Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Gordon M. Johnson
Sponsored
Became law9
Requires State agencies in awarding contracts for purchase of items that require power source to consider items powered by fuel cells.
Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase use of fuel cells in State.
Requires law enforcement agencies to provide internal affairs and personnel files of law enforcement officers to other agencies under certain circumstances.
Concerns installation of electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communities.
Modifies deadline by which public agency is required to respond to request for government record during period of emergency.
Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to DHS for temporary 25 percent increase to certain assisted living resident provider in Medicaid.*
Permits use of alternate names by limited liability partnerships.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell and convey certain surplus real property located in Township of Mahwah, County of Bergen.
Prohibits State and local entities and private detention facilities from entering into agreement to detain noncitizens.*
Passed the General Assembly8
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.
Includes crime of creating false public alarms as form of bias intimidation.
Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.
Requires certain ambulances to carry epinephrine.
Creates certain requirements for certain earned income access services and related provider contracts.*
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.
Requires DOC report certain information annually.
Out of committee15
Establishes supervised community reintegration program for certain victims of domestic abuse.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of fuel cell devices and systems and certain tangible personal property powered by fuel cells.
Re-establishes Arthritis Quality of Life Initiative and Advisory Council on Arthritis in DHS.
Creates New Jersey Innocence Study and Review Commission.
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Establishes Commission on Asian American Heritage in DOE. *
Establishes wine consultant permit.
Provides that effective date of unemployment claim is date on which individual becomes unemployed.
Adjusts statute of limitations on damage claim for construction defect in common interest community.
Establishes retroactive date for provisions of P.L.2018, c.165, which clarifies provisions of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."
Requires EDA and New Jersey Redevelopment Authority to issue reports for grant and loan programs not specifically authorized by statute and for statutorily authorized grant and loan programs where report is not required.
Makes $25 million in federal funds available to EDA to support microbusinesses in need.*
Makes $135 million in federal funds available to EDA to support eligible entities impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Makes changes to film and digital media content production tax credit program.
Provides exception for Legal Services of New Jersey and other public interest organizations and certain other organizations from confidentiality of certain eviction actions. *
In committee44
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Prohibits lawyers and law firms who lobby public entity from simultaneous employment or contract with that public entity.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Prohibits business receiving State development subsidies from making certain campaign contributions.
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by Rutgers University.
Establishes award of attorney's fees to prevailing party in municipal services dispute.
Extends from one to two years after leaving employment period during which Executive Branch department heads cannot act as governmental affairs agent.
Clarifies that civilian public safety directors of municipal, county, and State police departments do not have police powers.
Imposes requirements on video visitation service contracts for inmates in certain correctional facilities; requires correctional facilities to allow contact visits.
Allows municipality to issue permits to sell alcoholic beverages in residential redevelopment areas.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for capital gains from sale of certain employer securities by qualified businesses that result in net positive benefit to State.
Requires correctional facilities to provide voting rights information packets to inmates.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Requires halfway house employees to complete police training course.
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Modifies powers and allocation of Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Opioid Prevention and Rehabilitation Program Fund" and tax on opioid drugs.
Establishes gas public utility bill credit for certain customers.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to consider combined income of all cosigners on application for participation in New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Affords civil immunity to certain police officers.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of machinery and equipment and sales of natural gas used to generate electricity in certain fuel cell facilities.
Requires sentences of imprisonment for committing more than one criminal homicide upon place of public worship or religious organization be served consecutively.
Restricts discharge of firefighting foams containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances for training or testing purposes.
Makes various changes to law addressing meetings of public bodies to provide public with greater access to meetings and information about meetings.
Makes certain access changes to open public records act; requires inclusion of certain State financial information on open data website; creates program for development of local websites; makes appropriation.
Grants certain employment protections to campus police officers.
Establishes Office of State Dental Director and New Jersey Oral Health Commission.
"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.
Provides medical cannabis dispensaries permitted use status in certain zoning districts.
Upgrades crime of assault against certain public employees to aggravated assault in certain circumstances.
Expands rights of crime victims.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to include crime victims as protected status.
Requires labeling of non-flushable disposable wipes.
Requires law enforcement officers and recruits to undergo self-defense training; appropriates $250,000 to Police Training Commission.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse customer for cost of spoiled food and prescription medicine resulting from service outage more than 48 hours after end of storm.
Requires those holding elective public office to undergo diversity and anti-bias training.
Requires those holding elective public office to undergo diversity and anti-bias training.
Requires those holding elective public office to undergo diversity and anti-bias training.
Requires base salary of Palisades Interstate Park law enforcement officers to be equivalent to average base salary of officers in contiguous municipalities.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Permits exemption from civil service examination requirement for entry-level county sheriff's officer and county correctional police officer.
Filed1
Allows member of Board of Public Utilities to serve in unsalaried State government office.*
Carried from the Senate
Became law8
Establishes supervised community reintegration program for certain victims of domestic violence.*
Adjusts statute of limitations on damage claim for construction defect in common interest community.
Allows member of Board of Public Utilities to serve in unsalaried State government office.
Establishes retroactive date for provisions of P.L.2018, c.165, which clarifies provisions of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."
Makes $25 million in federal funds available to EDA to support microbusinesses in need.*
Establishes Commission on Asian American Heritage in DOE. *
Makes $135 million in federal funds available to EDA to support eligible entities impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Makes changes to film and digital media content production tax credit program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 85
"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
"New Jersey College Affordability Act"; appropriates $10 million. *
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Establishes local drug overdose fatality review teams.*
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 21 years of age to qualify.*
Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.
Requires AG to collect, record, analyze, and report certain prosecutorial and criminal justice data.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State.
"Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act"; requires certain school meal information be provided to students' parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs; prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears.
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
Permits corporations to use blockchain technology for certain recordkeeping requirements.
Requires owner notification of rabies testing protocol prior to testing of owner's animal for rabies.**
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.
Concerns sign fabrication and prevailing wage requirements. *
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
Encourages development of zero-emission vehicle fueling and charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
Establishes "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
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.**
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 class.
Revises provisions of State law concerning claiming and proper disposal of cremains of veterans and eligible spouses or dependents.
Criminalizes certain payments for referral of patients to substance use disorder treatment facilities.*
Allows State residents who are outside of New Jersey to place wagers on horse races using account wagering system.
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.*
Requires law enforcement agencies in this State to establish minority recruitment and selection programs; establishes reporting requirement.
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Recognizes Howell House in Cape May as Harriet Tubman Museum in New Jersey.
Requires DLPS to incorporate implicit bias in cultural diversity training materials for law enforcement officers; makes mandatory cultural diversity and implicit bias training for law enforcement officers.
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.
Authorizes EDA to make grants during periods of emergency declared by Governor and for duration of economic disruptions due to emergency; allows EDA to grant certain business documentation submission deadline extensions.
Permits corporations to hold shareholders' meetings in part or solely by means of remote communication during state of emergency.
"Defense Against Porch Pirates Act"; amends theft statute.
Requires hospital to permit individual to accompany woman during childbirth.
Extends eligibility for accidental disability and accidental death benefits to certain PFRS, SPRS and PERS members who contract COVID-19 and test positive for SARS-CoV-2.**
Concerns delivery and sale of alcoholic beverages during declared state of emergency; requires ABC director to notify licensees of certain tax exemptions during emergency.**
Extends time period for filing and processing certain property tax appeals in 2020.
Provides for technological upgrade of application process for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Establishes "The Ballot Cure Act" to modify and establish various voting procedures.
Requires long term care facilities and hospitals to maintain minimum supply of personal protective equipment.*
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.**
Requires cost savings study of compassionate release program and elimination of mandatory minimum terms; establishes "Corrections Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention Fund."
Establishes Community College Opportunity Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide last-dollar financial aid grants to county college students and Student Success Incentive funding to county colleges.
Creates grant program to encourage school districts to partner with institutions of higher education in training school-based mental health services providers.
Establishes Student Wellness Grant Program in DOE.
Requires school districts to include instruction on diversity and inclusion as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*
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 certain requirements concerning State's preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Establishes New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Safety.
Establishes minimum wage requirements for certain long-term care facility staff; establishes direct care ratio requirements for nursing homes; requires nursing home care rate study.**
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to establish long-term care advocacy and educational training program.
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.
Authorizes temporary rate adjustment for certain nursing facilities; appropriates $62.3 million.
Requires BPU, electric power suppliers, and gas suppliers to publish certain information related to filing of customer complaints. **
Allows corporations and certain financial institutions to hold remote shareholder meetings. *
Removes Fire Museum and Fallen Firefighters Memorial from auspices of DEP and establishes museum as independent organization; makes $200,000 supplemental appropriation.**
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
Requires DHS to establish payment programs for purchase of transportation services from private sector and government transportation service providers.*
Updates 2-1-1 telephone system information to include all current modes of public transit and information on access and usage.
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.*
Makes $35 million in federal funds available to EDA to support food and beverage establishments in need.*
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA to support businesses and nonprofits in need.*
Provides partial pension and retirement income exclusion for taxpayers with income between $100,000 and $150,000.
Makes $25 million in federal funds available to Department of State for travel and tourism advertising and promotion for recovery from COVID-19 pandemic. **
Revises modified basic training program for certain county correctional police officers to be certified as county prosecutor's detectives or investigators or county or municipal police officers.*
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Establishes Startup Business and Nonprofit Assistance Program in EDA to support new businesses and nonprofit organizations following COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $25 million.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support Sustain and Serve NJ Program.
Establishes Asian American Pacific Islander Commission.
Expands State corrections officers training to include topics contributing to their core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect.
Provides funding for experiential housing advocacy programs to provide legal services for low- and moderate-income tenants in need of housing assistance; appropriates $2 million. *
Creates Office of School Bus Safety in Department of Education; appropriates $200,000. *
Provides for debarment of school bus contractors for certain violations; requires certain information in pupil transportation contract bid.
Renames Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission as "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve" and "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Commission."
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA send weekly reports to Commissioner of DOH on status of veterans' homes in State during every future public health emergency; requires such reports through December 31, 2021. *
Requires DMVA veterans' memorial homes to hold quarterly town hall meetings with veterans' guardians.
Allows veteran's guardian to remove veteran from DMVA veterans' memorial home under certain emergency circumstances.
Requires DMVA veterans' memorial homes to communicate with veterans' guardians via at least two communication means.
Requires administrator and assistant administrator at State veterans' memorial home have prior work experience in clinical setting.
Requires position of resident advocate at each State veterans' memorial home.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Fund" for career and technical education expansion in county vocational school districts; appropriates $222,904,769.
Vetoed · 5
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to institute 30-minute shift overlap in State correctional facilities.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriations of $15 million for grants to food banks.
Establishes NJ Hospitality Emergency Loan Program in EDA to provide no-interest loans to qualified small hospitality businesses; makes $100 million appropriation to EDA from federal funds for qualified small business assistance.***
Provides temporary exemption under sales and use tax for winterizing certain small business operations.
Allows certain taxpayers to accelerate depreciation of certain expenditures under corporation business and gross income taxes.*
Passed the General Assembly · 40
Allows persons owing certain court-imposed financial obligations and ordered by court to serve term of probation or diversionary program to earn transformative credit against amount owed by participating in treatment programs, educational or vocational se
Exempts certain veterans from driver's license fee, motorcycle license fee, and digitized picture fee.
Permits union officials who represent probation officers to participate in all union activities.
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.
Requires each county to establish inmate reentry services committee.
Requires AG to report bias intimidation offenses to Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in annual report on hate crime statistics.
Requires that if school district satisfies in certain evaluations 80% or more of required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, State must return area to local control.*
Establishes "Innovation Partnership"; provides funding for certain nonprofit partnerships to promote certain emerging technology businesses.*
Requires State department, agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof to provide link on its website for members of public to submit complaints.
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
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.
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for removal of lead, asbestos, sodium, chloride, and other contaminants from taxpayer's property.**
Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
Establishes standard medical expense deduction under SNAP for certain senior citizens.
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
"Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Act."
Requires Medicaid managed care organizations to notify certain beneficiaries of maximum coverage for personal care service hours.
Permits remote application for marriage and civil union license for patients with certain life-threatening symptoms during period of Executive Order 103 of 2020; eliminates waiting period.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Establishes certain temporary and permanent privileges for certain alcoholic beverage licensees; authorizes certain activities, events, and festivals in which certain alcoholic beverage licensees may participate.
"Economic Emergency Investment Stabilization Act"; allows EDA to invest in businesses impacted by major economic emergencies.
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.***
Requires AG to establish law enforcement officer use of force data collection and reporting system.
Concerns residential community release programs.*
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism establish Black Heritage Trail; establishes NJ Black Cultural Heritage Commission.
Waives shared responsibility tax payments for certain individuals without minimum essential health benefits coverage during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Establishes office in EDA to assist in provision and expansion of broadband Internet service in State to address inequities in accessing broadband service.*
Allows mail-in voter to cure mail-in ballot due to missing certificate.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages.*
Allows minors to serve as election workers between 5:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on elections days.
Expands indoor capacity for food or beverage establishments and banquet and wedding venues under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Allows continued use of heaters and tents by food or beverage establishments under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Includes use of physical barriers as social distancing measure for food or beverage establishments during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Eases certain food and beverage establishment tent requirements during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Directs DOE to request waiver of certain student academic assessment requirements from federal government.
Establishes "Food Innovation District Pilot Program." *
Concerns sexual abuse investigations in State correctional facilities.
Prohibits retaliation against inmates in State correctional facilities who report sexual abuse; criminalizes retaliation and failure to report abuse.
Out of committee · 112
Requires SEHBP and eligible employers that do not participate in the SEHBP to provide certain plans for public education employees and certain public education retirees.
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Establishes certification program for zoning officers and land use board administrators.
Prohibits sale of cosmetic products that have been tested on animals.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Requires DOH and DHS to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo explicit and implicit bias training.*
Prohibits tax preparation software companies from charging fee for electronically filing State tax returns.
Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Permits eligible immigrants to obtain professional and occupational licenses in State.*
Regulates sale of handgun ammunition and develops system for electronic reporting of firearm information.
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.
Permits issuance of motorcycle endorsement to certain out-of-State military personnel.
Requires Department of Agriculture to develop, and plant nurseries to make available to customers, brochure describing benefits of native plants.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Expands training for judges, law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases. *
Allows public office holder or candidate to use political contributions to pay for child care expenses related to office or campaign activities.
Restricts use of neonicotinoid pesticides.*
Permits counties and municipalities to bond for alternative fuel vehicles.
Establishes numerical requirements and zoning standards for installation of electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces. **
Requires public water systems to offer drinking water tests to customers in certain circumstances.
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressor of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.*
Concerns names required on applications for professional and occupational licensure.
Permits physical therapists to perform dry needling under certain circumstances.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1,000,000. *
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
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.
Requires certain standards for professional and occupational boards considering applicants with criminal history records.
Establishes trunk fighting as animal cruelty offense and crime of the third degree.
"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.*
Requires certain information to increase public awareness and use of voting by mail; requires ceratin mail-in ballots received by county board within 48 hours be considered valid; requires certain mail-in ballots to be retained.*
Renames "board of chosen freeholders" to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner"; requires counties to update materials to reflect this title change.
Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Establishes annual grant program to recognize institutions of higher education that offer comprehensive array of veteran programs and services.
Provides relief to students receiving State financial aid to address special circumstances due to 2020 health state of emergency.
Clarifies notice required to be provided to property taxpayers of a change in interest rate on delinquent property taxes under certain emergency circumstances; permits municipality to extend grace period under certain emergency circumstances.*
Requires DOH to implement and oversee Isolation Prevention Project in long-term care facilities during public emergencies.
Establishes Employment and Business-Related Tax Deferral Assistance Program in EDA to allow small businesses to defer the payment and remittance of certain employment and business-related taxes during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million. *
Revises DEP's regulation of certain seasonal structures including cabanas under CAFRA.
Permits certain entertainment and retail activity during current public health emergency and state of emergency.
Prohibits lawful presence in United States as qualification for obtaining professional or occupational license.
Requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during public health emergency; prohibits contact with victim upon release of inmate awarded credits.***
Extends ballot receipt and election certification deadlines; increases certain messenger and bearer ballot limits.*
Expands powers and duties of State Chief Diversity Officer to promote diversity in State government and public contracting.
Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undesignated/non-binary, questioning, queer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities.
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.
Allocates $50 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development from federal government assistance to improve unemployment insurance benefit claims processing capacity.
Appropriates $30 million to EDA from federal "Coronavirus Relief Fund" to assist food establishments impacted by Executive Order No. 158.
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Planning Commission" in DHS.
Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans.*
Provides supplemental payments to long-term care facility staff providing direct care services during COVID-19 pandemic.
Allows long-term care facility employees to accrue paid sick leave.
Establishes NJMVC Virtual Check-In Pilot Program.
Establishes position of Minority Depository Institution Coordinator in EDA.
Requires Civil Service Commission establish mentoring program for certain civil service law enforcement applicants.*
Requires Civil Services Commission to undertake various initiatives to increase diversity and inclusivity within law enforcement agencies.
Directs DOE to establish five-year pilot program for issuance of limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing and limited certificate of eligibility for certain teacher candidates. *
Concerns eligibility of education employees for unemployment.
Allows corporation business tax credit for subcontracting work to NJ small businesses.
Establishes minimum direct care staff-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Permits State agency to completely or partially terminate contract concerning marine terminal or attendant real property to serve important public purpose.
Authorizes creation of local civilian review boards to review police operations and conduct; appropriates $800,000.*
Creates two-year "Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program" in Juvenile Justice Commission; appropriates $4.2 million in FY 2022 and FY 2023.*
Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program.
Requires DOE to establish Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program.*
Expands scope of inmate reentry assistance and benefits.
Makes information related to public health emergency accessible with certain limited exceptions.
Establishes School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program in BPU.
Prohibits carrier from precluding dentist from billing covered person under certain circumstances.*
Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Requires DOH to develop Statewide plan for infection control and prevention infrastructure improvements in nursing homes.
Establishes "Sexual Violence Restorative Justice Pilot Program."
Requires law enforcement provide victim of sexual assault with initial incident report; provides victim with option to review initial incident report and submit corrective form.*
Requires resources be made available to victims of sexual assault.
Establishes right of victims to be notified of county prosecutor's charging decision in sexual assault cases.
Requires AG issue annual report concerning sexual assault cases.*
Establishes sexual violence liaison officer in Division of State Police and local police departments.
Requires sexual assault training for prosecutors.
Establishes county-based mitigation plan to allow businesses to operate during pandemic.
Establishes immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Directs Secretary of State to develop national marketing campaign promoting State's innovation economy.
Reduces allowed diversion of funds from stormwater, water, and sewer purposes to municipal and county budgets; requires municipalities and counties to notify Division of Local Government Services of diversions.
Allows Board of Cosmetology Hairstyling licensees to operate mobile facilities when providing services.
Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase permits; revises procedures for passing of firearms to heir or legatee.
Reduces age at which health benefit plans cover colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45.
Permits exemption from civil service law enforcement examination requirement for entry level-law enforcement officers.
Requires ABC to waive fee for alcoholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit.
Allows deduction from tax of certain expenses when taxpayer's federal paycheck protection program loan is forgiven and excludes those forgiven loans from gross income tax.
Concerns emergency unemployment benefits and shared work benefits.
Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers; expands scope of review of alternative treatment center permit applications and related materials.*
Establishes criminal offenses and civil penalties concerning inhumane confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.
Codifies same-sex marriage in the statutes.
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
Promotes workforce diversity in public works projects; revises "public works projects" definition to permit project labor agreements for more projects.
Concerns certain restrictive covenants on real property.
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA and New Jersey Council on the Arts to support arts and culture organizations in need.**
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.
Concerns liability of certain non-profit and governmental employers for unemployment benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic state of emergency. *
Creates special education unit within the Office of Administrative Law; requires annual report.
Eliminates premiums and waiting periods for certain NJ FamilyCare enrollees and directs DHS to implement additional targeted outreach initiatives to increase enrollment. *
Establishes Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund and Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council; provides for funds received from opioid settlements to support substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.
Establishes database of certain appointed positions and elected offices.
Permits exemption from civil service examination requirement for entry-level law enforcement officers, sheriff's officers, and State and county correctional police officers; permits hiring or appointment of such officers under certain conditions, and make
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.
In committee · 180
Revises and updates public utility franchise process; allows State's political subdivisions to revoke franchises; increases certain penalties.
Provides for vacancy in county surrogate, clerk, register of deeds and mortgages, and sheriff offices occurring 70 days before general election to be filled at second succeeding general election.
Allows members of Junior Firefighter's Auxiliaries to perform certain fire support duties.
"New Jersey Safe Haven for Protection of Domestic Companion Animals Act."
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Bars use of certain funds and nondisclosure agreements to settle sexual assault and harassment claims against certain State officers and employees, members of Legislature, and candidates.
Expands authorization for clamming on Sundays.
Designated Kevin Apuzzio's Law; allows municipalities to provide increased survivor pensions for certain volunteer emergency workers and requires municipalities to provide health and life insurance coverage to volunteer firefighters.
Permits use of public schools and school district property for certain child care services for children younger than school age.
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.
Exempts certain volunteer emergency service organizations from charitable contribution filing fees.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
Requires State parks, forests, State-owned beaches, and MVC offices to remain open to public if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
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.
Requires certain fireworks-related injuries be reported to State Fire Marshal.
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.
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ; and regulates capital planning process.
Clarifies prohibition on preexisting condition exclusions in health insurance policies.
"New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act."
Requires New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health to study racial disparities on sexual and reproductive health of African-American women.
The "New Jersey Youth Justice Transformation Act;" annually appropriates $100 million to Juvenile Justice Commission.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Concerns labor harmony agreements for hospitality projects.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Upgrades unlawful taking thefts in certain instances.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Directs installation of hydrogen refueling stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Prohibits manufacture, sale, or promotion of consumer products containing microbeads.
"Medicaid Transportation Brokerage Program Oversight and Accountability Act"; establishes vehicle, staffing, and performance standards, and review and reporting requirements for non-emergency medical transport provided under Medicaid transportation broker
"Mary's Law"; requires Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide direct payments for purchases of specialized, modified motor vehicles.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain State-based charitable organizations.
Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
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
Requires State to pay difference between federal allocation and total cost of reduced price breakfast or lunch; appropriates $4.5 million.
Allows dogs in sampling and tasting areas of breweries.
Provides gross income tax exemption for contributions made to qualified retirement plans.
Provides gross income tax deductions for certain education loan payments made by certain taxpayers.
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
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DOH and expansion of program to all counties.
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 water systems to develop lead service line inventories and replace lead service lines.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires school districts to offer course in computer science and DOE to adopt changes to NJ Student Learning Standards in computer science.
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $165,950,000 from the revenues and other funds of NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority.
Establishes animal abuser registry; prohibits person convicted of criminal animal cruelty violation from owning, keeping, or harboring any animal, and establishes enforcement mechanisms therefor.
Supplemental appropriation of $25 million to DOH to assist certain mental health and addiction service providers transitioning to fee-for-service reimbursement system.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth and family services organizations.
Establishes certain criminal penalties for possession and transfer of firearms and ammunition to disqualified person.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing battery backups for certain home solar electrical generators.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to defendant at sentencing.
Makes various changes to "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971."
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives.
Requires adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Concerns compensation and benefits of officers, employees, and members of State and local authorities.
Requires State Auditor review of certain Department of Corrections privatization contracts.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Provides State agencies will not enter into contracts with business entities that require persons or public entities to submit disputes to binding arbitration.
Imposes certain requirements on motor vehicle rental companies that equip vehicles with electronic toll transponders.
Authorizes application for dismissal of a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation " ("SLAPP").
"Used Car Buyers' Bill of Rights"; prohibits "as is" sales of used motor vehicles.
Increases age of dependent for whom gross income tax exemption for higher education expenses may be claimed from under 22 years to under 25 years.
Establishes NJ Native Seed Commission to develop plan to increase production and use of native seeds in State.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DOLWD for continued assistance to State Centers for Independent Living.
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.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Establishes process for county colleges to offer baccalaureate degree nursing programs.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
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.
Allows certain senior citizens to apply for rent increase limit.
Concerns juvenile incarceration and parole.
Affords civil immunity to private colleges and their police officers in certain cases.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.
Allows for sharing of family leave benefits between covered individuals under certain circumstances.
Applies law governing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to gubernatorial transition staff members.
Requires disclosure by applicants for State employment of previous or ongoing criminal investigations.
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.
Requires public water systems to provide customers and local officials with expedited notice of elevated lead levels.
Provides that leaving scene of motor vehicle accident is crime of first degree if accident results in death of another person.
Allows municipalities to establish loan programs to fund replacement of lead service lines.
"Digital Currency Jobs Creation Act."
Establishes "MarcAnthony's Law;" criminalizes use of defaced or stolen firearm to injure a police officer; enhances penalties for defacing a firearm.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing or email to disclose information; prohibits subscriber penalty.
Exempts veterans from non-driver identification card fees.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Requires candidates for President and Vice-President of United States to disclose federal income tax returns to appear on ballot; prohibits Electoral College electors from voting for candidates who fail to file income tax returns.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 for Bright Side Manor in Teaneck to fund capital improvement costs.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for positron emission tomography to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.
Directs Commissioner of Health to establish public awareness campaign concerning importance of vaccinations.
Allows therapy dogs in rental housing units; expands protection under "Law against Discrimination."
Provides CBT and gross income tax credit for certain capital investments in film production facility.
Strengthens location confidentiality for certain crime victims.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to New Jersey Library Network for continuation of services.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Revises membership requirements for county mental health boards.
"Community Mental Health Safety Net Act"; requires DHS to provide cost-based reimbursement on quarterly basis for certain mental health and substance use disorder treatment services through June 2020; makes appropriation.
Concerns payment of independent contractors.
Permits municipalities to require developers to make contributions for mass transit improvements.
Requires DEP to establish and maintain searchable database of lead service lines.
Permits school districts to define excused absences from school to include illness based on student's mental or behavioral health and requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for defining excused absence for this reason.
Requires institutions of higher education to test for lead in drinking water and disclose test results.
Requires at least 10 percent of "9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account" funds be allocated to public safety answering point technology upgrades and maintenance.
Increases annual property tax deduction for senior citizens and disabled persons from $250 to $500.
Prohibits State from disclosing New Jersey driver's license holders' personal information to other states seeking to issue speed camera or red light camera citations.
Requires DOC and county correctional facilities to provide certain inmates with medication-assisted treatment.
Establishes defacement of certain gravesites where human remains are stored or interred as a possible Bias Intimidation offense.
Establishes New Jersey Bias Crime Offender Registry.
Prohibits sale of expanded polystyrene food containers by public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Establishes four-year Career and Technical Education Partnership Grant Program.
Requires annual reporting related to economic development and redevelopment activities in federal opportunity zones.
Encourages wearing blue to honor law enforcement officers on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Establishes construction workforce recruitment and training program in DOLWD.
Extends time period for filing and processing certain property tax appeals in 2020.
Requires hospitals and long-term care facilities to maintain 90-day supply of personal protection equipment during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Establishes one-time payment program in Department of Treasury for aid for certain eligible taxpayers; appropriates $35 million.
Provides gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations during COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy and energy efficiency programs for overburdened communities.
Directs State Auditor to audit Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in DOLWD.
Establishes database containing information on traffic stops by certain law enforcement officers.
Establishes crime of strangulation chokehold.
Creates "Manufacturing Reboot Program" in EDA to provide financial assistance to certain manufacturing businesses; makes $10 million appropriation to EDA.
Removes monk parakeet from list of potentially dangerous species.
Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning ways to improve unemployment insurance information technology infrastructure.
Excludes unemployment benefits paid during coronavirus pandemic state of emergency from calculation of employer unemployment contributions and payments in lieu of contributions.
Establishes general immunity for businesses, including non-profits, and public and private colleges and universities, and their officers, employees, and agents, against actions relating to Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic or related viral strain in subse
Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriations of $125.575 million for Homestead Benefit - Calendar Year 2020 Program and Senior and Disabled Citizens' Property Tax Freeze.
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.
Increases Fiscal Year 2020 appropriation for Extended Employment services by $2.5 million to ensure rate stability.
Provides for advocate in criminal cases concerning welfare or care of animal.
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.
Reduces standard voter registration deadline to eight days before election; allows voter registration at polling place on election day and at offices where mail-in ballots are issued within 45 days before election.
Permits notaries with valid commissions on March 9, 2020 to continue serving until rescission of Executive Order No. 103 of 2020; permits continuation following rescission with timely completion of application to renew.
Revises law prohibiting feeding of black bear.
Establishes Safe Remote Learning Program in DOE to support provision of remote instruction facilities by public schools.
Appropriates $10 million to EDA to assist certain nonprofit arts and cultural organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
"Reproductive Freedom Act."
Requires revision of State Legislature's anti-harassment policy; specifies investigation of discrimination and harassment complaint process.
Codifies State Workplace Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Policy.
Establishes COVID-19 Local Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program in DHS; appropriates $4 million.
Increases minimum wage for direct support professionals.
Requires adoption of policy addressing job-related issues of pregnant firefighters.
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt pregnancy policy for law enforcement officers.
Establishes "New Jersey Transit Bus Riders' Bill of Rights."
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Updates definition of veteran to include discharged LGBTQ veteran; requires DMVA develop review process for such veterans.
Requires Special Investigations Division to issue monthly report on sexual abuse in State correctional facilities.
Appropriates $300 million to EDA for small business and not-for-profit organization assistance.
Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal anxiety.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Establishes hospitality business winter preparation purchase or reimbursement program in EDA; appropriates $50 million to EDA from federal funds.
Permits wagering by business entities with horse racing and sports pool operators.
Authorizes municipal assessment of development impact fees following State guidelines and makes an appropriation.
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.
Increases transparency and accountability for NJT and independence of NJT board members; establishes Office of Customer Advocate; requires greater detail for capital program.
Requires adoption of and training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy by certain campaign committees; creates Office on Discrimination and Harassment Prevention; appropriates $2,000,000.
Establishes "Minority Business Development Program" in EDA; appropriates $50 million to EDA from federal funds.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to conduct study to determine extent and cause of outmigration of high school graduates to out-of-State colleges.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care staff and registered family day care providers.
Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family day care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities; makes an appropriation.
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Prohibits cancellation or nonrenewal of certain insurance policies and insurance premium finance agreements for a period of at least 60 days under certain circumstances after declaration of public health emergency, or state of emergency, or both.*
Authorizes Governor to permit emergency rent suspension for certain small business tenants during COVID-19 pandemic.
Affords employment protection to certain emergency medical responders.