Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, Senate.
Troy Singleton
Sponsored
Became law11
Requires notification to consumers of collection and disclosure of personal data by certain entities.*
Establishes Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund; establishes requirements for proceeds from opioid settlements to support substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.*
Includes duct cleaning as public work subject to the prevailing wage law.*
Provides for civil actions against persons or entities profiting from commission of human trafficking offenses, or maintaining victims of such offenses.
Allows unions to file wage claim suits on behalf of workers regardless of their union affiliation.
Requires public works contractor registration and payroll certification for public works projects to be completed online.
Establishes certain data reporting requirements for prescription drug supply chain; establishes Drug Affordability Council; appropriates $1,500,000.*
Revises number of qualified disabled veterans' businesses required to designate set-aside contract from three to two.
Concerns structural integrity regulations for certain residential buildings.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate teacher certification of veterans.
Establishes strict liability criminal penalties for firearm trafficking that results in injury or death.
Passed the Senate11
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. *
"Moose's Law"; prohibits persons convicted of criminal animal cruelty offenses from owning domestic companion animals and from working or volunteering at animal-related enterprises; establishes presumption against pretrial intervention for certain persons. *
Requires electric public utility to replace certain distribution service equipment over period of 36 months if certain sustained service interruptions occur.
Increases, from 18 percent to 30 percent, amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments.
Allows canvassing of early votes and mail-in ballots before election day under certain conditions. *
Requires employer or contractor engaged in goverment work for a public body to register with and submit payroll records to DOLWD.
Requires stress testing on State's ability to provide services in various economic conditions.
Permits for-profit affordable housing entities to join with non-profit entities and housing authorities in joint insurance funds under certain circumstances.
Expands culpability requirements for firearms trafficking offenses and violations of regulatory provisions relating to firearms.*
Designates bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Interstate Highway Route 295 North as "Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial Highway."*
Requires health benefits coverage for additional prosthetic appliance under certain circumstances.
Out of committee65
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1 million.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Requires carriers to pass prescription drug savings to consumers.
Establishes New Jersey First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Program; provides gross income tax benefits for certain contributions to and earnings on assets maintained in accounts established under program.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities; makes change to community solar program.
Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing.
Provides closing credit for resident first-time homebuyers; appropriates $20 million.
Requires electric public utility to install and operate smart meter infrastructure and technology at certain customers' premises; provides employment protections for certain electric public utility employees.
Decouples State tax provisions from federal prohibition on cannabis business deductions.*
Provides mortgage payment relief for residential property owners and small landlords during time of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Concerns development of accessory dwelling units.
Eliminates presumption of non-imprisonment for theft of a firearm.
Requires request for proposal to establish demonstration program to develop distributed energy resource microgrids for electric fleet and heavy-duty vehicle use.
Establishes Helmets to Hardhats program in the DMVA; appropriates $400,000.
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.
Makes FY 2022 supplemental appropriation of $1,250,000 for Minorities in Police (MIP) recruiting grant program.
Establishes Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as principal department in Executive Branch and specifies functions, powers, and duties of department.
Provides that 1.25 percent tax on sports wagering revenues be used for local tax relief purposes for Atlantic City.
Creates State business assistance program to establish contracting agency procurement goals for socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises.
Requires degree-seeking students enrolled in public institutions of higher education to receive instruction on American government and civic engagement.
Consolidates certain affordable housing and assistance applications.
"Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act"; provides alternative process for handling partition actions filed in court concerning real property with multiple owners, at least one of whom had acquired title from relative.
Removes expected family contribution from calculation of financial need under circumstances in which public institutions of higher education may reduce student's institutional financial aid.
Establishes "Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force."
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for early principal payments on certain home mortgages.
"New Jersey American Dream Act"; appropriates $25 million to provide down payment and home repair assistance to low and moderate income first-time homebuyers.
Establishes "Annual Business Matchmaking Event" in Department of Treasury.***
Authorizes grants to purchase and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans.
Prohibits surgical declawing of cats and other animals.
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.*
Waives business formation and registration fees for establishment of businesses owned by veterans.
Requires Medicaid coverage for community violence prevention services; Requires DOH to approve training and certification program for violence prevention professionals.
Establishes "Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act."
Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.
Prohibits sale of certain diet pills and dietary supplements for muscle building to persons under 18 years of age under certain circumstances.*
Establishes employment protections for certain service employees during changes of ownership.
Directs DCA to establish grant programs for public water systems.
Adds 9-1-1 system regionalization costs to funds appropriated from "9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account."
Limits common interest community regulation of certain vehicles.
Prohibits sale, manufacture, distribution, and use of firefighting foam containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires DEP to establish collection and disposal program; appropriates $250,000.*
Adjusts municipal ballot question for amusement games for future elections and repeals section of law creating office of Amusement Games Control Commissioner.*
Revises certain restrictions on cannabis establishments' owners; expands scope of review of cannabis establishment license applications and related materials.
Requires school report card to include information about placement of graduates, including apprenticeships.*
Allows taxpayers to utilize alternative method of depreciation of certain expenditures in connection with construction of new affordable housing developments.
Adapts new federal partnership audit regime under gross income tax, ends COVID-related State tax extensions, and eliminates requirement to affirmatively elect New Jersey S Corporation status.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of $200 for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services.
Permits court to effectuate equitable distribution when complaint for divorce or dissolution of civil union has been filed and either party has died prior to final judgment; provides that surviving party would not receive intestate or elective share.
Makes FY 2023 supplemental appropriation of $30 million to DCA for Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program.
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.*
Requires State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee include certain first responder titles in first responders primary care medical home program.
Deposits $60 million into Affordable Housing Production Fund from Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; appropriates $60 million.*
Requires Director of Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to establish grant program to encourage municipalities to develop recreational sports and STEM programs for children; appropriates $10 million.
Authorizes creation of Woman Veteran license plates.
Requires expanded use of affordable housing voucher program funding for homeownership expense assistance.
Establishes foreclosure protection and mortgage relief for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Requires Division of Purchase and Property to issue annual report on State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing.
Provides down payment assistance for benefit of certain first-time homebuyers; establishes Resilient Home Construction Pilot Program.*
Expands certain State programmatic interventions related to residential foreclosures.*
Directs DOE to develop guidelines consistent with federal guidance concerning school discipline in school districts.
Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Requires Department of Health to provide information to Statewide 2-1-1 telephone system regarding the location of safe disposal sites for hypodermic syringes and needles and prescription drugs.
Modifies down payment assistance program for benefit of first-generation and first-time homebuyers.
Transfers New Jersey Historic Trust from Department of State to DCA and makes certain changes related to trustees and powers.
Concerns local unit filing requirement for certain shared services agreements.
In committee88
Establishes prescription drug pricing disclosure requirements and measures to reduce prescription drug costs.
Enhances certain reporting and disclosure concerning State tax expenditures.
Requires NJHMFA to allocate certain portion of federal low-income housing tax credits to certain high-opportunity areas.
Requires annual State debt affordability analysis be included in State Debt Report.
Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; designated as "Lisa's Law"; appropriates $2.5 million.
Establishes system for portable benefits for workers who provide services to consumers through contracting agents.
Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
Allows taxpayers with fewer than 50 employees to accelerate depreciation of capital expenditures incurred to comply with COVID-19 executive orders.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from hiring officer applicants removed from office by former agency for police misconduct.
Establishes requirements for State entities to enter into bulk purchasing arrangements for pharmaceutical products.
Establishes program to subsidize purchase price of medical cannabis for registered qualifying patients enrolled in Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare programs.
Requires Police Training Commission to establish police officer licensure program.
Establishes three-year Crisis Response Support Pilot Program for provision of support to certain individuals in need of emergency services.
Makes $5 million in federal funds available to Stockton University to support North Athletic Complex project.
Removes exception of self-insured health benefits plans from law concerning pharmacy benefits managers.
Requires certain disclosures by providers of commercial financing.
Increases disclosure of political contributions by business entities with public contracts; creates uniform law for contributions by such entities; repeals local option to set contribution limits for business entities.
Establishes the "Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program."
Changes eligibility of Administrative Law Judges from DCRP to PERS.
Establishes surplus revenue reserve account in the Property Tax Relief Fund if certain levels of unanticipated gross income tax revenue are collected.
Allows gross income tax deduction for employees for amounts paid by employers for certain educational assistance programs for employees and for employees' student loans.
Prohibits job discrimination for activities or affiliations not affecting job performance or qualifications.
Increases gross income tax credit for homestead property taxes paid from $50 to $200.
Provides tax credits to developers for certain affordable housing projects.
Requires DHS to employ Transportation Planning Coordinator to manage and oversee transportation services provided to DHS clients.
Authorizes State Chief Diversity Officer to conduct disparity study concerning utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State procurement process.
Permits certain managed care organizations to consider cost-effectiveness when placing prescription drug on formulary.
Excludes payments made for unemployment compensation benefits related to layoffs resulting from public health emergency or state of emergency from calculation of employer contribution for unemployment compensation benefits.
Imposes penalties for violations to "Local Public Contracts Law."
Allows more rigorous training hour requirements for registered apprenticeship programs.
Requires construction service and maintenance contractors to register with DOLWD.
Requires Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy to undertake study to determine efficiency and scaling in delivery of local government services.
Requires that election infrastructure vendors disclose financial ties for approval as vendor by Secretary of State; requires report of known or suspected security incidents involving election systems to Division of Elections.
Requires municipalities to file copies of tax abatement and exemption agreements with county chief financial officer and county counsel within 10 days of execution.
Prohibits excessive increases in prices charged for essential off-patent and generic prescription drugs and biological products.
Clarifies exceptions regarding requirement for person seeking to be made party in certain foreclosure actions.
Creates office to encourage creation of federal jobs and federal infrastructure investment in the State.
Makes various changes to reporting requirements for independent expenditure committees; establishes reporting requirements for policy impact committees.
Allocates $50 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development from federal government assistance to improve unemployment insurance benefit claims processing capacity.
Establishes permanent task force to review and guide implementation of process improvement programs for government entities based on Lean Six Sigma management approach.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Indigenous people as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Requires association of age-restricted common interest community to permit dwelling owner to transfer property without regard to age of buyer.
Requires applicants for commercial driver license to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking.
Allows small employers to claim tax credit for paying certain health benefits plan premiums.
Requires health insurance coverage of preimplantation genetic testing with in vitro fertilization under certain conditions.
Repeals anachronistic sections of law pertaining to filial responsibility.
Requires DOH to develop Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan.
Requires certain permanency hearing to be held at least every six months.
Directs DOE to establish advertising campaign to attract candidates to teaching and education support professions; appropriates $1 million.
Appropriates $500 million in federal funds to DCA to support affordable housing development and establishes Affordable Housing Production Fund in HMFA.
Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee."
Protects financial institutions and insurers doing business with cannabis industry from being penalized by State regulators.
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Requires child's religion not be changed due to foster care or adoption.
Expands list of eligible jurors by removing juror disqualification for criminal convictions and including DOLWD and DCA record in juror source list.
Supplemental appropriation of $3,959,128 to DOC and Juvenile Justice Commission for eight percent sergeants' salary increase.
Changes from 30 to 45 number of days before election within which new district board of elections members attend instructional sessions.
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
Allows municipalities to transfer inactive alcoholic beverage retail licenses for use in certain redevelopment and revitalization areas; establishes procedure to transfer inactive retail licenses.
Imposes annual State tax on investment ownership of single family residences in this State by certain entities for purposes other than single family ownership, providing revenue for down payment assistance for family ownership.
Revises calculation of student financial need and provides circumstances for reduction of financial aid at institutions of higher education and proprietary institutions.
Prohibits individuals from holding public office or employment in certain circumstances.
Establishes "NJ Green Bank" in EDA; appropriates $50 million from societal benefits charge to initially fund program.
Removes registered apprenticeship program requisites of public work contractors; sets apprenticeship standards for prevailing wage projects.
Establishes additional municipal review processes and procedures related to development of certain large warehouses; requires certain real property revaluations and reassessments.
Provides reimbursement to emergency shelter following certain evictions.
Permits court to order transfer of billing responsibility for, and rights to, wireless telephone number to certain victims of domestic violence or stalking.
Establishes "Workplace Readiness Week" in public schools and requires certain labor rights information be included in employment of minors database.
Permits deduction of 20 percent for qualified business income for certain individuals as owners of pass-through entities under gross income tax and corporation business tax.
Amends "New Jersey Antitrust Act" to make monopsony illegal and regulate entity in dominate position in market.
"New Jersey Fostering Success Voucher Act"; provides rental assistance and case management services for certain young adults leaving foster care or kinship care; appropriates $10 million.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.
Extends time period for tenants receiving federal housing choice voucher program assistance to locate new housing after landlord sells property.
Concerns regulation of automated systems and artificial intelligence used by State agencies.
Increases amount of gross income tax exclusion for gains from sales of principle residences.
The "New Jersey Online Foreclosure Sale Act;" permits online foreclosure sales for real property.
Establishes School Plastics Upcycling Grant Program in DEP to provide proportional awards to eligible schools based on pro rata share of plastics collected, by each school, for upcycling purposes; appropriates $5 million.
Modifies use of cooperative purchasing agreements by certain public contracting units for construction services; prohibits time-and-materials contracts in certain circumstances; allows indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity public contracts in certain circumstances.
Prohibits sewerage authority from imposing connection fee in certain circumstances.
Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.
Reforms municipal responsibilities concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes COAH; appropriates $16 million.
Establishes Sports Equipment Equity Pilot Program.
"New Jersey Infrastructure Capital Asset Reassignment Enterprise Fund Act"; creates trust fund for conveyance of certain assets for benefit of State-administered retirement systems; appropriates $20 million.
Requires municipalities in compliance with affordable housing obligations be provided priority consideration for certain State grants and assistance.
Allows projects supported by State or municipal affordable housing trust fund to be exempt from property tax and to instead contribute to municipal services by making payments in lieu of taxation.
Permits municipality to authorize municipal clerk to submit certain written statements concerning affordable housing, limits certain HMFA powers.
Authorizes HMFA to issue tax credits for certain purposes.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law19
Creates State business assistance program to establish contracting agency procurement goals for socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises.
Permits court to effectuate equitable distribution when complaint for divorce or dissolution of civil union has been filed and either party has died prior to final judgment; provides that surviving party would not receive intestate or elective share.
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.*
Authorizes grants to purchase and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans.
Establishes "Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act."
Establishes "Annual Business Matchmaking Event" in Department of Treasury.*
Decouples State tax provisions from federal prohibition on cannabis business deductions.*
Prohibits sale, manufacture, distribution, and use of firefighting foam containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires DEP to establish collection and disposal program; appropriates $250,000.*
Revises certain restrictions on cannabis establishments' owners; expands scope of review of cannabis establishment license applications and related materials.
Concerns local unit filing requirement for certain shared services agreements.
Adjusts municipal ballot question for amusement games for future elections and repeals section of law creating office of Amusement Games Control Commissioner.*
Adapts new federal partnership audit regime under gross income tax, ends COVID-related State tax extensions, and eliminates requirement to affirmatively elect New Jersey S Corporation status.
Requires Department of Health to provide information to Statewide 2-1-1 telephone system regarding the location of safe disposal sites for hypodermic syringes and needles and prescription drugs.*
Limits common interest community regulation of certain vehicles.
Establishes employment protections for certain service employees during changes of ownership.
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.*
Removes expected family contribution from calculation of financial need under circumstances in which public institutions of higher education may reduce student's institutional financial aid.
Provides down payment assistance for benefit of certain first-time homebuyers; establishes Resilient Home Construction Pilot Program.*
Expands certain State programmatic interventions related to residential foreclosures.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 33
Implements certain guidelines concerning purchase of catalytic converters.
Provides CBT and gross income tax credits for certain deliveries of low carbon concrete and for costs of conducting environmental product declaration analyses of low carbon concrete.*
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Enhances, and allocates funds for, pre-apprenticeship programs.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Codifies and expands ARRIVE Together Pilot Program to make certain mental health services available to police responding to certain emergencies; appropriates $2 million.**
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish New Jersey Minority, Women, and Underserved Farmer Registry.
Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Advisory Commission" in DHS.*
Authorizes CRDA to finance transportation projects between Atlantic City Airport and Atlantic City Tourism District.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for epinephrine auto-injector devices and asthma inhalers; limits cost sharing for health insurance coverage of insulin.
Makes $25 million supplemental appropriation to HMFA for Capital Improvement Assistance Program.
Requires certain documentation of needs of students with disabilities during school security drills and emergency situations and in school security plans; requires staff training on needs of students with disabilities in emergency planning.
Concerns timely payment of UI benefits.
Concerns use of tents and other fixtures for outdoor dining on certain property.
Provides for oversight and improvement of administration of unemployment compensation.
Provides child tax credit under gross income tax.*
Requires NJ FamilyCare to reimburse claims for covered services submitted by clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists under certain circumstances.*
Concerns licensing of law enforcement officers; appropriates $6 million.
Establishes "Sustainable New Jersey Fund" in DEP to support certain sustainability initiatives; appropriates $1 million.*
Revises definition of women's business enterprise and minority business enterprise.*
Establishes School Safety and Security Task Force.
Establishes uptime requirement for electric vehicle charging station incentive programs.*
Requires establishment of new State website with information on rights related to, and health benefits coverage for, reproductive health care services.*
Authorizes use of healthcare platforms providing discounted prices for payment of prescription and non-prescription drugs or devices and for telehealth and telemedicine services.
Authorizes Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to award summer tuition aid grants in summer of 2023; appropriates $1,000.*
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts; appropriates $103,023,579.*
Modifies certain provisions of "New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Act" and "Food Desert Relief Act."*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY 2024.
Authorizes Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to award annual summer tuition aid grants.*
Establishes Social Impact Investment Fund; appropriates $20 million.
Credits $400 million to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $371 million to DOC, DLPS, South Jersey Port Corporation, and DOT; establishes process for authorizing future appropriations for debt defeasance and capital projects.
Makes various revisions to alcoholic beverage manufacturing and retailing license laws.
Passed the Senate · 8
Establishes Renewable and Efficient Energy Financing Program; authorizes BPU to transfer up to $20 million annually in societal benefits charge revenues to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for purposes of program.
Concerns discriminatory appraisals of property on basis of race, creed, color, national origin, or certain other characteristics.*
Requires Commissioner of Education to prepare learning loss report and report on public school operations during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to provide tuition assistance for students enrolled at Thomas Edison State University.
Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
Codifies prohibition of discriminatory practices in real estate appraisals and requires real estate appraisers to complete anti-bias training.
Reduces parking spaces required in Statewide site improvement standards at residential developments relative to development's proximity to public transportation.
Out of committee · 81
The New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education and DOLWD to establish performance quality standards for career-oriented programs of study offered by institutions of higher education, degree-granting proprietary institutions, and private career schools.*
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for defendants who commit certain firearm offenses under Graves Act.
Concerns NJ PLACE, allocates $300,000 for FY2020.
Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses.
Expands purposes for which civil asset forfeiture funds may be used by law enforcement agency.
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
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.*
Directs Chief Technology Officer to conduct study on impacts of redacting handwritten signatures published on State websites; allows for protocols for such redactions to be established by rules and regulations.*
"Assistance to Firefighters' Families Act"; doubles pension amounts for beneficiaries of certain deceased volunteer emergency service providers; provides for burial expenses and adjusts life insurance coverage for volunteer firefighters; permits fire code inspection surcharge.
Establishes permanent daylight saving time in NJ.
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Requires transportation network company drivers to complete anti-human trafficking training course.*
Directs DEP to develop State water infrastructure investment plan; requires NJ Infrastructure Bank to publish additional information about water infrastructure projects; appropriates $200,000 to NJ Infrastructure Bank.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
"New Jersey Works Act"; Permits businesses to create pre-employment training programs in partnership with nonprofit organizations or educational institutions; provides tax credit to businesses that provide financial assistance to pre-employment training programs; makes appropriation.*
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Establishes new transparency standards for pharmacy benefits manager business practices.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.
"Homeowners' Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; allows homeowners to claim credit against gross income tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Establishes "Male Teachers of Color Mentorship Pilot Program"; appropriates $95,000.*
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."
Establishes process for recovery of Superstorm Sandy aid overpayments and makes General Fund appropriation.
Clarifies penalties for certain violations of pretrial release; directs prosecutor to provide written notice of release to victim.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
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.
Authorizes issuance of special license plates for alumni of four-year public institutions of higher education.*
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
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.
Requires Medicaid reimbursement for covered behavioral health services provided by local education agency to student who is eligible Medicaid beneficiary.
Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family day care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.
Extends duration of law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.*
Extends child care subsidies to families earning up to 300 percent of federal poverty level; appropriates funds.*
Permits certain local units and authorities to reduce water, sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons; appropriates $200,000.
Establishes Veteran-Owned Business Contract Financing Loan Program in EDA to help certain veteran-owned businesses perform public contracts; appropriates $5 million.
Requires HMFA to establish "Sustainable Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes New Jersey Educator Scholarship Program; appropriates $3 million.*
Requires disclosure of lead drinking water hazards to tenants of residential units; prohibits landlords from obstructing replacement of lead service lines; concerns testing of residential rental units for lead drinking water hazards.*
Increases qualified research expenses tax credit for corporation business taxpayers engaged in targeted industries; increases basic research payment tax credit; allows research tax credit to be refundable.
Makes County Option Hospital Fee Pilot Program permanent and expands definition of "participating county" under program.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for professional firefighters not enrolled in SHBP; makes appropriation.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2023; makes appropriation.
Appropriates $70 million in federal funds to EDA to support arts and culture organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county colleges; appropriates $19,993,837.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county vocational school districts; appropriates $36,960,028.
Increases maximum number of respite care service hours funded through DCF for certain families.*
Revises effects of delinquency and insolvency proceedings against insurer-members of federal home loan banks.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Expands crime of leader of auto theft trafficking network; establishes third degree crime of participant in auto theft trafficking network.*
Exempts discharge of student loan debt of certain veterans through the federal Total and Permanent Disability discharge process from taxation under the gross income tax.
Eliminates prohibition on paper bags, and allows packaging options, for certain grocery orders for three years; requires program for disposition of reusable bags; extends timeframe for use of certain bags by food banks and pantries.*
Concerns tax treatment of individual's income earned outside state of residence; appropriates $35 million.*
Establishes penalties for person who commits motor vehicle noise violation.*
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services by $4.
Requires certain disclosures when single-family homes with solar panels installed are sold.
Concerns percentage of reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycled materials that can be used for certain road projects.*
Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes.
Requires State Real Estate Appraiser Board to adopt alternative program to acquire experiential requirements for prospective real estate appraisers attempting to qualify for licensure or certification.
Appropriates $17,288,315 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
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 accommodations related to COVID-19 public health emergency for businesses participating in certain State economic development programs.*
Establishes mentorship program for new businesses and start-ups.
Expands scope of school district employee sick leave.
Designates cranberry juice as State juice.
Concerns regulatory guidance for local approving authorities on approval of warehouse development.
Increases minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes DHS to increase program benefit amount.
Requires conversion of ward in Paramus and Menlo Park veterans' memorial homes into single occupancy rooms; requires upgrades to certain systems; provides Adjutant General discretion to require additional room modifications.*
Replaces statutory terms regarding alcohol and substance use.
Requires "Electronic Permit Processing Review System" in DCA to enable applicant to submit electronic signature and certain other submission materials for permit application review.
Establishes matching grant program in DCA to support community-based nonprofit organizations that provide shelter services during Code Blue alerts.
Establishes "Hospital at Home Act."
Expands scope of Foreclosure Mediation Assistance Program during State of Emergency to allow use of program funds for payment to counselors who help disaster victims process applications for assistance.
Establishes "Volunteer Fire Company Assistance Program" in DCA to support operations and sustainability of volunteer fire companies; appropriates $10 million.
Increases child tax credit under gross income tax.
Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish matching grant program for certain school districts and schools using federal funds to increase instructional time and accelerate learning.
Increases maximum lease in certain public-private partnership agreements from 30 to 40 years.
Enhances notice requirements and occupancy restrictions for hotels and multiple dwellings following determination of potentially hazardous condition.
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Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Provides certain employment protections for National Guard members employed in New Jersey.
Excludes farmland from definitions of "redevelopment area" and "rehabilitation area" in "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
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.
Allocates 10 percent of Green Acres funding to local government units for development of completely inclusive playgrounds.
Requires Division of Purchase and Property to issue annual report on public contracts awarded to women-owned and minority-owned businesses; requires Division of Revenue to operate Selective Assistance Vendor Information (SAVI) database.
Bars the denial of expungement application in certain instances.
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.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools.
Establishes crime of law enforcement officer choking another person; designated as George Floyd's Law.
Establishes green infrastructure financing program.
Establishes "Household Water Assistance Program"; appropriates $75 million.
Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Legalizes growing or possessing up to six marijuana plants for personal recreational use, and up to 10 plants for personal medical use, by persons aged 21 or older.
Requires entities at every level of government to conduct periodic studies of racial and ethnic disparities in public contracting.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Requires civil service examination for police and correctional police officers to include questions to identify implicit racial bias.
Eliminates shellfish license fee for veterans and active duty service members.
Excludes from gross income tax value of prizes or awards won in athletic competition in Olympic Games.
Establishes New Jersey Statewide Suicide Prevention Coordination and Oversight Council in DHS.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Requires State Treasurer to issue report concerning New York's taxation of New Jersey residents' income.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program.
Permits victims and witnesses of human trafficking to testify in criminal proceedings via closed circuit television; permits judge to make motion to seek closed circuit testimony.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
Expands crime of human trafficking to include individuals who benefit financially.
Changes current system for creation, issuance, administration, and discontinuance of various types of special license plates.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Establishes task force to study recycling streams in NJ and challenges faced by local governments in running recycling programs.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having service-connected permanent disability; extends eligibility to veterans suffering from mental illness; establishes eligibility of property owned by disabled veteran with surviving partner for exemption.
Updates definition of veteran to include discharged LGBTQ veteran; requires DMVA develop review process for such veterans.
Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Expands Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
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.
Makes $2.5 million in federal funds available to EDA to support veteran-owned businesses in need.
Adopts State definition of Islamophobia for certain civil and criminal purposes.
Directs State Auditor to audit Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in DOLWD.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.
Increases benefit amounts and expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
Requires certain public schools that receive State aid to begin regular instruction for high school students no earlier than 8:30 AM.
Provides temporary corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Increases accidental death benefit for certain members of PERS.
Requires proof of ownership prior to resale of catalytic converter and upgrades theft of catalytic converter to one degree higher than underlying offense.
Permits court to order counseling for children in households with domestic violence in appropriate cases.
Requires use of federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund grants to reduce increases in premium rates for SHBP and SEHBP for calendar year 2023.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New Jersey."
Establishes loan redemption programs for certain veterinarians practicing in the State.
Establishes Teacher Residency Program.
"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.
Requires MVC to issue license plate decals for identification of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
Establishes Small Business Resiliency Project Loan Program in EDA for certain small businesses implementing certain resiliency projects.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Requires certain animals used in testing to be offered for adoption; requires establishment of procedures for assessment and disposition of animals; establishes penalties for noncompliance.
Exempts specialty heart hospital from 0.53 percent hospital assessment under certain circumstances.
Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.
Requires BPU to designate solar portion of critical renewable microgrid as solar energy project under Community Solar Energy Program; requires Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to designate certain microgrids as assets of importance.
Establishes Rural Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program in EDA; appropriates $2.5 million in federal funds.
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in certain small municipalities.
Expands Community College Opportunity Grant Program to include career and technical education programs at county colleges and county vocational schools.
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
Establishes Office of Child Advocate.
Establishes Nonprofit Housing Construction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program to facilitate affordable housing construction; appropriates $25 million.
Allows persons who qualify under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to become law enforcement and corrections officers.
Provides for representation of Burlington County on SJTA.
Establishes Civil Air Patrol Fund to be supported by annual appropriations of $100,000; appropriates $100,000.
Amends certain fire safety statutes to update licensure and equipment requirements and liability, fee, and penalty provisions.