Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, Senate.
Andrew Zwicker
Sponsored
Became law8
Adds technology transfer duties to New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.
Establishes "Twelfth Grade Postsecondary Transition Year Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Revises various provisions of Food Desert Relief Program.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to re-draw tourism map to promote Central Jersey; requires promotion of overnight stays.*
Allows Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to provide grants to employees of public institutions of higher education and their companies.
Changes certain deadlines for primary election.
Modifies certain provisions of "New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Act" and "Food Desert Relief Act."*
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2024; makes appropriation.
Vetoed1
Allows municipalities to conduct annual event for open burning of Christmas trees.
Passed the Senate1
Establishes fringe benefit rate for State colleges and universities.
Out of committee30
Provides tax credits for hiring certain military spouses.
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 Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Requires DHS to maintain SNAP outreach plan and to conduct additional outreach programs.*
The "New Jersey Town Center Microgrid Pilot Program Act."
Authorizes local governments to provide voluntary contributions to certain nonprofit veterans' organizations.
Exempts raw, unprocessed honey from DOH cottage food regulations.
Authorizes home care for individuals who are disabled or elderly and requires health insurance coverage therefor.
Grants child placed in resource family care and resource family parents the right to be notified when case manager or supervisor is assigned to child; grants child in resource family care right to be notified of certain property and benefits.*
Requires DEP to consider potential impacts to natural resources when classifying dams according to hazard potential.
Prohibits discrimination on basis of height or weight under "Law Against Discrimination."
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2023; makes appropriation.
Requires ballot privacy sleeves at polling place; makes various changes to early and mail-in voting procedures; creates online form to update name and residence on existing voter registration record.
Changes certain mail-in ballot deadlines; permits opening and canvassing of mail-in ballots prior to election day; permits pickup schedule for certain mail-in ballots; requires confirmation notice when voter changes party affiliation at MVC.
Modifies private landowner consent requirements for certain local deer management plans.*
Prohibits professional sports organizations operated utilizing funds primarily received from sovereign wealth funds from hosting sport or athletic events in this State.
Creates online job portal for behavioral health care workers and online internship and externship portal for health care students.
Establishes Organic Farming Board in Department of Agriculture.
Establishes Blockchain Promotion and Integration Program.
Requires NJ Business Action Center to collect and produce certain information to assist small businesses.
Appropriates $3 million to DOH to build and operate emergency management and storage center at Hunterdon Medical Center.
Revises various provisions of law governing construction of school facilities projects and operations of New Jersey Schools Development Authority; establishes "Charter School and Renaissance School Project Facilities Loan Program" in EDA.*
Requires DCA to track natural disaster-related spending by State and local government.
Establishes mentorship program for new businesses and start-ups.
Requires State to take steps to create additional graduate medical education program slots focused on behavioral health care.*
Requires periodic reporting of election results on night of primary and general election and until final tally thereafter; appropriates $1.5 million.*
Requires DMVA to provide mortgage loan counseling under certain circumstances.
Adjusts bid threshold amounts for certain public research universities; permits certain contracts for school districts, municipalities, and counties to be awarded by qualified purchasing agent.*
Amends lists of projects eligible to receive loans for environmental infrastructure projects from NJ Infrastructure Bank for FY 2024.
Establishes "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriff's sales.
In committee70
Increases the income eligibility threshold and eliminates asset test for Medicare Savings Programs; Appropriates funds.
Establishes "Innovation Partnership"; provides funding for certain nonprofit partnerships to promote certain emerging technology businesses.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Removes certain property rights of State agencies in certain instances.
Increases transparency and accountability for NJT and independence of NJT board members; establishes Office of Customer Advocate; requires greater detail for capital program.
Establishes ranked-choice voting procedure for elections for Governor, State Senate, State General Assembly, United States Senate and House of Representatives, and presidential primaries and general elections for electors for United States President and Vice-President.
Requires professional licensing boards to issue licenses for certain individuals with good standing licenses or certification in other jurisdictions under certain circumstances.
"Chiara's Law"; prohibits euthanizing animals in shelters or pounds except for health or safety reasons.
Requires petitions of nomination of candidates for State and county committees of political parties to include functioning e-mail addresses.
"Department of Commerce and Innovation Act"; establishes Department of Commerce and Innovation as principal department in Executive Branch of State government; appropriates $1 million.
Concerns payment of independent contractors.
Allows instructional wine making facilities to sell wine for on premises consumption at certain events and donate wine to non-profits and charitable organizations.
Prohibits cropping or altering the tail or ears of dog; establishes as animal cruelty offense.
Regulates use of automated tools in hiring decisions to minimize discrimination in employment.
Designates Ultimate as State sport.
Expands permitted sales and activities on licensed premises of certain alcohol manufacturers.
Requires DOE to establish comprehensive searchable website concerning educational programs and resources available to special education students.
Adopts State definition of Islamophobia for certain civil and criminal purposes.
Establishes Veterans State Government Fellowship program.
Provides that crime of official misconduct involving disclosure of domestic violence or sexual assault victim's personal information is second degree crime.
Permits court to order counseling for children in households with domestic violence in appropriate cases.
Specifies that emergency, transitional, and permanent housing for victim of domestic violence would be funded by "Domestic Violence Victims' Fund."
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, companies involved in production or maintenance of nuclear weapons.
Authorizes creation of Juneteenth commemorative license plates.
Expressly allows health care professionals located outside New Jersey to provide services using telemedicine and telehealth to patients in New Jersey.
Grants children places in resource family care right to have certain signage displayed in home.
Requires DOLWD to establish mobile unit program to provide unemployment compensation insurance assistance and services.
Establishes "State House Flag Program"; makes appropriation.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million to Flemington Borough in Hunterdon County for drinking water infrastructure.
Provides $3 million supplemental appropriation to Hunterdon Medical Center for building to stockpile personal protective equipment.
Permits certain winery licensees to engage in direct shipping.
Requires State blanks, forms, documents, and applications to incorporate new standards for collection of information about sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
Requires NJT to provide on-demand transit service in certain areas.
Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires outdoor lighting fixtures installed or replaced by, or on behalf of State, or at projects receiving State funds, to meet certain criteria.
Concerns radon testing in certain schools and institutions of higher education.
Requires study of ocean energy potential; directs BPU to establish wave and tidal energy generation goals and take other action to establish NJ as nationwide leader in ocean energy.
Requires at least one drive-up ballot drop box in each county; requires certain information to be posted at ballot drop boxes and locations.
Establishes Nuclear Energy Apprenticeship, Training, and Employment Resources Pilot Program in DOLWD; appropriates $1 million.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education to New Jersey residents who are members of reserve component of Armed Forces of United States.
Establishes project-based learning pilot program in DOE.
Requires Department of Treasury to review and approve digital payment platform.
Permits county board of elections to open certain ballot drop boxes for fire district elections.
Permits legislative agents and organizations to receive funds assessed on tuition bills as waivable fees.
Allows ranked-choice voting options for municipal and school board elections under certain circumstances.
Establishes Small Business Resiliency Project Loan Program in EDA for certain small businesses implementing certain resiliency projects.
Establishes fund for DEP for Blue Acres acquisition and relocation projects; appropriates $25 million.
Requires annual report on New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program to include information on borrower delinquency and administrative wage garnishments.
Provides for enrollment as NJ FamilyCare provider in conjunction with licensure application; Requires health insurance carriers to determine provider enrollment within six months of application.
Establishes certain protections for persons, providing, receiving, and allowing children to receive gender-affirming health care.
Changes certain General Election deadlines.
Increases tax credits for investments made in emerging technology businesses under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Establishes ranked-choice voting procedure for presidential primaries and general elections for electors for United States President and Vice-President.
Prohibits public libraries and public schools from banning or restricting access to certain books; permits withholding of State Aid for non-compliance.
Prohibits public officials from accepting virtual currency and non-fungible tokens as gifts.
Establishes program for electronic monitoring of certain offenders; appropriates $50 million.
Provides for regulation of funeral arranging.
Changes MVC voter registration procedures.
Requires Secretary of Agriculture to establish Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program to reimburse school districts for costs expended in sourcing and procuring local foods for students; appropriates $6,500,000.
Requires surety to take certain actions after assuming responsibility for completion of transportation project.
Requires NJT to establish guidelines for on-demand micro transit pilot programs operating within State.
Reaffirms continuation of Rutgers Institute of Management and Labor Relations, appropriates $750,000.
Prohibits government dealings with businesses associated with Azerbaijan.
Makes $250,000 supplemental appropriation to New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders for pediatric clinical services at Tourette Syndrome Clinic of Rutgers University.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in Township of Hillsborough in Somerset County.
Establishes one-time tax credits for certain organic farmers.
Prohibits payment of subminimum wage due to age, disability, injury, or status as apprentice, learner, or student through special license issued by DOLWD.
Provides tax levy cap adjustment for certain school districts experiencing reductions in State school aid.
Increases amount of tax credits for investments made in certain technology business ventures under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Requires BPU to develop program to promote certain energy businesses in the State.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law15
Requires DHS to maintain SNAP outreach plan and to conduct additional outreach programs. *
Establishes Organic Farming Board in Department of Agriculture.*
"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 ballot privacy sleeves at polling place; makes various changes to early and mail-in voting procedures; creates online form to update name and residence on existing voter registration record. *
Changes certain mail-in ballot deadlines; permits opening and canvassing of mail-in ballots prior to election day; permits pickup schedule for certain mail-in ballots; requires confirmation notice when voter changes party affiliation at MVC.**
Grants child placed in resource family care and resource family parents the right to be notified when case manager or supervisor is assigned to child; grants child in resource family care right to be notified of certain property and benefits.*
Exempts raw, unprocessed honey from DOH cottage food regulations.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2023; makes appropriation.
Revises various provisions of law governing construction of school facilities projects and operations of New Jersey Schools Development Authority; establishes "Charter School and Renaissance School Project Facilities Loan Program" in EDA.*
Requires NJ Business Action Center to collect and produce certain information to assist small businesses.
Establishes mentorship program for new businesses and start-ups.
Requires periodic reporting of election results on night of primary and general election and until final tally thereafter; appropriates $1.5 million.*
Adjusts bid threshold amounts for certain public research universities; permits certain contracts for school districts, municipalities, and counties to be awarded by qualified purchasing agent.*
Establishes "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriff's sales.
Amends lists of projects eligible to receive loans for environmental infrastructure projects from NJ Infrastructure Bank for FY 2024.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 28
Revises income eligibility criteria for, and provides for promotion of, PAAD and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program; establishes "Senior Save Navigator Grant Program" to assist applicants with NJ Save applications.*
Provides CBT and gross income tax credits for certain deliveries of low carbon concrete and for costs of conducting environmental product declaration analyses of low carbon concrete.*
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Enhances, and allocates funds for, pre-apprenticeship programs.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Creates "New Jersey Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act."
Requires MVC to provide, upon request, notation on driver's license or identification card of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or communication disorder.*
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or certificate of eligibility. *
Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
Includes duct cleaning as public work subject to the prevailing wage law.*
Requires firearm owners who become New Jersey residents to obtain firearm purchaser identification card and register handguns acquired out-of-State.
Designates franklinite as official mineral of State of NJ.
Prohibits government dealings with businesses associated with Belarus or Russia.
Permits excused absences for students who attend civic events.
Concerns timely payment of UI benefits.
Provides for oversight and improvement of administration of unemployment compensation.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on prevention of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne diseases in grades kindergarten through 12; requires DOH to publish certain guidelines concerning ticks.*
Establishes Thriving By Three competitive grant program for infant and toddler child care programs; appropriates $28 million.
Requires NJ FamilyCare to reimburse claims for covered services submitted by clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists under certain circumstances.*
Waives fees for marriage and civil union licenses in Fiscal Year 2023; appropriates $2 million.
Provides for child tax credit to be available in Tax Year 2022.
Establishes position of Youth Disconnection Prevention and Recovery Ombudsperson; establishes "School Disconnection Prevention Task Force."; appropriates $200,000.**
Amends lists of projects eligible to receive loans for environmental infrastructure projects from NJ Infrastructure Bank for FY2023.
Amends lists of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding by DEP; makes various changes to FY2023 environmental infrastructure funding program.
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts; appropriates $103,023,579.*
Eliminates fees, liens, and warrants issued for Public Defender services.
Authorizes Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to award annual summer tuition aid grants.*
Credits $400 million to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $371 million to DOC, DLPS, South Jersey Port Corporation, and DOT; establishes process for authorizing future appropriations for debt defeasance and capital projects.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes sales and events privileges for certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers. *
Passed the Senate · 12
Requires owners of certain multiple dwellings of three or more floors to provide priority status to senior citizens and disables residents moving to lower floors.*
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy. *
Increases, from 18 percent to 30 percent, amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments.
Concerns discriminatory appraisals of property on basis of race, creed, color, national origin, or certain other characteristics.*
Eliminates requirement for State residency of public school employees for period of three years.
Revises requirements and process for temporary courtesy licenses and certificates issued by State Board of Examiners, NJ Board of Nursing, and other professional and occupational licensing boards to nonresident military spouses.
Establishes New Jersey Higher Education Student Advisory Commission.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Requires Commissioner of Education to prepare learning loss report and report on public school operations during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to provide tuition assistance for students enrolled at Thomas Edison State University.
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
Provides police officers may be present at senior residential center or school being used as polling place under certain circumstances; requires school to establish election day security plan.*
Out of committee · 66
Allows parent or primary caregiver of person with autism to apply for use of reserved parking zones.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities; makes change to community solar program.
Concerns development of accessory dwelling units.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Changes entity responsible for management of NJ School of Conservation to nonprofit organization, and directs DOE to request funding for center annually.
Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification; establishes criminal history record background check process.*
Requires institutions of higher education to implement suicide prevention programs and raise awareness of mental health services.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemptions.
Revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel.
Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.
Provides accidental death benefit to surviving spouse, surviving child, or surviving parent of a State Police recruit who dies during required pre-service training.
Provides for transfers from General Fund to UI trust fund, reduces employer contributions to UI trust fund, assesses contributions from employers to repay transferred amounts, and provides tax credits to small businesses to offset UI tax increases.*
Requires DEP to develop and implement electric school bus program; provides for $15 million in first year and $15 million annually in subsequent two years to DEP, subject to availability, to provide grants.
Requires MVC to create mobile driver's licenses and identification cards.
Establishes Helmets to Hardhats program in the DMVA; appropriates $400,000.
"Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act"; provides alternative process for handling partition actions filed in court concerning real property with multiple owners, at least one of whom had acquired title from relative.
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Establishes limits on transcript release restrictions at institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.*
Requires outer envelope for mailing of voted mail-in ballot by voter to include postage prepaid.
Requires information on seizure first-aid to be disseminated to employers.*
Requires State Board of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture to adopt rules and regulations concerning confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.*
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Requires hazard mitigation plans to include climate change-related threat assessments and hazard prevention and mitigation strategies.*
Permits non-instructional staff member retired from PERS to return to employment in school district for up to two years without reenrollment in PERS if employment commences during remainder of 2021-2022 and entirety of 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.*
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Requires schools to provide free school breakfasts and lunches to students from working class, middle-income families; designated as "Working Class Families' Anti-Hunger Act."
Directs Secretary of State to contract with qualified vendor to develop national marketing campaign promoting State's innovation economy; appropriates $1,000,000. *
"Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Act."
Prohibits surgical declawing of cats and other animals.
Exempts sales of investment metal bullion and certain investment coins from sales and use tax.
Revises law prohibiting feeding of black bear.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Prohibits sale, distribution, import, export or propagation of certain invasive species without permit from Department of Agriculture; establishes NJ Invasive Species Council.**
Revises certain requirements concerning eligibility for reimbursement from "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund."
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Requires health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force and eliminates cost-sharing requirements for certain colonoscopies.
Amends applicability of law prohibiting sale and distribution of plastic and paper carryout bags to food banks and food pantries.
Establishes employment protections for certain service employees during changes of ownership.
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Requires State agencies update demographic data collection methods on Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian and Indian Diaspora residents of this State.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for programs providing mental health, substance use treatment, or services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Increases qualified research expenses tax credit for corporation business taxpayers engaged in targeted industries; increases basic research payment tax credit; allows research tax credit to be refundable.
Establishes three-year sickle cell disease pilot program; appropriates $10,200,000.*
Extends deadlines, under certain circumstances, for completion and commercial operation of certain solar electric power generation facilities.
Expands working hours for minors; updates process for obtaining working papers for minors.
Appropriates $70 million in federal funds to EDA to support arts and culture organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county colleges; appropriates $19,993,837.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials and sport or recreational equipment.
Designates and preserves Caven Point Peninsula in Liberty State Park as natural habitat.
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.
Defines indigent veteran and veteran status for certain veteran interment purposes.
Supplemental appropriation of $3.6 million to DHS to increase adult medical day care Medicaid per diem rate from $86.10 to $89.54.
Requires Commissioner of Education to distribute survey to school districts regarding instruction on Holocaust and genocides.
Allows cure period for businesses to address and resolve certain violations.
Promotes small business Internet presence.
Establishes High Efficiency Accelerated Learning Grant Program.*
Directs DEP to take certain actions concerning identification and testing of microplastics in drinking water, and requires DEP and BPU to study and promote use of microplastics removal technologies.*
Requires DHS to disregard certain federal pension benefits for veterans in making Medicaid eligibility determinations.
Appropriates $17,288,315 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Appropriates $53,249,310 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and Green Acres Program administrative costs.
Requires mail-in ballot applications to include prepaid postage.
Changes certain General Election deadlines.*
Establishes Agritourism Fund; requires annual appropriation of $2.5 million from General Fund; appropriates $2.5 million.
Establishes foreclosure protection and mortgage relief for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
In committee · 59
Reduces standard voter registration deadline to eight days before election; allows voter registration at polling place on election day and at offices where mail-in ballots are issued within 45 days before election.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Permits use of instant run-off voting in balloting for certain local elective public offices.
Provides that purchase of insulin is not subject to deductible and requires health insurers to limit copayments and coinsurance for insulin.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Establishes expedited process by which certain out-of-State mental health professionals are licensed to provide services in New Jersey.
Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
Legalizes growing or possessing up to six marijuana plants for personal recreational use, and up to 10 plants for personal medical use, by persons aged 21 or older.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Requires Director of Division of Developmental Disabilities to align rates for self-directed employees with maximum service provider rates.
Prohibits certain surgical procedures on children born with variations in their sex characteristics.
Clarifies that law enforcement officer who knowingly chokes another person engages in use of deadly force.
Prohibits retaliation against inmates in State correctional facilities who report sexual abuse; criminalizes retaliation and failure to report abuse.
Requires boards of education to ensure that all staff are trained in care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders every two years.
Allows county and municipal police departments to establish designated safe areas for Internet purchase transactions; establishes public awareness campaign.
Establishes office in EDA to assist in provision and expansion of broadband Internet service in State to address inequities in accessing broadband service.
Removes requirement that limited brewery licensees provide tour when selling beer to consumers and permits certain food consumption on premise.
Provides tax credits to small businesses to offset increase in State Unemployment Insurance contributions.
"New Jersey Transit Villages Act."
Requires certain public schools that receive State aid to begin regular instruction for high school students no earlier than 8:30 AM.
Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.
Prohibits juror disqualification based on gender identity or sexual orientation; codifies procedures when discriminatory use of peremptory challenges is alleged.
Provides that public school used as polling place shall not be open for classes on day of election.
Allows DOE to postpone New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum in certain circumstances.
Requires emergency medical technicians and firefighters to receive training concerning electric vehicle fires.
Stengthens access to reproductive health care; appropriates $20 million.
Prohibits certain non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions in employment contracts.
"Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Services Act"; authorizes production and use of psilocybin to promote health and wellness; decriminalizes, and expunges past offenses involving, psilocybin production, possession, use, and distribution.
Establishes and codifies certain privileges for limited and restricted brewery license holders.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New Jersey."
Allows limited brewery license holder to engage in certain activities; establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery license.
Clarifies the newspaper delivery person and news media stringer are independent contractors for purposes of State employment laws.
Requires allocation of Universal Service Fund to support emergency medical technician and firefighter training concerning electric vehicle fires.
Allows Right to Farm Act complaints to be filed with county agriculture development board in adjacent county under certain circumstances and creates alternate voting members on such boards.
Provides increased flexibility in school district enrollment for military-connected students.
Expands definition of child abuse or neglect.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program.
"Kangaroo Protection Act of 2022"; prohibits sale or barter, or offering for sale or barter, of dead kangaroos and any products made from kangaroo.
Eliminates high school graduation proficiency test.
Directs BPU to study development of, and create pilot program for, construction of small modular nuclear reactor.
Requires DCF to administer school-based youth services program as currently established.
Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
Establishes veterinary medicine loan redemption program for certain veterinarians who work in underserved areas for five years; annually appropriates $500,000.
Establishes penalties for certain actions relating to the operation of multi-level marketing companies.
Requires DOLWD to establish and maintain "Small Business Manual on Wage and Hour Compliance."
Removes registered apprenticeship program requisites of public work contractors; sets apprenticeship standards for prevailing wage projects.
Modifies provisions of grant program that reimburses eligible costs for school district regionalization feasibility studies.
Requires BPU to establish beneficial building electrification program and requires electric public utilities to prepare and implement building electrification plans.
Establishes "Scientific Conference Grant Program"; appropriates $250,000.
Establishes advertisement grant program for NJ emerging businesses.
Requires EDA to create needs-matching website for eligible entities.
Establishes Office of Financial Assistance in EDA to help businesses and non-profit organizations access opportunities for public financial assistance; requires office to develop common application platform.
Establishes Teacher Certification Reimbursement Fund in DOE to reimburse certain teachers for costs associated with certification.
Prohibits book banning in public libraries and schools; authorizes withholding of State Aid for non-compliance.
Requires five-year average of equalized property valuation be used in calculation of local share under State school funding formula.
Requires Division of Highway Traffic Safety to conduct public awareness campaign regarding bicyclist and pedestrian safety.
Codifies Eagleton Science and Politics Fellowship Program at Eagleton Institute of Politics; makes appropriations.
Filed · 1
Appropriates $9,184,427 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and for certain administrative expenses.