Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
Sponsored
Became law4
Appropriates $9.703 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Permits county commissioner of registration and board of elections to use electronic poll books.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell surplus real property located in City of Trenton, Mercer County.
Establishes open enrollment period under Individual Health Coverage Program.
Passed the General Assembly3
Amends language provision in Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations act to shift Transitional Aid for Paterson and Trenton to Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid.
Requires student representative be appointed to each board of education of school district and board of trustees of charter school that includes grades nine through 12.*
Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase permits; revises procedures for passing of firearms to heir or legatee.
Out of committee6
Permits municipalities to adopt ordinances to enforce certain landlord code violations as tax liens.*
Eliminates motor vehicle surcharges following retirement of bonds and debts tied to surcharges.
Provides Medicaid coverage to eligible pregnant women for six-month period beginning on last day of pregnancy.*
Authorizes DCA to establish flexible multiple dwelling inspection schedule; requires multiple dwelling owners to file certain registrations.
Establishes Trenton Capital City Aid Program; appropriates $10 million.
Expands provisions of Law Against Discrimination to rental of certain non-publicly assisted housing accommodations.
In committee19
Establishes a pilot program in DOE to increase the length of the school day and school year and provides tax credits for corporate contributions to fund the program.
Permits persons participating in Drug Court and other programs to earn credit against amount owed on certain court-imposed financial obligations.
Eliminates past conviction of indictable offense as disqualifier for jury service.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain home visitation program services under certain circumstances.
Prohibits sale of infant walkers.
Authorizes the issuance of Kappa Alpha Psi license plates.
Concerns automobile insurance practices.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $4.5 million for St. Francis Medical Center.
Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from possessing electronic smoking devices.
Amends law to extend length of postpartum coverage for Medicaid services for eligible pregnant women to 180-day period.
Makes $240,000 supplemental appropriation to Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission.
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 18 years of age to qualify.
Increases benefit amounts incrementally under New Jersey earned income tax credit program from 40 percent to 100 percent for resident individuals who cannot claim qualifying child.
Enhances benefit provided under New Jersey earned income tax credit program by treating a qualifying relative as a qualifying child.
Increases benefit amounts under New Jersey earned income tax credit program from 40 percent to 50 percent.
Requires contracts for sales of residential property to address lead service lines.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop and distribute heat stroke pamphlet for athletes at public and nonpublic schools; requires school districts and public institutions of higher education to establish heat illness policy for athletes.
Requires each county to establish inmate reentry services committee.
Requires entities at every level of government to conduct periodic studies of racial and ethnic disparities in public contracting.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Authorizes DCA to establish flexible multiple dwelling inspection schedule; requires multiple dwelling owners to file certain registrations. *
Eliminates motor vehicle surcharges following retirement of bonds and debts tied to surcharges.
Establishes Trenton Capital City Aid Program; appropriates $10 million.
Passed the Senate1
Expands provisions of Law Against Discrimination to rental of certain non-publicly assisted housing accommodations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 57
Raises, over time, hourly minimum wage to $15.00.
Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.
Prohibits discrimination against cash-paying consumers.
Codifies the Judiciary's Foreclosure Mediation Program; dedicates monies from foreclosure filing fees and fines.
Prohibits offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production in State waters, and issuance of DEP permits and approvals for activities associated with offshore oil and gas activities.*
Provides for establishment of county college certificate programs to meet needs of certain regional employers.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to create pilot program to research cultivation of industrial hemp.*
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades six through eight.*
Permits theaters with 50 seats or more to apply for liquor license.*
Concerns earned sick leave to employees.*
Requires students at institutions of higher education to receive immunization for meningitis in accordance with recommendations of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.*
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act." *
Authorizes issuance of Delta Sigma Theta license plates.
Requires certain school district transportation supervisors to complete educational program.*
Requires background check for private gun sales.
Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.*
Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.*
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Establishes New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.*
Provides for designation of acute stroke ready hospitals, establishes Stroke Care Advisory Panel and Statewide stroke database, and requires development of emergency medical services stroke care protocols.
"Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act."
Establishes and modifies clean energy and energy efficiency programs; modifies State's solar renewable energy portfolio standards.
Exempts persons providing hair braiding services from licensure requirement, requires registration of hair braiding establishments.
Allows local government water system employees to reside in all municipalities served by water system.
"Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act."
Requires certain school buses to be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts.
"New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act"; establishes retirement savings program for certain workers; establishes standard contribution level of 3 percent.*
Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.
Designates portion of Interstate Highway Route 195 in Mercer County as "Francis J. McManimon Highway."
Requires school bus operations in State to comply with certain federal regulations.
Requires public school student to carry identification card at school-sponsored, off-campus activities and requires principal to keep list of students on school buses used for school-sponsored activities in case of emergencies.
Requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.*
Establishes "Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Persons with Developmental Disabilities" in DHS.*
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
"Strengthening Gifted and Talented Education Act"; establishes school district responsibilities in educating gifted and talented students.
Appropriates $1,190,349 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for historic site management grants to certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Appropriates $1,591,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Creates two categories of driver's licenses and identification cards; allows residents unable to prove lawful presence in US to receive permits, and standard driver's licenses or identification cards; permits MVC to increase certain fees.
Authorizes certain entities to directly bill Victims of Crime Compensation Office for counseling services provided to victims of firearm and stabbing crimes.
Permits certain members or retirees of PFRS,SPRS, or PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.**
Concerns property taxes due and owing on real property owned by certain federal employees or contractors under certain circumstances.
Revises requirements for provision of counseling and support services to emergency services personnel.
Requires DCA to produce and maintain database concerning residential properties under foreclosure.**
Revises statute of limitations for residential mortgage foreclosures.
Requires Medicaid coverage for group prenatal care services under certain circumstances.
Requires New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health to study racial disparities on sexual and reproductive health of African-American women.
Permits county board of chosen freeholders to increase membership of county board of elections.*
Requires DHS to study social isolation occurring in certain population groups.
Establishes program for cultivation, handling, processing, transport, and sale of hemp; repeals New Jersey Industrial Hemp Pilot Program.
Concerns sale, taxation, and, forfeiture of container e-liquid.*
Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.
Revises certain penalties for illegal operation of snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or dirt bike.**
Requires Civil Service Commission to establish and maintain hotline for State employees to submit reports of workplace discrimination and harassment.
Requires certain public employees receive additional training to manage harassment or discrimination complaints.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $9.5 million to DOH for family planning services.
Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation.
Vetoed · 5
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to examine feasibility of centralized property tax information system to verify property taxes paid by homestead property tax reimbursement claimants.
Requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amends definition of "Class I renewable energy."
Requires carriers that offer health benefits plans to provide new or existing subscribers with notification of certain hospital and health system contract expirations.
Requires reporting of opioid deaths.
Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales; increases fees for cigarette and vapor business licensure.*
Passed the General Assembly · 38
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.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
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.
Revises certain licensure requirements to operate water supply and wastewater treatment systems.*
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and county colleges. *
Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements. *
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Requires safe storage of firearms; establishes penalties for improper firearm storage.
Provides State information technology contracts will require use of software to document computer use by contractor.*
Criminalizes tampering with school bus recordings; requires schools to have school bus video reviewed and to adopt plan for monthly inspection of cameras and video footage.
Eliminates presumption of non-imprisonment for theft of a firearm.
Amends Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations act to revise increase in Work First New Jersey benefits.
Requires collection and reporting of information concerning crimes against the elderly and disabled.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.*
Requires public community water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water. *
"Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act"; requires certain school meal information be provided to students' parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs; prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears.
Requires hospitals to include warning in patient discharge papers concerning risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.*
Requires Commissioner of Health to establish maternity care public awareness campaign.*
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.*
Requires 45 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties.
Require business seeking to perform State contract to disclose certain labor and employment law violations.
Establishes standard medical expense deduction under SNAP for certain senior citizens.*
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to streamline SNAP application process for senior citizens and conduct outreach regarding senior SNAP participation.
Facilitates identification of municipal liens on residential property of certain seniors and disabled persons.
Requires certain retailers to train employees on gift card fraud.*
Regulates sale of handgun ammunition and develops system for electronic reporting of firearm information.
Concerns continuing education requirements for certain health care providers concerning best practices and advances in care of pregnant women with respect to prescription opioids.
Establishes new requirements for certain used motor vehicle dealers; creates "Used Car Buyer's Bill of Rights."
Decreases the penalty for certain parole violations.
Exempts discharge of student loan debt of certain veterans through the federal Total and Permanent Disability discharge process from taxation under the gross income tax.
Prohibits certain demolitions without inspection for pest infestation.
Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Out of committee · 146
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines to encourage high school students to participate in apprenticeship training.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.*
Codifies donated leave program for State employees in career, senior executive, and unclassified service.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Requires Secretary of State to establish secure Internet website for online voter registration; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database.
Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control.
Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate.
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.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Allows electric energy produced from biofuel to be eligible as Class II renewable energy.
Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.
Requires lobby security for certain senior citizen high-rise buildings in areas with high violent crime rates.
Concerns counseling for children who were either physically present or who may have seen or heard act of domestic violence.
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.
Enters New Jersey in enhanced multistate Nurse Licensure Compact. *
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care.
Expands membership of NJ Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Requires suspension of certification of homemaker-home health aides under certain circumstances; designated as "Maria's Law." *
Clarifies prohibition on preexisting condition exclusions in health insurance policies.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.*
Revises criteria for determining whether a dog is vicious or potentially dangerous.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Establishes guidelines for creditworthiness determinations concerning affordable housing programs.
Provides that certain persons who commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact with students who are at least 18 but less than 22 years old are guilty of sexual assault or criminal sexual assault.*
"Nosey's Law"; prohibits use of wild or exotic animals in traveling animal acts.
"Earn Your Way Out Act"; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan and establish information database; establishes administrative parole release and provides compliance credits.*
Requires incarcerated individual from State to be counted at residential address for legislative redistricting purposes.
Revises certain drunk driving penalties; expands use of ignition interlock devices.*
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Provides for increase and annual adjustment in allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Requires Commissioner of Education to include data on chronic absenteeism and disciplinary suspensions on School Report Card and requires public schools to make certain efforts to combat chronic absenteeism.
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DOH and expansion of program to all counties.
Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military serving on active duty and their family members.*
Authorizes municipalities, counties, and certain authorities to establish stormwater utilities.
Revises Newborn Screening program in DHSS.
Establishes third degree crime of "stealthing"; removing sexually protective device during sexual activity without sexual partner's consent.
Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.
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.*
Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred.
Establishes crimes of purchasing firearm parts to unlawfully manufacture firearms without a serial number, manufacturing or possessing covert or undetectable firearms, and manufacturing or facilitating the manufacture of firearms using a three-dimensional
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain underperforming schools under alternate route program.*
Mandates health benefits coverage for fertility preservation services under certain health insurance plans.
Permits counties and non-governmental, community-based agencies to establish family justice centers which provide coordinated, multi-agency governmental and non-governmental assistance to victims of certain crimes and offenses, including domestic violence
Prohibits sale or distribution of flavored vapor products.*
Prohibits use of coupons, price rebates, and price reduction promotions in sales of tobacco and vapor products.
Requires State agencies to post Internet links to programs and services for women as applicable.
Establishes Talent Network Program in DOLWD.
Establishes the "Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program."
Establishes "Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards" to annually recognize outstanding career and technical education students.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for State student financial aid programs.
Creates new permits to allow certain restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages and allows for issuance of additional alcoholic beverage licenses; provides tax credit under corporate business tax and gross income tax for loss in value to certain alcoholic be
Establishes "Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.*
Prohibits employers from obtaining, requiring, or discriminating on the basis of credit reports.
Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.*
Prohibits late penalties from being made against senior citizen tenants in certain senior citizen rental housing in certain circumstances.
Permits incarcerated persons to receive student financial aid.
Provides that deed restrictions on affordable housing units are not extinguished by foreclosure proceedings.
"Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $1,000,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance certain school, school district, and county college capital projects; appropriates $5,000.*
Requires public schools to administer written screenings for depression for students in certain grades.
Creates civil service preference for peacetime veterans.*
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Directs Adjutant General to enter into agreements with legal services organizations to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness.
Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.
Clarifies definition of health care service firms and homemaker-home health aides.
Requires school districts to provide daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5; permits denial of recess for violation of code of student conduct but student must be provided restorative justice activities.
Establishes two-year pilot program requiring certain law enforcement agencies to coordinate with local school districts to identify and assist at-risk youths.
Makes various changes to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank's enabling act.
Requires Attorney General to develop protocol for retaining footage from school surveillance system.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Requires Commissioner of DOLWD to create list of labor organizations that represent workers on public work projects.
Requires boards of education and school bus contractors to designate individuals as certain school bus safety personnel.*
Requires board of education or school bus contractor, within one business day of notification that school bus driver's license is suspended or revoked, to verify to DOE that driver is no longer operating school bus.*
Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to employer to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.*
Requires NJT to adopt nondiscrimination policy and requires annual training on nondiscrimination policy.
Expands University Hospital board of directors membership from 11 to 13 members; designates University Hospital as rural hospital.*
Eliminates certain aviation fuel tax exemptions; provides funding for aviation capital projects.*
Requires landlord to provide written explanation for rent increase on tenant of senior citizen housing project.
Establishes task force within DOE on prevention of sexual abuse of children.
Creates "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriffs's sales.*
Requires developers of residential housing to provide low, moderate, and middle income housing or pay fee.*
Requires discrimination prevention training for certain providers of services to senior citizens.
Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*
Revises expungement eligibility and procedures. *
Establishes database with certain information about individuals elected to public office in this State.
Establishes five year Apprentice Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program.
Creates five year High-Growth Industry Regional Apprenticeship Development Grant Pilot Program.
Requires DOH to regulate and license embryo storage facilities.
Establishes process for Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to declare loan under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program as in default or rehabilitated.
Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses.
Establishes task force to develop State-wide plan to diversify apprenticeships.
Establishes youth apprenticeship pilot program in Department of Education.
Requires certain schools to establish emergency action plans for responding to serious or potentially life-threatening sports-related injuries.
Requires Medicaid coverage for pasteurized donated human breast milk under certain circumstances.
Establishes New Jersey Violence Intervention Program to fund violence reduction initiatives.
Requires certain hospitals to provide hospital-based or hospital-linked violence intervention programs, in order to be designated as Level One or Level Two trauma centers.
Requires Medicaid cover professional violence prevention counseling services.
Requires VCCO's victim counseling service to partner with trauma centers to refer certain victims to violence intervention programs.
Establishes "Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Initiative" in DOH.
Authorizes political subdivisions to set aside 0.5 percent of public works funds to recruit and train women and minorities and promote local hiring.
Establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ.*
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish apprenticeship mentoring program for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Requires establishment of Work and Learn Consortiums by certain educational institutions to establish certificate and degree programs identified in high labor-demand industries.
Establishes task force to examine and make recommendations regarding implementation of "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Prohibits delivery of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age.
Updates notice of elections requirements to include information for voter to obtain polling place locations.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.*
Establishes perinatal episode of care pilot program in Medicaid.
"Listening to Mothers Survey Act"; requires DOH to establish survey to evaluate and improve maternity care access and services.
Prohibits health benefits coverage for certain non-medically indicated early elective deliveries under Medicaid program, SHBP, and SEHBP.
Establishes maternal health care pilot program to evaluate shared decision-making tool developed by DOH and used by hospitals providing maternity services, and by birthing centers.
Requires DOH to develop interconception care resources to enhance postpartum care for women.
Directs DOH to develop standardized perinatal health curriculum for community health workers.
Allows emergency zero interest pension loans to certain public employees who are negatively affected by federal shutdown.
Prohibits transportation network companies from engaging in surge pricing during state of emergency.
Establishes pilot program in DCF to study impact of child care services provided by community providers operating in public schools facilities; requires community providers to meet certain criteria. *
Concerns driver's license suspension for certain crimes and offenses.**
Permits local governments to request civil service law enforcement examinations; increases training reimbursement for law enforcement positions; removes certain law enforcement appointees from civil service eligible list; allows county hiring preference f
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant-based vouchers under State rental assistance program for persons displaced due to redevelopment of an affodable housing development; provides displaced persons with affordable housing priority status.*
Requires DCA to establish county assistance programs aiding senior citizens in property tax lien foreclosure; requires notification of certain county offices upon senior citizen property tax lien sale; requires collector to provide requested lien satisfac
Permits chair or booth rentals for the purpose of providing cosmetology and hairstyling services or ancillary services.
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly with respect to legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as expungement eligibility and procedures.
Establishes program to increase participation of underrepresented students in New Jersey's science and engineering workforce.
Revises requirements for grant recipients of Transportation Trust Fund Authority local aid program.
Allows certain senior citizens to apply for rent increase limit.
Concerns local taxation of business personal property of local exchange telephone companies.
Criminalizes purchase, transfer, or possession of certain weapons and ammunition by persons convicted of certain crimes; establishes crime of transferring or possessing firearm without serial number.*
Requires landlords to allow tenants to pay rent up to three business days after eviction order or lockout is executed and accept rent payments by any means.
Revises definition of small employer under New Jersey Small Employer Health Benefits Program.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Meals on Wheels.
" Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act"- CROWN Act; addresses discrimination under "Law Against Discrimination." based on traits historically associated with race, particularly focused on hair texture and style.*
Concerns juvenile incarceration and parole.
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriation of $1,700,000 for Thomas Edison State University.
Establishes two-generational school readiness and workforce development pilot program for certain low-income households.
Allows municipalities to adopt ordinance to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements.
"New Jersey Fair Play Act"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness.
Clarifies that school district is not required to restrict access to school meals if school meal bill is in arrears.
Revises licensure and operational requirements for vapor businesses; revises taxes imposed on vapor products.
Revises expungement eligibility and procedures, including new "clean slate" automated process to render convictions and related records inaccessible; creates e-filing system for expungements; eliminates expungement filing fees; appropriates $15 million to
Appropriates $1,350,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
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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.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Requires employers and birthing facilities to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.
Provides voter registration assistance to persons completing parole, probation, and criminal sentences.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires criminal history record background check for rifle and shotgun purchases.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.
"Fair Repair Act"; concerns repairs to certain consumer electronics.
Directs Commissioner of Education to appoint coordinator and regional consultants to coordinate the education of students with traumatic brain injury.
Establishes "New Jersey Works Dual Enrollment Option Program."
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Requires correctional facilities to provide voting rights information packets to inmates.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Addresses various concerns affecting post-release employment.
Provides that child study team members may be employees of the school district or of a DOE approved agency or clinic.
Prohibits certain employment actions against employees affected by a declared state of emergency.
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Requires various measures to address effects of low levels of lead exposure.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Requires replacement of all electronic voting machines used in State by district-based optical scan voting systems by June 7, 2016; makes appropriation.
Creates restricted distillery license; permits holder therof to operate restaurant on licensed premises in Garden State Growth Zone.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Requires Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services to facilitate establishment of four new recovery community centers.
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.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Establishes the "New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act."
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide supplemental reading instruction to students in grades K through 3.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires municipalities to conduct lead paint inspections in single- and two-family dwellings; requires reporting of inspection results to State.
Requires lead paint inspection prior to home purchases and tenant turnover; establishes educational program on lead hazards.
Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce paper record of each vote cast.
Prohibits certain light frame residential construction in densely populated census tracts; establishes construction requirements for certain light frame residential construction in other census tracts.
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.
Concerns dissemination of wage and hour information for tipped workers.
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Requires creditors to maintain interior of vacant and abandoned residential property under foreclosure.
Requires creditors to maintain vacant and abandoned non-residential properties under foreclosure.
Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole, probation, or serving sentence.
Revises and codifies schedule for childhood lead screening along with other immunization and wellness checks as precondition of child's initial entry into school system.
Prohibits snowplow operators from depositing snow in front of certain access points used by persons with disabilities.
Requires owners of residential rental property to conduct lead hazard inspections in certain situations.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Establishes Loan Modification and Consolidation Program for certain borrowers in New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Requires DMVA conduct outcomes and efficacy study of veteran to veteran peer support helpline.
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
Waives business formation and registration fees for establishment of businesses owned by veterans.
Establishes that payment plan for motor vehicle surcharges is mandatory upon request; extends payment period.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Clarifies and expands landlord registration procedures; creates certain rights for tenants; makes certain changes concerning tenant notifications, inspections, and maintenance in multiple dwellings; permits percentage of affordable housing obligation to b
Requires payment of State employees' compensation during involuntary furlough or temporary reduction in force due to late enactment of State annual appropriation act.
Concerns debarment for prevailing wage violations.
Delays when medical debt may be sent to collection agency and provides for income-based repayments; provides for deferment and discharge of outstanding medical debt under certain circumstances.
Requires school bus drivers to retake certain knowledge test upon license renewal.
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 public employees for health care benefits.
Requires municipal accounting of abandoned properties before receiving certain State aid; establishes State database of abandoned properties; requires owners of abandoned properties to document rehabilitation efforts.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing certain persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes the "Safe and Sanitary Rental Housing Act."
Requires board of education to provide civics instruction in middle schools and requires DOE to provide funding to NJ Center for Civic Education at Rutgers to help prepare civics teachers.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide coverage for oncofertility treatments.
Makes $5 million supplemental appropriation to fund New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.
Prohibits sale, distribution, or propagation of certain invasive plant species without permit from Department of Agriculture.
Requires cost analysis in certain cases when State department contracts out work.
Establishes three-year pilot program for school-based mentoring in public schools located within 1,000 feet of gunfire.
Requires release of bid list prior to bid date under "Local Public Contracts Law."
Increases amount of credit for incarceration resulting from default of court-imposed financial obligation or motor vehicle penalty.
Requires certain school meal information be provided to public school students' parents and requires school districts to request that families apply for school meals under certain circumstances.
Permits certain retirees to choose health care coverage under traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage plan options offered by SHBP or SEHBP.
Authorizes Overdose Prevention Centers.
Permits youth-serving patriotic societies to speak with public school students during regular school hours.
Enhances pre-apprenticeship programs and allocates funds therefore.
Concerns NJ PLACE program and allocates $300,000 for FY2019 therefore.
Provides for restricted use driver's license as alternatives for license suspension in municipal court.
Includes false incrimination and filing false police report as form of bias intimidation; establishes crime of false 9-1-1 call with purpose to intimidate or harass based on race or other protected classes.
Raises minimum wage rate to $10.10, makes additional increases over four-year period, and maintains annual cost of living increases.
Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to State aid for public schools.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to grant deferment of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) student loan payments to new parent.
Requires health benefits coverage for intrauterine insemination.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to New Jersey Library Network for continuation of services.
Prohibits sale of cosmetic products that have been tested on animals.
Provides gross income tax exemption for contributions made to qualified retirement plans.
Provides temporary gross income tax credit to first time home buyers and seniors.
Allows certain employees affected by federal government shutdown to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and property tax payments.
Makes FY 2019 supplemental appropriation of $9,000,000 to Department of State for New Jersey Complete Count Commission.
Provide that driver's license may not be suspended on grounds of failure to pay child support unless obligor is given opportunity for court hearing.
Provides that New Jersey residents have access to one cost-free postpartum home visit.
Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, and intersex residents of long-term care facilities.
Concerns environmental permits in burdened communities.
Establishes four-year Career and Technical Education Partnership Grant Program.
Establishes program in HMFA to provide loans to replace lead-contaminated water service lines for certain senior and low income homeowners; appropriates $1 million.
Clarifies that discrimination based on hair style is violation of "Law Against Discrimination."
The "New Jersey Youth Justice Transformation Act;" annually appropriates $100 million to JJC.
Establishes School Security Task Force.
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Requires preeclampsia testing for certain pregnant women and women who have given birth.
Requires certain family or household members and victims be notified when firearms are returned to persons charged with domestic violence or subject to extreme risk protection order.
Permits certain motor vehicle offenders to apply for restricted use license.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to create and maintain database of Educational Opportunity Fund student admissions.
Permits use of paid leave by public officers and employees for required inactive duty military training.
Allows municipality to renew or deny inactive Class C alcoholic beverage retail licenses.
Requires institutions of higher education to establish hotline for victims of campus sexual assault.
"Fair Chance in Housing Act"; establishes certain housing rights of persons with criminal records.
Changes date of "Juneteenth Independence Day" in NJ to June 19 of each year.
Requires DHS to take certain measures concerning Integrated Case Management Services program.
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
Creates domestic violence Internet registry for certain public access; mandates counseling and community service and increases fines for certain domestic violence offenders.
Requires financial institution that has foreclosed on property to remove water service lines that contain lead.
Establishes Statewide limitation on rent increases.
Requires annual appropriations of $80 million for State Rental Assistance Program.
Requires DCA to establish standards for prisoner reentry transitional housing.
Requires health insurance companies to cover lead screenings for children 16 years of age or younger.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Requires that certain motor vehicle surcharge revenues be dedicated to the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund.
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.
Requires board of education to employ nurse in each school building within school district.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ formerly incarcerated individuals.
Requires certain residential developers to replace lead service lines.
Directs DOLWD to identify, and post on website, employment opportunities with minimal barriers to entry for persons returning to workforce after imprisonment.
Establishes "County Jail Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Program" to evaluate county inmate needs; assigns certain county caseworkers to assist inmates in accessing appropriate benefits, treatment, and services.
Authorizes use of county inmate welfare funds for certain reentry services.
Requires DOC and DHS to pre-enroll inmates in Medicaid; establishes Medicaid enrollment course for inmates within DOC.
Changes expiration date of "New Jersey Complete Count Commission" to January 2021.
Requires employers to provide hiring preference to employees who have reached maximum medical improvement following work-related injury.
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Requires certain voters who filed vote by mail applications from 2016 to 2018 to receive mail-in ballot for all future elections, unless voter requests otherwise; appropriates $2 million.