Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Benjie E. Wimberly
Sponsored
Became law7
Establishes "New Jersey Investing in You Promise Neighborhood Commission" *
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act." *
Authorizes issuance of Delta Sigma Theta license plates.
Expands per adjusted admission charge on hospitals to create supplemental funding pool for State's graduate medical education subsidy; appropriates $24,285,714.*
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
"Hunger-Free Campus Act"; requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education; appropriates $1 million.
Permits municipalities to lease vacant municipal land for tiny home occupancy; directs DCA to enhance regulatory guidance on acceptable tiny home construction and use.
Passed the General Assembly4
Requires notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities to be published on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications. *
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.*
Prohibits certain demolitions without inspection for pest infestation.
Out of committee18
Restricts use of motorized skateboards.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Clarifies and codifies certain inflatable ride safety requirements.
Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.
Enacts the "Reader Privacy Act."
Changes composition of State Employment and Training Commission.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
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.*
Extends document submission deadline for certain residential and mixed use parking projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program; increases maximum credit amounts awarded for certain residential and mixed use parking projects.
Requires certain schools to establish emergency action plans for responding to serious or potentially life-threatening sports-related injuries.
Requires establishment of Work and Learn Consortiums by certain educational institutions to establish certificate and degree programs identified in high labor-demand industries.
Clarifies that "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act" applies to certain out-of-state persons involved in residential mortgage lending in State.
Establishes measures to provide employment stability for high school coaches employed in school districts.
Revises neighborhood revitalization tax credit program to increase permitted annual tax credit allocation to $15 million.
Allows certain senior citizens to apply for rent increase limit.
Concerns juvenile incarceration and parole.
Makes FY 2020 language allocation of $1,000,000 appropriated to Grants for Urban Parks to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson.
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriation of $1,700,000 for Thomas Edison State University.
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Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
Concerns repayment of unemployment compensation overpayments.
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
"State Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
Permits exterior-based property reassessments within eight years of last municipal-wide revaluation.
Clarifies procedures for restoration of driver's license after suspension; authorizes the court to waive imprisonment under certain circumstances.
Permits payment of only one co-payment or deductible for follow-up care or treatment after surgery or illness under certain health benefits plans.
Changes types of development requiring CAFRA permit from DEP.
Addresses various concerns affecting post-release employment.
Provides that child study team members may be employees of the school district or of a DOE approved agency or clinic.
Requires blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death; designated as "Michelle Sous' Law."
Prohibits certain employment actions against employees affected by a declared state of emergency.
Requires Division of Purchase and Property to provide additional notification of contracting opportunities to vendors or potential vendors providing or interested in providing home health care services to State agencies.
Requires safeguards for anonymity and confidentiality with respect to communications presented through phone lines, electronic communication systems, or websites dedicated to accepting anonymous tips for use by law enforcement in criminal investigations.
Imposes $0.25 surcharge on alcoholic beverages to be dedicated to Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
"Responsible Dog Ownership Act."
Expands cities permitted to regulate days and hours when packaged goods may be sold.
Imposes certain requirements on use of automated license plate readers by law enforcement agencies.
Requires law enforcement agencies in this State to establish minority recruitment and selection programs; establishes reporting requirement.
Designated the Equitable Disclosure Act of 2010, modifies provisions of MLUL concerning objectors to applications for development.
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Assigns financial responsibility of educating homeless student to district of attendance.
Establishes a Gun Court Pilot Program in Passaic County.
Requires incarcerated individual be counted for redistricting purposes at previous address if State resident and not counted if incarcerated and not State resident.
Eliminates partial and full State intervention under New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.
Requires school districts to maintain and pay premiums for student accident insurance.
Requires institutions of higher education to offer open textbooks.
Eliminates requirement that public-private partnership agreements for construction of certain higher education facilities be submitted to EDA for review and approval by certain dates.
Increases fines for selling single cigarettes and cigarettes in packs of less than 20.
"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.
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Establishes special parking for hybrid, electric, and alternative fuel vehicles.
Establishes "Victim-Witness Scholarship Fund;" establishes "Witness Protection Fund;" and concerns State forfeiture funds.
Establishes "County Government Criminal Justice Reform Administration Fund"; increases certain fees and assessments.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for capital gains from sale of certain employer securities.
Increases value of Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program residential tax credits to $926 million; restricts $103 million of tax credits to certain qualified residential projects and mixed use parking projects.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
Establishes "Court Security Enhancement Fund" and increases court fees.
Establishes pilot program in Paterson authorizing non-disclosure of records of certain expungements.
Prohibits certain school districts under State intervention from leasing building if purchase price would be less than total costs of lease.
Creates advisory council to oversee revision of core curriculum content standards.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,100,000 to DOE to provide additional State school aid to Manchester Regional School District.
Decriminalizes possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana and personal-use amount of regulated marijuana-infused products; requires substance abuse treatment under certain circumstances.
Establishes that payment plan for motor vehicle surcharges is mandatory upon request; extends payment period.
Establishes the "Safe and Sanitary Rental Housing Act."
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 cost analysis in certain cases when State department contracts out work.
Expands expungement eligibility; eliminates cap on number of convictions person may expunge; eliminates limitation on number of times person may be granted expungement.
Requires public utilities to maintain customer billing records for duration of account and to refund full amount of any overpayment by customers.
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 classes.
Establishes transporting for slaughter, selling or otherwise providing for slaughter, or slaughtering gestating cow as crime of fourth degree; establishes criminal and civil penalties therefor; designated as Brianna's Law.
Requires owners of multiple dwellings with at least nine units to provide maintenance services 24 hours a day.
Allows certain employees affected by federal government shutdown to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and property tax payments.
Establishes School Security Task Force.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $2 million for William Paterson University of New Jersey.
"Fair Chance in Housing Act"; establishes certain housing rights of persons with criminal records.
Creates domestic violence Internet registry for certain public access; mandates counseling and community service and increases fines for certain domestic violence offenders.
Requires financial institution that has foreclosed on property to remove water service lines that contain lead.
Establishes Statewide limitation on rent increases.
Requires that certain motor vehicle surcharge revenues be dedicated to the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund.
Requires New Jersey Law Revision Commission to identify statutes containing racially discriminatory language.
Filed2
Concerns provision of energy to certain manufacturing facilities by providing exemptions to certain energy related taxes.
Designates State Highway Route 19 as "William J. Pascrell Jr. Highway."
Carried from the Senate
Became law10
Concerns juvenile incarceration and parole.
Changes composition of State Employment and Training Commission.
Extends document submission deadline for certain residential and mixed use parking projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program; increases maximum credit amounts awarded for certain residential and mixed use parking projects.
Requires establishment of Work and Learn Consortiums by certain educational institutions to establish certificate and degree programs identified in high labor-demand industries.
Requires certain schools to establish emergency action plans for responding to serious or potentially life-threatening sports-related injuries.
Clarifies that "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act" applies to certain out-of-state persons and involved in residential mortgage lending in the State.*
Revises neighborhood revitalization tax credit program to increase permitted annual tax credit allocation to $15 million.
Concerns provision of energy to certain manufacturing facilities by providing exemptions to certain energy related taxes.
Makes FY 2020 language allocation of $1,000,000 appropriated to Grants for Urban Parks to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson.
Designates State Highway Route 19 as "William J. Pascrell Jr. Highway."
Vetoed2
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 designated by BPU.**
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriation of $1,700,000 for Thomas Edison State University.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Codifies the Judiciary's Foreclosure Mediation Program; dedicates monies from foreclosure filing fees and fines.
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*
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.*
Concerns earned sick leave to employees.*
"New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act."
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
Revises "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act."
Permits conduct of raffles at large sporting venues.
Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor's license.
Establishes "County Code Pilot Program" for certain counties.*
Permits school district superintendent to designate school employee with certain expertise as school safety specialist.
Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.
"Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
Directs NJ State Council on Arts to create and disseminate best practices guide for at-risk youth arts programs; requires council to assist government entities creating programs that adopt best practices.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150.
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.
Provides clarification on applicability of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act" to commercial motor vehicles and charging of reasonable fees for certain non-consensual towing.
Requires DCA to produce and maintain database concerning residential properties under foreclosure.**
Permits certain planned real estate developments to file certain liens; concerns limited priority of certain liens.*
Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation.
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Requires 30-day grace period prior to accrual of interest on late water and sewer bill payments.
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.
Establishes certain requirements for domestic violence training for certain judges and judicial personnel.
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Requires New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to require criminal history records check for person to serve as official at athletic events sanctioned by association.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Establishes offense of criminal mischief committed on historical sites.
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
Provides for jurisdiction for prosecution for certain crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey.
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Exempts cable television subscriber from notifying cable television company, Office of Cable Television, or other complaint officer of cable television service outage to receive credit or rebate.
Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.
" Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.**
Requires public water systems to provide certain notice of boil water notices and violations of drinking water quality standards.
Revises certain licensure requirements to operate water supply and wastewater treatment systems.*
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and county colleges. *
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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.*
Exempts discharge of student loan debt of certain veterans through the federal Total and Permanent Disability discharge process from taxation under the gross income tax.
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Requires telecommunications companies to provide prorated refunds for service outages of longer than 24 hours.
Establishes uniform rates for water and sewer services for residential use based exclusively on metered consumption.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.*
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Prohibits mortgage loan discrimination based on familial status.
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.
Requires training for law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases.
Establishes special license plates to bring awareness to breast cancer.
Establishes commission to approve personaliized handguns; requires firearm retailers to sell personalized handguns.
Establishes procedures to prevent and eradicate bedbug infestations in certain residential property.
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.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Requires hospital laboratories and bio-analytical or clinical laboratories to offer test for hepatitis C to certain individuals; authorizes certain laboratories to perform rapid tests for hepatitis C.
Requires licensure for manufacturers, distributors, wholesale dealers, and retail dealers of electronic smoking devices and related products.
Requires State to use certain energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Provides rental and lease protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.*
Permits temporary rental assistance for emergency assistance recipients.
Establishes "Security Deposit Assistance Pilot Program" in Passaic, Union, Essex, Hudson, and Gloucester counties, appropriates $210,000.*
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Revises criteria for determining whether a dog is vicious or potentially dangerous.
Increases reporting requirements for the NJ Basic Skills Training Program for Economic Growth.
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.
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Establishes a partial return to work TDI program.
"Earn Your Way Out Act"; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan and establish information database; establishes administrative parole release and provides compliance credits.*
Allows certain State agencies to sell Internet advertisements on agencies' websites as pilot program.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
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.
Requires electric, gas, and water public utilities to provide bill credits to volunteer fire companies, first aid, rescue, and emergency squads, and nonprofit homeless and domestic violence assistance organizations.
Requires school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employees who will have regular contact with students to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
Establishes bill of rights for authorized family members of persons with developmental disabilities.
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.
Excludes certain out-of-State businesses and employees from certain taxes, fees, and business registration requirements when temporarily performing in-State work or services during declared disaster or emergency.
Permits incarcerated persons to receive student financial aid.
Authorizes grants to purchase and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans.
Concerns service of food or refreshments on mortuary premises.
Permits municipalities to adopt ordinances to enforce certain landlord code violations as tax liens.*
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.*
Revises expungement eligibility and procedures. *
Establishes process for Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to declare loan under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program as in default or rehabilitated.
Transfers authority over special nutrition assistance programs from DOH to DHS.
Requires certain civil actions against licensed persons to be brought within two years.
Eliminates motor vehicle surcharges following retirement of bonds and debts tied to surcharges.
Requires DOH to develop interconception care resources to enhance postpartum care for women.
Establishes "Fairness in Asset Forfeiture Proceedings Task Force."
Requires emergency contact information and access instructions for social services hotline to be provided to tenants of multiple dwellings.
Clarifies that crimes of trespassing and invasion of privacy also include use of unmanned aircraft systems.
Requires receivership appointment application prior to certain foreclosure actions; requires notice of intention to foreclosure on residential mortgage to be filed within 180 days prior to commencing foreclosure; limits reinstatements of dismissed mortgag
Makes certain changes to summary action foreclosure process under "Fair Foreclosure Act." *
Revises certain procedures for real estate foreclosure sales; alters adjournment of sale process.*
Authorizes DCA to establish flexible multiple dwelling inspection schedule; requires multiple dwelling owners to file certain registrations.
Prohibits insurers from offering stop loss insurance to small employers.
Concerns driver's license suspension for certain crimes and offenses.**
Expands provisions of Law Against Discrimination to rental of certain non-publicly assisted housing accommodations.
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.
"New Jersey Fair Play Act"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness.
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
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Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program and provides a State match for contributions to NJBEST accounts for families meeting certain income guidelines.
Requires certain undergraduate students to file degree plan and requires public institutions of higher education to develop pathway systems to graduation.
Requires employers and birthing facilities to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.
Provides voter registration assistance to persons completing parole, probation, and criminal sentences.
Amends Health Enterprise Zone law to allow municipalities more discretion in granting property tax exemptions to medical offices.
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain compressed natural gas vehicles.
Prohibits awarding alimony to domestic violence offenders; permits termination of alimony based on conviction for crime or offense involving domestic violence.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million.
Adds to property tax levy cap exclusions increases in flood insurance premiums.
Creates exclusion from municipal property tax levy cap for amounts necessary to provide required matching funds to qualify for grants and other funds.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Requires health benefits coverage for mammograms for women under 40 who lack access to family medical history due to their or their parent's adoption.
Requires certain civil actions against certain licensed persons to be brought within two years.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
"Disaster Victims Protection Act"; requires Governor to allocate federal and State disaster aid to municipalities in proportion to amount of catastrophic physical damage sustained within each municipality.
Clarifies that authorized persons and entities may administer a single dose of any opoid antidote, or multiple doses of any intranasal or intramuscular opioid antidote to overdose victims, with immunity under "Overdose Prevention Act."
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Exempts from disclosure as public record information provided by individual to government agency under certain circumstances.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Includes e-mail addresses in list of confidential items to be redacted from public records under OPRA.
Prohibits sale of certain mobile telecommunications devices unless device includes technology to remotely render device inoperable.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Requires public utility requesting rate increase to hold public hearings in every county.
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Establishes Office of State Dental Director and New Jersey Oral Health Commission.
Grants certain employment protections to campus police officers.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Revises child pornography law.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Requires a public school district to provide a daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires Attorney General to establish victims of identity theft database.
Requires DLPS to issue guidelines for counties to establish special needs registries.
Clarifies that compensation may be paid for expenses related to service animals required due to injuries resulting from crime against victim.
Authorizes issuance of craft distillery license to certain other alcoholic beverage manufacturing licensees.
Exempts mugshots of arrestees who have not been convicted of the underlying offense from State's open public records law.
Requires restaurants to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit trained employees to administer epinephrine on-site to persons suffering from anaphylaxis.
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Extends duration of urban enterprise zones for 10 additional years; specifies permissable use of funds.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to defendant at sentencing.
Creates "New Jersey Life Sciences Internship Challenge" program.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Mandates health benefits coverage for opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties.
Exempts municipal clerk from penalties for Open Public Records Act violations under certain circumstances.
Authorizes innocent spouse relief under the gross income tax.
Requires DCPP to implement policies and procedures to ensure caseworker safety; "Leah's Law."
Prohibits emergency homeless shelters from conditioning provision of shelter on enrollment in certain programs.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit certain persons unless they pose danger.
Directs Governor to withdraw from compact establishing Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor; dissolves compact and commission; transfers commission's NJ operations to State Police.
Requires businesses receiving financial assistance from EDA be prohibited from any gender gap payment practice to their employees.
Establishes manufacturing business assistance program to encourage manufacturing in certain areas of the State.
Prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted of certain offenses.
"Wage Transparency Act"; requires reporting of public contractor employment information.
Prohibits institution of higher education that provides child care from charging student-parent who receives child care voucher under "New Jersey Cares for Kids Program" an amount for child care in excess of voucher amount.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires municipalities to conduct lead paint inspections in single- and two-family dwellings; requires reporting of inspection results to State.
Requires lead paint inspection prior to home purchases and tenant turnover; establishes educational program on lead hazards.
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Increases minimum wage for tipped workers.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Codifies additional options for the court to enforce court-ordered child support in certain cases.
Expands role of temporary guardian to include arranging placement of alleged incapacitated person in appropriate, less restrictive environment.
Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.
Establishes program allowing certain applicants to perform community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges.
Requires certain ratios of school library media specialist to students in public schools.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Prohibits BPU from exercising authority over utility service extensions in manner which creates cost differentials that distinguish among persons or localities based on location of such extensions.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Allows corporation business tax or gross income tax credits to developers for certain capital investments for repurposing qualified health care facilities.
Concerns payment of certain TDI and family temporary disability leave benefits.
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Provides tax credits to developers for certain affordable housing projects.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Permits use of virtual instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole, probation, or serving sentence.
Provides gross income tax and corporation business tax credits for qualified business expenses incurred by business that cultivates marijuana located in UEZ.
Revises residential property mortgage foreclosure process.
Provides gross income tax deduction to certain surviving spouses of veterans.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to institute 30-minute shift overlap in State correctional facilities.
Extends from six to 12 months compensation program for injured law enforcement officers and other employees; revises type of injury needed to qualify for program.
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.
Requires health benefits coverage for private duty nursing services.
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 health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide coverage for oncofertility treatments.
Requires certain school meal information be provided to public school students' parents and requires school districts to request that families apply for school meals under certain circumstances.
Establishes Working Group on End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care in DOH.
Requires NJT to implement education program for services provided to persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and other individuals with mobility needs.
Establishes task force to examine issues and make recommendations concerning youth sports, including abusive coaching, confrontational parents, and bullying of players.
"County Urban Agricultural Development Zone Act."
Changes date of "Juneteenth Independence Day" in NJ to June 19 of each year.
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
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 18 years of age to qualify.
Increases benefit amounts incrementally under New Jersey earned income tax credit program from 40 percent to 100 percent for resident individuals who cannot claim qualifying child.
Enhances benefit provided under New Jersey earned income tax credit program by treating a qualifying relative as a qualifying child.
Increases benefit amounts under New Jersey earned income tax credit program from 40 percent to 50 percent.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Requires contracts for sales of residential property to address lead service lines.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop and distribute heat stroke pamphlet for athletes at public and nonpublic schools; requires school districts and public institutions of higher education to establish heat illness policy for athletes.
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Requires certain voters who filed vote by mail applications from 2016 to 2018 to receive mail-in ballot for all future elections, unless voter requests otherwise; appropriates $2 million.