Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, Senate.
Paul A. Sarlo
Sponsored
Became law15
Appropriates $32,711,205,000 in State funds and $13,856,161,239 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2020-2021.
Appropriates $46,380,012,000 in State funds and $21,026,030,082 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2021-2022.
"COVID-19 Fiscal Mitigation Act"; clarifies filing and payment deadline for CBT and GIT taxpayers, modifies duration of State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021, requires certain updates and presentation for State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish three-year "Bridge Year Pilot Program" for certain students who were impacted by public health state of emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019.*
Delays physical examination requirement for certain student-athletes who participate in school-sponsored athletic activities during fall athletic season of 2020-2021 school year.*
Allows for cashless payment at certain sports and entertainment venues.
Permits raffles to be conducted remotely at large sporting venues.
Establishes retroactive date for provisions of P.L.2018, c.165, which clarifies provisions of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."
Extends deadline for completion and filing of annual audit report of school district for 2019-2020 school year; establishes deadline for submission of Audit Summary for 2019-2020 school year.*
Provides accidental death benefits in certain circumstances to surviving spouse and surviving child of SPRS member or retiree who participated in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Expands opportunities for restaurants, bars, distilleries, and breweries to provide outdoor dining and permits certain sales at seasonal farm markets in response to COVID-19 public health emergency.
Extends deadline for completion and filing of annual audit report of school district for 2020-2021 school year; establishes deadline for submission of Audit Summary for 2020-2021 school year.
FY 2021 State supplemental appropriation; appropriates $100.3 million in General Fund monies and $14.4 million in Property Tax Relief Fund monies.
Authorizes State Treasurer to determine salary of Director of Division of Investment.
Revises elective pass-through entity business alternative income tax. *
Vetoed1
Concerns construction code enforcing agency fee revenue.
Passed the Senate2
Permits certain entertainment and retail activity during current public health emergency and state of emergency.
Authorizes special occasion events at certain farms on preserved farmland, under certain conditions.
Out of committee12
Amends and supplements FY20 appropriations act to effectuate extension of fiscal year through September 30, 2020; reduces authorized appropriations; makes FY20 supplemental appropriations of $7,745,997,000 in State funds and $4,586,243,000 in federal fund
Reinstates prior property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires some of these hospitals to pay community service contributions; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commiss
Extends certain permits, approvals, and deadlines during COVID-19 emergency.*
Extends time period for filing and processing certain property tax appeals in 2020.
Allows extension of certain local government timeframes; allows local governments to accept certain payments; allows local governments to conduct certain meetings remotely; adjusts certain property tax distribution and notice requirements.
Allows municipal clerks to receive hand delivered voted mail-in ballots and applications; extends ballot receipt and election certification deadlines; increases certain messenger and bearer ballot limits.*
Revises, clarifies, corrects, and simplifies various aspects of CBT.
Provides partial pension and retirement income exclusion for taxpayers with income between $100,000 and $150,000.
Temporarily expands summer working hours for certain minors.
Establishes "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund," appropriates $3.7 billion.
Appropriates $500,000 for USS New Jersey Commissioning Committee to support commissioning of boat and assigned personnel.
Awards school security project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for certain school districts; appropriates $5,150,531.
In committee22
Provides for jurisdiction for prosecution for certain crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey.
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
Transfers NJ Board of Tree Experts from DEP to Dept. of Agriculture.
Upgrades certain penalties for criminal street gang recruitment and criminality; imposes mandatory minimum sentence for certain offenses; establishes accomplice liability and imposes restrictions for certain recruiters.
Directs State Health Benefits Commission to study reference-based pricing.
Authorizes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in places of religious worship; requires nonpublic security aid be used for Class Three officers upon request of nonpublic school.
Requires pawnbrokers retain goods for seven days and record and report certain information.
Requires pilot programs on both advanced imaging services and elective surgical procedures in SHBP and SEHBP.
Establishes pilot program to permit use of generally accepted accounting principles in certain county and municipal annual financial statements.
Authorizes special financing by municipalities, counties and, school districts to compensate sexual harassment and abuse survivors; establishes "Sexual Harassment and Abuse Survivor Fund."
Establishes "New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Review Commission" to provide ongoing review of State and local tax structure, economic conditions, and related fiscal issues.
Raises income eligibility threshold for pension and retirement income exclusion from gross income to $250,000.
Requires county to provide extraordinary special education aid to school districts located in county for students with costs over $55,000 and State to reimburse county.
Authorizes alternative procedure for sale of municipal sewerage systems to public utilities.
Grants immunity from personal liability to certain athletic coaches, managers, and sports officials and establishes insurance requirements for certain organizations and entities.
Defers ambulatory care facility gross receipts assessment payment due on June 15, 2020 by nine months.
Allows board of education to award pupil transportation contracts that exceed bid threshold through request for proposals.
Authorizes certain large food waste generators to send food waste to sanitary landfill facilities for purpose of generating Class I renewable energy.
Requires health benefits plans and carriers to meet certain requirements concerning network adequacy.
Provides employer and employee protections pursuant to the use of legalized cannabis items.
Extends CBT, GIT, and Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax filing and payment due dates to May 15, 2021.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law11
Amends and supplements FY20 appropriations act to effectuate extension of fiscal year through September 30, 2020; reduces authorized appropriations; makes FY20 supplemental appropriations of $7,745,997,000 in State funds and $4,586,243,000 in federal fund
Establishes "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund," appropriates $3.7 billion.
Reinstates prior property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires some of these hospitals to pay community service contributions; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commiss
Extends certain permits, approvals, and deadlines during COVID-19 emergency.*
Allows extension of certain local government timeframes; allows local governments to accept certain payments; allows local governments to conduct certain meetings remotely; adjusts certain property tax distribution and notice requirements.
Extends time period for filing and processing certain property tax appeals in 2020.
Revises, clarifies, corrects, and simplifies various aspects of CBT.
Provides partial pension and retirement income exclusion for taxpayers with income between $100,000 and $150,000.
Temporarily expands summer working hours for certain minors.
Appropriates $500,000 for USS New Jersey Commissioning Committee to support commissioning of boat and assigned personnel.
Awards school security project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for certain school districts; appropriates $5,150,531.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.*
Revises law governing training and duties of Junior Firefighters' Auxiliary members.*
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.*
Allows Board of Cosmetology Hairstyling licensees to operate mobile facilities when providing services.
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA and New Jersey Council on the Arts to support arts and culture organizations in need.*
Makes $25 million in federal funds available to EDA to support microbusinesses in need.*
Establishes immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Permits prosecutors to enroll in Prosecutors Part of PERS.
Makes changes to film and digital media content production tax credit program.
Vetoed · 2
Establishes requirements for sale of cottage baked goods. *
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
Passed the Senate · 5
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations during COVID-19 pandemic.
Allows municipality to suspend certain zoning requirements during COVID-19 emergency.
Requires State Treasurer to issue report concerning New York's taxation of New Jersey residents' income.
Allows deduction from New Jersey gross income of certain capital gains from sale or exchange of New Jersey qualified small business stock held for more than five years.
Prohibits State from mandating electric heating or water heating systems.
Out of committee · 20
"Vegetation Management Response Act"; concerns vegetation management related to electric public utility infrastructure.
Establishes Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission.
Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services.
Provides for temporary travel license to practice chiropractic.
Establishes New Jersey Revenue Advisory Board; modifies executive State budget presentation; updates State revenue and expenditure reporting and disclosure requirements; and requires annual State financial stress testing. *
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability. *
Allows deduction of promotional gaming credit from gross revenue on sports wagering.
Requires county boards of election to establish ballot drop boxes in each county at least 45 days before election; revises procedures concerning mail-in ballots for 2020 general election.**
Establishes "The Ballot Cure Act" to modify and establish various voting procedures.
Extends ballot receipt and election certification deadlines; increases certain messenger and bearer ballot limits; requires certain information to increase public awareness and use of voting by mail.*
"New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act," authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling up to $9.9 billion.
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.***
Authorizes fixed odds wagering on horse races through fixed odds wagering system.
Expands opportunities for restaurants, bars, distilleries and breweries to provide outdoor dining and permits certain farms to adjust operations in response to COVID-19 public health emergency.*
Provides for reorganization of health service corporation.
"New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020"; provides for administration of programs and policies related to jobs, property development, food deserts, community partnerships, small and early stage businesses, State procurement, wind energy, and film produc
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA to support businesses and nonprofits in need.*
Makes $10 million in federal funds available to EDA to support child care providers in need.*
Makes $35 million in federal funds available to EDA to support food and beverage establishments in need.*
Establishes State supplement for "breakfast after the bell" meals.
In committee · 8
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Eliminates requirement for State residency for public officers and employees with limited historic exceptions.
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."
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.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $30 million to certain law enforcement agencies for NJ Statewide Supplemental Body Worn Camera Program.
"New Jersey Retirement Infrastructure Collateralized Holdings Fund Act"; creates trust fund for conveyance of certain assets for benefit of State-administered retirement systems; requires remediation of emergent conditions for certain public assets; appro
Filed · 7
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.
Appropriates $20 million from General Fund to EDA to support food and beverage establishments impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $50 million from General Fund to EDA to support businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support Sustain and Serve NJ Program.
Establishes Startup Business and Nonprofit Assistance Program in EDA to support new businesses and nonprofit organizations following COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $25 million.
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support child care providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.