Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Clinton Calabrese
Sponsored
Became law3
Establishes study commission to examine development of mutually beneficial relationships between institutions of higher education and municipalities.
Extends certain permits, approvals, and deadlines during COVID-19 emergency.*
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2022; makes various changes to FY2022 environmental infrastructure funding program.
Out of committee4
Directs State Auditor to conduct performance review audits of public institutions of higher education.
Restricts use of neonicotinoid pesticides.*
Requires new flooring for schools and child care centers to be certified mercury free.
Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires DEP to request bridge inspection reports from US DOT.
In committee17
Prohibits sale, offer for sale, or distribution of infant products containing bisphenol A.
Creates certain assistance and set-aside programs for businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons, by persons with a disability, and by veterans.
Subjects county and municipal sewerage authority service rate increases to approval by Board of Public Utilities.
Requires criminal history record background checks for certain DOBI employees.
Directs DOE to develop health and safety best practices for use of digital devices in school classrooms.
Requires business financing contracts that contain confession by judgment provisions to include certain notifications.
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 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.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
Prohibits sale of milkweed plants treated with certain pesticides.
Permits Department of Labor and Workforce Development to post information of person who violates State wage, benefit and tax laws.
Establishes task force to study presence of mercury in floors of certain facilities.
Requires shared service agreements to include certain provisions.
Special legislation to permit appointment of Savas Glavas to Cliffside Park Police Department and enrollment in PFRS.
Permits persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder to have MVC note that designation on certain MVC-issued documents.
Exempts commercial shellfish producers from prohibition on taking shellfish on Sunday.
Requires certain entities to remove abandoned lines from poles and other structures to which abandoned or out-of-service lines are attached.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Restricts use of neonicotinoid pesticides.**
Co-sponsored
Became law · 33
"New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act"; legalizes personal use cannabis for certain adults, subject to State regulation; decriminalizes small amount marijuana and hashish possession; removes marijuana
Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase use of fuel cells in State.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop guidance for institutions of higher education to identify cultural barriers in recruitment and retention of underrepresented students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State.
Establishes "Electronic Permit Processing Review System."
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to create Statewide database of certified payroll information for public works projects.
Establishes advisory council for the brewery, cidery, meadery, and distillery industries in NJ and provides for funding through certain alcoholic beverage tax receipts.
Encourages development of zero-emission vehicle fueling and charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly addressing legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as raising awareness of available expungement relief.**
Requires electric public utility to charge residential rate for service used by residential customer for electric vehicle charging at charging stations within certain designated parking spaces.*
Establishes pilot program in DOE to support FIRST Robotics Programs in school districts.
Changes designation on official State logo denoting manufacture of products in New Jersey.
Requires all creditors that acquire title to non-owner occupied residential property following foreclosure to notify municipality and common interest community.
Establishes three year Financial Empowerment Pilot Program.
Requires all newly constructed warehouses to be solar-ready buildings.
Concerns installation of electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communities.
Requires certain family or household members and victims be notified when firearms are returned to persons charged with domestic violence or subject to extreme risk protection order.
Requires person taking written examination for permit to watch video of rights and responsibilities of driver stopped by law enforcement.
Requires landlord to allow tenant to make rent payment using credit card during COVID-19 pandemic.
Creates grant program to encourage school districts to partner with institutions of higher education in training school-based mental health services providers.
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.**
Authorizes MVC to use stored driver's license or identification card photo for longer than eight years; limits certain appointment times at MVC locations to senior citizens and persons with certain medical conditions during COVID-19 pandemic.*
Temporarily extends deadline to register vehicle and obtain driver's license for new State residents during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Prohibits appeal of land use decision related to holding meeting electronically.
Authorizes motor vehicle dealers to sell motor vehicles online and obtain electronic signatures for motor vehicle transactions.
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
Appropriates $10 million in federal funds to Department of Agriculture to support food bank organizations.
Requires law enforcement to provide written notificaion to parent or guardian of person under age 18 who commits first offense of unlawfully possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage, cannabis, marijuana, or hashish.**
Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $50 million from General Fund to EDA to support businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Awards project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for water infrastructure projects in certain school districts; appropriates $6,608,212.
Temporarily expands summer working hours for certain minors.
Vetoed · 4
Eliminates one percent tax on purchasers of Class 4A commercial property transferred for consideration in excess of $1 million.
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.*
Establishes Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission.
Establishes expedited construction inspection program.
Passed the General Assembly · 16
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to conduct study and issue report on impact of artificial intelligence on growth of State's economy.*
Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.
Provides for jurisdiction for prosecution for certain crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Provides for uniform regulation of small wireless facility deployment in this State.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
"New Jersey Works Act"; Permits businesses to create pre-employment training programs in partnership with nonprofit organizations or educational institutions; provides tax credit to businesses that provide financial assistance to pre-employment training p
Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Directs DEP to develop guidelines concerning State and local government purchase of goods made from recycled material.
Criminalizes failure to return erroneous person-to-person electronic payments following proper notification.
Requires NJT to publish on website certain information concerning accessible transportation service routes.
Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".
Makes it aggravated sexual assault or sexual contact for transportation network company or taxicab driver to commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact using coercion or without permission on passenger.
Expands indoor capacity for food or beverage establishments and banquet and wedding venues under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Requires Medicaid Fraud Division to enter into data sharing agreement upon request of county to provide access to third party insurance liability data regarding certain COVID-19 related health claims.
Out of committee · 59
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing.
Requires Director of Division of Fire Safety to promulgate regulations pertaining to training and duties of Junior Firefighter Auxiliary members.
Allows NJ E-ZPass customers to opt to receive electronic notification of use of E-ZPass system at toll plazas operated by NJTA and SJTA.*
Prohibits tax preparation software companies from charging fee for electronically filing State tax returns.
Expressly prohibits invasive examination of unconscious patient by health care practitioner without patient's prior informed written consent.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
Requires EDA to establish loan program for certain costs of electric-powered school bus purchases by local school districts and school bus contractors.
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
Establishes "NJ One Health Task Force."
Allows public office holder or candidate to use political contributions to pay for child care expenses related to office or campaign activities.
Establishes "pollinator-friendly" label for plants.
Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.
Establishes numerical requirements and zoning standards for installation of electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces. **
Directs DEP to establish pollinator habitat program for closed landfills.
Requires public water systems to offer drinking water tests to customers in certain circumstances.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressor of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.*
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
Prohibits use of receipt paper containing bisphenol A.
Establishes creative crosswalks pilot program.
Permits physical therapists to perform dry needling under certain circumstances.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1,000,000. *
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign. *
Requires public water systems to provide notice of elevated lead levels in drinking water to customers and local officials; requires landlords to notify tenants of elevated lead levels.
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Allows hospitals to construct housing and provide wrap-around services for individuals who are homeless or housing insecure.*
Establishes Commission on Asian American Heritage in DOE. *
"Laura Wooten's Law"; Requires civics instruction in middle school; authorizes New Jersey Center for Civic Education to provide curricula, professional development and technical assistance for middle and high school civics.*
Authorizes operators of motor vehicles to display electronic proof of registration; requires MVC to send applicaion for registration renewal to lessee of leased vehicle.*
Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Allows installation of residential solar energy systems prior to obtaining construction permit or interconnection approval during COVID-19 emergency.
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Planning Commission" in DHS.
Establishes postconsumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags; prohibits sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging. *
Expands requirements for health insurers and Medicaid program to cover prescriptions for contraceptives to 12 months.
Authorizes issuance of Protect Pollinators license plates.
Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in "Water Quality Accountability Act."
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
"New Jersey Buy American Act"; requires certain State agency highway and bridge construction contracts to include iron and steel products made in U.S.
Reclassifies possession of psilocybin as disorderly persons offense.
Appropriates $30.387 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Requires Commissioner of Education to prepare learning loss report and report on public school operations during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Codifies same-sex marriage in the statutes.
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA and New Jersey Council on the Arts to support arts and culture organizations in need.**
Authorizes special occasion events at certain farms on preserved farmland, under certain conditions.
Requires chief law enforcement officer of municipal police departments to hold two community roundtables on police relations each year.
Makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain alcoholic beverage retailers to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages and mixed drinks; establishes certain sale and delivery privileges for alcoholic beverage manufacturers.
Requires DHS to stagger issuance dates of SNAP benefits to newly eligible enrollees.
Establishes database of certain appointed positions and elected offices.
Revises gross income tax credit for child and dependent care expenses.
Eliminates prohibition against taking shellfish on Sunday for commercial shellfish aquaculture producers.
Revises law prohibiting cruel tethering and confinement of dogs; establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Permits operation of pedicabs and alcoholic beverage consumption by passengers of pedicabs in certain circumstances.
Establishes Direct Support Professional Career Development Program; appropriates $1,000,000. *
In committee · 101
Allows members of Junior Firefighter's Auxiliaries to perform certain fire support duties.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of geolocation data.
Concerns sexual harassment.
Expands authorization for clamming on Sundays.
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 minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.
Requires suspension of certification of homemaker-home health aides under certain circumstances; designated as "Maria's Law."
Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, and intersex residents of long-term care facilities.
Permits municipalities to adopt ordinances to enforce certain landlord code violations as tax liens.
Requires police training for interactions with persons who may have behavioral health issues.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from requiring students to purchase meal plans.
Requires telecommunications service providers to provide call mitigation technology to subscribers.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide list of alternative drugs to health care professionals, pharmacists, and covered persons under certain circumstances.
Prohibits manufacture, sale, or promotion of consumer products containing microbeads.
Concerns municipal dedicated charitable funds for exclusively public purposes to receive elective contributions made by certain property owners and providing credits for contributions.
Provides parents and adult students with simplified method for opting out of release by school district of student information to military recruiters.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by campus medical professional or trained employee.
Permits use of campaign funds up to $25,000 for child care expenses when incurred as direct result of campaign activity.
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
"Mary's Law"; requires Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide direct payments for purchases of specialized, modified motor vehicles.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
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
Makes various changes to law governing winery salesrooms.
Permits agriculture-related events on preserved farmland.
Requires State Treasurer to review energy usage and energy spending at State buildings, centers, and facilities, and report findings of completed energy audits.
Provides temporary gross income tax credit to first time home buyers and seniors.
Increases Spill Compensation and Control Act cap on recovery of damages from certain dischargers.
Requires DCA to track natural disaster-related spending by State and local government.
Requires, by energy year 2050, all electric power sold in NJ by each electric power supplier and basic generation service provider to be from zero-carbon sources.
Requires district recycling plans to include compostable waste among source separated recyclable materials.
Revises law governing theater liquor licenses.
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.
Requires certain notice to be provided by public utility, county, or municipality prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.
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.
Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.
Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment
Requires criminal history record background check for rifle and shotgun purchases.
Prohibits water companies from assessing more than one charge per fire hydrant to fire departments, fire districts, or volunteer fire companies for use of fire hydrants.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
Requires promulgation of separate code criteria for certain buildings.
Expands municipal authority to license and inspect residential rental property.
Permits police departments to donate unclaimed bicycles to nonprofit organizations.
Prohibits certain violations of terms of service for Internet ticket sales.
Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Establishes Volunteer Emergency Responder Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
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.
Requires establishment of Work and Learn Consortiums by certain educational institutions to establish certificate and degree programs identified in high labor-demand industries.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of certain green home improvements that increase building systems resiliency.
Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.
Requires BPU and electric public utilities to conduct energy storage analysis.
Allows 50 percent credit against societal benefits charge to electric or gas public utility customers who install and maintain publicly available zero emission vehicle charging stations.
Establishes "Plastic Pollution Task Force" to study ways to reduce and address plastic pollution.
Requires provisions regarding sellers' obligation to deliver marketable and insurable title in certain residential real estate contracts of sale.
Requires school bus driver's complete motor vehicle driving record be shared with board of education or school bus contractor and local police.
Establishes "Enhanced Crossing and Crosswalk Pilot Program" in Bergen County.
Requires telecommunications, cable television, and Internet service providers to allow service recipients to terminate service contracts following physician's referral to long-term care facility.
"Chloe's Pet Access Law"; permits dogs in outdoor seating areas of restaurants under certain circumstances; codifies current requirements concerning live animals in food establishments.
Exempts certain health information contained in 9-1-1 calls from definition of government record.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to NJBEST program and provides distributions from qualified State tuition programs for K-12 expenses are not qualified withdrawals under gross income tax.
"Swift Access For Emergency Response Actions Preservation Program (SAFER APP)"; authorizes Attorney General to order turn-by-turn navigation systems to reroute vehicular traffic under certain conditions.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Designated the Equitable Disclosure Act of 2010, modifies provisions of MLUL concerning objectors to applications for development.
Permits import of Canadian prescription drugs.
Prohibits certain video recordings in hotels and transient accommodations.
Requires certain State projects to be designed and managed to include sustainable landscapes.
Requires local contracting units, boards of education, and county colleges to purchase hybrid electric vehicles or electric vehicles when purchasing vehicles.
Revises law governing training and duties of Junior Firefighters' Auxiliary members.
Prohibits the restraint of prisoners during and immediately after childbirth.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain solar energy system expenditures.
Requires municipalities, public utilities, and State to use LED technology in certain street lights.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service; prohibits certain caller identification service manipulation and provides additional penalty.
Prohibits automated telephone calling and text messaging and requires telecommunications service providers to provide call mitigation technology to subscribers.
Allows person with implanted medical device to voluntarily make notation on driver's license or identification card.
Clarifies that residents with mental illness or substance use disorders may be included on public safety special assistance municipal lists.
Requires inspection for pest infestation prior to certain demolition.
Revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy and energy efficiency programs for overburdened communities.
Limits height of new construction in area below cliffs east of Palisade Avenue.
Exempts poll worker wages from affecting unemployment compensation.
"Reproductive Freedom Act."
Allows craft distilleries to sell mixed drinks and mixed drink ingredients for consumption off the licensed premises; authorizes direct shipping by craft distilleries.
Provides that required instruction on sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention in grades preschool through 12 include content on Internet safety and dangers of online predators.
Creates gallery space on State House grounds for display of certain art works.
Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $180 million to DCF and DHS for increased rates for social service providers in financial distress due to coronavirus disease 2019 public health crisis.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Revises emergency care services referral standards for providers of telemedicine and telehealth.
Establishes Core Behavioral Health Crisis Services System.
Provides employer and employee protections pursuant to the use of legalized cannabis items.
Establishes one-time grant to study and recommend best practices for encouraging youth participation in government.
Decouples State tax provisions from federal prohibition on cannabis business deductions, but only for businesses with less than $15 million of gross receipts.