Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Parker Space
Sponsored
Became law3
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
Establishes Farm to School Coordinating Council.
Clarifies law concerning the advertising and promoting of NJ farm products.
Vetoed1
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to authorize and advise food hubs.
Passed the General Assembly1
"The Smarter Lunchroom Act;" promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias.
Out of committee4
Provides that farm, farmstand, or other agricultural operation selling firewood obtained from property other than seller's shall not be considered a lumber yard.
Provides for early termination of terms of office for certain appointed municipal court positions when two or more municipalities enter into agreements to establish joint or shared municipal courts.
Creates Ethnic Produce Task Force.
Establishes "Best Use of Ugly Produce Award Program."
In committee63
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.
Provides that no more than four of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of the same political party.
Allows for exclusion of certain properties from Highlands preservation area.
Repeals sections of law pertaining to transfer of civil service and non-civil service employees of terminated local health agency to superseding agency.
Eliminates expansion of preschool education programs in "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Exempts contaminated and industrially-zoned sites from affordable housing rules.
Prohibits the imposition of affordable housing need and related fees upon the local transfer or move of a business.
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%.
Increases membership of Fish and Game Council and clarifies it has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Eliminates seniority in Civil Service and other jurisdictions for reductions in force in certain circumstances.
Requires women incarcerated in county correctional facilities to cover full cost of abortion.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Expands range of local units eligible to join an insurance fund established by a municipality or county under certain circumstances.
Replaces references to Civil Service Commission with chairperson of commission to clarify duties and responsibilities of chairperson.
Expands scope of review of Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.
Provides that certain absentee ballots will be counted if received within ten days of election.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee and one percent fee on transfers of certain commercial real estate and tax on sale of controlling interests in certain commercial real property.
Establishes motor vehicle registration for street rods and custom motor vehicles.
Restricts use of electronic benefit cards by cash assistance recipients.
Requires access to law enforcement guidelines for processing firearms permit applications upon public records request.
Requires eligibility checklist and audit for enrollment in PERS of certain public employees who provide professional services; imposes fine on certifying officer or supervisor for ineligible enrollments.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren Counties, and requires existing bus stops to be used.
Revises procedure for transferring motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Requires certain documentation as proof of voter identity to vote; updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity.
Establishes 80 as maximum age for issuing special handgun carry permits to retired police officers.
Requires legislative approval of changes to core curriculum content standards and Statewide assessments.
The "School Safety and Security Act"; establishes penalties for certain criminal acts committed on school property.
Repeals certain restrictions on future retail sales of handguns.
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations and William J. Hughes Technical Center.
Increases minimum civil fine for harassing person taking wildlife and increases criminal penalty for subsequent offenses.
Reduces residency requirement for resident hunting licenses from six months to 60 days.
Establishes construction workforce recruitment and training program in DOLWD.
Prohibits for 10 years applicability of new State and local rules and regulations to certain manufacturing facilities.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
Excludes bonuses for reenlistment or voluntary extension of enlistment in armed forces from gross income.
Concerns alternate methods of wage payment.
Designates "Franklinite" as official mineral of State of NJ.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Requires professionals certifying death to perform any testing and related actions necessary for survivors to claim State and federal benefits.
Exempts public institutions of higher education from motor vehicle registration fee.
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of school each day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
"New Jersey Rural Electric Cooperative Act."
Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by county vocational school districts to two percent.
Repeals requirement for general hospitals and State psychiatric hospitals to hold annual public meetings.
Designates Lake Mohawk German Christmas Market as New Jersey State German Christmas Market.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Reinstates death penalty for certain murders.
Eliminates authorization for municipalities to impose mandatory affordable housing development fees.
Permits idling of motor vehicles on residential property.
Permits governing body of certain municipalities having population of 20,000 or less to serve as local board of health.
Permits possession of certain types of ammunition and increases penalties for possession for an unlawful purpose.
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.
Provides for retained eligibility for members of NJ National Guard or reserve component called to active federal military service who met fire department maximum age requirement at closing date of civil service examination.
Authorizes creation of vertical motorcycle license plates.
Requires workers' compensation eligibility determination and notification to be made within six months following death of certain volunteers.
Concerns right to repair farm equipment and lawn mowers.
Decreases Alcoholic Beverage Tax rate paid on certain liquors.
Designates High Point State Park as High Point Veterans' State Park.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture to publish information on its website about how to assist farmers impacted by agricultural natural disasters.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 52
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Requires Division of Local Government Services to include certain property tax information on division's web page.
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.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*
Permits a victim or witness of any age to testify by closed circuit television under certain circumstances in prosecutions for domestic violence, sexual assault, and certain other crimes.*
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Provides for voluntary discharge of personal representitives overseeing administration of estates by application to the Surrogate's Court.**
Requires OAL to maintain Internet database summarizing all State rule-making actions.
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Establishes Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman in DMVA.*
Permits local units of government to enter into shared services agreements with federal military installations located in the State.
Establishes New Jersey Military Skills Council.
Provides preference to certain employers applying for workforce development grants.
Expands list of retired law enforcement officers eligible to carry handgun.
Requires DMVA to develop online historic tour identifying locations of war battles and places of significance to war efforts in State.
Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Permits charging late fee for rental payments due on self-service storage units and authorizes sale of property via website.
Creates license to manufacture and sell hard cider and mead.*
Concerns electronic medical bills for workers' compensation claims.*
Concerns electronic submission of certain automobile insurance claims.
Revises application deadline for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Permits authorities and local units operating water supply or sewerage facilities to waive, reduce, or defer sewerage and water service fees for deployed military personnel.
Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.
Eliminates sales and use tax on certain transportation services provided by a limousine operator.*
Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans.
Allows "100 percent Disabled Veterans" to receive parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
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.
Establishes 9/11 Memorial Registry.
Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents of student-athletes and cheerleaders concerning use and misuse of prescription opioids.
Allows certain fuel dealers and distributors refunds of petroleum products gross receipts tax and credits against motor fuel tax for certain bad debts from sale of fuel.
Designates USS New Jersey as New Jersey State Ship.
Permits eligible students who are members of United States Armed Forces to wear military uniform at high school graduation.
Establishing New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits in DMVA.
Modifies requirements for receipt of distinguished service medal; codifies qualifications for receipt of meritorious service medal.*
Designates portion of Route 18 in East Brunswick as "State Trooper Werner Foerster Memorial Interchange."
Establishes Gold Star Family Counseling Program in DMVA; creates tax credit for certain health care professionals.
Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Permits conduct of punch-board games under raffle license.
Clarifies that authorized persons and entities may administer a single dose of any opioid antidote, or multiple doses of any intranasal or intramuscular opioid antidote to overdose victims, with immunity under "Overdose Prevention Act." *
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 $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Appropriates $7,500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Authorizes alternate members for farmers on State Agriculture Development Committee.
Vetoed · 3
Authorizes local units of government subject to "Local Public Contracts Law." and "Public School Contracts Law" to use electronic procurement technologies.
Creates viticulture trail tourist directional signs.
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by State in entities that avoid Superfund obligations to State.
Passed the General Assembly · 41
Establishes offense of criminal mischief committed on historical sites.
Directs DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to permit certain wineries to participate in certain sign programs on freeways, interstate highways, and toll roads.
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives.
Establishes multi-species depredation permit.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
"HOPE Initiative Act;" requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opioid addiction.
Permits new cigar lounges to be opened under certain circumstances.
Exempts certain plenary winery licensees from filing requirements imposed on retail sellers of litter-generating products.
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.*
"Red Mascara Act;" designates five State songs.*
Extends post-military service protection against mortgage foreclosure.
Designates month of November as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Month" in NJ.
Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.
Prohibits purchase of certain items by scrap metal businesses.
Permits municipality to establish restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters.
Establishes "Blue Alert System."*
Prohibits permanent change of child custody during period of active military service; provides that absence due to active military duty, by itself, is insufficient justification to modify a child custody or visitation order.
Directs the Div. of Travel and Tourism to publish on its website information of farm-to-table restaurants.
Establishes NJ "Farm-to-Table Restaurant" awards program.*
Establishes "New Jersey Farm to Public Institution of Higher Education Program."
Allows qualified school to be called "New Jersey Farm Fresh School."
Permits school participating in NJ "Farm to School" program to submit recipe for posting on Dept. of Agriculture website.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Designates Common Eastern Bumble Bee as New Jersey State Native Pollinator.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture to create clearinghouse website for vendors to provide surplus food to charities in State.
Establishes requirements for sale of home baked goods or cottage foods. *
Permits issuance of motorcycle endorsement to certain out-of-State military personnel.
Provides for immediate issuance of marriage and civil union licenses; provides for 72 hour waiting period prior to the ceremony.
Permits theaters with 100 seats or more to apply for liquor license.
Requires employers within construction industry to notify employees of certain rights.
Provides for increase and annual adjustment in allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Directs DEP to designate native bee nesting habitat areas in each State park and forest.
Clarifies excuse from jury service for active duty members of the military or reserve; repeals N.J.S.38A:4-6.
Requires State parks, forests, and other natural and historic areas to remain open to public for seven days if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Requires publication of certain information related to toll discounts on E-ZPass website.
Out of committee · 74
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 municipalities to file copies of tax abatement and exemption agreements with county chief financial officer and county counsel within 30 days of execution.
Provides dedicated funding for promotion of apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create Gold Star Parent identification card.
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.*
Directs BPU to allow broadband telecommunications service providers to use poles belonging to public utilities or CATV companies in certain instances.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
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.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for maintenance of certain State memorials honoring war veterans.
Requires public bodies under Open Public Meetings Act to display U.S. flag and recite Pledge of Allegiance at beginning of meeting.
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Requires professional boards to provide for online processing of application for licensure or renewal.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Expands acceptable military separation forms for county veteran identification card; allows issuance to National Guard veterans of other states.*
Requires voter registration forms be made available when applying for hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Authorizes use of tracking dog to search for and recover wild deer during prescribed hunting season.
Authorizes prescribed burning in certain circumstances.
Directs State agencies to take certain actions to expedite permitting through use of general permits and permits-by-rule. *
Concerns employment status of certain truck operators.*
Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.
Authorizes State Fish and Game Council to establish number of beaver trapping permits issued annually.*
Establishes special motorcycle license plates for veterans.
Establishes asset forfeiture reporting requirements.
Establishes Dept. of Agriculture cooking contest.
Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings.
Designates New Jersey Route 47 from Wildwood City to Maurice River Township as "Veterans Memorial Highway at Delsea Drive."
Extends voting rights of representatives of sending districts on receiving district board of education.
Requires pesticide applicator to notify beekeeper when applying pesticide within three miles of registered honey or native beehive or beeyard.
Requires training for pesticide applicators and operators concerning pollinating bees.
Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient.
Requires any State entity administering State or federal public benefit programs to verify recipient's personal information against death records to prevent payment to deceased individual.
Requires certain contractors to register under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Requires DOLWD to permit veterans and other groups to apply for UI benefits online.
Provides for retained eligibility for members of NJ National Guard or reserve component of US Armed Forces called to active federal military service who met maximum age requirement at closing date of civil service examination.
Requires school district to adopt policy allowing students in grades 9 through 12 who participate in certain interscholastic extracurricular activities to earn varsity letter.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with their employment, trade or business.
Enables collection of voluntary contributions for Jersey Fresh Program through gross income tax returns.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to promulgate Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Concerns certain unused portions of tax credits issued to insurance premiums taxpayers under the Business Employment Incentive Program; exempts certain purchasers of business development incentives from certain State tax notification requirements.*
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.
Creates Veterans Diversion Program to divert eligible servicemembers away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.
Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaison.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for Gold Star families.
Requires governmental affairs agents to disclose on notice of representation form compensation amount received from State or local government entities; requires notice to be posted on Internet site of Election Law Enforcement Commission.
Eliminates certificate of need requirement for inpatient hospital beds for treatment of psychiatric and substance use disorder dual diagnosis.
Authorizes the sale and possession of certain fireworks.
Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to develop and implement beginning farmer mentoring program in cooperation with certain agricultural and educational organizations and entities.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled verterans' property tax exemption to members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to the rescue and recovery mission at the World Trade Center between September 11, 2001 and May 3
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
Requires institutions of higher education to enter into collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement.
Requires practitioners to check prescription monitoring information before issuing certain prescriptions to emergency department patients; authorizes medical scribes and licensed athletic trainers to access prescription monitoring information under certai
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
Authorizes temporary members to fill certain vacancies on Fish and Game Council.
Establishes additional penalties related to child pornography and expands crime to include portrayal of child in sexual manner; establishes crime of leader of child pornography network.
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.
Commits $3 million from Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skill to NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.
Allows expanded use of recycled asphalt pavement.
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
Allows counties to prioritize county homelessness trust fund grants for homeless veterans.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with enjoyment of any accommodation, facility, public accommodation, or privilege.
Authorizes court to impose lifetime parole supervision on certain child pornography offenders.
Appropriates $7.5 million for constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
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 $19,266,145 to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Requires professionals certifying death to perform any testing and related actions necessary for survivors to claim State and federal benefits.
In committee · 203
Specifies conditions under which State, county, municipality, independent authority, school district, or higher education institution can grant unpaid or paid leave of absence to public employee to perform work for labor organization.
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.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Requires electric utility bills to separately list the amount of State sales tax, societal benefits charge and transitional energy facility unit rate assessment surcharge.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Requires screening of certain high-risk pregnancies and reporting of fetal deaths.
Requires 10 percent bail; prohibits installment payments.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act."
Allows certain sole proprietors to join a small employer health benefits purchasing alliance.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
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.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Authorizes Governor to enter into interstate compact to clarify Fourteenth Amendment.
Amends and repeals certain parts of New Jersey firearm statutes.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Removes prohibition on possession of stun guns.
Directs Secretary of State to work with chief elections official in other states to identify and eliminate duplicate voter registration records.
Bars certain employees of certain public agencies from participating in PERS; repeals law permitting PERS and TPAF members on leave who work for labor organization to purchase pension credit.
Prohibits payment of more than one copayment, coinsurance or deductible for series of vaccinations used in preventive treatment of rabies under certain health benefits plans.
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.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Provides one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.
Provides discounted hunting and trapping license, permit, and stamp fees for senior citizens.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Requires school districts and charter schools to annually provide to parents or guardians of enrolled students information on certain tests to be administered during the school year.
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.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
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.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to study impact of State business income taxes on business out-migration, business formation, and employment.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Ends the transitional energy facilities assessment, caps the State use portion of State energy tax revenues and ensures the balance of such State revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Revises distribution of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Makes various changes to civil service; permits institution of temporary layoffs; permits government entities to opt-out of civil service; requires civil service examinations be offered on continual basis.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Revises certain exemptions to "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against a taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Increases amount of, and income limit for eligibility to receive, senior citizens' and disabled persons' property tax deduction.
Increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $5 million over period of five years.
Exempts transfers of property to Class C beneficiaries from transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount under estate tax to $5,000,000 over five-year period.
Revises grades and sentencing determinations for certain controlled dangerous substances.
Establishes per se standard for driving under influence of inhalant; designated as "Kimmie's Law."
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act of 2012"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Establishes bribery in official and political matters applies to person soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept benefit as consideration to act even though not yet in office or otherwise qualified to act.
Requires prescribers and pharmacists to check prescription monitoring program prior to prescribing and dispensing Schedule II drugs.
Establishes fourth degree crime of possessing firearms locator application; enhances penalty if such application is used in theft of firearm.
Prohibits administration of standardized assessments not required under State or federal law.
Allows parent, guardian, or adult student to prevent disclosure of student information to certain entities.
Prohibits State departments and agencies from considering or requiring compliance by Highlands planning area municipalities with Highlands regional master plan in certain circumstances.
Sunsets "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" five years after date of enactment unless certain conditions are met.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Increases filing threshold and the applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
Repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Repeals the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
Provides municipality with affordable housing credit toward its municipal fair share housing obligation for funds transferred to the New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund pursuant to P.L.2008, c.46.
Provides procedures for crediting certain dwellings used by agricultural workers in determination of municipality's fair share housing obligation.
"Property Assessment Appeal Transparency Act"; revises content of required annual notification of real property assessment.
Eliminates prohibition against purchasing more than one handgun in calendar month.
Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.
Requires preschool tuition rates equal actual cost per pupil.
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Requires municipal governing bodies and boards of education to provide sufficient time for all requested public comment at open public meetings.
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.
Requires certain health care professionals to complete continuing education courses regarding issues related to prescription opioids.
Requires interpretive statements of State general obligation bond act public questions to include certain fiscal information.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions at $250,000.
Excludes overtime pay of certain employees from gross income tax.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
"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.
Prohibits dual elective office holding and holding of elective office and public office or position.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Expands authority of emergency management departments in requesting assistance outside normal territorial jurisdictions.
Clarifies law authorizing application of reciprocal limitations against businesses from states that give in-state preference in awarding public contracts.
Concerns proof of workers' compensation coverage with certain legally required annual reports of employers.
Prohibits adoption of new rules exceeding federal standards unless specifically authorized by State law or necessary to protect public health, safety, or welfare.
Revises timeframes for issuance of certain construction permits by DEP in 90 days.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million.
Revises procedure for removal of municipal administrator by municipal council; provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator upon removal.
Prohibits municipal ordinance to create sanctuary city; Establishes State and local employee ethics violation upon noncompliance with federal immigration enforcement request.
Prioritizes applications for firearms purchaser identification cards, permits to purchase a handgun, and permits to carry a handgun under certain circumstances.
Permits Adjutant General to authorize members of NJ National Guard to carry firearm at recruiting centers.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Decreases the premium receipts tax for surplus lines insurance coverage.
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer.
Concerns liability, standards of care, and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Concerns liability and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Revises laws concerning real estate licensees.
Provides for appointment of certain municipal court judges at the local or county level.
Requires public utilities and cable television companies to accommodate and relocate facilities when necessary for transportation infrastructure projects at direction of DOT.
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Eliminates awarding of attorneys' fees, filing fees, and costs of suit for certain technical violations of consumer fraud act.
Provides public servant is guilty of official misconduct if he knowingly obtains, arranges or provides "no-show" job for himself or another.
Requires posting of information about availability of services from substance abuse treatment facilities on county and DHS websites.
Makes various changes to interest arbitration procedures; repeals sunset provision.
Prohibits immobilization of motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from considering number of arrests made and citations issued when evaluating police officer's professional performance.
Prohibits submission of New Jersey license plate information to national photo ticketing system or other states for certain purposes.
Authorizes deer hunting with firearm on Sundays on private property.
Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.
Requires certain contractors to verify work authorization of newly hired employees.
Revises statutes concerning permissible length of time between certain public questions in certain municipalities.
Requires public schools to allow certain students not enrolled in the school to participate in interscholastic athletics.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
Allows county sheriffs to issue firearms identification cards and permits to purchase handguns; authorizes county sheriffs to accept applications for permits to carry handguns.
Requires State to recognize permits to carry handguns issued to certain New Jersey residents by other states.
Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.
Revises individual cause of action under consumer fraud act.
Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) every seven years rather than every three years.
Requires law enforcement agency to issue retired law enforcement officer identification card to certain qualified retirees.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Requires State personal income tax materials to include notice of certain property tax relief programs.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amounts under New Jersey estate tax in accordance with provisions of federal tax law.
Permits county correctional facilities to seek reimbursement from inmate welfare fund for certain medical services provided in county jails.
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.
Authorizes special plate for holders of "Combat Action Ribbon."
Authorizes issuance of multi-species depredation permit for wildlife control on farmland.
Prohibits use of volunteer driving activities in underwriting for private passenger automobile insurance; revises charitable immunity statute as applied to volunteer drivers.
Suspends pension of any retired public employee who resumes public employment with compensation more than $15,000.
Revises definition of "antique firearm" to include handguns.
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Decriminalizes manufacture and certain possession of slingshots.
Prohibits placing primary election candidates into political party lines on primary ballot.
"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.
Increases the personal income tax's pension and retirement income exclusion fivefold over three years.
Revises procedure for determining real property tax appeal outcomes.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
Requires any POW-MIA flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in United States.
Authorizes issuance of duplicate firearms purchaser identification cards for change of address with certain proof.
Requires tenure charges be filed against any public school employee found to have bullied a student and requires the employment of any nontenured public school employee be terminated for such activity.
Permits certain off-duty law enforcement officers to carry firearms on State property.
Establishes "New Jersey Electromagnetic Infrastructure Advisory Commission."
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires explanatory statement on ballot question for school district capital projects to include certain information.
Increases exclusion amount under New Jersey estate tax; phases out estate tax over five years.
Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.
Requires school district that includes grades kindergarten through six to offer Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program.
Establishes reasonableness standard for persons lawfully transporting firearm who deviate from course of travel.
Clarifies scope of affordable housing obligations.
Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by school districts, county vocational school districts, county special services districts, jointure commissions, and private schools for students with disabilities to two percent.
Allows active duty members of United States military to carry firearm at all times.
Requires opioid antidote dispensation to be monitored under Prescription Monitoring Program, and authorizes certain entities to submit info regarding opioid antidote administration for inclusion in secondary, linked database; designated as "John Wagner's
Allows use of stand-up paddleboards for fishing on lakes in wildlife management areas.
Exempts rural electric cooperatives from requirement that electric and gas public utilities deposit unclaimed property into Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund.
Concerns long term tax exemptions on certain age-restricted low-income housing.
"Health Care Consumer's Out-of-Network Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Allows Dept. of Agriculture to sell Internet advertisements on its website as pilot program.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Exempts certain persons providing hair braiding or eyebrow threading services from licensure requirement.
Provides for agreement between Secretary of State and AOC to match information in Statewide voter registration system with certain jury records in order to identify and remove ineligible non-citizen voter registrants from system.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Authorizes Commissioner of Transportation to allow painting of blue line between double yellow centerline marking on public roads.
Provides population-based cap for municipal fair share affordable housing obligation.
Increases maximum municipal percentage of affordable fair share housing satisfied by age-restricted units to 50 percent.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who donate organs.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
Imposes moratorium on affordable housing litigation through December 31, 2017.
Adds rock climbing, bouldering, and ice climbing to definition of "sport and recreational activities" in law concerning landowner liability.
Designates little brown bat as NJ State Bat.
Authorizes hunters to wear hunter's hot pink caps and outer garments as alternative to hunter's orange.
Directs DEP to designate areas in each State park and forest for construction of bat houses.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Permits certain firefighter training courses to be taken online.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
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.
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.
Allows veteran to establish veterans' preference retroactively for civil service employment list.
Eliminates age restriction for issuing special permits to carry handgun to retired law enforcement officers.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.
Imposes daily fine of $250 upon each member of Legislature during state of emergency due to failure to enact annual appropriations law.