Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, Senate.
Vin Gopal
Sponsored
Became law13
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to exemption to residents of continuing care retirement communities.*
Establishes permit to allow seasonal retail consumption license holders to sell alcoholic beverages during certain off-season dates.*
Requires Department of State to develop "New Jersey-Made" designation.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide alternative arrangements to students unable to complete certain assignments by regular due date or register for courses because of day of religious observance.
Allows dependent students whose parents or guardians hold H-1B visas to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education provided they meet certain criteria. *
Establishes grant program and tuition reimbursement program for certain teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; appropriates $5 million to DOE.*
Amends and supplements various appropriations and language provisions in Fiscal Year 2018 annual State appropriations act.
Makes General Fund supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Prohibits issuance of certain badges to NJT board members, PANYNJ commissioners, and local and State elected officials.
Provides for horse racing purse subsidies and that portion of sums received by the horse racing permit holder from sports wagering will be paid to horsemen's associations pursuant to agreement with racetrack; makes appropriation.*
Requires drivers to stop at railroad crossing when on-track equipment is approaching railroad crossing.
Requires restaurants to post signs advising customers to notify servers of food allergies; requires restaurant managers to complete food allergen training.
Establishes criteria for distribution of Fiscal Year 2020 funding to Community Food Bank of New Jersey and partner organizations.
Passed the Senate2
Permits school district superintendent to designate school employee with certain expertise as school safety specialist.
Extends from six to 12 months compensation program for injured law enforcement officers and other employees.*
Out of committee30
Authorizes special Combat Action Badge license plate program.
Requires firearms seizure when certain health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.*
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
Requires DEP to update Shore Protection Master Plan.
Adds Monmouth County and Atlantic County as pilot counties for purposes of "Common Sense Shared Services Pilot Program Act." *
Requires Legislature to adopt and distribute policy prohibiting sexual harassment; requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to complete online training on policy once every two years.
Directs the Division of Travel and Tourism to publish on its website information of farm-to-table restaurants.
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." *
Provides dedicated funding for promotion of apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Changes use of certain revenue derived from sports wagering at racetracks.
Requires payment of State employees' compensation during involuntary furlough or temporary reduction in force due to late enactment of State annual appropriation act.
Requires telecommunications service providers to warn residential customers of potential scams or other frauds committed through use of these services.
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to institute 30-minute shift overlap in State correctional facilities.
Clarifies sales tax collection responsibilities of horse-boarding businesses in New Jersey.
Makes transient accommodation taxes and fees only applicable if rented through marketplace or travel agency.*
Appropriates $15,000,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Concerns reimbursements to Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners subjected to contractor fraud.
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Establishes Farm Liaison in Department of Agriculture.
Permits issuance of motorcycle endorsement to certain out-of-State military personnel.
Grants veteran discharged under honorable conditions right to peddler's license.
Prohibits leasing dogs and cats.
Creates New Jersey Global War on Terrorism Medal.
Requires carriers that offer health benefits plans to provide new or existing subscribers with notification of certain hospital and health system contract expirations.
Increases days of paid leave of absence for public employees who serve in United States Reserves.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitations and Employment Program.
Permits use of paid leave by public officers and employees for required inactive duty military training.
Establishes uniform standard for acceptable proof of veteran status for veteran's ID cards and various State and local programs.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
In committee100
Imposes mandatory forfeiture of public office, position or employment upon conviction of certain offenses.
Establishes Rail Passenger Bill of Rights and authorizes Division of Consumer Affairs to enforce provisions.
Exempts from sales tax for two years certain highly fuel efficient vehicles and energy efficient appliances.
Directs Division of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with New Jersey Racing Commission, to establish and oversee slot machine gambling operations at horse racetracks.
Permits persons at racetracks, off-track wagering facilities, and casino simulcasting facilities to place instant racing wagers.
Provides for establishment and operation of casino at Meadowlands Complex and Monmouth Park racetrack.
Establishes New Jersey Transportation Consolidation Task Force.
Establishes animal cruelty offense of cruel confinement of a gestating pig.
Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning health care service needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer or questioning individuals, and persons with intersex conditions in the State.
Allows horse racetracks to be available for placing wagers at casinos in Atlantic City using Internet.
Increases from $10,000 to $17,500 maximum allowable property tax deduction under gross income tax over three years.
Allows Internet gaming equipment to be located outside Atlantic City for certain international gaming purposes, subject to Division of Gaming Enforcement approval.
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities through accountability and transparency; upgrades crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities.
Bans manufacture, sale, possession, importation, transportation, or use of certain traps.
Prohibits certain pet dealers from selling dogs or cats obtained from certain breeders and brokers; requires submission of annual report.
Establishes "Comprehensive State Plan for Economic Development."
"Jake Honig's Law"; removes limits on amount of medical marijuana that may be dispensed at one time and expands access to edible forms, including oils.
Provides civil service preference to military service members who did not serve in theater of operation but received campaign or expedition medal.
Provides for immediate issuance of marriage and civil union licenses; provides for 72 hour waiting period prior to the ceremony.
Prohibits State from investing pension and annuity funds in manufacturers of firearms or firearm ammunition.
Establishes Loan Redemption Program for Teachers of Agriculture in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Allows family members, law enforcement officers, and certain school employees to file court order for seizure of firearms when person or student poses threat of harm to self or others.
Prohibits possession of firearm by person convicted of animal cruelty.
Requires safe storage of firearms; establishes penalties for improper firearm storage.
Establishes animal cruelty offense of animal hoarding; requires mental health counseling for all animal cruelty offenders.
Expands definition of assault firearm.
Limits payment to public employees for accumulated unused sick leave upon retirement to $15,000 or higher amount under certain circumstances.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes involving heroin and fentanyl; establishes new crimes concerning heroin mixtures; allows certain defendants to be eligible for drug court.
Upgrades theft to a crime of the first degree if amount involved is $500,000 or more.
Permits DMVA to raise funds for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
"Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act."
Authorizes combination of identification and documents to be used in establishing identity of ballot bearer.
Removes seven-day limitation for continued operation of casinos and racetracks in event that a state of emergency is declared; deems certain employees essential during budget-related state of emergency.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for ovarian cancer research.
Allows municipalities and boards of education to jointly contract for certain group insurance benefits for their employees.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $20,000,000 from General Fund to New Jersey Racing Commission for horse racing purse subsidies.
Requires public school with any of grades 9 through 12 to discuss with students and parents employment opportunities as skilled laborer or through military enlistment or in agriculture.
Clarifies that distribution of software or instructions to manufacture firearm using three dimensional printing technology constitutes public nuisance; establishes crimes of second degree.
Requires annual update of comprehensive policy for managing black bear.
Institutes moratorium on black bear hunting until adoption of new comprehensive policy on black bear management.
"Marissa's Law"; provides for mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury, except if operator reports the accident; increases mandatory minimum term for reckless vehicular homicid
Requires school district to close schools on religious holiday included on list of holidays promulgated by Commissioner of Education if 10 percent or more of students observe holiday.
Makes various changes to law governing limited breweries.
Establishes pilot program to help certain municipalities participate in countywide enhanced 9-1-1 systems; makes appropriation.
Directs Attorney General to establish program for anonymous reporting of potential threats to school safety.
Establishes presumption against admission into pretrial intervention program for persons who commit theft against nonprofit organizations.
Requires consolidation of municipalities with populations under 1,000 persons.
Raises minimum wage to $10.10 per hour; indexes minimum wage to increases in consumer price index.
Establishes program allowing NJ licensed drivers to self-identify as having been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Clarifies that crimes of trespassing and invasion of privacy also include use of unmanned aircraft systems.
Provides corporation business tax credit to long-term care facilities that pay for the training and certification of certified nurse aide.
Revises schedule of State school aid reductions for school districts.
Modifies calculation of school districts' local share for determining equalization aid.
Establishes four-year Career and Technical Education Partnership Grant Program.
Concerns assessment of real property in municipalities located in certain counties.
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Permits chair or booth rentals for the purpose of providing cosmetology and hairstyling services or ancillary services.
Provides for suspension of scheduled minimum wage increases for economic reasons.
Establishes task force to study impact of minimum wage increases on businesses.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain employers for certain costs arising from increase in minimum wage.
Changes minimum age for issuance of trapping license from 12 years to 18 years of age.
Allows State residents who are outside of New Jersey to place wagers on horse races using account wagering system.
Expands duties of Commission on Human Trafficking to include studying connection between human trafficking and illicit massage parlor businesses.
Revises definition of "veteran" for eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and veterans' property tax exemption.
Changes definition of veteran for civil service hiring preference.
Changes definition of veteran and eliminates requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations for certain pension benefits.
Requires boards of education to provide certain levels of health care coverage; limits contributions by employees and retirees of such boards for health care benefits.
Requires executive county superintendent of schools to establish consolidation plan to combine all school districts in county, other than preschool or kindergarten through grade 12 districts, into all-purpose regional school districts.
Establishes Work Ready New Jersey Scholarship Program.
Excludes discounts for services rendered from gross income.
Converts senior freeze reimbursement program into credit program.
Increases gross income tax pension and retirement income exclusion for certain taxpayers.
Permits MVC to issue courtesy license plates that exclusively contain numbers under certain circumstances.
Requires prescription drug services covered under Medicaid program to be provided via fee-for-service delivery system.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number and text line for 2NDFLOOR® Youth Helpline.
Requires Commissioner of Education to study means to accomplish consolidation of certain school districts and to develop master plan to phase out these districts and consolidate them with other districts.
Revises definition of small employer under New Jersey Small Employer Health Benefits Program.
Prohibits wildlife rehabilitator from euthanizing wildlife except as specified.
Provides immunity for caring for wildlife without license under certain circumstances.
Creates priority hiring pool for public school employment of certain individuals who were previously employed in school districts that experienced reduction in State school aid.
Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, on climate change.
Allows local authorities to permit individuals to park motor vehicles in designated lane between bicycle lane and moving vehicles and to designate certain bicycle lanes with DOT review or approval.
Requires transportation network company to provide live customer service representative and certain notification to riders.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop and distribute heat stroke pamphlet for athletes at public and nonpublic schools; requires school districts and public institutions of higher education to establish heat illness policy for athletes.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DOLWD for continued assistance to State Centers for Independent Living.
Transfers Workers' Compensation Judges from DCRP and Workers Compensation Judges Part of PERS to JRS.
Requires workers' compensation judges to be enrolled in PERS; requires JRS rights and benefits be applied to such judges enrolled in PERS.
Changes eligibility of Workers' Compensation Judges from DCRP to PERS; reopens Workers Compensation Judges Part of PERS.
Designates portion of State Highway Route 36 in Borough of Eatontown as "Mayor Gerald J. Tarantolo Boulevard."
Requires DOBI to provide certain information concerning self-funded health benefits plans and out-of-network services.
Requires BPU to adopt energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps equivalent to federal standards.
Amends Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations act to expand eligibility under Community College Opportunity Grant program to certain volunteer emergency responders, regardless of income.
"Penny's Law"; Requires DEP to develop beach accessibility guidelines for persons with disabilities.
Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase use of fuel cells in State.
Directs sales tax revenue in claiming race to special fund; establishes fund to care for retired horses and improve track safety.
Enhances benefit provided under New Jersey earned income tax credit program by treating a qualifying relative as a qualifying child.
Increases benefit amounts incrementally under New Jersey earned income tax credit program from 40 percent to 100 percent for resident individuals who cannot claim qualifying child.
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.
"Chloe's Pet Access Law" permits dogs in outdoor seating areas of restaurants under certain circumstances; codifies current requirements concerning live animals in food establishments.
Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for local bond ordinances involving New Jersey Infrastructure Bank transportation projects.
Filed2
Requires district boards of election to report every two hours number of voters who have voted at each precinct; authorizes challengers to request reported count.
Allows issuance of additional alcoholic beverage licenses within boundaries of formerly federally owned or operated military installations.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law20
Directs the Division of Travel and Tourism to publish on its website information of farm-to-table restaurants.
Adds Monmouth County and Atlantic County as pilot counties for purposes of "Common Sense Shared Services Pilot Program Act." *
Requires firearms seizure when certain health care professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others. *
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.*
Requires Legislature to adopt and distribute policy prohibiting sexual harassment; requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to complete online training on policy once every two years.
Requires district boards of election to report every two hours number of voters who have voted at each precinct; authorizes challengers to request reported count.
Permits school district superintendent to designate school employee with certain expertise as school safety specialist.
Allows issuance of additional alcoholic beverage licenses within boundaries of formerly federally owned or operated military installations.
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." **
Grants veteran discharged under honorable conditions right to peddler's license.
Changes use of certain revenue derived from sports wagering at racetracks.
Concerns reimbursements to Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners subjected to contractor fraud.
Prohibits leasing dogs and cats.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150.
Establishes Farm Liaison in Department of Agriculture.
Appropriates $15,000,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Makes transient accommodation taxes and fees only applicable if it is obtained through a marketplace or if it is a professionally managed unit.*
Establishes uniform standard for acceptable proof of veteran status for veteran's ID cards and various State and local programs.
Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.
Vetoed2
Clarifies sales tax collection responsibilities of horse-boarding businesses in New Jersey.*
Requires carriers that offer health benefits plans to provide new or existing subscribers with notification of certain hospital and health system contract expirations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 47
Establishes commission to approve personalized handguns; requires firearm retailers to sell personalized handguns.
Concerns equal pay and employment discrimination.*
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credit for certain expenses incurred for production of certain films and digital media content; designated as Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Eliminates eligibility time limit on tuition benefits for spouses of certain public safety workers killed in performance of their duties.
Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.*
"Babs Siperstein Law"; revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in gender.**
Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.
Encourages local units to plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Provides governance, oversight, and accountability reforms at NJT.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain underperforming schools under alternate route program.*
Establishes Transgender Equality Task Force.
Regulates operation of low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters.**
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.**
Requires newborn infants be screened for spinal muscular atrophy.
Concerns expansion of services provided by DHS mental health screening services.*
Requires EDA, in consultation with Department of Agriculture, to establish loan program for certain vineyard and winery capital expenses.
Provides for protection of public right of access to certain public trust lands.*
Permits service credit transferred from another State-administered retirement system to apply toward creditable service requirement for retirement in SPRS.
Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe.
Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of sexual assault and stalking; and reproductive health service patients and providers.*
Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.
Requires Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board to study racial and ethnic disparities that contribute to infant mortality.
Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete industry-valued Credentials in 12 months. *
Revises criteria for determining whether dog is vicious or potentially dangerous.
Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education; directs DOE to develop parent resource guide; requires DOE and DOH to collect and report certain data on elays in deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to age 5.*
Establishes goals and initiatives for increased use of use of plug-in electric vehicles.**
Requires New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy to establish prescription drug pricing disclosure website and certain pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to provide prescription drug price information.
Revises "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" to prohibit smoking at public beaches and parks. *
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers and carriers from engaging in "clawback" and "gag clause" practices; requires certain disclosures by pharmacists; requires Director of Division of Consumer Affairs to conduct public information campaign.***
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
Concerns service of food or refreshments on mortuary premises.
Requires health curriculum for public school students in grades kindergarten through 12 to include instruction on mental health.*
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that participate in DOL registered apprenticeship programs; establishes grant program for tax-exempt organizations participating in DOL registered apprenticeship programs.
Establishes youth apprenticeship pilot program in Department of Education.
Establishes owning or possessing animal fighting or dog fighting paraphernalia as crime of third degree; establishes civil animal cruelty penalties therefor.
Increases prenotification time and requires severance pay in certain plant closings, transfers, and mass layoffs.**
Requires State to use 20-year time horizon and most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report when calculating global warming potential to measure global warming impact of greenhouse gases.
Requires VCCO's victim counseling service to partner with trauma centers to refer certain victims to violence intervention programs.
Establishes maternal health care pilot program to evaluate shared decision-making tool developed by DOH and used by hospitals providing maternity services, and by birthing centers.
Codifies current practice regarding completion of Perinatal Risk Assessment form by certain Medicaid health care providers.*
Requires declaration of Code Blue alert when National Weather Service predicts temperatures of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
Establishes process to obtain judgement of adoption for civil union partner or spouse of natural or legal parent of child when that person is named as parent on child's birth certificate.
Requires limited purpose regional school districts to coordinate with constituent districts regarding school calendar and curriculum.
"Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act"- CROWN Act; addresses discrimination under "Law Against Discrimination." based on traits historically associated with race, particularly focused on hair texture and style.*
Vetoed · 6
Provides tax credit eligibility for qualified businesses at certain airports under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program.
Establishes loan program and provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for establishment of new vineyards and wineries.
Requires disclosure by independent expenditure committees.**
Concerns installation of electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communties.*
Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses.
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriation of $1,700,000 for Thomas Edison State University.
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Establishes two-generational school readiness and workforce development pilot program for certain low-income households.
Renames "board of chosen freeholders" to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner"; requires counties to update materials to reflect this title change.*
Concerns employer inquires about worker's wage and salary experience.
Provides tax credits to vineyards and wineries for qualified capital expenses.
Permits pharmacists to dispense certain drugs in emergency without prescription.
Requires emergency contact information and access instructions for social services hotline to be provided to tenants of multiple dwellings. *
Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.
Establishes annual grant program to recognize public institutions of higher education that offer comprehensive array of veteran programs and services.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Concerns low emission and zero emission vehicles; establishes Clean Vehicle Task Force.
Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions.*
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.
"New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act."
Establishes Main Street Assistance Program to encourage business development in small municipalities.
Allows deduction from New Jersey gross income of certain capital gains from sale or exchange of New Jersey qualified small business stock held for more than five years.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Waives certain commercial driver license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public
Establishes local drug overdose fatality review teams in each county in State.
Requires public school instruction in mental health as it relates to suicide prevention and provides various elements which may be included in instruction.*
Requires hospitals to provide breast cancer patients with information concerning reconstructive surgery; prohibits certain provisions in managed care plan contracts.
Provides Medicaid coverage to eligible pregnant women for six-month period beginning on the last day of pregnancy. *
Requires public institutions of higher education to temporarily suspend collection of tuition and other payments from students impacted by shutdown of federal government.
Allows public office holder or candidate to use political contributions to pay for child care expenses related to office or campaign activities.
Revises requirements for health care service firms to report financial information to Division of Consumer Affairs.
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Encourages sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers.**
Authorizes DOBI to establish State-based exchange for certain health insurance plans; requires DHS to apply for federal funds for integration of Medicaid eligibility platform and exchange.**
Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Prohibits offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production in State waters, and issuance of DEP permits and approvals for activities associated with offshore oil and gas activities. *
Establishes animal abuser registry; prohibits person convicted of criminal animal cruelty violation from owning, keeping, or harboring any animal, and establishes enforcement mechanisms therefor.*
"P.I.C.K. Awareness Act"; authorizes issuance of special support recovery license plates.
Designates portion of Interstate Highway Route 195 in Township of Howell as "State Trooper Marc K. Castellano Memorial Highway."
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, examination permit, probationary driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from making certain retroactive reductions in claims payments to pharmacies; requires pharmacy benefits managers to disclose certain product information to pharmacies.*
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes.
Prohibits surgical declawing of cats and other animals.
Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**
Creates certain assistance and set-aside programs for businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons, by persons with a disability, and by veterans.*
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DHS and expansion of program to all counties.*
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warnings."
Rivises law governing theater liquor licenses.*
Establishes training program to prevent suicide by law enforcement officer; requires reporting of law enforcement officer suicides to Attorney General.*
Requires public water systems to compile, and submit to DEP, lead service line inventories.
Makes certain changes to hourly reimbursement rate for personal care services reimbursed by Medicaid.
Establishes "Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Bond Financing Act," authorizing issuance of bonds secured by pledge of Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant proceeds, municipal liens, and special assessment; expands "Redevelopment Area Bond Financ
Requires pupils who reside on certain federal property to enroll in resident school district in accordance with schedule determined by executive county superintendent of schools.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.*
Authorizes parking privileges for certain healthcare workers who render care at patients' home residences.
Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services.*
Requires Department of Human Services to review Medicaid reimbursement to nursing homes under Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Program.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to create pilot program to research cultivation of industrial hemp.
Requires AG and Commissioner of Health to establish suicide prevention training course and informational materials for firearm retail dealers.
Allows wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events.
Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.*
Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans.
Establishes reciprocity requirements for out-of-State certified nurse aides to practice in New Jersey. *
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Clarifies and expands landlord registration procedures; creates certain rights for tenants; makes certain changes concerning tenant notifications, inspections, and maintenance in multiple dwellings; permits percentage of affordable housing obligation to b
Waives business formation and registration fees for establishment of businesses owned by veterans.
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Amends certain provisions of sexual assault statute to clarify elements necessary for conviction.
"Michael Anthony Fornicola's Law"; requires hotels to have automated external defibrillators in certain areas.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150.
Requires school districts to incorporate instruction in grades six through 12 on law and meaning of consent for physical contact and sexual activity as part of Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Appropriates $8,896,229 to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $1,591,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Revises law governing Class Three special law enforcement officers.
"Strengthening Gifted and Talented Education Act"; establishes school district responsibilities in educating gifted and talented students.
Establishes "Blue Alert System."
Requires DOH to establish "My Life, My Plan" program to support women of childbearing age in developing reproductive life plan.
Requires DOH to create best practices manual for maternity care; appropriates $950,000.
Permits certain members or retirees of PFRS,SPRS, or PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.*
Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities. *
Requires four-year public institution of higher education to award college credits to firefighters for certain courses completed at county fire academies.
Extends foreclosure protection and mortgage relief programs for certain Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners.
Requires DHS to study social isolation occurring in certain population groups.
Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $3,000 to $6,000.
Requires Civil Service Commission to establish and maintain hotline for State employees to submit reports of workplace discrimination and harassment.
Requires certain public employees receive additional training to manage harassment or discrimination complaints.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $9.5 million to DOH for family planning services.
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Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.
Regulates audits of pharmacies.
Exempts federal Railroad Retirement Act benefits from income for purposes of calculating eligibility for senior freeze program.
Revises requirements for emergency medical services delivery.
Requires continued coverage of prescription drugs for certain medical conditions.
Prohibits designation of certain assessments as high school graduation requirement during transitional period to new Statewide assessment system.
Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce paper record of each vote cast.
Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Modifies State's solar renewable energy portfolio standards.
Requires BPU and electric public utilities to conduct energy storage analysis.
Encourages development of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
Increases flexibility, clarity, and available tools of optional municipal consolidation process.
Excludes deferred compensation of certain public school and federal tax-exempt organization employees from current taxation under the gross income tax.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Imposes prevailing wage for public work on properties receiving tax abatements or exemptions.
Prohibits four-year public and independent institutions of higher education from increasing New Jersey resident undergraduate tuition and fees for nine continuous semesters following student's initial enrollment.
Defines "mobile home park" as "multiple dwelling" for inspection purposes.
Requires all Medicaid managed care organization to permit all pharmacies in State to dispense prescriptions for all covered medications.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Requires DHS to make list of drugs with "black box" warnings accessible through its website.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Permits municipalities to hold certain inactive liquor licenses reserved for smart growth developments for an additional five years.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses paying a salary differential to National Guard members or reservists on active duty.
Establishes bi-state commission to study and make recommendations to address rail passenger service needs of certain New Jersey and New York commuters.
Establishes "New Jersey Net Neutrality Act."
Permits persons at horse racetracks and off-track wagering facilities to place wagers on previously-recorded live horse races.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Prohibits snowplow operators from depositing snow in front of certain access points used by persons with disabilities.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.
Requires licensure for manufacturers, distributors, wholesale dealers, and retail dealers of electronic smoking devices and related products.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for early principal payments on certain home mortgages.
Upgrades certain penalties for criminal street gang recruitment and criminality; imposes mandatory minimum sentence for certain offenses; establishes accomplice liability and imposes restrictions for certain recruiters.
Requires certain places of public assembly to have automated external defibrillator on-site.
Provides that Maintenance of Certification is not required for licensed physicians to perform certain professional activities in State.
Requires NJT to post certain employment and contract information on its website.
Permits municipalities to issue retail liquor licenses for use in certain historic taverns.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
Establishes study commission to examine development of mutually beneficial relationships between institutions of higher education and municipalities.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Requires successful completion of firearms education program to obtain initial firearms purchaser identification card and permit to purchase a handgun.
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Changes element of crime of strict liability for drug-induced death so that liability is based on drug being "direct contributing factor" to death.
Requires certain actions by pharmaceutical wholesale distributors with regard to suspicious orders.
"Innovation Schools Act"; establishes process to develop innovation schools.
Establishes prescription drug pricing disclosure requirements and measures to reduce prescription drug costs.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for purchase of steel and aluminum for manufacturing.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Prohibits the restraint of prisoners during and immediately after childbirth.
Requires mental health counseling for persons convicted of animal cruelty.
"Pedals' Law"; prohibits hunting and establishes non-lethal control program for black bear for five years; prohibits actions that result in bear feeding; and requires use of bear-resistant containers, dumpsters, and food boxes in bear habitat.
Requires filing of certain findings on out-of-network arbitrations and requires Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to conduct surveys and produce certain reports.
Provides guaranteed issue rights to certain applicants for Medicare supplement insurance policies.
Requires DCA to track natural disaster-related spending by State and local government.
"Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act"; requires certain school meal information be provided to students' parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs; prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears.
Requires municipalities to provide certain information to property owners served by municipal water systems.
Permits minors to work until 11 p.m. between Memorial Day and October 1 of each year in certain circumstances.
Prohibits leaving loaded firearm within easy access of minor under age of 18; requires law enforcement officers who observe unsecured firearms to conduct follow-up.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Allows drug- or alcohol-dependent person admitted into court-ordered supervisory treatment program to reduce amount owed on court-ordered fines and certain other financial obligations upon successful completion of program.
Revises certain aspects of out-of-network arbitration process under the "Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Directs BPU to conduct study to determine whether microgrid and generator deployment will reduce length of power outages.
Requires Medicaid cover professional violence prevention counseling services.
Establishes "Atlantic City International Airport Spaceport Feasibility Study Commission."
Authorizes creation of special license plates commemorating horse as State animal.
Requires outer envelope for mailing of voted mail-in ballot by voter to include postage prepaid.
Provides gross income tax deductions for certain education loan payments made by certain taxpayers.
Makes FY 2019 supplemental appropriation of $9,000,000 to Department of State for New Jersey Complete Count Commission.
Expands definitions of seasonal employment and seasonal employer with respect to payment of minimum wage.
Provides gross income tax exemption for contributions made to qualified retirement plans.
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
Provides temporary gross income tax credit to first time home buyers and seniors.
Extends certain benefits to veterans who received a badge, medal, or ribbon for serving in federal military campaign or expedition.
Prohibits attempts by mental health professionals to change sexual orientation of adults.
Provides for process to vacate and expunge, as applicable, arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, or other dispositions, as well as DNA records, associated with violations of law committed by person while victim of human trafficking.
Requires nursing homes to permit use of electronic monitoring devices at request of resident.
Requires preservation of employee benefits and contractual rights as condition of sale of Atlantic City International Airport.
Requires pilot programs on both advanced imaging services and elective surgical procedures in SHBP and SEHBP.
Provides for direct State payment of cost of special education and related services for certain students.
Authorizes DOBI to establish State-based exchange for certain health benefits plans.
Establishes certain criminal penalties for possession and transfer of firearms and ammunition to disqualified person.
Regulates sale of handgun ammunition and develops system for electronic reporting of firearm information.
Requires municipality to provide free beach access to certain veterans.
Provides gross income tax credit to certain taxpayers who pay for certain in-home services through health care service firm.
Permits use of campaign funds up to $25,000 for child care expenses when incurred as direct result of campaign activity.
Prohibits certain substance use disorder treatment facilities from paying fees, commissions, or rebates to any person to refer patients to facility.
Makes General Fund supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DMVA for ancillary transportation for residents of Veterans' Memorial Homes.
Requires certain health care plans to be offered by SEHBP and local boards of education; requires SEHBP commission to establish employee contribution rates for certain plans; requires local boards of education provide certain information on health care be
Provides retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for members of PFRS.
Requires NJT to equip trains with defibrillators.