Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Brian Bergen
Sponsored
In committee46
Establishes credit under sales and use tax for certain small businesses that collect and remit sales and use tax.
Establishes sales tax credit and sales tax holiday for portion of state of emergency related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Permits taxpayer to file or make gross income tax. corporation business tax, or sales and use tax return or payment by July 31, 2020 without penalty.
Provides civil immunity for employer for damages arising from employee's injury or death related to exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") during public health emergency and state of emergency declared by Governor in Executive Order 103 of 2020
Authorizes issuance of license plates series honoring military academies that represent five branches of United States military.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Expands topics to be covered regarding bicycle and pedestrian safety on MVC driver's license knowledge test.
Prohibits elected officers of municipality from accepting employment with municipality in which they hold office.
Allows groups of no more than 15 children in child care center classrooms.
Requires tobacco product retailers to carry and offer for sale certain tobacco use cessation products.
Appropriates $30 million to EDA from federal "Coronavirus Relief Fund" to assist certain live entertainment venues.
Provides temporary extension of certain documents issued by MVC.
Establishes assistance program to assist landlord of one- and two-family dwellings during COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $50 million.
Establishes restricted beer, wine, and cider license; provides tax credit under corporate business tax and gross income tax for loss in value to certain alcoholic beverage licenses.
Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers.
The "New Jersey Law Enforcement Transparency Act of 2020."
Requires certain health care workers to disclose other employers as well as infectious disease outbreaks occurring at other employers' facilities.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Authorizes voluntary donation of expired food or food waste to farmers; authorizes donations if farmer waives liability.
Expands opportunities for restaurants, bars, and breweries to provide outdoor dining.
"Made in New Jersey Tax Credit Act"; provides CBT tax credits to taxpayers that purchase "New Jersey made" products.
Allows certain taxpayers to receive higher NJ earned income tax credit for tax year 2020 if amount of credit falls below credit earned in tax year 2019.
Allows real estate salespersons and broker-salespersons to form limited liability company to receive commission income.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Establishes NJ Military Family Relief Fund; provides for designation on State gross income tax return to permit taxpayers to make voluntary contributions to military family relief fund.
Provides additional home ownership assistance for certain military service members.
Increases from $750 to $3,000 annual State payment made to certain veterans and their surviving spouses.
Establishes "Bring Veterans to New Jersey Program."
Requires EDA to establish program providing grants to qualified veterans purchasing franchises.
Exempts qualified veterans from paying certain firearm related fees.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive tuition and fees for Medal of Honor and Purple Heart Medal military recipients.
Provides employer and employee protections pursuant to the use of legalized cannabis items.
Limits requirements for school districts to include instructions on diversity and inclusion as part of implementation of New Jersey Learning Standards to grades 9 through 12.
Removes stump grinding as service requiring licensure by New Jersey Board of Tree Experts.
Establishes grant program for alternate route police officer training.
"Volunteer Medical Professional Health Care Act."
Requires installation of Type IV flotation devices at certain lakes, ponds, and rivers.
Provides employment protections for certain medical professionals diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Requires law enforcement officers in State to annually pass physical fitness examination; appropriates $500,000.
Authorizes issuance of Operation Desert Storm license plates.
Provides supplemental appropriations of $20 million for loan redemption program and tuition reimbursement program for certain teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Exempts honorably discharged veterans from payment of passenger motor vehicle registration fee; requires notification of eligible motorists.
Removes requirement that certain special law enforcement officers turn in firearm at end of shift.
Revises factors for determining employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Creates New Jersey Global War on Terrorism Medal.
Requires electric public utility to charge residential rate for service used by residential customer for electric vehicle charging at charging stations within certain designated parking spaces.*
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell and convey certain surplus real property located in Borough of Franklin, Sussex County.
Requires law enforcement to provide written notificaion to parent or guardian of person under age 18 who commits first offense of unlawfully possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage, cannabis, marijuana, or hashish.**
Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.
Allows law enforcement officers to review body worn camera recordings prior to creating initial report.
Passed the General Assembly · 1
Exempts discharge of student loan debt of certain veterans through the federal Total and Permanent Disability discharge process from taxation under the gross income tax.
Out of committee · 15
Establishes certain rights for students with military obligations attending public institutions of higher education and permits late registration for students with military obligations.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
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.
Makes information related to public health emergency accessible with certain limited exceptions.
Establishes School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program in BPU.
Establishes immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Allows Board of Cosmetology Hairstyling licensees to operate mobile facilities when providing services.
Allows deduction from tax of certain expenses when taxpayer's federal paycheck protection program loan is forgiven and excludes those forgiven loans from gross income tax.
Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers; expands scope of review of alternative treatment center permit applications and related materials.*
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Makes $25 million in federal funds available to EDA to support microbusinesses in need.*
Makes supplemental appropriation of $10 million for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
In committee · 45
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Expands EDA small business loan program to include certain broadband telecommunications service providers.
Permits veteran to receive credit toward licensure as licensed practical nurse upon completing certain military medical training programs.
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on statewide obligation.
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevelopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Prohibits affordable housing obligation exemptions for urban aid municipalities.
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
Requires certain employees and candidates for public school employment or service and youth camp employees to undergo child abuse record information check.
Provides gross income tax deduction to surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Increases, from 18 percent to 30 percent, amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments.
Excludes payments made for unemployment compensation benefits related to layoffs resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic from calculation of employer contribution for unemployment compensation benefits.
Provides one-time deduction of $10,000 for certain taxpayers under GIT.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Provides gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations during COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires law enforcement officers and recruits to undergo self-defense training; appropriates $250,000 to Police Training Commission.
Exempts Purple Heart recipients from payment of motor vehicle registration, driver's license, and identification card fees.
Establishes Division on Violence Prevention and Intervention in DLPS.
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.
Exempts certain veterans from field or live-fire range portion of hunter gun safety course.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to extend payment period for violations of electronic toll collection monitoring system, commonly known as E-ZPass, during COVID-19 public health emergency and state of emergency.
Authorizes private persons to display American flag on certain property of NJTA and SJTA; prohibits NJTA and SJTA from removing American flag under certain circumstances.
Requires Firefighter 1 certification of candidate who completes military firefighter training and at least 12 months active duty military service in lieu of training course requirements.
Permits notices of revisions or addenda to advertisements or bid documents to be provided via email.
Establishes child care costs reimbursement grant program in DCF; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes comprehensive core competency police training program.
Removes Election Day as State and public holiday.
Authorizes any member of the Legislature to perform all functions of notary public.
"Michelle's Law"; requires health benefit plans to cover mammogram for an individual if recommended by health care provider.
Appropriates $300 million to EDA for small business and not-for-profit organization assistance.
Dedicates State reserve of certain federal funds to in-person and hybrid school districts.
Redistributes fiscal year 2023 transportation and security aid from remote school districts to in-person school districts.
Removes criminal liability for law enforcement officers who have investigative encounter with underage person for possession of alcohol or cannabis unless civil rights are violated.
Provides that certain school districts will receive State school aid in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
Authorizes county vocational school districts to establish electric vehicle certification programs.
Allocates "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" federal funds for heating, cooling, water, and wastewater service bill payment assistance to qualified residential customers.
Provides gross income tax deduction for home office expenses incurred during COVID-19 pandemic.
Permits board of education to employ certain veterans in coaching positions in school district's interscholastic athletic program.
Makes permanent certain immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Allows possession of bear spray under certain conditions.
Designates Suicide Awareness & Remembrance flag as official State flag.
Allows individuals on active duty to participate remotely in certain governmental meetings.
Decouples State tax provisions from federal prohibition on cannabis business deductions, but only for businesses with less than $15 million of gross receipts.
Filed · 1
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.