Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, Senate.
Brian P. Stack
Sponsored
Became law2
Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants to pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.
Requires landlords to allow tenants to pay rent up to three business days after eviction order or lockout is executed and accept rent payments by any means.
Vetoed1
Establishes five-year moratorium on conversions of certain residential rental premises in qualified counties.
Passed the Senate4
Permits certain local units and authorities, to reduce water, and sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons.**
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Requires public utilities to notify certain officials of discontinuances in electric, gas, or water service.
Strengthens provisions of child-protection window guard law.
Out of committee5
Establishes "Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State.
Establishes fire safety standards and protocols for certain light frame residential construction; requires placards identifying primary structural systems of buildings.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Amends Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations act to allow certain municipalities to use Energy Tax Receipts aid to provide Regional Efficiency Aid Program benefits.
Requires owner notification of rabies testing protocol and owner options prior to testing of owner's animal for rabies.
In committee40
Enhances "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights"; prohibits defendant from entering crime victim's home throughout criminal justice process, including in relation to any investigation or discovery.
Subjects county and municipal sewerage authority service rate increases to approval by Board of Public Utilities.
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.
"Fair Repair Act"; concerns repairs to certain consumer electronics.
Requires use of stethoscope covers in health care facilities and by health care professionals.
Allows for the establishment of a "County Tenant Legal Assistance Program" in each county; requires portion of the administrative fee for residential mortgage execution sales fund the program.
Requires medical examiners to perform dissections or autopsies in all cases of compelling public necessity, including deaths of prison, jail, or penitentiary inmates.
Allows for tri-weekly visits for parents or guardians of infants or toddlers under Division of Child Protection and Permanency care.
Concerns application of residential rental property inspection findings in rental assistance determinations and eviction actions.
Establishes temporary mortgage relief programs for certain owners of real property damaged by "Superstorm Sandy."
Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.
Provides nursing home residents with right to timely response to certain complaints, concerns, or requests.
Increases criminal penalty for motor vehicle operator who knowingly leaves accident scene which results in death of another person.
Requires Secretary of State to establish online voter registration website; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database; permits voter registration at polling place on any election day.
Delays implementation of certain property tax revaluations.
Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zone in Hoboken City.
Authorizes special license plates for members of county and municipal emergency management offices.
Revises "Pet Purchase Protection Act" to establish new requirements for pet dealers and pet shops.
Requires at least 10 percent of "9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account" funds be allocated to public safety answering point technology upgrades and maintenance.
Requires mental health counseling for persons convicted of animal cruelty.
The "Save the Hudson River Palisades Act."
Directs DOH to adopt dog breeding standards; prohibits dog breeding without USDA license and compliance with DOH standards.
Requires first responders to transport persons treated for drug overdose to hospital emergency department.
Requires installation of safety vision panels in certain doors used by staff and students in certain buildings and facilities.
Requires board of education to implement program of annual random drug testing for school employees.
Establishes one-time homestead property tax credit following certain revaluation of real property.
Requires owners of multiple dwellings of three or more floors to provide priority status to residents moving to lower floors.
Requires electric public utilities and telecommunications service providers to remove certain wires not in use.
Subjects certain joint meetings to financial oversight of Division of Local Government Services.
Prohibits landlord from considering certain actions in tenant screening; clarifies that rent receivership action does not require rent deposit and may be based on implied warranty of habitability.
Requires licensure of sonographers.
Prohibits bicycle riding on sidewalks with limited exceptions; requires bicycle operator yield to pedestrian.
Provides gross income tax credit to doctors working at new primary care practices.
Requires NJT to release bus driver's employee records to future bus company employers and to provide written response when complaint is filed against driver.
Requires Division of Fire Safety to annually distribute smoke alarms; appropriates $1 million.
Requires certain residential buildings to have fire barriers in common attic areas.
Permits qualified municipalities to prohibit conversion of affordable residential rental units to certain forms of ownership housing.
Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."
Provides for temporary gross income tax credit for certain monthly ferry service commuting passes.
Establishes mandatory imprisonment for certain animal cruelty offenses; establishes additional fine and dedicates fine to municipal fund for animal control and welfare programs.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law1
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Authorizes impoundment of all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes for certain crimes and offenses.
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.*
Allows long term tax exemption extension for certain low-income housing.*
Provides governance, oversight, and accountability reforms at NJT.
Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions.
Prohibits the DOE from regulating maximum salary amount school district may pay its superintendent of schools and codifies standards for contract review.*
"Earn Your Way Out Act"; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan and establish information database; establishes administrative parole release and provides compliance credits.*
Requires Police Training Commission to develop supplemental training course for certain county corrections officers.*
Revises certain drunk driving penalties; expands use of ignition interlock devices.**
Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.**
Authorizes issuance of special Humane State license plates.
Authorizes DCA to establish flexible multiple dwelling inspection schedule; requires multiple dwelling owners to file certain registrations. *
Increases membership of fire safety commission in DCA.
Revises neighborhood revitalization tax credit program to increase permitted annual tax credit allocation to $15 million.
Vetoed · 3
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by State in entities that avoid Superfund obligations to State.
Requires disclosure by independent expenditure committees.**
"New Townhouse Fire Safety Act"; requires automatic fire sprinkler systems in new townhomes.
Passed the Senate · 7
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.
Creates New Jersey Innocence Study and Review Commission.
Excludes corrugated containers sold by the manufacturer from definition of "litter-generating product"; exempts such sales from user fee imposed under "Clean Communities Program Act."
Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.
Requires release of bid list prior to bid date under "Local Public Contracts Law."
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Expands provisions of Law Against Discrimination to rental of certain non-publicly assisted housing accommodations.
Out of committee · 36
Establishes surplus revenue reserve account in the Property Tax Relief Fund if certain levels of unanticipated gross income tax revenue are collected.
Requires municipalities to share certain payments received in lieu of property taxes with school districts; informs counties and school districts of application for property tax exemption.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Requires limited liability company to disclose ownership information when submitting deed for recording.
"Alyssa's Law"; requires public school buildings to be equipped with panic alarm linked to local law enforcement. **
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, examination permit, probationary driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
Requires availability of early voting for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Establishes a joint legislative and executive branch New Jersey Revenue Advisory Board to provide consensus revenue forecasting advice for State budget purposes.*
"Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from making certain retroactive reductions in claims payments to pharmacies; requires pharmacy benefits managers to disclose certain product information to pharmacies.*
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish income-driven repayment option and loan rehabilitation program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Regulates installation, maintenance, and repair of low-voltage alarm systems and battery-charged fences.*
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
"Tommy's Law"; requires NJT to take certain action and adopt policies concerning person injured or killed in incidents involving NJT motorbuses and rail or light rail vehicles.*
Prohibits surgical declawing of cats and other animals.
"Music Therapist Licensing Act."
Requires cost-benefit analyses for long term tax exemption; requires DCA to create database of these exemptions; requires new disturbution of annual service charges; requires five-year tax exemption and abatements be filed with certain county officials. *
"New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act."
Requires DOH to develop New Jersey Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care.
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
Concerns earned sick leave to employees.*
Authorizes municipal tax levy through public question for certain purposes; clarifies ability of local government entities to issue non-recourse bonds; appropriates $100,000.*
"Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act."
Allows municipality with population over 200,000 to impose employer payroll tax; requires employer payroll tax revenues to be paid to school district in certain circumstances. *
Requires municipality to pay certain nonresidential property tax appeal refunds in equal installments over period of three years. *
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.
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.
Permits municipalities to lease vacant municipal land for tiny home occupancy; directs DCA to enhance regulatory guidance on acceptable tiny home construction and use.
Requires DHS to study social isolation occurring in certain population groups.
Makes child support arrearages collectable anytime by public welfare or other social services board or agency against obligor or obligor's estate based on amount of public assistance provided due to obligor's failure to pay support.
Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation.
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension for surviving spouse by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually.
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
In committee · 46
Establishes Lake Hopatcong Fund and dedicates $500,000 annually from certain power vessel operator license fees to the fund.
Bans manufacture, sale, possession, importation, transportation, or use of certain traps.
Expands eligibility for property tax reimbursement program.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Permits local health boards to require minimum temperature of 70 degrees from October through April in certain buildings occupied by seniors and disabled persons.
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
Permits sealing of certain criminal records.
Requires recycling of scrap tires and licensing of scrap tire haulers.
Imposes time constraints on submission and analysis of rape kits.
Revises requirements for emergency medical services delivery.
Establishes "Government Functions and Services Study Commission."
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Revises definition of "landlord" to include rooming and boarding house owners and operators with regard to ordinances holding landlords to certain standards of responsibility.
Permits nonprofit and for-profit entities operating theaters with 250 or more seats to apply for liquor license.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Requires carriers to disclose selection standards for placement of health care providers in tiered health benefits plan network; establishes oversight monitor to review compliance.
Requires health insurance carriers to comply with certain network adequacy requirements.
Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce paper record of each vote cast.
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
Reduces helicopter operations at certain aviation facilities licensed by State.
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Requires public school student with concussion to be evaluated by physician or other licensed health care provider before return to school and return to physical activity at school.
Establishes automatic voter registration process using MVC applicant information to be transmitted to Secretary of State; permits applicant to decline voter registration.
Requires interior light of motor vehicle be turned on when stopped by law enforcement under certain circumstances.
Requires water purveyors to conduct water loss audits.
Allows persons on parole and probation to vote; provides registration assistance to persons on probation, parolees, and persons completing sentences.
Permits up to seven dollar increase in surcharge for document recordation with county in support of county homelessness housing trust funds.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Establishes confidentiality of landlord-tenant court records; addresses adverse actions on rental applications.
Prohibits certain light frame residential construction in densely populated census tracts; establishes construction requirements for certain light frame residential construction in other census tracts.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Establishes the "New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act."
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Requires all sex offender registration information to be published on Internet registry.
"Pet Groomers Licensing Act;" designated as "Bijou's Law."
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Provides forbearance of residential mortgage foreclosures under certain circumstances; places additional requirements on attorneys, residential mortgage lenders, and courts, as part of foreclosure process.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
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.
Requires motor vehicle dealers and repair facilities to prioritize repairs on vehicles that accommodate wheel chairs.
Expands cyber-harassment to include tampering or interfering with electronic devices.
Prohibits certain third-party property tax appeals.
Requires local contracting unit to award local public contract to most responsible bidder.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing.