Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
Robert Auth
Sponsored
In committee54
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
"Health Care Consumer's Out-of-Network Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Permits certain firefighter training courses to be taken online.
Requires DEP to reimburse local units for costs incurred in responding to emergencies in State parks and forests.
Establishes civil immunity for damages arising out of birth injury or congenital defect for physicians providing prenatal care under certain circumstances.
Provides parties offering public remarks before Senate committees concerning qualifications of Superior Court judge nominees, upon motion, change of venue on family actions, to vicinage other than vicinage where nominee is assigned if confirmed.
Provides for agreement between Secretary of State and AOC to match information in Statewide voter registration system with certain jury records in order to identify and remove ineligible non-citizen voter registrants from system.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Establishes housing expense reimbursements for families of certain public safety officers killed in line of duty.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose information.
Provides for inclusion of students who receive equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school in NJ STARS Program.
"Empower the Principal Act"; eliminates local school superintendents and prohibits schools from having more than one assitant or vice-principal.
Includes adjustment aid in calculation of districts' payments to charter schools under certain circumstances.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to display amount of tolls paid in lanes used for electronic toll collection system, commonly known as E-ZPass.
Establishes New Jersey Property Tax Relief and Education Empowerment Program to provide both property tax relief to citizens and educational grants to certain students enrolled in nonpublic schools.
Provides that amounts remaining in inactive Internet gaming accounts will be abandoned property after three years under unclaimed property law.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Modifies conditions for regional school district use of property assessments as basis for apportionment of costs to participating municipalities.
Concerns county government dissolution.
Requires defendants charged with certain crimes to be placed in home confinement prior to trial.
Revises procedure for determining real property tax appeal outcomes.
Prohibits candidates from nomination for more than one elective office at primary or general election.
Requires that fuel stations specify taxes levied on motor fuel sales.
Requires certain toll road operators and bi-state agency to allow drivers to choose towing company.
Makes it a crime of the first degree to coerce a patient to request medication pursuant to the "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act" or to forge a patient's request for such medication.
Repeals "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act."
"Stop Social Media Censorship Act"; creates private right of action for users of social media websites whose political or religious speech has been deleted or censored by social media websites.
Establishes "Affordable Housing Obligation Study Commission."
Provides that public school parent who objects to learning material or activity that parent considers harmful may receive voucher from school district to enroll student in nonpublic school.
Eliminates Treasurer's authority to annually adjust petroleum products gross receipts tax.
Prohibits approval of voting machine or voting system if vendor is foreign company, if domestic vendor exports technology overseas, or due to major non-citizen ownership.
Allows local unit to provide service award to volunteer for qualifying service performed for each emergency service organization.
Legalizes possession of six or fewer marijuana plants, subject to enactment of legislation legalizing marijuana or cannabis for personal use.
Requires registered voters present identification when voting.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities; makes an appropriation.
"Pharmaceutical Representative Licensing Act."
Permits municipalities to issue two separate property tax bills to property taxpayers; requires fire districts, school districts, and county governments to share in burden of property assessment appeal refunds.
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.
Authorizes purchaser of automobile by private sale to operate automobile for three-day period following purchase without permanent registration or transfer of title.
Requires school bus drivers to submit to biannual testing for drugs and alcohol.
Concerns availability of fire escape mechanisms in residential dwellings; provides penalty for violation.
Retains organ donor designation upon renewal and issuance of certain documents.
Requires long-term care facilities to stock and provide COVID-19 antiviral treatments to residents.
Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.
Requires DEP and owners of certain reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures; authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs levels in response to severe weather events.
Requires appropriate official file information on deaths in county with county clerk; provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file.
Concerns electronic notice of open public meetings for municipal governing bodies.
Allow problem gamblers to request placement on Division of Gaming Enforcement's list for self-excluded persons through division's website, by mail, or in-person.
Reduces taxes on petroleum products gross receipts to 2016 levels; eliminates review council and State Treasurer's authority to change tax rate.
Streamlines certification standards for emergency medical technicians.
Repeals law providing that violation of rear seat belt law be treated as secondary offense; establishes certain reporting requirements; requires AG to issue report.
Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of Individuals."
Prohibits sale, offer for sale, or conveyance of certain electric vehicle batteries and of electric vehicles having certain batteries; establishes penalties for violators.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Provides for expedited construction inspections.*
Requires health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force and eliminates cost-sharing requirements for certain colonoscopies.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Establishes mentorship program for new businesses and start-ups.
Promotes small business Internet presence.
Allows cure period for businesses to address and resolve certain violations.
Appropriates $87,783,515 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Vetoed · 3
Creates "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriff's sales.
Establishes bribery in official and political matters applies to person soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept benefit as consideration to act even though not yet in office or otherwise qualified to act.
Establishes NJ Non-Profit Loan Guarantee Pilot Program within EDA.
Passed the General Assembly · 1
Establishes process for formation of professional limited liability companies.
Out of committee · 7
Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee." *
Prohibits motor vehicle liability insurance policy from restricting full payment of recovery amounts under covered person's policy.
Provides temporary exemption under sales and use tax for winterizing certain small business operations.
Requires reporting of certain attempted and completed suicides by minors.
Establishes Animal Advocate Program in AOC. *
Increases penalties for carjacking and for theft of motor vehicle.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY 2024.
In committee · 58
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Repeals the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
Requires prescriptions for animals to be issued in name of animal owner; prohibits unnamed persons from possessing prescribed drugs; and requires Prescription Monitoring Program to include information about controlled substances prescribed by veterinarians.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
Establishes Office of Economic Development Inspector General in EDA.
Redefines governmental affairs agent to include those persons performing activities for more than one hour in calendar year.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act;" expands lobbying disclosure requirements to local level.
Clarifies that, while fetal death certificate and burial or removal permit are generally not required when fetal death occurs before 20 weeks of gestation, such documentation is to be prepared upon parent's request.
Requires public schools to post curriculum plans online; requires school districts to make textbooks or other materials used in implementing curriculum plans available for inspection by parents and legal guardians.
Allows certain sole proprietors to join small employer health benefits purchasing alliance.
Requires DCA to collect information about State residents seeking affordable housing in State and provide that information to COAH.
Allows municipalities to establish affordable housing preference for their residents.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Reauthorizes use of regional contribution agreements.
Requires State employees work in person if job requires face-to-face interaction with public; requires State agency provide alternatives if closure is unpreventable.
Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger.
Prohibits teaching of critical race theory in public schools; prohibits public school teachers from engaging in political, ideological, or religious advocacy in classroom.
Requires New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education include content on risks of cannabis.
Criminalizes owner or landlord knowingly renting dwelling to tenant that is illegal occupancy which causes serious bodily injury to or death of another person.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Establishes reasonableness standard for persons lawfully transporting firearm who deviate from course of travel.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
"Home Business Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as permitted accessory uses.
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Requires additional credit against fair share obligation for abandoned property converted to affordable housing.
"Fairness in Women's Sport Act."
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Provides that certain school districts will receive State school aid in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
Permits police officers to be assigned to polling places located at public schools.
"Parents' Bill of Rights Act"; requires public school and school district provide certain information to parents and guardians and obtain parental consent prior to taking certain actions.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Requires school districts to include information on events of September 11, 2001 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies; requires public schools to hold annual events commemorating September 11, 2001.
Provides research and development tax credit under gross income tax.
Removes requirement that all boards of education be members of NJSBA.
Allows holder of disabled veteran or Purple Heart license plate or placard to park in parking spots for persons with disability.
Requires all counties to establish mosquito control commissions and report certain mosquito control activities to State Mosquito Control Commission; requires State Mosquito Control Commission to develop guidelines to aid county commissions.
Removes prohibition on police presence at ballot drop boxes and polling places.
Requires emergency medical technicians and firefighters to receive training concerning electric vehicle fires.
Clarifies spitting in law enforcement officer's food or drink constitutes aggravated assault; requires certain sanctions on restaurant employees who commit this crime.
Exempts from "Sales and Use Tax Act" certain retail sales of computers and school supplies; allows $500 gross income tax deduction to teachers purchasing school supplies for classroom use.
Adds postpartum depression services to State's behavioral health crisis services system.
Requires crisis hotline centers to employ individuals with prior experience working with military veterans.
Increases penalties for motor vehicle theft; authorizes home detention for minors.
Increases penalties for certain motor vehicle theft and carjacking offenses; establishes presumption of pretrial detention in enumerated circumstances.
Increases penalty and establishes presumption of pretrial detention for persons who commit carjacking and theft by deception in certain circumstances.
Temporarily lowers corporation business tax rate for five years and repeals corporation business surtax.
Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools.
Creates temporary grant program for electric vehicle fire suppression technology.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
Delays fourth round of affordable housing obligations, including present and prospective need and related litigation, until July 1, 2028.
Concerns evaluation and abatement of mold hazards in common areas of certain residential developments.
Establishes minimum Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities.