Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Gary S. Schaer
Sponsored
Became law11
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.
Prohibits act, practice or arrangement constituting stranger-originated life insurance.
Establishes compassionate release program for certain inmates; repeals law that establishes medical parole.
Permits extension of deadlines for adoption of county and municipal budgets under certain circumstances.
Requires public and local utilities to provide notice to residential customers of available relief measures during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
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.*
Removes restrictions on special assessments and bond issuances for replacement of residential lead service lines; revises budgetary requirements for operators of certain water systems.*
Restores and revises Urban Enterprise Zone program; appropriates $42,500,000.*
Establishes State supplement for "breakfast after the bell" meals.
Permits volunteer paramedics to operate within mobile intensive care units.
Passed the General Assembly4
Establishes geriatric parole for certain eligible inmates.
Concerns licensure of persons rendering barbering services in another state or foreign country.
"Economic Emergency Investment Stabilization Act"; allows EDA to invest in businesses impacted by major economic emergencies.
Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages.*
Out of committee10
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.
Requires pharmacy benefits manager providing services within Medicaid program to disclose certain information to DHS.
Requires certain health care providers, SHBP, and School Employees' Health Benefits Program to submit certain health care claims data to DOBI.
Requires certification of diligent inquiry in residential mortgage foreclosure actions to be filed by attorneys.
Makes permanent certain temporary authorizations that expanded permitted investment by Director of Division of Investment of State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund and State pension funds.
Requires health care provider participating in carrier network to give notice to covered person of provider's referral to out-of-network provider.
Allows corporation business tax credit for subcontracting work to NJ small businesses.
Requires certain utilities to allow residential customers to satisfy outstanding balances over time.
Permits counties to share county tax administrators.
In committee86
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Establishes a joint legislative and executive branch New Jersey Revenue Advisory Board to provide consensus revenue forecasting advice for State budget purposes.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Creates Clinical Trials Working Group.
Requires adoption agency, court, or DCPP to maintain child's religious upbringing when placing child in adoptive or resource family home.
Requires child's religion not be changed due to foster care or adoption.
Requires municipalities to conduct lead paint inspections in single- and two-family dwellings; requires reporting of inspection results to State.
Requires successful completion of firearms education program to obtain initial firearms purchaser identification card and permit to purchase a handgun.
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.
Prohibits the sale of adulterated candy in New Jersey.
Requires employers within construction industry to notify employees of certain rights.
"Healthcare Disclosure and Transparency Act."
Concerns application of residential rental property inspection findings in rental assistance determinations and eviction actions.
Concerns expansion of services provided by DOH mental health screening services.
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DOH and expansion of program to all counties.
Requires certain notification prior to mosquito control spraying applications.
Requires DOH to establish standardized requirements for registration of vendors in health care facilities.
Requires certain notice to be provided by public utility, county, or municipality prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.
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 "New Jersey College Ready Students Program Act"; provides tuition-free dual enrollment opportunities at county college for certain high school students.
Establishes "Succeed in New Jersey" student loan reimbursement program for certain New Jersey residents employed in designated fields.
Requires that school counselor preparation programs include credits on college and financial planning and that school districts provide professional development opportunities to school counselors on these topics.
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 community water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water.
Requires public water systems to develop lead service line inventories and schedules for replacement of lead service lines.
Permits place of worship to establish security plan to select one person to carry handgun during religious services.
Requires pharmacy benefits manager under contract with SHBP and SEHBP to report price paid to pharmacy and amount charged to SHBP and SEHBP.
Changes date of "Juneteenth Independence Day" in NJ to June 19 of each year.
Revises criteria for medical parole for certain inmates; establishes medical parole for certain eligible juveniles.
Requires public water systems to develop lead service line inventories and replace lead service lines.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $15,100,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $150 to $250.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $10 million for New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program.
"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.
Awards credits to reduce the parole eligibility date of inmates who participate in college and associate degree educational programming.
Permits charter school to limit admission to single gender, students at-risk of academic failure, students with disabilities, or English language learners.
Establishes the "New Jersey Electronic Plan Review System."
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.
Permits service of parking tickets by mail.
Requires certain furniture retailers to provide notice of furniture tip over risks; requires tip restraint devices be available for purchase.
Permits installation of GPS navigation devices which do not obstruct motor vehicle operator's vision.
Establishes procedures for determining enforceability of standard form contracts; invalidates certain indemnification clauses.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million.
Establishes New Jersey Commission on Health Insurance Network Adequacy.
Establishes waiver, rebate or payment of insured's deductible, copayment, or coinsurance by health care practitioner as a form of insurance fraud subject to criminal and civil penalties.
Requires carriers to classify medically necessary procedures as covered benefits and remit certain payments to hospitals for services rendered.
The "Health Care Provider Network Transparency Act"; establishes requirements for granting access to certain health care provider discounts.
Imposes requirements on certain pediatric emergency departments; requires DOH to include information on pediatric emergency departments in its annual hospital performance report.
Permits up to 10 children to be cared for by a registered family day care provider.
Revises requirements for certification of homemaker-home health aides, including establishing timeframe requirements for issuance of conditional and final certifications.
Establishes pilot program for incentive-based value payment system for home health agencies and health care service firms.
Establishes pilot program for incentive-based value payment system for nursing homes.
Requires practitioners to disclose business relationship with out-of-State facilities when making patient referrals to those facilities.
Increases reimbursement rate for providers of adult medical day care services.
Requires continuing identification and remediation of waste tire sites.
Prioritizes investment of State administered pension funds in in-state infrastructure project investments over comparable out-of-state infrastructure project investments.
Directs public utility to reimburse municipality for police services required for safe completion of public utility project no later than 60 days after municipality submits bill to public utility.
Establishes "Neighborhood Solar Energy Investment Program."
Concerns victim's right to rape care advocate under certain circumstances.
Modifies process for renewals and revocations of charters under which charter schools operate.
Requires that definition of occurrence in certain property damage liability insurance policies include coverage for faulty workmanship.
Establishes Center for the Study of Health Care Billing Data.
Requires State to provide recipients of State tax refunds, unemployment insurance benefits and State employee compensation certain payment options.
Requires businesses to report email address to Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services.
Provides for appointment to board of directors of New Jersey Automobile Insurance Risk Exchange by Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
Changes minimum age for issuance of trapping license from 12 years to 18 years of age.
Establishes Behavioral Health Services Task Force.
Allows health maintenance organizations to include charity care assessments for purposes of meeting certain loss ratio requirements.
Eliminates 15% fee charged by cemetery company on transfer of graves, crypts and niches.
Requires insurers writing homeowners insurance policies in the State to offer certain coverage for heating oil tanks.
Regulates audits of pharmacies.
Prohibits retail mercantile establishments from imposing surcharges on consumer credit card purchases.
Extends county-based real property assessment program to Passaic County.
Provides immunity for manufacturers of personal protective equipment for injury or death alleged to have been sustained as result of act or omission in course of manufacturing or distributing PPE in support of State's response to outbreak of coronavirus d
Codifies protections in Law Against Discrimination for persons suffering discrimination on grounds of disparate impact.
Prohibits certain utilities and authorities from increasing rates and assessing late or restoration fees or charges during and within 180 days after major public health emergency.
Increases amount of required deposit into Surplus Revenue Fund by 20 percent of average revenue growth of preceding six fiscal years.
Exempts $1,000 in bank account from civil seizure or execution following certain emergency declarations.
Requires installation of certain rescue supplies on certain bridges.
Permits cosigners to student loans under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program to make payments on loans; allows gross income tax deduction for certain payments under NJCLASS Loan Program.
Requires MVC to provide readers for written knowledge examination for certain individuals by appointment.
Requires Governor to include multi-year baseline budget funding projections in annual budget message.
Requires Governor to include multi-year revenue forecasts in annual budget message.
Makes $1.3 billion in federal funds available to DEP for use in New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program for lead service line replacement projects.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Requires pharmacy benefits manager providing services within Medicaid program to disclose certain information to DHS.
Requires certification of diligent inquiry in residential mortgage foreclosure actions to be filed by attorneys.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Establishes "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for adult medical day care services.
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.
Vetoed · 1
Requires reservation of portion of tenant-based vouchers under State rental assistance program for persons displaced due to redevelopment of an affodable housing development; provides displaced persons with affordable housing priority status.
Passed the General Assembly · 7
Provides for jurisdiction for prosecution for certain crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey.
Includes crime of creating false public alarms as form of bias intimidation.
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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 gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for removal of lead, asbestos, sodium, chloride, and other contaminants from taxpayer's property.**
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.*
Out of committee · 9
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Requires Director of Division of Fire Safety to promulgate regulations pertaining to training and duties of Junior Firefighter Auxiliary members.
Amends statute that criminalizes display of symbols, objects, or graffiti exposing another to threats of violence to specifically include noose, burning cross, or other symbol of hate. *
Expands training for judges, law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases. *
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Allows public office holder or candidate to use political contributions to pay for child care expenses related to office or campaign activities.
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Prohibits lawful presence in United States as qualification for obtaining professional or occupational license.
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.
In committee · 42
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Prohibits legislative aide who works, or worked, directly for legislator in district office from making political contribution greater than $30 per election to that legislator; prohibits receipt of such contribution.
Waives certain commercial driver license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates 1/3 net proceeds to General Fund, 1/3 to State education aid, and 1/3 to horse racing industry.
Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zones in Garfield, Harrison, Keansburg, and two joint urban enterprise zones, one in Cliffside Park and Fairview, and one in Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough.
Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.
Allows municipality to issue permits to sell alcoholic beverages in residential redevelopment areas.
Amends law to extend length of postpartum coverage for Medicaid services for eligible pregnant women to 180-day period.
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Revises residential property mortgage foreclosure process.
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
Requires DOE to establish comprehensive searchable website concerning educational programs and resources available to special education students.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential and prohibit any disclosure, sale, or unauthorized access to subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose informatio
Decreases the premium receipts tax for surplus lines insurance coverage.
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Establishes gross income tax credit for cost of certain postage for sending goods to members of United States Armed Forces and National Guard who are serving their country away from home.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Extends eligibility for Governor's Urban Scholarship Program to students residing in certain municipalities.
Requires adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Establishes registry allowing persons to voluntarily include their names on list of individuals prohibited from owning a firearm.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Requires continued coverage of prescription drugs for certain medical conditions.
Authorizes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in places of religious worship; makes certain clarifications concerning their use in nonpublic schools.
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.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.
Establishes program in HMFA to provide loans to replace lead-contaminated water service lines for certain senior and low income homeowners; appropriates $1 million.
Requires school security training for persons employed by public and nonpublic schools in substitute capacity and for employees and volunteers of youth programs operated in school buildings.
Establishes Edison Innovation Science and Technology Fund in EDA to provide grants for certain science and technology-based university research; appropriates $5 million.
Requires Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services to facilitate establishment of four new recovery community centers.
"Holocaust Reparations Tax Exemption Act"; exempts value of certain payments to Holocaust survivors and their eligible descendants from transfer inheritance and estate taxes.
Establishes "Commission on Pandemic Insurance Coverage."
Permits emergency medical technicians to administer certain vaccines during certain declared public health emergencies.
Defines anti-Semitism for certain civil or criminal purposes.
Clarifies that any State entity that issues professional or occupational licenses will not require individuals to demonstrate lawful presence in New Jersey to obtain professional or occupational licensure.