Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, Senate.
Paul A. Sarlo
Sponsored
Became law13
Appropriates $34,800,995,000 in State funds and $15,706,712,000 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2016-2017.
Permits newly created regional school districts or enlarging regional school districts to determine apportionment methodology for their boards of education on basis other than population.
Prohibits president or other employee of public institution of higher education from taking final action on purchase of property unless prior notice is provided to institution's governing board and general counsel and board approves action.**
Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning mobility and support services needs of NJ adults with autism spectrum disorder.
Dissolves New Jersey Hall of Fame Advisory Commission and New Jersey Hall of Fame corporation and transfers their functions to Foundation for New Jersey Hall of Fame.
Makes fiscal year 2016 State supplemental appropriations and amends language provisions.
Concerns certain unused portions of tax credits issued to insurance premiums taxpayers under the Business Employment Incentive Program; exempts certain purchasers of business development incentives from certain State tax notification requirements.*
Revises tax credit transfer provisions for certain tax incentive programs and revises certain tax treatment of tax credit transfer certificates.*
Transfer State Lottery Enterprise to TPAF, PERS, and PFRS.
Regulates and prohibits certain operation of drones.
Concerns powers of appointment.*
Exempts law enforcement officers and certain private property towing companies from certain provisions of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."
Provides exception to weight limits for natural gas vehicles consistent with federal law.
Vetoed2
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain county corrections officers.
Provides that PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law.*
Passed the Senate3
Revises priority schedule for issuance of converted tax credits under Business Employment Incentive Program.
Exempts fuel used for operation of certain school buses from petroleum products gross receipts tax and motor fuel tax; clarifies tax treatment of certain dyed fuel thereunder; clarifies determination of taxable estates of certain decedents.*
Requires installation of smart thermostats in all new residential construction.
Out of committee19
Appropriates $34,670,313,000 in State funds and $15,823,846,768 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2017-2018.
Requires property record cards and tax maps prepared in conjunction with revaluations to be produced in electronic format.
Increases the personal income tax's pension and retirement income exclusion fivefold over three years.
Increases exclusion amount under New Jersey estate tax; phases out estate tax over five years.
Permits certain public institutions of higher education to make purchases and contract for services as participating contracting units in cooperative pricing systems and through use of nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreements.
Requires certain workers subject to prevailing wage requirements to be enrolled in, or have completed, registered apprenticeship.
Regulates transportation network companies.
Reduces required limousine insurance in certain circumstances; eliminates sales and use tax on limousine service.
Extends expiration date of certain permits for one year in Superstorm Sandy-impacted counties.
Adjusts certain State taxes to support strengthened investments in public and private assets in this State.*
Revises "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act"; establishes State Transportation Infrastructure Bank within NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust; renames NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust.
Requires school districts to maintain and pay premiums for student accident insurance.
Prohibits NJTA from requiring county guarantee to provide maintenance of pedestrian bridge under certain circumstances when determining approval for construction of pedestrian bridge.
Appropriates $34,293,697 from "Building Our Future Bond Act" and provides for reallocating amount remaining from project grants not awarded, for public and private institutions of higher education.
Requires health care providers, carriers, and employers to make certain disclosures regarding health care costs and allows SHBP to negotiate directly with hospitals in certain circumstances.
Requires certain State and local government agency employees with access to federal tax information to undergo criminal history background checks.
Amends and supplements various language provisions in Fiscal Year 2017 annual State appropriations act.
Transfers $8,000,000 from New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund to General Fund.
Increases motor vehicle surcharge to fund "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund."
In committee26
Requires that each school district conducting an interscholastic athletic program must employ one or more school athletic trainers.
Enacts "Truth in Caller Identification Act"; prohibits manipulation of certain telephone caller identification information.
Excludes appropriations to reserve for uncollected taxes in excess of two percent from calculations of municipal adjusted tax levy.
Increases workers' compensation for loss of hand or foot; requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to study effectiveness of workers' compensation program.
Reduces thresholds for certain heroin offenses.
Requires health insurers, group health plans, SHBP, and SEHBP to share certain health benefits information with Medicaid and other State programs.
Revises population formula for issuance of certain plenary retail consumption licenses.
Establishes requirements for sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption by certain plenary retail distribution licensees and retail consumption licenses.
Allows board of education to award pupil transportation contracts that exceed bid threshold through request for proposals.
"Uncompensated Pending Medicaid Beneficiary Payment Relief Act"; provides compensation relief to nursing facilities when resident's Medicaid eligibility determination is delayed more than 90 days.
Provides for jurisdiction for prosecution for certain crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey.
Limits payments under health benefits plans to in-network amounts in certain circumstances; prohibits out-of-network health providers from charging carriers more than 150 percent of Medicare rate in certain circumstances.
Requires MVC to offer driver's license knowledge test in Italian.
Exempts law enforcement camera and 9-1-1 recordings from State's open public records law.
Provides a gross income tax exclusion for attorney's fees and costs received in connection with certain unlawful discrimination or unlawful retaliation claims or actions.
Provides that county prosecutors receive annual salaries in amount equal to annual salary of full time Superior Court Assignment Judge.
"Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act."
Removes examination requirement for relicensure as real estate broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson after licensure as real estate referral agent.
Criminalizes using drones to conduct surveillance of or fly over critical infrastructures; requires certain drones to be registered and insured.
Revises law concerning partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies.
Limits tobacco products wholesale sales and use tax to 50 cents per cigar.
Upgrades burglary of residence to crime of the second degree.
Restores property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with for-profit medical providers on-site; requires these hospitals to pay community service contributions to host municipalities; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study
Authorizes application for dismissal of a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation " ("SLAPP").
"Improving Energy Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnership Act."
Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals providing elective angioplasty services.
Filed1
Reconciles simultaneous legislative enactments to clarify law that limits tax credits under the Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Program.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law12
Revises "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act"; establishes State Transportation Infrastructure Bank within NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust; renames NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust.
Adjusts certain State taxes to support strengthened investments in public and private assets in this State.*
Appropriates $34,293,697 from "Building Our Future Bond Act" and provides for reallocating amount remaining from project grants not awarded, for public and private institutions of higher education.
Prohibits NJTA from requiring county guarantee to provide maintenance of pedestrian bridge under certain circumstances when determining approval for construction of pedestrian bridge.
Permits certain public institutions of higher education to make purchases and contract for services as participating contracting units in cooperative pricing systems and through use of nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreements.
Extends expiration date of certain permits for one year in Superstorm Sandy-impacted counties.
Regulates transportation network companies.
Eliminates sales and use tax on certain transportation services provided by a limousine operator.*
Requires certain State and local government agency employees with access to federal tax information to undergo criminal history background checks.
Appropriates $34,670,313,000 in State funds and $15,823,846,768 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2017-2018.
Amends and supplements various language provisions in Fiscal Year 2017 annual State appropriations act.
Transfers $8,000,000 from New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund to General Fund.
Vetoed1
Imposes State sales and use tax and hotel and motel occupancy fee on transient accommodations; authorizes various municipal taxes and fees on transient accommodations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Permits holding companies of eligible New Jersey emerging technology companies to receive investments under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Requires DOH to issue standing order authorizing pharmacists to dispense opioid antidotes to patients without individual prescriptions.*
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability and grant deferment for temporary total disibility.*
Prohibits possession, transport, import, export, processing, sale, or shipment of parts and products of certain animal species threatened with extinction.
Prohibits possession and transport of parts and products of certain animals at PANYNJ airports and port facilities.
The "Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act."
Facilitates coordination of land use planning between civilian and military interests to preserve viability of federal military installations within State.
Authorizes certain county to establish county hospital authority; amends title of "Municipal Hospital Authority Law."
Requires Office of Emergency Management to establish county storm preparedness funding program.*
Increases value of Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program residential tax credits to $823 million; restricts $105 million of tax credits to qualified residential projects and mixed use parking projects.
Establishes State food waste reduction goal of 50 percent by 2030.
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.
Vetoed · 1
Authorizes certain local government utilities to impose additional connection fees; requires certain new credits and reductions for these fees.
Passed the Senate · 3
Excludes corrugated containers sold by the manufacturer from definition of "litter-generating product"; exempts such sales from user fee imposed under "Clean Communities Program Act."
Requires annual evaluation reports by Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development on survey responses to be obtained from certain employers that end operations in this State.
Establishes standards for food date labeling; requires Commissioner of Health to establish public education program and promulgate guidelines related to food safety.
Out of committee · 14
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Prohibits the DOE from regulating the maximum salary amount a school district may pay its superintendent of schools.
Concerns earned sick leave.
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Requires members of unitary business groups to file combined reports of corporation business tax.
Concerns electronic medical bills for workers' compensation claims.*
Imposes State sales and use tax and hotel and motel occupancy fee on transient accommodations; authorizes various municipal taxes and fees on transient accommodations.*
Provides for increase in salary of certain public employees; permits receipt of compensation for published works by certain Executive Branch public officers.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to conduct study to determine extent and cause of outmigration of high school graduates to out-of-State colleges.
Provides that strangulation of victim resulting in bodily injury during commission of act of domestic violence constitutes aggravated assault.
Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
Requires DOT Commissioner to develop public awareness programs and use variable message signs to inform motorists about State's "move over" law.
Requires analyses and reporting of investment performance of pension funds; requires disclosure of fees paid to managers of certain funds in which State invests pension funds.
In committee · 19
Requires combined reporting of corporation business tax by certain members of unitary business groups.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified material.
Establishes NJ Innovation and Research Fellowship Program in DOWLD.
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons who are fingerprinted and permits law enforcement officers to collect certain biological samples.
Establishes State payment in lieu of taxes to municipalities for loss of revenues due to an overburden of tax-exempt cemetery property; appropriates $66 million.
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Revises penalties for certain violations of law by public movers and warehousemen.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Amends law concerning county and municipal stream cleaning activities.
The "Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act."
Eliminates school district budget per pupil administrative cost limits.
Establishes requirements for sale of home baked goods.
Requires suspension of driver's license for gross income tax deficiency under certain circumstances.
Expands crime of bias intimidation to include law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel.
Provides that cigar bars and lounges may renew lapsed registration to permit indoor smoking under certain circumstances.
Exempts sales of certain materials used in industrial sand casting processes from sales and use tax.
Changes use of indorse to endorse with regard to candidate for elective public office.
Establishes Edison Innovation Science and Technology Fund in EDA to provide grants for certain science and technology-based university research; appropriates $5 million.