Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Jon M. Bramnick
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly2
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism.
Requires DEP to establish "private wildlife habitat certification program"; creates affirmative defense against municipal nuisance ordinances for properties certified under the program.
In committee49
Permits board of education to accept donations for purpose of providing property tax relief.
Provides that limitation on lawsuit option does not apply in accident caused by drunk driver.
Permits municipal police officers to make arrests for any disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense outside the territorial limits of their municipality.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Expands duties of State Auditor to include performance audits at request of legislator; establishes Performance Audit Committee, consisting of eight public members, to help conduct performance audits.
Allows person calling certain State or local government entities to have option of speaking or leaving a recorded message with a human telephone operator during normal business hours.
Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.
Requires ballot question on approval of State bond issue to disclose total amount of debt of State or other entity, debt service on which is funded through annual State appropriation.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Creates the "Local Unit Audit Teams" program in the Department of the Treasury.
Authorizes members of the New Jersey State Legislature to solemnize marriages and civil unions.
Provides for public comment period at certain sessions of each house of the Legislature.
Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with carriers over contractual terms and conditions.
Eliminates minimum corporation business tax on New Jersey S corporations.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain donated vehicles.
Makes all persons convicted of sexual assault subject to the No Early Release Act; specifies that any use of force elevates sexual assault to aggravated sexual assault.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
Establishes threats of violence against prosecutors, law enforcement officers and their family members as a second degree crime, subject to the No Early Release Act sentencing.
Requires notice prior to lapse of life insurance policy due to nonpayment of premium.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
Prohibits soliciting or phishing for personal identifying information.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Increases statute of limitations for prosecution of theft of firearm.
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Makes it a crime of the fourth degree for a private citizen to use a tracking device to track another person without that person's consent.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to study impact of State business income taxes on business out-migration, business formation, and employment.
Clarifies circumstances in which school board member may participate in volunteer activities.
Clarifies law on ethical conduct of board of education members and school administrators and provides specific requirements for boards invoking doctrine of necessity.
Provides that Commissioner of Education rather than school districts will be responsible for implementation of nonpublic textbook and nursing services programs.
Eliminates provision in bias intimidation statute concerning victim's perception of defendant's purpose; replaces provision with language concerning a "reasonable" victim.
Requires disclosure by independent expenditure groups; limits contributions to certain groups and committees performing public contracts; increases limits on contributions to political parties and candidates.
Requires anti-bullying policy of public schools to include provision requiring principal to make preliminary determination and meet with parents of students involved in alleged bullying incident for that determination; extends time for investigating incid
Requires Governor and legislative leaders to meet together quarterly.
Allows animal facilities to use artificial turf in outdoor enclosures without restrictions.
Establishes "Government Functions and Services Study Commission."
Creates disorderly persons offense of purporting to be public utility employee to gain access to residence.
Establishes veterans diversion program for veterans who commit any crime or offense.
Authorizes Commissioner of Transportation to allow painting of blue line between double yellow centerline marking on public roads.
Upgrades interfering with public transportation under certain circumstances.
Prohibits certain provisions in liability insurance policies.
Requires candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Senate, and General Assembly to disclose federal income tax returns.
Bars all minors under age 16 from marrying or entering into civil union; allows marriage and civil unions of minors aged 16 and 17 with parental consent and judicial approval.
Expands deadline for filing financial disclosure statements by candidates for Governor and member of Legislature.
"New Jersey Respect for Physicians Act;" requires prompt response by insurers to requests for prior authorization of health care services.
Allows credit against gross income tax for certain eligible taxpayers pursuing education and employment in State.
Imposes daily fine of $250 upon each member of Legislature during state of emergency due to failure to enact annual appropriations law.
Authorizes school districts and local units of government to deposit public funds into multiple FDIC-insured accounts.
Mandates additional requirements for anti-bullying policies for public schools, expands information provided in DOE guidance document on bullying, and requires parents be provided clear explanation of student rights in school bullying investigations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
Concerns Code Blue alert plans to shelter at-risk individuals. *
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.
Establishes certain penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.*
Prohibits health insurance carriers from requiring optometrists to become providers with vision care plans as condition of becoming providers in carriers' panel of providers; prohibits certain practices under vision care provider contracts.*
Permits animal facilities to use artificial turf in outdoor enclosures.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Appropriates $32.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Provides tax credits for certain business headquarters located in State.
Vetoed · 1
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Passed the General Assembly · 5
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Revises definition of "necessary care" in the State's animal cruelty law to include more specific requirements.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Concerns certain business requirements for motor vehicle dealers.
Requires publication of certain information related to toll discounts on E-ZPass website.
Out of committee · 23
Requires health insurance coverage for treatment of substance use disorders; places certain restrictions on the prescription of opioid and certain other drugs; concerns continuing education related thereto.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by state in companies that boycott Isreal or Israeli businesses.*
Imposes certain requirements on telephone service contracts for inmates in certain correctional facilities.*
Concerns employment status of certain truck operators.*
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 health insurers to limit patient cost-sharing and provide appeal process concerning certain prescription drug coverage.
Establishes asset forfeiture reporting requirements.
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Allows certain joint insurance funds to make certain investments and to form certain investment programs; authorizes school districts and local units of government to deposit public funds into multiple FDIC-insured accounts.*
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY 2017 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
Creates Veterans Diversion Program to divert eligible servicemembers away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.
"Electronic Publication of Legal Notices Act"; permits publication of legal notices by government agencies and persons on official government notice websites instead of newspapers.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Regulates and prohibits certain operation of drones.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2018 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018; allocates funds from Local Aid Infrastructure Fund for operating and administrative expenses for transportation
Bars provisions in employment contracts that waive rights or remedies; bars agreements that conceal details relating to discrimination claims.
Appropriates $4,990,934 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects.
In committee · 67
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities and counties to implement municipal consolidation, the sharing of services, and the creation of a joint meeting under certain circumstances.
Provides for disclosure of person's medical records related to AIDS or HIV infection for investigations or prosecutions of crime of diseased person committing act of sexual penetration; makes crime ineligible for expungment.
Makes it unlawful for a private citizen to record a communication unless all parties to the communication have previously consented.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Establishes publicly accessible Internet registry of offenders who cause bodily harm, or property theft or damage, against disabled persons, senior citizens, or veterans.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires accountability of NJSPCA and county societies for prevention of cruelty to animals to Attorney General and county prosecutors, respectively.
Changes membership of, and election process for, NJSPCA board of trustees.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Revises law concerning disposition of assets of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that has dissolved or has had its charter revoked, canceled, or suspended.
Revises penalty provision of law concerning prohibition of certain unsolicited text messages.
Establishes special license plates supporting American Red Cross.
Clarifies enforcement responsibility of State Housing Code concerning multiple dwellings from municipalities to the State under the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Increases amount of, and income limit for eligibility to receive, senior citizens' and disabled persons' property tax deduction.
Increases penalties for committing serious offenses while released on bail.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.
Exempts military personnel receiving combat zone pay from the gross income tax.
Establishes penalties for manufacture, purchase or possession of certain keys.
Upgrades lewdness to fourth degree crime if committed in public rest room.
Establishes training wage.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain contributions to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) program.
Permits water supply service and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Requires law enforcement be notified of application to expunge mental commitment record.
Requires insurers writing homeowners insurance policies in the State to offer certain coverage for heating oil tanks.
Revises law concerning the rights and responsibilities of motor vehicle franchisees and franchisors.
Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight.
Provides credit against ambulatory care facility assessment liability for value of unreimbursed care provided to hospital charity care patients.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Establishes compensation limits for licensed public adjusters during certain emergencies.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Makes various changes to interest arbitration procedures; repeals sunset provision.
Requires State Treasurer to follow usual procurement process prior to entering into cooperative purchasing agreements.
Provides courts with sentencing discretion for certain convictions concerning possession of a firearm.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Clarifies situations in which persons legally transporting firearm may deviate from course of travel.
Prohibits hospice from charging patient for days on which patient is not present.
Requires certain disclosures to consumers regarding health care costs.
Permits drawing of candidate names for primary election ballot to occur on day before 53rd day prior to primary if date falls on legal holiday.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who donate organs.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Requires health care providers, carriers, and employers to make certain disclosures regarding health care costs and allows SHBP to negotiate directly with hospitals in certain circumstances.
Permits certain firefighter training courses to be taken online.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Provides gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on statewide obligation.
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevlopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Prohibits affordable housing obligation exemptions for urban aid municipalities.
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
Provides that cooperative sober living residences are inherently beneficial uses.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation from Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Capital Reserves of $76,450,000 to DOT for bridge and road repairs and $85,500,000 to NJT for capacity improvements and system safety.
Filed · 3
Appropriates $8,992,898 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $71,700,224 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $12.3 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.