Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Annette Quijano
Sponsored
Became law7
"New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act"; legalizes personal use cannabis for certain adults, subject to State regulation; decriminalizes small amount marijuana and hashish possession; removes marijuana
"Daniel's Law" prohibits disclosure of certain personal information of active, formely active, and retired judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers, and their family members; establishes crime and civil action for disclosing such infor
Encourages development of zero-emission vehicle fueling and charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
Establishes "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
Establishes confidentiality of court records of certain eviction actions initiated during COVID-19 pandemic.
Revises modified basic training program for certain county correctional police officers to be certified as county prosecutor's detectives or investigators or county or municipal police officers.*
Creates Office of Information Privacy; requires, upon request, redaction and nondisclosure of home address of judicial officers, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and immediate family members thereof residing in same household; makes appropriation.
Passed the General Assembly3
Requires electronic voting system vendors disclose financial ties prior to electronic voting system approval by Secretary of State.
Prohibits insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP from charging fee for paper bills and notices.
Permits remote application for marriage and civil union license for patients with certain life-threatening symptoms during period of Executive Order 103 of 2020; eliminates waiting period.
Out of committee30
Establishes "Security Deposit Assistance Pilot Program" in Passaic, Union, Essex, Hudson, Gloucester, Atlantic, Camden, and Mercer counties, appropriates $400,000.*
Limits certain provisions in and enforceability of restrictive covenants.
"New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act."
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.*
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.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Requires direct payment of homestead credit to claimant following sale of qualifying homestead and upon claimant request.
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
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.*
Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.
Makes changes to membership and responsibilities of Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
"Farm Worker Epidemic Health and Safety Act"; concerns public health and certain protections for farm workers.
Appropriates $5 million in federal funds to Department of Health for grants to farmers for purchase of protective health materials for farm workers.
Establishes waterfront wage standards.
Directs DOE to establish five-year pilot program for issuance of limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing and limited certificate of eligibility for certain teacher candidates. *
Establishes "Male Teachers of Color Mentorship Pilot Program;" appropriates $50,000.
Establishes postconsumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags; prohibits sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging. *
Requires reentry assistance to be provided to certain inmates who have served their maximum sentence.*
Requires DOE to establish Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program.*
Expands scope of inmate reentry assistance and benefits.
Authorizes local governments to impose convenience fees for accepting electronic payments.
Requires campus diversity actions at public institutions of higher education and directs Secretary of Higher Education and Division on Civil Rights to develop guidance regarding diversity in faculty search and selection process. *
Requires educator preparation program to report passing rates of students who complete certain tests and to disseminate information on test fee waiver programs, and permits collection of student fee for certain testing costs.
Requires compilation of data and issuance of annual reports on New Jersey teacher workforce.
Allows student enrolled in institution of higher education who has completed 30 semester-hour credits to serve as substitute teacher; extends time period substitute teacher may serve during public health emergency.*
Mandates training on culturally responsive teaching for all candidates for teaching certification.
Concerns certain restrictive covenants on real property.
Modifies certain definitions related to transient accommodation taxes and fees.
Prohibits certain utility discontinuances; establishes Winter Termination Program; requires BPU to include sewer and water public utilities in Winter Termination Program. *
In committee114
Creates fourth degree crime of operating drone equipped with weapon.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Directs Division of Fire Safety in Department of Community Affairs to survey fire suppression systems in public and nonpublic school buildings.
Requires boil water notices to be provided by certain public water systems via telephone, email or text message.
Requires institutions of higher education to test for lead in drinking water annually, report test results, and install lead filters or treatment devices.
Requires State, county, and municipal employees and certain State contractors to complete cybersecurity awareness training.
Provides that State pay high school equivalency exam fees for low-income individuals.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
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.
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.
Decouples State tax provisions from federal prohibition on cannabis business expense deductions.
Bars the disclosure of personal identifying information of grand jury witnesses except for name; creates a fourth degree offense for attorney disclosure.
Revises certain permissible rating factors for premiums charged for individual and small employer health benefits plans.
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.
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 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.
Requires health insurance companies to cover lead screenings for children 16 years of age or younger.
Requires gender neutral elected office titles on ballots.
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.
Establishes "Residential Water Quality Assurance Program" in DEP; requires certain disclosures from residents and property owners regarding lead in drinking water.
Directs AOC to establish training for judges concerning sexually violent offenses.
Allows gross income tax deduction for surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Requires counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Upgrades crime of false public alarm when act done knowing it will result in law enforcement response against certain persons.
Permits juror donation of statutory juror compensation to New Jersey Vet2Vet Hotline program.
Restricts access to motor vehicle accident reports until 80 days after the accident.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers and mobile application developers from disclosing customer's location data to third parties.
Requires businesses receiving financial assistance from EDA be prohibited from any gender gap payment practice to their employees.
Clarifies excuse from jury service for members of the military or reserve under certain circumstances; repeals N.J.S.38A:4-6.
Prohibits telecommunications, utility or cable television companies from charging certain customers prior to actual billing due date.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
"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.
Prohibits cloud computing service providers from disclosing data collected from public, private, or charter schools.
Requires that election infrastructure vendors disclose financial ties for approval as vendor by Secretary of State; requires report of known or suspected security incidents involving election systems to Division of Elections.
Establishes NJEDA urban farming grant and loan program.
Requires BPU to adopt energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps equivalent to federal standards.
Creates "Coastal Climate Change Commission."
Requires DHS to make list of drugs with "black box" warnings accessible through its website.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Establishes "Comprehensive Geriatric Fall Prevention Pilot Program" in DHS; appropriates $11.7 million.
Authorizes executor or administrator to take control of online accounts of deceased person.
Establishes special license plates supporting American Red Cross.
Prohibits NJTA and SJTA from charging administrative fee when mailing requests for toll violation payments at cashless toll exits.
Requires newborn infant screening for tongue tie.
Directs Cannabis Regulatory Commission to adopt regulations concerning labeling, marketing, and sale of cannabidiol and products containing cannabidiol; prohibits sale of cannabidiol to minors.
"Prescription Drug Consumer Transparency Act."
"Free Means Free Act"; prohibits misleading advertising of free products.
Establishes the "Advisory Committee on Law Enforcement Handler-Canine Training."
Codifies AG recommendations for issuing Amber Alert when family member abducts child.
Requires MVC to establish registry of certain towed motor vehicles.
Includes administration of medication as nonpublic school nursing service.
Directs Secretary of State to study wait times at polling places during a general election.
Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for certain employers that invest in human capital.
Requires State Treasurer to accept electronic payment of application fee to be collected for appointment or renewal as notary public.
Increases penalty for parking within safety zone designated for school bus use.
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.
Requires actions to recover certain residential tenancy security deposits be heard in county in which subject rental property is located.
Requires certain local authorities to inspect, maintain, and repair fire hydrants in planned real estate developments.
Requires municipal governing body approval of agreement between police force and private outdoor video surveillance camera company.
Prohibits landlords from accepting certain housing assistance from other states.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $5 million for New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program.
Requires refund or credit for certain transient and short-term rental reservations when public health emergency or state of emergency is in effect.
Establishes one-time payment program in Department of Treasury for aid for certain eligible taxpayers; appropriates $35 million.
Establishes cap on amount that hospital can charge patients for laboratory services to 150% of Medicare.
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers to qualify.
Directs State Auditor to audit Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in DOLWD.
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly with respect to legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as broadening awareness of available expungement relief.
Requires coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing for staff members of child care centers.
Requires school districts to include instruction on significance of Juneteenth Independence Day as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Provides overtime pay to farmworkers.
The "Farm Labor Equality Act."
Requires DOE to develop credential to introduce teachers to culturally responsive teaching practices, characteristics, and methods.
Concerns unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Requires DOH to study racial aspects of ovarian cancer.
Establishes crime of aggravated assault in response to instruction or request to adhere to certain health and safety measures, such as wearing a mask or practicing social distancing, during declared emergency.
Concerns employment benefits and coronavirus disease 2019 infections contracted by employees of distribution center or warehouse.
Extends effective date of temporary expansion permits issued by ABC to certain alcoholic beverage licensees.
Allows registered voters to submit application to vote by mail using online voter registration website maintained by Secretary of State up to seven days before election.
Creates resume bank for certain persons with disabilities.
Allows temporary deduction of certain alcohol and food industry sellers' taxable sales with resulting sales tax retained by those sellers.
Establishes loan redemption program for certain bilingual education teachers.
Establishes Teacher Apprenticeship Program.
Requires teachers to biennially complete two hours of professional development related to cultural competence.
Requires monthly subsidy payments to child care providers during COVID-19 pandemic to be equal to monthly subsidy payments prior to pandemic.
Prohibits Internet service providers from increasing service rates during public health emergency or state of emergency; requires Internet service providers to notify subscribers six months in advance of service rate increase.
Establishes "Minority Business Development Program" in EDA; appropriates $50 million to EDA from federal funds.
Establishes "Rural Business Development Program" in EDA; appropriates $35 million to EDA from federal funds.
Requires EDA to publish information related to certain EDA financial assistance offered in response to emergency declared by Governor.
Requires institutions of higher education and private career schools to provide on website employment data of graduates; requires DOLWD to compile certain employment information.
Establishes "New Jersey Net Neutrality Act."
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to conduct study to determine extent and cause of outmigration of high school graduates to out-of-State colleges.
Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $1,250,000 for Minorities in Police (MIP) recruiting program.
Requires health care professionals to order bi-lateral ultrasounds concurrently when ordering mammograms; requires insurers to cover concurrent mammograms and bi-lateral ultrasounds.
Prohibits certain surgical procedures on children born with variations in their sex characteristics.
Allows current and former judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers and certain family or household members to register to vote without disclosing residential address; prohibits public disclosure of that information.
Establishes "Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State.
Requires health care professionals to order bi-lateral ultrasounds concurrently when ordering mammograms; requires insurers to cover concurrent mammograms and bi-lateral ultrasounds.
Requires training of planned real estate development association board members.
Requires licensure of community management entity that contracts to conduct management services for planned real estate development association.
Establishes penalty on planned real estate development association for failure to provide association members timely access to certain meeting minutes.
Directs DEP to study and determine whether monarch butterfly should be designated as endangered species.
Creates Mental Illness Diversion Program to divert eligible persons away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.
Establishes permanent unit in Office of Emergency Management to address access and functional needs of residents related to disasters and emergencies.
Requires State Treasurer to collect and study certain demographic information on corporate boards and in senior management.
Requires certain persons and business entities to maintain comprehensive information security program.
Makes $5 million in federal funds available for grants to improve water and sewer infrastructure in Union, Elizabeth, Roselle, and Hillside.
Decouples State tax provisions from federal prohibition on cannabis business deductions, but only for businesses with less than $15 million of gross receipts.
Filed2
Excludes from severance requirements under "Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act" mass layoffs resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Amends certain provisions and effective date applicable to disclosure of personal information of judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers.
Carried from the Senate
Became law20
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.*
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.
Establishes waterfront wage standards.
"New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act."
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.*
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Excludes from severance requirements under "Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act" mass layoffs resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Establishes postconsumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags; prohibits sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging.*
Makes changes to membership and responsibilities of Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Directs DOE to establish five-year pilot program for issuance of limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing and limited certificate of eligibility for certain teacher candidates.*
Requires educator preparation program to report passing rates of students who complete certain tests and to disseminate information on test fee waiver programs, and permits collection of student fee for certain testing costs.
Grants reciprocity to teachers with certain out-of-state certificates.
Allows student enrolled in institution of higher education who has completed 30 semester-hour credits to serve as substitute teacher; extends time period substitute teacher may serve during public health emergency.*
Mandates training on culturally responsive teaching for all candidates for teaching certification.
Requires compilation of data and issuance of annual reports on New Jersey teacher workforce.
Concerns certain restrictive covenants on real property.
Expands scope of inmate reentry assistance and benefits.
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.
Amends certain provisions and effective date applicable to disclosure of personal information of judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers.
Prohibits certain utility discontinuances; establishes Winter Termination Program; requires BPU to include sewer and water public utilities in Winter Termination Program. *
Vetoed2
Requires reentry assistance to be provided to certain inmates who have served their maximum sentence.*
Modifies certain definitions related to transient accommodation taxes and fees.
Passed the Senate1
Requires direct payment of homestead credit to claimant following sale of qualifying homestead and upon claimant request.
Co-sponsored
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Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Requires incarcerated individual from State to be counted at residential address for municipal, county, and congressional redistricting purposes and for apportionment of regional school district board of education members. **
Requires law enforcement agencies to provide internal affairs and personnel files of law enforcement officers to other agencies under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Broadband Access Study Commission." *
Directs the development and posting of notices containing information for victims of human trafficking.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop guidance for institutions of higher education to identify cultural barriers in recruitment and retention of underrepresented students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs.
Requires AG to collect, record, analyze, and report certain prosecutorial and criminal justice data.
"Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act"; requires certain school meal information be provided to students' parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs; prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears.
Requires 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.
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly addressing legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as raising awareness of available expungement relief.**
Includes false incrimination and filing false police report as form of bias intimidation; establishes crime of false 9-1-1 call with purpose to intimidate or harass based on race or other protected class.
Establishes study commission to examine development of mutually beneficial relationships between institutions of higher education and municipalities.
Requires law enforcement agencies in this State to establish minority recruitment and selection programs; establishes reporting requirement.
Provides that users of Access Link paratransit service are automatically eligible for and enrolled in motor bus and rail passenger discounted fare program.
Commits $3 million from Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skill to NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.
Concerns installation of electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communities.
Requires DLPS to incorporate implicit bias in cultural diversity training materials for law enforcement officers; makes mandatory cultural diversity and implicit bias training for law enforcement officers.
Requires school districts to provide school meals or meal vouchers to students eligible for free and reduced price school meals during school closures due to COVID-19 epidemic.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing of coronavirus disease 2019 and for telemedicine and telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 state of emergency.
Concerns time off from work in connection with infectious disease.
Requires food access information be displayed on websites of 2-1-1 system and executive branch departments during public health emergencies to the extent practicable.
Concerns prohibition of residential tenant eviction and eviction due to residential foreclosure during certain emergency circumstances.
"Defense Against Porch Pirates Act"; amends theft statute.
Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
Authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties.
Establishes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Task Force on Racial and Health Disparities.*
Requires Department of Human Services to develop public emergency response plan for licensed providers of services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Ensures insurance coverage for certain persons attending school graduation exercises in July and August of 2020.*
Establishes Community College Opportunity Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide last-dollar financial aid grants to county college students and Student Success Incentive funding to county colleges.
Establishes Student Wellness Grant Program in DOE.
Requires DCF to give priority to certain school districts with student mental health counseling centers in awarding grants under School Based Youth Services Program.
Requires school districts to include instruction on diversity and inclusion as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*
Requires State to enter into contract and coordinate with certain cooperative purchasing systems for procurement of COVID-19 related goods and services by school districts.***
Establishes New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Safety.
Requires dental insurers to provide credits for reduced usage during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires BPU to establish and maintain electronic public records access service on its website; requires BPU to provide certain notice of its meetings and hearings and allow public comment.
Extends time period during which seasonal retail consumption license holders may sell alcoholic beverages following COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires public and local utilities to provide notice to residential customers of available relief measures during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires that certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Requires disclosure letter be included with mail falsely implying State government connection.
Requires Internet websites and web services of school districts, charter schools, renaissance schools, and the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf to be accessible to persons with disabilities. *
Appropriates $87,444,690 from "New Jersey Library Construction Fund" to provide grants for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, and furnishing of New Jersey's public libraries.
Authorizes motor vehicle dealers to sell motor vehicles online and obtain electronic signatures for motor vehicle transactions.
Establishes "New Jersey Foreclosure Prevention Act."
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
Provides fast track hiring and advancement employment opportunities by State for persons with significant disabilities.
Provides for employment by State of certain persons with disabilities.
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 public community water systems to inventory and replace lead service lines within 10 years; provides for recoupment of costs by investor-owned public water systems.*
Appropriates $10 million in federal funds to Department of Agriculture to support food bank organizations.
Requires DOLWD to provide link to New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on website and in emails concerning unemployment compensation benefits.
Requires certain health insurers, Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover opioid antidote without imposing prior authorization requirements.*
Appropriates $20 million from General Fund to EDA to support food and beverage establishments impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Ensures student well-being during school security drills.
Directs DHS to develop mobile software for SNAP recipients; appropriates $2 million.**
Establishes State supplement for federal summer food service program meals.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county colleges; appropriates $26,456,996.
Mandates periodic cancer screening examinations for firefighters enrolled in SHBP. *
Eliminates requirement for DOE to set certain tuition rates for approved private schools for students with disabilities in certain cases.
Vetoed · 3
Establishes Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools Grant Program in DOE to provide and expand access to technology and equipment for students in certain school districts.
Creates "Temporary Lost Wage Unemployment Program;" allows persons to claim for lost wages due to coronavirus disease 2019, and employers to pay wages to workers ordered under quarantine by licensed healthcare practitioner; appropriates $20,000,000.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriations of $15 million for grants to food banks.
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Clarifies that persons may execute legal signatures through handwriting, electronic signing, or use of fingerprint, thumbprint, or other identifying mark.*
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Creates certain protections for insurers and insurance producers engaging in business of insurance in connection with cannabis-related businesses.*
Includes crime of creating false public alarms as form of bias intimidation.
Requires notice to be provided by municipal court to applicant for public defender of fee and process to waive fee for inability to pay.*
Requires installation of diaper changing station in certain public restrooms; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
Regulates pay-off of trade-in vehicles and certain vehicle title releases.
"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
Requires school districts to take certain actions in circumstances when school meal bill is in arrears; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.*
Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for removal of lead, asbestos, sodium, chloride, and other contaminants from taxpayer's property.**
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from disclosing customer's geolocation data to third parties.*
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities. *
Increases fines for failing to report suspected abuse or exploitation of institutionalized elderly person.
Requires NJT to publish on website certain information concerning accessible transportation service routes.
Requires landlords to provide tenants with certain notice concerning conditions that may cause damage or hazards on rental property.
Authorizes creation of "New Jersey Council on Access and Mobility."
Requires Department of Human Services to establish and maintain hotline for persons with disability for use during emergency of disaster.*
Increases penalty for certain acts of trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands.
Clarifies that law enforcement officer who knowingly chokes another person engages in use of deadly force.
Provides for resentencing of certain inmates.
Establishes "Student Mental Health Task Force." *
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages.*
Includes use of physical barriers as social distancing measure for food or beverage establishments during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Eases certain food and beverage establishment tent requirements during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Establishes "Food Innovation District Pilot Program." *
Out of committee · 56
Requires SEHBP and eligible employers that do not participate in the SEHBP to provide certain plans for public education employees and certain public education retirees.
Establishes certification program for zoning officers and land use board administrators.
Prohibits sale of cosmetic products that have been tested on animals.
Provides that purchase of insulin is not subject to deductible; requires health insurers to limit copayments and coinsurance for insulin; requires insulin manufacturers to submit report to Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.***
Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to chemotherapy.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo explicit and implicit bias training.*
Requires NJT to operate Access Link paratransit service during state of emergency under certain circumstances.
Requires lead paint inspection on certain residential rental property, including upon tenant turnover; establishes lead-based paint hazard education program; appropriates $3,900,000.
Raises pay for election workers to $300 per day; appropriates $7,000,000 to Department of State. *
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Clarifies and expands landlord registration procedures; creates certain rights for tenants; makes certain changes concerning tenant notifications, inspections, and maintenance in multiple dwellings; permits percentage of affordable housing obligation to b
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressor of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.*
"Dominick Marino PFRS Enhanced Benefits for Surviving Spouses Act"; enhances PFRS accidental death benefit for surviving spouse who becomes eligible after effective date by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually.*
Requires cable television, direct broadcast satellite, and television streaming service companies to include certain fees and charges for service in advertised price to consumers.
Expands Office of Public Defender representation of juveniles; repeals section 4 of P.L. 1968, c.371.*
Requires DOT Commissioner to advertise availability of certain transportation programs and services.
Authorizes DOT to establish and administer toll collection and enforcement system on behalf of NJ toll authorities and to enter into reciprocal agreements for enforcement of toll violations with toll authorities from other states. *
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign. *
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Requires parent or guardian to notify child care centers if child will be absent; requires child care centers to notify parent or guardian in event of unexcused child absence.
Establishes Commission on Asian American Heritage in DOE. *
Requires automobile insurers to disclose policy limits upon request by an attorney under certain circumstances.
Renames "board of chosen freeholders" to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner"; requires counties to update materials to reflect this title change.
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program; appropriates $25 million.
"COVID-19 Financial Security for Consumers Act."
Provides relief to students receiving State financial aid to address special circumstances due to 2020 health state of emergency.
Requires Medicaid and health insurance coverage for certain refills of prescription drugs during state of emergency.
Limits service fees charged to restaurants by third-party food takeout and delivery applications during COVID-19 state of emergency.*
Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undesignated/non-binary, questioning, queer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities.
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.
Establishes position of State School Nurse Consultant in DOE to facilitate best practices in school nursing by advancing comprehensive school health services.*
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Planning Commission" in DHS.
Makes failure to wear mask upon entry into store or transportation publically available, with posted signage, a violation with fine during public emergency declared in Executive Order 103 of 2020 and future public health emergencies.**
Authorizes expanded provision of harm reduction services to distribute sterile syringes and provide certain support services to persons who use drugs intravenously **
Establishes sexual violence liaison officer in Division of State Police and local police departments.
Establishes Water Apprenticeship, Training, and Resources Pilot Program in DOLWD.
Reduces age at which health benefit plans cover colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45.
Requires Blue Acres projects and certain green infrastructure projects to include plantings of native species in accordance with DEP report, with certain exceptions.*
Updates and clarifies recent legislation passed by both Houses of the Legislature addressing cannabis legalization, and marijuana and hashish decriminalization.
Establishes criminal offenses and civil penalties concerning inhumane confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.
Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey.
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Codifies same-sex marriage in the statutes.
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
Provides financial relief to certain landlords and tenants in response to COVID-19 pandemic, adjusts certain court fees; and makes appropriations. *
Establishes Kean University as public urban research university.
Establishes Amistad Commission Exemplary Award Program; appropriates $10,000.
"Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."
Establishes Office of Food Insecurity Advocate.
Establishes "Rental Assistance Navigation Program" in DCA; makes appropriation.
Establishes "Household Water Assistance Program"; appropriates $75 million.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
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Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
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.
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.
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.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
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 transition period of 90 days during which building service employees subject to certain building service transfers must be retained.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Requires modernization of all State blanks, forms, documents, and applications to incorporate new standards for collection of information about sex, gender, and sexual orientation.
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.
Requires certain health care plans to be offered by SEHBP and local boards of education; requires SEHBP commission to establish employee contribution rates for certain plans; requires local boards of education provide certain information on health care be
Requires State to pay difference between federal allocation and total cost of reduced price breakfast or lunch; appropriates $4.5 million.
Makes DNA samples and genetic information resulting from DNA analysis property of the person sampled or analyzed.
Establishes central registry of residents with special needs for use during emergencies.
Grants State employees paid leave for organ and bone marrow donations.
Directs MVC to establish driver's license endorsement for autonomous vehicles.
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.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Expands crime of terrorism.
Revises health care levy adjustment for school districts; makes various changes for health care benefits for school employees; requires certain information in school budgets; imposes cap on contributions by all public employees for health care benefits.
Establishes teacher recruitment grant program in DOE; appropriates $6 million to DOE.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
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.
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Codifies Executive Order No. 21 of 2018 and directs Attorney General to issue reports concerning guns used in commission of crimes in State.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that person who commits domestic violence by strangling victim be detained prior to trial.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Requires disclosure of usual and customary price for merchandise offered in certain advertisements.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of binary firearm triggers.
Prohibits possession of firearm by person convicted of animal cruelty.
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.
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.
Concerns juvenile incarceration and parole.
Requires registration, inspection, testing, cleaning, and disinfection of cooling towers to control outbreaks of Legionnaire's Disease.
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.
Exempts certain health information contained in 9-1-1 calls from definition of government record.
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of "whistleblower" claims; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
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.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
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.
Makes certain for-profit debt adjusters eligible for licensing to conduct business in State.
Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
Permits incarcerated person to renew driver's license using existing digitized picture on file with MVC.
Requires inmate to participate in Medicaid enrollment session 60 days prior release.
Establishes Task Force on Institutional Discrimination in Health Care.
Requires certain drones to contain geo-fencing technology; makes violation a fourth degree crime.
Requires certain retailers to provide notice of FAA safety guidelines for flying drones to consumers.
Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from making reports containing adverse information related to persons affected by coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires hospitals to collect and report data on gender identity and sexual orientation in relation to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Requires BPU to establish and maintain electronic docketing system providing online document access to public.
Establishes telephone hotline and secure web portal for reporting incidents of inappropriate sexual conduct by persons in certain positions of authority or trust.
Excludes unemployment benefits paid during coronavirus pandemic state of emergency from calculation of employer unemployment contributions and payments in lieu of contributions.
Requires county protective services staff to receive training on means and methods of effective, respectful, and compassionate communication with, and provision of assistance to, adults with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
Provides for advocate in criminal cases concerning welfare or care of animal.
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.
Requires students to complete financial aid application as part of high school graduation requirements.
Prohibits employers from inquiring about gender of job applicants under certain circumstances.
"Reproductive Freedom Act."
Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax during public health emergencies.
Create COVID-19 Memorial Commission.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse customers for up to $500 for spoiled food and full cost of spoiled medicine resulting from lengthy service outage following major event.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Establishes the "New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Commission' and appropriates $9 million.
Provides that defendant who participated in diversion program for certain marijuana offenses on prior occasion may again participate under certain circumstances.
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Concerns family leave and disability benefits during epidemic-related emergencies.
Assists inmates released from incarceration in obtaining necessary reentry benefits.
Prohibits cancellation or nonrenewal of certain insurance policies and insurance premium finance agreements for a period of at least 60 days under certain circumstances after declaration of public health emergency, or state of emergency, or both.*
Requires hospitals to report COVID-19 demographic data.