Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Chris A. Brown
Sponsored
In committee37
Tax Relief for New Jersey Families Act; provides income tax credits for property tax relief, quadruples the homestead property tax credit and increases the earned income tax credit.
Prohibits nonrenewal of homeowners insurance policies based on proximity to water or risk of windstorm related claims.
Provides that certain districts are not penalized in the calculation of State debt service aid for school facilities projects in which bonds were authorized but not issued prior to effective date of P.L.2008, c.39.
Authorizes counties to participate in property tax appeals for real property having a value of $10 million or more.
Makes all members of Legislature ineligible to participate in SHBP.
Requires persons convicted of possessing child pornography to register as sex offenders.
Requires SJTA to provide a cash payment option at every toll plaza.
Provides temporary exemption from sales and use tax for rental of certain hotel rooms.
Permits municipality to sell certain vehicles in connection with motor vehicle offenses.
Makes various changes to registration and community notification requirements under Megan's Law.
Requires certain services be prearranged before homeless person is relocated.
Provides public access to certain information received or possessed by legislators.
Establishes certain exceptions for emergency personnel operating personal watercraft while providing rescue services.
Requires disclosure of water damage prior to household appliance sales.
Requires Adjutant General to consider need for inpatient hospice care for admission to veterans' facilities; permits waiver of State residency requirement.
Provides supplemental enrollment growth aid to districts that experienced significant enrollment growth; appropriates $21,881,000 to DOE.
Requires appropriation of revenues collected in excess of amount anticipated for fiscal year for State hotel and motel occupancy fee for additional allocation among certain cultural, historical, and tourism-related programs and activities.
Establishes "County Tourism Incentive Grant Fund" within Department of Treasury to provide funding for grants to counties to support tourism advertising and promotion.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain seasonal employers.
Increases amounts municipalities may appropriate and grant for fire safety purposes.
Imposes a two-year moratorium on increases in public utility rates.
Provides for involuntary commitment to treatment for substance use disorders.
Directs Division of Gaming Enforcement to prohibit certain deed restrictions limiting use of casino hotel facility properties.
Limits number of casino licenses issued to person.
Provides casino licensee must repay any grants received from State entity when casino hotel facility is not sold at fair market value and used for casino gambling.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State.
Provides gross income tax credit for income derived from certain live performances contracted for and rendered by A-list performing artists within the Atlantic City Tourism District on a recurring basis and within the State.
Requires reimbursement of certain Casino Reinvestment Development Authority grants and payment of those grants to Atlantic County for property tax relief.
Requires certain funds paid to CRDA to be awarded to Atlantic County for property tax relief.
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
Clarifies that municipalities that failed to fill police vacancies created by retirements are eligible for "Safe and Secure Communities" grants.
"Driver and Pedestrian Mutual Responsibility Act."
Establishes September 11, 2001 Memorial Registry.
Creates Garden State Growth Zone at certain aviation-related facilities in Atlantic County.
Sets at 13.5 percent amount of payment in lieu of property tax due to Atlantic County under P.L.2016, c.5.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to establish Jewish Heritage Trail.
Authorizes woman veteran license plates.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Prohibits MVC from imposing duplicate license or identification card fee and digitized picture fee if duplicate is requested to reflect change in organ donor status.
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Provides that strangulation of victim resulting in bodily injury during commission of act of domestic violence constitutes aggravated assault.
Requires OAL to maintain Internet database summarizing all State rule-making actions.
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
Establishes "Secondhand Valuables Transaction Reporting Task Force."
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
Establishes Farm to School Coordinating Council.
Permits authorities and local units operating water supply or sewerage facilities to waive, reduce, or defer sewerage and water service fees for deployed military personnel.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Permits eligible students who are members of United States Armed Forces to wear military uniform at high school graduation.
Permits conduct of punch-board games under raffle license.
Vetoed · 3
Requires health insurance coverage for certain amino acid-based elemental formulas.
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Establishes process for recovery of Superstorm Sandy aid overpayments and makes General Fund appropriation.*
Passed the General Assembly · 16
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Extends post-military service protection against mortgage foreclosure.
Establishes NJ "Farm-to-Table Restaurant" awards program.*
Establishes "New Jersey Farm to Public Institution of Higher Education Program."
Allows qualified school to be called "New Jersey Farm Fresh School."
Permits school participating in NJ "Farm to School" program to submit recipe for posting on Dept. of Agriculture website.
Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
"The Smarter Lunchroom Act;" promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias.
Requires training for law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence. *
Requires DOT to compensate local government entities for contractual delay damages resulting from shutdown of transportation projects funded by Transportation Trust Fund; authorizes local government entities to use certain funds for transportation project
Authorizes annual issuance of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at seasonal farm market.
Revises "Fair Foreclosure Act."
Out of committee · 29
Requires health insurance coverage for treatment of substance use disorders; places certain restrictions on the prescription of opioid and certain other drugs; concerns continuing education related thereto.
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.
The New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act; Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Establishes certain requirements for domestic violence training for certain judges and judicial personnel.*
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for maintenance of certain State memorials honoring war veterans.
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by state in companies that boycott Isreal or Israeli businesses.*
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Expands acceptable military separation forms for county veteran identification card; allows issuance to National Guard veterans of other states.*
Provides post-traumatic stress disorder from military service during combat may be mitigating factor during sentencing.
Requires health benefits coverage for mammograms for women under 40 who lack access to family medical history due to their or their parent's adoption.
Establishes artist bank to provide interest-free loans to artist colonies in development.
Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.
Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military serving on active duty. *
Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings.
Establishes "Atlantic City Plan for Implementing Economic Recovery Act"; exempts casino gaming property from local taxation and establishes payment in lieu of taxation; creates Atlantic City Planning Committee.
Limits application of DEP shellfish habitat rules for certain dredging activities.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY 2017 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
Provides certain incentives to qualified businesses in Garden State Growth Zones; creates Garden State Growth Zone at Atlantic City International Airport and surrounding area.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2018 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018; allocates funds from Local Aid Infrastructure Fund for operating and administrative expenses for transportation
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Establishes motor vehicle registration for street rods and custom motor vehicles.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Limits political contributions by certain government contractors; revises disclosure standards applicable to State officials; expands disclosure for lobbyists; prohibits certain types of dual office holding.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
"Disaster Information Access Act"; requires utility service providers to report severe weather and emergency related service interruptions; directs utility service providers and State Office of Emergency Management to present reported information online a
Prohibits payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave, provides for forfeiture of payment for unused sick leave for certain criminal convictions, and requires documentation for use of sick leave.
Expands eligibility for property tax reimbursement program.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Prohibits certain provisions in consumer contracts.
Establishes the "Veterans Court Pilot Program in several counties."
Permits sale of motor fuels that have not been blended with ethanol for certain purposes.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Establishes NJ Business and the Arts Commission to promote art Statewide.
Exempts veterans' organizations from motor vehicle registration fee.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Expands duties of State Auditor to include performance audits at request of legislator; establishes Performance Audit Committee, consisting of eight public members, to help conduct performance audits.
Allows person calling certain State or local government entities to have option of speaking or leaving a recorded message with a human telephone operator during normal business hours.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Revises grades and sentencing determinations for certain controlled dangerous substances.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee.
Exempts military personnel receiving combat zone pay from the gross income tax.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Eliminates salary for part-time members of certain boards, commissions, and independent authorities.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Requires condominium and homeowners' associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers.
Makes reforms to mental health treatment; clarifies law governing purchase of firearms by persons with history of mental illness.
Appropriates $20,000,000 from General Fund to the Department of State for travel and tourism advertising and promotion to communicate that New Jersey's tourism destinations are operational despite damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Permits certain breweries to sell beer at community farm markets.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers.
Provides for private cause of action for bad faith in settlement of certain insurance claims.
Authorizes COAH to credit municipalities with 1.5 units of fair share affordable housing obligation for each housing unit occupied by a veteran; permits municipalities to satisfy fair share affordable housing obligation through 35 percent set aside for ve
Authorizes COAH to credit municipalities with 1.5 units of fair share affordable housing obligation for each unit of transitional housing occupied by a veteran.
Concerns Superstorm Sandy recovery.
Requires insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer.
Requires certain contractors to verify work authorization of newly hired employees.
Prohibits residential development fees on reconstruction after natural disasters.
Prohibits DEP from charging fee for mobile sportfishing vehicle permit to any NJ resident who is a veteran, active military member, former or current member of the NJ National Guard or Reserve, or a volunteer emergency worker.
Authorizes veterans to deduct two years military service from age requirement for police officer under certain circumstances.
Increases the personal income tax's pension and retirement income exclusion fivefold over three years.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $30,482,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide additional State school aid to certain school districts affected by State aid growth limit.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires DMVA provide central website registry of unclaimed veteran cremains for veteran organization locating services; Requires funeral director report possession of unclaimed veteran cremains.
Provides tax credits for performing certain repairs on primary residences of senior citizens or persons with disabilities.
Requires actual transportation occur as a condition of billing for ambulance services.
Prohibits hospice from charging patient for days on which patient is not present.
"Health Care Consumer's Out-of-Network Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Establishes veterans diversion program for veterans who commit any crime or offense.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who donate organs.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Provides gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on statewide obligation.
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevlopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Filed · 3
Appropriates $8,992,898 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $71,700,224 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $12.3 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.