Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
Gerry Scharfenberger
Sponsored
In committee35
Revises Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid program; requires all energy taxes to be paid directly to municipalities.
Suspends running of timeframes for county planning board action during state of emergency.
Requires State agencies to develop and submit information technology strategic plan.
Requires DOLWD to develop and execute information technology stress test and emergency telework plan for employees.
Revises law establishing individual transferable quota system for menhaden purse seine fishery.
Requires registered voters to present identification when voting at polling place.
Elevates the degree of desecration offense based upon the pecuniary loss; adds desecration to bias intimidation statute.
Increases penalty for "bombing" online meeting or teleconference under certain circumstances.
Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger.
Restricts establishment of mandates to become vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); establishes reimbursement program to cover certain out-of-pocket costs incurred in obtaining COVID-19 vaccine.
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.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse cost of certain customer-owned electric service equipment if damage to equipment is due to weather event affecting electric public utility service.
Requires 11th grade students to complete civics course as part of high school graduation requirements.
Directs Secretary of State to establish election incident reporting and complaint database; requires certain telephone numbers be provided with voter instructions.
Establishes Commission on Administrative Costs of Public Institutions of Higher Education.
Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Permits special service charge for commercial purpose public records requests; increases time to respond to commercial requests; provides penalty for failure to certify commercial purpose request.
Prohibits teaching of critical race theory in public schools; prohibits public school teachers from engaging in political, ideological, or religious advocacy in classroom.
Grants parents, guardians, and authorized representatives online access to medical and personal history of residents of certain residential care facilities.
Establishes rebuttable presumption against granting child custody under certain circumstances; expands best interests factors; adds coercive control to domestic violence definition.
Requires public high school students to receive financial literacy instruction on higher education costs, student financial assistance, and cryptocurrencies.
Permits police officers to be assigned to school if school is being used as polling place during conduct of election.
Requires parental consent for student to participate in health, family life education or sex education program.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from requiring vaccinations against COVID-19 and monkeypox for students who attend remotely.
Establishes temporary five-year teacher certification for veterans in certain circumstances.
Temporarily lowers corporation business tax rate for five years and repeals corporation business surtax.
Prohibits automatic registration with New Jersey Immunization Information System.
Requires initial text message with detail on place of employment be sent to homeowners by licensee of New Jersey Real Estate Commission prior to licensee soliciting owners regarding sale of home.
Requires parents and guardians be provided access medical records of minor patients.
Classifies xylazine as Schedule III controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances.
Requires certain disclosures regarding lithium ion powered electric vehicles.
Directs DEP to establish sonar testing permit program.
Establishes "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain homeschooling expenses incurred by parent or guardian with increased credit for taxpayers homeschooling child or dependent with special needs.
Removes requirement for branch office registration certificates and modernizes requirements to notify State and consumers of locations where dentists provide services.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.
Requires institutions of higher education to implement suicide prevention programs and raise awareness of mental health services.
Requires State Board of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture to adopt rules and regulations concerning confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Allows persons who give birth to children in licensed general hospitals to surrender those children under "Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Appropriates $87,783,515 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Extends validity of and eliminates issuance fee for temporary instructional certificate issued to military spouse; requires expedited processing of military spouse application for NJ instructional certificate and eliminates fee to obtain certificate.*
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.*
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.*
Out of committee · 7
Establishes healthcare careers pilot program for certain institutions of higher education and proprietary schools.
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.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Establishes that "100 percent Disabled Veterans" are not required to submit to MVC certain documentation to renew parking privileges.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY 2024.
In committee · 82
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevelopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or communication disabilities.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Makes permanent certain immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
Requires Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman submit annual report to veterans' facility oversight boards.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Establishes "Bring Veterans to New Jersey Program."
Requires EDA to establish program providing grants to qualified veterans purchasing franchises.
Exempts qualified veterans from paying certain firearm related fees.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Provides employer and employee protections pursuant to the use of legalized cannabis items.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
"Murphy's Law"; nullifies Governor's order, rule, or regulation to address declared emergency, or relevant portion thereof, when Governor violates same; creates affirmative defense to prosecution for same violation committed by Governor.
Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-owned lakes; appropriates $1 million.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Increases percent of public employees' charitable contributions that may be spent on administrative costs.
Permits extension of certain deadlines applicable to local government units under emergency circumstances.
Makes it a crime of the first degree to coerce a patient to request medication pursuant to the "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act" or to forge a patient's request for such medication.
Provides that public school parent who objects to learning material or activity that parent considers harmful may receive voucher from school district to enroll student in nonpublic school.
Eliminates Treasurer's authority to annually adjust petroleum products gross receipts tax.
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.
"Fairness in Women's Sport Act."
Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
Exempts proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees that has operated in State for at least 25 years from requirement to provide teach-out plan in event of potential closure.
Restricts use of certain data collected for purposes of contact tracing related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires transportation network company to provide live customer service representative and certain notification to riders.
Concerns repayment of unemployment insurance benefits obtained fraudulently.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Prohibits discrimination against corrections workers, first responders, and health care workers who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine or booster.
"Motorist Fueling Choice and Convenience Act."
Converts senior freeze reimbursement program into credit program.
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.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
"Madalyn's Law"; requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate instruction on toxic shock syndrome and requires installation of signage in certain women's rooms to enhance public awareness of toxic shock syndrome.
Appropriates $2.5 million to NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for purpose of expanding memorial and museum.
Establishes position of Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator.
"Improved Suicide Prevention, Response, and Treatment Act."
"Parents' Bill of Rights Act"; requires public school and school district provide certain information to parents and guardians and obtain parental consent prior to taking certain actions.
Requires school districts to include information on events of September 11, 2001 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies; requires public schools to hold annual events commemorating September 11, 2001.
Removes requirement that all boards of education be members of NJSBA.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Requires DEP and owners of certain reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures; authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs levels in response to severe weather events.
Establishes mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment for second offense involving use of juvenile in automobile theft.
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 Office of Ombudsman for Children.
Increases penalties for assault and harassment against sports officials and participants under certain circumstances.
Modifies minimum requirements for school district policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying.
Establishes process for submittal and publication of proposed revisions to Governor's budget recommendations and requires publication of proposals by June 1 annually.
Increases penalty for motor vehicle theft if, during course of theft, vehicle is operated in manner creating risk of injury or property damage.
Establishes "COVID-19 Learning Loss Study Commission."
Extends application period of temporary substitute teacher credential pathway.
Requires Secretary of State and Chief Administration of MVC to conduct audit of certain voter registrations and annual audits thereafter; requires proof of citizenship for voter registration at MVC.
Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccination.
Establishes commission to study mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 students.
Provides gross income tax credit for donations to eligible schools to assist in funding of student meals, medical supplies, and playground equipment.
Subjects unclaimed property to judgment debtor search; prioritizes unpaid child support judgment.
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing whole house backup electrical generator for resident taxpayer's principal residence.
Streamlines certification standards for emergency medical technicians.
Requires any increase in local government costs for employee health care and prescription benefits coverage be offset by equivalent increase in municipal energy tax receipts property tax relief aid.
Requires DCF to administer school-based youth services program as currently established.
Requires allocation of Universal Service Fund to support emergency medical technician and firefighter training concerning electric vehicle fires.
Exempts from "Sales and Use Tax Act" certain retail sales of computers and school supplies; allows $500 gross income tax deduction to teachers purchasing school supplies for classroom use.
Adds postpartum depression services to State's behavioral health crisis services system.
Establishes annual four-day sales tax holiday after Thanksgiving.
Prohibits school districts and public institutions of higher education from adopting policies that bar military members or veterans from addressing students.
Requires crisis hotline centers to employ individuals with prior experience working with military veterans.
Increases penalties for motor vehicle theft; authorizes home detention for minors.
Increases penalties for certain motor vehicle theft and carjacking offenses; establishes presumption of pretrial detention in enumerated circumstances.
Increases penalty and establishes presumption of pretrial detention for persons who commit carjacking and theft by deception in certain circumstances.
"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.
"Pandemic Education Relief Act"; provides additional State school aid for certain school districts that have previously experienced reductions and establishes allowable uses of aid.
Prohibits sale, offer for sale, or conveyance of certain electric vehicle batteries and of electric vehicles having certain batteries; establishes penalties for violators.