Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
William W. Spearman
Sponsored
Became law7
Appropriates $813,000 to DHS to implement use of electronic benefit transfer cards in Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.**
Establishes penalties for person who commits motor vehicle noise violation.*
Requires Division of Children's System of Care to establish training program for employees of emergency shelters for homeless.*
Appropriates $53,249,310 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and Green Acres Program administrative costs.
Concerns licensing of security officer companies.
Establishes Community Crisis Response Advisory Council and community crisis response teams pilot program; designates "Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act;" appropriates $12 million.*
Amends definition of "participating county" under County Option Hospital Fee Program.
Passed the General Assembly2
"New Jersey Works Act"; concerns businesses and pre-employment training programs; provides tax credit to businesses supporting pre-employment training programs; appropriates $3 million.*
Requires municipalities in compliance with affordable housing obligations be provided priority consideration for certain State grants and assistance.
Out of committee12
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.
Concerns New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation; requires annual appropriation. *
Codifies, and increases under certain circumtances, current minimum Medicaid per diem reimbursement rates for assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, and assisted living programs; makes appropriation.*
Establishes NJ State Parks and Open Space Foundation.*
Requires motor vehicle rental companies to provide notice to customers of use of automatic vehicle locations systems and comply with certain law enforcement requests.
Expressly authorizes medical cannabis patients under 18 years of age to have up to four designated caregivers.
Provides that court may order certain juveniles adjudicated delinquent to perform community service where offense was committed.
Upgrades certain penalties for assaulting law enforcement officer and requires offender to be tested for communicable diseases in certain instances.
Establishes Law Enforcement Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $3 million.
Concerns consideration of factors by court at hearing for pretrial detention or violation of condition of pretrial release.
Establishes Firefighter Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.
Concerns carbon monoxide detectors in certain multiple dwellings and hotels.*
In committee17
Allows municipalities to revoke and reissue plenary retail consumption licenses that are inactive for five years.
Establishes Safe and Equitable Remote Learning Pilot Program in DOE to support provision of remote learning safe havens by certain school districts.
Establishes standards for expiration of rental housing affordability controls.
Provides for transfer between titles of sheriff's officer and sheriff's investigator without loss in seniority.
Permits exemption from civil service examination requirement for entry-level county sheriff's officer.
Permits hiring police officers prior to taking training course.
Authorizes municipalities to address certain unlawful operation of all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes through seizure and, in some circumstances, destruction of vehicles.
Allows seasonal retail consumption alcoholic beverage license holder to exchange license for full-year consumption license.
Removes basic skills testing requirements for certain teacher certification for three years.
Establishes as criminal coercion threatening to initiate a removal action based on immigration status.
Permits PERS retiree to return to elective public office after retirement under certain circumstances.
Requires Attorney General to revise guidelines regarding use of conducted energy devices by law enforcement officers; establishes law enforcement conducted energy device training.
Provides $1,000 income tax deduction for certain volunteer firefighters and members of first aid and rescue squads.
Prohibits disclosure of certain information of probation officers.
Creates "New Jersey Grid Modernization Task Force" in Governor's office.
Requires inspections of retail cigarette and vapor product dealers.
Establishes offense of harassing, intimidating, or bullying minor; establishes diversionary program for juveniles charged with offense.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Codifies and increases under certain circumstances, current minimum Medicaid per diem reimbursement rates for assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, and assisted living programs; makes appropriation.*
Expressly authorizes medical cannabis patients under 18 years of age to have up to four designated caregivers.
Establishes NJ State Parks and Open Space Foundation.*
Passed the Senate1
Concerns carbon monoxide detectors in certain multiple dwellings and hotels.**
Co-sponsored
Became law · 34
Requires DEP to develop and implement electric school bus program; provides for $15 million in first year and $15 million annually in subsequent two years to DEP, subject to availability, to provide grants.
Regulates sale of handgun ammunition and develops system of electronic reporting of handgun ammunition sales.*
Requires court to consider information concerning coercive control in domestic violence proceedings.*
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials and sport or recreational equipment.*
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Establishes presumption that VCCO will order payment to victim of crime.*
Allows Attorney General to bring cause of action for certain public nuisance violations arising from sale or marketing of firearms.
Requires DCA provide certain information on low-income home energy assistance program, annually update program handbook and issue program request for proposal, and provide quarterly training sessions on administering program. *
Establishes professional board to regulate home improvement and home elevation contractors and requires licensure for each type of contractor.
Requires schools to provide free school breakfasts and lunches to students from working class, middle-income families; designated as "Working Class Families' Anti-Hunger Act."
Requires State agencies update demographic data collection methods on Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian and Indian Diaspora residents of this State.
Authorizes court to include in domestic violence restraining orders a provision making the order applicable to a pregnant victim's child upon birth of the child.
Clarifies juvenile's right to attorney representation.*
Establishes "Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act."
Requires health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force and eliminates cost-sharing requirements for certain colonoscopies.
Allows tenant with temporary or permanent restraining order to change locks on residential rental unit.
Permits alternating proprietorship of certain wineries.
Exempts raw, unprocessed honey from DOH cottage food regulations.
Establishes three-year sickle cell disease pilot program; appropriates $10,200,000.*
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for professional firefighters not enrolled in SHBP; makes appropriation.
Provides one-year waiver of certain MVC fees imposed for driver's licenses and non-driver identification cards.
Makes FY 2022 supplemental appropriations of $71,786,000.
Requires request for proposal to establish demonstration projects to develop electric vehicle charging depots serviced by distributed energy resource charging centers for certain electric vehicle use.*
Concerns percentage of reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycled materials that can be used for certain road projects.*
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.*
Expands criminal penalties related to illegal use of motor vehicle master key.
Concerns electronic transmission of crash reports.
Designates portion of State Highway Route 71 as "John Tarantino Highway."
Establishes Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance in Department of Law and Public Safety.*
Establishes Agritourism Fund; requires annual appropriation of $2.5 million from General Fund; appropriates $2.5 million.
Establishes nonpublic school transportation program to provide funding to consortiums of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for mandated nonpublic school busing.
Revises penalties for possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by underage persons.
Establishes "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriff's sales.
Increases child tax credit under gross income tax.
Vetoed · 2
Extends duration of law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Provides employee access to employee's employment records on file with DOLWD.
Passed the General Assembly · 26
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.*
Eliminates conviction of indictable offense as automatic disqualifier for jury service under certain circumstances.*
Establishes limits on transcript release restrictions at institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.*
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to post public awareness signage in additional establishments.*
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to Department of Law and Public Safety for public awareness campaign of victims' rights and VCCO assistance.
Requires certain providers to perform intimate partner violence screenings and all health care professionals to take certain actions to prevent perpetrators of intimate partner violence from obtaining copies of victim's medical record.*
Concerns hospitality franchise agreements.
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
Permits court to order transfer of billing responsibility for, and rights to, wireless telephone number to certain victims of domestic violence or stalking.
Requires court to consider certain domestic violence convictions when considering alimony award; permits alimony modification based on certain subsequent domestic violence convictions.**
Requires transportation network company drivers to complete anti-human trafficking training course.*
Provides for transfers from General Fund to UI trust fund, reduces employer contributions to UI trust fund, assesses contributions from employers to repay transferred amounts, and provides tax credits to small businesses to offset UI tax increases.**
Permits court to order counseling for children in households with domestic violence in appropriate cases; establishes presumption of award of custody to domestic violence victim in appropriate cases.**
Requires geotechnical testing and certain monitoring of transportation projects.
Specifies additional services for victims of sex trafficking and domestic violence; makes $1,000,000 appropriation.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover mammograms for women over 35 and women under 35 under certain circumstances.
Establishes "New Jersey Target Zero Commission."*
Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.*
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.
Eliminates high school graduation proficiency test.
Requires DEP to prioritize funding for certain projects for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes and certain environmental infrastructure projects that include, or allow for, flood mitigation projects.
Requires private detectives to register their foreign employers with State Police.
Authorizes home detention for juveniles adjudicated delinquent for certain motor vehicle offenses.
Establishes Teacher Certification Reimbursement Fund in DOE to reimburse certain teachers for costs associated with certification.
Establishes New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force; clarifies collection of student growth data.*
Out of committee · 42
Increases the income eligibility threshold and eliminates asset test for Medicare Savings Programs; appropriates funds.*
Requires publication of certain information related to toll discounts on E-ZPass website.
Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.
Authorizes development and operation of computer system which would allow electronic access to outstanding arrest warrant information.
Creates "New Jersey Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act."
Criminalizes certain actions of individuals who offer rental of residential property that they do not own or legally possess.
Requires new employers to reimburse certain former employers for law enforcement training costs.
Requires firearm owners who become New Jersey residents to obtain firearm purchaser identification card and register handguns acquired out-of-State.
Establishes pilot program for creation of certain local civilian review boards to review police operations and conduct.*
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1 million.*
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Implements certain guidelines concerning purchase of catalytic converters.
Establishes "New Jersey Farm to Public Institution of Higher Education Program."
Establishes ''New Jersey Farm-to-Table Restaurant Awards Program."*
Authorizes issuance of protective orders for certain victimized persons in situations for which domestic violence statutes do not apply due to lack of familial or dating relationship between victim and offending actor.*
Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $100,000 appropriation; appropriates $100,000.
Provides for lifetime disqualification from operating commercial motor vehicle and transportation network company vehicle for persons convicted of human trafficking.
Clarifies certain law enforcement officers are eligible for special disciplinary arbitration.*
Requires DEP to consider potential impacts to natural resources when classifying dams according to hazard potential.
Increases penalties for carjacking and for theft of motor vehicle.
Limits certain provisions in restrictive covenants and limits enforceability of restrictive covenants.
Exempts shellfish aquaculturists with commercial shellfish aquaculture permit from law prohibiting taking of shellfish on Sunday; requires submission of annual shellfish harvest report.*
Establishes New Jersey Child Tax Credit Program.*
Establishes program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to pay for remaining tuition costs related to certain remedial or developmental courses.
Credits $5.2 billion to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $2.9 billion to NJ Schools Development Authority, NJ DOT, and NJT; and establishes process for authorizing future appropriations for debt defeasance and capital projects.*
Concerns licensing of law enforcement officers; appropriates $6 million.
Revises criteria for remote net metering program established by BPU.
Revises various provisions of Food Desert Relief Program.
Waives fees for marriage and civil union licenses in Fiscal Year 2023; appropriates $2 million.
Provides retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for members of PFRS.
Permits State Board of Education to authorize alternative teaching certificate.*
Establishes sales and events privileges for certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers.*
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Changes definition of eligible contract for DOT grant program to compensate certain contractors and subcontractors affected by supply chain shortages.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply and develop policy governing use of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies.
Establishes new tourism regions and subregions in New Jersey.
Eliminates Tourism Policy Council; requires updated tourism master plan; requires specific tourism data, research, and marketing; requires annual report.
Amends certain requirements for installation of electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces.
Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records.
Designates portion of State Highway Route No. 47 in Deptford Township as "Officer Robert J. Shisler Memorial Highway."
Requires board of education to directly employ certain professionals; permits board of education to contract for certain personnel; permits use of virtual or remote instruction for public school students in certain circumstances.
In committee · 90
Increases amount of credit for incarceration resulting from default of court-imposed financial obligation or motor vehicle penalty.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of geolocation data.
Makes supplemental appropriation of up to $20 million from General Fund to DOE to support school facility cleaning and sanitization.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Provides emergency State school aid to certain school districts located in historic communities.
Allows municipalities to transfer inactive alcoholic beverage retail licenses for use in redevelopment, improvement, or revitalization areas under certain circumstances.
Permits members of Legislature to enroll in SHBP.
Permits municipalities to establish affordable housing preference for first responders.
Establishes general immunity for businesses, including non-profits, and public and private colleges and universities, and their officers, employees, and agents, against actions relating to Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic or related viral strain in subsequent years.
Concerns certain sales of alcoholic beverages at farm markets.
Expands permitted sales and activities on licensed premises of certain alcohol manufacturers.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success; appropriates $1.8 million.
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.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Requires each county to establish inmate reentry services committee.
Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase permits; revises procedures for passing of firearms to heir or legatee.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.
Restricts use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
"Reproductive Freedom Act."
Requires candidate for teacher certification to complete course or training on anti-racism in education.
Expands indoor capacity for food or beverage establishments and banquet and wedding venues under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth and family services organizations.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership to be considered for appointments to certain boards and commissions established by statute.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy and energy efficiency programs for overburdened communities.
Requires induction loop listening system installation in certain buildings open to public upon new construction or substantial renovation.
Establishes three-year pilot program for school-based mentoring in public schools located within 1,000 feet of gunfire.
Requires Attorney General to develop program to assist schools in identifying at-risk youths.
Establishes task force to examine school discipline practices including racial disparities and effectiveness.
"New Jersey Intergenerational Poverty Reduction Act."
Requires certain solid waste incinerator facilities to install baghouse filters when making certain modifications to facility.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $90,000 to Department of State to erect statue of "Jersey" Joe Walcott.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Exempts certain plastic materials processed at advanced plastic processing facilities from State laws regulating solid waste disposal and recycling.
Permits counties to establish a central municipal drug court.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Reduces standard voter registration deadline to eight days before election; allows voter registration at polling place on election day and at offices where mail-in ballots are issued within 45 days before election.
Revises law prohibiting feeding of black bear.
Establishes certain law enforcement and privacy procedures; designated as New Jersey Values Act.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
"New Jersey Safe Storage of Firearms Act"; establishes certain requirements and penalties regarding firearm storage; repeals law governing minor's access to firearm; requires AG to establish public awareness campaign regarding firearm storage; appropriates $500,000.
Requires newly manufactured semi-automatic handguns to be micro-stamped; establishes handgun database.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Increases craft distillery production limits; eliminates tour requirement for on-premises consumption; permits sale of snacks on craft distillery premises.
Increases PFRS accidental disability and accidental death pension when disability or death is caused by weapon.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 billion for After School Recreation in Urban Areas; stipulates uses of, and eligibility criteria for, funds.
Requires correctional facilities to provide voting rights information packets to inmates.
Requires AG to establish uniform police training curriculum.
Converts senior freeze reimbursement program into credit 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.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Establishes New Jersey Grow Your Own Teacher Pilot Program.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Establishes "New Jersey Forensic Science Commission."
Establishes NJ Forensic Science Laboratory at Rutgers University-Camden; appropriates up to $500,000.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New Jersey."
Permits certain winery licensees to engage in direct shipping.
Requires police misconduct training course be included in police basic training curriculum.
Requires cost of living increase to be granted in each of two calendar years for certain retired members and beneficiaries of PFRS; makes appropriation.
Establishes "ATV Law Enforcement Task Force" to enhance and coordinate efforts to enforce laws pertaining to ATVs; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes Safe Haven Homeless Housing Program; appropriates $30 million.
Requires DCF to administer school-based youth services program as currently established.
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success; appropriates $772.6 million.
Requires helmet while operating bicycle, scooter, or motorized scooter.
Prohibits information from Statewide voter registration system from being published on Internet.
Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Removes limit in annual budget requests of certain county offices.
Establishes First Responders COVID-19 Supplemental Benefits Program; appropriates $20 million.
Allows persons diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or Crohn's disease to receive parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
Permits public high school students to opt out of physical education and sports programs during Ramadan.
Establishes student-athlete mental health specialists in school districts and public institutions of higher education; creates student-athlete mental health registry; makes appropriation.
"Real Property Sewage System Risk Assessment and Conditions Disclosure Act"; requires sellers of residential real estate to provide for sewage system inspections and disclose certain conditions; establishes penalties.
Requires school districts to provide information on process of obtaining US citizenship.
Requires certain fire departments in this State to establish minority recruitment and selection programs; establishes task force.
Establishes Office of Supportive Action Functionality Experts to prepare for catastrophic loss of technological services.
Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.
Prohibits Commissioner of Education from approving certain tests for teacher certification candidates with extended retake waiting periods.
Establishes minimum NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for certain out-of-state hospitals that provide services to NJ FamilyCare pediatric beneficiaries.
Establishes "Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Commission;" appropriates $2.5 million.
Establishes Division on Marijuana and Cannabis Enforcement in DLPS.
Concerns operation of cruise lights on patrol vehicles.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Provides an excused absence for pupil who serves as poll worker on election day.