Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Herb Conaway Jr.
Sponsored
Became law9
Establishes Mental Health Screening in Schools Grant Program in DOE; appropriates $1 million.*
Authorizes all licensed health care facilities and laboratories to collect specimens to test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); allows waiver of staffing ratio requirements.
Requires certain electronic medical programs to include demographic data entry feature; requires laboratories to record certain patients' demographic information; requires certain hospitals and laboratories to implement cultural competency training progra
Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.
Permits dentists to administer vaccines under certain circumstances.
Provides for certification of temporary nurse aides.
Requires law enforcement to provide written notificaion to parent or guardian of person under age 18 who commits first offense of unlawfully possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage, cannabis, marijuana, or hashish.**
Permits school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians.
Establishes requirements for certain tobacco product retailers to stock and sell nicotine replacement therapy products.
Passed the General Assembly6
Defers ambulatory care facility gross receipts assessment payment due on June 15, 2020 by 90 days.*
Requires availability of certain laboratory testing for coronavirus disease 2019.
Requires school districts to include instruction on racial discrimination and social justice as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies for middle school students. *
Allows mail-in voter to cure mail-in ballot due to missing certificate.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Requires Medicaid Fraud Division to enter into data sharing agreement upon request of county to provide access to third party insurance liability data regarding certain COVID-19 related health claims.
Out of committee18
Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to chemotherapy.
Allows hospitals to construct housing and provide wrap-around services for individuals who are homeless or housing insecure.*
Requires State registrar to permit county surrogate to provide certified copy of death certificate to authorized person under certain circumstances.
Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses.
"New Jersey Health Care Transparency Act."
Provides certain civil and criminal immunities to diagnostic laboratories, and persons providing laboratory services, for diagnosis and testing performed in response to COVID-19 outbreak during public health emergency and state of emergency declared in Go
Revises law relating to common interest communities.
Expands powers and duties of State Chief Diversity Officer to promote diversity in State government and public contracting.
Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans.*
Makes information related to public health emergency accessible with certain limited exceptions.
Permits certain paramedics to administer buprenorphine.
Requires embryo storage facilities to record and report health information of patients in manner that is consistent with certain federal laws.
Requires DCF or court to consider placement of children with relatives or kinship guardians when making placement decision; makes changes to certain standards for initiating petitions to terminate parental rights.
Expands exemption from restrictions on health care practitioner referrals; requires certain referrals to be made in accordance with certain professional standards. *
Allows costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.
Requires hospitals to provide certain resources to certain patients and to ask patients if patients have completed advance directive or practitioner orders for life-sustaining treatment form. *
Reduces from 18 to 12 number of specific credit hours required for Animal Health Technician job title in civil service; allows substitution of five years of experience for education requirement.
Extends temporary emergency licensure of certain health care professionals.
In committee82
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Requires hospital laboratories and bio-analytical or clinical laboratories to offer test for hepatitis C to certain individuals; authorizes certain laboratories to perform rapid tests for hepatitis C.
Requires bio-analytical or clinical laboratory conducting hepatitis C screening test to draw and store blood for confirmation test.
Requires licensure for manufacturers, distributors, wholesale dealers, and retail dealers of electronic smoking devices and related products.
"Recreational Therapists Licensing Act."
Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.
Prohibits sale of menthol cigarettes.
Requires Commissioner of DOH to assess how to increase number of teaching hospitals and medical residency programs throughout State.
Prohibits sale of menthol cigarettes and sale or distribution of flavored electronic smoking devices and related products.
Prohibits use of coupons, price rebates, and price reduction promotions in sales of tobacco and vapor products.
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Clarifies statutory exemptions from mandatory immunization requirements for child care center and school attendance.
Requires hospital, bio-analytical, and clinical laboratories to provide information and offer of HIV screening to patients living in areas with high prevalence of HIV.
Establishes commission to study effects on adolescents of smart phone and social media usage in school.
Requires health benefits coverage for buprenorphine and buprenorphine/naloxone under certain conditions.
Requires construction of all new residential properties to include solar panels.
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 delivery of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide list of alternative drugs to health care professionals, pharmacists, and covered persons under certain circumstances.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
Prohibits manufacture, sale, or promotion of consumer products containing microbeads.
Reduces 9-1-1 fee on customers' periodic telephone bills from $0.90 to $0.22.
Prohibits sale of flavored cigars.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to provide information to Statewide 2-1-1 telephone system regarding the location of safe disposal sites for hypodermic syringes and needles and prescription drugs.
Prohibits certain actions relative to endangered and threatened plant species; directs DEP commissioner to take certain actions to protect endangered and threatened plant species.
"New Jersey Health Insurance Marketplace Act."
Preserves certain requirements that health insurance plans cover essential health benefits.
Requires AG to arrange for certain testing of facial recognition systems.
Adds 9-1-1 system regionalization costs to funds appropriated from "9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account."
"County Urban Agricultural Development Zone Act."
Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales.
Revises licensure and operational requirements for vapor businesses; revises taxes imposed on vapor products.
Prohibits SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid from denying coverage for maintenance medications for chronic conditions for covered persons solely because of change in health benefits plan or pharmacy benefits manager.
Prohibits preauthorization of certain ultrasound screenings covered under health benefits plans.
Revises effective date of P.L.2017, c.283 concerning licensure of one-room surgical practices.
Establishes Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Form Registry.
Deletes prior authorization requirements by certain insurers for accessing certain health care services.
Prohibits excessive price increases during period of declared abnormal market disruption.
Requires DOBI to promote Consumer Inquiry and Response Center during coronavirus 2019 pandemic.
Protects health care professionals from retaliatory action by employers during ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires reimbursement rate for health care services provided using telehealth and telemedicine equal reimbursement rate for services provided in person.
Codifies and expands Medicaid coverage for certain school-based services.
Establishes database containing information on traffic stops by certain law enforcement officers.
Requires public schools to report all student disciplinary actions; requires DOE to establish database and compile annual report concerning disparities in student disciplinary actions.
Allows establishments offering services or treatments by licensees of New Jersey Board of Dentistry to charge patients additional fee to cover cost of certain personal protective equipment during coronavirus 2019 pandemic.
Requires students and certain other children to be annually vaccinated for influenza as condition of enrollment at public and private K-12 schools, preschools, child care centers, and institutions of higher education.
Establishes certain recording and transmission standards for clinical laboratories.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders through collaborative care.
Requires six hours police officer in-service cultural diversity training every five years.
Establishes comprehensive core competency police training program.
Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.
Requires Secretary of State to create quick reference code for voter information, including instructions for voting by mail.
Requires Local Finance Board to make certain findings prior to dissolution of municipal water authority.
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 law enforcement agencies from hiring officer applicants removed from office by former agency for police misconduct.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to revoke proprietary school's license to award academic degrees if school fails to achieve certain minimum graduation rates.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Requires vaccinations against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) be reported to New Jersey Immunization Information System.
Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales; increases fees for cigarette and vapor business licensure.
Requires all prescriptions be transmitted electronically, subject to certain exceptions.
Directs Secretary of State to establish grant program for counties to improve paper ballot counting process; appropriates $10 million.
Establishes "Voting Improvement Task Force."
Establishes ReadyReturn Program; requires Taxation to prepare initial tax filing for certain taxpayers; requires several State agencies to use tax data to facilitate identification and enrollment for certain social services programs; makes an appropriatio
Requires health benefits plans and carriers to meet certain requirements concerning network adequacy.
Requires financial institutions to release records to adult protective services when suspecting fraud of vulnerable adult or senior customer; allows adult protective service to release same records to law enforcement agency if necessary.
Requires notice of motor vehicle safety recalls upon inspection and registration of motor vehicle; requires repair of motor vehicle subject to recall.
Requires automobile insurance policies to provide certain minimum amounts of liability, uninsured motorist, and underinsured motorist coverage.
Establishes the "Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force."
Requires certain homemaker-home health aides to be certified or trained to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Requires pharmacy practice sites to document reasons for not filling certain prescriptions.
Requires police department to reimburse person for property damage under certain circumstances.
Requires electric, gas, and water public utilities to disseminate outage information to customers through autodialed telephone call, text message, and electronic mail alert service.
Requires certain public utilities to publicize information concerning bill payment assistance programs.
Requires electric public utility to replace certain distribution service equipment over period of 36 months if certain sustained service interruptions occur.
Requires stress testing on State's ability to provide services in various economic conditions.
Establishes cause of action for residents of assisted living facilities and comprehensive personal care home providers.
Requires each principal department in Executive Branch and each State college to conduct review of department's or college's cybersecurity infrastructure and make recommendations.
Requires health insurance coverage for hypodermic needle disposal containers or devices and establishes certain protocols for dispensing hypodermic needles and syringes.
Requires students, staff, and others present at institutions of higher education to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
Prohibits sale of certain diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to persons under 18 years of age.
Carried from the Senate
Became law7
Allows hospitals to construct housing and provide wrap-around services for individuals who are homeless or housing insecure.*
"New Jersey Health Care Transparency Act."
Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans.*
Expands exemption from restrictions on health care practitioner referrals; requires certain referrals to be made in accordance with certain professional standards. *
Permits certain paramedics to administer buprenorphine.
Requires DCF or court to consider placement of children with relatives or kinship guardians when making placement decision; makes changes to certain standards for initiating petitions to terminate parental rights.
Extends temporary emergency licensure of certain health care professionals.
Vetoed2
Revises law relating to common interest communities.
Expands powers and duties of State Chief Diversity Officer to promote diversity in State government and public contracting.*
Passed the Senate1
Allows installation of residential solar energy systems prior to obtaining construction permit or interconnection approval during COVID-19 emergency.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 46
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.
Establishes "Broadband Access Study Commission." *
Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.
"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.
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.
Encourages development of zero-emission vehicle fueling and charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
Establishes "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
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.
Requires State Treasurer to submit report to Legislature every six months identifying deadlines for applications for federal funds by State agencies.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to streamline SNAP application process for senior citizens and conduct outreach regarding senior SNAP participation.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide graduating students with information on income-contingent student loan repayment programs.
Requires law enforcement agencies in this State to establish minority recruitment and selection programs; establishes reporting requirement.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to support FIRST Robotics Programs in school districts.
Requires employers to provide hiring preference to employees who have reached maximum medical improvement following work-related injury.
Requires certain family or household members and victims be notified when firearms are returned to persons charged with domestic violence or subject to extreme risk protection order.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing of coronavirus disease 2019 and for telemedicine and telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 state of emergency.
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.
Allows public bodies to conduct meetings, and provide notice, by electronic means during periods of emergency.
Prohibits employer use of tracking device in vehicle operated by employee under certain circumstances.***
Establishes requirements for copies of medical and billing records to be provided without charge to Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients.*
Enters New Jersey into Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
Provides for technological upgrade of application process for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Establishes "The Ballot Cure Act" to modify and establish various voting procedures.
Regulates use of body cameras worn by law enforcement officers.
Requires certain entities authorized to issue health benefits plans to pay annual assessment.
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.
Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Allows insurer to submit to MVC power of attorney executed electronically for certificate of ownership or salvage certificate of title by person who received or is due to receive total loss settlement from insurer. *
Requires public and local utilities to provide notice to residential customers of available relief measures during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Establishes task force to evaluate quality, efficacy, costs, and educational outcomes of online courses offered by public and independent institutions of higher education and degree-granting proprietary institutions during COVID-19 pandemic. *
Requires Internet websites and web services of school districts, charter schools, renaissance schools, and the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf to be accessible to persons with disabilities. *
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program by $10,000.
Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.
Requires DOLWD to provide link to New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on website and in emails concerning unemployment compensation benefits.
Requires certain health insurers, Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover opioid antidote without imposing prior authorization requirements.*
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. *
Requires DMVA veterans' memorial homes to hold quarterly town hall meetings with veterans' guardians.
Requires Director of Division of Veterans' Healthcare Services in DMVA to have prior clinical and long-term care experience.
Establishes State supplement for federal summer food service program meals.
Permits volunteer paramedics to operate within mobile intensive care units.
Eliminates requirement for DOE to set certain tuition rates for approved private schools for students with disabilities in certain cases.
Appropriates $80,539,578 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Vetoed · 2
Concerns approval process for personal protective equipment and State stockpiles of personal protective equipment.*
Requires DOT, NJT and DHS to study and implement transportation mobility and accessibility improvements for persons with autism and developmental disabilities.*
Passed the General Assembly · 27
Exempts certain veterans from driver's license fee, motorcycle license fee, and digitized picture fee.
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification.
Require business seeking to perform State contract to disclose certain labor and employment law violations.
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 notice to be provided by municipal court to applicant for public defender of fee and process to waive fee for inability to pay.*
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
Requires signs to be posted and pamphlets to be distributed in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.
Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from disclosing customer's geolocation data to third parties.*
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities. *
Provides paid leave without utilizing accumulated leave time for local government employees under certain circumstances.
Prohibits VCCO from denying award of compensation to victims with certain outstanding warrants and charges.
Expands category of lists from which single juror source list is compiled to include persons who are utility customers, have non-driver identification card, or have applied for or received various types of assistance.
Requires AG to establish law enforcement officer use of force data collection and reporting system.
Establishes office in EDA to assist in provision and expansion of broadband Internet service in State to address inequities in accessing broadband service.*
Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages.*
Requires long-term care facilities to annually review residents' proxy directives.
Provides comprehensive Medicaid benefits to certain individuals formerly in foster care.
Requires DEP to prioritize funding for environmental infrastructure projects for applicants with established program to employ, at project or related facilities, local residents or residents of nearby urban aid qualifying municipalities.*
Requires certain transportation research to consider needs of individuals with physical, sensory, intellectual, and developmental disabilities.
Establishes "Food Innovation District Pilot Program." *
Requires Corrections Ombudsperson review criminal investigations under certain circumstances.
Out of committee · 63
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
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.
Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing.
Requires DOH and DHS to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.
Requires DOH to develop and implement plan to improve access to perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening.*
Prohibits dumping dredge spoils on and around islands without municipal approval.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism establish New Jersey Historical Markers Trail.
Allows NJ E-ZPass customers to opt to receive electronic notification of use of E-ZPass system at toll plazas operated by NJTA and SJTA.*
Requires school districts and charter schools to report discipline data on their websites and to Commissioner of Education; requires DOE to establish database and complete annual report concerning student disciplinary actions.*
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish apprenticeship mentoring program for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to issue identification card to Gold Star Family Member.
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.
Imposes prevailing wage for public work on properties receiving tax abatements or exemptions.
Establishes Task Force to Promote Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities.
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage for the medical use of cannabis under certain circumstances.**
Prohibits late penalties from being made against senior citizen tenants in certain senior citizen rental housing in certain circumstances.
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
Establishes "NJ One Health Task Force."
Requires DCA to establish standards for prisoner reentry transitional housing.
Restricts use of neonicotinoid pesticides.*
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.*
Requires DHS to employ Transportation Planning Coordinator to oversee provision of transportation services. *
"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. *
"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.*
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.
Imposes moratorium on collection of biometric identifiers by public entities and requires AG to recommend appropriate uses; restricts private use of biometric information.
Concerns certain Medicaid and health insurance audits and health care provider claims payment and denial during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million. *
Requires law enforcement officers to wear body cameras.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021.
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.
Allows installation of residential solar energy systems prior to obtaining construction permit or interconnection approval during COVID-19 emergency.
"Farm Worker Epidemic Health and Safety Act"; concerns public health and certain protections for farm workers.
Appropriates $5 million in federal funds to Department of Health for grants to farmers for purchase of protective health materials for farm workers.
Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Requires school report card to include information concerning number of mental health professionals and school safety specialists employed by each school district. *
Prohibits deceptive audio or visual media content of candidate for elective public office within 60 days of election.
Establishes "Stillbirth Resource Center" and regional Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Committee, and programs for the prevention and reduction of incidences of stillbirth; expands list of professionals authorized to provide stillbirth-related care.*
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.
Establishes Water Apprenticeship, Training, and Resources Pilot Program in DOLWD.
Reduces age at which health benefit plans cover colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45.
Appropriates $30.387 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Creates Veterans' Memorial Homes Oversight Board.
Requires DMVA create Bereavement Counseling Program for family members and volunteer caregivers of certain veterans.
Establishes New Jersey Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program.
Provides CBT tax credit for certain deliveries of low carbon concrete and for costs of conducting environmental product declaration analyses of low carbon concrete. *
Requires institutions of higher education to provide certain student loan information.
Authorizes special occasion events at certain farms on preserved farmland, under certain conditions.
Adds technology transfer duties to New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.
Establishes permitting process for testing highly automated vehicles in NJ; establishes Highly Automated Vehicle Interagency Advisory Committee.
Establishes Office of Food Insecurity Advocate.
Designates Department of Health State office building in Trenton as "Judith M. Persichilli Building."
Requires Department of Education to annually report use of federal COVID-19 relief funds.
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.
Requires that only fruits and vegetables grown and packaged in NJ may be labeled by food retailers as local to State.
In committee · 120
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Makes General Fund supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DMVA for ancillary transportation for residents of Veterans' Memorial Homes.
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.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Establishes "Fund to Prevent Use of Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices"; supports activities to prevent use and promote awareness of associated health conditions.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Permits certain retirees to choose health care coverage under traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage plan options offered by SHBP or SEHBP.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
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 that Maintenance of Certification is not required for licensed physicians to perform certain professional activities in State.
Requires psychiatric hospitals to provide certain notices and reports of major, moderate, and minor injuries occurring therein, and requires DOH to investigate causes of major and moderate injury.
Requires New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health to study racial disparities on sexual and reproductive health of African-American women.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain home visitation program services under certain circumstances.
"Patient Protection Act"; establishes requirements concerning the transfer and referral of certain patients receiving health care services.
"Michael Anthony Fornicola's Law"; requires hotels to have automated external defibrillators in certain areas.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Waives business formation and registration fees for establishment of businesses owned by veterans.
Requires State agencies to make their websites accessible to people with disabilities and on mobile devices.
Expands purpose of Traumatic Brain Injury Fund to support transportation costs incurred by eligible individuals in accessing support group meetings.
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
Requires commercial Internet website and online service operators to conspicuously post their privacy policy.
Prohibits use of bots to deceive person about origin and content of communication for certain commercial or election purposes.
Requires public hearing prior to use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agency.
Prohibits the sale of adulterated candy in New Jersey.
Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Enacts the "NJ Family First Employer Act"; establishes award for certain employers.
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires collection and reporting of information concerning crimes against the elderly and disabled.
Requires destruction of records stored on digital copy machines under certain circumstances.
Requires State Auditor review of certain Department of Corrections privatization contracts.
The "Municipal Volunteer Property Tax Reduction Act"; permits certain municipal property owners to perform volunteer services in return for property tax vouchers.
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."
Expands circumstances under which prevailing wage must be paid.
Permits testing and use of autonomous vehicles on State roadways under certain circumstances.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.
Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.
Prohibits online education services from using and disclosing certain information, engaging in targeted advertising, and requires deletion of certain information in certain circumstances.
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.
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
Permits municipalities to lease vacant municipal land for tiny home occupancy; directs DCA to enhance regulatory guidance on acceptable tiny home construction and use.
"Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act."
Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
Provides that average time to issue licenses to physicians shall not exceed 51 days.
Requires county to provide extraordinary special education aid to school districts located in county for students with costs over $55,000 and State to reimburse county.
Requires PANYNJ and certain commercial airport operators in State to coordinate with law enforcement for investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults; requires airlines and contractors to adopt and maintain policies regarding sexual assaults.
Requires telecommunications, cable television, and Internet service providers to allow service recipients to terminate service contracts following physician's referral to long-term care facility.
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.
Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.
Requires public water systems to compile, and submit to DEP, lead service line inventories.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain preventive services.
Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
Expands definition of "qualified offshore wind project" to include "open access offshore wind transmission facility."
Requires reporting of certain attempted and completed suicides by minors.
Prohibits the restraint of prisoners during and immediately after childbirth.
Permits minors 13 years of age and older to consent to behavioral health care services.
Concerns confidentiality of certain communications from health insurance carriers.
Requires DEP to establish maximum contaminant level for 1,2,3-trichloropropane in drinking water.
Establishes loan redemption program for health care professionals who provide health care services or health care-related administrative services at approved sites during COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides gross income tax deduction for volunteers of New Jersey Medical Reserve Corps that serve at least 150 hours during public health emergency.
Clarifies that Division of Mental Health Advocacy in Office of Public Defender is required to represent indigent patients in all mental health commitment proceedings, whether related to inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy and energy efficiency programs for overburdened communities.
Directs BPU to prohibit Internet service providers from installing broadband telecommunications infrastructure on certain poles or underground facilities unless Internet service providers adhere to principle of "net neutrality."
Prohibits awarding of public contracts to Internet service providers, unless Internet service providers adhere to principle of "net neutrality."
Requires certain retailers to post signs regarding risks to pollinators associated with use of pesticides.
Requires Medicaid fee-for-service coverage of managed long term services and supports when beneficiary is pending enrollment in managed care organization.
Require DOH to develop uniform social distancing signage to be displayed in all State and local government buildings.
Excludes veteran disability compensation from income qualification limits under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
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.
Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning ways to improve unemployment insurance information technology infrastructure.
Expands NJ FamilyCare to ensure healthcare benefits are available to all uninsured children under 19 years of age who live in New Jersey; appropriates $3 million for outreach, enrollment, and retention regarding NJ FamilyCare.
Requires hospitals to establish sensory friendly treatment and waiting rooms in emergency department settings.
Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."
Requires county protective services staff to receive training on means and methods of effective, respectful, and compassionate communication with, and provision of assistance to, adults with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
Permits voter registration up to 14 days before election.
"Personal Protective Equipment Insecurity Act"; requires Commissioner of Human Services to provide recipients of SNAP with stipend for personal protective equipment; appropriates $5 million from Coronavirus Relief Fund to DHS.
Restores civil liability of nursing homes and related facilities during public health emergency and state of emergency.
Requires subsistence vouchers issued to county inmates upon release be accepted in every county.
"Reproductive Freedom Act."
Provides economic development incentives for remediating and redeveloping legacy landfills, brownfields, and contaminated sites.
Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax during public health emergencies.
Requires Attorney General to establish model duty-to-intervene policy for law enforcement officers; requires entities that employ law enforcement officers to adopt duty-to-intervene policy.
Requires AG oversight of transfer of federal surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies; establishes review and reporting requirement.
Establishes Long-term Care Workforce Development Program in DOLWD.
Requires health club services contract contain certain provisions regarding procedures during outbreak of infectious disease.
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Requires MVC to provide customer service telephone number at motor vehicle inspection facilities.
Requires DOH to conduct study on causes of youth suicide.
Establishes Statewide targets to reduce disposal of organic waste in landfills; requires DEP to adopt regulations to achieve targets.
Provides temporary extension of certain motor vehicle registrations.
Requires school districts to include instruction on public health as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish public awareness campaign on student use of Internet and social media.
Requires Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy to undertake study to determine efficiency and scaling in delivery of local government services.
Requires access to law enforcement disciplinary records as government records; requires such records to be retained for certain period of time.
Requires Department of Agriculture to create webpage listing certain services for farmers; requires hyperlink on farmland assessment application forms.
Prohibits Internet service providers from increasing service rates during public health emergency or state of emergency; requires Internet service providers to notify subscribers six months in advance of service rate increase.
Designates September as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month."
Prohibits landlords from requiring rent to be paid by certain means of payment or at any off-site location.
Creates commission to coordinate job training and retraining to develop workforce post-coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Establishes New Jersey Healthy Soils Program; establishes grant program for soil testing of urban agriculture sites; establishes Urban Agriculture Site Soil Testing Fund.
Establishes criminal penalties for production and display of false COVID-19 vaccination card.
Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce paper record of each vote cast.
Prohibits sale of certain packaging, paper, and plastic products unless producer implements plan to increase recycled content and recycling rates.
Requires AG to establish uniform police training curriculum.
Establishes healthcare careers pilot program for certain institutions of higher education and proprietary institutions.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases.
Exempts medical alert devices and services from sales and use tax.
Creates "Census Complete Count Trust Fund" in Department of State for funding efforts to achieve full count of State's population each federal decennial census.
Establishes "Build Back Better Fund" in EDA for certain manufacturing business assistance; creates and funds two business assistance programs in New Jersey Redevelopment Authority; appropriates $165 million.
Requires State, county, and municipal social service workers to periodically complete implicit bias and cultural competency training.
Establishes "Property Tax Study Commission" to examine New Jersey's property tax structure and develop recommendations for reducing residential property tax burden.
Permits municipalities to establish affordable housing preference for first responders.
Requires school districts and nonpublic schools to develop emergency operations plans; requires school districts to provide instruction on environmental and natural disasters to students enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12.