Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Louis D. Greenwald
Sponsored
Became law9
Allows use of rear view backup camera and parking sensors during road test.
Repeals law suspending certain licenses, registrations and certifications for failure to repay student loans.
Concerns electronic medical bills for workers' compensation claims.*
Concerns electronic submission of certain automobile insurance claims.
"Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act"; authorizes executor, agent, guardian, or trustee, under certain circumstances, to manage electronic records of decedent, principal, incapacitated person, or trust creator.
Permits abandoned prescription medication to be re-dispensed up to one year after original preparation.
Prohibits non-disclosure clauses in certain contracts.
Establishes Gold Star Family Counseling Program in DMVA; creates tax credit for certain health care professionals.
Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Vetoed2
Jake's Law; Incentivizes counties to design and construct completely inclusive playgrounds as a priority for State funding for recreational and conservation purposes.*
Codifies regulations defining justifiable need to carry handgun.
Passed the General Assembly2
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Requires additional data in annual temporary disability and family leave insurance reports.
Out of committee13
Establishes procedures for awarding of design-build contracts.
Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Establishes the New Jersey Film and Television Project and Employment Incentive Program.
Establishes two-year innovative drinking water supply and wastewater infrastructure grant program in DEP; appropriates up to $20 million from societal benefits charge therefor.
Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning mobility and support services needs of NJ adults with autism spectrum disorder.
Requires data collection and issuance of report on drug evidence testing by New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences.
Permits county improvement authorities to establish student loan refinancing loan programs.
Requires State supervision of certain professional and occupational licensing boards.
Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaison.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for Gold Star families.
Permits local units and school districts to invest in local government investment pools managed in accordance with applicable Governmental Accounting Standards Board guidelines.
Authorizes certain local government utilities to impose additional connection fees; requires certain new credits and reductions for these fees.
Requires State to pay full cost of health care benefits coverage in retirement for SPRS members who retire at mandatory retirement age of 55 with more than 20 but less than 25 years of service.**
In committee58
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.
Removes plenary retail distribution license limit for certain stores.
Establishes limited retail religious distribution license.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Decreases the premium receipts tax for surplus lines insurance coverage.
Decreases rental motor vehicle surcharge from $5 per day to $2 per day.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Provides that the State Board of Examiners may not charge a fee for the issuance of credentials required to serve as a substitute school nurse.
Eliminates the 1% fee, and the 1% tax, on purchasers of Class 4A commercial property transferred for consideration in excess of $1 million.
Appropriates $20,000,000 from General Fund to the Department of State for travel and tourism advertising and promotion to communicate that New Jersey's tourism destinations are operational despite damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Requires certain public contract bid advertisements to contain certified cost estimate ranges, specifies grounds for rejection of all bids, and requires 50% guaranty on bids; designated as the Fairness in Bidding Act.
Revises statutes concerning firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits; makes handgun purchase permit valid for four years.
Replaces NJ Wine Industry Advisory Council with NJ Wine Board and establishes new duties and authorizes revenue-producing activities.
Expands applicability of "The Truth-in-Renting Act."
Recognizes same-sex marriages entered into outside the State.
Establishes teacher recruitment grant program in DOE; appropriates $6 million to DOE.
Provides loan redemption for certain physicians who work in State 10 years.
Revises law concerning the rights and responsibilities of motor vehicle franchisees and franchisors.
Authorizes expenditures from open space trust funds to develop or maintain recreation and conservation land although the land was not acquired by the municipality.
Requires report and public hearing prior to DEP recommendation of site for inclusion on Superfund list.
Prohibits toll-free passage for SJTA employees, officers, and members except while commuting or carrying out official duties.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for full time enrollment at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Requires Treasurer and Divisions of Pensions and Benefits and Investment Directors to report on status of State-administered pension plans to Legislature by May 15 and November 15 each year.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Exempts school district employees in certain counties from requirement to reside in State as pilot project; requires DOE report.
Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight.
Provides that cabinet-level public officials, Attorney General, and county prosecutors may serve in acting capacity for no longer than six months without nomination.
Prohibits business expense deductions for punitive damages paid in civil litigation under the corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Provides credit against ambulatory care facility assessment liability for value of unreimbursed care provided to hospital charity care patients.
Reduces cigarette tax rate by 30 cents per pack and reduces revenue dedicated to the Health Care Subsidy Fund.
Excludes certain services rendered in connection with installation of carpeting and other flooring from sales and use tax.
Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to send monthly loan statement to each student who has outstanding loan under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students loan program.
Requires institutions of higher education to send out annual student debt letters; requires students enrolled in public institutions of higher education to complete course on student loan debt repayment.
Establishes "Einstein Scholars Program."
Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.
Realigns the transfer inheritance tax payment due date to coincide with the payment due dates for State and federal estate taxes.
Modifies education requirement for licensure by the NJ State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Renames Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility as "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility."
The "Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act."
Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds; exempts firearms with .22 caliber tubular magazines from 10 round limitation.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to test drinking water for lead and install lead filters or treatment devices on drinking fountains and food preparation sinks; appropriates funds therefor.
Appropriates $1 million to DEP for grants to county mosquito control agencies.
Revises various requirements concerning State medical marijuana program, including facilitating access to medical marijuana for children with debilitating medical conditions and their caregivers.
Allows gross income tax deduction for employees for amounts paid by employers for certain educational assistance programs for employees and for employee's student loans.
Requires institutions of higher education to send out annual student debt letters; requires students enrolled in public institutions of higher education to complete course on student loan debt repayment.
Establishes Gold Star Family Scholarship Program; appropriates $100,000 from General Fund to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Revises law concerning temporary disability leave.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to design and make available to public a webinar on TDI, family temporary disability leave, and family leave.
Modifies requirements for preliminary site plans and subdivisions under Municipal Land Use Law.
The "Electronic Bidding Construction Act."
Establishes New Jersey Civic Information Consortium; transfers $20 million annually from New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority to consortium over five-year period.
Establishes third degree crime of "stealthing"; removing sexually protective device during sexual activity without sexual partner's consent.
Amends certain provisions of sexual assault statute to clarify elements necessary for conviction.
Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year.
Concerns duration of lien of tax under estate tax.
Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.
Amends "Cable Television Act" to update application processes; clarifies requirements under effective competition and of furnishing financial reports; eliminates BPU approval of certain combinations, mergers, consolidations, or acquisitions.
Carried from the Senate
Became law4
Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning mobility and support services needs of NJ adults with autism spectrum disorder.
Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaisons.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for Gold Star families.
Permits local units and school districts to invest in local government investment pools managed in accordance with applicable Governmental Accounting Standards Board guidelines.
Vetoed2
Authorizes certain local government utilities to impose additional connection fees; requires certain new credits and reductions for these fees.
Requires State to pay full cost of health care benefits coverage in retirement for SPRS members who retire at mandatory retirement age of 55 with more than 20 but less than 25 years of service.**
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Permits bowling alleys, including alleys licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, to conduct amusement games.
Establishes certain penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.*
Allows "100 percent Disabled Veterans" to receive parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
Designates USS New Jersey as New Jersey State Ship.
"Charlie's Law"; Establishes civil penalties for persons who interfere with or deny persons with disabilities accompanied by service or guide dogs access to places of public accommodation.
Requires candidates for election to school board to file with their nominating petitions specific affirmation that they have not been convicted of crimes that would disqualify them from office.
Designates building where NJEDA is located as "Caren Franzini Memorial Building" to commemorate her outstanding service to State.
Vetoed · 1
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
"Disaster Victims Protection Act"; requires Governor to allocate federal and State disaster aid to municipalities in proportion to amount of catastrophic physical damage sustained within each municipality.
Makes FY 2016 supplemental Grants-in-Aid appropriation of $10 million to DCA for Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund.
Provides for appointment to board of directors of New Jersey Automobile Insurance Risk Exchange by Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
Requires Department of the Treasury to collect for overpayment of UI benefits.
Out of committee · 13
Prohibits person whose driver's license is suspended for DWI from operating NJT train.
Transfers management of PFRS to Board of Trustees of PFRS.
Extends gross income tax medical expense deduction to certain cord blood banking services.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires DOH regulations regarding elevated blood lead levels in children, and appropriate responses thereto, to be consistent with latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
Increases accidental death benefit to 70 % of final compensation for surviving children of SPRS or PFRS member; redefines child in SPRS.*
Requires uniform response procedures for all domestic crisis teams established or participated in by law enforcement agencies, and strengthens Statewide supervision over teams.
Enhances protections for domestic violence victims by restricting access to firearms by certain persons; provides for minimum terms of incarceration for offenders who commit physically violent acts.
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Appropriates $59,532,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and capital and park development projects.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Transfers State Lottery Enterprise to TPAF, PERS, and PFRS.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.
In committee · 24
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Authorizes special license plate for distinguished service medal recipients.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain donated vehicles.
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and resident tuition rate.
Requires use of constitutionally dedicated moneys to fund conversion of certain diesel vehicles to compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or electric vehicles.
The "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2014," authorizes bonds for $200 million; appropriates $5,000.
Establishes Office of State Dental Director and New Jersey Oral Health Commission.
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain contributions to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) program.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Requires condominium and homeowners' associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers.
Raises the gross income tax rate on taxable income exceeding $1,000,000 to 10.75 percent for a temporary three-year-period and restores the State earned income tax credit to 25 percent of the federal credit.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Provides for the removal of a State Board of Education member for failure to attend three consecutive board meetings without good cause.
Concerns taxation of casino gaming property; redirects investment alternative tax proceeds; abolishes Atlantic City Alliance.
Requires opioid antidote dispensation to be monitored under Prescription Monitoring Program, and authorizes certain entities to submit info regarding opioid antidote administration for inclusion in secondary, linked database; designated as "John Wagner's
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Ensures continued access of family planning services in event of federal action.
Prohibits substitution of prescribed epilepsy medication without notification and written consent of physician and patient; requires prescription to include notation of epilepsy diagnosis.
Requires DOH to update epilepsy website and increase public outreach efforts.