Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
John F. McKeon
Sponsored
Became law7
"Nikhil's Law"; requires MVC to inform and test drivers on dangers of failing to comply with traffic safety laws and "STOP for Nikhil Safety Pledge."
"Art Therapist Licensing Act."
Exempts certain persons from licensing requirements of the "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act."
Establishes Equipment Loan Program in NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust; changes submission and approval requirements for financial plan.
Establishes crime-fraud exception to marital and civil union partnership privilege.
Increases required public notice from 30 days to 60 days for settlements entered into by DEP pursuant to Spill Compensation and Control Act.
Appropriates $88,592,361 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Vetoed2
Permits municipal, county, and regional police and fire forces to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers and firefighters; allows exceptions to requirement under certain circumstances.**
Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
Passed the General Assembly2
Clarifies that certain types of sewage and sewage sludge do not constitute hazardous substances under "Spill Compensation and Control Act."
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
Out of committee19
Provides gross income tax credit for certain contributions to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) program.*
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Establishes forest stewardship program for State-owned lands.
Establishes pilot program in Edison Township requiring Attorney General to perform police internal affairs functions.
Requires water purveyors to develop and implement a drought interconnection system.
Allows installation of solar arrays by municipalities on preserved open space in certain circumstances.
Revises Newborn Screening program in DHSS.
Concerns NJ Transit's treatment of people with guide or service dogs; establishes Access Link Customer Service Group.
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.
Extends for five years expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres program and farmland preservation program for lands in Highlands Region; makes change to special appraisal process for certain farmers. *
Allows local government deferred compensation plans to invest in collective investment trusts.
Permits municipalities and counties to issue bonds to fund buy-out of accumulated leave time in order to reduce future terminal leave expenses.
"Consumer Litigation Funding Act."
Increases mandatory retirement age for Administrative Law Judges, Workers' Compensation Judges and county prosecutors from 70 to 75.
Increases statutory mandatory retirement age for Superior Court and Tax Court judges from 70 to 75.
Increases electric power net metering capacity threshold to 2.9 percent of total annual kilowatt-hours sold in State.*
Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in emergency shelters, rooming and boarding houses, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.
Amends Fiscal Year 2015 budget to provide one-half of certain environmental damage amounts recovered are appropriated for costs of remediation, restoration, and clean up.
Appropriates $4,750,000 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
In committee112
Allows New Jersey gross income taxpayers to elect to deduct certain losses from certain investment arrangements discovered to be criminally fraudulent.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Permits water supply service and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
"Plastic Container Recycling Enhancement Act."
"Water Supply Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund Act."
Requires installation of operational automatic rain sensor on lawn sprinklers as condition of sale and on lawn sprinklers on commercial, retail or industrial property and in common interest communities within specified timeframes.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Bars certain officials from elective office and political activity for certain time periods.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
The "Renewable Energy District Financing Act."
Prohibits good faith allegations of child abuse from being used against the accuser in a child custody proceeding; makes it a disorderly persons offense to file a false allegation of child abuse.
"Ocean County Stormwater Management System Demonstration Act."
Provides $3,000 gross income tax deduction for certain taxpayers providing home care for an elderly relative.
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to, or purchases of credits from, federally qualified tuition program.
Requires Governor to make temporary appointment when vacancy occurs in U.S. Senate; requires appointee be member of same political party as person vacating office since beginning of that term; eliminates special election option.
Reestablishes and revises public contract set-aside program.
Requires State to pay expenses associated with nonpartisan municipal elections.
Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.
Increases renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements under "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act."
Creates Highlands Conservation Trust to preserve land in Highlands Region, and authorizes Highlands conservation license plate to raise revenue therefor.
"New Jersey Transit Villages Act."
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
The "Retrofitted Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Concerning the "Contractors' Registration Act."
Requires assisted living residences to have standby emergency power generators.
Requires health insurers and State Health Benefits Commission to provide coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder under same conditions as other sickness.
Directs BPU to study feasibility of adopting certain requirements for installation of new and replacement electric distribution utility poles and transmission towers.
Establishes criteria and requirements for shore protection project priority list and funding from Shore Protection Fund.
Creates a civil cause of action for stalking.
Adds conviction of unlawfully possessing weapon to list of crimes that statutorily prohibits someone from buying or owning firearm.
Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey.
Upgrades crime of manslaughter to aggravated manslaughter under certain circumstances.
The "New Jersey Homeowners' Equity Protection Act."
Expands scope of claims subject to "Health Claims Authorization, Processing and Payment Act," and modifies certain claims procedures.
Appropriates $250,000 to Department of Children and Families for grants to rape care crisis centers.
Excludes appropriations to reserve for uncollected taxes in excess of two percent from calculations of municipal adjusted tax levy.
Regulates sale of olive oil.
Requires, after study, DEP to adopt total maximum daily loads for Barnegat Bay ecosystem, and requires DEP to adopt nutrient standards for NJ marine waters.
Requires, after assessment, DEP to adopt total maximum daily loads for Barnegat Bay ecosystem.
Establishes forest harvest demonstration program in pinelands area.
Authorizes Ocean County Planning Board and municipal planning boards in Ocean County to take certain measures to control stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollution in Barnegat Bay watershed.
Authorizes the State, with prior approval by the State House Commission, to use eminent domain power to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes provided lands are protective of drinking water sources.
Expands programs in BPU to include low-interest loans and grants to municipalities for energy efficient programs and innovative energy technologies.
Revises "New Jersey Money Transmitters Act"; provides consumer protections; increases reporting and record keeping requirements.
Prohibits issuance of DEP permits and approvals for development related to drilling for oil and natural gas off NJ coast.
Applies prevailing wage to work on Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital grounds and facilities.
Establishes $2 surcharge upon building permits for payments to Community Health Law Project.
Requires Site Improvement Advisory Board to offer recommendations to encourage sustainable development.
Establishes the Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Advanced Technology Vehicle Task Force.
Requires financial institution to notify account holder when information relative to an electronic fund transfer is shared with third party.
Establishes registry of stroke cases in State.
Increases fees charged for marriage or civil union licenses and dedicates monies to Displaced Homemakers Trust Fund.
Raises allowable speed for low-speed vehicles to 35 miles per hour.
Providing for AG representation of employees of county prosecutors' offices in certain civil actions and providing for State indemnification in certain cases.
Provides grants and tax credits for school districts and private contractors for installing cameras on school buses.
Upgrades penalties for eluding police officer if stolen vehicle involved.
Requires criminal history background check for owners and employees of home service enterprises.
Requires local law enforcement officer or firefighter prescribed anabolic steroids or human growth hormone to report to designated physician for evaluation of fitness for duty.
Requires BPU financial incentives for photovoltaic equipment for residences that are Energy Star compliant receive preferred treatment.
Creates Witnesses of Crime Protection Program Fund and assess $25 penalty on persons convicted of crimes.
Increases gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 and dedicates revenue from tax rate increase for direct real property tax relief for taxpayers.
Establishes requirements for newly installed and replacement electric utility poles and transmission towers.
Establishes financial incentives for certain energy providers to conduct energy audits.
Allows for 75 percent of costs of energy audits undertaken for commercial buildings be paid for by societal benefits charge.
Provides matching grant program for local governments to facilitate energy efficiency and conservation of resources in public buildings; appropriates $50 million.
Makes various revisions to operations of local tax collector's and assessor's offices.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Requires certain employers to plan and implement traffic reduction programs for employees.
Permits electric public utilities, electric power suppliers, and basic generation service providers to enter into certain agreements with building owners for use of solar energy systems for such buildings.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of fuel cell vehicles.
Establishes public-private pilot program for level 3 electric vehicle charging stations.
Establishes public-private alternative fueling station pilot program and requires DOT to conduct study.
Provides for decrease and eventual ban on use of non-compostable plastic grocery bags.
Provides purchasing preference to local and environmentally responsible businesses in awarding of State contracts.
Provides for voluntary contributions to the "Homelessness Prevention Program" through real estate sales.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Exempts carsharing rentals from State imposed $5 per day motor vehicle rental fee.
Requires green building standards for affordable housing construction.
Clarifies that the implementation of a municipal court security plan, shall be at the discretion of the municipal governing body.
Permits municipalities to purchase and issue certain surplus retail alcoholic beverage licenses.
Authorizes local option tax on seller of billboard advertising space.
Permits public records custodian to require deposit for OPRA record requests exceeding $15.
Requires DCA to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning upholstered furniture and furnishings purchased for use in residential premises and public buildings.
Exempts various local units of government from State permitting fees and permits the reimbursement of violation fines under certain circumstances.
Provides for State assumption of the costs of the county prosecutors' offices.
Requires DCA to adopt energy inspection code, and requires licensed home inspector to report energy analysis for each home inspected for buyer in contemplation of purchase.
Permits establishment of municipal employee early retirement incentive programs.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of compressed natural gas vehicles.
Provides an adjustment to school district tax levy cap for increases in special education costs per pupil in excess of $40,000 that exceed such prior year costs by more than 2%.
Requires court appearance for certain motor vehicle offenses that occur in school zone.
Dedicates up to $150,000 annually of fees collected at Island Beach State Park to special fund to be used to support certain park programs, and makes an appropriation from the fund.
"Stormwater Management and Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement Bond Act of 2014," authorizes bonds for $50,000,000, and appropriates $5,000.
Increases campus security by allowing institutions of higher education to offer partial tuition credit to police officers enrolled at the institution who agree to be on duty while attending classes.
Increases statutory mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court Justices, Superior Court Judges, Tax Court Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Workers' Compensation Judges and county prosecutors from 70 to 72.
Prohibits development over 35 feet in height in Hudson River Palisades viewshed.
Establishes notification, signage, and monitoring requirements related to combined sewer overflows.
Authorizes gun violence restraining orders and firearm seizure warrants.
Clarifies procedures for resignation, removal, and succession of fiduciaries.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing, and selling assault firearms for civilian use.
Requires certain insurance coverage for motor vehicles involved in transportation network company trips.
Restricts use of eminent domain by private pipeline companies to those demonstrating pipeline is in the public interest and that agree to certain regulation by BPU.
Implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain environmental purposes; revises State's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs.
Requires suspension of driver's license for gross income tax deficiency under certain circumstances.
"Drama therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."
Disallows tax deduction under corporation business tax and gross income tax for punitive damages paid in connection with legal action; includes amount paid as punitive damages on behalf of taxpayer in income for tax purposes.
Requires driver safety classes for certain drivers with suspended license.
Requires certain drones to contain geo-fencing technology; makes violation a fourth degree crime.
Requires certain retailers to provide notice of FAA safety guidelines for flying drones to consumers.
Establishes uniform standard for identifying and accessing fire hydrants.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Extends for five years expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres program and farmland preservation program for lands in Highlands Region; makes change to special appraisal process for certain farmers.*
Increases electric power net metering capacity threshold to 2.9 percent of total annual kilowatt-hours sold in State.**
Appropriates $4,750,000 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Vetoed3
Allows installation of solar arrays by municipalities on preserved open space in certain circumstances.
Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in emergency shelters, rooming and boarding houses, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.*
Amends Fiscal Year 2015 budget to provide one-half of certain environmental damage amounts recovered are appropriated for costs of remediation, restoration, and clean up.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 44
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for development of Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Shortens waiting periods for expungement of criminal and other records and information; makes various changes to other expungement procedures and requirements.**
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.
Requires training program for school bus drivers and school bus aides on interacting with students with special needs, and requires development and use of student information cards.*
Exempts Holocaust reparations payments from legal process, and from estate recovery under Medicaid program.
Requires DHS and DMVA to conduct or contract for follow-up studies of former residents transitioning to community from their facilities.*
Clarifies that electronic funds transfers are included within the scope of the statute concerning issuing or passing bad checks.
Clarifies that electronic funds transfers are included within the scope of the civil statute concerning issuing bad checks.
Creates the option to make a voluntary contribution for the support of local libraries on gross income tax returns.
Establishes the "New Jersey Family Collaborative Law Act." *
Eliminates DOT approval of municipal traffic calming measures in business districts.
Requires hiring preference for veterans seeking position with State Police.
Prohibits school district from denying student school breakfast or school lunch because payment is in arrears without prior notice to parent.
Requires public school students in grades 9 through 12 to receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator prior to graduation.*
Requires issuance of one free copy of a veteran's death certificate to certain authorized persons upon request.
Enables collection of voluntary contributions for New Jersey Nonprofit Veterans Organizations through gross income tax returns.*
Authorizes rural electric cooperative and certain municipalities to establish municipal shared services authority.*
Dedesignates portions of Route 24.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support farm to school and school gardens programs.
Allows contributions to "New Jersey Farm to School Program.*
Eliminates requirement that candidates file with county clerk duplicate copy of report of contributions and expenditures; requires each county provide link to ELEC on county Internet site. *
"Uniform Trust Code."
Permits the incorporation of psychologists.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for active duty members of United States Armed Forces, Reserve components thereof, and National Guard from New Jersey.
Establishes certain requirements for hospitals regarding patient-designated caregivers.
Prohibits administration of standardized assessments in kindergarten through second grade.
Permits certain zero emission vehicle manufacturers to directly sell motor vehicles to consumers and requires them to operate service facilities.
Allows gross income taxpayers to use their gross income tax returns to make voluntary contributions to ALS Association for services to New Jersey residents.
Requires health benefits coverage for synchronization of prescribed medications under certain circumstances.
Requires preparation programs for teachers and school counselors to include programming to improve student career readiness.*
Permits Newark to use rental car tax proceeds over three-year period to help reduce its "cash deficit for preceding year" appropriation and operational deficit.
"Boys & Girls Clubs Keystone Law"; permits minors to give consent for behavioral health care.
Requires police departments of certain educational institutions to adopt Attorney General Guidelines on internal affairs policies and procedures.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for women veterans.*
Requires BPU to provide links to pricing information to customers from electric and gas public utilities, and third-party electric power and gas suppliers.*
Requires BPU to establish procedures allowing electric power and gas supplier customers to switch energy suppliers.
Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in certain structures; designated as "Korman and Park's Law."
"Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015"; authorizes the court to issue protective orders for victims of certain nonconsensual sexual conduct.
"New Jersey Small Business Retirement Marketplace Act."*
Prohibits withholding of State school aid based on student participation rate on State assessments.
Requires facilities providing services to persons with developmental disabilities and schools to adopt policies permitting administration of medical marijuana to qualifying patients.
Vetoed · 15
Requires Department of Health to publish informational guidelines on the inspection, identification, evaluation, and abatement of mold.*
Sets forth certain standards to be followed by law enforcement agencies and fire departments when utilizing drones.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds; exempts firearms with .22 caliber tubular magazines from 10 round limitation. *
Authorizes municipalities to facilitate private financing of water conservation, storm shelter construction, and flood and hurricane resistance projects through use of voluntary special assessments.*
Establishes "Energy Infrastructure Study Commission."
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Provides additional State school aid to county vocational school districts in which enrollment increases by more than 10%.
Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.
Makes FY 2015 supplemental appropriation to DOH for $7,453,000 for family planning services.
Authorizes Drinking Water Quality Institute to study and recommend maximum contaminant level for 1,2,3-trichloropropane to DEP.*
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Provides Medicaid coverage for advance care planning.
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Passed the General Assembly · 35
Exempts from disclosure as public record personal identifying information provided to government agency for emergency notification purposes.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Requires driver's license examination to include questions on distracted driving; makes it a violation for motorists to talk or text on hand-held wireless devices while vehicle is temporarily stopped.
Requires managed care plans, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide for reasonable accommodation in accessing providers for persons with physical disabilities.
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.*
Imposes moratorium on DHS transitions and transfers of certain individuals with developmental disabilities to new residential placements until certain conditions are met. *
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Requires boil water notices to be provided by certain public water systems via telephone, email or text message.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Permits a witness who is under the age of 16 or a victim of any age to testify by closed circuit television in prosecutions for crimes or offenses involving domestic violence.
Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty.
"Aid in Dying for the terminally Ill Act"; permits qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.**
Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.
Requires Division of Rate Counsel to evaluate NJT fare increases and determine whether increases are necessary and fair to NJT customers.
Provides that no more than 120 credits will be required for baccalaureate degree awarded by a public institution and no more than 60 credits for an associate degree.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education.*
Prohibits four-year public and independent institutions of higher education from increasing New Jersey resident undergraduate tuition and fees for nine continuous semesters following student's initial enrollment.*
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to study prevalence, cost, and quality of certain on-line courses compared to traditional classroom courses offered by institutions of higher education.*
Requires New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to annually prepare report on debt held by public institutions of higher education.
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.
Creates Education Reform Review Task Force; delays implementation of certain assessments and certain changes to teacher evaluation system.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Requires written contract between customers and third-party electric power and gas suppliers.
Directs Attorney General to establish a criminal firearms recovery clearing house.
Authorizes special motion to dismiss a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation" ("SLAPP").
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice services.*
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.
Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.
Requires online parking ticket payment system, NJMCDirect, to process payments 24 hours per day.
Permits persons convicted of driving with suspended license to be sentenced to labor assistance program.
Facilitates identification of municipal liens on residential property of certain seniors and disabled persons.
Requires DCA to establish county assistance programs aiding seniors in property tax lien foreclosure; notification of certain county offices upon senior property tax lien sale; collector to provide requested lien satisfaction information within seven days
Out of committee · 51
Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter, Public School Teacher, Corrections Officer, and Sanitation Worker Home-buyer Assistance Act."; appropriates $5 million.*
Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.
Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.
Increases minimum wage for tipped workers.
Requires DOH to establish "New Jersey Autism 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.
Allows certain emergency squad volunteers holding municipal elective office to vote on emergency squad concerns.
Permits adoptees and certain others to obtain adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically engineered material.*
Requires blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death; designated as "Michelle Sous' Law."
Requires BPU to establish uniform Statewide reliability standards for electric and gas public utilities.*
"Government Energy Reliability and Savings Public-Private Partnership Act."
Creates Office of Clean Energy.
Provides that nonpublic school nursing services may include nursing services for a preschool pupil in the event of an emergency.
Revises statutes regarding practice of physical therapy.
Requires BPU to establish Energy Efficiency Leadership awards program.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Implements constitutional amendment providing for pretrial detention of certain criminal defendants; establishes non-monetary bail alternatives for release; authorizes Judiciary to revise fees for certain legal programs and services.*
Requires DEP to conduct vibration analysis along routes for disposal of dredged material from Delaware River.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th birthday.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.*
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Establishes "College Affordability Study Commission" to examine issues and develop recommendations to increase the affordability of higher education in New Jersey.
Establishes one-year moratorium on replacement of copper-based landline telephone service with wireless telephone service; requires BPU to report to Governor and Legislature. *
Directs State Board of Agriculture and Dept. of Agriculture to adopt regulations concerning confinement of pregnant sows during gestation.
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.
Revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in sex.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students; appropriates $45,000 to DOE for New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association testing of student-athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing substances.*
Revises certain provisions of New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program.***
Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21.
Confers title of Acting Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on certain judges of the Superior Court, Appellate Division, temporarily assigned to the Supreme Court.
Requires PANYNJ be subject to NY Freedom of Information Law and NJ open public records act.
Requires certain parking garages to have on-site emergency vehicle capable of accessing low-clearance areas.
Increases transparency and accountability at PANYNJ.
Requires State Board of Education to develop rigorous computer science curriculum guidelines and school districts to incorporate those guidelines in grades six through 12.
Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidence for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.*
Designates State Highway Route No. 35 bridge between Brielle and Point Pleasant Beach as "Veterans of All Wars Memorial Bridge."
Establishes insurance and safety requirements for companies that use digital network or software application to match passengers with drivers.*
Establishes identical levels of domestic violence training for judges and judicial personnel.
Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.*
Conforms Megan's Law to requirements of federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.*
Requires DOE to conduct study on options and benefits of instituting later school start time in middle school and high school.
Requires DEP to adopt regulations to allow cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research, educational, or restoration purposes; requires community engagement process for revision therof.*
Establishes position of State Oceanographer.
Permits BPU to approve qualified wind energy project; requires BPU to provide application periods for those projects.*
Establishes "Solar Roof Installation Warranty Program" in EDA and transfers $2 million from societal benefits charge to initially fund program.
Implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain enviromental purposes; revises States's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs.**
"Volunteers in Public Service Pension Reform Act," allows municipal elected officials in PERS to retire based on other PERS service and remain in office with no salary or health care benefits for that office.
Enacts new "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"; repeals previous uniform law.
Requires State to pay its pension contributions on quarterly basis by August 1, November 1, February 1 and May 1 of each year.
Prohibits school districts from joining associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports unless association limits certain student-athletes who repeat middle school grade to only six consecutive semesters of interscholastic eligibility after en
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Enacts the "Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act."
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Revises definition of "necessary care" in the State's animal cruelty law to include more specific requirements.
Allows jurors to designate donation of their jury duty fees to various charitable funds.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
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.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates 1/3 net proceeds to General Fund, 1/3 to State education aid, and 1/3 to horse racing industry.
Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Requires insurers to provide coverage for medications and dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Modifies various aspects of charter school program including student enrollment procedures, revocation of charter, monitoring of charter schools, and collaboration between school districts and charter schools.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit persons with mental illness unless they pose danger.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes program authorizing lease of historic buildings and structures in State parks, forests, and wildlife management areas.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Directs the Division on Women to conduct an audit of the coordination of community responses to domestic violence.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Requires firearms to be unloaded and securely locked or stored within home.
Requires firearms seizure when mental health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.
Dedicates up to $400,000 annually of fees collected at Island Beach and Liberty State Parks to special funds to be used to support certain park programs, and makes appropriations from the funds.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Permits municipality to hire private company to provide construction officials, subcode officials, and technical assistants.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million.
"Certificates of Insurance Act."
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
"Barnegat Bay Protection Act"; establishes Barnegat Bay Protection Fund, dedicates portion of sales tax on lawn fertilizer, authorizes special license plates, and provides for donations.
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 health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Establishes mutual aid assistance request protocols for 9-1-1 ambulance dispatchers.
Establishes special license plates supporting American Red Cross.
Requires retail store operators to establish in-store recycling programs that provide opportunities for customers to return clean plastic carryout bags.
Prohibits PANYNJ from imposing cargo facility charge in certain instances.
Amends Offshore Wind Economic Development Act concerning offshore wind energy facilities and wind energy zones.
Requires insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer.
Excludes from PAAD income eligibility withdrawals from an IRA.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing battery backups for certain home solar electrical generators.
Requires each school district to offer a summer payment plan for school district employees.
Prohibits possession of ammunition capable of penetrating body armor.
The "Preserve New Jersey Act of 2013"; implements constitutional dedication of sales tax revenue for open space, including flood prone areas, farmland, and historic preservation purposes.
Requires PANYNJ to conduct noise and land use compatibility survey.
Permits voter registration at polling place on days of municipal, primary, and general elections.
Establishes "Rutgers, The State University Study Commission."
Provides primary and school election sample ballots may be sent to registered voter by electronic mail if so requested.
"Blue Acres Floodplain Protection and Home Elevation Bond Act of 2013," authorizes bonds for $100 million, and appropriates $5,000.
Requires background check for private gun sales.
Provides for life imprisonment without parole for killing an emergency responder.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Establishes animal cruelty offense of cruel confinement of a gestating pig.
Requires school districts to annually disseminate information to students and parents or guardians on the dangers of distributing sexually explicit images through electronic means.
"Consumer Credit Fairness Act."
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Prohibits enforcement, for a period of 12 months, of homeowners' association bylaws prohibiting domesticated animals if owner is FEMA designated displaced individual following emergency declaration by President or Governor.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Increases State hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues required to be annually appropriated to fund certain arts and cultural, historical, and tourism-related programs and activities.
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes pilot program for municipalities and school districts to contract for video monitoring systems to assist in enforcing law against unlawfully passing a school bus.
Concerns organ and tissue donation.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires immediate forfeiture of public office, position or employment, without application by the prosecutor, for public officials and employees convicted under federal law of certain public corruption offenses.
Permits juveniles to be admitted to drug court program under certain circumstances.
Allows gross income tax deduction for certain student loan interest.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Clarifies deadline to request mail-in ballot application.
Provides for use of directed trust to administer particular assets separate from other assets placed in trust; clarifies duty to inform between co-fiduciaries concerning administration of trusts and other governing instruments.
Prohibits the DOE from regulating the maximum salary amount a school district may pay its superintendent of schools.
Permits county resident to volunteer for jury service.
Expands definition of "public building" for purposes of the CDS distribution laws.
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns.
Permits manufacturer to sell electric motor vehicles to consumers under certain conditions.
Requires law enforcement officer to verify vehicle registration with MVC before issuing summons for violation of red light camera.
"Disaster Information Access Act"; requires utility service providers to report severe weather and emergency related service interruptions; directs utility service providers and State Office of Emergency Management to present reported information online a
Requires practitioners prescribing Schedule II drugs to check prescription monitoring program prior to issuing prescription and to report prescriptions for Schedule II drugs to program; expands access to program.
Strengthens requirements regarding prescription monitoring program and broadens access to prescription monitoring program by law enforcement agencies.
Establishes per se standard for driving under influence of inhalant; designated as "Kimmie's Law."
Requires pharmacies to report dispensation of Schedule II drugs to prescription monitoring program at least once every five days.
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.
Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.
Establishes "Opioid Abuse Prevention Commission."
Increases criminal penalties related to certain illegal activities involving controlled dangerous substances.
Increases penalties for drunk driving with minor as passenger.
Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control.
Permits zero emission vehicle manufacturer to directly sell motor vehicles to consumers based on vehicle market.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Upgrades and expands crime of criminal mischief under certain circumstances.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Modifies education requirement for licensure by the NJ State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
The "Adopt a Stormwater Management Basin Act."
Permits counties to share county tax administrators.
Reforms bi-state transportation authorities.
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of the borrower's death.
Requires anyone receiving opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.
Requires school districts, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education to report allegations of sexual assault to law enforcement.
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
The "Full Marriage Recognition for Civil Union Couples Act"; recognizes certain civil unions as marriages dating back to inception of such civil unions.
Requires distribution of homestead benefits on or before October 31 of the State fiscal year during which an appropriation is made.
Prohibits sale of powdered caffeine to minors.
Requires prosecutorial or law enforcement review of fatal incidents involving police officers or State Police.
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Prohibits certain credit card issuers from reporting student credit card holders to credit reporting agencies for 90 days following missing payment.
Prohibits hospitals from referring certain unpaid medical bills to collection agencies.
Prohibits "gay panic" defense for murder; prevents reduction of murder charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion under certain circumstances.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards in Social Studies.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Establishes renewable energy portfolio standards.
Clarifies law concerning conduct of certain legislative investigations.
Applies local public contract bid threshold amounts to local pay to play and prevailing wage laws.