Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
Christian E. Barranco
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus property certain land and improvements in Township of Morris in Morris County.
Out of committee1
Designates Harter Road Interchange of Interstate Highway Route 287 as "Warren E. Wilhide Interchange."
In committee15
Permits public utilities to lease equipment from National Guard in event of emergency.
Requires electric public utilities to disseminate through social media and text message certain information during power outages.
Requires electric service providers to integrate energy storage systems into long-term planning process.
Allows electric public utilities to enter into agreements to place power restoration equipment on private property in anticipation of certain power outages.
Directs BPU to conduct study to determine whether deployment of microgrids and generators will reduce length of power outages.
Requires parental consent for student to participate in health, family life education, or sex education program and provides parents with access to certain public school curricula.
Prohibits State from transmitting firearm make and model information to federal government in certain circumstances.
Removes diversity and inclusion instruction requirements for students in grades kindergarten through eight.
Allocates $10 million of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes "Parents' Bill of Rights."
Excludes contributions to volunteer first aid or rescue squads from appropriations cap and property tax levy cap for certain local units.
Permits certain special law enforcement officers and auxiliary police officers to carry firearms on duty.
"Energy Security and Affordability Act"; requires BPU to consider energy security, diversity, and affordability when preparing Energy Master Plan and perform economic and ratepayer impact analysis of energy generation projects and Energy Master Plan.
Prohibits any foreign company created under laws of foreign adversary from participating in critical infrastructure.
Changes membership of Lake Hopatcong Commission and requires DEP to develop water level management plan for Lake Hopatcong to be approved by commission.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Designates Harter Road Interchange of Interstate Highway Route 287 as "Warren E. Wilhide Interchange."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for brain injury services.
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.
Out of committee · 5
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
Revises membership of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Makes FY 2022 supplemental appropriation to provide State military impact aid to certain school districts.
Establishes "Innovation Partnership"; provides funding for certain nonprofit partnerships to promote certain emerging technology businesses.
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts; appropriates $103,023,579.*
In committee · 35
Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or communication disabilities.
"Informed Consent for Vaccination Act"; revises requirements for administration of vaccines to patients.
Permits dogs as service and emotional support animals at State veterans' residential facilities.
Restricts establishment of mandates to become vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); establishes reimbursement program to cover certain out-of-pocket costs incurred in obtaining COVID-19 vaccine.
Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
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.
Provides gross income tax credit to health care workers or first responders involved in COVID-19 response.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Allows New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling to conduct examinations at school of cosmetology and hairstyling during public health emergency or state of emergency.
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.
Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
"Emma's Law"; requires school buses that transport students with special needs to be equipped with certain safety features.
Permits car wash business to operate during state of emergency or public health emergency.
"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.
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism.
Establishes independent State Office of Consumer.
Provides research and development tax credit under gross income tax.
Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations concerning small modular nuclear reactors; authorizes EDA to incentivize construction and operation of such reactors.
Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies and permits emergency administration of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray by licensed campus medical professionals and resident assistants.
Requires MVC to safeguard automatic voter registration process.
Creates Wind and Nuclear Production Apprenticeship Grant Program.
Provides that earned sick leave law does not apply to certain workers in concrete industry.
Requires voter who wishes to vote by mail to complete application for mail-in ballot each calendar year; repeals automatic vote-by-mail designation and required education program for certain vote-by-mail changes.
Establishes crime of gang shoplifting.
Establishes "Energy Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships Program" and related financing program in NJ Infrastructure Bank; and authorizes certain energy contracts under "Public School Contracts Law" and "Local Public Contracts Law" up to 30 years.
Makes FY2023 supplemental appropriation of $17 million to DEP for grants for certain lake management activities.
"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.
Permits public and nonpublic schools to utilize security categorical aid to hire school security personnel.
Requires legislative approval of updates or revisions to core curriculum content.
The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act."
Authorizes creation of Second Amendment license plates.
Requires distribution of State aid to certain municipalities located in whole or in part in the Highlands preservation area.
Prohibits sale, offer for sale, or conveyance of certain electric vehicle batteries and of electric vehicles having certain batteries; establishes penalties for violators.