Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Aura K. Dunn
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Out of committee1
Permits dogs as service and emotional support animals at State veterans' residential facilities.
In committee88
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain moving expenses for taxpayer moving to New Jersey to commence work in State.
Requires business entity that was issued or applied for certain permit or license to file annual disclosure statement with ELEC; requires annual disclosure statement for certain businesses that make contributions to independent expenditure committees.
Upgrades burglary of residence as crime of the second degree; upgrades it to crime of the first degree if committed while armed.
Requires certain employees and candidates for public school employment or service and youth camp employees to undergo child abuse record information check.
Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.
Provides gross income tax credit for value of certain voluntarily provided treatment of opioid use disorder and immunity from civil liability for such treatment.
Restores death penalty for persons who commit certain murders.
Requires State Treasurer to distribute portion of revenue from sales tax to municipality in which sale is sourced.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross tax returns for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research.
Establishes Office of Economic Research in Department of State.
Exempts certain officers trained in animal cruelty from certain additional Police Training Commission training courses.
Requires urgent care and retail health clinics to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Authorizes bonus credits toward fair share affordable housing obligation for housing units occupied by veterans; permits affordable housing obligation satisfaction through veterans' set aside of up to 35 percent of fair share.
Authorizes bonus credits toward fair share affordable housing obligation for transitional housing occupied by veterans.
Extends deadline to file homestead property tax reimbursement application for applicants who receive an income tax filing extension.
"Voluntary Employment for Taxpayers Act"; permits certain local governments to recruit residents to perform services in return for property tax credits.
Authorizes creation of "Sons of the American Legion" license plates.
Prohibits DEP from requiring installers of individual subsurface sewage disposal systems to possess certain certification.
Authorizes creation of American Legion Auxiliary license plates.
Requires State agencies, when developing and proposing rules, to utilize approaches that will accomplish objectives of statutory law while minimizing adverse economic impact on municipalities.
Directs Attorney General to establish public information campaign concerning respectful treatment of law enforcement officers.
Individual's status as minor may not disqualify him from bone marrow donation if medical criteria and informed consent requirements are met.
Creates registry of individuals who required medical assistance as result of misusing controlled dangerous substance.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Requires individuals appointed to serve as school anti-bullying specialist and district anti-bullying coordinator to serve in those capacities full-time.
Increases penalties for injuring school crossing guard or student pedestrian in crosswalk.
Mandates certification of consent for being named as registered agent of corporation.
Requires cost disclosures by health care providers under certain circumstances; applies certain restrictions to charges for medical supplies.
Establishes "New Jersey Business Advisory Council" in Business Action Center.
Requires DCF and DOE to provide certain child abuse and neglect services or information remotely or through distance learning mechanisms.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support healthcare education.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning programs and services for first responders, healthcare workers, and other frontline workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder during COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires DHS to provide psychiatric service dogs to first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires health care facilities to screen health care workers, first responders, and other frontline workers for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides temporary sales and use tax exemption for sales of alcoholic beverages by craft alcoholic beverage manufacturer.
Allows commercial property owners to claim certain amounts of commercial tenant rent forgiveness during COVID-19 emergency as deduction against property owner's income under CBT or GIT.
Requires school psychologists and school counselors to complete mental health first aid training.
Establishes loan redemption program and gross income tax credit for mental health professionals who serve children and adolescents.
Establishes COVID-19 Frontline Mental Health Claims Program in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS and makes appropriation.
Establishes temporary Pandemic PTSD Task Force.
Grants driving privileges to certain individuals without road test during COVID-19 public health emergency and state of emergency.
Requires MVC to review certain services and provide certain services online.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website; requires certain public entities receiving State funds to establish similar website; makes an appropriation.
Requires State Treasurer to publish certain State expenditure and revenue information on government transparency website.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for minimum required distributions from qualified retirement plans.
Removes modified deadline by which public agency is required to respond to request for government record during periods of emergency.
Establishes fund to reimburse municipalities for police costs related to crowding at MVC sites; appropriates $500,000.
Requires 11th grade students to complete civics course as part of high school graduation requirements.
Revises method used to determine State subsidies to child care providers.
Permits county clerk to remove voters from vote-by-mail lists under certain circumstances.
Establishes Digital Divide Solutions Grant Program in DOE to assist public schools in purchase of online instruction equipment.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD and total brain injury.
"Sally's Law"; establishes testing and visitation requirements and employment restrictions for long-term care facilities in response to outbreaks of infectious disease.
Establishes Mental Health Awareness Pilot Program in DOE.
Authorizes criminal history record background checks of employees and volunteers of nonprofit domestic violence victim serving organizations.
Extends renewal period for licenses issued by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling and waives applicable fees.
Requires studies on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on elementary and secondary school attendance and higher education enrollment.
Elevates impersonating public servant to crime of fourth degree in certain instances; establishes offense of exploiting authority implied by a public emergency.
Requires Secretary of State create website for voters to report irregularities regarding mail-in ballots; establishes "Vote by Mail Study Commission."
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco product tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from $1 million to $4 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Requires issuance of temporary emergency medical services certifications.
Requires Attorney General to establish youth community policing program policy for State and local law enforcement agencies.
Prohibits solicitation of business based on death notices and obituaries.
Provides dedicated funding for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Requires DOH to conduct study on causes of youth suicide.
Reserves certain hours at MVC locations for health care workers and first responders during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Allows municipality to use school bus video footage to ticket driver for illegally passing school bus.
Provides accidental death benefit to surviving spouse, surviving child, or surviving parent of a State Police recruit who dies during required pre-service training.
Requires do not forward label on mail-in ballot envelopes; allows mail-in voter to cure mail-in ballot due to missing or detached certificate; requires certain voter data be entered into voter file within 30 days.
Requires grants from federal COVID-19 relief programs be disbursed proportionally based on population.
Establishes Digital Divide Solutions Grant Program in DOE to assist public schools in purchase of connected devices and Internet access for students during periods of remote instruction.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for suicidal ideation and attempted suicide for postpartum women.
"New Jersey COVID-19 Working Families Childcare Access Act"; temporarily revises criteria to determine applicant income eligibility regarding child care subsidies.
Requires State Auditor to conduct performance audits of certain school districts.
Extends expiration date of wheelchair symbol license plates and person with disability identification cards during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Extends renewal period for professional licenses by New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Permits U.S. citizens who are full time college students to be district board members in county of college even if student is not a resident of county or State.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator for service members.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations during public health emergency.
Requires public schools to post curriculum plans online; requires school districts to make textbooks or other materials used in implementing curriculum plans available for inspection by parents and legal guardians.
Prohibits public institution of higher education from charging tuition to student who is dependent child of veteran who died or is disabled as result of service-related injury.
Creates "Unemployment Intake Accountability Pilot Program."
Requires board of education to publicly post full meeting agenda 48 hours prior to meeting.
Establishes the Post-Pandemic Education Recovery and Acceleration Task Force.
Requires Secretary of State and county commissioners of registration to perform audit of voter registration records in Statewide Voter Registration System.
Establishes Public Service Management Fellows Program and advisory committee.
Filed1
Permits nonprofit corporations to allow members to participate in meetings by means of remote communication, and permits nonprofit corporations to hold meetings in part or solely by means of remote communication during state of emergency.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Permits nonprofit corporations to allow members to participate in meetings by means of remote communication, and permits nonprofit corporations to hold meetings in part or solely by means of remote communication during state of emergency.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide students with access to mental health care programs and services and to establish a hotline to provide information concerning the availability of those services.
Requires school districts to provide school meals or meal vouchers to students eligible for free and reduced price school meals during school closures due to COVID-19 epidemic.
Authorizes EDA to make grants during periods of emergency declared by Governor and for duration of economic disruptions due to emergency; allows EDA to grant certain business documentation submission deadline extensions.
Allows public bodies to conduct meetings, and provide notice, by electronic means during periods of emergency.
Allows conduct of State business and legislative sessions at locations other than Trenton during periods of emergency or other exigency; allows conduct of legislative business using electronic means.
Concerns prohibition of residential tenant eviction and eviction due to residential foreclosure during certain emergency circumstances.
Requires person taking written examination for permit to watch video of rights and responsibilities of driver stopped by law enforcement.
Permits professional and occupational licensing boards to reactivate licensure of certain individuals during state of emergency or public health emergency.
Extends certain permits, approvals, and deadlines during COVID-19 emergency.*
Requires long term care facilities and hospitals to maintain minimum supply of personal protective equipment.*
Establishes certain requirements concerning State's preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Establishes New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Safety.
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to establish long-term care advocacy and educational training program.
Authorizes MVC to use stored driver's license or identification card photo for longer than eight years; limits certain appointment times at MVC locations to senior citizens and persons with certain medical conditions during COVID-19 pandemic.*
Requires that certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Requires Internet websites and web services of school districts, charter schools, renaissance schools, and the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf to be accessible to persons with disabilities. *
Provides for employment by State of certain persons with disabilities.
Provides for process to vacate and expunge certain arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, other dispositions, and DNA records, associated with violations by certain human trafficking victims.
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA to support businesses and nonprofits in need.*
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.
Vetoed · 3
Establishes Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission.
Allows certain taxpayers to accelerate depreciation of certain expenditures under corporation business and gross income taxes.*
Requires DOT, NJT and DHS to study and implement transportation mobility and accessibility improvements for persons with autism and developmental disabilities.*
Passed the General Assembly · 15
Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.
Exempts certain veterans from driver's license fee, motorcycle license fee, and digitized picture fee.
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.
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from disclosing customer's geolocation data to third parties.*
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Establishes requirements concerning the provision of postpartum care information and the development of individualized postpartum care plans.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities, during publichealth emergency, to develop guidance for in-person visitation at community-based residential settings for individuals with developmental disabilities and require providers to allow such visita
Establishes "Student Mental Health Task Force." *
Requires DHS to review various aspects of Medicaid managed care program.
Dedicates personal protective equipment to long-term care facilities, home health agencies, hospice care providers, health care service firms, PACE programs, and certain community-based providers during public health emergency.***
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism establish Black Heritage Trail; establishes NJ Black Cultural Heritage Commission.
Requires DOT to implement complete streets policy that considers persons with certain disabilities.*
Requires certain transportation research to consider needs of individuals with physical, sensory, intellectual, and developmental disabilities.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator in DMVA.
Out of committee · 53
Requires SEHBP and eligible employers that do not participate in the SEHBP to provide certain plans for public education employees and certain public education retirees.
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Permits appointment of nonresident municipal emergency management coordinators in municipalities with populations under 5,000 persons in certain circumstances.
Requires DOH to develop and implement plan to improve access to perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening.*
Authorizes creation of Woman Veteran license plates.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Requires public water systems to provide notice of elevated lead levels in drinking water to customers and local officials; requires landlords to notify tenants of elevated lead levels.
Permits members of Community Emergency Response Teams to perform traffic duties under certain circumstances.
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or
Establishes trunk fighting as animal cruelty offense and crime of the third degree.
Requires parent or guardian to notify child care centers if child will be absent; requires child care centers to notify parent or guardian in event of unexcused child absence.
"Laura Wooten's Law"; Requires civics instruction in middle school; authorizes New Jersey Center for Civic Education to provide curricula, professional development and technical assistance for middle and high school civics.*
Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to provide transparency of tuition and fees to prospective and current students.
Provides relief to students receiving State financial aid to address special circumstances due to 2020 health state of emergency.
Limits service fees charged to restaurants by third-party food takeout and delivery applications during COVID-19 state of emergency.*
Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million. *
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.
Appropriates $30 million to EDA from federal "Coronavirus Relief Fund" to assist food establishments impacted by Executive Order No. 158.
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Planning Commission" in DHS.
Increases strangulation assault to crime of second degree.
Revises and updates law pertaining to conservatorship to encourage ethical conduct by conservators and to provide stronger protections for conservatees and proposed conservatees.
Requires residential psychiatric and long-term care facilities to provide certain financial information to facility residents and other individuals.
Revises and updates law pertaining to guardianship to encourage ethical conduct by guardians and to provide stronger protections for wards and proposed wards.
Revises certain requirements concerning reported cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
Requires MVC to provide written knowledge examination online during COVID-19 public health emergency and state of emergency.
Allows corporation business tax credit for subcontracting work to NJ small businesses.
Requires MVC to provide notation on driver's license or identification card, upon request, of persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or other communication disorder. **
Creates two-year "Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program" in Juvenile Justice Commission; appropriates $4.2 million in FY 2022 and FY 2023.*
Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program.
Makes information related to public health emergency accessible with certain limited exceptions.
Allows Board of Cosmetology Hairstyling licensees to operate mobile facilities when providing services.
Permits members of SPRS to purchase service credit for prior public employment with federal government or another state.
Repeals law concerning excess rates and charges for title insurance; makes agreement to use services of title or settlement service company subject to attorney review. *
Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program.
Requires NJT to expand or modify routes and hours of certain transportation services and to solicit input from individuals diagnosed with autism.
Establishes Office of Statewide Mobility Manager to assist certain persons with disabilities and their families with transportation and mobility needs.*
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Clarifies that member of SPRS may receive accidental disability benefit under certain circumstances.
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA and New Jersey Council on the Arts to support arts and culture organizations in need.**
Requires long-term care facility to post certain information on its Internet website regarding Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Appropriates $5 million to New Jersey Pediatric Cancer Fund.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $10 million for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes child care revitalization fund in Department of Community Affairs; appropriates $100,000,000.
Establishes Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund and Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council; provides for funds received from opioid settlements to support substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.
Establishes expedited process by which certain out-of-State mental health professionals are licensed to provide services in New Jersey.
Requires Department of Education to annually report use of federal COVID-19 relief funds.
In committee · 207
Provides tax credits to companies contributing to loan and loan redemption program for residents who attend institutions of higher education in State and work at such company upon graduation.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Provides assistance to business accelerators and incubators and startup businesses located within those business accelerators and incubators.
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Requires EDA administer small business loan program to provide loans to small businesses owned or controlled by certain veterans.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Provides that school district may not prohibit active or retired law enforcement officer or registered security officer from carrying firearm in performance of school security duties if authorized under State law to carry.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans.
"Vegetation Management Response Act"; concerns vegetation management related to electric public utility infrastructure.
Bars use of certain funds and nondisclosure agreements to settle sexual assault and harassment claims against certain State officers and employees, members of Legislature, and candidates.
Establishes position of Economic Development Auditor in EDA.
Bars custody of and visitation rights to child for a person convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child under age 13.
Requires health insurance coverage for annual mental health screening.
Requires public and nonpublic school to provide student with more information about NJ STARS Program and improve notification of potenial eligibilty.
Establishes Autism Education Council.
Requires health care facility staff to provide certain counseling following miscarriages and State registrar to establish certificate of birth.
Includes screening for toxoplasmosis in newborn screening program.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Requires employers and birthing facilities to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Designates Seeing Eye® dog as State Dog.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
Expands duties of Commission on Human Trafficking to include studying connection between human trafficking and illicit massage parlor businesses.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Prohibits sale, distribution, or manufacture of children's products made with formaldehyde.
Establishes pilot program to create student mental health assistance programs in selected school districts.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
Establishes task force to examine public school programs and services designed to address student mental health.
Requires State Board of Education to include instruction on mental health first aid training as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.
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
Establishes central registry of residents with special needs for use during emergencies.
Provides for background checks and other requirements for certain agencies providing temporary home for child or pregnant woman during crisis.
Requires DOH to provide information regarding spina bifida to certain parents and families of newborns; "Levi's Law."
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Requires public high school students to receive instruction concerning opioid abuse and opioid abuse prevention.
Requires all sex offender registration information to be published on Internet registry.
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.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Prohibits telemarketers from making certain unsolicited telemarketing sales calls.
Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from possessing electronic smoking devices.
Appropriates $4 million annually from General Fund to Lake Hopatcong Commission.
Authorizes first responders to obtain, administer, and dispense opioid antidotes, with immunity, pursuant to Statewide standing order issued by State health official; makes clarifying changes to "Overdose Prevention Act."
Requires certain candidates for employment with DOE to undergo criminal history background check.
Provides gross income tax deduction to eligible educators for expense of classroom supplies.
Establishes Good Samaritan Law to provide immunity from civil liability for veterinarians or emergency responders who assist animals at accident scene or emergency.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Allows deduction from New Jersey gross income of certain capital gains from sale or exchange of New Jersey qualified small business stock held for more than five years.
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.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain advanced practice nurses who provide mental health care services in underserved areas in New Jersey.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Allows PFRS death benefits to be paid to supplemental needs trust for unmarried disabled child.
Requires certain officers of education organizations to sign acknowledgement and undergo training concerning duties to report child abuse.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Requires school districts to institute policies to improve emergency communications to increase school security.
Requires Police Training Commission to adopt training course on school emergency response.
Requires automatic dialing device callers to disclose certain identifying information.
Directs school districts to establish policies and require training for employees on issues regarding child sexual abuse.
Requires ballot question on approval of State bond issue to disclose total amount of debt of State or other entity, debt service on which is funded through annual State appropriation.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain donated vehicles.
Requires voter who wishes to vote by mail to complete application for mail-in ballot each calendar year; repeals automatic vote-by-mail designation.
Decreases from 55 days to 21 days minimum time required to change political party affiliation prior to primary.
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
Applies law governing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to gubernatorial transition staff members.
Requires certain psychiatric facilities to contact Division of Child Protection and Permanency if minor is to be discharged and parent or guardian is unable or unwilling to remove minor from facility.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish Jersey Fresh sales pilot program; appropriates $500,000.
Requires certain hospitals to provide sexual assault treatment training for certain staff.
Requires municipality to provide free beach access to certain veterans.
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.
Establishes "School Bus Safety and Child Protection Act," requires periodic criminal background checks for certain school employees; and prohibits interference with school bus monitoring devices.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain homeschooling expenses.
Requires emergency action plans for delivery of oxygen to patient residences during public health emergency.
Permits school districts to employ safe schools resource officers or Class Three special law enforcement officers for security purposes, and requires school districts to have agreement with local law enforcement governing placement of school security pers
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Requires New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to require criminal history records check for person to serve as official at athletic events sanctioned by association.
Prohibits certain medical examinations on female patients without informed consent.
Provides that unlawful use, manufacture, or distribution of controlled dangerous substance by parent or caregiver in presence of child constitutes crime of endangering welfare of that child.
Authorizes use of certain constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants for prevention and remediation of harmful algal blooms.
Permits taxpayers to deduct the total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.
Allows law enforcement officers to receive one-time emergency alerts on personal wireless communication devices.
Requires county clerks to send confirmation notice to vote-by-mail applicant that requests mail-in ballot at separate mailing address than address at which applicant is registered to vote.
Revises law governing training and duties of Junior Firefighters' Auxiliary members.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes committed during a state of emergency.
Requires annual suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to New Jersey Library Network for continuation of services.
Establishes New Jersey Higher Education Student Advisory Commission.
Requires DEP to develop, and solid waste management districts to use, standardized labels for recycling bins.
Requires pharmacies to maintain minimum stock of opioid antidote.
Requires resource family parent, relative, preadoptive parent, or caretaker to be party to reviews or hearings involving a child under the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families' care.
"One Strike, You're Ours;" adds use of Internet as aggravating factor in child sex crimes and requires lifetime electronic monitoring of offender.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Permits school districts to define excused absences from school to include illness based on student's mental or behavioral health and requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for defining excused absence for this reason.
Prohibits DEP from charging fee for resident mobile sportfishing vehicle permit to veterans, active military members, former or current members of the NJ National Guard or Reserve, or volunteer emergency workers.
Requires county and municipal welfare agencies to determine if person is sex offender within certain time after initial placement in emergency shelter and to provide notification of placement to law enforcement.
Expands crime of bias intimidation to include law enforcement officers and emergency personnel.
Revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel.
Requires Department of Labor and Workforce Development to apply smart labor force data to direct veterans to in-demand fields.
Prohibits mail-in ballot outer envelope from containing political affiliation or designation visible to public.
Designates Howell House in Cape May as Harriet Tubman Museum in New Jersey.
Establishes "Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Study Commission."
Clarifies DHS authority over sober living homes, and requires certain sober living homes to be dedicated for use by persons in substance use recovery who have other mental health disorders.
Clarifies that Division of Mental Health Advocacy in Office of Public Defender is required to represent indigent patients in all mental health commitment proceedings, whether related to inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Establishes toll free helpline for first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to purchase agricultural food products from NJ farmers impacted by coronavirus pandemic, and distribute products to school breakfast and lunch programs and food banks; appropriate $1 million.
Requires hospitals and long-term care facilities to maintain 90-day supply of personal protection equipment during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires new civics instruction in middle and high schools, requires school districts to use DOE's curriculum guidelines for civics; and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction.
Suspends running of timeframes for county planning board action during state of emergency.
Provides gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations during COVID-19 pandemic.
Designates "Franklinite" as official mineral of State of NJ.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to develop and implement beginning farmer mentoring program in cooperation with certain agricultural and educational organizations and entities.
Requires State agencies to develop and submit information technology strategic plan.
Requires State to purchase personal protective equipment from in-State companies.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education to New Jersey residents who are members of reserve component of Armed Forces of United States.
Excludes veteran disability compensation from income qualification limits under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Permits certain drivers' schools to conduct road tests.
Permits licensed motor vehicle dealers to facilitate issuance of titles and registrations for used motor vehicles purchased by private sale.
Concerns certain fees for credit card usage during state of emergency.
Requires State, counties, municipalities, and instrumentalities thereof to post public employee contracts on respective websites; requires posting on Civil Service Commission's website when local unit does not maintain own website.
Eliminates dual governmental pay to members of Legislature for legislative duties.
Limits payment to any public officer or employee terminated prior to expiration of individual contract of employment.
Directs State Auditor to audit DOLWD Division of Unemployment Insurance.
Requires DMVA provide central website registry of unclaimed veteran cremains for veteran organization locating services; Requires funeral director report possession of unclaimed veteran cremains.
Allows municipality to suspend certain zoning requirements during COVID-19 emergency.
Qualifies certain disabled veterans for toll rate exemptions and exemptions from motor vehicle registration fees.
Establishes Commission on Career and Technical Education and creates initiatives that promote career and technical education programs in State.
Provides immunity for landlords and landowners for injury or death related to coronavirus disease alleged to have been sustained by tenant, lessee, invitee, or trespasser as result of act or omission by landlord or landowner during public health emergency
Requires DOE to provide reimbursement of school district costs of providing protective face coverings and hand sanitizer for addressing transmission of COVID-19.
Increases protections for domestic violence victims as part of driver's license application or renewal.
Permits paid leave by public officers and employees for inactive duty military training.
Requires early voting period in-person voting for 2020 general election; makes appropriation.
Requires in-person early voting for 2020 election; raises pay for election workers for 2020 general election; requires county boards to consider appointing certain residents as election workers.
Permits notaries with valid commissions on March 9, 2020 to continue serving until rescission of Executive Order No. 103 of 2020; permits continuation following rescission with timely completion of application to renew.
Prohibits, under certain circumstances, disclosure of certain personal identifying information, including home address and photographic image, concerning any federal, State or municipal judicial officer, or that judicial officer's immediate family members
Revises requirements concerning disqualification from registration as, and duties of, a professional guardian.
Prohibits persons from receiving compensation for advising or assisting with veterans benefits.
Provides free admission to State parks and forests, and certain historic sites and historic properties for certain veterans on Veterans Day.
Requires health insurance carriers to categorize mental health treatment and therapy received by victim of domestic violence as medically necessary treatment and provide full benefits coverage therefor.
Establishes child care costs reimbursement grant program in DCF; appropriates $500,000.
Allows groups of no more than 15 children in child care center classrooms.
Increases child care provider payments and revises hourly limits on child care for school-aged children under subsidized child care assistance program during 2020-2021 school year.
Establishes Task Force on Child Care Deserts in New Jersey.
Requires institution of higher education to provide victim-centered training to employees who assist student victims of sexual assault.
Requires electric public utility to identify communities within service territory where at least 40 percent of residential customers rely on private well water, develop service restoration plan for those communities, and provide watering stations.
Requires DOC to develop and implement staffing plan at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
Requires DOC to implement certain procedures to facilitate reporting of sexual abuse by Edna Mahan inmates.
Requires administrators at Edna Mahan to have access to information concerning investigations of sexual abuse allegations.
Requires DOC to implement certain security procedures and address physical plant deficiencies in Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
Authorizes any member of the Legislature to perform all functions of notary public.
Exempts poll worker wages from affecting unemployment compensation.
Requires issuance of temporary emergency medical services certifications under certain circumstances.
Requires MVC to allow customers to schedule appointments on MVC's website; extends expiration date of certain documents under certain circumstances.
Requires installation of certain rescue supplies on certain bridges.
Revises definition of domestic violence to include psychological abuse and economic abuse.
"College Mental Health Services Act"; establishes grant program for public institutions of higher education and requires public institutions of higher education to report certain information concerning mental health treatment and suicides.
Makes FY2021 supplemental appropriation of $200,000 from lapsed monies in Unclaimed Property Trust Fund to Jersey Fresh Program.
Requires Special Investigations Division to issue monthly report on sexual abuse in State correctional facilities.
Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal anxiety.
Requires Secretary of State to establish voter list maintenance and crosscheck program and to include certain voter registration data in annual report to Governor and Legislature.
Requires New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education include content on risks of cannabis and marijuana use.
Establishes Task Force for the Development of Universal Child Care.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish public awareness campaign on student use of Internet and social media.
Allows certain persons with developmental disabilities 21 years of age and older to attend special education programs and to simultaneously participate in adult day and employment programs.
Requires long-term care facilities to submit reports regarding residents with disabilities.
Authorizes certain paramedics with expired certifications to be temporarily reactivated during communicable disease outbreaks.
Requires culinary arts courses in public and nonpublic schools to provide instruction on preparation of meals incorporating Jersey Fresh products.
Requires State Auditor to report on finances of public institutions of higher education.
Requires certain public bodies to provide minimum time for public comment at certain public meetings.
Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $10 million to Division of Developmental Disabilities for increase to Day Habilitation Program rates for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Requires each group home or other community-based residence for individuals with developmental disabilities to implement in-person family visitation policy as condition of licensure.
Requires transportation network company drivers to participate in educational training course on dangers, harms, and warning signs of human trafficking.
Requires sign language interpreters for sessions and committee meetings of Legislature.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education for dependents of certain veterans.
Provides that if minor under age 18 unlawfully buys or possesses alcoholic beverages or cannabis and receives written warning from law enforcement, the minor's parent or guardian would be notified in writing.
Requires financial institutions to release records to adult protective services when suspecting fraud of vulnerable adult or senior customer; allows adult protective service to release same records to law enforcement agency if necessary.
Allows current and former judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers and certain family or household members to register to vote without disclosing residential address; prohibits public disclosure of that information.
Requires health benefits carriers to allow parents or guardians of dependent child to determine order of benefits under certain circumstances.
Authorizes creation of US Navy Veteran license plates.
Requires Governor hold public hearings during declarations under Emergency Health Powers Act.
Authorizes creation of childhood cancer awareness license plates.
Establishes "Remote Instruction and School Curriculum Adjustment Study Commission" to review New Jersey Student Learning Standards and make recommendations to ensure that students utilizing remote instruction can meet curriculum standards.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for businesses owned by women veterans or women in military service.
Designates September as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month."
Requires school districts to provide instruction on seizure recognition and first aid.
Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce paper record of each vote cast.
Establishes Crisis Response Support Program to make mental health services available to police departments responding to certain emergencies; appropriates $2,000,000.
Requires DOLWD to take measures to ensure One-Step Career Centers reopen immediately and remain open during public health emergency.
Requires electric, gas, and water public utilities to disseminate outage information to customers through autodialed telephone call, text message, and electronic mail alert service.
Requires certain public utilities to publicize information concerning bill payment assistance programs.
Requires certain health insurers to provide coverage for counseling and behavioral therapies for any person receiving medication-assisted treatment.
Establishes the "COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Worker Memorial Commission."
Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-owned lakes; appropriates $1 million.
Allows appointment of challengers to any election district within congressional or legislative district where challenger resides.
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Provides act of domestic violence or child endangerment committed during state of emergency may be classified one degree higher than underlying offense.