Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Britnee N. Timberlake
Sponsored
Became law3
Prohibits sale of certain toy guns and imitation firearms.
Prohibits online education services from using and disclosing certain information, engaging in targeted advertising, and requires deletion of certain information in certain circumstances.*
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 State supplemental appropriation of $7,500,000 for East Orange General Hospital.
Out of committee4
Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred.
Creates "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriffs's sales.*
Requires developers of residential housing to provide low, moderate, and middle income housing or pay fee.*
"Listening to Mothers Survey Act"; requires DOH to establish survey to evaluate and improve maternity care access and services.
In committee25
Creates presumption that certain firefighters who develop cancer are eligible for workers' compensation and accidental disability pension.
Requires electric public utilities to install smart meters and associated infrastructure at the request of customer.
Provides for reduction in suspended sentence, probation, or parole based on compliance with conditions of sentence; requires report on effect on recidivism.
Concerns State-administered retirement savings plan; establishes "Garden State MEP."
Establishes system for portable benefits for workers who provide services to consumers through contracting agents.
Establishes surplus revenue reserve account in the Property Tax Relief Fund if certain levels of unanticipated gross income tax revenue are collected.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Permits reimbursement of COBRA health benefit costs of survivors of certain deceased public safety employees; appropriates $750,000.
Authorizes local contracting units to establish joint venture and set-aside programs.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide coverage for oncofertility treatments.
Requires employer to provide certain accommodations to employee who is breast feeding.
Raises minimum wage rate to $10.10, makes additional increases over four-year period, and maintains annual cost of living increases.
Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
Revises requirements for emergency medical services delivery.
Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for lead or asbestos hazard abatement in taxpayer's primary residence.
"Homeless Bill of Rights."
Shortens timeframe for municipality to rehabilitate certain abandoned property.
Prohibits sale, distribution, and manufacture of jewelry containing cadmium.
Requires construction permit and inspections for certain work involving lead paint on home exterior.
Requires midwives and physicians to provide pregnant women information on birthing options prior to delivery.
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.
Requires reflective material on children's Halloween costumes.
Requires responding law enforcement officer to stay with dead body until medical examiner takes charge of body.
Requires certain commercial motor vehicles registered in State to be equipped with underride protection systems and requires Chief Administrator of MVC to establish underride public awareness campaign.
Prohibits suspension of driving privileges and arrest for certain crimes and offenses.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred.
Co-sponsored
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Raises, over time, hourly minimum wage to $15.00.
Revises certain aspects of the New Jersey Individual Development Account Program.
"Alyssa's Law"; requires public school buildings to be equipped with panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.**
Establishes training program to prevent suicide by law enforcement officer;requires reporting of law enforcement officer suicides to Attorney General.*
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades six through eight.*
Requires Department of Education to develop guidelines for school districts concerning child trafficking awareness and prevention.**
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Exempts certain honorably discharged United States military veterans from initial insurance producer licensing fee.*
"New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act."
Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**
Expands crime of terrorism.
Requires prescription opioid medications include warning sticker advising patients of risk of addiction and overdose.
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."
Imposes $0.10 per fluid milliliter tax related to sales of liquid nicotine.
Requires meeting between student and appropriate school personnel after multiple suspensions or proposed expulsion from public school to identify behavior or health difficulties.*
Requires public school student to carry identification card at school-sponsored, off-campus activities and requires principal to keep list of students on school buses used for school-sponsored activities in case of emergencies.
Requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.*
Prohibits sale or distribution of products containing asbestos.
"Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
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.
Permits certain members or retirees of PFRS,SPRS, or PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.**
Requires Medicaid coverage for group prenatal care services under certain circumstances.
Requires hospital emergency departments to ask person of childbearing age about recent pregnancy history.*
Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage until child turns 26 years of age.
Revises law requiring health benefits coverage for certain contraceptives.
Requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding support.*
Requires certain long-term care facilities to submit outbreak response plan to DOH.
Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation.
Requires employers to post notice for employees on employee misclassification.
Vetoed · 1
Requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amends definition of "Class I renewable energy."
Passed the General Assembly · 21
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.
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.
Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and county colleges. *
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.*
Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase use of fuel cells in State.
Requires telecommunications, cable television, and Internet service providers to allow service recipients to terminate service contracts following physician's referral to long-term care facility.*
Requires hospitals to include warning in patient discharge papers concerning risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications.
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 45 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties.
Requires student representative be appointed to each board of education of school district and board of trustees of charter school that includes grades nine through 12.*
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from disclosing customer's global positioning system data to third parties.
Establishes new requirements for certain used motor vehicle dealers; creates "Used Car Buyer's Bill of Rights."
Requires public transportation employees to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking.
Prohibits certain demolitions without inspection for pest infestation.
Requires cable television, direct broadcast satellite, and television streaming service companies to include certain fees and charges for service in advertised price to consumers.
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
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Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.
Provides for appointment of Student Loan Ombudsman and regulates student loan servicers.*
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
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.
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Establishes special license plates to bring awareness to breast cancer.
Requires course in civics or U.S. government as part of high school graduation requirements; requires school districts to use DOE's curriculum guidelines for civics.
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.
Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care.
Expands membership of NJ Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.*
Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Establishes "Deaf Student's Bill of Rights."
Establishes Tuition and Aid Grant Study Commission to examine New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant Program and make recommendations regarding improvements to program.
Establishes NJ STEM Entrepreneur Fellowship Program in DOLWD.
Requires AG to conduct survey of untested sexual assault examination kits.
Establishes licensing and permit requirements and provides for adoption of standards and regulations for inspection of asbestos in certain structures.
Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment
Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.
Requires newborn infants be screened for spinal muscular atrophy.
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.*
Provides forbearance of residential mortgage foreclosures under certain circumstances; places additional requirements on attorneys, residential mortgage lenders, and courts, as part of foreclosure process.
Mandates health benefits coverage for fertility preservation services under certain health insurance plans.
Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
Requires installation of baby-changing stations in certain public restrooms.
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Makes New Jersey National Guard members with NGB-22 form eligible for certain veterans' benefits.
Requires school district to report at least biannually to Department of Agriculture number of students who are denied school breakfast or school lunch.*
Requires certain school districts to submit report on nonparticipation in "Community Eligibility Provision" of National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
Expands summer meal program to all school districts with 50 percent or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.*
Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to improve transparency of tuition and fees.
Makes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider Demonstration Project permanent and renames program.
Requires certain real estate licensees to complete courses of study concerning fair housing and housing discrimination.
Permits municipal land banking in conjunction with online property database development.
Establishes loan redemption program for teachers in certain fields to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in certain failing schools.
Requires State employees to receive best cybersecurity practices.
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Permits service credit transferred from another State-administered retirement system to apply toward creditable service requirement for retirement in SPRS.
Requires Department of Agriculture to promote school meal programs.
Requires school districts to provide daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5; permits denial of recess for violation of code of student conduct but student must be provided restorative justice activities.
Requires correctional police officers receive 20 hours in-service training, including four hours in prevention of sexual misconduct, non-fraternization, and manipulation. *
Requires reporting of inmate abuse by employees of State correctional facilities and establishes reporting and investigation program.
Limits cross gender strip searches in State correctional facilities.
Requires Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy to provide services to certain inmates.
Establishes two-year pilot program requiring certain law enforcement agencies to coordinate with local school districts to identify and assist at-risk youths.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to employer to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.*
Requires NJT to adopt nondiscrimination policy and requires annual training on nondiscrimination policy.
Expands University Hospital board of directors membership from 11 to 13 members; designates University Hospital as rural hospital.*
Permits municipalities to adopt ordinances to enforce certain landlord code violations as tax liens.*
Requires DEP to develop beach accessibility guidelines for persons with disabilities.
Mandates child abuse and sexual abuse training for all candidates for teaching certification.
Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*
Requires suspension of school bus endorsement on driver's license for certain number of motor vehicle moving violations in certain time period.
Requires health insurance carriers to adhere to certain practices to protect health information related to sensitive services.
"New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Aid Modernization Act"; legalizes personal use cannabis for adults; creates Cannabis Regulatory Commission to regulate personal use and medical cannabis; provides expungement relief for certain past marijuan
Establishes the "Energy Infrastructure Public-Private Partnership Act."
Requires certain furniture retailers to provide notice of furniture tip over risks; requires tip restraint devices be available for purchase.
Requires DOH to regulate and license embryo storage facilities.
Establishes youth apprenticeship pilot program in Department of Education.
Requires certain schools to establish emergency action plans for responding to serious or potentially life-threatening sports-related injuries.
Requires Medicaid coverage for pasteurized donated human breast milk under certain circumstances.
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.
Establishes "Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Initiative" in DOH.
Establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ.*
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish apprenticeship mentoring program for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Establishes task force to examine and make recommendations regarding implementation of "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires county welfare agencies to conduct full eligibility screening of public assistance and social service programs for each applicant.
Requires commercial Internet websites and online services to notify customers of collection and disclosure of personally identifiable information and allows customers to opt out.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of geolocation data.
Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth and family services organizations.
Requires certain consumer reporting agencies to make consumer reports available to consumers in Spanish and certain other languages.*
Establishes Task Force on Maximizing Employment for People with Disabilities.
"21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act."
Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from making reports containing adverse information related to employees affected by federal government shutdown.
Revises definition of hemophilia and expands hemophilia treatment program.
Concerns driver's license suspension for certain crimes and offenses.**
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly with respect to legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as expungement eligibility and procedures.
Establishes program to increase participation of underrepresented students in New Jersey's science and engineering workforce.
"New Jersey Algorithmic Accountability Act"; requires certain businesses to conduct automated decision and data protection impact assessments.
" 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.*
Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society.
Concerns labor harmony agreements for hospitality projects.
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.
Revises expungement eligibility and procedures, including new "clean slate" automated process to render convictions and related records inaccessible; creates e-filing system for expungements; eliminates expungement filing fees; appropriates $15 million to
"Paul's Law"; authorizes parent or guardian to request use of individualized health care plan for student with epilepsy or seizure disorder.
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Bars sex offenders from jobs which primarily consist of contact with children.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires employers and birthing facilities to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.
Requires explosive gas detectors to be installed in certain residential properties.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Directs the development and posting of notices containing information for victims of human trafficking.
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.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Extends duration of urban enterprise zones for 10 additional years; specifies permissable use of funds.
Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.
Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."
Provides for civil actions against persons or entities profiting from commission of human trafficking offenses, or maintaining victims of such offenses.
Requires municipalities to conduct lead paint inspections in single- and two-family dwellings; requires reporting of inspection results to State.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Provides that former law enforcement officers who retired due to disability are eligible to receive tuition assistance to attend public institutions of higher education or proprietary institution licensed to confer academic degrees.
Requires applicants for commercial driver license to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking.
Requires water purveyors to conduct, and report to DEP, water loss audits.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole, probation, or serving sentence.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Legalizes possession and personal use of small amounts of marijuana for persons age 21 and over; creates Division of Marijuana Enforcement and licensing structure.
Revises and expands list of debilitating medical conditions for medical marijuana program to include new qualifying conditions and remove restrictions on certain current conditions.
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
Imposes time constraints on submission and analysis of rape kits.
Establishes a pilot program in DOE to increase the length of the school day and school year and provides tax credits for corporate contributions to fund the program.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Clarifies and expands landlord registration procedures; creates certain rights for tenants; makes certain changes concerning tenant notifications, inspections, and maintenance in multiple dwellings; permits percentage of affordable housing obligation to b
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.
Requires public high school students to receive instruction concerning opioid abuse and opioid abuse prevention.
Makes $5 million supplemental appropriation to fund New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.
Authorizes Secretary of Higher Education to impose a fine against an institution of higher education that fails to appropriately respond to a student's allegation of sexual assault by another student.
Prohibits sale and distribution of nail products containing dibutyl phthalates, toluene, or formaldehyde.
Establishes goals, initiatives, and programs to encourage and support use of plug-in electric vehicles.
Requires public utilities to maintain customer billing records for duration of account and to refund full amount of any overpayment by customers.
Requires employers to provide paid leave to employees to vote in certain circumstances.
Requires public water systems to develop lead service line inventories and schedules for replacement of lead service lines.
Requires restaurant employees to receive periodic sexual harassment training.
Requires school district transportation supervisor to conduct monthly school bus condition inspection of contractors' buses and check for valid school bus driver's license.
Requires DOC to provide prenatal and post-partum education and services for certain inmates.
Establishes "New Jersey STEM Scholars Grant Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Makes FY 2019 supplemental appropriation of $9,000,000 to Department of State for New Jersey Complete Count Commission.
Concerns environmental permits in burdened communities.
Requires Commissioner of Health to establish public health campaign on autism spectrum disorders.
Requires Department of Health to annually report on health and well-being of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Requires installation of diaper changing station in certain public restrooms; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer to monitor efforts to promote participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.
Establishes "Military Pro Bono Program" to provide pro bono legal representation to active-duty service members and veterans of military.
Requires DOT Commissioner to advertise availability of certain transportation programs and services.
Establishes Task Force to Promote Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities.
Clarifies that discrimination based on hair style is violation of "Law Against Discrimination."
The "New Jersey Youth Justice Transformation Act;" annually appropriates $100 million to JJC.
Requires preeclampsia testing for certain pregnant women and women who have given birth.
Directs State Board of Education to require that when individualized education program team is developing program for student prone to regression, it must consider consistency of staffing.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
Requires provision of instruction on safe user practices for certain websites and mobile applications as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Makes $1 million supplemental appropriation for legislative district office security improvements.
Expressly prohibits examination of patient by health care practitioner without patient's informed written consent.
Directs DOE to conduct study on feasibility of using and expanding virtual learning in school districts with teacher shortages.
Requires AG to collect, record, analyze, and report certain prosecutorial and criminal justice data.
Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.
Requires Commissioner of Health to establish public awareness campaign on toxic shock syndrome.
Establishes "Stillbirth Resource Center" and programs for the prevention and reduction of incidences of stillbirth; appropriates $1 million.
Changes date of "Juneteenth Independence Day" in NJ to June 19 of each year.
Prohibits anti-Semitism in public schools and institutions of higher education.
Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.
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 certain health care plans to be offered by SEHBP and local boards of education; requires SEHBP commission to establish employee contribution rates for certain plans; requires local boards of education provide certain information on health care be
Makes $240,000 supplemental appropriation to Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission.
Requires DOH to develop and implement plan to improve access to postpartum depression screening.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that person who commits domestic violence by strangling victim be detained prior to trial.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
Requires public water systems to develop lead service line inventories and replace lead service lines.
Expands scope of law enforcement sexual assault training; codifies certain responsibilities of county sexual violence programs and rape care advocates.