Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
John F. McKeon
Sponsored
Became law5
Makes various revisions to "Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act"; renames act to "Uniform Voidable Transactions Act."
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing of coronavirus disease 2019 and for telemedicine and telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 state of emergency.
Requires certain entities authorized to issue health benefits plans to pay annual assessment.
Increases annual assessment on net written premiums of HMOs to support charity care from three percent to five percent in FY 2021.
Provides for reorganization of health service corporation.
Passed the General Assembly3
Permits counties and municipalities to bond for passenger cars and station wagons solely fueled by electric or renewable power sources.
Establishes task force to examine issues and make recommendations concerning youth sports, including abusive coaching, confrontational parents, and bullying of players.
Criminalizes failure to return erroneous person-to-person electronic payments following proper notification.
Out of committee13
Requires water purveyors to conduct, and report to DEP, water loss audits.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressor of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.*
Requires carriers to pass prescription drug savings to consumers.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1,000,000. *
Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in rooming and boarding houses, dementia care homes, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.*
Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in "Water Quality Accountability Act."
Authorizes imposition of fee for connection to municipal electric distribution system.
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. *
Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey.
Exempts certain plastic materials processed at advanced plastic processing facilities from State laws regulating solid waste disposal and recycling. *
Provides supplemental appropriations of $500,000 to the Apportionment Commission and $500,000 to the New Jersey Redistricting Commission.
Allows Attorney General to bring cause of action for certain public nuisance violations arising from sale or marketing of firearms.
In committee82
"Plastic Container Recycling Enhancement Act."
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of "whistleblower" claims; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Requires candidates for President and Vice-President of United States to disclose federal income tax returns to appear on ballot; prohibits Electoral College electors from voting for candidates who fail to file income tax returns.
Requires State parks, forests, and other natural and historic areas to remain open to public for seven days if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes involving heroin and fentanyl; establishes new crimes concerning heroin mixtures; allows certain defendants to be eligible for drug court.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.
"Water Infrastructure Improvement Bond Act of 2018," authorizes bonds for $400,000,000, and appropriates $5,000.
Specifies minimum 20-year planning duration for NJ Statewide Water Supply Plan and adds new requirements for plan.
Requires public water systems to compile, and submit to DEP, lead service line inventories.
Requires DOT to prioritize green stormwater infrastructure in design, construction, reconstruction, and repair of public highways.
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.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to NJBEST program and provides distributions from qualified State tuition programs for K-12 expenses are not qualified withdrawals under gross income tax.
Concerns regulation of solid waste, hazardous waste, and soil and fill recycling industries.
Makes certain for-profit debt adjusters eligible for licensing to conduct business in State.
Establishes registration and operational requirements for retail health clinics and urgent care facilities.
Establishes State bank for handling of marijuana-related funds.
Establishes personal vehicle sharing program.
Prohibits insurers from offering stop loss insurance to small employers.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage until child turns 26 years of age.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain preventive services.
Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
Provides for opting out of organ and tissue donation.
Provides that organ donor designation on driver's license or identification card remains upon renewal of license or card under certain circumstances.
Expands definition of "qualified offshore wind project" to include "open access offshore wind transmission facility."
Revises law concerning Class I and solar renewable energy portfolio standards, solar renewable energy certificates, and net metering.
Concerns recovery of unreimbursed medical expenses as economic loss in civil actions for damages resulting from automobile accidents.
Provides for reorganization of health service corporation into mutual holding company system.
Revises effects of delinquency and insolvency proceedings against insurer-members of federal home loan banks.
Authorizes DEP rulemaking to prevent backsliding of certain State environmental regulations due to changes in federal law or regulation.
Prohibits intentional release of balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gases.
Designates portion of Interstate Route 280 in West Orange as "Governor Brendan Byrne Memorial Highway."
Establishes crime of possessing firearm during public demonstration for purpose of causing civil disorder.
Permits municipalities to require that new construction be solar ready.
Establishes forest stewardship program for State-owned lands.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Prohibits juror disqualification based on gender identity or sexual orientation; codifies procedures when discriminatory use of peremptory challenges is alleged.
Requires four-year institutions of higher education to offer accelerated three-year baccalaureate degree programs.
Concerns resentencing and parole for certain juvenile defendants.
Provides for BPU incentives for district energy collaboratives and certain combined heat and power facilities.
Provides $3,000 gross income tax deduction for certain taxpayers providing home care for an elderly relative.
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.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to, or purchases of credits from, federally qualified tuition program.
"Consumer Litigation Funding Act."
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.
Creates a civil cause of action for stalking.
Directs BPU to study feasibility of adopting certain requirements for installation of new and replacement electric distribution utility poles and transmission towers.
Permits electric public utilities, electric power suppliers, and basic generation service providers to enter into certain agreements with building owners for use of solar electric systems at owners' buildings.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing, and selling assault firearms for civilian use.
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 requirements for newly installed and replacement electric utility poles and transmission towers.
Creates Highlands Conservation Trust to preserve land in Highlands Region, and authorizes Highlands conservation license plate to raise revenue therefor.
Permits municipalities and counties to issue bonds to fund buy-out of accumulated leave time in order to reduce future terminal leave expenses.
Codifies and enhances use of breach of implied warranty of habitability as defense to certain eviction actions.
Establishes confidentiality of landlord-tenant court records; addresses adverse actions on rental applications.
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.
"Water Resources Protection Trust Fund Act"; establishes user fee on water consumption and diversion; utilizes fee revenue for water quality, supply, and infrastructure projects.
Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.
Permits municipalities to prohibit gas connections in new construction.
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.
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.
"New Jersey Transit Villages Act."
Encourages sharing of services; makes appropriations.
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.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish "Urban Farming Pilot Program"; appropriates $100,000.
Imposes tax on high-quantity processors of financial transactions at $0.0025 per transaction.
Reduces maximum interest rate on loans from 30 percent to 25 percent per year.
Concerns election of mutual savings bank holding company board of directors.
Prohibits municipal zoning ordinances from regulating solar panels under certain circumstances; limits fees for certain renewable energy installations.
Establishes Statewide targets to reduce disposal of organic waste in landfills; requires DEP to adopt regulations to achieve targets.
Increases transparency and accountability for NJT and independence of NJT board members; establishes Office of Customer Advocate; requires greater detail for capital program.
Broadens eligibility for gross income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Provides certain protections for pandemic financial assistance.
Requires informed consent for breast implant surgery.
Requires provision in municipal solid waste collection contracts to hold bidder responsible for collection of solid waste.
Prohibits motor vehicle liability insurance policy from restricting full payment of recovery amounts under covered person's policy.
Requires health insurance carriers to offer clear cost share plans for individual health benefits plans.
Removes exception of self-insured health benefits plans from law concerning pharmacy benefits managers.
Requires certain warehouse operators to implement air pollution reduction and mitigation plans.
Carried from the Senate
Became law6
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressors of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.**
Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in rooming and boarding houses, dementia care homes, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.*
Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in "Water Quality Accountability Act." *
Authorizes imposition of fee for connection to municipal electric distribution system.
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.*
Provides supplemental appropriations of $500,000 to the Apportionment Commission and $500,000 to the New Jersey Redistricting Commission.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 58
"New Jersey College Affordability Act"; appropriates $10 million. *
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Requires incarcerated individual from State to be counted at residential address for municipal, county, and congressional redistricting purposes and for apportionment of regional school district board of education members. **
Requires law enforcement agencies to provide internal affairs and personnel files of law enforcement officers to other agencies under certain circumstances.
Establishes local drug overdose fatality review teams.*
Establishes "Broadband Access Study Commission." *
Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.
Establishes Mental Health Screening in Schools Grant Program in DOE; appropriates $1 million.*
"Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act"; requires certain school meal information be provided to students' parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs; prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
"Daniel's Law" prohibits disclosure of certain personal information of active, formely active, and retired judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers, and their family members; establishes crime and civil action for disclosing such infor
Encourages development of zero-emission vehicle fueling and charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to streamline SNAP application process for senior citizens and conduct outreach regarding senior SNAP participation.
Establishes study commission to examine development of mutually beneficial relationships between institutions of higher education and municipalities.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to support FIRST Robotics Programs in school districts.
Concerns municipal property registration ordinances to address risk of blight. *
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.
Recognizes Howell House in Cape May as Harriet Tubman Museum in New Jersey.
Establishes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Task Force on Racial and Health Disparities.*
"New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act," authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling up to $9.9 billion.
Requires landlord to allow tenant to make rent payment using credit card during COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for adult medical day care services.
Regulates use of body cameras worn by law enforcement officers.
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.*
Temporarily extends deadline to register vehicle and obtain driver's license for new State residents during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Limits police presence at polling places and ballot drop boxes; prohibits electioneering within 100 feet of ballot drop box.**
Requires certain insurers to provide summary concerning business interruption insurance.*
Concerns eligibility for extended unemployment benefits.
Allows health insurers to provide certain health care benefit plans to local boards of education and eligible employers who do not participate in SEHBP; modifies employee contribution for New Jersey Educators Health Plan and its equivalent.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $58,000,000 for NJ Statewide Body Worn Camera Program.
Appropriates $87,444,690 from "New Jersey Library Construction Fund" to provide grants for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, and furnishing of New Jersey's public libraries.
Appropriates $11,777,499 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Appropriates $37.16 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Establishes "New Jersey Foreclosure Prevention Act."
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
Prohibits State and local entities and private detention facilities from entering into agreement to detain noncitizens.*
Provides fast track hiring and advancement employment opportunities by State for persons with significant disabilities.
Appropriates $10 million in federal funds to Department of Agriculture to support food bank organizations.
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.**
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2022.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2022.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to publish retail price of certain opioid antidotes.
Requires certain health insurers, Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover opioid antidote without imposing prior authorization requirements.*
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support child care providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $20 million from General Fund to EDA to support food and beverage establishments impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $50 million from General Fund to EDA to support businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes Startup Business and Nonprofit Assistance Program in EDA to support new businesses and nonprofit organizations following COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $25 million.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support Sustain and Serve NJ Program.
Appropriates $37,174,636.71 from "New Jersey Library Construction Fund" to provide grants for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, and furnishing of New Jersey's public libraries.
Revises law concerning insurance holding company systems.
Amends certain requirements concerning insurance holding companies.
Appropriates $4.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $440,240 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $54.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Appropriates $49.932 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and Green Acres Program administrative costs.
Appropriates $80,539,578 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $14,687,510 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Vetoed · 1
Postpones New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) review for certain school districts to accommodate disruption due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Passed the General Assembly · 17
Creates certain protections for insurers and insurance producers engaging in business of insurance in connection with cannabis-related businesses.*
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification.
Includes crime of creating false public alarms as form of bias intimidation.
Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.
Requires AG to report bias intimidation offenses to Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in annual report on hate crime statistics.
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 that if school district satisfies in certain evaluations 80% or more of required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, State must return area to local control.*
Requires discrimination prevention training for certain providers of services to senior citizens.
Allows county and municipal police departments to establish designated safe areas for Internet purchase transactions; establishes public awareness campaign.
Requires publication of certain information related to toll discounts on E-ZPass website.
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.
Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
Requires firearm owners who become New Jersey residents to obtain firearm purchaser identification card and register firearms acquired out-of-State.
Establishes certain temporary and permanent privileges for certain alcoholic beverage licensees; authorizes certain activities, events, and festivals in which certain alcoholic beverage licensees may participate.
Authorizes insurers issuing business interruption insurance to offer rider for global virus transmission and pandemic coverage.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages.*
Out of committee · 69
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.
Requires Department of Treasury to review and approve digital payment platform.*
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Provides that student-athlete who sustains concussion must return to regular school activities prior to return to competition; requires school districts to implement six-step return-to-competition process. *
Permits appointment of nonresident municipal emergency management coordinators in municipalities with populations under 5,000 persons in certain circumstances.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism establish New Jersey Historical Markers Trail.
Allows NJ E-ZPass customers to opt to receive electronic notification of use of E-ZPass system at toll plazas operated by NJTA and SJTA.*
Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Regulates sale of handgun ammunition and develops system for electronic reporting of firearm information.
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.
Establishes "Jersey Native Plants Program."
Establishes Task Force to Promote Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities.
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Requires EDA to establish loan program for certain costs of electric-powered school bus purchases by local school districts and school bus contractors.
Provides accidental death benefits in certain circumstances to surviving spouse and surviving child of SPRS member or retiree who participated in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Expands training for judges, law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases. *
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
Requires developers to offer electric vehicle charging stations as option in certain new home construction.
Authorizes DCA, DEP, DOT, and municipalities, to provide priority consideration to permit applications for green building projects.*
Permits physical therapists to perform dry needling under certain circumstances.
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Requires land use plan element of municipal master plan to include climate change-related hazard vulnerability assessment.
Requires institutions of higher education and public and nonpublic high schools and middle schools to adopt anti-hazing policies; expands activities encompassing criminal hazing and upgrades penalties for engaging in these activities. **
Establishes trunk fighting as animal cruelty offense and crime of the third degree.
"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.*
"COVID-19 Financial Security for Consumers Act."
Authorizes pharmacists to order and administer test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) consistent with federal guidance; requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for tests.*
Authorizes Governor to permit mortgage forbearance and rent payment Provides mortgage payment relief, consumer reporting protection, and eviction protection for resident property owners, tenants and other consumers, economically impacted during time of co
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and county colleges.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish three-year "Bridge Year Pilot Program" for certain students who were impacted by public health state of emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019.*
Extends duration of certain laws pertaining to use of telemedicine and telehealth in relation to COVID-19 pandemic.
Expands powers and duties of State Chief Diversity Officer to promote diversity in State government and public contracting.
Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undesignated/non-binary, questioning, queer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021.
Allows installation of residential solar energy systems prior to obtaining construction permit or interconnection approval during COVID-19 emergency.
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. **
Authorizes creation of local civilian review boards to review police operations and conduct; appropriates $800,000.*
Authorizes State Chief Diversity Officer to conduct disparity study concerning utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State procurement process.
Establishes postconsumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags; prohibits sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging. *
Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Establishes "Sexual Violence Restorative Justice Pilot Program."
Requires law enforcement provide victim of sexual assault with initial incident report; provides victim with option to review initial incident report and submit corrective form.*
Requires resources be made available to victims of sexual assault.
Establishes right of victims to be notified of county prosecutor's charging decision in sexual assault cases.
Requires AG issue annual report concerning sexual assault cases.*
Establishes sexual violence liaison officer in Division of State Police and local police departments.
Requires sexual assault training for prosecutors.
Requires builders to offer unit concrete products that utilize carbon footprint-reducing technology as option in new construction; establishes tax incentives, and State and local purchasing requirements, for unit concrete products that utilize carbon foot
Establishes immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Establishes "Stillbirth Resource Center" and regional Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Committee, and programs for the prevention and reduction of incidences of stillbirth; expands list of professionals authorized to provide stillbirth-related care.*
Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase permits; revises procedures for passing of firearms to heir or legatee.
Permits emergency medical responders to dispense opioid antidotes.
Appropriates $30.387 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Establishes regional municipal court pilot program.
Establishes New Jersey Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program.
Provides CBT tax credit for certain deliveries of low carbon concrete and for costs of conducting environmental product declaration analyses of low carbon concrete. *
Allows student enrolled in institution of higher education who has completed 30 semester-hour credits to serve as substitute teacher; extends time period substitute teacher may serve during public health emergency.*
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Codifies same-sex marriage in the statutes.
"New Jersey Safe Storage of Firearms Act"; establishes certain requirements and penalties regarding firearm storage; repeals law governing minor's access to firearm; requires AG to establish public awareness campaign regarding firearm storage; appropriate
Makes supplemental appropriation of $10 million for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires newly manufactured semi-automatic handguns to be micro-stamped; establishes handgun database.
"Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."
"Motorbus and Passenger Rail Service Employee Violence Prevention Act."
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Revises current law to incorporate provisions of bilateral agreement between United States and European Union on prudential measures regarding insurance and reinsurance.
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Adds member from Judicial Retirement System to State Investment Council.
Provides for early termination of terms of office for certain appointed municipal court positions when two or more municipalities enter into agreements to establish joint or shared municipal courts.
Directs DEP to develop model ordinance for municipalities to regulate deposit and storage of soil and fill materials.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Establishes "New Jersey Elections Security Act."
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.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.
Provides that amounts remaining in inactive Internet gaming accounts will be abandoned property after three years under unclaimed property law.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
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.
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.
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ; and regulates capital planning process.
Clarifies prohibition on preexisting condition exclusions in health insurance policies.
Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, and intersex residents of long-term care facilities.
Establishes program allowing certain applicants to perform community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Prohibits certain light frame residential construction in densely populated census tracts; establishes construction requirements for certain light frame residential construction in other census tracts.
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.
Preserves certain requirements that health insurance plans cover essential health benefits.
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.
Exempts from disclosure as public record information provided by individual to government agency under certain circumstances.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Concerns municipal dedicated charitable funds for exclusively public purposes to receive elective contributions made by certain property owners and providing credits for contributions.
Requires county clerks to place signs near polling place designating point at which electioneering is not permitted.
Requires Commissioner of Health to designate special care nursing facility to treat patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders dual diagnosis.
Requires Legislature to adopt and distribute policy prohibiting sexual harassment; requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to complete online training on policy once every two years.
Prohibits application of fiduciary standard to insurance producers; specifies qualifications of persons providing affidavit of merit in lawsuits against insurance producers.
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
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
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.
Revises health care levy adjustment for school districts; makes various changes for health care benefits for school employees; requires certain information in school budgets; imposes cap on contributions by all public employees for health care benefits.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Provides for background checks and other requirements for certain agencies providing temporary home for child or pregnant woman during crisis.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Tuition Waiver Program."
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.
Requires collection and reporting of information concerning crimes against the elderly and disabled.
Establishes certain criminal penalties for possession and transfer of firearms and ammunition to disqualified person.
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.
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives.
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 adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Imposes certain requirements on motor vehicle rental companies that equip vehicles with electronic toll transponders.
"Fair Repair Act"; concerns repairs to certain consumer electronics.
Authorizes application for dismissal of a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation " ("SLAPP").
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.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
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
Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Directs certain unclaimed electric and gas utility deposits in Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund and societal charge revenues to be paid to Statewide nonprofit energy assistance organizations meeting certain eligibility criteria.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.
Allows 50 percent credit against societal benefits charge to electric or gas public utility customers who install and maintain publicly available zero emission vehicle charging stations.
Establishes "Plastic Pollution Task Force" to study ways to reduce and address plastic pollution.
Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Requires blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death; designated as "Michelle Sous' Law."
Revises certain requirements for individual and small employer health benefits plans and for small employer members of multiple employer welfare arrangements.
Requires board of education to provide civics instruction in middle schools and requires DOE to provide funding to NJ Center for Civic Education at Rutgers to help prepare civics teachers.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million.
Concerns victim's right to rape care advocate under certain circumstances.
Requires State employees to be trained in disability law and etiquette.
Establishes requirements for State entities to enter into bulk purchasing arrangements for pharmaceutical products.
Designates New Jersey Commuter Pass Credit Act; provides for temporary gross income tax credit for certain commuting passes.
Requires municipalities, public utilities, and State to use LED technology in certain street lights.
Establishes uniform alternative assessment for commercial renewable energy systems and limits municipal construction permit fees for non-commercial renewable energy systems.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy and energy efficiency programs for overburdened communities.
Appropriates $10 million to EDA to assist certain nonprofit arts and cultural organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Eliminates requiring certain joint officials be from adjacent municipalities.
"New Jersey Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure and Regulation Act."