Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Eliana Pintor Marin
Sponsored
Became law7
Amends and supplements FY20 appropriations act to effectuate extension of fiscal year through September 30, 2020; reduces authorized appropriations; makes FY20 supplemental appropriations of $7,745,997,000 in State funds and $4,586,243,000 in federal fund
"New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020"; provides for administration of programs and policies related to jobs, property development, food deserts, community partnerships, small and early stage businesses, State procurement, wind energy, and film produc
Establishes three year Financial Empowerment Pilot Program.
"New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act," authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling up to $9.9 billion.
Requires transfer of certain escheated civil forfeiture funds from Unclaimed Personal Property Trust Fund to General Fund for appropriation to county Prosecutor's offices.*
Revises, clarifies, corrects, and simplifies various aspects of CBT.
Revises various provisions of "New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020" and other economic development programs; establishes New Jersey Innovation Fellows Program; appropriates $10 million.
Vetoed1
Automatically extends time to file gross income tax or corporation business tax return if federal government extends filing or payment due date for federal returns.
Out of committee10
Allows public office holder or candidate to use political contributions to pay for child care expenses related to office or campaign activities.
Requires DCA to establish standards for prisoner reentry transitional housing.
Establishes creative crosswalks pilot program.
Appropriates $32,711,205,000 in State funds and $13,856,161,239 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2020-2021.
Extends certain document submission deadlines for Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program and Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Program.
Concerns mass transit parking tax.
Appropriates $46,380,012,000 in State funds and $21,026,030,082 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2021-2022.
FY 2021 State supplemental appropriation; appropriates $100.3 million in General Fund monies and $14.4 million in Property Tax Relief Fund monies.
Requires DHS to stagger issuance dates of SNAP benefits to newly eligible enrollees.
Authorizes Secretary of State and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to share voter and motor vehicle information with state-based non-profit organization for maintaining accuracy of voter registration information.
In committee48
"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.
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.
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.
Requires provisions regarding sellers' obligation to deliver marketable and insurable title in certain residential real estate contracts of sale.
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.
Adjusts from 30 percent to 27 percent rate at which proceeds accruing from sale of lottery tickets are dedicated for public pensions.
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.
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
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.
Extends the application deadlines for the Grow NJ Assistance Program and the State and local Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Programs.
Prohibits discrimination with respect to charging of rates of premiums for disability and accident insurance.
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.
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.
Establishes various initiatives to expand availability of medication-assisted treatment.
Permits incarcerated person to renew driver's license using existing digitized picture on file with MVC.
Establishes centralized electronic health information exchange infrastructure to facilitate reentry into civilian life for recently incarcerated persons.
Requires inmate to participate in Medicaid enrollment session 60 days prior release.
Directs the suspension, by operation of law, of certain offenders' child support obligations.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $25 million for Economic Development Authority for augmenting State's investment in technology start-up ventures.
Clarifies provisions concerning disclosure of existence and content of discrimination or harassment complaints; permits certain disclosures to person against whom complaint is made.
Establishes Emerging Technology Urban Grant Program in EDA.
Permits certain retail activity during current public health emergency and state of emergency.
Allows municipal governing board or body to establish guidelines for the outdoor sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
"COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act."
Requires adoption of and training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy by certain campaign committees; creates Office on Discrimination and Harassment Prevention; appropriates $2,000,000.
Requires SHBP and SEHBP to implement referenced based pricing program and bundled payment program.
Requires Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare managed care organizations to offer patient-centered medical home model or other alternative payment model to primary care providers.
Revises various provisions of "New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020" and other economic development programs; establishes "Emerging Technology Catalyst Program."
Revises provisions of economic development incentive programs for film and digital media, real estate redevelopment, and wind energy development; appropriates $1,000,000.
Filed2
Assists inmates released from incarceration in obtaining necessary reentry benefits.
"COVID-19 Fiscal Mitigation Act"; clarifies filing and payment deadline for CBT and GIT taxpayers, modifies duration of State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021, requires certain updates and presentation for State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021.
Carried from the Senate
Became law9
Allows public office holder or candidate to use political contributions to pay for child care expenses related to office or campaign activities.
Appropriates $32,711,205,000 in State funds and $13,856,161,239 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2020-2021.
Appropriates $46,380,012,000 in State funds and $21,026,030,082 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2021-2022.
Assists inmates released from incarceration in obtaining necessary reentry benefits.
"COVID-19 Fiscal Mitigation Act"; clarifies filing and payment deadline for CBT and GIT taxpayers, modifies duration of State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021, requires certain updates and presentation for State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021.
Extends certain document submission deadlines for Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program and Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Program.
Concerns mass transit parking tax.
FY 2021 State supplemental appropriation; appropriates $100.3 million in General Fund monies and $14.4 million in Property Tax Relief Fund monies.
Authorizes Secretary of State and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to share voter and motor vehicle information with state-based non-profit organization for maintaining accuracy of voter registration information.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Establishes "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund," appropriates $3.7 billion.
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.
"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
Requires hospital to permit individual to accompany woman during childbirth.
Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.
Allows law enforcement officers to review body worn camera recordings prior to creating initial report.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes requirements to screen certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia. *
Passed the General Assembly · 13
Authorizes county colleges to establish and operate student dormitories.
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.
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.*
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
"Economic Emergency Investment Stabilization Act"; allows EDA to invest in businesses impacted by major economic emergencies.
Requires DHS to review various aspects of Medicaid managed care program.
Expands indoor capacity for food or beverage establishments and banquet and wedding venues under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Allows continued use of heaters and tents by food or beverage establishments under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Includes use of physical barriers as social distancing measure for food or beverage establishments during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Eases certain food and beverage establishment tent requirements during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Makes FY2021 supplemental appropriation of $250,000 from General Fund to State Mosquito Control Commission. *
Out of committee · 11
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo explicit and implicit bias training.*
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Authorizes DCA, DEP, DOT, and municipalities, to provide priority consideration to permit applications for green building projects.*
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressor of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.*
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Imposes moratorium on collection of biometric identifiers by public entities and requires AG to recommend appropriate uses; restricts private use of biometric information.
Addresses certain landlord expenses in response to COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $300 million.
Requires ABC to waive fee for alcoholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit.
Requires MVC to operate hotline to assist with online transactions.
Concerns apprenticeship programs of public works contractors.
In committee · 36
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes program allowing certain applicants to perform community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges.
Allows municipality to issue permits to sell alcoholic beverages in residential redevelopment areas.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Permits municipalities to hold certain inactive liquor licenses reserved for smart growth developments for an additional five years.
Allows taxpayers to deduct cost of certain depreciable assets under corporation business and gross income taxes.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Establishes grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $165,950,000 from the revenues and other funds of NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Transfers authority over special nutrition assistance programs from DOH to DHS.
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
Requires State entities and agencies to provide child care services for full-time employees.
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.
Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
Establishes program to reimburse local governments for federal grant funds lost due to "sanctuary jurisdiction" status.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Requires Medicaid cover professional violence prevention counseling services.
Requires teaching staff members and school board members to annually receive training on trauma-informed education.
Requires report and public hearing prior to DEP recommendation of site for inclusion on Superfund list.
Prohibits certain medical examinations on female patients without informed consent.
"New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."
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.
Strengthens provisions of child-protection window guard law.
Requires school district to report to DOE on various aspects of computer science courses.
Establishes one-time payment program in Department of Treasury for aid for certain eligible taxpayers; appropriates $35 million.
Requires DOE to provide funds to school districts for acquisition of technology devices to address digital divide and requires districts to reimburse DOE from available federal funds.
Establishes hospitality business winter preparation purchase or reimbursement program in EDA; appropriates $50 million to EDA from federal funds.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership of certain boards of directors.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership to be considered for appointments to certain boards and commissions established by statute.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases.
Requires Governor to include multi-year revenue forecasts in annual budget message.