Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Wayne P. DeAngelo
Sponsored
Became law8
Provides civil service preference to military service members who did not serve in theater of operation but received campaign or expedition medal.
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Revises certain aspects of the State procurement process and permits auction or reverse auction procedures.
Appropriates $37.16 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county colleges; appropriates $26,456,996.
Updates licenses offered by and certain licensure requirements from Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors. *
Revises penalties for transfer of certain professional and occupational licenses.
Passed the General Assembly4
Requires telecommunications companies to provide prorated refunds for service outages of longer than 72 hours.
Clarifies that persons may execute legal signatures through handwriting, electronic signing, or use of fingerprint, thumbprint, or other identifying mark.*
Authorizes county colleges to establish and operate student dormitories.
Revises certain licensure requirements to operate water supply and wastewater treatment systems.
Out of committee9
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.
Provides retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for members of PFRS.
Revises definition of "public works projects" to permit project labor agreements for more projects.
Permits members of SPRS to purchase service credit for prior public employment with federal government or another state.
Requires bidders on public works construction projects to submit information on fire safety features.
Allows members of PERS Prosecutors Part to establish purchased PERS credit in the Part at additional cost.
Promotes workforce diversity in public works projects; revises "public works projects" definition to permit project labor agreements for more projects.
Clarifies that member of SPRS may receive accidental disability benefit under certain circumstances.
Concerns employment security during changes in control of health care entities. *
In committee131
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 tax credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for certain costs incurred in purchase and installation of certain environmentally responsible business equipment.
Establishes reward program in DOE for districts with high academic performance and low per pupil expenditures.
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.
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from tax levy and appropriation cap, as applicable, for municipalities and counties.
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.
Establishes uniform rates for water and sewer services for residential use based exclusively on metered consumption.
Provides corporation business tax credit for certain investment in broadband infrastructure in underserved communities.
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle charging stations.
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.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for attendance at New Jersey county colleges.
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.
Directs the Division of Taxation to produce instructional materials on the appropriate gross income tax treatment of certain deferred compensation plans.
Requires Division of Rate Counsel to evaluate NJT fare increases and determine whether increases are necessary and fair to NJT customers.
Establishes certain requirements for 9-1-1 public safety answering points and public safety dispatch points.
Bars sex offenders from jobs which primarily consist of contact with children.
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.
Establishes manufacturing machine and metal trade apprenticeship tax credit program.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Increases number of temporary permits that may be issued to sell alcoholic beverages.
Requires instruction on information literacy in curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12.
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.
Limits contributions to legal defense fund of candidate for or holder of elective public office; requires reporting thereof to ELEC.
Permits State employment on temporary basis of workers with certain skills to perform routine maintenance in State facilities.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
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.
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.
Exempts certain personal information from State's open public records law; bars attorney's fees award in denial of access proceeding in certain circumstances.
Requires all new State buildings to have solar or geothermal energy systems, where feasible.
"Vegetation Management Response Act"; concerns vegetation management related to electric public utility infrastructure.
Requires mandatory imprisonment for child luring and requires certain information about Megan's Law to be provided to sex offenders annually.
Requires public water systems to provide certain notice of boil water notices and violations of drinking water quality standards.
Requires certain public water systems to publish certain financial and employee information on Internet.
Establishes Mercer Regional Water Services Commission as oversight body over certain Trenton Water Works operations.
Requires Council on Affordable Housing to adjust municipal fair share to reflect job loss in a municipality.
Exempts from real property taxation during construction any building, or portion thereof, to be used for a property tax-exempt purpose.
Permits local unit to contract with private entities to lease advertising space on local unit's official Internet website.
Requires DCA to verify that low-income home energy assistance benefits are not awarded to deceased individuals.
Requires BPU to conduct biennial rate cases for public utilities; increases penalties for public utilities failing to comply with BPU orders.
Requires DCA to verify income of low-income home energy assistance benefit applicants.
Exempts disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients from payment of municipal parking meter fees when vehicle bears veteran's or recipient's special license plate or placard issued by MVC.
Eliminates exception to public advertising and bidding requirements for certain public contracts involving insurance coverage and consulting services.
Permits small businesses to qualify for loans from EDA for costs of energy audit and making energy efficiency or conservation improvements.
Requires State Building Authority to make certain payments in lieu of taxes for public safety facilities to municipalities; makes appropriation.
Establishes green infrastructure financing program.
Provides incentives for certain businesses associated with military installations.
Establishes "Solar Equipment Purchase and Installation Assistance Program" in EDA.
Provides consumer protections under certain telecommunications service provider contracts.
Requires public utility employees to immediately place 9-1-1 call to report emergencies that arise from work conducted by public utility employees.
Concerns installation and maintenance of solar panels in common interest communities.
Requires 30-day grace period prior to accrual of interest on late water and sewer bill payments.
Directs BPU to conduct study to determine whether microgrid and distributed energy resource deployment will reduce length of power outages.
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.
Directs BPU to require certain energy businesses to maintain recordings of telemarketing sales calls for three years.
Requires CATV companies to provide free broadband Internet service and associated equipment to public libraries and, under certain circumstances, other municipal buildings.
Establishes liability for harm caused by defective trees.
Provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for employers of certain reservists.
Exempts senior homeowners from municipal building permit fees.
Revises sales and use tax treatment of garbage removal services.
Requires municipal agency under MLUL to notify prospective applicant of potential need for additional governmental approvals.
Clarifies scope of affordable housing obligations.
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.
Permits municipalities to use up to 15 percent of affordable housing trust fund monies to provide financial assistance grants to owners of real property that sustained certain weather-related damage.
Authorizes political subdivisions to require recipients of economic development incentives to enter into community benefits agreements.
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.
Permits construction of electric transmission and distribution lines on certain areas of preserved farmland under certain circumstances.
Limits job creation estimation under previous COAH regulations for warehousing activities.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for certain retired members of NJ National Guard.
"New Townhouse Fire Safety Act"; requires automatic fire sprinkler systems in new townhomes.
Requires motor vehicle inspection stickers to notify drivers of penalty for texting while driving.
Allows utility lines necessary for certain solar energy generation facilities to cross municipally-owned preserved open space under certain circumstances.
Allows parent or guardian to be present during behind-the-wheel instruction of minor.
Requires gradual replacement of incandescent light bulbs in public school buildings with compact fluorescent light bulbs whenever possible.
Authorizes special Ancient Order of Hibernians license plate.
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.
Requires cell phone warranties to last throughout initial service contract.
Concerns prevailing wage in certain public utilities work.
Creates the New Jersey Advanced Manufacturing Council.
Requires that newly-purchased school buses be equipped with air conditioning and heating systems.
Clarifies that members of volunteer first aid squads that bill third parties do not lose right to use emergency warning lights.
Revises definition of volunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Limits caseload of parole officers who monitor sex offenders to 40.
Limits rescheduling, cancellation, and no-show fees providers of health care services may charge in certain instances.
Allows club license holder to sell alcoholic beverages in connection with fund raising events held by non-profits and charitable organizations.
Establishes Economic Development Incentive Review Commission.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Changes date when a recall election may be initiated from 50th to 90th day preceding completion of first year of term of office.
Changes signature requirement for recall petition.
Requires all campaign contributions to be reported to ELEC.
Creates cigar night smoking ban exemption at racetracks and off-track wagering facilities.
Invalidates consumer contracts which require a waiver of right to file a consumer complaint.
Permits construction workers to file a lien against the owner of real property under "Construction Lien Law."
Concerns certain employer reporting requirements.
Concerns prompt payment of construction contracts.
Provides exclusive jurisdiction to PERC for certain unfair labor practice claims.
Concerns apprenticeship programs and other standards for public works contractors.
Prohibits employment discrimination based on applicant employment status.
Requires Department of the Treasury to collect for overpayment of UI benefits.
Concerns debarment for prevailing wage violations.
Concerns registration of contractors and sets criteria for responsible bidders in public work.
Establishes New Jersey Commission on Construction Industry Independent Contractor Reform.
Extends prevailing wage requirements to certain for-sale housing projects.
Requires MVC to check Social Security Administration records and mark deceased individuals in MVC database once per month.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Provides that probationary license holder may transport siblings in addition to dependents and one additional passenger.
Requires BPU public meetings held in State-owned building to be broadcast live on Internet provided necessary technology is available in building.
Authorizes special Combat Action Badge license plate program.
Establishes "Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards" to annually recognize outstanding career and technical education students.
Establishes "County Career Technical Education Annual Recognition Awards" to annually recognize best programs implemented by county vocational school districts.
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.
Directs DOE to develop Veterans in the Schools Program to teach students about military experiences of local veterans.
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.
Permits students who are eligible for special education services to enroll in noncustodial parent's school district of residence under certain circumstances.
Provides explicit authorization for the Schools Development Authority to use the design/build/operate/maintain procurement model for school facilities projects.
Creates financial rewards program in DOE for districts with high academic performance and low per pupil expenditures.
Authorizes private persons to display American flag on certain property of NJTA and SJTA; prohibits NJTA and SJTA from removing American flag under certain circumstances.
Revises criteria to determine provider subsidy payments and applicant income eligibility child care services for 2020-2021 school year.
Requires DHS and DCF to administer Emergency Child Care Assistance Program for duration of COVID-19 pandemic and expands program to include teachers and other school staff.
Increases child care provider payments and revises hourly limits on child care for school-aged children under subsidized child care assistance program during 2020-2021 school year.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain education and child care expenditures incurred by taxpayers with qualifying children engaged in virtual or remote instruction because of COVID-19 pandemic.
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from the tax levy cap applicable to school districts.
Permits new cigar lounges to be opened under certain circumstances.
Provides gross income tax credit for certified teachers who incur expenses for classroom supplies.
Designates September 11 each year "September 11 Remembrance Day" in New Jersey.
Requires requestor pick up government records within 10 business days of availability.
Establishes "New Jersey Small Business Indoor Air Quality Management Support Program."
Requires school districts to permit students five excused absences for mental or behavioral health reasons.
Expands authority of Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit; creates rebuttable presumption of criminal activity in high risk missing persons cases.
Requires certain unclassified State employees to receive certain salary increases.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Provides retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for current members of PFRS who retire within two years.*
Permit members of SPRS to purchase service credit for prior public employment with federal government or another state.
Promotes workforce diversity in public works projects; revises "public works projects" definition to permit project labor agreements for more projects.
Vetoed2
Revises definition of "public works projects" to permit project labor agreements for more projects.
Clarifies that member of SPRS may receive accidental disability benefit under certain circumstances.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to create Statewide database of certified payroll information for public works projects.
Revises provisions of State law concerning claiming and proper disposal of cremains of veterans and eligible spouses or dependents.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to support FIRST Robotics Programs in school districts.
Concerns installation of electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communities.
Extends eligibility for accidental disability and accidental death benefits to certain PFRS, SPRS and PERS members who contract COVID-19 and test positive for SARS-CoV-2.**
Authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties.
Extends time period during which seasonal retail consumption license holders may sell alcoholic beverages following COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $87,444,690 from "New Jersey Library Construction Fund" to provide grants for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, and furnishing of New Jersey's public libraries.
Requires law enforcement to provide written notificaion to parent or guardian of person under age 18 who commits first offense of unlawfully possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage, cannabis, marijuana, or hashish.**
Allows law enforcement officers to review body worn camera recordings prior to creating initial report.
Appropriates $60,940,361 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Vetoed · 2
Establishes NJ Hospitality Emergency Loan Program in EDA to provide no-interest loans to qualified small hospitality businesses; makes $100 million appropriation to EDA from federal funds for qualified small business assistance.***
Expands existing EDA loan program to include certain small producers and retailers of alcoholic beverages.*
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.
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.
Provides for uniform regulation of small wireless facility deployment in this State.
Requires facilities offering COVID-19 tests to provide accurate timeframes for test results; requires DOH to update COVID-19 website with information regarding testing locations that provide COVID-19 test results within 48 hours.
Out of committee · 31
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Concerns skilled and trained workforce in work by contractors in certain industries.
Provides that purchase of insulin is not subject to deductible; requires health insurers to limit copayments and coinsurance for insulin; requires insulin manufacturers to submit report to Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.***
Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Requires DEP, DOH, DCA, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of certain buildings to take certain actions to prevent and control cases of Legionnaires' disease.
Authorizes creation of Woman Veteran license plates.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish apprenticeship mentoring program for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to issue identification card to Gold Star Family Member.
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.
Permits issuance of motorcycle endorsement to certain out-of-State military personnel.
Imposes prevailing wage for public work on properties receiving tax abatements or exemptions.
Provides accidental death benefits in certain circumstances to surviving spouse and surviving child of SPRS member or retiree who participated in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign. *
Eliminates requirement under veterans' gross income tax exemption that taxpayer serve in active duty status or federal active duty status to qualify for exemption.
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Requires certain information to increase public awareness and use of voting by mail; requires ceratin mail-in ballots received by county board within 48 hours be considered valid; requires certain mail-in ballots to be retained.*
Establishes annual grant program to recognize institutions of higher education that offer comprehensive array of veteran programs and services.
Establishes certain rights for students with military obligations attending public institutions of higher education and permits late registration for students with military obligations.
"COVID-19 Financial Security for Consumers Act."
Provides relief to students receiving State financial aid to address special circumstances due to 2020 health state of emergency.
Delays mandatory retirement in SPRS when it would occur during period of state of emergency; extends eligibility for appointment as member of State Police and enrollment in SPRS for 160th Class of State Police Academy.*
Requires Medicaid and health insurance coverage for certain refills of prescription drugs during state of emergency.
Establishes School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program in BPU.
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
"Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."
Establishes School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program Fund in BPU.
Establishes requirements to commence screening newborn infants for congenital cytomegalovirus infection; establishes public awareness campaign. *
In committee · 119
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Prohibits person from contracting for public work if person is barred from receiving federal contract.
Establishes Office of Labor Law Enforcement.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Provides credits under corporation business tax and gross income tax for qualified wages of certain disabled veterans.
Eliminates veterans' gross income tax deduction requirement that New Jersey National Guard member serve in federal active duty status.
Makes persons with New Jersey National Guard service and NGB 22 form eligible for certain veterans benefits.
Defines indigent veteran and veteran status for certain veteran interment purposes.
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.
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Excludes gains on sales of certain real estate purchases from taxation under corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.
Requires availability of early voting for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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.
Requires outer envelope for mailing of voted mail-in ballot by voter to include postage prepaid.
Establishes three-year study on impact of minimum wage increases on businesses.
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Directs installation of hydrogen refueling stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Establishes New Jersey Commission on School Funding in DOE.
Requires DMVA conduct outcomes and efficacy study of veteran to veteran peer support helpline.
Waives business formation and registration fees for establishment of businesses owned by veterans.
Establishes "5G Network and Development Task Force."
Permits municipalities to hold certain inactive liquor licenses reserved for smart growth developments for an additional five years.
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
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
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 certain notice to be provided by public utility, county, or municipality prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.
Revises health care levy adjustment for school districts; makes various changes for health care benefits for school employees; requires certain information in school budgets; imposes cap on contributions by all public employees for health care benefits.
Requires public community water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water.
Requires public water systems to develop lead service line inventories and schedules for replacement of lead service lines.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.
Directs BPU to establish two-year innovative drinking water supply and wastewater infrastructure grant program.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain compressed natural gas vehicles.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
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.
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.
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Requires public high school students to receive instruction concerning opioid abuse and opioid abuse prevention.
Establishes publicly accessible Internet registry of offenders who cause bodily harm, or property theft or damage, against disabled persons, senior citizens, or veterans.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to defendant at sentencing.
Requires limited liability companies to make certain disclosures concerning ownership.
Prohibits campaign expenditures to entities whose principals cannot be readily identified.
Requires adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
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.
Expands circumstances under which prevailing wage must be paid.
Requires payment of State employees' compensation during involuntary furlough or temporary reduction in force due to late enactment of State annual appropriation act.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Establishes the "Student Loan Assistance and Home Purchase Act."
Transfers authority over special nutrition assistance programs from DOH to DHS.
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.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires institution of higher education to have automatic external defibrillator on premises of each athletic facility and student center.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Revises child pornography law.
Authorizes design professionals to self-certify construction plans.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Directs certain unclaimed electric and gas utility deposits in Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund and societal charge revenues to be paid to Statewide nonprofit energy assistance organizations meeting certain eligibility criteria.
Creates white collar crime registry.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements.
Permits Department of Labor and Workforce Development to post information of person who violates State wage, benefit and tax laws.
Requires school bus driver's complete motor vehicle driving record be shared with board of education or school bus contractor and local police.
Requires public water systems to provide customers and local officials with expedited notice of elevated lead levels.
Requires telecommunications, cable television, and Internet service providers to allow service recipients to terminate service contracts following physician's referral to long-term care facility.
Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.
Requires Secretary of State to establish online voter registration website; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database; permits voter registration at polling place on any election day.
Increases craft distillery production limits; eliminates tour requirement for on-premises consumption; permits sale of snacks on craft distillery premises.
Requires public water systems to compile, and submit to DEP, lead service line inventories.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to NJBEST program and provides distributions from qualified State tuition programs for K-12 expenses are not qualified withdrawals under gross income tax.
Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
Requires interior light of motor vehicle be turned on when stopped by law enforcement under certain circumstances.
Permits, and establishes requirements for, sale of cottage food products.
Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act."
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Requires EDA to establish innovation center for emerging technology and life sciences businesses in northern, central, and southern New Jersey.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.
Requires provision of instruction on safe user practices for certain websites and mobile applications as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Allows gross income tax deduction for surviving spouses of certain veterans.
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.
Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses.
Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.
Creates civil service preference for peacetime veterans.
Provides for increase and annual adjustment in allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Provides spouses of military servicemembers with gross income tax credit, up to $500, for professional relicensing fees incurred upon relocating to State.
Requires revocation of parole for assaulting or threatening law enforcement officers.
Directs certain unclaimed water utility deposits in Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund be paid to Statewide nonprofit utility assistance organizations meeting certain eligibility criteria.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Requires Department of Labor and Workforce Development to apply smart labor force data to direct veterans to in-demand fields.
Establishes construction workforce recruitment and training program in DOLWD.
Authorizes certain persons to display American flag on or over certain property of NJTA, SJTA, and DOT; prohibits NJTA, SJTA and DOT from removing American flag under certain circumstances.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $30 million to certain law enforcement agencies for NJ Statewide Supplemental Body Worn Camera Program.
Establishes that "100 percent Disabled Veterans" are not required to submit to MVC certain documentation to renew parking privileges.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by persons with disabilities.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education for dependents of certain veterans.
Establishes "New Jersey Net Neutrality Act."
Requires commercial Internet websites and online services to notify consumers of collection and disclosure of personally identifiable information and allows consumers to opt out.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Allows current and former judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers and certain family or household members to register to vote without disclosing residential address; prohibits public disclosure of that information.
Makes Fiscal Year 2021 supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to BPU for certain broadband telecommunications service subscriber assistance.
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing.
Filed · 4
Concerns family leave benefits during epidemic-related emergencies.
Permits nonprofit corporations to allow members to participate in meetings by means of remote communication, and permits nonprofit corporations to hold meetings in part or solely by means of remote communication during state of emergency.
Prohibits cancellation or nonrenewal of certain insurance policies and insurance premium finance agreements for a period of at least 60 days under certain circumstances after declaration of public health emergency, or state of emergency, or both.*
Authorizes Governor to permit emergency rent suspension for certain small business tenants during COVID-19 pandemic.