Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Christopher P. DePhillips
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
In committee46
Provides tax credits to companies contributing to loan and loan redemption program for residents who attend institutions of higher education in State and work at such company upon graduation.
Creates a Business Court.
Establishes certain ethical standards and financial control requirements for State authorities.
Establishes a Special Medical Malpractice Part in the Superior Court.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires personnel at gated communities and multi-unit complexes to allow service of process.
"Madison Holleran Proper Reporting Act"; requires institutions of higher education to post information on student suicides and attempted suicides on website.
Revises and updates public utility franchise process; allows State's political subdivisions to revoke franchises; increases certain penalties.
Provides assistance to business accelerators and incubators and startup businesses located within those business accelerators and incubators.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from paying annual charitable registration fee.
Requires election by certain public employees of certain health care benefit plans; prohibits payments by public employers for waiver of such plans.
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.
Concerns business entities employed by the Governor or the office of Governor to conduct certain investigations.
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of claims against them; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Repeals surtax imposed on certain businesses.
Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to patient undergoing chemotherapy.
Makes supplemental appropriation of up to $10 million to DOT for construction of highway guard rail along entirety of Route 208 through Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, Hawthorne, Glen Rock, Fair Lawn, and Oakland in sections without highway guard rail, where nec
Adds member from Judicial Retirement System to State Investment Council.
Removes 48-hour provision for acceptance of ballots postmarked by election day; increases penalties for violation of ballot messenger and bearer limits and candidate prohibition.
Requires involuntary commitment of certain individuals who have been administered opioid antidotes.
Requires health insurance coverage for annual mental health screening.
Prohibits candidates and elected public officials charged with crimes from using campaign contributions for their legal defense.
Provides gross income tax deduction to surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Requires annual suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Requires reporting of first responder suicides to DOH.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Increases, from 18 percent to 30 percent, amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments.
Provides one-time deduction of $10,000 for certain taxpayers under GIT.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in Chinese pharmaceutical companies.
Establishes Open Public Records Act Study Commission.
Reduces CBT rate; retroactive to January 1, 2020.
Provides gross income tax credit to health care workers or first responders involved in COVID-19 response.
Directs State Auditor to audit DOLWD Division of Unemployment Insurance.
Grants immunity from liability to school districts, nonpublic schools, and employees for damages resulting from coronavirus disease 2019.
Prohibits payment of workers' compensation benefits for injury related to contraction of virus except in circumstance when employer commits gross negligence.
Provides immunity for landlords and landowners for injury or death related to coronavirus disease alleged to have been sustained by tenant, lessee, invitee, or trespasser as result of act or omission by landlord or landowner during public health emergency
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.
Prohibits, under certain circumstances, disclosure of certain personal identifying information, including home address and photographic image, concerning any federal, State or municipal judicial officer, or that judicial officer's immediate family members
Establishes child care costs reimbursement grant program in DCF; appropriates $500,000.
Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax.
Requires DOH to evaluate whether there is sufficient access to rapid COVID-19 tests and to provide for additional testing if necessary.
Increases qualified research expenses tax credit for corporation business taxpayers engaged in targeted industries; increases basic research payment tax credit; allows research tax credit to be refundable.
Prohibits mandatory mask use at youth camps.
Modifies membership of State Capitol Joint Management Commission.
Permits county board of elections to begin counting mail-in ballots as mail-in ballots are received by county board.
Provides that municipality only use drop boxes within four mile radius or within discretion of county elections board.
Carried from the Senate
Vetoed1
Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Permits corporations to use blockchain technology for certain recordkeeping requirements.
"Daniel's Law" prohibits disclosure of certain personal information of active, formely active, and retired judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers, and their family members; establishes crime and civil action for disclosing such infor
Creates New Jersey Global War on Terrorism Medal.
Allows conduct of State business and legislative sessions at locations other than Trenton during periods of emergency or other exigency; allows conduct of legislative business using electronic means.
Concerns delivery and sale of alcoholic beverages during declared state of emergency; requires ABC director to notify licensees of certain tax exemptions during emergency.**
Establishes certain requirements concerning State's preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Requires DOH to publish total number of COVID-19 deaths and cases in long-term care facilities.*
Provides for process to vacate and expunge certain arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, other dispositions, and DNA records, associated with violations by certain human trafficking victims.
Vetoed · 2
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.***
Concerns approval process for personal protective equipment and State stockpiles of personal protective equipment.*
Passed the General Assembly · 2
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Out of committee · 19
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to chemotherapy.
Authorizes creation of Woman Veteran license plates.
Provides assistance to manufacturing businesses by having certain State agencies promote economic development and identify credentials needed for careers in modern manufacturing.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Permits physical therapists to perform dry needling under certain circumstances.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.*
Establishes the New Jersey Rare Disease Advisory Council.
Permits certain entertainment and retail activity during current public health emergency and state of emergency.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021.
Appropriates $30 million to EDA from federal "Coronavirus Relief Fund" to assist food establishments impacted by Executive Order No. 158.
Directs Secretary of State to develop national marketing campaign promoting State's innovation economy.
Reduces age at which health benefit plans cover colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45.
Establishes criminal offenses and civil penalties concerning inhumane confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Adds technology transfer duties to New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.
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 · 102
Decreases Alcoholic Beverage Tax rate paid on certain liquors.
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Provides that school district may not prohibit active or retired law enforcement officer or registered security officer from carrying firearm in performance of school security duties if authorized under State law to carry.
Provides small businesses with gross income tax or corporation business tax deduction for wages paid to minimum wage employees.
"Vegetation Management Response Act"; concerns vegetation management related to electric public utility infrastructure.
Permits use of public schools and school district property for certain child care services for children younger than school age.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.
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.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Prohibits candidates from nomination for more than one elective office at primary or general election.
Requires certain toll road operators and bi-state agency to allow drivers to choose towing company.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of medical marijuana.
Designates Seeing Eye® dog as State Dog.
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.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Authorizes appointment of limited guardian to direct treatment for person with substance use impairment, or involuntary commitment to treatment when substance use disorder poses imminent danger to self, others, or property.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Provides certain veteran benefits to veterans of the global war on terror conflicts and those of certain military engagements served during certain periods.
Eliminates the New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax and repeals parts of chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Prohibits sale of menthol cigarettes and sale or distribution of flavored electronic smoking devices and related products.
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
Allows taxpayers to deduct cost of certain depreciable assets under corporation business and gross income taxes.
Permits place of worship to establish security plan to select one person to carry handgun during religious services.
Requires psychological examination when parent loses custody of child and wants to regain custody of child who is in care or custody of grandparent.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Prohibits telemarketers from making certain unsolicited telemarketing sales calls.
Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from possessing electronic smoking devices.
Eliminates NJ Schools Development Authority and transfers its school construction responsibility to Division of Property Management and Construction in Department of Treasury.
Requires limited liability companies to make certain disclosures concerning ownership.
Prohibits campaign expenditures to entities whose principals cannot be readily identified.
Mandates that "Honor and Remember Flag" be displayed at certain public buildings.
Authorizes first responders to obtain, administer, and dispense opioid antidotes, with immunity, pursuant to Statewide standing order issued by State health official; makes clarifying changes to "Overdose Prevention Act."
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 Overdose Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.
Requires Department of Human Services to review Medicaid reimbursement to nursing homes under Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Program.
Allows deduction from New Jersey gross income of certain capital gains from sale or exchange of New Jersey qualified small business stock held for more than five years.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
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.
Prohibits affordable housing obligation exemptions for urban aid municipalities.
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.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $2 million for William Paterson University of New Jersey.
Requires school districts to institute policies to improve emergency communications to increase school security.
Requires State Police to maintain 24-hour hotline for receiving anonymous tips regarding potential threats to school safety and security.
Requires school districts to implement policy mandating all students and school employees have identification cards.
Requires school district to submit emergency communication policies and protocols to Department of Education for review.
Requires DOE to establish online school security resource clearinghouse.
Requires Police Training Commission to adopt training course on school emergency response.
Requires Commissioner of Education to review school safety and security plans.
Directs school districts to establish policies and require training for employees on issues regarding child sexual abuse.
Prohibits pre-approval or precertification of medical tests, procedures and prescription drugs covered under health benefits or prescription drug benefits plans.
Requires voter who wishes to vote by mail to complete application for mail-in ballot each calendar year; repeals automatic vote-by-mail designation.
Requires restaurants to post signs advising customers to notify servers of food allergies; requires restaurant managers to complete food allergen training.
Makes certain for-profit debt adjusters eligible for licensing to conduct business in State.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
"Informed Consent for Vaccination Act"; revises requirements for administration of vaccines to patients.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Authorizes use of certain constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants for prevention and remediation of harmful algal blooms.
Permits taxpayers to deduct the total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.
Requires municipalities to share certain payments in lieu of property taxes with school districts; informs counties, school districts, and DCA of certain information related to property tax exemptions and abatements.
Establishes sales tax credit and sales tax holiday for portion of state of emergency related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Excludes payments made for unemployment compensation benefits related to layoffs resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic from calculation of employer contribution for unemployment compensation benefits.
Establishes "Long-Term Care Facility Infectious Disease Preparedness and Home Health Care Study Commission."
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Permits school district to use capital reserve account funds for certain expenses during state of emergency.
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
Establishes general immunity for entities, including non-profits and governments, and institutions of higher education, and their officers, employees, and agents, against actions relating to Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic or related viral strain in sub
Waives requirement to attend in-person continuing education as a result of public health emergency.
Establishes crime of impersonating uniformed professional to further criminal activity.
Allows groups of no more than 15 children in child care center classrooms.
Authorizes any member of the Legislature to perform all functions of notary public.
Allows gross income tax deduction for taxpayers who pay for childcare costs for qualifying children doing remote learning as result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires MVC to waive convenience fee charged for online transactions during COVID-19 public health emergency and state of emergency.
Requires electric public utilities to establish interest-free revolving loan program to help residential customers purchase standby emergency power generators.
Concerns approval process for personal protective equipment and State stockpiles of personal protective equipment.
Requires issuance of temporary emergency medical services certifications under certain circumstances.
"Made in New Jersey Tax Credit Act"; provides CBT tax credits to taxpayers that purchase "New Jersey made" products.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of electronic cigarette usage as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Prohibits use of deposit funds by event venues for certain purposes; establishes certain requirements for event venues during declared public health emergencies.
Create COVID-19 Memorial Commission.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Establishes NJ Military Family Relief Fund; provides for designation on State gross income tax return to permit taxpayers to make voluntary contributions to military family relief fund.
Provides additional home ownership assistance for certain military service members.
Increases from $750 to $3,000 annual State payment made to certain veterans and their surviving spouses.
Establishes "Bring Veterans to New Jersey Program."
Requires EDA to establish program providing grants to qualified veterans purchasing franchises.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive tuition and fees for Medal of Honor and Purple Heart Medal military recipients.
Provides that if minor under age 18 unlawfully buys or possesses alcoholic beverages or cannabis and receives written warning from law enforcement, the minor's parent or guardian would be notified in writing.
Revises emergency care services referral standards for providers of telemedicine and telehealth.
Dedicates State reserve of certain federal funds to in-person and hybrid school districts.
Redistributes fiscal year 2023 transportation and security aid from remote school districts to in-person school districts.
Provides employer and employee protections pursuant to the use of legalized cannabis items.
Provides temporary deduction for food and beverage establishments from certain sales and use tax remittances.
Prohibits selective suspension of candidates for elective office by social websites.