Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, Senate.
James W. Holzapfel
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain nutrition programs and certain nonprofit organizations that offer social services from motor vehicle registration fees.
Concerns installation, modification, and sale of certain mufflers and exhaust systems; requires inspection of mufflers and exhaust systems.*
In committee97
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Increases criminal penalties if leaving loaded firearm within easy access of minor results in injury or death.
Extends to 90 days statute of limitations for unlawful use of cell phone while driving; increases penalties for texting while driving.
Enhances penalties imposed on drivers who have never been issued a driver's license.
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.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain E-ZPass tolls paid.
Increases penalties for unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing fentanyl.
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.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee.
Prohibits public utility from filing rate increase petition under certain circumstances.
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.
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.
Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.
Increases fines for failing to report suspected abuse or exploitation of institutionalized elderly person.
Provides that school districts spending below adequacy will not be subject to certain State school aid reductions.
Requires mortgage lenders to maintain vacant, age-restricted dwelling units during foreclosure.
Requires DOE to release to school district upon request data and software program algorithms used to calculate State school aid.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of texting while driving as part of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires registered voters to present photo ID when voting at polling place.
Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
Permits religious services during state of emergency or public health emergency declarations by Governor.
Prohibits NJT from making major alterations to rail yards located near certain environmentally sensitive areas.
Allows retiree to change designated beneficiary after retirement in event of divorce.
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.
Permits any member of PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup options.
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.
Restricts phosphorus content and requires labelling thereof for household cleansing products.
Expands statute authorizing temporary restraining orders for certain alleged stalking victims to include victims of any age or mental capacity.
Revises distribution of monies from Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund to municipalities.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to include sales of properties in age-restricted developments by third parties in table of equalized valuations.
Requires explosive gas detectors to be installed in certain residential properties.
Concerns valuation of property condemned for dune construction or beach replenishment.
Provides State income tax credit for removal of lawns near Barnegat Bay.
Requires State park and forest restroom facilities to include an exclusive family restroom.
Provides gross income tax deduction for home office expenses incurred during COVID-19 pandemic.
Prohibits sale, distribution, and use of urea as an ice melt.
"Barnegat Bay Protection Act"; establishes Barnegat Bay Protection Fund, dedicates portion of sales tax on fertilizer, authorizes special license plates, and provides for donations.
Changes law regulating size limits of lobsters.
Waives certain adoption fees for veterans.
Clarifies that fishing license is not required to fish at private community lake.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Permits short-term tax exemption for certain improvements to dwellings damaged by natural disasters.
Excludes passenger and freight rail projects from purposes for which revenue from increase in petroleum products gross receipts tax revenue may be used.
"Homestead School Property Tax Reimbursement Act"; provides State reimbursement for 50% of school property taxes paid by seniors, 65 years and older.
Increases annual income limit for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Establishes immunity for senior planned real estate development associations relating to COVID-19.
Requires newly-constructed grocery stores to have generators.
Requires electric distribution lines to be located underground in areas affected by severe weather or natural disasters.
Requires at least one member of BPU to reside in either Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, or Ocean County.
Provides for court dismissal, with prejudice, of civil actions for which lis pendens notices are filed under certain circumstances.
Clarifies crime of unlawful access concerning certain password protected communications in electronic storage.
Requires State to lower compensation rate of civilly committed sexually violent predators to same level as State inmates for institutional work.
Criminalizes fourth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Authorizes court to impose rescue operation costs of public entity under certain circumstances.
Exempts police from jury duty.
Establishes "Distracted Driver Enforcement and Education Fund."
Increases fines for failing to have required markings on commercial vehicles.
Requires police notification when driver's license is suspended.
Establishes new offenses concerning unlawful possession and use of credit card scanners.
Establishes New Jersey Internet Criminal Information Registry.
Establishes training for law enforcement officers interacting with pregnant women.
Requires each municipality to establish a Reverse 9-1-1 system.
Exempts certain essential individuals and businesses from certain requirements in state of emergencies or public health emergencies.
Prohibits the imposition of affordable housing need and related fees upon the local transfer or move of a business.
Permits minors to work until 11 p.m. between Memorial Day and October 1 of each year in certain circumstances.
Revises polysomnography license fees.
Establishes immunity for businesses against damage claims for COVID-19 exposure; excludes reckless or intentional conduct.
Upgrades unlawful taking thefts in certain instances.
Prohibits default approvals of certain municipal land use applications, and permits municipal agencies to not hold certain required meetings, under emergency circumstances.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Establishes Jersey Shore Safety and Economy Task Force.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain tolls paid via E-ZPass.
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.
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.
Requires State aid reduction to municipalities and school districts by amount of accumulated absences paid to employees upon their retirement.
Requires municipalities to reimburse qualified private communities for street paving costs.
Permits county board of chosen freeholders to appoint interim member of county tax board under certain circumstances.
Requires installation of emergency power supply systems to certain common areas of new planned real estate developments; provides related tax incentives.
Authorizes payment of just compensation to businesses for losses due to public health emergency closures.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse residential customer for cost of food and prescription medicine spoiled or compromised as a result of sustained electric service outage.
Establishes $40 daily pay rate for jurors.
Requires each public school to post on website comprehensive list of all resources available in school library.
Establishes loan program for first-time homebuyers who move to areas with most abandoned properties; appropriates $5 million.
Eliminates weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated State employees.
Appropriates $4 million to DEP for local cost share of certain beach replenishment project in Ocean County.
Prohibits download or use of TikTok application on any State-issued electronic device.
Requires members of State Board of Education to attend meetings in person to be recorded as present.
Upgrades offense of criminal mischief if person interrupts or impairs power supply.
Creates toll relief program; appropriates $250 million to NJTA and $250 million to SJTA.
Increases automobile liability insurance coverage amounts for persons convicted of DWI.
Extends pension eligibility for survivors of certain emergency services volunteers who contracted COVID-19 during 2020 public health emergency declared by Governor.
Prohibits imposition of civil penalties on State agencies by State agencies.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs display list of all registered ticket brokers on division's website.
Prohibits sale of tickets not in reseller's possession.
Carried from the General Assembly
Vetoed1
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain nutrition programs and certain nonprofit organizations that offer social services from motor vehicle registration fees.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Requires certain transportation research to consider needs of individuals with physical, sensory, intellectual, and developmental disabilities.
Requires DOT to implement complete streets policy that considers persons with certain disabilities.
Authorizes transfer on death (TOD) of title to motor vehicle.
Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
Designates franklinite as official mineral of State of NJ.
Establishes School Safety and Security Task Force.
Passed the Senate · 5
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. *
Establishes School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force.
Requires adult day care centers to provide reasonable accommodations for certain persons.
Provides police officers may be present at senior residential center or school being used as polling place under certain circumstances; requires school to establish election day security plan.*
Enhances penalties for distribution and manufacture of certain amounts of fentanyl.*
Out of committee · 18
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemptions.
Revises emergency care services referral standards for providers of telemedicine and telehealth.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
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.*
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.*
Establishes process for recovery of Superstorm Sandy aid overpayments and makes General Fund appropriation.
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Requires health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force and eliminates cost-sharing requirements for certain colonoscopies.
Expands working hours for minors; updates process for obtaining working papers for minors.
Expands crime of leader of auto theft trafficking network; establishes third degree crime of participant in auto theft trafficking network.*
Upgrades certain penalties for assaulting law enforcement officer and requires offender to be tested for communicable diseases in certain instances.
Establishes penalties for person who commits motor vehicle noise violation.*
Authorizes surviving spouse or family member of decedent to use motor vehicle registration certificate of decedent until registration certificate expires.
Establishes program, in DEP, for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
In committee · 68
Upgrades burglary of a residence to a crime of the second degree; requires mandatory period of parole ineligibility if residence was occupied at time of offense.
Requires commissioner of registration to move voters with undeliverable mail-in ballots to inactive file; removes such inactive voters from Statewide voter registration system following failure to vote in two consecutive federal general elections.
Requires AG to create voting fraud task force.
Requires Secretary of State create website for voters to report irregularities regarding mail-in ballots; establishes "Vote by Mail Study Commission."
Establishes Office of Inspector General for Veterans' Facilities.
Requires Secretary of State to establish voter list maintenance and crosscheck program and to include certain voter registration data in annual report to Governor and Legislature.
Broadens offenses of riot and disorderly conduct; enhances penalties for public monument destruction; addresses riot victim assaults; creates crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly.
Extends senior freeze benefits to certain senior citizens and disabled persons who have continuously resided in New Jersey for three years.
Requires MVC to conduct unscheduled surprise inspections of certain school buses.
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.
Makes permanent certain immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
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.
Requires entities to accept confirmation of prior COVID-19 infection or protective immune response against COVID-19 when proof of vaccination is required.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Prohibits NJTA from implementing automatic toll increases and increasing tolls for three years; reduces NJTA tolls.
Upgrades crowdfunded thefts; imposes mandatory restitution and fines; requires minimum term of imprisonment.
"Fairness in Women's Sport Act."
Prohibits teaching of critical race theory in public schools; prohibits public school teachers from engaging in political, ideological, or religious advocacy in classroom.
Removes criminal liability for law enforcement officers who have investigative encounter with underage person for possession of alcohol or cannabis unless civil rights are violated.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Allows corporation business tax credit for subcontracting work to NJ small businesses.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of residence to second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Requires revocation of parole for assaulting or threatening law enforcement officers.
Clarifies court's discretion in imposing monetary conditions of bail; establishes rebuttable presumption that person charged with violent crime be detained prior to trial.
Requires school districts to maintain supply of nasal rescue medication and oxygen for seizure emergencies; provides for training of designees to administer nasal rescue medication and oxygen when school nurse is not physical present.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
Broadens riot; enhances penalties for certain crimes committed during riot; creates new crimes of mob intimidation and cyber-intimidation by publication; establishes duty in municipality to permit law enforcement to respond appropriately.
Requires public schools to post curriculum plans online; requires school districts to make textbooks or other materials used in implementing curriculum plans available for inspection by parents and legal guardians.
Requires certain documentation as proof of voter identity to vote; updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity.
"Breann's Law" requires health insurers, SHBP and NJ FamilyCare to provide "out of network" coverage for children with catastrophic illnesses.
Upgrades burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree; upgrades it to a crime of the first degree if committed while armed.
Broadens riot and disorderly conduct; enhances penalties for public monument destruction; addresses riot victim assaults; creates crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.
Prohibits discrimination against corrections workers, first responders, and health care workers who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine or booster.
Requires DOLWD to take measures to ensure State unemployment offices reopen immediately and remain open during and after public health emergency.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
Allows gross income tax credit for Tax Year 2021.
"Gas Price and Inflation Tax Credit Act."
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Exempts law enforcement and certain other emergency personnel from liability for breaking into motor vehicle to rescue animal under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Parents Bill of Rights Act"; prohibits school district from interfering with fundamental right of parent or guardian to engage in and direct student's education; permits opt-out of school district curriculum.
Establishes "New Jersey No Patient Left Alone Act"; requires certain facilities to establish policies guaranteeing visitation rights for facility residents.
Directs State Board of Education to rescind New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education and directs boards of education to establish Parental Advisory Committees and adopt standards for health instruction.
Requires MVC to provide certain services at each MVC agency location.
Removes requirements for weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated school district employees.
Requires health insurance coverage for annual mental health screening.
Concerning noncitizens voting in local elections and conduct in office by local government officers.
Establishes crime of gang shoplifting.
Revises hotel sanitization protocols to remove requirement that occupied guest rooms be cleaned and sanitized daily.
Requires parental consent for student to participate in health, family life education, or sex education program and provides parents with access to certain public school curricula.
Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools.
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Exempts purchases of natural gas and electricity for residential customers from sales and use tax for duration of winter season.
Requires temporary detention and notification to parent or guardian of underage person who unlawfully purchases or possesses alcoholic beverages or cannabis.
Prohibits adoption of State and local rules that prohibit use of fossil fuel-powered kitchen appliances.
Exempts municipal electric utilities from regulation by BPU.
Concerns penalties for possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by underage persons.
Removes registered apprenticeship program requisites of public work contractors; sets apprenticeship standards for prevailing wage projects.
Requires schools to report certain assaults to law enforcement.
Sets noise limit for vessels operated on State waters.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to develop guidelines for tiered group home placements and transfers.
Credits $2.35 billion to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $4.32 billion to Department of Treasury to provide funds to municipalities and counties for debt retirement and avoidance.
Reinstates penalty for underage possession and consumption of alcohol and cannabis as disorderly person offense.