Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
John DiMaio
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
"Red Mascara Act;" designates five State songs.*
Out of committee4
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Designates bison as agricultural livestock.
Prohibits public institution of higher education from using State funds in excess of$10,000 to pay fee of commencement and other speakes.*
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
In committee35
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Prohibits DEP from imposing conditions on projects exempt from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Requires State compensation of property owners for certain property devalued due to certain environmental laws; and requires State agencies to evaluate proposed administrative rules for potential to constitute taking of real property.
Requires boards of education to provide more detailed information on compensation of school district employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Authorizes certain non-emergency mutual agreements between municipalities for law enforcement purposes.
Exempts certain municipalities from payment for certain State Police services.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.
Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Repeals law permitting project labor agreements.
Allows commercial farmer to recover reasonable costs and attorney fees of defending against unreasonable complaints under "Right to Farm Act."
Prohibits public utilities from recovering certain charges from customers.
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.
Provides one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred.
Concerns collective negotiations for school employees; repeals law prohibiting school boards from imposing terms and conditions of employment.
Authorizes an institution of higher education to initiate a new program without the approval of the Commission on Higher Education that might otherwise be required if the program is not supported by State funds.
Excludes gains on sales of certain real estate purchases from taxation under corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
The "Retail Establishment Check Cashers Act"; establishes license for retail establishments to cash checks for fees.
Provides for medical exemption from influenza vaccination based on allergy to any vaccine ingredient.
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.
Clarifies "knockout game" assault as third-degree aggravated assault; permits juvenile offender 14 years of age or older committing such assault to be tried as adult offender.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.
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.
Permits entry on adjoining property to make improvements or repairs in certain situations.
Clarifies cosmetology and hairstyling licensee's ability to hold multiple practicing licenses simultaneously.
Requires Motor Vehicle Commission to issue exempt certificates for motor vehicles not required to be inspected.
Dedicates unencumbered revenue collected from motor vehicle fees and surcharges to Transportation Trust Fund.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Prohibits public institution of higher education from using State funds in excess of $10,000 to pay fee of commencement and other speakers.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Prohibits MVC from imposing duplicate license or identification card fee and digitized picture fee if duplicate is requested to reflect change in organ donor status.
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Allows gross income taxpayers to use returns to make voluntary contributions to the Boy Scouts of America Councils in New Jersey.
Establishes "Secondhand Valuables Transaction Reporting Task Force."
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
Eliminates sales and use tax on certain transportation services provided by a limousine operator.*
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 $2,900,000 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $22,385,743 to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $32.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $7,500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Designates portion of Route 44 in Borough of Paulsboro as "John D. Burzichelli Bridge."
Passed the General Assembly · 7
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
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.
Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
Establishes requirements for sale of home baked goods or cottage foods. *
Concerns certain business requirements for motor vehicle dealers.
Authorizes award of reasonable costs and attorney fees to farmers prevailing in certain farm management disputes.
Out of committee · 22
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Provides PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law.*
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by state in companies that boycott Isreal or Israeli businesses.*
Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Directs State agencies to take certain actions to expedite permitting through use of general permits and permits-by-rule. *
Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient.
Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Establishes Hunterdon-Somerset Flood Advisory Task Force.
Establishes New Jersey First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Program; provides gross income tax bebefits for certain contributions to and earnings on assets maintained in accounts established under program.*
Establishes Lake Hopatcong Fund and dedicates $500,000 annually from certain power vessel operator license fees to the fund.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to examine feasibilty of centralized property tax information system to verify property taxes paid by homestead property tax reimbursement claimants.
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.
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
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.
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
Revises animal cruelty law enforcement in NJ.
Appropriates $1,737,902 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $4,990,934 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects.
In committee · 77
Authorizes municipalities that petition for or receive substantive certification pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act" to make certain affordable housing units available on a preferential basis to certain eligible persons.
Establishes 80 as maximum age for issuing special handgun carry permits to retired police officers.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Makes it a crime of the fourth degree for a public servant, during a state of emergency, to use or make disposition of a public resource in an unauthorized manner with purpose to obtain a benefit for himself or another.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Requires each school district to offer a summer payment plan for school district employees.
Provides assistance to manufacturing businesses by having certain State agencies promote economic development and identify credentials needed for careers in modern manufacturing.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Limits certain unused sick leave pay and vacation leave carry-forward for school and local employees; limits sick leave use by new public employees before retirement.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Establishes the "New Jersey Right to Work Act"; prohibits payroll deduction of union dues from wages or salaries of public employees.
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.
Expands eligibility under the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act by broadening certain municipal qualifier provisions.
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.
Revises certain exemptions to "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $5 million over period of five years.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain contributions to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) program.
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
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.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Prohibits wrongful life/birth suits.
"Home-Based Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as accessory uses needing no use variances in residential zone; authorizes municipalities to limit or exclude certain warehousing, manufacturing, or retailing activities.
Excludes certain Medicaid income from gross income tax.
Permits Adjutant General to authorize members of NJ National Guard to carry firearm at recruiting centers.
Requires DOH license additional angioplasty facilities, with at least one facility in each county.
Authorizes special license plates for members of United States Coast Guard.
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Makes various changes to interest arbitration procedures; repeals sunset provision.
Prohibits submission of New Jersey license plate information to national photo ticketing system or other states for certain purposes.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warnings."
Requires a public school district to provide a daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Permits county correctional facilities to seek reimbursement from inmate welfare fund for certain medical services provided in county jails.
"Empower the Principal Act"; eliminates local school superintendents and prohibits schools from having more than one assitant or vice-principal.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Authorizes appointment of part-time county tax administrators.
Requires certain law enforcement officers to present identification while on-duty.
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.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Excludes .22 caliber tubular magazines from large capacity ammunition magazine definition.
Clarifies scope of affordable housing obligations.
Prohibits hospice from charging patient for days on which patient is not present.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Permits use of LED lights in emergency warning lights.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
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.
Permits possession of certain types of ammunition and increases penalties for possession for an unlawful purpose.
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 imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
Authorizes woman veteran license plates.
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
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.