Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Wayne P. DeAngelo
Sponsored
Became law13
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
Requires NJT to hold public hearing and provide notice prior to any curtailment of certain bus and rail services.
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Requires BPU to render decision on case within 12 months of final public hearing or hold another public hearing prior to deciding case.
Establishes Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman in DMVA.*
Permits local units of government to enter into shared services agreements with federal military installations located in the State.
Establishes New Jersey Military Skills Council.
Provides preference to certain employers applying for workforce development grants.
Directs Attorney General to develop plan to disseminate Amber and Silver Alert information through social media.
Designates "Garden State" as State Slogan.
Requires initial determination of unemployment benefits to be made within three weeks of filing of claim.
Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans.
Allows "100 percent Disabled Veterans" to receive parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
Vetoed2
Provides for licensing of pool and spa service contractors, and pool and spa builders and installers.
Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor's license.
Passed the General Assembly9
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from the tax levy cap applicable to school districts.
Concerns installation and maintenance of solar panels in common interest communities.
Requires certain CATV companies to provide free Internet access to public libraries.
Concerns certain employer reporting requirements.
Requires Department of the Treasury to collect for overpayment of UI benefits.
Prohibits employment discrimination based on applicant employment status.
Increases civil penalties for certain natural gas or hazardous liquid facility safety violations.
Requires BPU public meetings held in State-owned building to be broadcast live on Internet provided necessary technology is available in building.
Exempts certain personal information from State's open public records law; bars attorney's fees award in denial of access proceeding in certain circumstances.
Out of committee18
Requires motor vehicle inspection stickers to notify drivers of penalty for texting while driving.
Authorizes special Combat Action Badge license plate program.
Provides civil service preference to military service members who did not serve in theater of operation but received campaign or expedition medal.
Requires NJ Clean Energy Program's Residential New Construction incentives be made available Statewide.*
Requires MVC to check Social Security Administration records and mark deceased individuals in MVC database once per month.
Provides incentives for certain businesses associated with military installations.
Facilitates coordination of land use planning between civilian and military interests to preserve viability of federal military installations within State.
Provides for replacement of incandescent light bulbs in public school buildings with energy-efficient light bulbs.
Requires Division of Rate Counsel to evaluate NJT fare increases and determine whether increases are necessary and fair to NJT customers.
Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military serving on active duty. *
Modifies State's solar renewable energy portfolio standards.*
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Exempts fuel used for operation of certain school buses from petroleum products gross receipts tax and motor fuel tax; clarifies tax treatment of certain dyed fuel thereunder; clarifies determination of taxable estates of certain decedents.*
Designates September 11 each year "September 11 Remembrance Day" in New Jersey.
Requires DCA to verify income of low-income home energy assistance benefit applicants.
Requires DCA to provide certain information on low-income home energy assistance program, annually update its low-income home energy assistance program handbook, and provide quarterly training sessions on administering program.*
Requires DCA to verify that low-income home energy assistance benefits are not awarded to deceased individuals.
Permits solar electric power generation facility projects not having commenced commercial operation to retain designation through May 31, 2018 as connected to distribution system.
In committee83
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses paying a salary differential to National Guard members or reservists on active duty.
Provides grants to eligible businesses equal to 5% of annual base salary of new employees hired under employment grant component of Invest in New Jersey Business Grant Program.
Provides tax credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for certain costs incurred in purchase and installation of certain environmentally responsible business equipment.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Requires municipal agency under MLUL to notify prospective applicant of potential need for additional governmental approvals.
Establishes reward program in DOE for districts with high academic performance and low per pupil expenditures.
Permits municipalities to use up to 15% of affordable housing trust fund monies to provide financial assistance grants to owners of real property that sustained certain weather-related damage.
Increases State appropriations to Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund by $387 million to restore municipal aid reductions from Fiscal Years 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Changes signature requirement for recall petition.
Changes date when a recall election may be initiated from 50th to 90th day preceding completion of first year of term of office.
Limits contributions to legal defense fund of candidate for or holder of elective public office; requires reporting thereof to ELEC.
Eliminates State aid growth limit for school districts in which individuals age 65 and over comprise at least 33.3 percent of the population.
Requires retirement subdivision and retirement community to install electrical generator to provide electricity to common use area to be used as shelter in case of emergency.
Provides sales and use tax rebate for certain purchases made by, or on behalf of, individuals and small businesses affected by natural disasters.
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from tax levy and appropriation cap, as applicable, for municipalities and counties.
Requires telecommunications companies to provide prorated refunds for service outages of longer than 24 hours.
Allows issuing of stop-work orders for failure to pay prevailing wage.
Requires 30-day grace period prior to accrual of interest on late water and sewer bill payments.
Requires all campaign contributions to be reported to ELEC.
Invalidates consumer contracts which require a waiver of right to file a consumer complaint.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program and provides a State match for contributions to NJBEST accounts for families meeting certain income guidelines.
Directs BPU to require certain energy businesses to maintain recordings of telemarketing sales calls for three years.
Establishes uniform rates for water and sewer services for residential use based exclusively on metered consumption.
Permits construction of electric transmission and distribution lines on certain areas of preserved farmland under certain circumstances.
Provides corporation business tax credit for certain investment in broadband infrastructure in underserved communities.
Establishes liability for harm caused by defective trees.
Permits local unit to contract with private entities to lease advertising space on local unit's official Internet website.
Establishes procedures for nomination and election of members of New Jersey Hall of Fame; directs principal location of hall to be in or adjacent to New Jersey State Museum.
Permits State employment on temporary basis of workers with certain skills to perform routine maintenance in State facilities.
Requires requestor pick up government records within 10 business days of availability.
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle charging stations.
Establishes "Solar Equipment Purchase and Installation Assistance Program" in NJ EDA.
Requires telephone utility to temporarily suspend local exchange telephone service for up to six continuous months when requested by residential customer; allows customer to keep telephone number when resuming service.
Provides consumer protections under certain telecommunications service provider contracts.
Limits job creation estimation under previous COAH regulations for warehousing activities.
"Vegetation Management Response Act"; concerns vegetation management related to electric public utility infrastructure.
Requires certain CATV companies to provide Internet service at public libraries with business customer class Internet access bandwidth and circuit capacity proportional to public libraries' needs.
Removes decal requirement from graduated driver's license law; establishes new system for law enforcement to identify novice drivers.
Requires BPU to conduct biennial rate cases for public utilities; increases penalties for public utilities failing to comply with BPU orders.
Exempts from real property taxation during construction any building, or portion thereof, to be used for a property tax-exempt purpose.
Requires State Building Authority to make certain payments in lieu of taxes for public safety facilities to municipalities; makes appropriation.
Requires Council on Affordable Housing to adjust municipal fair share to reflect job loss in a municipality.
Eliminates exception to public advertising and bidding requirements for certain public contracts involving insurance coverage and consulting services.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for attendance at New Jersey county colleges.
Concerns prompt payment of construction contracts.
Permits students who are eligible for special education services to enroll in noncustodial parent's school district of residence under certain circumstances.
Provides that probationary license holder may transport siblings in addition to dependents and one additional passenger.
Requires State to offer surplus State Police vehicles to certain volunteer fire and emergency service organizations.
Provides general election, primary, and school election sample ballots may be sent to registered voter by electronic mail if so requested.
Limits caseload of parole officers who monitor sex offenders to 40.
Revises sales and use tax treatment of garbage removal services.
Directs the Division of Taxation to produce instructional materials on the appropriate gross income tax treatment of certain deferred compensation plans.
Requires MVC to issue motor vehicle placard to certain veterans and waives meter fees.
Establishes certain requirements for 9-1-1 public safety answering points and public safety dispatch points.
Revises definition of volunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Clarifies that members of volunteer first aid squads that bill third parties do not lose right to use emergency warning lights.
Allows parent or guardian to be present during behind-the-wheel instruction of minor.
Concerns apprenticeship programs and other standards for public works contractors.
Limits rescheduling, cancelation, and no-show fees providers of health care services may charge in certain instances.
Provides exclusive jurisdiction to PERC for certain unfair labor practice claims.
Requires cell phone warranties to last throughout initial service contract.
Extends prevailing wage requirements to certain for-sale housing projects.
Bars sex offenders from jobs which primarily consist of contact with children.
Permits construction workers to file a lien against the owner of real property under "Construction Lien Law."
Clarifies that persons unable to write because of disability may execute legal signatures using fingerprint or other identifying mark.
Requires tuition bills of public institutions of higher education to include details on student fees and opt-out provision for student-managed entertainment fees, and requires certain institutions' websites to include student fee information.
Provides explicit authorization for the Schools Development Authority to use the design/build/operate/maintain procurement model for school facilities projects.
Establishes manufacturing machine and metal trade apprenticeships tax credit program.
Requires mandatory imprisonment for child luring and requires certain information about Megan's Law to be provided to sex offenders annually.
Creates cigar night smoking ban exemption at racetracks and off-track wagering facilities.
Establishes procedures for consolidating fire districts and for moving annual fire district election to November; eliminates vote on fire district budgets, except for proposals to raise revenue above the permissible levy cap.
Authorizes installation of automatic standby generators in certain residences without zoning or planning board approval.
Clarifies scope of affordable housing obligations.
Authorizes county colleges to establish and operate student dormitories.
Increases number of temporary permits that may be issued to sell alcoholic beverages.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines to encourage high school students to participate in apprenticeship training.
Increases duration and weekly amount of family temporary disability benefits.
Requires instruction on information literacy in curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Requires prompt payment of certain construction contracts.
Establishes fire safety standards and protocols for certain light frame residential construction; requires placards identifying primary structural systems of buildings.
Revises process for development and administration of Transportation Trust Fund projects and capital program oversight; establishes transportation research center.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Requires NJ Clean Energy Program's Residential New Construction incentives be made available Statewide.
Facilitates coordination of land use planning between civilian and military interests to preserve viability of federal military installations within State.
Permits solar electric power generation facility projects not having commenced commercial operation to retain designation through May 31, 2018 as connected to distribution system.
Vetoed1
Modifies State's solar renewable energy portfolio standards.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
Authorizes virtual net metering for certain electric public utility customers connected to certain hydropower facilities and resource recovery facilities.**
Allows gross income taxpayers to use returns to make voluntary contributions to the Boy Scouts of America Councils in New Jersey.
Allows NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship recipients to maintain program eligibility in the event that medical condition or recent death of parent or spouse prevents enrollment as full-time student.
Allows use of rear view backup camera and parking sensors during road test.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Establishes 9/11 Memorial Registry.
Requires State Auditor to annually report on unspent State account balances.
Establishes Gold Star Family Counseling Program in DMVA; creates tax credit for certain health care professionals.
Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Designates building where NJEDA is located as "Caren Franzini Memorial Building" to commemorate her outstanding service to State.
Vetoed · 7
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of online account.
Prohibits smoking at public parks and beaches.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Extends by two months seasonal retail consumption alcoholic beverage license.
Concerns employer inquiries about worker's wage and salary experience.*
Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.
Passed the General Assembly · 27
Requires an annual State debt affordability analysis be included in the State Debt Report.
Directs DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to permit certain wineries to participate in certain sign programs on freeways, interstate highways, and toll roads.
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.
Permits new cigar lounges to be opened under certain circumstances.
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.*
Prohibits snowplow operators from depositing snow in front of certain access points used by persons with disabilities.
Establishes "Blue Alert System."*
Requires certain workers subject to prevailing wage requirements to be enrolled in, or have completed, registered apprenticeship.
Prohibits permanent change of child custody during period of active military service; provides that absence due to active military duty, by itself, is insufficient justification to modify a child custody or visitation order.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Establishes "Art in Storefronts" initiative within the Main Street New Jersey program.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture to create clearinghouse website for vendors to provide surplus food to charities in State.
Provides that cigar bars and lounges may renew lapsed registration to permit indoor smoking under certain circumstances.
Permits issuance of motorcycle endorsement to certain out-of-State military personnel.
Authorizes annual issuance of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at seasonal farm market.
Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.
Provides for increase and annual adjustment in allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Allows for cancellation of certain service contracts without paying early termination fee if customer becomes deceased prior to end of service contract.
Clarifies excuse from jury service for active duty members of the military or reserve; repeals N.J.S.38A:4-6.
Establishes Green Jobs Training Partnership Program.
Out of committee · 62
Transfers management of PFRS to Board of Trustees of PFRS.
Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Establishes the "Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program."
The New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act; Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.
Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure. *
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Creates "New Jersey Life Sciences Internship Challenge" program.
Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Revises homestead property tax reimbursement eligibility requirements for certain claimants relocating homesteads within the same municipality.
Provides job security to certain organ and bone marrow donors.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Provides preferences for certain businesses applying for workforce development grants.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for maintenance of certain State memorials honoring war veterans.
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Establishes certain network adequacy and standard application requirements for health insurance carriers; requires determination of hospital diversity for tiered networks.
Requires carriers to disclose selection standards for, and establishes certain requirements regarding, placement of health care providers in tiered health benefits plan network. *
Requires electric, gas, and water public utilities to provide bill credits to volunteer fire companies, first aid, rescue, and emergency squads, and nonprofit homeless and domestic violence assistance organizations.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient is at increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to dementia related disorder.*
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and teleheath. *
Establishes "Neighborhood Solar Energy Investment Program."
Requires interior light of motor vehicle be turned on when stopped by law enforcement under certain circumstances.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Exempts senior homeowners from municipal building permit fees.
Requires State to use certain energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.
Establishes sexual assault training requirements for law enforcement officers.
Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish a pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete a career and technical education certificate program in 12 months.
Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs.
Requires health insurance carriers to comply with certain network adequacy requirements.
Revises "Pet Purchase Protection Act" to establish new requirements for pet dealers and pet shops. *
Expands programs in BPU to include low-interest loans and grants to municipalities for energy efficient programs and innovative energy technologies.
Authorizes special Ancient Order of Hibernians license plate.
Establishes "Solar Roof Installation Warranty Program" in EDA and transfers $2 million from societal benefits charge to initially fund program.
Permits small businesses to qualify for loans from NJEDA for costs of energy audit and making energy efficiency or conservation improvements.
Establishes special motorcycle license plates for veterans.
Revises "Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law" to mirror federal law; permits overseas voters to vote in any election; permits use of federal write-in absentee ballot to vote, register or request ballot for all elections.
Permits BPU to approve qualified wind energy project; requires BPU to provide application periods for those projects.
Establishes requirements concerning necessary care of dogs, domestic companion animals, and service animals, and for tethering of dogs.***
Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings.
Requires certain contractors to register under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Requires DOLWD to permit veterans and other groups to apply for UI benefits online.
Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes.
"Antwan's Law"; allows counties and municipalities to establish, or request DOT to establish, reduced speed limits near schools.*
Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaison.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for Gold Star families.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to persons leasing agricultural land to beginning farmers.
Removes requirement that limited brewery licensees provide tour when selling beer to consumers and permits certain food consumption on premise.
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
Provides gross income tax credit for costs to purchase and install smart thermostats.
Permits court to order transfer of billing responsibility for, and rights to, wireless telephone number to certain victims of domestic violence or stalking.*
Establishes data reporting requirements for emergency medical services providers and dispatch centers.
Provides tax credit eligibility for qualified businesses for certain persons employed as independent contractors under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program.
Commits $3 million from Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skill to NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.
Allows public schools to let certain students not enrolled in school participate in high school interscholastic athletics; allows public high schools in same district to enter into cooperative sports programs under certain conditions.*
Increases number of State-funded positions at four-year public institution of higher education that establishes postsecondary academic and residential facilities in coastal city with gaming in resort area of State.
Establishes Nuclear Diversity Certificate program.
In committee · 159
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires certain entities to be equipped with generators and allows those entities to qualify for NJEDA loans for cost of generators.
Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Establishes "Government Crowdfunding Act" to allow government entities to conduct fundraising for certain government projects.
Requires 10 percent bail; prohibits installment payments.
Concerns registration of contractors and sets criteria for responsible bidders in public work.
Requires electric public utilities to install smart meters and associated infrastructure at the request of customer.
Lowers age of eligibility for surviving spouse under homestead property tax reimbursement program; extends payment of homestead property tax reimbursement to non-eligible surviving spouse for portion of tax year during which deceased spouse lived.
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition to students who are parents, spouses or children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Guarantees each municipality, at a minimum, Fiscal Year 2010 distribution of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid in State Fiscal Year 2012.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act."
Allows gross income tax deductions for certain contributions to NJBEST college tuition savings program.
Provides additional State school aid to school districts experiencing enrollment increases due to conversion of age-restricted housing developments to non-restricted developments.
Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.
Makes various changes to tenure of faculty and other professional staff at State and county colleges.
Provides primary and school election sample ballots may be sent to registered voter by electronic mail if so requested.
Requires employer notification when relocating call center services outside the United States.
Provides credits under corporation business tax and gross income tax for qualified wages of certain disabled veterans.
Requires distribution of homestead benefits on or before October 31 of the State fiscal year during which an appropriation is made.
Lifts moratorium on new Business Employment Incentive Program grant awards and establishes "New Jersey Business Employment Incentive Program Task Force."
Creates white collar crime registry.
"New Jersey Sexual Assault Violence in Education Act"; requires institutions of higher education to adopt anti-sexual assault theater program, report allegations of sexual assault to county prosecutor, and provide students with information on sexual assau
"Disaster Information Access Act"; requires utility service providers to report severe weather and emergency related service interruptions; directs utility service providers and State Office of Emergency Management to present reported information online a
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Establishes publicly accessible Internet registry of offenders who cause bodily harm, or property theft or damage, against disabled persons, senior citizens, or veterans.
Requires DOE to create military-connected student identifier for inclusion in student-level database.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Excludes gains on sales of certain real estate purchases from taxation under corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.
Establishes pilot project to permit voters in military service on active duty overseas, and their eligible family members, to vote in certain elections using the Internet; makes appropriation.
Establishes the "Veterans Court Pilot Program in several counties."
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education for dependents of certain veterans.
Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to have one veteran coordinator for every 200 veteran students; requires veteran coordinator to work with DMVA to ensure veterans have access to all available services.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain compressed natural gas vehicles.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Requires all new State buildings to have solar or geothermal energy systems, where feasible.
Prohibits administration of standardized assessments not required under State or federal law.
Prohibits employers from obtaining, requiring, or discriminating on the basis of credit reports.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
The "Retrofitted Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Revises child pornography law.
Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Authorizes design professionals to self-certify construction plans.
Requires condominium and homeowners' associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ apprentices in DOL registered apprenticeships.
Requires DOE to include military-connected student identifier in student-level database; requires district inform teacher when military-connected student enrolls in class taught by teacher.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
Establishes special license plates to bring awareness to breast cancer.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to study prevalence, cost, and quality of certain on-line courses compared to traditional classroom courses offered by institutions of higher education.
Requires school districts to take all steps to ensure adequate security for students when school is open as a polling place and provides that school district costs shall be deducted from the itemized list of expenses submitted by the county board of elect
Requires causes of driver inattention to be noted in traffic accidents.
Allows gross income tax deduction for certain donations to the Rutgers University Foundation.
Authorizes special license plates for members of United States Coast Guard.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes Council on Affordable Housing.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Establishes green infrastructure financing program.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with various entities, to design a manufacturing career pathway to provide students with skills necessary to gain employment in manufacturing sector.
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.
Establishes a manufacturing reinvestment account program to incentivize capital investment and workforce training in New Jersey with income tax rate reductions, deferrals, and accelerated deductions.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Requires State Auditor to report on finances of public institutions of higher education.
Authorizes board of education to establish community service credit program for high school students.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP health benefits coverage for eating disorders.
Establishes Become A Nurse license plates and dedicates fees for nursing scholarships.
Allows municipality to establish reserved parking zone on property adjacent to disabled person's residence.
Establishes the "Mental Health Court Pilot Program" in several vicinages.
Provides corporation business tax credit and allows gross income tax deduction for purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Requires use of electronic mail for community notification under Megan's law.
Provides for fair notice and opportunity to contest, or obtain waiver of a repayment of, overpayment of homestead rebate or credit and homestead property tax reimbursement.
Requires DHS to develop or purchase electronic health record system for use by certain agencies providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Requires owner of railroad bridge to submit bridge inspection records to DOT.
Provides grants and tax credits for school districts and private contractors for installing cameras on school buses.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of fuel cell vehicles.
Establishes the Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Advanced Technology Vehicle Task Force.
Allows installation of solar arrays by municipalities on preserved open space in certain circumstances.
Regulates tethering and confinement of, and proper shelter for, dogs.
Creates Office of Clean Energy in BPU.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside; restricts locations of certain child care centers and school bus stops.
Creates matching grant program for small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Establishes central registry for background checks of youth serving organization employees and volunteers.
Creates grant program for newly established small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Requires New Jersey Transit to offer discount passes to all New Jersey higher education students.
Provides State, county, municipal, and school district contracts for professional services will be awarded pursuant to competitive contracting process.
Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.
Requires independent colleges report certain consumer information on their websites; requires information on remedial instruction to be provided by certain colleges; directs how remedial education is delivered at four-year public and independent colleges.
Prohibits four-year public and independent institutions of higher education from requiring students to purchase meal plans and permits the institutions to only offer meal plans in the form of a spending allowance.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbooks available to students at no charge and requires buyback of used textbooks at 50 percent of purchase price.
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.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Requires MVC to provide Gold Star Family decals to certain family members of armed services members who died while on active duty.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Expands registration requirements under Megan's Law to include persons committing human trafficking crimes or engaging in prostitution, when crimes involve minors.
Authorizes school district hiring preference for veterans.
Provides that organ donor designation on driver's license or identification card remains upon renewal of license or card under certain circumstances.
Requires public and nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Establishes gross income tax credit for cost of certain postage for sending goods to members of United States Armed Forces and National Guard who are serving their country away from home.
Establishes construction workforce recruitment and training program in DOLWD.
Prohibits plea bargain if sex offender who committed Megan's Law offense would not be required to register.
Establishes Main Street Assistance Program to encourage business development in small municipalities.
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $122,200,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide additional State school aid to school districts with equalized school tax rate greater than specified threshold.
Concerns attorney fees for workers' compensation awards.
Requires any POW-MIA flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in United States.
Establishes second degree crime for threatening to kill law enforcement officers.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
Extends certain benefits to family members of military members who died while in service.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Requires mail-in ballot applications be available at polling places on election day for voting in future elections; requires poll workers to discuss application instructions with applicant upon request.
Clarifies that only products assembled in U.S. meet "Buy-American" standards of public contracts laws.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Concerns employer inquiries about wage and salary history.
Creates Emergency Unemployment Benefits Program for construction workers laid off due to halted Transportation Trust Fund projects.
Permits juror donation of statutory juror compensation to New Jersey Vet2Vet Hotline program.
Allows counties and municipalities to establish, or request DOT to establish, reduced speed limits near schools.
Exempts honorably discharged United States military veterans from initial insurance producer licensing fee.
Establishes Gold Star Family Scholarship Program; appropriates $100,000 from General Fund to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Requires institution of higher education to have automatic external defibrillator on premises of each athletic facility and student center.
Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.
Permits municipality in which private golf club holds plenary retail consumption license to issue additional license.
Creates Joint Apprenticeship Incentive Grant Program.
Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.
Requires municipalities, public utilities, and State to use LED technology in certain street lights.
Requires installation of smart thermostats in all new residential construction.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to design and make available to public a webinar on TDI, family temporary disability leave, and family leave.
Requires community associations to allow installation of electric vehicle charging stations.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Establishes certain requirements and conditions concerning changes to DHS reimbursement system for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services; appropriates $10 million.
Provides gross income tax credit for certified teachers who incur expenses for classroom supplies.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential and prohibit any disclosure, sale, or unauthorized access to subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose informatio
Eliminates 14-day and theater of war service requirements for eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and exemption.
Encourages development of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Concerns timely provision of TDI benefits.
Establishes disabled veteran tenant gross income tax credit.
Eliminates veterans' gross income tax deduction requirement that New Jersey National Guard member serve in federal active duty status.
Requires public utility to charge veterans' organization residential rate for service delivered to property at which veterans' organization primarily operates.
Allows club license holder to sell alcoholic beverages in connection with fund raising events held by non-profits and charitable organizations.
Provides for retained eligibility for members of NJ National Guard or reserve component called to active federal military service who met fire department maximum age requirement at closing date of civil service examination.
Waives boat safety course requirement for veterans and active duty members of military with maritime training.
Requires professional services contract for legal services on behalf of State agency be memorialized in writing within 30 days.
Provides for BPU incentives for district energy collaboratives and certain combined heat and power facilities.
Establishes "New Jersey Net Neutrality Act."
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Amends Fiscal Year 2018 annual appropriation act to ensure involuntarily furloughed State employees receive retroactive salary payments for State government budget shut down.