Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
James J. Kennedy
Sponsored
Became law3
Allows for cancellation of certain service contracts without paying early termination fee if customer becomes deceased prior to end of service contract.
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.**
Establishes "Innovation District Designation Program."
Passed the General Assembly1
Provides one-year exemption for hospitals from requirement to source separate and recycle food waste. *
Out of committee8
Allows primary caregiver of handicapped person and person with autism to apply for and use handicapped parking.
Requires certain notifications and free credit reports for customers following breach of security of personal information within business or public entity.
Requires Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission to regulate amusement games using crane or claw machines.
Requires institution of higher education to have automatic external defibrillator on premises of each athletic facility and student center.
Encourages local units to plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Requires door to operator's cabin be locked on NJT trains.
Requires certain telecommunications, cable television, and public utility service providers to notify public entities of service discontinuance five business days prior to shutoff.
Concerns driver's license suspension for certain crimes and offenses.**
In committee23
Exempts traffic summons records from public access under State's open public records law.
Requires private passenger automobile insurance buyer's guide to include both range of premium rate credit and actual dollar savings for coverage selections.
Excludes certain district boards of election poll workers from employee wage withholding and coverage under UI, TDI, and family disability leave insurance programs.
Authorizes AOC to assess, collect, and pay service charges and costs for electronic payment of fees and other obligations owed courts; prohibits defendants from using debit cards for bail and penalty payments for certain crimes.
Imposes oversight, cost analysis, and fee requirements for State contracts; includes State contract performance in conscientious employee protection act; limits to three years all State contracts; requires certain disclosures on State contracts.
Revises statutes governing qualifications and duties of notaries public and other notorial officers.
Prohibits certain violations of terms of service for Internet ticket sales.
Regulates installation, maintenance, and repair of low-voltage alarm systems.
Directs BPU to promulgate rules and regulations concerning gas public utilities' response to public reporting of suspected natural gas leaks.
Establishes guidelines for termination of patient-health care professional relationship.
Prohibits manufacture and sale of children's products and upholstered furniture made with certain flame retardant chemicals.
Establishes DEP rebate program for purchase of alternative fuel vehicles.
Provides gross income tax credit to persons purchasing or leasing alternative fuel vehicles.
Requires seller of motor vehicle to notify MVC of sale; limits liability of seller after sale of motor vehicle.
Requires licensed child care centers to have automatic external defibrillator on premises.
Prohibits sale of certain cleaning products containing triclosan.
Requires certain restaurant chains to provide sodium information for items offered for sale.
Requires public utility performing road excavation to repave part of road that was excavated if that road had been repaved in previous five years.
Promotes installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations.
Prohibits use of chlorpyrifos insecticide.
Establishes goals, initiatives, and programs to encourage and support use of plug-in electric vehicles.
Requires presence of basic life support ambulance during all competitive eating events.
Permits undesignated non-binary gender individuals to indicate "X" for sex on any driver's license or non-driver identification card issued by MVC.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Encourages local units to plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Concerns driver's license suspension for certain crimes and offenses.***
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Directs the Division of Travel and Tourism to publish on its website information of farm-to-table restaurants.
Provides job security to certain organ and bone marrow donors.
"Recreational Therapists Licensing Act."
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Designates portion of State Highway Route 27 in Union County as "Jerry Green Memorial Highway."
"Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
Requires Chief Technology Officer to establish "Anti-Hunger Link" for all State websites, providing information on emergency food services.
Establishes New Jersey Food Waste Task Force to make recommendations concerning food waste in New Jersey.
Appropriates $1,190,349 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for historic site management grants to certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
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.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $9.5 million to DOH for family planning services.
Vetoed · 3
Establishes fee on single-use carryout bags used in certain stores and dedicates fee revenue to "Healthy Schools and Community Lead Abatement Fund."
Requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amends definition of "Class I renewable energy."
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
Passed the General Assembly · 8
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Criminalizes the manufacture, sale, and possession of controlled dangerous substance U-47700, known as U-4 or "Pink."
Encourages development of zero-emission vehicle fueling and charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.*
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and county colleges. *
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Requires drugs involved in fatal overdoses to be identified.
Establishes "Alternative Fuel Vehicle Transportation Financing Commission" to examine manner in which alternative fuel vehicles may be taxed to contribute to cost of maintaining State transportation system.
Out of committee · 24
"Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act."
Requires Secretary of State to establish secure Internet website for online voter registration; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database.
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Concerns installation of electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communities.*
Concerns low emission and zero emission vehicles; establishes Clean Vehicle Task Force.
Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.
Establishes NJ STEM Entrepreneur Fellowship Program in DOLWD.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Requires certain employers to provide certain pre-tax transportation fringe benefits.
Establishes "Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State.
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.*
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.*
Establishes STEM Loan Redemption Program.
Revises special charter for City of Plainfield.
Establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ.*
Establishes new timeframes for implementation of, and revises, certain requirements in "Global Warming Response Act". *
Requires that one public member of EDA be a representative of State's small business community.
Requires NJT to conduct feasibility study on restoring one-seat ride to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line.
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.
Establishes Recycling Market Development Council.*
Appropriates $21 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee · 45
Adds to property tax levy cap exclusions increases in flood insurance premiums.
Extends warranty for partial zero emission vehicles.
Prohibits sale of expanded polystyrene food containers by public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Establishes "Volkswagen Settlement Utilization Fund for Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction and Air Pollution Control"; directs DEP to use moneys in fund to establish and implement certain air pollution control programs.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Requires Attorney General to establish victims of identity theft database.
Concerns equal pay and employment opportunities for women.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.
Legalizes possession and personal use of small amounts of marijuana for persons age 21 and over; creates Division of Marijuana Enforcement and licensing structure.
Provides corporation business tax credit and allows gross income tax deduction for purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations.
Creates new liquor licenses for certain restaurants and permits the issuance of additional liquor licenses; provides tax credit under corporate business tax and gross income tax for fair market value of certain alcoholic beverage licenses.
Requires evaluation of school buildings for air quality and mold.
Establishes "New Jersey Net Neutrality Act."
Establishes Clean Energy Technology Center and Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund for purposes of creating clean energy-related employment opportunities; allocates revenues from societal benefits charge to support its activities.
Requires State's full participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Requires all students enrolled in grade eight to have certain physical examination that includes cardiac component.
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
Establishes program to reimburse local governments for federal grant funds lost due to "sanctuary jurisdiction" status.
Requires Secretary of State to establish online voter registration website; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database; permits voter registration at polling place on any election day.
Establishes "Green Fund" in BPU to provide funding for energy reliability, resilience, and sustainability programs.
Establishes Statewide public plug-in electric vehicle charging system.
Establishes State goals for adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging infrastructure; directs DEP and various other State agencies to develop programs to achieve those goals.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for early principal payments on certain home mortgages.
Provides gross income tax deduction to certain surviving spouses of veterans.
Establishes electric vehicle rebate program.
Conditions fiscal year 2019 appropriation for State professional boards on expenditure of $250,000 to Board of Nursing to process and eliminate home health aide application backlog.
Prohibits use of plastic carryout bags, expanded polystyrene, and single-use plastic straws.
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.
Provides anti-stigmatization protections to public school student whose school breakfast or school lunch bill is in arrears and requires school district to communicate about arrearages to parent and not to student.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing certain persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires all newly constructed warehouses to be solar-ready buildings.
Establishes "Plastic Pollution Task Force" to study ways to reduce and address plastic pollution.
Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
Establishes Statewide hydrofluorocarbon emission limit and requires DEP to establish hydrofluorocarbon emissions monitoring and reporting program.
Establishes Statewide targets to reduce disposal of organic waste in landfills; requires DEP to adopt regulations to achieve targets.
Establishes "New Jersey STEM Scholars Grant Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Requires NJT to temporarily adopt reduced fare schedule on Raritan Valley Line.
Requires NJT to provide notice and public hearing for alternative provisions of service related to substantial curtailment of service.
Establishes Division of Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled within Office of Public Defender; designates public defender for developmentally disabled clients in criminal cases.
Concerns procedures with respect to repair of certain public utility facilities and related street repaving.
Requires certain ambulances to carry epinephrine.
Permits use of campaign funds up to $25,000 for child care expenses when incurred as direct result of campaign activity.
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
Provides certain health care benefits to surviving dependents of accidental disability retiree who participated in 9/11 WTC rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations; clarifies eligibility criteria for recalculation of retirement allowance for such particip