Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, Senate.
James W. Holzapfel
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain nutrition programs and certain nonprofit organizations that offer social services from motor vehicle registration fees. *
In committee74
"Homestead School Property Tax Reimbursement Act"; provides State reimbursement for 50% of school property taxes paid by seniors, 65 years and older.
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of texting while driving as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Prohibits public utility from filing rate increase petition under certain circumstances.
Increases criminal penalties if leaving loaded firearm within easy access of minor results in injury or death.
Requires mortgage lenders to maintain vacant, age-restricted dwelling units during foreclosure.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Prohibits sale, distribution, and use of urea as an ice melt.
Requires labeling of ingredients and restricts phosphorus in household cleansing products.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain tolls paid via E-ZPass.
Requires public utility to reimburse business customer during period when business ceases operations due to utility repairing or replacing its equipment on business customer's property.
Requires local governing body and DCA to suspend collection of certificate of occupancy and related inspection fees for homes being rented by persons identified by FEMA as displaced individuals.
Directs Commissioner of Education to encourage implementation of Natural High Drug Prevention Program in school districts.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Increases penalties for unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing fentanyl.
Requires insurers that sell flood insurance to provide certain policyholders with certain information.
Provides State income tax credit for removal of lawns near Barnegat Bay.
"Barnegat Bay Protection Act"; establishes Barnegat Bay Protection Fund, dedicates portion of sales tax on fertilizer, authorizes special license plates, and provides for donations.
Increases annual income limit for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.
Prohibits utility from billing customer for costs incurred for certain upgrades to utility infrastructure; allows costs for certain upgrades to utility infrastructure be recovered in utility's rate base.
Requires electric distribution lines to be located underground in areas affected by severe weather or natural disasters.
Extends to 90 days statute of limitations for unlawful use of cell phone while driving; increases penalties for texting while driving.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain E-ZPass tolls paid.
Permits short-term tax exemption for certain improvements to dwellings damaged by natural disasters.
Prohibits smoking at State-owned beaches.
Clarifies that fishing license is not required to fish at a private community lake.
Changes law regulating size limits of lobsters.
Concerns valuation of property condemned for dune construction or beach replenishment.
Revises distribution of monies from Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund to municipalities.
Requires installation of emergency power supply systems to certain common areas of new planned real estate developments; provides related tax incentives.
Requires explosive gas detectors to be installed in certain residential properties.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Excludes passenger and freight rail projects from purposes for which revenue from increase in petroleum products gross receipts tax revenue may be used.
Permits county board of chosen freeholders to appoint interim member of county tax board under certain circumstances.
Requires newly-constructed grocery stores to have generators.
Enhances penalties imposed on drivers who have never been issued a driver's license.
Requires State to lower compensation rate of civilly committed sexually violent predators to same level as State inmates for institutional work.
Requires each municipality to establish a Reverse 9-1-1 system.
Requires police notification when driver's license is suspended.
Exempts police from jury duty.
Criminalizes fourth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Establishes new offenses concerning the unlawful possession and use of credit card scanners.
Authorizes court to impose rescue operation costs of public entity under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Distracted Driver Enforcement and Education Fund."
Prohibits additional jughandles on roads or highways in the State.
Clarifies crime of unlawful access concerning certain password protected communications in electronic storage.
Provides certain immunities from spectator-based lawsuits arising from youth sports events.
Expands statute authorizing temporary restraining orders for certain alleged stalking victims to include victims of any age or mental capacity.
Requires Family Part under certain circumstances to dispose of charge of contempt of a domestic violence order on an emergency basis, without setting bail.
Requires municipalities to reimburse qualified private communities for street paving costs.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to include sales of properties in age-restricted developments by third parties in table of equalized valuations.
Requires fire suppression systems in all elementary and secondary schools 12,000 square feet or larger.
Requires State aid reduction to municipalities and school districts by amount of accumulated absences paid to employees upon their retirement.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employing immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed in action.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee.
Exempts certain transactions of residential property involving senior, blind, and disabled citizens from general purpose fee under realty transfer fee and one percent assessment on real property selling for more than $1,000,000.
Requires State agencies to review operations and to implement use of Internet to conduct public business when cost savings may be realized, with certain exceptions.
Requires suspension without pay and health care benefits if public officer or employee formally charged with crime involving or touching office, position, or employment.
Eliminates remarriage prohibition for PFRS death benefits; provides retirement allowance to certain survivors of PFRS members.
Allows retiree to change designated beneficiary after retirement in event of divorce.
Establishes training for law enforcement officers interacting with pregnant women.
Increases fines for failing to have required markings on commercial vehicles.
Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.
Establishes Autism Education Council.
Requires State park and forest restroom facilities to include an exclusive family restroom.
Establishes New Jersey Internet Criminal Information Registry.
Prevents State school aid reduction in school districts that experienced decrease in equalized valuation and are located in certain counties.
Includes value of certain properties exempt from taxation in valuation used to calculate State school aid.
Permits minors to work until 11 p.m. between Memorial Day and October 1 of each year in certain circumstances.
Upgrades unlawful taking thefts in certain instances.
Revises polysomnography license fees.
Provides for court dismissal, with prejudice, of civil actions for which lis pendens notices are filed under certain circumstances.
Establishes three-year nonpublic school pupil transportation pilot program in Ocean County to provide funding to county consortium of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for mandated nonpublic school busing.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Exempts disabled veterans from beach buggy permit fees.
Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.
Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to employer to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.*
Requires board of education or school bus contractor, within one business day of notification that school bus driver's license is suspended or revoked, to verify to DOE that driver is no longer operating school bus. *
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2019 to include new projects and remove certain projects.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires boards of education and school bus contractors to designate individuals as certain school bus safety personnel.*
Out of committee · 16
Establishes animal abuser registry; prohibits person convicted of criminal animal cruelty violation from owning, keeping, or harboring any animal, and establishes enforcement mechanisms therefor.*
" Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.**
Imposes motor vehicle penalty points for certain violations of "move over law"; establishes public awareness campaign; designated as "Slow Down or Move Over, It's the Law Act." *
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Revises requirements for swimming pools to comply with certain regulations concerning lifeguards, inspections, and circulation systems.*
Appropriates $15,294,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Requires study of safety of school bus passengers in certain emergency situations, including school bus accidents; appropriates $250,000. *
Requires certain school district transportation supervisors to complete educational program.*
Requires school bus operations in State to comply with certain federal regulations.
Requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides *
Requires school bus drivers to retake certain knowledge test upon license renewal.
Requires public school student to carry identification card at school-sponsored, off-campus activities and requires principal to keep list of students on school buses used for school-sponsored activities in case of emergencies.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Extends foreclosure protection and mortgage relief programs for certain Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners.
In committee · 18
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Establishes "Superstorm Sandy Homeowners Protection Act."
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Establishes that failure to maintain lane may constitute recklessness under vehicular homicide statute; designated as Eileen's Law.
Provides governance, transparency, and accountability reforms at PANYNJ.
Prohibits municipal ordinance to create sanctuary city; Establishes State and local employee ethics violation upon noncompliance with federal immigration enforcement request.
Requires interior light of motor vehicle be turned on when stopped by law enforcement under certain circumstances.
Establishes process for individual to petition court for involuntary commitment of another person to treatment for substance use disorder.
Establishes an animal abuser registry.
Eliminates age restriction for issuing special permits to carry handgun to retired law enforcement officers.
Establishes process for recovery of Superstorm Sandy aid overpayments and makes General Fund appropriation.
Amends effective date of P.L.2018, c.49 concerning taxes and fees imposed on rentals of transient accommodations and allows refund for already paid taxes and fees.
Excludes transient accommodations in shore counties from various State and local taxes.
Requires certain health care practitioners to disclose criminal and disciplinary history to patients.
Requires person convicted, or fleeing charge, of sex offense in foreign country to register under Megan's Law; requires law enforcement to inquire about immigration status of sex offenders and cooperate with federal immigration authorities.