Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, Senate.
Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez
Sponsored
Became law2
Authorizes municipalities to address certain unlawful operation of all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes through seizure and, in some circumstances, destruction of vehicles.
Prohibits certain utility discontinuances; establishes Winter Termination Program; requires BPU to include sewer and water public utilities in Winter Termination Program. *
Passed the Senate2
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Permits municipalities having population under 2,500 to withdraw from civil service by ordinance.
Out of committee19
Creates "Economic Gardening Program" in Department of State to provide customized services to certain businesses.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability. *
Establishes certain additional examination and special learner's permit requirements.
Provides State information technology contracts will require use of software to document computer use by contractor.
Extends economic recovery term under "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act"; bars appeal of certain property assessments by Garden State Growth Zone Development Entity.*
Establishes Safe and Equitable Remote Learning Pilot Program in DOE to support provision of remote learning safe havens by certain school districts. *
Clarifies disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients are not required to own vehicle to be exempt from municipal parking meter fees.
Revises requirements for provision of care to trauma patients.
Allows continued use of heaters and tents by food or beverage establishments under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Establishes small hospitality business winter preparation purchase or reimbursement program in EDA; appropriates $50 million to EDA from federal funds.
Expands indoor capacity for food and dining establishments and banquet and wedding venues under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Provides for process to vacate and expunge certain arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, other dispositions, and DNA records, associated with violations by certain human trafficking victims.
Eliminates one percent tax on purchasers of Class 4A commercial property transferred for consideration in excess of $1 million.
Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.
Requires DMVA veterans' facilities provide payroll-based journal information to NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Exempts commercial shellfish producers from prohibition on taking shellfish on Sunday.
Appropriates $440,240 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $4.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee136
Revises "New Jersey Money Transmitters Act"; provides consumer protections; increases reporting and record keeping requirements.
Adds new civil penalties and increases surcharges imposed on domestic violence offenders; establishes "Domestic Violence Victims' Legal Assistance Fund.
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking and promoting prostitution of child shall not be expunged.
Clarifies procedures for resignation, removal, and succession of fiduciaries.
Revises procedures concerning access to decedent's safe-deposit box.
Clarifies procedures for restoration of driver's license after suspension; authorizes the court to waive imprisonment under certain circumstances.
Upgrades crime of manslaughter to aggravated manslaughter under certain circumstances.
Provides for training programs for notaries public and increases application fees.
Clarifies excuse from jury service for members of the military or reserve under certain circumstances; repeals N.J.S.38A:4-6.
Changes allocation of fines collected for motor vehicle violations in certain municipalities.
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
Authorizes placement of involved animal with animal welfare agency or similar entity pending adjudication of alleged animal cruelty violation when not adjudicated in seven days.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Designates month of November as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Month" in NJ.
Establishes "New Jersey Net Neutrality Act."
Establishes "Succeed in New Jersey" student loan reimbursement program for certain New Jersey residents employed in designated fields.
Establishes Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer to monitor efforts to promote participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.
Establishes mandatory training program for human resources officers of public employers on handling and responding to reports of domestic violence.
Requires one member of board in charge of institution for persons with mental illness or developmental disability to be family member of resident.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Requires hospital laboratories and bio-analytical or clinical laboratories to offer test for hepatitis C to certain individuals; authorizes certain laboratories to perform rapid tests for hepatitis C.
Permits temporary rental assistance for emergency assistance recipients.
Requires employers within construction industry to notify employees of certain rights.
Prohibits mortgage loan discrimination based on familial status.
Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
Establishes Office for Women's Advancement in DOLWD to facilitate full and equal participation of women in workplace; makes an appropriation.
Requires financial institutions to cash payroll checks under certain circumstances.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.
Removes plenary retail distribution license limit for certain stores.
Authorizes issuance of craft distillery license to certain other alcoholic beverage manufacturing licensees.
Permits charter school to limit admission to single gender, students at-risk of academic failure, students with disabilities, or English language learners.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit certain persons unless they pose danger.
Requires inspection for pest infestation prior to certain demolitions.
Establishes "Security Deposit Assistance Pilot Program" in Passaic, Union, Essex, Hudson, Camden, and Gloucester counties; appropriates $255,000.
Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for bond ordinances approved by counties and municipalities.
Provides tax credit to developers for affordable housing projects in certain neighborhoods.
Establishes "New Jersey College Ready Students Program Act"; provides tuition-free dual enrollment opportunities at county college for certain high school students.
Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.
Establishes program to provide free tuition under State Tuition Aid Grant Program to certain students who are accepted to public four-year institutions of higher education and elect to attend county college for first two years.
Removes requirement that limited brewery licensees provide tour when selling beer to consumers and permits certain food consumption on premise.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Applies certain public contract bid threshold amounts to pay to play and prevailing wage laws.
"Home-Based Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as accessory uses needing no use variances in residential zone; authorizes municipalities to limit or exclude certain warehousing, manufacturing, or retailing activities.
Authorizes COAH to credit municipalities with 1.5 units of fair share affordable housing obligation for each housing unit occupied by a veteran; permits municipalities to satisfy fair share affordable housing obligation through 35 percent set aside for ve
Establishes certification program for zoning officers and land use board administrators.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Temporarily reinstates property tax exemption for previously exempt non-profit hospital properties; establishes "Non-Profit Hospital Property Tax Exemption Study Commission."
Requires installation of grab bars in certain public restrooms.
Permits local health boards to require minimum temperature of 70 degrees from October through April in certain buildings occupied by seniors and disabled persons.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Prohibits sale of certain products using advertisements alluding to controlled dangerous substances or analogs.
Limits rescheduling, cancellation, and no-show fees providers of health care services may charge in certain instances.
Creates restricted distillery license; permits holder thereof to operate restaurant on licensed premises in Garden State Growth Zone.
Authorizes parent or guardian to place security freeze on child's consumer report.
Clarifies that compensation may be paid for expenses related to service animals required due to injuries resulting from crime against victim.
Appropriates $300,000 from General Fund to New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University.
Requires video camera on certain school buses with crossing control arms.
Concerning the "Contractors' Registration Act."
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
Creates housing purchase matching grant program for members of United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard who have served in certain military operations.
Authorizes COAH to credit municipalities with 1.5 units of fair share affordable housing obligation for each unit of transitional housing occupied by a veteran.
Requires DCA to continuously maintain open enrollment period for federal Housing Choice Voucher Program pre-applications.
Expands municipal authority to license and inspect residential rental property.
"New Jersey Transit Villages Act."
Authorizes political subdivisions to require recipients of economic development incentives to enter into community benefits agreements.
Prohibits emergency homeless shelters from conditioning provision of shelter on enrollment in certain programs.
Expands eligibility for property tax reimbursement program.
Establishes teacher recruitment grant program in DOE; appropriates $6 million to DOE.
Prohibits institution of higher education that provides child care from charging student-parent who receives child care voucher under "New Jersey Cares for Kids Program" an amount for child care in excess of voucher amount.
Establishes Main Street Assistance Program to encourage business development in small municipalities.
Provides incentives for certain businesses associated with military installations.
Directs certain unclaimed electric and gas utility deposits in Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund and societal charge revenues be paid to Statewide nonprofit energy assistance organizations designated by BPU.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Reallocates portion of certain forfeited property as incentive for informants of drug-related offenses and to provide inpatient treatment for certain drug-dependent individuals.
Provides exemption from 3-day cancellation provision of home improvement contract in case of bona fide emergency.
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Requires licensure of dog trainers.
Provides for process to vacate and expunge certain arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, other dispositions, and DNA records, associated with violations by certain human trafficking victims.
Provides limited civil liability immunity to farmers hosting agritourism activities.
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.
Establishes loan program and provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for establishment of new vineyards and wineries.
Requires DOH to develop interconception care resources to enhance postpartum care for women.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DOH.
"Mary's Law"; requires Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide direct payments for purchases of specialized, modified motor vehicles.
Requires State agencies to post Internet links to programs and services for women as applicable.
Provides for background checks and other requirements for certain agencies providing temporary home for child or pregnant woman during crisis.
Provides tax credits to vineyards and wineries for qualified capital expenses.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Tuition Waiver Program."
Repeals law that established optional will registry.
"Linnette Lebron's Law"; modifies procedures for marriage or civil union where a party is terminally ill.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain compressed natural gas vehicles.
"Retrofitted Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle charging stations.
Requires plaintiff to obtain affidavit of merit in malpractice suit against enrolled agent.
"Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Provides tax credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for certain costs incurred in purchase and installation of certain environmentally responsible business equipment.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses paying a salary differential to National Guard members or reservists on active duty.
Eliminates veterans' gross income tax deduction requirement that New Jersey National Guard member serve in federal active duty status.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Concerns workers' cooperative societies.
Requires businesses to report email address to Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services.
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
Provides assistance to business accelerators and incubators and startup businesses located within those business accelerators and incubators.
Requires DOT to compensate local government entities for contractual delay damages resulting from shutdown of transportation projects funded by Transportation Trust Fund; authorizes local government entities to use certain funds for transportation project
Directs DOH to develop standardized perinatal health curriculum for community health workers.
Requires Commissioner of Health to establish maternity care public awareness campaign.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.
Establishes teen driver orientation program.
Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of lymphedema.
Increases reporting requirements for the NJ Basic Skills Training Program for Economic Growth.
Provides that routine foot care services covered under certain insurance policies include coverage of services provided by podiatric physicians.
Permits participation in law enforcement officer category of PERS by members who were not eligible for enrollment in PFRS due to age or medical restrictions.
Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.
Requires State department, agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof to provide link on its website for members of public to submit complaints.
Establishes Task Force on Approved Private Schools for Students with Disabilities to study various issues including improving and streamlining tuition-setting process, funding, and fiscal accountability.
Revises acreage requirement for plenary winery licenses.
Provides for increase in relocation assistance amounts based on increase of CPI.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to suspend accrual of interest on certain New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program loans in deferment or forbearance.
Permits local governments to request civil service law enforcement examinations; increases training reimbursement for law enforcement positions; removes certain law enforcement appointees from civil service eligible list; allows county hiring preference f
Provides bidder is ineligible to receive new State contract award if current contract is in dispute by State.
Requires public water systems to inventory lead service lines and replace lead service lines at expense of public water system customers.
Exempts personal protective equipment from sales and use tax.
Designates blueberry muffin as State Muffin.
The "Farm Labor Equality Act."
Provides economic development incentives for remediating and redeveloping legacy landfills, brownfields, and contaminated sites.
Prohibits administration of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
Requires ABC to waive fee for alcoholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit.
Concerns restaurant tents during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator in DMVA.
Authorizes provision of adult day health services on remote basis.
Establishes New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under gross income tax for certain home purchases during qualified periods by first-time homebuyers.
Expressly authorizes medical cannabis patients under 18 years of age to have up to four designated caregivers.
Filed2
Authorizes EDA to make grants during periods of emergency declared by Governor and for duration of economic disruptions due to emergency; allows EDA to grant certain business documentation submission deadline extensions.
Revises certain functions of New Jersey Firemen's Home and composition of board of mangers.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law8
Extends economic recovery term under "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act", bars appeal of certain property assessments by Garden State Growth Zone Development Entity.*
Authorizes EDA to make grants during periods of emergency declared by Governor and for duration of economic disruptions due to emergency; allows EDA to grant certain business documentation submission deadline extensions.
Revises requirements for provision of care to trauma patients.
Provides for process to vacate and expunge certain arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, other dispositions, and DNA records, associated with violations by certain human trafficking victims.
Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.
Requires DMVA veterans' facilities provide payroll-based journal information to NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Appropriates $4.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $440,240 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Vetoed1
Eliminates one percent tax on purchasers of Class 4A commercial property transferred for consideration in excess of $1 million.
Passed the General Assembly1
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.*
Provides resident tuition rate to certain non-resident dependent children of United States military personnel attending public institutions of higher education.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for ovarian cancer research.
Establishes annual grant program to recognize institutions of higher education that offer comprehensive array of veteran programs and services.*
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.*
Permits qualified municipalities to prohibit conversion of affordable residential rental units to certain forms of ownership housing.
Requires lead paint inspection on certain residential rental property, including upon tenant turnover; establishes lead-based paint hazard education program; appropriates $3,900,000. *
Establishes housing of equine-related farm employees in facilities with horses under certain conditions as "Right to Farm" permissible activity; requires State Agriculture Development Committee agricultural management practice that permits such housing.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish three-year "Bridge Year Pilot Program" for certain students who were impacted by public health state of emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019.*
Creates two-year "Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program" in Juvenile Justice Commission; appropriates $4.2 million in FY 2022 and FY 2023. *
Permits exemption from civil service law enforcement examination requirement for entry level-law enforcement officers.
Expands opportunities for restaurants, bars, distilleries, and breweries to provide outdoor dining and permits certain sales at seasonal farm markets in response to COVID-19 public health emergency.
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Directs Department of Agriculture to pay annual premiums to enrolled dairy farmers for certain coverage under the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program; appropriates $125,000.*
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA and New Jersey Council on the Arts to support arts and culture organizations in need.*
Makes $25 million in federal funds available to EDA to support microbusinesses in need.*
Makes $135 million in federal funds available to EDA to support eligible entities impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Vetoed · 4
Establishes program allowing certain applicants to perform community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges.
Appropriates $30 million to EDA from federal "Coronavirus Relief Fund" to assist food establishments impacted by Executive Order No. 158.
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
Permits PERS retiree to return to elective public office after retirement under certain circumstances. *
Passed the Senate · 15
Prohibits use of education, occupation, homeownership status, marital status, or credit score in certain automobile insurance determinations.*
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Requires State Capitol Joint Management Commission display representation of Alice Paul in State Capitol building.
Exempts disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients from payment of municipal parking meter fees when vehicle bears veteran's or recipient's special license plate or placard issued by MVC.
Asks Joint Committee on Library of Congress to approve replacing NJ statue of Philip Kearny in National Statuary Hall Collection with statue of Alice Paul.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of US Armed Forces, NJ National Guard, and reserve component of US Armed Forces; creates permanent commission to study various definitions related to veteran status.*
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Establishes the "Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program."
Prohibits gender-based price discrimination.
Authorizes certain forms of testing for cornavirus disease 2019.
Requires EDA to publish information related to certain EDA financial assistance offered in response to emergency declared by Governor.
Appropriates $5 million in federal funds to Department of Health for grants and stipends to ensure health and safety of farm workers.*
"Farm Worker Epidemic Health and Safety Act"; concerns public health and certain protections for farm workers.
Requires BPU to conduct study of effect of coronavirus 2019 pandemic on local and public utility service and to quarterly collect and publish certain local and public utility service and customer information.
Allows taxpayers with fewer than 50 employees to accelerate depreciation of capital expenditures incurred to comply with COVID-19 executive orders.
Out of committee · 50
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
Requires limited liability company to disclose ownership information when submitting deed for recording.
Concerns certification of tax collectors.
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
Prohibits surgical declawing of cats and other animals.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1 million. *
Establishes Emerging Technology Urban Grant Program in EDA.
Establishes three year Financial Empowerment Pilot Program.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Provides county clerks with additional week to mail ballots for 2020 primary election; requires ballot position draw to occur one day early if statutory date falls on holiday.*
Establishes fire safety standards and protocols for certain light frame residential construction; requires project labor agreements for this construction; requires placards identifying primary structural systems of buildings.
Requires certain actions by motor vehicle operators when overtaking or passing pedestrians, bicycles, or scooters.*
"COVID-19 Financial Security for Consumers Act."
Extends certain permits, approvals, and deadlines during COVID-19 emergency.*
Concerns benefits provided to workers.*
Establishes NJ Hospitality Emergency Loan Program in EDA to provide no-interest loans to qualified small hospitality businesses; makes $100 million appropriation to EDA from federal funds for qualified small business assistance.**
Extends time period for filing and processing certain property tax appeals in 2020.
Allows extension of certain local government timeframes; allows local governments to accept certain payments; allows local governments to conduct certain meetings remotely; adjusts certain property tax distribution and notice requirements.
Requires hospital to permit individual to accompany woman during childbirth.
Expands existing EDA loan program to include certain small producers and retailers of alcoholic beverages.
Permits local units and authorities to waive interest and lien enforcement for certain delinquent water and sewer utility payments during emergency circumstances.
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly with respect to legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offences as well as broadening awareness of available expungement relief.*
Provides gross income tax credit to certain totally and permanently disabled veterans for rent constituting property taxes.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.*
Provides free admission to State parks and forests, and certain historic sites and historic properties for certain veterans on Veterans Day.
Permits dogs to visit at State veterans' residential facilities.*
Expands opportunities for restaurants, bars, distilleries and breweries to provide outdoor dining and permits certain farms to adjust operations in response to COVID-19 public health emergency.*
The "New Jersey Social Innovation Act"; establishes social innovation loan pilot program and study commission within EDA.
Requires public and local utilities to provide notice to residential customers of available relief measures during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Establishes criminal offenses and civil penalties concerning inhumane confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 18 years of age or older to qualify for modified benefit.
Concerns certain regulated substances, with particular emphasis on underage possession or consumption of various forms of cannabis, including legal consequences for such activities set forth in legislation passed by both Houses of Legislature.*
Broadens eligibility for gross income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA to support businesses and nonprofits in need.*
Makes $10 million in federal funds available to EDA to support child care providers in need.*
Makes $35 million in federal funds available to EDA to support food and beverage establishments in need.*
Provides temporary exemption under sales and use tax for winterizing certain small business operations.
Authorizes military service members, spouses, and dependents with out-of-state domicile to operate motor vehicles in New Jersey.
Requires administrator and assistant administrator at State veterans' memorial home have prior work experience in clinical setting.
Requires DMVA veterans' memorial homes to communicate with veterans' guardians via at least two communication means.
Allows veteran's guardian to remove veteran from DMVA veterans' memorial home under certain emergency circumstances.
Requires DMVA veterans' memorial homes to hold quarterly town hall meetings with veterans' guardians.
Requires position of resident advocate at each State veterans' memorial home.
Requires Director of Division of Veterans' Healthcare Services in DMVA to have prior clinical and long-term care experience.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA send weekly reports to Commissioner of DOH on status of veterans' homes in State during every future public health emergency; requires such reports through December 31, 2021. *
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county colleges; appropriates $26,456,996.
Revises various provisions of "New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020" and other economic development programs; establishes New Jersey Innovation Fellows Program; appropriates $10 million.
Appropriates $60,940,361 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee · 40
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ; and regulates capital planning process.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Provides certain State assistance to qualified federal opportunity zone businesses.
Codifies and enhances use of breach of implied warranty of habitability as defense to certain eviction actions.
Establishes confidentiality of landlord-tenant court records; addresses adverse actions on rental applications.
Creates a civil cause of action for stalking.
Increases penalties for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat while operating a motor vehicle.
Requires public school student with concussion to be evaluated by physician or other licensed health care provider before return to school and return to physical activity at school.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
"Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Requires public water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water.
Requires public water systems to develop lead service line inventories and schedules for replacement of lead service lines.
Provides emergency State school aid to certain school districts located in historic communities.
Establishes Task Force on Safety in School Transportation.
Imposes certain requirements on operators of motor vehicles when overtaking pedestrians, bicycles, and scooters.
Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
Requires mail-in ballot applications be available at polling places on election day for voting in future elections.
Establishes "New Jersey Elections Security Act."
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Directs Secretary of State to develop national marketing campaign promoting State's innovation economy.
Exempts certain health information contained in 9-1-1 calls from definition of government record.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to use therapy dogs in public elementary school wellness programs.
Provides same military service credit for compensation purposes to noncertificated employees of school districts that is provided to certificated employees under current law.
Establishes one-time payment program in Department of Treasury for aid for certain eligible taxpayers; appropriates $35 million.
Expands category of lists from which a single juror source list is compiled to include recipients of cash assistance or food stamps.
Concerns certain economic activity.
Authorizes voluntary donation of expired food or food waste to farmers; authorizes donations if farmer waives liability.
Concerns restaurant safety during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Prohibits Internet service providers from increasing service rates during public health emergency or state of emergency; requires Internet service providers to notify subscribers six months in advance of service rate increase.
"Kangaroo Protection Act of 2021"; prohibits sale or barter, offering for sale or barter, of dead kangaroos and any products made from kangaroo.
Eliminates certain requirements for nonprofit organization operating ski area.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 billion for After School Recreation in Urban Areas.
Creates "New Jersey Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act."
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.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $35 million to "Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Revolving Loan Fund."
Extends eligibility for Military Dependents Scholarships to students enrolled in approved career and technical education programs and to dependents of certain military members who served in Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Operation Inherent Resolve.
Filed · 24
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriations of $15 million for grants to food banks.
Concerns prohibition of residential tenant eviction and eviction due to residential foreclosure during certain emergency circumstances.
Requires school districts to provide school meals or meal vouchers to students eligible for free and reduced price school meals during school closures due to COVID-19 epidemic.
Establishes Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools Grant Program in DOE to provide and expand access to technology and equipment for students in certain school districts.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing of coronavirus disease 2019 and for telemedicine and telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 state of emergency.
Provides paid leave without utilizing accumulated leave time for local government employees under certain circumstances.
Authorizes all licensed health care facilities and laboratories to collect specimens to test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); allows waiver of staffing ratio requirements.
Requires food access information be displayed on websites of 2-1-1 system and executive branch departments during public health emergencies to the extent practicable.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to issue supplemental cash assistance payments to Work First New Jersey recipients under certain circumstances; makes appropriation.
Establishes certain requirements to use telemedicine and telehealth to respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
Creates "Temporary Lost Wage Unemployment Program;" allows persons to claim for lost wages due to coronavirus disease 2019, and employers to pay wages to workers ordered under quarantine by licensed healthcare practitioner; appropriates $20,000,000.
Allows public bodies to conduct meetings, and provide notice, by electronic means during periods of emergency.
Permits extension of deadlines for adoption of county and municipal budgets under certain circumstances.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $10 million for healthcare and residential facility sanitation due to coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak.
Automatically extends time to file gross income tax or corporation business tax return if federal government extends filing or payment due date for federal returns.
Concerns time off from work in connection with infectious disease.
Modifies deadline by which public agency is required to respond to request for government record during period of emergency.
Appropriates $20 million from General Fund to EDA to support food and beverage establishments impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $50 million from General Fund to EDA to support businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support Sustain and Serve NJ Program.
Establishes Startup Business and Nonprofit Assistance Program in EDA to support new businesses and nonprofit organizations following COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $25 million.
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support child care providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.