Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Erik Peterson
Sponsored
In committee69
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Requires foreign corporations providing electronic communication services or remote computing services to comply with New Jersey subpoenas, court orders and search warrants.
Revises child pornography law.
Excuses students with conflicts of conscience from certain class requirements of public institutions of higher education.
Allows New Jersey S corporations to elect to transfer corporation business tax credits to shareholders to apply against the shareholders' gross income tax liability.
Requires municipal governing bodies and boards of education to provide sufficient time for all requested public comment at open public meetings.
Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Authorizes design professionals to self-certify construction plans.
Clarifies that chief of police or Superintendent of State Police has burden of proving applicant's disqualification for permit to purchase handgun or firearms purchaser identification card.
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.
Permits educational organizations to conduct bingo games with prizes for participating students under certain circumstances.
Provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain crimes of domestic violence.
Prohibits employment of illegal aliens and requires use of E-Verify program in public contracts.
Establishes reasonableness standard for persons lawfully transporting firearm who deviate from course of travel.
Provides for an additional aggravating factor in sentencing person who has committed act of domestic violence against certain minors.
Permits use of LED lights in emergency warning light.
Requires DOH to issue license to provide elective angioplasty services to certain qualifying hospitals located in counties of the third class.
Specifies just compensation when property is condemned for use by profit-making entity.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires calculation of need for low and moderate income housing units to be based current percentage of units occupied by low and moderate income individuals or families; revises "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law" to allow for senior citizen housing a
Establishes net operating loss carryback deduction under corporation business tax.
Allows wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship certain wines to consumers.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Allows victims and relatives to witness parole hearings.
Allows PFRS death benefits to be paid to supplemental needs trust for unmarried disabled child.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
Requires certain officers of education organizations to sign acknowledgement and undergo training concerning duties to report child abuse.
Applies statutory ethics and conflicts-of-interest standards for casino industry regulators and participants to regulators of and participants in legalized marijuana marketplace.
Authorizes use of force against intruder in a dwelling under certain circumstances.
Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.
Prohibits voter registration of standard driver's license or identification card applicants.
Permits counties to establish county-municipal courts with limited, countywide jurisdiction.
Provides for county-municipal courts with limited, countywide jurisdiction.
Clarifies DCA's authority to ensure planned real estate development builders comply with disclosure requirements.
Requires DEP to develop, and solid waste management districts to use, standardized labels for recycling bins.
Requires certain conditions affecting application for development or zoning variance to be recorded with municipality and county.
Requires builders of new homes to provide owners with building plans.
Authorizes attorney-at-law who validates an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation to affix seal indicating that he is attorney-at-law.
Clarifies that electronic public records do not have to be converted to different electronic formats under the State's open public records law.
Requires developer under "The Planned Real Estate Full Disclosure Act" to post bond with DCA and provides for more accountability to owners in common interest community.
Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Directs State Treasurer to establish State Government Electronic Payment Security Standards.
Provides for voluntary contributions to the "Homelessness Prevention Program" through real estate sales.
Excludes paraffin used in manufacture of candles from petroleum products gross receipts tax.
Exempts storage facility space furnished to active duty military personnel from sales and use tax.
Authorizes the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services to accept proper and sufficient service of process on behalf of the State Legislature when either or both Houses are named defendants in any legal proceeding.
Requires NJT to operate off-peak direct rail service to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line.
Prohibits sex offenders from distributing candy or other items to children on Halloween.
Allows person under age of 16 to operate power vessel with parental supervision.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Requires certain law enforcement officers to present identification while on-duty.
Provides reimbursement to volunteer emergency service organizations for expenses incurred in response to certain false alarms; makes appropriations.
Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for defendants subject to mandatory term or presumption of imprisonment.
Gives Director subpoena powers in administration of Division of Pensions and Benefits.
Requires DOH to provide for voluntary registration of trauma scene waste management service providers and establish trauma scene waste management registry.
Prohibits contributions by administrator of Type II school district to candidates for member of district's school board; restricts employment by Type II school district of contributors to election campaign of member of district's school board.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Requires any newspaper that publishes official advertising to also post that advertising on newspaper's Internet website.
Creates private right of action for violation of "Fair Foreclosure Act."
Clarifies and strengthens disclosure requirements for certain complimentary tickets received by candidates, officeholders, political party officials, political committees and continuing political committees.
Prohibits the use of drones by law enforcement entities.
Concerns debarment of contractors for conviction of certain computer-related crimes.
"Healthy Citizens and Healthy Business Act."
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop best practices guidelines concerning student preparation for State assessments.
Limits to 30 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of carbon monoxide detectors and any device or equipment sold for residential use to detect, warn of, abate, or extinguish fires.
Removes investigation and security services from imposition of sales and use tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.
Requires owner notification of rabies testing protocol prior to testing of owner's animal for rabies.**
Revises provisions of State law concerning claiming and proper disposal of cremains of veterans and eligible spouses or dependents.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to support FIRST Robotics Programs in school districts.
Vetoed · 1
Concerns approval process for personal protective equipment and State stockpiles of personal protective equipment.*
Passed the General Assembly · 1
Requires Medicaid Fraud Division to enter into data sharing agreement upon request of county to provide access to third party insurance liability data regarding certain COVID-19 related health claims.
Out of committee · 8
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Raises pay for election workers to $300 per day; appropriates $7,000,000 to Department of State. *
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Makes pilot program for special occasion events at wineries on preserved farmland permanent program.*
Permits certain entertainment and retail activity during current public health emergency and state of emergency.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021.
Establishes county-based mitigation plan to allow businesses to operate during pandemic.
In committee · 86
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Revises and updates public utility franchise process; allows State's political subdivisions to revoke franchises; increases certain penalties.
Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.
Requires school district's general fund tax levy account for at least 25 percent of school district's total general fund revenue; provides four-year phase-in.
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Requires preschool tuition rates equal actual cost per pupil.
Requires certain contractors to verify work authorization of newly hired employees.
Allows long term tax exemption extension for certain low-income housing.
Requires telephone utility to temporarily suspend local exchange telephone service for up to six continuous months when requested by residential customer; allows customer to keep telephone number when resuming service.
Makes persons with New Jersey National Guard service and NGB 22 form eligible for certain veterans benefits.
Prohibits public utility from filing rate increase petition under certain circumstances.
Eliminates payments for unused sick leave earned after effective date; limits carry forward of unused vacation leave; requires suspension and forfeiture of certain payments; limits use of unused sick leave in year before retirement.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Exempts alarm installers and locksmiths from apprenticeship requirement under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Requires health care practitioners prescribing opioid medications on first-time basis, or to minor children, to limit amount of prescribed medication to seven-day supply, except in certain circumstances.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Requires students to pass test identical to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics test as part of high school graduation requirements.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Establishes asset forfeiture reporting and transparency requirements.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
"Empower the Principal Act"; eliminates local school superintendents and prohibits schools from having more than one assitant or vice-principal.
Requires State parks, forests, State-owned beaches, and MVC offices to remain open to public if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Makes it a crime of the first degree to coerce a patient to request medication pursuant to the "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act" or to forge a patient's request for such medication.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide information on life insurance plans to borrowers of student loans and requires authority to contract with life insurance company to offer policies to borrowers.
Defines a day in session for purposes of a school district's receipt of State school aid.
Provides discounted hunting and trapping license, permit, and stamp fees for senior citizens.
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
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Revises laws concerning real estate licensees.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Provides gross income tax exemption for contributions made to qualified retirement plans.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential and prohibit any disclosure, sale, or unauthorized access to subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose informatio
Creates Clinical Trials Working Group.
Establishes publicly accessible Internet registry of offenders who cause bodily harm, or property theft or damage, against disabled persons, senior citizens, or veterans.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
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.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
"Fair Repair Act"; concerns repairs to certain consumer electronics.
Authorizes deer hunting with firearm on Sundays on private property.
Requires Department of Human Services to review Medicaid reimbursement to nursing homes under Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Program.
Prohibits payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave, provides for forfeiture of payment for unused sick leave for certain criminal convictions, and requires documentation for use of sick leave.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Requires chief law enforcement officer or Superintendent of State Police to notify federal immigration authorities when non-citizen applies for firearms purchaser identification card or handgun purchase permit.
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.
Establishes School Security Task Force.
Eliminates minimum corporation business tax on New Jersey S corporations.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
"Protecting Parental Involvement in Curriculum Act"; provides that parent may opt student out of learning material or activity that parent considers harmful.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Requires sexual assault forensic evidence to be preserved for 10 years.
Requires reporting of certain attempted and completed suicides by minors.
Expands prescription monitoring program to include veterinarians.
Establishes "Jersey Canned Goods Program."
Establishes "Jersey Frozen Foods Program."
Requires public institutions of higher education to provide student-athletes who lose athletic scholarships because of injuries sustained while participating in athletic program with equivalent scholarships.
Provides that public school parent who objects to learning material or activity that parent considers harmful may receive voucher from school district to enroll student in nonpublic school.
Allows gross income tax deduction for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
Designates Howell House in Cape May as Harriet Tubman Museum in New Jersey.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger.
Authorizes any member of the Legislature to perform all functions of notary public.
Concerns approval process for personal protective equipment and State stockpiles of personal protective equipment.
Restricts establishment of mandates to become vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); establishes reimbursement program to cover certain out-of-pocket costs incurred in obtaining COVID-19 vaccine.
Requires all elections in this State to provide ability of voters to vote in person at polling place.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Dedicates State reserve of certain federal funds to in-person and hybrid school districts.
Redistributes fiscal year 2023 transportation and security aid from remote school districts to in-person school districts.
"Fairness in Women's Sport Act."
Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
Prohibits selective suspension of candidates for elective office by social websites.