food consumption on premise.
Sent February 15, 2017 · Reported out after 124 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4533 · Permits municipality in which private golf club holds plenary retail consumption license to issue additional license.
Sent January 30, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4559 · Authorizes issuance of craft distillery license to certain other alcoholic beverage manufacturing licensees.
Sent January 30, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4414 · Increases number of temporary permits that may be issued to sell alcoholic beverages.
Sent December 15, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4387 · Removes requirement that limited brewery licensees provide tour when selling beer to consumers.
Sent December 12, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4240 · Permits theaters with 100 seats or more to apply for liquor license.
Sent October 7, 2016 · Reported out after 216 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4118 · Authorizes annual issuance of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at seasonal farm market.
Sent September 15, 2016 · Moved on without a report after 28 days · then passed the General Assembly
57 more
Assembly Bill 4014 · Changes certain requirements for limited brewery licensees.
Sent June 30, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3971 · Permits issuance of nine alcoholic beverage licenses in three host municipalities located in Fort Monmouth redevelopment area.
Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 457 · Authorizes medical marijuana for qualifying patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sent June 2, 2016 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 3648 · Creates license to produce and sell hard cider.
Sent April 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3543 · Requires State agencies to periodically review administrative rules and regulations to ensure continued efficacy.
Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3558 · Places freeze on future enrollment in tiered network health benefits plans until new legislation and regulations governing those plans are in effect.
Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 46 days
Assembly Bill 3105 · Provides that limitation on hours of retail sale of alcohol be consistent throughout licensed premises.
Sent February 22, 2016 · Reported out after 325 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed
Assembly Bill 3243 · Provides for three year retail alcoholic beverage licenses.
Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2914 · Requires State personal income tax materials to include notice of certain property tax relief programs.
Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3039 · Requires DEP to obtain legislative approval and authorization before increasing a fee or imposing a new fee, but retains DEP authority to use ordinary administrative procedure when decreasing a fee.
Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2585 · Requires health insurance carriers offering tiered network health benefits plans to protect covered persons from excess cost sharing in certain circumstances.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2586 · Establishes up to four-month extension for expiring carrier contracts with acute care hospitals while parties engage in contract renegotiation.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2609 · Creates restricted distillery license; permits holder therof to operate restaurant on licensed premises in Garden State Growth Zone.*
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 339 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2327 · Places moratorium on implementation of certain tiered network health benefits plans until January 1, 2017.
Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2328 · Requires health insurance carriers to comply with certain network adequacy requirements.
Sent February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 60 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2329 · Establishes certain standards for health benefits plans with tiered network.
Sent February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 60 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2385 · Permits municipalities to purchase and issue certain surplus retail alcoholic beverage licenses.
Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2419 · Establishes hours during which alcoholic beverages may be sold on international airport property.
Sent February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 501 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 2441 · Authorizes the Unclaimed Property Administrator to verify certain governmental debts before delivering abandoned property.
Sent February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 60 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 2452 · Creates new liquor licenses for certain restaurants and permits the issuance of additional liquor licenses; provides tax credit under corporate business tax and gross income tax for fair market value of certain alcoholic beverage licenses.
Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2453 · Permits restaurants without a liquor license to advertise that they are BYOB or a winery salesroom.
Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 128 · Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 137 · Requires applicants for liquor licenses and license transfers to notify residents within 200 feet of licensed premises.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 138 · Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 322 · Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 575 · Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 792 · Allows consumption of food on craft distillery premises.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 886 · Establishes certain network adequacy and standard application requirements for health insurance carriers; requires determination of hospital diversity for tiered networks.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 68 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 887 · Requires carriers to disclose selection standards for, and establishes certain requirements regarding, placement of health care providers in tiered health benefits plan network. *
Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 68 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 888 · Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Tiered Health Insurance Networks."
Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1109 · Requires oversight reporting on Hurricane Sandy recovery funds.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1243 · Allows municipalities to acquire and sell inactive plenary retail consumption licenses.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1600 · Modernizes business filing statutes to include entity conversion and domestication.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1601 · Clarifies law authorizing application of reciprocal limitations against businesses from states that give in-state preference in awarding public contracts.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1602 · Concerns proof of workers' compensation coverage with certain legally required annual reports of employers.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1604 · Prohibits adoption of new rules exceeding federal standards unless specifically authorized by State law or necessary to protect public health, safety, or welfare.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1726 · Reduces the alcoholic beverage excise tax rate on liquor, wine, vermouth, sparkling wine, and hard cider and eliminates the dedication of that tax to the Health Care Subsidy Fund.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1727 · Removes plenary retail distribution license limit for certain stores.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1728 · Establishes limited retail religious distribution license.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Moved on without a report after 673 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1776 · Requires assessment of administrative penalty amount by administrative law judge for environmental violations.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1777 · Prohibits requiring domed roofs on storage tanks if alternative emissions reduction method for volatile organic compound emissions can be established.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1778 · Prohibits BPU review and approval of property transactions of certain telecommunications companies.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Moved on without a report after 687 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1779 · Eliminates New Jersey Law Revision Commission.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1780 · Modifies interest rates and accrual of interest on certain unpaid water and sewer utility bills and delinquent municipal taxes, assessments, and other municipal liens and charges.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 68 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1850 · Extends by two months seasonal retail consumption alcoholic beverage license.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 274 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed
Assembly Bill 1872 · Imposes $0.25 surcharge on alcoholic beverages to be dedicated to Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1879 · Expands cities permitted to regulate days and hours when packaged goods may be sold.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1894 · Permits municipalities to recover certain costs and fees from alcoholic beverage licensees charged with violations.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1926 · Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1935 · Permits municipalities to hold certain inactive liquor licenses reserved for smart growth developments for an additional five years.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 369 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1950 · Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1951 · Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1979 · Authorizes certain municipalities to establish safety requirements for certain bars and taverns.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2069 · Permits municipalities to issue retail liquor licenses for use in certain historic taverns.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 106 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2082 · Requires OAL to maintain Internet database summarizing all State rule-making actions.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 68 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 2120 · Repeals statutory requirement of annual or biennial dog census.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2130 · Permits 15 liquor licenses to be issued in three municipalities located in Fort Monmouth redevelopment area.
Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days