Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Annette Quijano
Sponsored
Became law8
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 unemployment compensation and labor disputes.
Revises the "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program." *
Revises law concerning family leave, temporary disability and family temporary disability leave, and domestic or sexual violence safety leave.
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.
Revises requirements for provision of counseling and support services to emergency services personnel.
Requires Medicaid coverage for group prenatal care services under certain circumstances.
Establishes new liability standards in sexual abuse lawsuits filed against public entities and public employees.
Passed the General Assembly4
Encourages development of zero-emission vehicle fueling and charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.*
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
Imposes certain notification and reporting requirements on certain persons not required or authorized to collect sales and use tax.
Decreases the penalty for certain parole violations.
Out of committee33
Creates fourth degree crime of operating drone equipped with weapon.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Clarifies intent of Legislature that attempt or conspiracy to commit certain offenses may constitute acts of domestic violence.
Establishes "Security Deposit Assistance Pilot Program" in Passaic, Union, Essex, Hudson, and Gloucester counties, appropriates $210,000.*
Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.*
Authorizes use of electric school buses.
Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Limits certain provisions in and enforceability of restrictive covenants.
Creates "Coastal Climate Change Commission."
Excludes from gross income taxation military compensation for personnel serving outside of State and combat zone compensation.*
Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.
Establishes "Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State.
Makes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider Demonstration Project permanent and renames program.
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.*
Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe.*
Permits school bus driver to administer epinephrine to student in emergency under certain circumstances.
Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.
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.
Prohibits investment of State pension and annuity funds in entities engaged in mortgage foreclosures during periods of mortgage foreclosure moratoria in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas impacted by Hurricane Maria.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
"New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act."
"New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Aid Modernization Act"; legalizes personal use cannabis for adults; creates Cannabis Regulatory Commission to regulate personal use and medical cannabis; provides expungement relief for certain past marijuan
Requires certain civil actions against licensed persons to be brought within two years.
Requires that massage and bodywork therapists and employers carry professional liability insurance.
Increases prenotification time and requires severance pay in certain plant closings, transfers, and mass layoffs.*
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 "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
Requires New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy to establish prescription drug pricing disclosure website and certain pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to provide prescription drug price information.
Revises certain permissible rating factors for premiums charged for individual and small employer health benefits plans.
Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society.
Provides certain employment protections for National Guard members employed in New Jersey.
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Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Establishes the "New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act."
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.
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."
Requires certain local authorities to inspect, maintain, and repair fire hydrants in planned real estate developments.
Adds new civil penalties and increases surcharges imposed on domestic violence offenders; establishes "Domestic Violence Victims' Legal Assistance Fund."
Requires evaluation of school buildings for air quality and mold.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
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.
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.
Directs Division of Fire Safety in Department of Community Affairs to survey fire suppression systems in public and nonpublic school buildings.
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 report.
Establishes manufacturing business assistance program to encourage manufacturing in certain areas of the State.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.
Regulates and prohibits certain operation of drones.
Requires certain persons and business entities to maintain comprehensive information security program.
Establishes "New Jersey Net Neutrality Act."
Establishes NJEDA urban farming grant and loan program.
Requires counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Concerns disputed medical fees in workers' compensation claims.
Establishes requirements for advertised reference pricing.
"Free Means Free Act"; prohibits misleading advertising of free products.
Permits juror donation of statutory juror compensation to New Jersey Vet2Vet Hotline program.
Upgrades crime of false public alarm when act done knowing it will result in law enforcement response against certain persons.
Establishes temporary mortgage relief and foreclosure prevention programs for certain property owners impacted by Superstorm Sandy.
"Safe Transportation Jobs and Fair Employment Rules Act."
Requires boil water notices to be provided by certain public water systems via telephone, email or text message.
Requires direct payment of homestead credit to claimant following sale of qualifying homestead and upon claimant request.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey.
Requires registered qualifying patient's authorized use of medical marijuana to be considered equivalent to use of any other prescribed medication.
"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.
Requires clinical laboratories to test for patient blood type and Rh factor and report information to patient.
Allows gross income tax deduction for surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Requires institutions of higher education to test for lead in drinking water annually, report test results, and install lead filters or treatment devices.
Modifies certain provisions of EDA incentive programs; requires EDA to provide report with review and analysis of those programs.
Requires prevailing wage be paid to certain workers.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Establishes special license plates supporting American Red Cross.
Prohibits disclosure of certain religious affiliation information by State or local government agencies.
Requires MVC to establish registry of certain towed motor vehicles.
Prohibits telecommunications, utility or cable television companies from charging certain customers prior to actual billing due date.
Expands aggravating circumstances to include crime against victim who was rescuing, assisting or rendering care to another person.
Requires MVC to publish driver's manual on website in certain languages and provide driver's manual in certain languages at certain MVC agencies.
Codifies AG recommendations for issuing Amber Alert when family member abducts child.
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.
Requires newborn infant screening for tongue tie.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Clarifies excuse from jury service for members of the military or reserve under certain circumstances; repeals N.J.S.38A:4-6.
"Prescription Drug Consumer Transparency Act."
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance prohibiting operation of drones under certain circumstances.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically engineered material.
Establishes "Families At Risk Foreclosure Assistance Program."
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
Requires that drivers in right-hand lanes yield to drivers in other lanes when emergency vehicles sounding sirens and displaying red lights approach.
Prohibits NJTA and SJTA from charging administrative fee when mailing requests for toll violation payments at cashless toll exits.
Prohibits businesses receiving financial assistance from EDA from taking adverse employment action against employees for marijuana use.
Establishes Emerging Technology Urban Grant Program in EDA; appropriates $20 million.
Requires provision of water safety instruction as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Allows person with allergy to drugs or medications to voluntarily make notation on drivers license.
Requires DOH to make list of drugs with "black box" warnings accessible through its website.
Revises requirements for disclosure of a breach of security of certain computerized records containing personal information.
Requires State, county, and municipal employees and certain State contractors to complete cybersecurity awareness training.
Provides for expedited expungement of marijuana offenses in the event of decriminalization or legalization; establishes the "Expungement Coordinator Program" for certain marijuana convictions.
Provides gross income tax and corporation business tax credits for qualified business expenses incurred by business that cultivates marijuana located in UEZ.
Establishes the "Advisory Committee on Law Enforcement Handler-Canine Training."
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to make certain consumer reviews and complaints publicly available.
Requires State Treasurer to accept electronic payment of application fee to be collected for appointment or renewal as notary public.
Restricts access to motor vehicle accident reports until 80 days after the accident.
Authorizes executor or administrator to take control of online accounts of deceased person.
Requires textbook publishers to provide public institutions of higher education with information on price and availability of textbooks.
Provides that any superintendent salary caps adopted by the commissioner will apply to charter school administrators.
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
Requires parties to certain telephone communications to give notice of intention to record communications in order for communications to be lawfully recorded; failure to give notice violates "New Jersey Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act.
Authorizes the court to issue restraining orders to defendants charged with a crime as a condition of release on bail.
"New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act."
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.
Prohibits State-sponsored travel to states lacking permit to purchase firearms laws.
Provides that State pay high school equivalency exam fees for low-income individuals.
Provides exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles licensed for commercial use; eliminates current exemption for operators of commercially licensed vehicles weighing 18,000 pounds or more.
Permits certain individuals from other jurisdictions access to medical marijuana in accordance with State law.
Increases accidental death benefit to 70% of compensation for surviving spouse or surviving children of PERS law enforcement, correction, and firefighter members; redefines child.
Requires actions to recover certain residential tenancy security deposits be heard in county in which subject rental property is located.
Prohibits cloud computing service providers from disclosing data collected from public, private, or charter schools.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Provides earned time credits to reduce parole eligibility date for inmates who participate in substance abuse treatment program.
The "Marriage Equality Act"; codifies same-sex marriage.
Requires MVC to establish process to apply for non-driver photo identification cards through county clerks.
Provides for advocate in criminal cases concerning welfare or care of cat or dog.
Provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for certain employers that invest in human capital.
Increases accidental death benefit for surviving spouse or surviving children of certain PERS members and retirants; provides accidental death benefit to beneficiary of certain PERS and PFRS members and retirants; redefines child.
Establishes "Comprehensive Geriatric Fall Prevention Pilot Program" in DHS; appropriates $26 million.
Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.
Requires public institutions of higher education to temporarily suspend collection of tuition and other payments from students impacted by shutdown of federal government.
Establishes manufacturing business assistance program to encourage manufacturing in certain areas of the State.
Prohibits offering for sale or selling dogs less than eight weeks old as domestic companion animals.
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.
Decouples State tax provisions from federal prohibition on cannabis business expense deductions.
Makes certain for-profit debt adjusters eligible to be licensed to conduct business in the State.
"Mallory's Law"; revises provisions required in school district's anti-bullying policy; provides for civil liability of parent of minor adjudicated delinquent for cyber-harassment or harassment; and increases certain fines against parents.
Bars the disclosure of personal identifying information of grand jury witnesses except for name; creates a fourth degree offense for attorney disclosure.
Requires law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement officers with cultural diversity training and develop diversity action plan.
Prohibits mail order, Internet, telephone, and any other anonymous method of ammunition sale or transfer in New Jersey.
Authorizes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in places of religious worship; makes certain clarifications concerning their use in nonpublic schools.
Creates Mental Illness Diversion Program to divert eligible persons away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.
Imposes certain duties on persons or entities engaged in business pertaining to criminal records and imposes penalties for disseminating expunged record; increases maximum fine for current disorderly persons offense.
Requires health insurers to limit copayments for insulin.
Requires electronic voting system vendors disclose financial ties prior to electronic voting system approval by Secretary of State.
Requires DLPS to establish and make available to law enforcement agencies training materials concerning interactions with hearing impaired; requires annual training for law enforcement and contracting with qualified interpreters.
Establishes "School Opening and School Closing Student Safety Task Force" to review safety of students when schools open and close for school day.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers and mobile application developers from disclosing customer's location data to third parties.
Requires health insurance companies to cover lead screenings for children 16 years of age or younger.
Requires municipal governing body approval of agreement between police force and private outdoor video surveillance camera company.
Directs Secretary of State to study wait times at polling places during a general election.
Prohibits insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP from charging fee for paper bills and notices.
Requires gender neutral elected office titles on ballots.
"The Consumer Electronic Voice Recognition Information Act"; prohibits operation of voice recognition feature on connected device before informing user of voice recognition feature during initial setup or installation of connected device.
Includes administration of medication as nonpublic school nursing service.
Requires BPU to adopt energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps equivalent to federal standards.
Prohibits academic degree-granting institutions from entering into revenue sharing arrangements with financial institutions for consumer financial products or services and regulates consumer financial products or services marketed to students.
Provides accidental death benefits in certain circumstances to surviving spouse and surviving child of SPRS member or retiree who participated in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Establishes "Residential Water Quality Assurance Program" in DEP; requires certain disclosures from residents and property owners regarding lead in drinking water.
Carried from the Senate
Became law15
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.*
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Authorizes use of certain electric school buses.
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants to pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.
Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe.
Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.
Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.
Makes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider Demonstration Project permanent and renames program.
Requires New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy to establish prescription drug pricing disclosure website and certain pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to provide prescription drug price information.
Requires that massage and bodywork therapists and employers carry professional liability insurance.
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.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
Increases prenotification time and requires severance pay in certain plant closings, transfers, and mass layoffs.**
Provides certain employment protections for National Guard members employed in New Jersey.
Vetoed1
Prohibits investment of State pension and annuity funds in entities engaged in mortgage foreclosures during periods of mortgage foreclosure moratoria in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas impacted by Hurricane Maria.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 53
Raises, over time, hourly minimum wage to $15.00.
Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.
Revises certain aspects of the New Jersey Individual Development Account Program.
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
"Alyssa's Law"; requires public school buildings to be equipped with panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.**
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*
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.*
Directs the Division of Travel and Tourism to publish on its website information of farm-to-table restaurants.
Prohibits employer inquiries about worker's wage and salary experience.*
Allows for cancellation of certain service contracts without paying early termination fee if customer becomes deceased prior to end of service contract.
Revises law governing Class Three special law enforcement officer.*
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades six through eight.*
Establishes "Dietetics and Nutrition Licensing Act".**
Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.*
Concerns earned sick leave to employees.*
Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**
"Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act." *
Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor's license.
Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.*
Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.*
Expands crime of terrorism.
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Requires Legislature to adopt and distribute policy prohibiting sexual harassment; requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to complete online training on policy once every two years.
Clarifies training requirements of certain HVACR contractors.
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from making certain retroactive reductions in claims payments to pharmacies; requires pharmacy benefits managers to disclose certain product information to pharmacies.*
Provides for licensing of pool and spa service contractors, and pool and spa builders and installers.
Designates portion of State Highway Route 27 in Union County as "Jerry Green Memorial Highway."
"New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act"; establishes retirement savings program for certain workers; establishes standard contribution level of 3 percent.*
Establishes "New Jersey Complete Count Commission."
Revises effective dates of various provisions of P.L.2017, c.331 concerning animal cruelty law enforcement.
Requires Commissioner of Health to develop voluntary registry to collect cancer incidence data from firefighters.
Requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.*
"Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150.
Requires DHS to establish electronic portal to promote surplus food donation collaboration among nonprofit organizations, gleaners, and food retailers.
"Hunger-Free Campus Act"; requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes New Jersey Food Waste Task Force to make recommendations concerning food waste in New Jersey.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
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.
Requires filing of certain creditor contact information with residential mortgage foreclosure complaint and lis pendens.
Establishes $18 hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.*
Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.
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.
Establishes Gateway Development Commission with certain powers and responsibilities.
Increases tax credit provided for qualified investments under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $12.453 million; amends appropriations for Camp Irvington and Turtle Back Zoo; adds language provision appropriating $3.1 million for immigration status-related legal assistance.*
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.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $1 million for New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program.
Vetoed · 2
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Requires carriers that offer health benefits plans to provide new or existing subscribers with notification of certain hospital and health system contract expirations.
Passed the General Assembly · 19
Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers. *
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.
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 notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities to be published on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications. *
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
Requires certain retailers to provide notice of FAA safety guidelines for flying drones to consumers.
Requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments from tenants.
"Linnette Lebron's Law"; modifies procedures for marriage or civil union where a party is terminally ill.
Directs New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell, Office of Information Technology, and New Jersey Big Data Alliance to develop advanced cyberinfrastucture strategic plan.
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Provides for process to vacate and expunge certain arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, other dispositions, and DNA records, associated with violations by certain human trafficking victims.*
Requires Business Action Center to develop single application form to determine business assistance program eligibility.
Makes child support arrearages collectable anytime by public welfare or other social services board or agency against obligor or obligor's estate based on amount of public assistance provided due to obligor's failure to pay support.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from disclosing customer's global positioning system data to third parties.
Establishes pilot program in certain municipalities to make grants available to non-profit organizations to perform outreach regarding VCCO.
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"Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act."
Provides for appointment of Student Loan Ombudsman and regulates student loan servicers.*
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of "whistleblower" claims; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Bars provisions in employment contracts that waive rights or remedies; bars agreements that conceal details relating to discrimination claims.
Authorizes veterans' property tax exemption and veterans' property tax deduction for honorably discharged veterans of United States Armed Forces who did not serve in time of war or other emergency. *
Allows electric energy produced from biofuel to be eligible as Class II renewable energy.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
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.
Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements.
"Babs Siperstein Law"; revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in gender.**
Defines information to be included on death certificates, including gender identification.
Establishes Transgender Equality Task Force.
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Requires Division of Parole to offer parole services to certain defendants who have served their maximum sentence.
Allows individual to receive additional lifetime emergency assistance under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Deaf Student's Bill of Rights."
Exempts certain health information contained in 9-1-1 calls from definition of government record.
"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.
Renames "Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act" as "Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act"; permits physician assistants to sign and modify POLST forms; requires continuing education concerning end-of-life care.*
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.
Requires AG to conduct survey of untested sexual assault examination kits.
Requires certain drones to contain geo-fencing technology; makes violation a fourth degree crime.
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
Requires disclosure of breach of security of online account.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for State student financial aid programs.
Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.*
Requires NJ UEZ authority to assess and issue report on urban enterprise zone program.
Establishes permit to allow seasonal retail consumption license holders to sell alcoholic beverages during certain off-season dates.*
Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to improve transparency of tuition and fees.
Requires Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board to study racial and ethnic disparities that contribute to infant mortality.
Permits service credit transferred from another State-administered retirement system to apply toward creditable service requirement for retirement in SPRS.
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 Department of Agriculture to promote school meal programs.
Prohibits use of misleading website to sell event tickets.
Requires autocycles to be insured by PIP coverage to pedestrians.
Authorizes reciprocal agreements for enforcement of toll violations with toll authorities from other states; modifies penalties for toll violations.
Establishes 35 member New Jersey Puerto Rico Commission in Department of State.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Makes certain for-profit debt adjusters eligible for licensing to conduct business in State.
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.*
Eliminates certain aviation fuel tax exemptions; provides funding for aviation capital projects.*
Requires Director of Division of Investment to attempt to use qualified minority and women-owned financial institutions to provide brokerage and investment management services.
Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*
"New Townhouse Fire Safety Act"; requires automatic fire sprinkler systems in new townhomes.
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 DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.*
Allows emergency zero interest pension loans to certain public employees who are negatively affected by federal shutdown.
Requires DLPS to establish training program to prepare law enforcement to interact with autonomous vehicles.
Revises law concerning Medicare supplement insurance coverage.
Permits certain firefighter training courses to be taken online; requires tests for courses to be taken in person.
Permits recovery of uncompensated medical expenses in civil action for damages arising from automobile accident.
Establishes process to obtain judgement of adoption for civil union partner or spouse of natural or legal parent of child when that person is named as parent on child's birth certificate.
Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
" 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.
Allows municipalities to adopt ordinance to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements.
Requires State to pay difference between federal allocation and total cost of reduced price breakfast or lunch; appropriates $4.5 million.
Clarifies that school district is not required to restrict access to school meals if school meal bill is in arrears.
Prohibits certain business financing contracts that contain by confession judgment provisions.*
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
"Paul's Law"; authorizes parent or guardian to request use of individualized health care plan for student with epilepsy or seizure disorder.
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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.
Provides corporation business tax credit for certain investment in broadband infrastructure in underserved communities.
Establishes fire safety standards and protocols for certain light frame residential construction; requires placards identifying primary structural systems of buildings.
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
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.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
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.
"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 "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Establishes "Neighborhood Solar Energy Investment Program."
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.
Provides additional State aid to county colleges for students enrolled in certain postsecondary career and technical education certificate programs.
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
Imposes temporary surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain cities to fund public safety services.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
"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.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Requires certain professional boards to report licensure exam passage rates.
Provides that PFRS definitions of widow, widower and spouse will include domestic partners of all PFRS members.
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 school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.
Prohibits designation of certain assessments as high school graduation requirement during transitional period to new Statewide assessment system.
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.
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Appropriates $1.6 million to Dept. of Agriculture for Jersey Fresh program.
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.
Requires emergency action plans for delivery of oxygen to patient residences during public health emergency.
Requires breath or blood test in motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians.
Provides transition period of 90 days during which building service employees subject to certain building service transfers must be retained.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
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.
Requires law enforcement agencies in this State to establish minority recruitment and selection programs; establishes reporting requirement.
Requires incarcerated individual be counted for redistricting purposes at previous address if State resident and not counted if incarcerated and not State resident.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
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.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes involving heroin and fentanyl; establishes new crimes concerning heroin mixtures; allows certain defendants to be eligible for drug court.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
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.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Revises definition of "necessary care" in the State's animal cruelty law to include more specific requirements.
Establishes publicly accessible domestic violence Internet registry.
Establishes artist bank to provide interest-free loans to artist colonies in development.
Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.
Requires seller of motor vehicle to notify MVC of sale; limits liability of seller after sale of motor vehicle.
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.
Creates "New Jersey Life Sciences Internship Challenge" program.
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 "Court Security Enhancement Fund" and increases court fees, fines and penalties.
Establishes central registry of residents with special needs for use during emergencies.
Requires anyone administered opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for day care center support benefiting children of employees.
Requires registration, inspection, testing, cleaning, and disinfection of cooling towers to control outbreaks of Legionnaire's Disease.
Establishes NJ "Farm-to-Table Restaurant" awards program.
Requires health insurance carriers to comply with certain network adequacy requirements.
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.
Establishes Medicaid program to provide housing-related services to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
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.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Tiered Health Insurance Networks."
Establishes service for reporting employer and employment service violations and requires posting of certain notifications.
Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols.
Establishes program to reimburse local governments for federal grant funds lost due to "sanctuary jurisdiction" status.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Makes FY 2016 supplemental Grants-in-Aid appropriation of $10.5 million to DCA for State Rental Assistance Program.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Prohibits payment of more than one copayment, coinsurance or deductible for series of vaccinations used in preventive treatment of rabies under certain health benefits plans.
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
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.
Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole, probation, or serving sentence.
Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty.
"The Smarter Lunchroom Act;" promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias.
Grants State employees paid leave for organ and bone marrow donations.
Establishes Statewide public plug-in electric vehicle charging system.
Prohibits possession of firearm by person convicted of animal cruelty.
"Nail Salon Worker Protection Act."
Provides gross income tax deduction to certain surviving spouses of veterans.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Codifies Executive Order No. 21 of 2018 and directs Attorney General to issue reports concerning guns used in commission of crimes in State.
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.
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
Upgrades crime of stalking when stalking activity is carried out or assisted by installation or use of communication or location monitoring program or device on cellular phone or wireless mobile device.
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.
Directs MVC to establish driver's license endorsement for autonomous vehicles.
Allows parents or legal custodians separated from their children because of immigration matters to appoint standby guardians.
Establishes certification program for zoning officers and land use board administrators.
Requires public school instruction in suicide prevention to be provided in grades kindergarten through 12 and include certain elements.
Makes FY 2019 supplemental appropriation of $9,000,000 to Department of State for New Jersey Complete Count Commission.
Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to chemotherapy.
Establishes Division of Gifted and Talented Education in DOE; directs State Board of Education to authorize gifted education endorsement to instructional certificate; and establishes certain other requirements related to gifted and talented education.
Requires installation of diaper changing station in certain public restrooms; appropriates $500,000.
Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for lead or asbestos hazard abatement in taxpayer's primary residence.
"New Jersey Works Act"; Permits businesses to create pre-employment training programs in partnership with nonprofit organizations or educational institutions; provides tax credit to businesses that provide financial assistance to pre-employment training p
Makes $1 million supplemental appropriation for legislative district office security improvements.
Directs AOC to establish training for judges concerning sexually violent offenses.
Bars enforcement of provision in decedent's will that would require euthanasia of healthy domestic companion animal.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of binary firearm triggers.
Establishes Task Force on Institutional Discrimination in Health Care.
Makes DNA samples and genetic information resulting from DNA analysis property of the person sampled or analyzed.
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
Establishes rebuttable presumption that person who commits domestic violence by strangling victim be detained prior to trial.
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Concerns law enforcement officers' ability to possess and carry certain ammunition magazines.