Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Shanique Speight
Sponsored
Became law6
Requires hospital emergency departments to ask person of childbearing age about recent pregnancy history.*
Authorizes certain municipalities to impose parking taxes to fund projects to improve pedestrian access to mass transit.
Permits county board of chosen freeholders to increase membership of county board of elections.*
Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.
Requires training or experience in crime victims' rights for certain members of Victims of Crime Compensation Review Board.
Requires employers to post notice for employees on employee misclassification.
Passed the General Assembly5
Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties.
Establishes pilot program in certain municipalities to make grants available to non-profit organizations to perform outreach regarding VCCO.
Establishes presumption that VCCO will order payment to victim of crime.
Concerns continuing education requirements for certain health care providers concerning best practices and advances in care of pregnant women with respect to prescription opioids.
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Out of committee5
Requires Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board to study racial and ethnic disparities that contribute to infant mortality.
Establishes public awareness campaign to promote early conversations about advance care planning and end-of-life care.
Requires certain medical facilities to undertake end-of-life planning and training.*
Requires emergency departments to take certain measures concerning palliative care for patients.
Appropriates $77,450,448 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
In committee13
Provides for restricted use driver's license as alternatives for license suspension in municipal court.
Establishes Working Group on End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care in DOH.
Authorizes certain municipalities to impose parking tax surcharges to fund projects that improve pedestrian access to mass transit; authorizes parking tax discount for residents.
Provides that New Jersey residents have access to one cost-free postpartum home visit.
Extends grace periods for rental late charges for certain tenants who receive public assistance payments.
Requires preeclampsia testing for certain pregnant women and women who have given birth.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to create and maintain database of Educational Opportunity Fund student admissions.
Requires DEP, DOH, DCA, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of certain buildings to take certain actions to prevent and control cases of Legionnaires' disease.
Requires AG to collect, record, analyze, and report certain prosecutorial and criminal justice data.
Requires DOH to develop and implement plan to improve access to postpartum depression screening.
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo implicit bias training.
Authorizes use of county inmate welfare funds for certain reentry services.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to create public awareness sign to be posted by certain establishments.
Carried from the Senate
Became law5
Requires Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board to study racial and ethnic disparities that contribute to infant mortality.
Requires certain medical facilities to undertake end-of-life planning and training.*
Requires emergency departments to take certain measures concerning palliative care for patients.
Establishes public awareness campaign to promote early conversations about advance care planning and end-of-life care.
Appropriates $77,450,448 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Provides for coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation benefits in Medicaid.
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Exempts persons providing hair braiding services from licensure requirement, requires registration of hair braiding establishments.
Requires public officer or employee to forfeit pension upon conviction for corruption of public resources, sexual contact, lewdness, or sexual assault when offense involves or touches upon public office or employment.**
"Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act."
"Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
Directs NJ State Council on Arts to create and disseminate best practices guide for at-risk youth arts programs; requires council to assist government entities creating programs that adopt best practices.
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
Creates two categories of driver's licenses and identification cards; allows residents unable to prove lawful presence in US to receive permits, and standard driver's licenses or identification cards; permits MVC to increase certain fees.
Authorizes certain entities to directly bill Victims of Crime Compensation Office for counseling services provided to victims of firearm and stabbing crimes.
Requires DOH to establish "My Life, My Plan" program to support women of childbearing age in developing reproductive life plan.
Requires filing of certain creditor contact information with residential mortgage foreclosure complaint and lis pendens.
Requires New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health to study racial disparities on sexual and reproductive health of African-American women.
Enhances penalties related to counterfeit drugs.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Modifies powers and duties of New Jersey Infrastructure Bank.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage until child turns 26 years of age.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain preventive services.
Revises certain penalties for illegal operation of snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or dirt bike.**
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2020 to include new projects, remove certain projects, and modify estimated loan amounts for certain projects.
Passed the General Assembly · 8
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.
Requires State department, agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof to provide link on its website for members of public to submit complaints.
Requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments from tenants.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.*
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.*
Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Out of committee · 56
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Requires lobby security for certain senior citizen high-rise buildings in areas with high violent crime rates.
Concerns counseling for children who were either physically present or who may have seen or heard act of domestic violence.
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.
Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of sexual assault and stalking; and reproductive health service patients and providers.*
Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care.
Requires certain public facilities and offices to provide on-site lactation room; DOH to provide information about lactation room availability; and DOE to provide information on lactation policies in schools.
Permits temporary rental assistance for emergency assistance recipients.
Establishes "Security Deposit Assistance Pilot Program" in Passaic, Union, Essex, Hudson, and Gloucester counties, appropriates $210,000.*
Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient is at increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to dementia related disorder.
Concerns expansion of services provided by DHS mental health screening services.*
Requires DCA to continuously maintain open enrollment period for federal Housing Choice Voucher Program pre-applications.
Revises Newborn Screening program in DHSS.
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.*
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain underperforming schools under alternate route program.*
Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
Requires State agencies to post Internet links to programs and services for women as applicable.
Makes various changes to "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971."
Establishes the "Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program."
Establishes "Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Prohibits late penalties from being made against senior citizen tenants in certain senior citizen rental housing in certain circumstances.
Permits municipal land banking in conjunction with online property database development.
Requires public schools to administer written screenings for depression for students in certain grades.
Allows dependent students whose parents or guardians hold H-1B visas to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education provided they meet certain criteria.*
Provides that natural gas supplier license issued by BPU may be renewed without expiring if certain conditions are met.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
Permits municipalities to adopt ordinances to enforce certain landlord code violations as tax liens.*
Eliminates certain aviation fuel tax exemptions; provides funding for aviation capital projects.*
Requires landlord to provide written explanation for rent increase on tenant of senior citizen housing project.
Requires developers of residential housing to provide low, moderate, and middle income housing or pay fee.*
Directs Juvenile Justice Commission to establish arts education pilot program for juvenile offenders.
Establishes New Jersey Violence Intervention Program to fund violence reduction initiatives.
Requires certain hospitals to provide hospital-based or hospital-linked violence intervention programs, in order to be designated as Level One or Level Two trauma centers.
Requires Medicaid cover professional violence prevention counseling services.
Requires VCCO's victim counseling service to partner with trauma centers to refer certain victims to violence intervention programs.
Establishes "Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Initiative" in DOH.
Establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ.*
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.*
"Listening to Mothers Survey Act"; requires DOH to establish survey to evaluate and improve maternity care access and services.
Establishes maternal health care pilot program to evaluate shared decision-making tool developed by DOH and used by hospitals providing maternity services, and by birthing centers.
Requires emergency contact information and access instructions for social services hotline to be provided to tenants of multiple dwellings.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth and family services organizations.
Authorizes DCA to establish flexible multiple dwelling inspection schedule; requires multiple dwelling owners to file certain registrations.
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for students enrolled in certain private postsecondary educational schools.
Revises neighborhood revitalization tax credit program to increase permitted annual tax credit allocation to $15 million.
Allows individual to receive additional lifetime emergency assistance under certain circumstances, subject to annual allocation limits.
Expands provisions of Law Against Discrimination to rental of certain non-publicly assisted housing accommodations.
Permits chair or booth rentals for the purpose of providing cosmetology and hairstyling services or ancillary services.
Establishes program to increase participation of underrepresented students in New Jersey's science and engineering workforce.
Reaffirms and clarifies that Attorney General and Division on Civil Rights may initiate actions in Superior Court to enforce "Law Against Discrimination."
" Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act"- CROWN Act; addresses discrimination under "Law Against Discrimination." based on traits historically associated with race, particularly focused on hair texture and style.*
Allows municipalities to adopt ordinance to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements.
Clarifies that school district is not required to restrict access to school meals if school meal bill is in arrears.
In committee · 42
Requires adoption agency, court, or DCPP to maintain child's religious upbringing when placing child in adoptive or resource family home.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to include crime victims as protected status.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Establishes the "New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act."
Requires lead paint inspection prior to home purchases and tenant turnover; establishes educational program on lead hazards.
Prohibits certain light frame residential construction in densely populated census tracts; establishes construction requirements for certain light frame residential construction in other census tracts.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
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.
Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.
Establishes Loan Modification and Consolidation Program for certain borrowers in New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
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 public employees for health care benefits.
Establishes the "Safe and Sanitary Rental Housing Act."
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide coverage for oncofertility treatments.
Permits persons participating in Drug Court and other programs to earn credit against amount owed on certain court-imposed financial obligations.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning persons with disabilities and employment.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to design and make available to public webpage with employment information for individuals with disabilities.
Requires Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action create "Model Employer for People with Disabilities" program for State government.
Directs New Jersey State Rehabilitation Council to conduct study to identify trends and gaps in employment of individuals with disabilities.
Requires owners of multiple dwellings with at least nine units to provide maintenance services 24 hours a day.
Makes FY 2019 supplemental appropriation of $9,000,000 to Department of State for New Jersey Complete Count Commission.
Eliminates past conviction of indictable offense as disqualifier for jury service.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain home visitation program services under certain circumstances.
Clarifies that discrimination based on hair style is violation of "Law Against Discrimination."
Establishes School Security Task Force.
Prohibits discrimination with respect to charging of rates of premiums for disability and accident insurance.
Requires landlords to provide notice to tenants concerning lead in drinking water.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DOLWD for continued assistance to State Centers for Independent Living.
Requires school districts to close schools on days of general and primary elections.
Requires DHS to take certain measures concerning Integrated Case Management Services program.
Permits school districts to define excused absences from school to include illness based on student's mental or behavioral health and requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for defining excused absence for this reason.
Requires construction permit and inspections for certain work involving lead paint on home exterior.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Crisis Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Establishes "County Jail Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Program" to evaluate county inmate needs; assigns certain county caseworkers to assist inmates in accessing appropriate benefits, treatment, and services.
Requires DOC and DHS to pre-enroll inmates in Medicaid; establishes Medicaid enrollment course for inmates within DOC.
Requires each county to establish inmate reentry services committee.
Requires entities at every level of government to conduct periodic studies of racial and ethnic disparities in public contracting.