Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
Donald A. Guardian
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Authorizes CRDA to finance transportation projects between Atlantic City Airport and Atlantic City Tourism District.
In committee4
Authorizes performance of supplemental environmental project to replace portion of monetary penalties for environmental violations in certain circumstances.
Establishes "ATV Law Enforcement Task Force" to enhance and coordinate efforts to enforce laws pertaining to ATVs; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes "County Tourism Incentive Grant Fund" within Department of Treasury to provide funding for grants to counties to support tourism advertising and promotion.
Creates behavioral health court pilot program.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes CRDA to finance transportation projects between Atlantic City Airport and Atlantic City Tourism District.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Extends authorization for Internet gaming law to 2028.*
Designates cranberry juice as State juice.*
Requires New Jersey Historical Commission to establish Black Heritage Trail; permits New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation to use funds for markers on certain trail sites; appropriates $1 million.*
Requires State Board of Education to administer New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment as field test for class of 2023.
Provides for presumptive eligibility for home and community-based services and services provided through program of all-inclusive care for the elderly under Medicaid.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Establishes Community Hazard Assistance Mitigation Program in, and authorizes issuance of bonds by, NJ Infrastructure Bank to fund certain hazard mitigation and resilience projects; makes various changes to NJ Infrastructure Bank's enabling act; appropriates $500,000.*
Directs BPU to conduct study to determine feasibility, marketability, and costs of implementing large-scale geothermal heat pump systems in State.
Appropriates $87,783,515 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Vetoed · 1
Revises permitting thresholds for certain types of development requiring CAFRA permit from DEP.
Passed the General Assembly · 2
Permits a marriage or civil union license to be issued and solemnized via audio-visual technology.
Requires study of ocean energy potential; directs BPU to establish wave and tidal energy generation goals and take other action to establish NJ as nationwide leader in ocean energy.
Out of committee · 11
Prioritizes distribution of 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund monies; permits use of funds for certain expenses incurred by counties and municipalities for the provision and maintenance of 9-1-1 emergency services.
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or certificate of eligibility. *
Authorizes special occasion events at certain commercial farms on preserved farmland, under certain conditions; appropriates $85,000. *
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Requires State government entities provide vital documents and translation services in at least seven most common non-English languages.*
Establishes minimum NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for traumatic brain injury special care nursing facilities; establishes enhanced NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for nursing facilities under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Includes electronic sports event as sports wagering; authorizes electronic sports wagering at certain locations.*
Permits conduct of Queen of Hearts raffle games.
Establishes procedures and standards regarding public service privatization contracts.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY 2024.
Concerns jurisdiction and operations of regional municipal courts.
In committee · 33
Authorizes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security at public and private colleges.
Allocates all revenue from hotel and motel occupancy fee for arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Exempts certain plastic materials processed at advanced plastic processing facilities from State laws regulating solid waste disposal and recycling.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
"Emma's Law"; requires school buses that transport students with special needs to be equipped with certain safety features.
Repeals $100,000 cap on sales and use tax exemption for certain capital improvements made by businesses participating in Urban Enterprise Zone program.
Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.
Allows holder of disabled veteran or Purple Heart license plate or placard to park in parking spots for persons with disability.
Clarifies the newspaper media delivery person and news media stringer are independent contractors for purposes of State employment laws.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies and permits emergency administration of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray by licensed campus medical professionals and resident assistants.
Requires all counties to establish mosquito control commissions and report certain mosquito control activities to State Mosquito Control Commission; requires State Mosquito Control Commission to develop guidelines to aid county commissions.
Establishes annual 9-1-1 PSAP County Grants.
Directs DCA to establish grant programs for public water systems.
Requires emergency medical technicians and firefighters to receive training concerning electric vehicle fires.
Creates Wind and Nuclear Production Apprenticeship Grant Program.
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage.
Renames pinelands area as "John McPhee pinelands area."
Requires temporary detention and notification to parent or guardian of underage person who unlawfully purchases or possesses alcoholic beverages or cannabis.
Permits appointment of Class Three special law enforcement officers by county sheriffs.
"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.
Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of Individuals."
Establishes certification program for businesses owned by LGBTQ+ persons.
Requires grading of offenses involving manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing heroin based on dosage units in addition to weight.