Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Britnee N. Timberlake
Sponsored
Became law2
Appropriates $11,777,499 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Establishes "New Jersey Foreclosure Counseling Fund."
Passed the General Assembly3
Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for removal of lead, asbestos, sodium, chloride, and other contaminants from taxpayer's property.**
Requires landlords to provide tenants with certain notice concerning conditions that may cause damage or hazards on rental property.
Provides for resentencing of certain inmates.
Out of committee7
Creates "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriff's sales.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.*
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program; appropriates $25 million.
Authorizes Governor to permit mortgage forbearance and rent payment Provides mortgage payment relief, consumer reporting protection, and eviction protection for resident property owners, tenants and other consumers, economically impacted during time of co
Provides mortgage payment relief for residential property owners and small landlords during time of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Provides financial relief to certain landlords and tenants in response to COVID-19 pandemic, adjusts certain court fees; and makes appropriations. *
Establishes "Rental Assistance Navigation Program" in DCA; makes appropriation.
In committee44
Creates presumption that certain firefighters who develop cancer are eligible for workers' compensation and accidental disability pension.
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.
Prohibits sale of certain toy guns and imitation firearms.
Requires developers of residential housing to provide low, moderate, and middle income housing or pay fee.
Requires employer to provide certain accommodations to employee who is breast feeding.
"Listening to Mothers Survey Act"; requires DOH to establish survey to evaluate and improve maternity care access and services.
Prohibits online education services from using and disclosing certain information, engaging in targeted advertising, and requires deletion of certain information in certain circumstances.
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.
"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 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.
"New Jersey Fair Workweek Act."
Requires Division of Purchase and Property to issue annual report on public contracts awarded to women-owned and minority-owned businesses; requires Division of Revenue to operate Selective Assistance Vendor Information (SAVI) database.
Prohibits suspension of driving privileges and arrest for certain crimes and offenses.
Prohibits the restraint of prisoners during and immediately after childbirth.
Requires meeting between student and appropriate school personnel after multiple suspensions or proposed expulsion from public school to identify behavior or health difficulties.
Directs Department of Agriculture in consultation with DOE to establish online applications for National School Lunch Program and school breakfast programs.
Requires OIT to establish Statewide wireless network through public-private partnership agreement.
Codifies AG directive concerning criminal investigations of law enforcement use-of-force and in-custody deaths.
Prohibits retail motor fuel dealer from charging a credit card customer in excess of four percent above the purchase price for same fuel sold to customer paying by cash.
Requires restaurant employees to receive periodic sexual harassment training.
Requires inspection for pest infestation prior to certain demolition.
Prohibits electric, gas, or water public utility service discontinuances to residential customers during certain epidemics.
Concerns mortgage and loan forbearance, rent suspension, and consumer reporting during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for home childbirth.
Concerns mortgage forbearance for certain residential homeowners and protections for certain tenants and landlords during COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes right to record law enforcement activity under certain circumstances.
Requires certain health care facilities to offer consultations with lactation counselors to persons who have given birth.
Creates "New Jersey Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act."
Requires NJTA and SJTA to check E-ZPass database before issuing E-ZPass violation.
Requires front-loading clothes washing machines and dryers to have child safety locks; requires installation of safety locks and warning for machines previously purchased without safety locks.
Establishes Doula Registry in DOH; requires inclusion on Doula Registry to receive reimbursement for doula services rendered to Medicaid beneficiary.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Provides financial relief to certain landlords and tenants in response to COVID-19 pandemic, adjusts certain court fees; and makes appropriations. *
Establishes "Rental Assistance Navigation Program" in DCA; makes appropriation.
Vetoed1
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program; appropriates $17 million.*
Passed the Senate1
Provides mortgage payment relief, income tax relief, consumer reporting protection, and eviction protection for residential property owners, tenants, and other consumers, during time of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.**
Co-sponsored
Became law · 79
"New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act"; legalizes personal use cannabis for certain adults, subject to State regulation; decriminalizes small amount marijuana and hashish possession; removes marijuana
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Requires incarcerated individual from State to be counted at residential address for municipal, county, and congressional redistricting purposes and for apportionment of regional school district board of education members. **
Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase use of fuel cells in State.
Establishes local drug overdose fatality review teams.*
Requires certain retailers to train employees on gift card fraud.
Establishes "Broadband Access Study Commission." *
Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.
Directs the development and posting of notices containing information for victims of human trafficking.
Establishes Mental Health Screening in Schools Grant Program in DOE; appropriates $1 million.*
Requires AG to collect, record, analyze, and report certain prosecutorial and criminal justice data.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to create Statewide database of certified payroll information for public works projects.
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
"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
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly addressing legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as raising awareness of available expungement relief.**
Includes false incrimination and filing false police report as form of bias intimidation; establishes crime of false 9-1-1 call with purpose to intimidate or harass based on race or other protected class.
Establishes Statewide database of beds in shelters for the homeless.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to streamline SNAP application process for senior citizens and conduct outreach regarding senior SNAP participation.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide graduating students with information on income-contingent student loan repayment programs.
Requires law enforcement agencies in this State to establish minority recruitment and selection programs; establishes reporting requirement.
Concerns municipal property registration ordinances to address risk of blight. *
Requires institutions of higher education to provide students with access to mental health care programs and services and to establish a hotline to provide information concerning the availability of those services.
Establishes three year Financial Empowerment Pilot Program.
Provides county clerks with additional week to mail ballots for 2020 primary election; requires ballot position draw to occur one day early if statutory date falls on holiday.*
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.*
Requires DLPS to incorporate implicit bias in cultural diversity training materials for law enforcement officers; makes mandatory cultural diversity and implicit bias training for law enforcement officers.
Designates 9-1-1 operators or dispatchers as 9-1-1 first responder dispatchers.
Requires school districts to provide school meals or meal vouchers to students eligible for free and reduced price school meals during school closures due to COVID-19 epidemic.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing of coronavirus disease 2019 and for telemedicine and telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 state of emergency.
Authorizes EDA to make grants during periods of emergency declared by Governor and for duration of economic disruptions due to emergency; allows EDA to grant certain business documentation submission deadline extensions.
Concerns time off from work in connection with infectious disease.
Modifies deadline by which public agency is required to respond to request for government record during period of emergency.
Allows public bodies to conduct meetings, and provide notice, by electronic means during periods of emergency.
Permits extension of deadlines for adoption of county and municipal budgets under certain circumstances.
Authorizes all licensed health care facilities and laboratories to collect specimens to test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); allows waiver of staffing ratio requirements.
Requires food access information be displayed on websites of 2-1-1 system and executive branch departments during public health emergencies to the extent practicable.
Concerns prohibition of residential tenant eviction and eviction due to residential foreclosure during certain emergency circumstances.
Establishes certain requirements to use telemedicine and telehealth to respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Requires hospital to permit individual to accompany woman during childbirth.
Extends eligibility for accidental disability and accidental death benefits to certain PFRS, SPRS and PERS members who contract COVID-19 and test positive for SARS-CoV-2.**
Establishes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Task Force on Racial and Health Disparities.*
Regulates use of body cameras worn by law enforcement officers.
Establishes Community College Opportunity Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide last-dollar financial aid grants to county college students and Student Success Incentive funding to county colleges.
Creates grant program to encourage school districts to partner with institutions of higher education in training school-based mental health services providers.
Requires DCF to give priority to certain school districts with student mental health counseling centers in awarding grants under School Based Youth Services Program.
Requires school districts to include instruction on diversity and inclusion as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*
Requires State to enter into contract and coordinate with certain cooperative purchasing systems for procurement of COVID-19 related goods and services by school districts.***
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to establish long-term care advocacy and educational training program.
Requires dental insurers to provide credits for reduced usage during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires public and local utilities to provide notice to residential customers of available relief measures during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Establishes task force to evaluate quality, efficacy, costs, and educational outcomes of online courses offered by public and independent institutions of higher education and degree-granting proprietary institutions during COVID-19 pandemic. *
Requires Internet websites and web services of school districts, charter schools, renaissance schools, and the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf to be accessible to persons with disabilities. *
Allows health insurers to provide certain health care benefit plans to local boards of education and eligible employers who do not participate in SEHBP; modifies employee contribution for New Jersey Educators Health Plan and its equivalent.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $58,000,000 for NJ Statewide Body Worn Camera Program.
Appropriates $87,444,690 from "New Jersey Library Construction Fund" to provide grants for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, and furnishing of New Jersey's public libraries.
Establishes "New Jersey Foreclosure Prevention Act."
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
Provides fast track hiring and advancement employment opportunities by State for persons with significant disabilities.
Provides for employment by State of certain persons with disabilities.
Requires public community water systems to inventory and replace lead service lines within 10 years; provides for recoupment of costs by investor-owned public water systems.*
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 18 years of age or older to qualify for modified benefit.
Removes restrictions on special assessments and bond issuances for replacement of residential lead service lines; revises budgetary requirements for operators of certain water systems.*
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program by $10,000.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.
Establishes order of protection for current or former judge; upgrades and clarifies harassment against current or former judge; bars firearms possession by persons against whom current or former judge order of protection is entered.
Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.
Requires DOLWD to provide link to New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on website and in emails concerning unemployment compensation benefits.
Establishes Startup Business and Nonprofit Assistance Program in EDA to support new businesses and nonprofit organizations following COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $25 million.
Establishes Asian American Pacific Islander Commission.
Expands State corrections officers training to include topics contributing to their core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect.
Provides funding for experiential housing advocacy programs to provide legal services for low- and moderate-income tenants in need of housing assistance; appropriates $2 million. *
Requires DMVA veterans' memorial homes to hold quarterly town hall meetings with veterans' guardians.
Requires position of resident advocate at each State veterans' memorial home.
Establishes State supplement for "breakfast after the bell" meals.
Establishes requirements for certain tobacco product retailers to stock and sell nicotine replacement therapy products.
Mandates periodic cancer screening examinations for firefighters enrolled in SHBP. *
Appropriates $54.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Vetoed · 10
Establishes requirements to screen certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia. *
Requires apportionment of membership on certain regional district boards of education to be based on amount of district costs apportioned to each constituent municipality.
Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
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.
Establishes Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools Grant Program in DOE to provide and expand access to technology and equipment for students in certain school districts.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriations of $15 million for grants to food banks.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to issue supplemental cash assistance payments to Work First New Jersey recipients under certain circumstances; makes appropriation.
Establishes NJ Hospitality Emergency Loan Program in EDA to provide no-interest loans to qualified small hospitality businesses; makes $100 million appropriation to EDA from federal funds for qualified small business assistance.***
Concerns approval process for personal protective equipment and State stockpiles of personal protective equipment.*
Requires DOT, NJT and DHS to study and implement transportation mobility and accessibility improvements for persons with autism and developmental disabilities.*
Passed the General Assembly · 54
Establishes "New Jersey STEM Scholars Grant Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Requires telecommunications companies to provide prorated refunds for service outages of longer than 72 hours.
Allows persons owing certain court-imposed financial obligations and ordered by court to serve term of probation or diversionary program to earn transformative credit against amount owed by participating in treatment programs, educational or vocational se
Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification.
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification.
Requires notice to be provided by municipal court to applicant for public defender of fee and process to waive fee for inability to pay.*
Requires installation of diaper changing station in certain public restrooms; appropriates $500,000.
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 discrimination prevention training for certain providers of services to senior citizens.
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Innovation Partnership"; provides funding for certain nonprofit partnerships to promote certain emerging technology businesses.*
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Requires school districts to take certain actions in circumstances when school meal bill is in arrears; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.*
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Requires signs to be posted and pamphlets to be distributed in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.
Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
Establishes Renewable and Efficient Energy Financing Program; authorizes BPU to transfer up to $20 million annually in societal benefits charge revenues to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for purposes of program.*
Permits counties and municipalities to bond for passenger cars and station wagons solely fueled by electric or renewable power sources.
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Requires institutions of higher education to implement suicide prevention programs and raise awareness of mental health services.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from disclosing customer's geolocation data to third parties.*
Establishes notification standards for certain service contracts with automatic renewal.
Requires NJT to publish on website certain information concerning accessible transportation service routes.
Establishes requirements concerning the provision of postpartum care information and the development of individualized postpartum care plans.
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.
Makes it aggravated sexual assault or sexual contact for transportation network company or taxicab driver to commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact using coercion or without permission on passenger.
Authorizes creation of "New Jersey Council on Access and Mobility."
Provides paid leave without utilizing accumulated leave time for local government employees under certain circumstances.
Prohibits VCCO from denying award of compensation to victims with certain outstanding warrants and charges.
Provides secondary classroom experience credit towards meeting requirements of classroom training portion of registered apprenticeship.
Restricts use of certain data collected for purposes of contact tracing related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides that institutions of higher education may permit final-year students in graduate degree programs for mental health care professions to graduate or be matched with residency or clinical programs early.
Expands category of lists from which single juror source list is compiled to include persons who are utility customers, have non-driver identification card, or have applied for or received various types of assistance.
Requires facilities offering COVID-19 tests to provide accurate timeframes for test results; requires DOH to update COVID-19 website with information regarding testing locations that provide COVID-19 test results within 48 hours.
Establishes "Student Mental Health Task Force." *
Permits certain mental health professionals working in school districts to refer or help facilitate referral of students to private professional counselors.
Dedicates personal protective equipment to long-term care facilities, home health agencies, hospice care providers, health care service firms, PACE programs, and certain community-based providers during public health emergency.***
Requires civil service commission to notify a certified eligible by certified mail and via electronic mail.
Requires school districts to include instruction on racial discrimination and social justice as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies for middle school students. *
Authorizes insurers issuing business interruption insurance to offer rider for global virus transmission and pandemic coverage.
Establishes Safe and Equitable Remote Learning Pilot Program in DOE to support provision of remote learning safe havens by certain school districts.*
Establishes office in EDA to assist in provision and expansion of broadband Internet service in State to address inequities in accessing broadband service.*
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages.*
Expands existing plug-in electric vehicle incentive program to include incentives for eligible plug-in electric motorcycles.*
Allows minors to serve as election workers between 5:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on elections days.
Requires group homes and other community-based residential programs, as condition of licensure, to implement policies to prevent social isolation of residents.
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.*
Requires financial aid award letter provided by institutions of higher education and certain proprietary schools be consistent with financial aid shopping sheet.
Prohibits retaliation against inmates in State correctional facilities who report sexual abuse; criminalizes retaliation and failure to report abuse.
Prohibits forfeiture of inmate's commutation credits for minor disciplinary infractions and expands inmate's ability to restore certain forfeited credits.
Out of committee · 107
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.
Prohibits public utility from terminating service for nonpayment unless customer is provided certified letter at least 10 business days prior to scheduled termination date.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Establishes supervised community reintegration program for certain victims of domestic abuse.
Prohibits sale of cosmetic products that have been tested on animals.
Requires residential landlords to equip steam radiators with protective covers.
Provides that New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program scholarship may be awarded in any semester of attendance or enrollment at institution of higher education in State.
Provides that purchase of insulin is not subject to deductible; requires health insurers to limit copayments and coinsurance for insulin; requires insulin manufacturers to submit report to Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.***
Provides tuition reimbursement to certain psychiatrists who contract with DCF.
Requires DOH and DHS to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.
Requires DOH to develop and implement plan to improve access to perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening.*
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo explicit and implicit bias training.*
Allows NJ E-ZPass customers to opt to receive electronic notification of use of E-ZPass system at toll plazas operated by NJTA and SJTA.*
Requires school districts and charter schools to report discipline data on their websites and to Commissioner of Education; requires DOE to establish database and complete annual report concerning student disciplinary actions.*
Requires emergency contact information and access instructions for social services hotline to be provided to tenants of multiple dwellings.
Establishes licensing and permit requirements and provides for adoption of standards and regulations for inspection of asbestos in certain structures.
Requires certain public venues and places of worship to submit emergency plans to law enforcement agencies for purpose of preparing for mass casualty and active shooter events.
Authorizes creation of Woman Veteran license plates.
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
Requires lead paint inspection on certain residential rental property, including upon tenant turnover; establishes lead-based paint hazard education program; appropriates $3,900,000.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish apprenticeship mentoring program for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.
Requires DEP to develop beach accessibility guidelines for persons with disabilities.
Establishes Task Force to Promote Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
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
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
"Fair Chance in Housing Act"; establishes certain housing rights of persons with criminal records.
Requires that certain realty transfer fee revenues be dedicated to Special Needs Housing Trust Fund.*
Expands training for judges, law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases. *
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public
Requires DCA to establish standards for prisoner reentry transitional housing.
Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.
Provides resident tuition rate to certain non-resident dependent children of United States military personnel attending public institutions of higher education.
Requires DCA to continuously maintain open enrollment period for federal Housing Choice Voucher Program pre-applications.
Requires water purveyors to conduct, and report to DEP, water loss audits.
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressor of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.*
Establishes creative crosswalks pilot program.
"Dominick Marino PFRS Enhanced Benefits for Surviving Spouses Act"; enhances PFRS accidental death benefit for surviving spouse who becomes eligible after effective date by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually.*
Requires cable television, direct broadcast satellite, and television streaming service companies to include certain fees and charges for service in advertised price to consumers.
Expands Office of Public Defender representation of juveniles; repeals section 4 of P.L. 1968, c.371.*
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1,000,000. *
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Provides retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for members of PFRS.
"21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act."
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign. *
Criminalizes certain actions of individuals who offer rental of residential property that they do not own or legally possess.
Requires certain standards for professional and occupational boards considering applicants with criminal history records.
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Allows hospitals to construct housing and provide wrap-around services for individuals who are homeless or housing insecure.*
Establishes Commission on Asian American Heritage in DOE. *
"Laura Wooten's Law"; Requires civics instruction in middle school; authorizes New Jersey Center for Civic Education to provide curricula, professional development and technical assistance for middle and high school civics.*
Renames "board of chosen freeholders" to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner"; requires counties to update materials to reflect this title change.
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.*
Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.
Establishes annual grant program to recognize institutions of higher education that offer comprehensive array of veteran programs and services.
Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to provide transparency of tuition and fees to prospective and current students.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits for surviving dependents of essential employees who die in course of employment.
Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million. *
Requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during public health emergency; prohibits contact with victim upon release of inmate awarded credits.***
Establishes civilian review boards to review complaints against police officers.
Expands powers and duties of State Chief Diversity Officer to promote diversity in State government and public contracting.
Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undesignated/non-binary, questioning, queer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities.
Authorizes school districts to maintain surplus at four percent for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.*
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.
Requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to undergo implicit bias and cultural competency training.
Requires registration of private education lenders; establishes protections for private education borrowers.
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Planning Commission" in DHS.
Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans.*
Requires Civil Service Commission establish mentoring program for certain civil service law enforcement applicants.*
Establishes Statewide universal newborn home nurse visitation program in DCF; appropriates $2.75 million. *
Requires cultural diversity and implicit bias training be included in police basic training curriculum.
Requires Civil Services Commission to undertake various initiatives to increase diversity and inclusivity within law enforcement agencies.
Authorizes creation of local civilian review boards to review police operations and conduct; appropriates $800,000.*
Creates two-year "Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program" in Juvenile Justice Commission; appropriates $4.2 million in FY 2022 and FY 2023.*
Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program.
Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Requires law enforcement provide victim of sexual assault with initial incident report; provides victim with option to review initial incident report and submit corrective form.*
Requires resources be made available to victims of sexual assault.
Establishes right of victims to be notified of county prosecutor's charging decision in sexual assault cases.
Requires AG issue annual report concerning sexual assault cases.*
Establishes sexual violence liaison officer in Division of State Police and local police departments.
Requires sexual assault training for prosecutors.
Establishes county-based mitigation plan to allow businesses to operate during pandemic.
Establishes immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Establishes "Stillbirth Resource Center" and regional Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Committee, and programs for the prevention and reduction of incidences of stillbirth; expands list of professionals authorized to provide stillbirth-related care.*
Permits emergency medical responders to dispense opioid antidotes.
Requires Commissioner of Education to prepare learning loss report and report on public school operations during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Requires bidders on public works construction projects to submit information on fire safety features.
Establishes New Jersey Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program.
Provides CBT tax credit for certain deliveries of low carbon concrete and for costs of conducting environmental product declaration analyses of low carbon concrete. *
Establishes criminal offenses and civil penalties concerning inhumane confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.
Requires training for DOE arbitrators to include issues related to cultural diversity and bias.
Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide certain student loan information.
Directs NJT to erect statue in honor of A. Philip Randolph, appropriates $90,000.
Permits certain paramedics to administer buprenorphine.
Requires DCF or court to consider placement of children with relatives or kinship guardians when making placement decision; makes changes to certain standards for initiating petitions to terminate parental rights.
Appropriates $5 million to New Jersey Pediatric Cancer Fund.
Establishes Kean University as public urban research university.
Establishes child care revitalization fund in Department of Community Affairs; appropriates $100,000,000.
Establishes Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund and Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council; provides for funds received from opioid settlements to support substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.
Provides voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Special Olympics New Jersey.
Revises gross income tax credit for child and dependent care expenses.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
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Prohibits sale and distribution of nail products containing dibutyl phthalates, toluene, or formaldehyde.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of geolocation data.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Provides forbearance of residential mortgage foreclosures under certain circumstances; places additional requirements on attorneys, residential mortgage lenders, and courts, as part of foreclosure process.
Bars sex offenders from jobs which primarily consist of contact with children.
Requires instruction on information literacy in curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12.
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.
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.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose information.
Requires correctional police officers receive 40 hours in-service training, including eight 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.
"New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act."
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.
The "New Jersey Youth Justice Transformation Act;" annually appropriates $100 million to Juvenile Justice Commission.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
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.
Permits municipalities to adopt ordinances to enforce certain landlord code violations as tax liens.
Makes $240,000 supplemental appropriation to Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission.
Expands University Hospital board of directors membership from 11 to 13 members; designates University Hospital as rural hospital.
Concerns labor harmony agreements for hospitality projects.
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
Requires county welfare agencies to conduct full eligibility screening of public assistance and social service programs for each applicant.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
Requires 45 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
Requires NJT to adopt nondiscrimination policy and requires annual training on nondiscrimination policy.
Establishes Task Force on Maximizing Employment for People with Disabilities.
Establishes "Military Pro Bono Program" to provide pro bono legal representation to active-duty service members and veterans of military.
Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.
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
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Requires municipalities to conduct lead paint inspections in single- and two-family dwellings; requires reporting of inspection results to State.
Expands crime of terrorism.
Establishes program to provide free tuition under State Tuition Aid Grant Program to certain students who are accepted to public four-year institutions of higher education and elect to attend county college for first two years.
Establishes "Succeed in New Jersey" student loan reimbursement program for certain New Jersey residents employed in designated fields.
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 all public employees for health care benefits.
Requires public water systems to develop lead service line inventories and schedules for replacement of lead service lines.
Changes date of "Juneteenth Independence Day" in NJ to June 19 of each year.
Requires public water systems to develop lead service line inventories and replace lead service lines.
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
Requires installation of grab bars in certain public restrooms.
Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.
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.
Legalizes possession and personal use of small amounts of marijuana for persons age 21 and over; creates Division of Marijuana Enforcement and licensing structure.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Requires public high school students to receive instruction concerning opioid abuse and opioid abuse prevention.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth and family services organizations.
Establishes new requirements for certain used motor vehicle dealers; creates "Used Car Buyer's Bill of Rights."
Establishes rebuttable presumption that person who commits domestic violence by strangling victim be detained prior to trial.
Establishes two-year pilot program requiring certain law enforcement agencies to coordinate with local school districts to identify and assist at-risk youths.
Directs DOE to conduct study on feasibility of using and expanding virtual learning in school districts with teacher shortages.
Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Expands scope of law enforcement sexual assault training; codifies certain responsibilities of county sexual violence programs and rape care advocates.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires health insurers to limit copayments for insulin.
Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
Requires certain officers of education organizations to sign acknowledgement and undergo training concerning duties to report child abuse.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
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 "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.
Requires public utilities to maintain customer billing records for duration of account and to refund full amount of any overpayment by customers.
Prohibits certain demolitions without inspection for pest infestation.
"Madalyn's Law"; requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate instruction on toxic shock syndrome and requires installation of signage in certain women's rooms to enhance public awareness of toxic shock syndrome.
Provides for civil actions against persons or entities profiting from commission of human trafficking offenses, or maintaining victims of such offenses.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
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.
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.
Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from making reports containing adverse information related to employees affected by federal government shutdown.
Requires applicants for commercial driver license to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking.
Requires commercial Internet websites and online services to notify customers of collection and disclosure of personally identifiable information and allows customers to opt out.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
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.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Increases gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 and dedicates revenue from tax rate increase for direct real property tax relief for taxpayers.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage until child turns 26 years of age.
Provides that former law enforcement officers who retired due to disability are eligible to receive tuition assistance to attend public institution of higher education or proprietary institution licensed to confer academic degrees.
Requires hospitals to include warning in patient discharge papers concerning risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications.
Requires DEP to study State's response to Superstorm Sandy and preparedness for future storm events.
"New Jersey Intergenerational Poverty Reduction Act."
Permits qualified person with post-traumatic stress disorder to obtain handicapped parking placard.
Exempts 100 percent disabled veterans from payment of motor vehicle registration fees; requires notification of eligible motorists.
Exempts customer with account for electronic toll collection system, commonly known as E-ZPass, from certain fees if motor vehicle is stolen.
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.
Requires certain transportation services to provide notice to riders concerning operator's use of video recording devices in vehicles.
Establishes centralized directory for affordable and senior citizen housing.
Prohibits eviction of residential tenants from December through February.
Requires school buses to be equipped with interior and exterior cameras.
Requires gubernatorial and legislative candidate and joint candidates committees to adopt anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy.
Creates alternative option to earn barbering license through 1250 hours of training at licensed shop.
Establishes Task Force on Institutional Discrimination in Health Care.
Requires municipality to provide free beach access to certain veterans.
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Requires counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Permits juror donation of statutory juror compensation to New Jersey Vet2Vet Hotline program.
Requires institutions of higher education to send out annual student debt letters; requires students enrolled in public institutions of higher education to complete course on student loan debt repayment.
Provides for receipts for applications for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Permits school districts to employ safe schools resource officers or Class Three special law enforcement officers for security purposes, and requires school districts to have agreement with local law enforcement governing placement of school security pers
Requires hospitals to inquire whether patients have substance use disorder and establish protocols for providing or referring to treatment.
Requires Medicaid cover emergency contraception without requiring prescription or other authorization.
Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, on climate change.
Revises eligibility for convicted drug offenders to receive general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Requires recalls on motor vehicles to be repaired prior to sale.
Requires school districts to provide feminine hygiene products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
Requires cosmetology and hairstyling licensees to complete domestic violence sensitivity and response training.
"HOPE Initiative Act;" requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opioid addiction.
Directs State Board of Education to require that when individualized education program (IEP) team is developing individualized education program for student prone to regression, it must consider consistency of staffing.
Establishes Study Commission on Gender Pay Discrimination.
Revises requirements for disclosure of a breach of security of certain computerized records containing personal information.
Requires instruction concerning use of 9-1-1 for public school students in preschool, kindergarten, and grades one and two.
Requires insurers writing homeowners insurance policies in the State to offer certain coverage for heating oil tanks.
Protects health care professionals from retaliatory action by employers during ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Establishes one-time payment program in Department of Treasury for aid for certain eligible taxpayers; appropriates $35 million.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy and energy efficiency programs for overburdened communities.
Concerns earned sick leave benefits.
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly with respect to legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as broadening awareness of available expungement relief.
Creates "Manufacturing Reboot Program" in EDA to provide financial assistance to certain manufacturing businesses; makes $10 million appropriation to EDA.
Requires county protective services staff to receive training on means and methods of effective, respectful, and compassionate communication with, and provision of assistance to, adults with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
Establishes requirements for use of deadly force.
Provides for advocate in criminal cases concerning welfare or care of animal.
Reduces standard voter registration deadline to eight days before election; allows voter registration at polling place on election day and at offices where mail-in ballots are issued within 45 days before election.
Requires students to complete financial aid application as part of high school graduation requirements.
New Jersey Childcare and Tutoring Relief Act; establishes Remote Learning Childcare and Tutoring Grant Program in DHS.
"Reproductive Freedom Act."
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt pregnancy policy for law enforcement officers.
Permits State Real Estate Appraiser Board to revoke, suspend, or fine appraisers or appraisal management companies who knowingly engage in discriminatory appraisals of residential property on basis of race or national origin.
Concerns discriminatory appraisals of residential property on basis of race or national origin.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Requires students enrolled in public institutions of higher education to complete course on financial literacy.
Requires access to law enforcement disciplinary records as government records; requires such records to be retained for certain period of time.
Requires institutions of higher education and private career schools to provide on website employment data of graduates; requires DOLWD to compile certain employment information.
Requires induction loop listening system installation in certain buildings open to public upon new construction or substantial renovation.
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care staff and registered family day care providers.
Requires State provider subsidy payments for child care services to be based on enrollment.
Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family day care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.
Creates State business assistance program to establish contracting agency procurement goals for socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises.
Requires certain ratios of school library media specialist to students in public schools.