Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Annette Quijano
Sponsored
Became law4
Requires removal of equipment and markings on certain used emergency vehicles; requires that Attorney General issue guidelines or directives.
Authorizes certain local government entities to adopt policies for payment of certain claims through use of standard electronic funds transfer technologies.*
Establishes "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program." **
Provides that school districts and nonpublic schools may receive reimbursement for costs incurred on or after January 1, 2016 for testing school drinking water for lead.*
Vetoed2
Imposes State sales and use tax and hotel and motel occupancy fee on transient accommodations; authorizes various municipal taxes and fees on transient accommodations.
Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.
Passed the General Assembly4
Allows person with allergy to drugs or medications to voluntarily make notation on drivers license.
Requires fantasy sports provider to adopt policy prohibiting its employees from playing fantasy sports.
Requires businesses receiving financial assistance from EDA be prohibited from any gender gap payment practice to their employees.
Creates "New Jersey Criminal Justice Information Sharing Environment Coordinating Council."
Out of committee22
Requires counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Concerns enforcement, penalties, and procedures for law regarding failure to pay wages.*
Increases number of days per month bingo licensee may conduct bingo games.
Directs Governor to withdraw from compact establishing Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor; dissolves compact and commission; transfers commission's NJ operations to State Police.
Clarifies the intent of the Legislature that the attempt or conspiracy to commit certain offenses may constitute acts of domestic violence.
Permits holding companies of eligible New Jersey emerging technology companies to receive investments under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Establishes "Security Deposit Assistance Pilot Program" in Union, Essex, Hudson, and Gloucester counties, appropriates $210,000.
"Consumer ATM and Credit Card Protection Act."
Concerns disputed medical fees in workers' compensation claims.
Concerns employee leasing agreements.*
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled verterans' property tax exemption to members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to the rescue and recovery mission at the World Trade Center between September 11, 2001 and May 3
Establishes "New Jersey Hearing Impairment Task Force."
Prohibits residential substance use disorder treatment facilities and aftercare facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder.
Prohibits disclosure of certain religious affiliation information by State or local government agencies.
Requires State, county, and municipal employees and certain State contractors to complete cybersecurity awareness training.
Directs Division of Fire Safety in Department of Community Affairs to survey fire suppression systems in public and nonpublic school buildings.*
Directs State Board of Education to review and incorporate within New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education instructional standards on water safety.*
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.
Regulates and prohibits certain operation of drones.
In committee87
Prohibits telecommunications, utility or cable television companies from charging certain customers prior to actual billing due date.
Increases rate of tax imposed on little cigars under tobacco products wholesale sales and use tax to equal tax rate imposed on cigarettes under cigarette tax.
Establishes Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer to monitor efforts to promote participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.
Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers employed in chronically failing schools.
Provides certain reemployment rights to teachers dismissed due to a reduction in force.
Prohibits Governor from using State helicopter for personal and political events; requires quarterly reports to the Legislature.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain security-related goods and services.
Directs MVC to establish driver's license endorsement for autonomous vehicles.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey.
Extends statute of limitations in certain civil actions for sexual abuse; expands the categories of potentially liable defendants; and revives certain actions.
Creates Task Force on Distracted Driving.
Establishes special license plates supporting American Red Cross.
Excludes certain out-of-State businesses and employees from certain taxes, fees, and business registration requirements when temporarily performing in-State work or services during declared disaster or emergency.
Requires prevailing wage be paid to certain workers.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school and summer programs; appropriates $60,000.
Requires DHS to make list of drugs with "black box" warnings accessible through its website.
Requires registered qualifying patient's authorized use of medical marijuana to be considered equivalent to use of any other prescribed medication.
Requires MVC to accept Transportation Worker Identification Credential as proof of identity for issuance of driver's licenses, certain permits, and nondriver identification cards.
Establishes program certifying certain broadcast station personnel to undertake certain actions during emergencies.
Removes statute of limitations in certain civil actions for sexual abuse; expands categories of defendants liable in such actions.
Allows nonimmigrant alien students who have applied for a green card to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Establishes the "New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act."
Upgrades crime of false public alarm when act done knowing it will result in law enforcement response against certain persons.
Requires direct payment of homestead credit to claimant following sale of qualifying homestead and upon claimant request.
Creates fourth degree crime of operating drone equipped with weapon.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance prohibiting operation of drones under certain circumstances.
Establishes DOT roadside memorial program for fallen police officers, sheriff's officers, emergency medical technicians, firefighters, hazardous material first responders, conservation officers, and game wardens; designated as "Patrolman Joseph Wargo's La
"Free Means Free Act"; prohibits misleading advertising of free products.
Criminalizes using drones to conduct surveillance of or fly over critical infrastructures; requires certain drones to be registered and insured.
Requires boil water notices to be provided by certain public water systems via telephone, email or text message.
Requires NJT to limit fare increases under its discount program for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and college students; designated as "Fare Affordability and Ridership Empowerment (FARE) Act."
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Codifies AG recommendations for issuing Amber Alert when family member abducts child.
Requires physicians to inform consumers of pharmacy dispensing procedures for different brand or nonbrand drug products prior to prescribing drug products.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Upgrades simple assault to aggravated assault when person causes bodily injury by strangling victim during act of domestic violence.
Requires mail-in ballot applications be available at polling places on election day for voting in future elections; requires poll workers to discuss application instructions with applicant upon request.
Establishes "Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State.
Establishes "Families At Risk Foreclosure Assistance Program."
Concerns transfer of PANYNJ contracts related to marine terminals.
Establishes temporary mortgage relief and foreclosure prevention programs for certain property owners impacted by Superstorm Sandy.
Restricts initial prescriptions for opioid drugs to seven day supply.
Imposes sales and use tax, transient accommodation fee, and authorizes local transient accommodation tax on charges for providing space for accommodation of transient guests in certain residences in this State.
Provides Medicaid coverage for services to treat and prevent Zika virus infection and associated health outcomes.
Permits use of "Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund" to test for lead hazards in water.
Requires certain local authorities to inspect, maintain, and repair fire hydrants in planned real estate developments.
"Pedals' Law"; prohibits hunting and establishes non-lethal control program for black bear for five years; prohibits certain actions that result in feeding of bears and requires use of bear-resistant containers; dumpsters, and food boxes in bear habitat.
Permits juror donation of statutory juror compensation to New Jersey Vet2Vet Hotline program.
Adds new civil penalties and increases surcharges imposed on domestic violence offenders; establishes "Domestic Violence Victims' Legal Assistance Fund.
"Prescription Drug Consumer Transparency Act."
Requires evaluation of school buildings for air quality and mold.
Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer, including automatic debit payments.
Designates portion of U.S. Route 1 as "President Barack H. Obama Highway."
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Increases accidental death benefit to 70 percent of compensation for surviving spouse or surviving children of PERS law enforcement, correction, and firefighter members; redefines child.
Requires institutions of higher education to test for lead in drinking water annually, report test results, and install lead filters or treatment devices.
Establishes requirements for advertised reference pricing.
Authorizes use of electric school buses.
Exempts from sales and use taxation purchase of fire sprinkler systems installed in residential new construction.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to conduct study to determine extent and cause of outmigration of high school graduates to out-of-State colleges.
Establishes law enforcement procedures for responding to immigration detainers and certain requests issued by federal immigration authorities.
Allows gross income tax deduction for surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Requires MVC to publish driver's manual on website in certain languages and provide driver's manual in certain languages at certain MVC agencies.
Encourages development of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
Requires public and nonpublic schools, local recreation departments, and youth serving organizations to have licensed athletic trainer present at youth athletic events that involve certain contact sports.
Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber opts-in when subscribing and renewing service to allow Internet service provider to disclose information.
Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.
Designates Streptomyces Griseus as New Jersey State Microbe.
Requires MVC to establish registry of certain towed motor vehicles.
Prohibits posting or publishing personal identifying information of witness, victim, or informant.
Prohibits posting or publishing on Internet home address or telephone number of certain judges and prosecutors.
Prohibits discrimination against prospective tenant based on information in credit reports.
Expands aggravating circumstances to include crime against victim who was rescuing, assisting or rendering care to another person.
Requires that drivers in right-hand lanes yield to drivers in other lanes when emergency vehicles sounding sirens and displaying red lights approach.
Establishes Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Review Task Force to study implementation of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Establishes manufacturing business assistance program to encourage manufacturing in certain areas of the State.
Prohibits NJTA and SJTA from charging administrative fee when mailing requests for toll violation payments at cashless toll exits.
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Requires certain persons and business entities to maintain comprehensive information security program.
Establishes "New Jersey Net Neutrality Act."
Revises requirements for disclosure of a breach of security of certain computerized records containing personal information.
Creates "Coastal Climate Change Commission."
Establishes NJEDA urban farming grant and loan program.
Limits certain provisions in and enforceability of restrictive covenants.
Requires clinical laboratories to test for patient blood type and Rh factor and report information to patient.
Carried from the Senate
Became law9
Permits holding companies of eligible New Jersey emerging technology companies to receive investments under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Concerns employee leasing agreements.*
Establishes "New Jersey Hearing Impairment Task Force."
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled veterans' property tax exemption to members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to the rescue and recovery mission at the World Trade Center between September 11, 2001 and May 30
Prohibits residential substance use disorder treatment facilities and aftercare facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder.
Regulates and prohibits certain operation of drones.
Directs Division of Fire Safety in Department of Community Affairs to survey fire supression systems in public and nonpublic school buildings.*
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.
Directs Governor to withdraw from compact establishing Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor; dissolves compact and commission; transfers commission's NJ operations to State Police.
Vetoed2
Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes.
Prohibits disclosure of certain religious affiliation information by State or local government agencies.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 35
Expands crime of invasion of privacy to include "upskirting"; photographing or filming the image of the undergarment-clad intimate parts of another.
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
Requires NJT to hold public hearing and provide notice prior to any curtailment of certain bus and rail services.
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Requires Division of Local Government Services to include certain property tax information on division's web page.
Ensures project deadline fairness, enhances transparency, and establishes foreclosure protection and mortgage relief program for Superstorm Sandy- impacted victims.*
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Requires certain professional boards to report licensure exam passage rates.
Requires State Comptroller to report findings of audit compliance reviews.
Establishes Chief Diversity Officer to monitor participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.*
Provides that strangulation of victim resulting in bodily injury during commission of act of domestic violence constitutes aggravated assault.
Grants drivers additional time to resolve parking violations prior to license or registration suspension.*
Permits homeless to receive certified copy of birth certificate without fee.
Exempts homeless from fee for non-driver identification cards.
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Requires health insurance coverage for contraceptives to include prescriptions for 6 months.*
Allows NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship recipients to maintain program eligibility in the event that medical condition or recent death of parent or spouse prevents enrollment as full-time student.
"Secure Schools for All Children Act"; establishes State aid program for security services, equipment, or technology to ensure safe and secure school environment for nonpublic school students.
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*
Clarifies law concerning the advertising and promoting of NJ farm products.
Dedicates one percent of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues to anti-smoking initiatives.*
Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill.
Creates license to manufacture and sell hard cider and mead.*
Authorizes municipal volunteer programs for free removal of snow from certain residential properties occupied by seniors or disabled persons.*
Requires initial determination of unemployment benefits to be made within three weeks of filing of claim.
"Rosa-Bonilla Family Act"; concerns development of carbon monoxide poisoning educational program for drivers.
Allows "100 percent Disabled Veterans" to receive parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
Establishes 9/11 Memorial Registry.
Establishes failure to maintain lane may constitute recklessness under reckless vehicular homicide statute; designated as Eileen's Law. **
"Charlie's Law"; Establishes civil penalties for persons who interfere with or deny persons with disabilities accompanied by service or guide dogs access to places of public accommodation.
Concerns emergency assistance which is repaid by the recipient.
Provides certain immunity to board of director members and employees of private schools for students with disabilities if they report incidents of bullying in compliance with school policy.
Appropriates $2,900,000 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Vetoed · 14
Increases amount of benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*
Increases amount of benefits under Work First New Jersey program by 30 percent over three years and according to Social Security cost of living increases thereafter.
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of online account.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Establishes Office of Student Loan Ombudsman; regulates student loan servicers.
Extends by two months seasonal retail consumption alcoholic beverage license.
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act"; provides funding to small food retailers to sell fresh and nutritious food.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students; appropriates $45,000 to DOE for New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association testing of student-athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing substances.
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten through eight.
Concerns employer inquiries about worker's wage and salary experience.*
Requires Division of Parole to offer parole services to certain defendants who have served their maximum sentence.
"Safe Transportation Jobs and Fair Employment Rules Act."
Passed the General Assembly · 44
Increases New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit to 40 percent of federal benefit amount beginning in Tax Year 2016.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Permits reimbursement of COBRA health benefit costs of survivors of certain deceased public safety employees; appropriates $750,000.
Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program.*
"Disaster Victims Protection Act"; requires Governor to allocate federal and State disaster aid to municipalities in proportion to amount of catastrophic physical damage sustained within each municipality.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Requires emergency action plans for delivery of oxygen to patient residences during public health emergency.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Tiered Health Insurance Networks."
Makes FY 2016 supplemental Grants-in-Aid appropriation of $10.5 million to DCA for State Rental Assistance Program.
Prohibits sale of certain toy guns and imitation firearms.
"Student Online Personal Protection Act." *
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Makes FY 2016 supplemental Grants-in-Aid appropriation of $10 million to DCA for Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter, Public School Teacher, Corrections Officer, and Sanitation Worker Home-buyer Assistance Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Revises definition of "necessary care" in the State's animal cruelty law to include more specific requirements.
Establishes that payment plan for motor vehicle surcharges is mandatory upon request; extends payment period.
Exempts certain health information contained in 9-1-1 calls from definition of government record.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.
Directs the Div. of Travel and Tourism to publish on its website information of farm-to-table restaurants.
Establishes NJ "Farm-to-Table Restaurant" awards program.*
Provides that PFRS definitions of widow, widower and spouse will include domestic partners of all PFRS members.
"The Smarter Lunchroom Act;" promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias.
Authorizes attorney-at-law who validates an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation to affix a seal indicating that he is an attorney-at-law. *
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.
Provides transition period of 90 days during which building service employees subject to certain building service transfers must be retained.
Enters New Jersey in multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.
Requires DOH to establish Zika Virus State Action Plan.
Creates New Jersey Crude Oil by Rail Safety Task Force.
Requires DOT to compensate local government entities for contractual delay damages resulting from shutdown of transportation projects funded by Transportation Trust Fund; authorizes local government entities to use certain funds for transportation project
Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of "whistleblower" claims; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Establishes service for reporting employer and employment service violations and requires posting of certain notifications.
Allows for cancellation of certain service contracts without paying early termination fee if customer becomes deceased prior to end of service contract.
Expands health insurance coverage for behavioral health services and autism and enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health parity laws. *
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
Out of committee · 62
Requires motor vehicle inspection stickers to notify drivers of penalty for texting while driving.
Requires NJ Clean Energy Program's Residential New Construction incentives be made available Statewide.*
Establishes the "Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program."
The New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act; Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses.
Creates "New Jersey Life Sciences Internship Challenge" program.
Expands eligibility for veterans civil service preference.
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Establishes certain network adequacy and standard application requirements for health insurance carriers; requires determination of hospital diversity for tiered networks.
Requires carriers to disclose selection standards for, and establishes certain requirements regarding, placement of health care providers in tiered health benefits plan network. *
Requires corporations qualifying for certain State development subsidy grants to repay entire grant amount if corporation fails to uphold grant terms.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Abuse of Persons who are Elderly or Disabled."
Revises restrictions for Internet access by sex offenders. *
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
Imposes certain requirements on telephone service contracts for inmates in certain correctional facilities.*
Revises definition of victim in "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Establishes "Neighborhood Solar Energy Investment Program."
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Requires law enforcement agencies in this State to establish minority recruitment and selection programs; establishes reporting requirement.
Concerns employment status of certain truck operators.*
"Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Prohibits retail sales establishment from storing certain magnetic-stripe data; requires reimbursement for costs incurred by financial institution due to breach of security.
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
Establishes artist bank to provide interest-free loans to artist colonies in development.
"Earn Your Way Out Act" ; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan; establishes administrative parole release for certain inmates;requires study and report by DOC on fiscal impact.*
Requires MVC to check Social Security Administration records and mark deceased individuals in MVC database once per month.
Requires health insurance carriers to comply with certain network adequacy requirements.
Establishes certain standards for health benefits plans with tiered network.
Requires anyone administered opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.*
Requires online parking ticket payment system, NJMCDirect, to process payments 24 hours per day.
Establishes "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.
Prohibits possession and transport of parts and products of certain animals at PANYNJ airports and port facilities.
Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance.
Requires health insurance carriers offering tiered network health benefits plans to protect covered persons from excess cost sharing in certain circumstances.
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
Requires incarcerated individual from State to be counted at residential address for legislative redistricting purposes.
Prohibits retailers from scanning consumer's identification card for return of merchandise.
Credits increases in employee contributions required by P.L.2011, c.78 as additional contributions to TPAF, JRS, PERS, PFRS, and SPRS unavailable to reduce normal contributions of State and local employers for actuarial valuations beginning July 1, 2015.
Requires county elections board give notice by Internet posting or mail when polling place location changes unexpectedly before election; requires board develop plan for polling place change notification.
Removes black bear from list of game species.
Increases accidental death benefit to 70 % of final compensation for surviving children of SPRS or PFRS member; redefines child in SPRS.*
Requires racial and ethnic impact statement for certain bills and regulations affecting sentencing.
Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.
Provides that driver's license and identification cards expire every four years on licensee cardholder's birthday.*
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires employers to disclose certain wage information to employees.
Requires bidders on certain State contracts to disclose, and Department of Treasury to publish, certain gender wage information.
"Prescription Drug Consumer Transparency Act;" requires pharmacy benefits managers to disclose certain information to benefit plan purchasers and to establish toll-free telephone number for certain inquiries.
Creates "Nourishing Young Minds Initiative Fund" in Dept. of Agriculture to help pay for child food and nutrition programs.
Requires water purveyors to conduct water loss audits.
Declares that deed restrictions or agreements that prevent raising or constructing of a structure to certain flood elevation standards are unenforceable.
Requires candidates for President and Vice-President of United States to disclose federal income tax returns to appear on ballot; prohibits Electoral College electors from voting for candidates who fail to file income tax returns.*
Imposes temporary surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain cities to fund public safety services.
Prohibits PANYNJ from providing assistance for enforcement of March 6, 2017 US Executive Order banning entry into US of individuals from certain countries. *
Establishes program to reimburse local governments for federal grant funds lost due to "sanctuary jurisdiction" status.
Establishes State food waste reduction goal of 50 percent by 2030.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Requires practitioners to check prescription monitoring information before issuing certain prescriptions to emergency department patients; authorizes medical scribes and licensed athletic trainers to access prescription monitoring information under certai
Establishes data reporting requirements for emergency medical services providers and dispatch centers.
Decreases waiting period to expunge entire juvenile record from five to three years.
Allows public schools to let certain students not enrolled in school participate in high school interscholastic athletics; allows public high schools in same district to enter into cooperative sports programs under certain conditions.*
Exempts law enforcement officers and certain private property towing companies from certain provisions of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."
In committee · 100
Expands eligibility to receive the veterans' property tax deduction and the veterans' property tax exemption.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates 1/3 net proceeds to General Fund, 1/3 to State education aid, and 1/3 to horse racing industry.
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.
Concerns registration of contractors and sets criteria for responsible bidders in public work.
Lowers age of eligibility for surviving spouse under homestead property tax reimbursement program; extends payment of homestead property tax reimbursement to non-eligible surviving spouse for portion of tax year during which deceased spouse lived.
Requires PANYNJ to report monthly to counties within port district.
Requires use of bear-resistant containers, dumpsters, or food boxes in certain areas located in black bear habitat under certain circumstances, including garbage collection, and prohibits certain actions that would result in feeding of black bears.
Provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for qualified farmers that develop housing for their agricultural workforce.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for day care center support benefiting children of employees.
Requires public schools which have automated external defibrillators to adopt policies concerning usage.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Requires New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to annually prepare report on debt held by public institutions of higher education.
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Provides free tuition at public institutions of higher education for surviving spouses and dependent children of military personnel killed in performance of duties.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Prohibits certain provisions in consumer contracts.
Appropriates $1.6 million to Dept. of Agriculture for Jersey Fresh program.
Waives certain commercial driver license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Establishes Animal Cruelty Offender Registry; prohibits purchase, adoption, and breeding of animals by animal cruelty offenders.
Prohibits release of home addresses of certain public safety employees by governmental entities.
Upgrades harassment under certain circumstances; restricts cyberbullying offenders' access to the Internet.
Imposes time constraints on submission and analysis of rape kits.
Establishes bill of rights for authorized family members of persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements.
Requires State contracts to include provisions imposing penalties on vendor or contractor for contract violations.
Reduces lawful maximum capacity of certain ammunition magazines in New Jersey.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Requires oversight reporting on Hurricane Sandy recovery funds.
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and resident tuition rate.
Prohibits administration of standardized assessments not required under State or federal law.
Prohibits possession of ammunition capable of penetrating body armor.
Requires criminal history record check of school district volunteers.
Requires PANYNJ to conduct noise and land use compatibility survey.
Prohibits employers from obtaining, requiring, or discriminating on the basis of credit reports.
Provides for issuance of a uniform identification card for all law enforcement officers.
Concerns earned sick leave.
The "New Jersey Intern Protection Act"; provides legal protections and remedies for persons engaged in internships with employers.
Allows New Jersey gross income taxpayers to elect to deduct certain losses from certain investment arrangements discovered to be criminally fraudulent.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
"New Jersey Transit Villages Act."
Requires assisted living residences to have standby emergency power generators.
Adds conviction of unlawfully possessing weapon to list of crimes that statutorily prohibits someone from buying or owning firearm.
Clarifies law authorizing application of reciprocal limitations against businesses from states that give in-state preference in awarding public contracts.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for State student financial aid programs.
"Uncompensated Pending Medicaid Beneficiary Payment Relief Act"; provides compensation relief to nursing facilities when resident's Medicaid eligibility determination is delayed more than 90 days.
Establishes teacher recruitment grant program in DOE; appropriates $6 million to DOE.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for full time enrollment at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Establishes renewable energy portfolio standards.
"Consumer Credit Fairness Act."
Establishes "Court Security Enhancement Fund" and increases court fees, fines and penalties.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Requires pharmacies to install and maintain secure prescription medication drop-off receptacles, and Division of Consumer Affairs to post receptacle location information online.
Requires Commissioner of Transportation to publish notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications.
Requires health insurers to disclose broker commissions to purchasers.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Requires registration, inspection, testing, cleaning, and disinfection of cooling towers to control outbreaks of Legionnaire's Disease.
Creates Construction Trades Licensing Board for licensing and regulation of several construction professions; creates new division for homeowner protection in Department of Law and Public Safety.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
"Jade and Michael's Law"; establishes additional protections and enforcement related to child abduction by a parent.
Provides additional State aid to county colleges for students enrolled in certain postsecondary career and technical education certificate programs.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana, imposes civil penalties, and establishes fund for drug education.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Requires posting of information about availability of services from substance abuse treatment facilities on county and DHS websites.
Establishes publicly accessible domestic violence Internet registry.
Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols.
Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges and the county colleges.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Establishes the number of students to be supported under the veterinary medicine education program and a service requirement for students who participate in the program.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with various entities, to design a manufacturing career pathway to provide students with skills necessary to gain employment in manufacturing sector.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Provides corporation business tax credit for certain investment in broadband infrastructure in underserved communities.
Requires employers to pay their employees when serving on a jury.
Places moratorium on implementation of certain tiered network health benefits plans until January 1, 2017.
Establishes uniform standard for identifying and accessing fire hydrants.
Requires textbook publishers to provide public institutions of higher education with information on price and availability of textbooks.
Establishes Medicaid program to provide housing-related services to individuals experiencing chromic homelessness.
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Establishes central registry of residents with special needs for use during emergencies.
Prohibits designation of certain assessments as high school graduation requirement during transitional period to new Statewide assessment system.
Requires DOE to train teachers and administrators and monitor districts on bias and discrimination in special education classification.
Requires labeling of poisonous plants sold at retail in NJ.
Requires color photo on firearms identification cards, permits to purchase handgun, and permits to carry handgun.
Requires seller of motor vehicle to notify MVC of sale; limits liability of seller after sale of motor vehicle.
Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.
Prohibits county and municipal law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers from entering into memorandum of agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
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.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide alternative arrangements to students unable to complete certain assignments by regular due date or register for courses because of day of religious observance.
Ensures continued access of family planning services in event of federal action.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes involving heroin and fentanyl; establishes new crimes concerning heroin mixtures; allows certain defendants to be eligible for drug court.
Requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments from tenants.