Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
Eliana Pintor Marin
Sponsored
Became law10
Extends transmittal date deadline for fiscal year 2022-2023 gubernatorial budget message to Legislature from fourth Tuesday in February to March 8, 2022.
Makes FY2022 supplemental appropriation of $3 million for mosquito control.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for certain purchases made by certain supermarkets and grocery stores located within urban enterprise zones.*
Establishes Center for Career Relevant Education and Talent Evaluation of New Jersey at Thomas Edison State University.*
Makes FY 2022 supplemental appropriations of $71,786,000.
Amends Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations act to allocate $25 million from “New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund” to support construction and rehabilitation of low- and moderate-income housing.
Concerns accommodations related to COVID-19 public health emergency for businesses participating in certain State economic development programs.*
Revises various provisions concerning State tax law.
Appropriates $54,357,547,000 in State funds and $26,144,171,463 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2023-2024.
Extends certain accommodations implemented during COVID-19 public health emergency for businesses participating in State economic development programs.*
Passed the General Assembly2
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.
Directs the suspension, by operation of law, of certain offenders' child support obligations.
Out of committee10
Provides for civil actions against persons or entities profiting from commission of human trafficking offenses, or maintaining victims of such offenses.
Requires DCA to establish standards for prisoner reentry transitional housing.
Concerns economic incentives for certain cannabis businesses.*
Expands allowance for developers to carry forward unused tax credits under New Jersey Aspire Program.
Appropriates $50,640,229,000 in State funds and $24,082,639,850 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.
Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from charging consumers higher price for cash payment.
Clarifies process for administrative apporpriations to UEZs.*
Revises various provisions of "New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020," including revisions to New Jersey Aspire Program.*
Makes FY 2023 supplemental appropriations of $158,525,000 and modifies certain language provisions.
Eliminates vote on school budgets for Type II school districts in April elections, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.
In committee40
"Port Support Zone Act of 2015."
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.
Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.
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.
Revises criteria for payment of charity care to certain hospitals.
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.
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.
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.
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 to release.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $25 million for Economic Development Authority for augmenting State's investment in technology start-up ventures.
Establishes creative crosswalks pilot program.
Establishes Emerging Technology Urban Grant Program in EDA.
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.
Requires MVC to implement corrective measures concerning agency operations.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain imaging related to breast cancer detection.
Appoints members to State Health Benefits Commission and School Employees' Health Benefits Commission.
Establishes competitive grant program for new child care facility construction, using $30 million in federal "Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund" monies appropriated to EDA pursuant to P.L.2022, c.49.
Increases insurance premium tax credit for certain insurance companies to reduce retaliatory tax liability imposed by other states.
Appropriates $3 million annually to DEP for mosquito control.
Supplemental appropriation of $3.6 million to DHS to increase adult medical day care Medicaid per diem rate from $89.55 to $93.10.
Establishes minimum base NJ FamilyCare per diem reimbursement rate of $1,100 for special care nursing facility with neurologically impaired young adult unit.
Revises various requirements of New Jersey Aspire Program and establishes Redevelopment Project Bridge Financing Program.
Carried from the Senate
Became law8
Provides for civil actions against persons or entities profiting from commission of human trafficking offenses, or maintaining victims of such offenses.
Appropriates $50,640,229,000 in State funds and $24,082,639,850 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.
Expands allowance for developers to carry forward unused tax credits under New Jersey Aspire Program.
Concerns economic incentives for certain cannabis businesses.
Clarifies process for administrative appropriations to UEZs.*
Makes FY 2023 supplemental appropriations of $158,525,000 and modifies certain language provisions.
Revises various provisions of "New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020," including revisions to New Jersey Aspire Program.*
Eliminates vote on school budgets for Type II school districts in April elections, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 29
Establishes Stay NJ property tax credit program; establishes Stay NJ Task Force; expands income limit and modifies ownership requirement for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement; enhances ANCHOR benefits for seniors; and makes appropriations.*
Provides for expedited construction inspections.*
Requires entities to remove abandoned lines and mark information on certain lines.*
Requires high school students to complete financial aid applications.*
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Requires AG to address human trafficking in underserved communities.*
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases.
Appropriates $813,000 to DHS to implement use of electronic benefit transfer cards in Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.**
Clarifies juvenile's right to attorney representation.*
Establishes "New Jersey Feminine Hygiene Products for the Homeless Act."
Establishes menstrual health public awareness campaign.
Grants child placed in resource family care and resource family parents the right to be notified when case manager or supervisor is assigned to child; grants child in resource family care right to be notified of certain property and benefits.*
Extends deadline for completion of school district's annual audit.
Provides for presumptive eligibility for home and community-based services and services provided through program of all-inclusive care for the elderly under Medicaid.*
Establishes three-year sickle cell disease pilot program; appropriates $10,200,000.*
Requires State Auditor to annually publish user-friendly report summarizing and analyzing contents of State's Annual Financial Report.
Requires Department of Health to provide information to Statewide 2-1-1 telephone system regarding the location of safe disposal sites for hypodermic syringes and needles and prescription drugs.*
Concerns eligibility for senior freeze reimbursement if eligible claimant exceeds income limit.
Requires motor vehicle dealer to offer to delete personal information in motor vehicles in certain situations.*
Removes expected family contribution from calculation of financial need under circumstances in which public institutions of higher education may reduce student's institutional financial aid.
Requires hourly reimbursement rate for home health aide services provided through Statewide Respite Care Program and Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving Program to be no less than Medicaid fee-for-service rate for personal care services; makes appropriation.
Revises health insurance coverage requirements for treatment of infertility.
Requires copies of certain law enforcement records to be provided to victims of domestic violence upon request.
Modifies employee health benefits requirements under certain economic development programs.
Establishes nonpublic school transportation program to provide funding to consortiums of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for mandated nonpublic school busing.
Revises law establishing Office of Food Security Advocate, and establishes certain conditions for use of monies appropriated to emergency food organizations.
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo bias training.
Establishes Urban Preservation Program in HMFA; requires federal funds be made available to HMFA to support affordable housing rehabilitation and reconstruction.*
Requires certain nonpublic schools to provide meals to all students under "Working Class Families Anti-Hunger Act"; authorizes limited expansion of income eligibility to qualify public and nonpublic school students for free lunch.
Vetoed · 3
Establishes "Male Teachers of Color Mentorship Pilot Program"; appropriates $95,000.*
Provides employee access to employee's employment records on file with DOLWD.
Vacant Storefront Registry Program; establishes public database of vacant commercial space for small businesses.
Passed the General Assembly · 12
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.
Establishes "Menstrual Hygiene Products Program," appropriates $200,000.
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.*
Requires MVC to operate call center to assist with online transactions.
Establishes crime of fertility fraud.*
Specifies additional services for victims of sex trafficking and domestic violence; makes $1,000,000 appropriation.
Renames, extends eligibility, and makes various other changes to Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program.*
Requires public water systems and landlords to provide certain notice of elevated perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances levels in drinking water; requires DEP to establish educational program.
Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.
Requires vehicle identification number be stamped on catalytic converters of motor vehicles.
Authorizes HMFA to issue tax credits for certain purposes.
Out of committee · 29
Revises income eligibility criteria for, and provides for promotion of, PAAD and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program; establishes "Senior Save Navigator Grant Program" to assist applicants with NJ Save applications.*
Requires DCA, in consultation with Commission on Human Trafficking, to establish Statewide initiative for Red Sand Project.
Permits excused absences for students who attend civic events.
Establishes New Jersey Siblings' Bill of Rights.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care staff and registered family day care providers.
Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family child care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.*
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Implements certain guidelines concerning purchase of catalytic converters.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for epinephrine auto-injector devices and asthma inhalers; limits cost sharing for health insurance coverage of insulin.
Establishes certain data reporting requirements for prescription drug supply chain; establishes Drug Affordability Council; appropriates $1,500,000.*
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.
Requires NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council to prepare report regarding suicide prevention instruction in public schools.
Requires State government entities provide vital documents and translation services in at least seven most common non-English languages.*
Establishes New Jersey Child Tax Credit Program.*
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to institute 10-minute shift overlap in State correctional facilities; appropriates $13 million.*
Establishes Thriving By Three competitive grant program for infant and toddler child care programs; appropriates $28 million.
Establishes Capital Project Development Loan Program to support certain large-scale redevelopment projects; appropriates $300 million.
Authorizes DOT to compensate certain contractors and subcontractors affected by supply chain shortages; appropriates $10 million.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply and develop policy governing use of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies.
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts; appropriates $103,023,579.*
Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records.
Transfers Motion Picture and Television Development Commision to EDA; revises certain provisions of tax credit program for film and digital media content production; appropriates $30 million.*
Provides for merger of Bloomfield College with Montclair State University; expands powers and property of Montclair State University; and expands State college risk management group.
Establishes "New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center Act," and appropriates $2,220,000.*
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2024; makes appropriation.
Authorizes Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to award annual summer tuition aid grants.*
Modifies New Jersey Community-Anchored Development Program.
Requires certain health care facilities to develop certain doula policies and procedures.
In committee · 30
Requires State entities and agencies to provide child care services for full-time employees.
Prohibits certain medical examinations on female patients without informed consent.
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Permits municipalities to hold certain inactive liquor licenses reserved for smart growth developments for an additional five years.
"Economic Emergency Investment Stabilization Act"; allows EDA to invest in businesses impacted by major economic emergencies.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Expands indoor capacity for food or beverage establishments and banquet and wedding venues under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
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.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Requires teaching staff members and school board members to annually receive training on trauma-informed education.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
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.
Requires school district to report to DOE on various aspects of computer science courses.
Authorizes DCA, DEP, DOT, and municipalities, to provide priority consideration to permit applications for green building projects.
Strengthens provisions of child-protection window guard law.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Allows taxpayers to deduct cost of certain depreciable assets under corporation business and gross income taxes.
"New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."
Establishes a Division on Violence Prevention and Intervention in the DLPS.
Establishes School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force.
Permits police officers to be present at public school or senior residential center being used as polling place under certain circumstances.
Transfers jurisdiction over school meals programs from Department of Agriculture to DOE.
Permits certain winery licensees to engage in direct shipping.
Requires DCF to administer school-based youth services program as currently established.
Provides deduction from gross income of $500 for full-time educators and paraprofessionals and $350 for part-time educators and paraprofessionals.
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Establishes State Work First New Jersey Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Program and State Work First New Jersey Diaper Benefit Program; appropriates $2.5 million to DHS.
Requires private bus operators that participate in NJT bus lease program, receive State funds, or are under contract with NJT to provide notice and hold public meetings for certain service changes.