Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Eliana Pintor Marin
Sponsored
Became law18
Authorizes special assessments and bond issuance to replace lead-contaminated water service lines.
Imposes $0.10 per fluid milliliter tax related to sales of liquid nicotine.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.
Imposes surtax on corporation business tax liability; decouples certain provisions from Internal Revenue Code; imposes tax on certain dividends.
Restructures tickets sales law.
Amends provisions regarding tax base and operative dates relative to CBT and combined reporting; provides CBT deduction in amount of certain foreign-related income; clarifies tax treatment of certain tax credits awarded by EDA.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Extends transmittal date deadline for fiscal year 2019-2020 gubernatorial budget message to Legislature from fourth Tuesday in February to March 5, 2019.
Enhances penalties related to counterfeit drugs.
Establishes $18 hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.*
Makes Fiscal Year 2019 State supplemental appropriations totaling $34,208,000.
Requires that State employee serve as Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action officer for gubernatorial transitions.
Requires payment of expenses related to background investigations for certain gubernatorial transition positions.
Requires Civil Service Commission establish standardize recordkeeping and retention requirements with regard to unclassified State employees.
Requires Civil Service Commission to establish and maintain hotline for State employees to submit reports of workplace discrimination and harassment.
Specifies certain requirements for State agency review of complaint of workplace discrimination.
Requires certain public employees receive additional training to manage harassment or discrimination complaints.
Vetoed2
Decouples certain provisions of corporation business tax from Internal Revenue Code; alters dividends received deduction; revises tax base of surtax on corporation business income; repeals tax on certain dividends.
Clarifies provisions concerning disclosure of existence and content of discrimination or harassment complaints; requires certain disclosures to person against whom complaint is made.*
Passed the General Assembly5
Requires provisions regarding sellers' obligation to deliver marketable and insurable title in certain residential real estate contracts of sale.
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
Applies law governing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to gubernatorial transition staff members.
Requires disclosure by applicants for State employment of previous or ongoing criminal investigations.
Grants authority for human resource management of employees of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority to Civil Service Commission.
Out of committee20
Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of sexual assault and stalking; and reproductive health service patients and providers.*
Requires State to use certain energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
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.
Extends transmittal date deadline for fiscal year 2018-2019 gubernatorial budget message to Legislature from fourth Tuesday in February to March 13, 2018.
Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.*
Requires NJ UEZ authority to assess and issue report on urban enterprise zone program.
Adjusts from 30 percent to 27 percent rate at which proceeds accruing from sale of lottery tickets are dedicated for public pensions.
Appropriates $36,517,421,000 in State funds and $16,551,418,698 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2018-2019.
Amends and supplements various appropriations and language provisions in Fiscal Year 2018 annual State appropriations act.
Permits use of campaign funds to pay for child care expenses when incurred as direct result of campaign activity.
Permits certain council members to appoint up to four fulltime equivalent aides; allows these aide positions to be divided into part-time positions.
Provides for procurement by State of pharmacy benefits manager, automated reverse auction services, and claims adjudication services.
Creates subaccounts for SHBP and SEHBP health care services and prescription drug claims; requires procurement by State of third-party medical claims reviewer. *
Permits municipalities to establish temporary supplemental zoning boards of adjustment to address application backlogs.
Authorizes State Treasurer to convey surplus real property known as Learning Center in City of Vineland, County of Cumberland.
Extends the application deadlines for the Grow NJ Assistance Program and the State and local Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Programs.
Appropriates $38,748,610,000 in State funds and $16,748,645,972 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2019-2020.
Allows municipalities to adopt ordinance to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements.
In committee33
Authorizes water supply public-private partnerships.
"Port Support Zone Act of 2015."
Requires that school district's request for permission to use unrecognized position title include list of abolished positions and positions in which there have been layoffs and detailed job descriptions for them.
Requires registration, inspection, testing, cleaning, and disinfection of cooling towers to control outbreaks of Legionnaire's Disease.
Requires State to reimburse counties for portion of holiday pay to county employees performing State services on certain holidays.
Decreases from 55 days to 21 days minimum time required to change political party affiliation prior to primary.
Directs PANYNJ to establish requirements concerning business operations, safety requirements and violations, and emissions standards for motor carrier operations in NJ portion of port district.
Allows for sharing of family leave benefits between covered individuals under certain circumstances.
Adjusts identification of first class cities and certain counties that may have certain unclassified positions in civil service to reflect 2010 federal census.
Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.
Provides for civil actions against persons or entities profiting from commission of human trafficking offenses, or maintaining victims of such offenses.
Revises tax credit transfer provisions for certain tax incentive programs and revises certain tax treatment of tax credit transfer certificates.
Extends document submission deadline under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Program, Grow New Jersey Assistance Program, and Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Program.
Allows municipalities to adjust deadline to apply for short-term exemption or abatement for dwellings; requires provision of notice to purchasers of dwellings in areas in need of rehabilitation under certain circumstances.
Clarifies charitable role of health service corporations, revises membership of board of directors, establishes process to determine efficient level of surplus, and requires timely publication of certain information by DOBI.
Upgrades crime of endangering person with a disability or elderly person.
"Personal Injury Trust Fund Transparency Act;" requires plaintiff to file personal injury trust claims under certain circumstances; addresses allocation of trust claims; establishes scheduling and discovery requirements for certain tort actions.
Prohibits nonwoven disposable products from being advertised, packaged, or labeled as flushable unless they pass third party test approved by DEP.
Requires owner or operator of industrial establishment applying for de minimis exemption from "Industrial Site Recovery Act" to certify as to no actual knowledge of contamination exceeding remediation standards.
Applies local public contract bid threshold amounts to local pay to play and prevailing wage laws.
Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements.
Revises criteria for payment of charity care to certain hospitals.
Requires members of unitary business groups to file combined reports of corporation business tax.
Concerns disclosure by homeowner of lead plumbing prior to home sale.
Establishes restrictions on designation of new trauma centers.
Prohibits sewerage authority from imposing connection fee in certain circumstances.
Changes eligibility requirements and benefits under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program; extends program application deadline.
Upgrades crime of theft of scrap metal from transportation system.
Prohibits discrimination with respect to charging of rates of premiums for disability and accident insurance.
Allows public office holder or candidate to use political contributions to pay for child care expenses related to office or campaign activities.
Requires annual appropriations of $80 million for State Rental Assistance Program.
Requires municipal court to reduce fine amounts set by municipal ordinance if violator is unable to pay.
Requires DCA to establish standards for prisoner reentry transitional housing.
Filed2
Imposes short-term surtax on corporations; decouples certain provisions of gross income tax and corporation business tax from Internal Revenue Code; alters dividends received deduction.
Amends FY 2019 Appropriations Act to make corrections to appropriations and language to conform with sponsors' original intent.
Carried from the Senate
Became law14
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.**
Extends transmittal date deadline for fiscal year 2018-2019 gubernatorial budget message to Legislature from fourth Tuesday in February to March 13, 2018.
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.
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.
Appropriates $36,517,421,000 in State funds and $16,551,418,698 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2018-2019.
Appropriates $38,748,610,000 in State funds and $16,748,645,972 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2019-2020.
Amends and supplements various appropriations and language provisions in Fiscal Year 2018 annual State appropriations act.
Permits certain council members to appoint up to four fulltime equivalent aides; allows these aide positions to be divided into part-time positions.
Creates subaccounts for SHBP and SEHBP health care services and prescription drug claims; requires procurement by State of third-party medical claims reviewer.*
Permits municipalities to establish temporary supplemental zoning boards of adjustment to address application backlogs.
Authorizes State Treasurer to convey surplus real property known as Learning Center in City of Vineland, County of Cumberland.
Allows municipalities to adopt ordinance to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements.
Vetoed2
Provides for procurement by State of pharmacy benefits manager, automated reverse auction services, and claims adjudication services.
Extends the application deadlines for the Grow NJ Assistance Program and the State and local Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Programs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 26
Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers.
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades six through eight.*
Concerns earned sick leave to employees.*
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**
Establishes "Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Bond Financing Act," authorizing issuance of bonds secured by pledge of Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant proceeds, municipal liens, and special assessment; expands "Redevelopment Area Bond Financ
Revises law concerning temporary disability leave.
Requires additional data in annual temporary disability and family leave insurance reports.
"New Jersey Health Insurance Market Preservation Act."
"Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act."
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."
Expands per adjusted admission charge on hospitals to create supplemental funding pool for State's graduate medical education subsidy; appropriates $24,285,714.*
"Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150.
Requires Chief Technology Officer to establish "Anti-Hunger Link" for all State websites, providing information on emergency food services.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish food desert produce pilot program.
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.
Establishes "James Nicholas Rentas's Law," revises "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act."
Authorizes certain municipalities to impose parking taxes to fund projects to improve pedestrian access to mass transit.
Concerns sale, taxation, and, forfeiture of container e-liquid.*
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.
Allows purchase of lottery tickets through decoupled debit payment method; makes appropriation.*
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Passed the General Assembly · 14
Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers. *
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification.
Allows municipality to issue permits to sell alcoholic beverages in residential redevelopment areas.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for ovarian cancer research.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $165,950,000 from the revenues and other funds of NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority.
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
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.
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Out of committee · 44
"Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act."
Establishes loan redemption program and tuition reimbursement program for certain teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.*
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.
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Establishes commission to approve personaliized handguns; requires firearm retailers to sell personalized handguns.
The "Electronic Construction Procurement Act." *
Provides rental and lease protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.*
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Provides for priority consideration, by DCA, DEP, DOT, and municipalities, of permit applications for green building projects.
Establishes a partial return to work TDI program.
Permits municipalities to hold certain inactive liquor licenses reserved for smart growth developments for an additional five years.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
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.*
Mandates health benefits coverage for fertility preservation services under certain health insurance plans.
"New Jersey Health Insurance Premium Security Act;" establishes health insurance reinsurance plan.
Makes various changes to "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971."
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Authorizes municipality, county or school district to establish charitable funds for specific purposes; permits property tax credit for certain donations.
Expands summer meal program to all school districts with 50 percent or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Extends document submission deadline for certain residential and mixed use parking projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program; increases maximum credit amounts awarded for certain residential and mixed use parking projects.
Permits municipal land banking in conjunction with online property database development.
Prohibits resale of non-prescription diabetes test devices by pharmacists.
Requires Attorney General to develop protocol for retaining footage from school surveillance system.
Establishes task force within DOE on prevention of sexual abuse of children.
Mandates child abuse and sexual abuse training for all candidates for teaching certification.
Mandates certain training for DOE arbitrators.
Requires DOE to collect information on certain teacher misconduct and report to Legislature.
Clarifies that family day care providers or other persons who are subjects of criminal history record back checks have access to disqualifying information.
Requires collection of DNA sample for child pornography arrests.
Transfers authority over special nutrition assistance programs from DOH to DHS.
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 elective pass-through entity business alternative income tax and allows corresponding refundable gross income tax and corporation business tax credit.*
Creates task force to study feasibility of paperless State government.
Codifies current practice regarding completion of Perinatal Risk Assessment form by certain Medicaid health care providers.*
Concerns driver's license suspension for certain crimes and offenses.**
Establishes Office of Homelessness Prevention; appropriates $3 million to DCA.
Extends document submission deadlines under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program and Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program.
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 from General Fund to DOE to support nonpublic nursing services aid.
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Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Authorizes county colleges to establish and operate student dormitories.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Provides tax credits for performing certain repairs on primary residences of senior citizens or persons with disabilities.
Expands Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Programs to include assistance for water utility bill.
Concerns timely provision of TDI and family temporary disability benefits.
Increases fines for selling single cigarettes and cigarettes in packs of less than 20.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Requires report and public hearing prior to DEP recommendation of site for inclusion on Superfund list.
Extends duration of urban enterprise zones for 10 additional years; specifies permissable use of funds.
Provides gross income tax credit to persons purchasing or leasing alternative fuel vehicles.
Requires annual evaluation reports by Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development on survey responses to be obtained from certain employers that end operations in this State.
Maintains property tax exemption for certain nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires these hospitals to pay community service contributions to host municipalities; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contributi
Establishes Task Force on Campus Sexual Assault.
Establishes the "New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act."
Directs Governor to withdraw from compact establishing Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor; dissolves compact and commission; transfers commission's NJ operations to State Police.
Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires photo identification for handgun ammunition purchases.
Authorizes municipalities to establish program for public or private financing of certain energy, water and storm resiliency projects under PACE program through use of voluntary special assessments for certain property owners.
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
Establishes program to reimburse local governments for federal grant funds lost due to "sanctuary jurisdiction" status.
Establishes program allowing certain applicants to perform community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges.
Authorizes municipality to provide for imposition and collection of special assessment to secure developer's recovery of cost of certain improvements in connection with redevelopment project.
Makes changes to funding provisions for financial assistance and grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
Modernizes the distribution of gross income tax refunds by making direct deposit the default distribution method.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
"Safe Transportation Jobs and Fair Employment Rules Act."
Establishes grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs.
Establishes Emerging Technology Urban Grant Program in EDA; appropriates $20 million.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain child care expenses incurred by grandparents.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Requires dealerships to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sales; limits attorneys' fees in certain consumer actions.
"New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."
Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
Prohibits sewerage authorities, municipal authorities, and local units of government from charging interest on unpaid sewer fees and charges attributable to State or local entities, including housing authorities.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to New Jersey Library Network for continuation of services.
Amends law to extend length of postpartum coverage for certain Medicaid services for eligible pregnant women to 90-day period.
Requires distribution of family leave informational materials to certain patients.
Authorizes certain municipalities to impose parking tax surcharges to fund projects that improve pedestrian access to mass transit; authorizes parking tax discount for residents.
Requires State entities and agencies to provide child care services for full-time employees.
Requires preeclampsia testing for certain pregnant women and women who have given birth.
Allows taxpayers to deduct cost of certain depreciable assets under corporation business and gross income taxes.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to provide inmates free menstrual hygiene products.