Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Vincent Mazzeo
Sponsored
Became law11
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Authorizes medical marijuana for qualifying patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Enters NJ in Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
Provides for regulation of fantasy sports activities in New Jersey. *
Establishes 9/11 Memorial Registry.
Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents of student-athletes and cheerleaders concerning use and misuse of prescription opioids.
Permits eligible students who are members of United States Armed Forces to wear military uniform at high school graduation.
Authorizes Division of Consumer Affairs to extend orders for controlled dangerous substances under certain circumstances.
Clarifies that authorized persons and entities may administer a single dose of any opioid antidote, or multiple doses of any intranasal or intramuscular opioid antidote to overdose victims, with immunity under "Overdose Prevention Act." *
Designates portion of State Highway Route 55 as "State Trooper Frankie L. Williams Memorial Highway." *
Vetoed1
Makes FY 2017 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.*
Passed the General Assembly7
Directs DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to permit certain wineries to participate in certain sign programs on freeways, interstate highways, and toll roads.
Requires New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to require criminal history records check for person to serve as official at athletic events sanctioned by association.
"Disaster Victims Protection Act"; requires Governor to allocate federal and State disaster aid to municipalities in proportion to amount of catastrophic physical damage sustained within each municipality.
Extends post-military service protection against mortgage foreclosure.
Authorizes annual issuance of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at seasonal farm market.
Provides for increase and annual adjustment in allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Clarifies excuse from jury service for active duty members of the military or reserve; repeals N.J.S.38A:4-6.
Out of committee27
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create Gold Star Parent identification card.
Expands eligibility for veterans civil service preference.
Establishes "Atlantic City Growth Tax Credit Program" to grant tax credits to promote the development of non-rental housing in Atlantic City.
Requires county health departments to maintain reserve stock of opioid antidotes to dispense to certain entities on interim basis to ensure uninterrupted supply.*
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability and grant deferment for temporary total disability.*
Extends eligibility to participate in Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program to areas located in municipality in which casino gaming is authorized.
Permits BPU to approve qualified wind energy project; requires BPU to provide application periods for those projects.
Requires DOH to establish single license for facilities providing integrated behavioral and physical health care.*
Establishes requirements for sale and planting of running bamboo.
Allows existing rural development areas zoned for industrial use under pinelands comprehensive management plan to be included as eligible areas under certain business incentive programs.*
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with their employment, trade or business.
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
Requires Office of Emergency Management to establish county storm preparedness funding program. *
Provides tax credits to vineyards and wineries for qualified capital expenses.
Establishes loan program and provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for establishment of new vineyards and wineries.
Provides certain incentives to qualified businesses in Garden State Growth Zones; creates Garden State Growth Zone at Atlantic City International Airport and surrounding area.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Extends county-based real property assessment pilot program to Atlantic County; revises assessment calendar for counties operating under that pilot program.
Requires early retirement incentive offer before public safety department layoffs in municipalities in need of stabilization and recovery.
Authorizes temporary members to fill certain vacancies on Fish and Game Council.
Provides tax credit eligibility for qualified businesses for certain persons employed as independent contractors under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish repayment assistance program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program who suffer material loss of income.
Allows counties to prioritize county homelessness trust fund grants for homeless veterans.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with enjoyment of any accommodation, facility, public accommodation, or privilege.
Increases number of State-funded positions at four-year public institution of higher education that establishes postsecondary academic and residential facilities in coastal city with gaming in resort area of State.
Appropriates $7.5 million for constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee33
Provides certain small businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy a corporation business tax or gross income tax credit for certain reinvestment in Shore municipalities.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for compressed natural gas used to fuel certain bus operation.
Permits certain retired law enforcement officers to possess hollow nose ammunition.
Regulates planting and sale of running bamboo.
Requires executive county superintendents to submit school district consolidation plan to Commissioner of Education within one year and every five years thereafter and commissioner to approve or modify plan within six months of submission.
Requires government records to be made available on the Internet.
Provides State Investment Council must report private money managers' fee information and that council's regulations addressing political contributions will apply to federal or national committees and non-State political committees.
Provides credits under corporation business tax and gross income tax for qualified wages of certain disabled veterans.
Creates workforce training program for former casino workers.
"Holocaust Reparations Tax Exemption Act"; exempts value of certain payments to Holocaust survivors and their eligible descendants from transfer inheritance and estate taxes.
Provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for qualified farmers that develop housing for their agricultural workforce.
Permits county governing bodies, by resolution after a public hearing, to revise real property assessment calendar.
Concerns taxation of casino gaming property; redirects investment alternative tax proceeds; abolishes Atlantic City Alliance.
Authorizes transfer of excess medical marijuana inventory between alternative treatment centers.
Establishes loan redemption program for teachers in certain fields to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in certain failing schools.
Permits patients to indicate that they should not be prescribed opiates and certain other controlled substances in prescription monitoring program information.
Requires DHS to maintain Statewide registry of registered professional guardians.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
"Steven Schmincke's Law"; facilitates sober living home construction financing.
Requires the Division of Consumer Affairs to establish electronic monitoring system for pain management agreements, to be linked to, and used in association with, Prescription Monitoring Program.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to obtain court order prior to using certain collection practices for defaulted loans under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Changes board of education voting requirements for appointment of superintendent of schools.
Criminalizes the manufacture, sale, and possession of controlled dangerous substance U-47700, known as U-4 or "Pink."
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to develop best practices information for co-prescribing opioid antidotes.
Eliminates veterans' gross income tax deduction requirement that New Jersey National Guard member serve in federal active duty status.
Requires public institutions of higher education to establish policies for the implementation of fees.
Reallocates portion of tourism fee proceeds in eligible municipality to organization empowered to operate convention center facilities whose mission includes convention and group sales and marketing.
Waives boat safety course requirement for veterans and active duty members of military with maritime training.
Removes seven-day limitation for continued operation of casinos and racetracks in event that a state of emergency is declared.
Makes persons with New Jersey National Guard service and NGB 22 form eligible for certain veterans benefits.
Limits State Lottery drawings to two per day per game.
Requires persons picking up prescriptions for Schedule II controlled dangerous substances to present identification.
Expands authorization for clamming on Sundays.
Filed1
Designates Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as "Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall" to commemorate his outstanding service to Atlantic City and State.
Carried from the Senate
Became law13
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with their employment, trade or business.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with enjoyment of any accommodation, facility, public accommodation, or privilege.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability and grant deferment for temporary total disibility.*
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create Gold Star Parent identification card.
Requires DOH to establish single license for facilities providing integrated behavioral and physical health care.*
Allows existing rural development areas zoned for industrial use under pinelands comprehensive management plan to be included as eligible areas under certain business incentive programs.*
Requires Office of Emergency Management to establish county storm preparedness funding program.*
Requires early retirement incentive offer before public safety department layoffs in municipalities in need of stabilization and recovery.*
Designates Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as "Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall" to commemorate his outstanding service to Atlantic City and State.
Allows counties to prioritize county homelessness trust fund grants for homeless veterans.
Increases number of State-funded positions at four-year public institution of higher education that establishes postsecondary academic and residential facilities in coastal city with gaming in resort area of State.
Appropriates $7.5 million for constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Vetoed4
Permits BPU to approve qualified wind energy project; requires BPU to provide application periods for those 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.
Provides tax credit eligibility for qualified businesses for certain persons employed as independent contractors under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish repayment assistance program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program who suffer material loss of income.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*
Permits a victim or witness of any age to testify by closed circuit television under certain circumstances in prosecutions for domestic violence, sexual assault, and certain other crimes.*
Requires OAL to maintain Internet database summarizing all State rule-making actions.
Criminalizes possession and sale of alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (alpha-PVP) commonly known as "flakka," or "flocka."
Authorizes the Unclaimed Property Administrator to verify certain governmental debts before delivering abandoned property.
Directs Attorney General to develop plan to disseminate Amber and Silver Alert information through social media.
Repeals law suspending certain licenses, registrations and certifications for failure to repay student loans.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Extends expiration date of certain permits for one year in Superstorm Sandy-impacted counties.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.
Designates USS New Jersey as New Jersey State Ship.
Establishing New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits in DMVA.
Establishes Gold Star Family Counseling Program in DMVA; creates tax credit for certain health care professionals.
Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Appropriates $32.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Streamlines authorization for farmers market programs to participate in WIC and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Authorizes alternate members for farmers on State Agriculture Development Committee.
Vetoed · 4
"Music Therapist Licensing Act."
Establishes Office of Student Loan Ombudsman; regulates student loan servicers.
Requires Attorney General to provide identity theft passport to certain victims of identity theft.
Establishes process for recovery of Superstorm Sandy aid overpayments and makes General Fund appropriation.*
Passed the General Assembly · 10
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Provides rental and lease protections for domestic violence victims.
Codifies the Judiciary's Foreclosure Mediation Program; dedicates monies from foreclosure filing fees and fines.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
"HOPE Initiative Act;" requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opioid addiction.
Provides that PFRS definitions of widow, widower and spouse will include domestic partners of all PFRS members.
Concerns reimbursement for epinephrine, naloxone, and continuous positive airway pressure administered as an ambulance service.
Out of committee · 44
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.
Requires public bodies under Open Public Meetings Act to display U.S. flag and recite Pledge of Allegiance at beginning of meeting.
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.*
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Expands acceptable military separation forms for county veteran identification card; allows issuance to National Guard veterans of other states.*
Provides for priority consideration, by State, of permit applications by counties and municipalities with 10 or more shared services.
Directs Attorney General to establish a criminal firearms recovery clearing house.
Provides post-traumatic stress disorder from military service during combat may be mitigating factor during sentencing.
Mandates health benefits coverage for opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties.
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Requires DOH to issue standing order authorizing pharmacists to dispense opioid antidotes to patients without individual prescriptions.*
The "Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act."
Concerns taxation of casino gaming property; redirects investment alternative tax proceeds; abolishes Atlantic City Alliance.
Revises "Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law" to mirror federal law; permits overseas voters to vote in any election; permits use of federal write-in absentee ballot to vote, register or request ballot for all elections.
Increases flexibility, clarity, and available tools of optional municipal consolidation process.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Concerns NJ Transit's treatment of people with guide or service dogs; establishes Access Link Customer Service Group.
Establishes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in public and nonpublic schools and county colleges.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research institutions; allows certain technology businesses located in certain innovation zones to receive certain tax credits under Grow New Jersey Assistan
Enables collection of voluntary contributions for Jersey Fresh Program through gross income tax returns.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to promulgate Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish income-driven repayment option and loan rehabilitation program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Guarantees full and equal access to all housing to disabled persons who retain their retired service or guide dog as a pet, and who also obtain a new service or guide dog.
Limits application of DEP shellfish habitat rules for certain dredging activities.
Allows certain joint insurance funds to make certain investments and to form certain investment programs; authorizes school districts and local units of government to deposit public funds into multiple FDIC-insured accounts.*
Requires EDA, in consultation with Department of Agriculture, to establish loan program for certain vineyard and winery capital expenses.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Creates Veterans Diversion Program to divert eligible servicemembers away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.
Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaison.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for Gold Star families.
Concerns certain real property assessment practices and requirements.*
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to develop and implement beginning farmer mentoring program in cooperation with certain agricultural and educational organizations and entities.
Establishes "New Farmers Improvement Grant Program" to provide matching grants for farm improvements to beginning farmers.
Establishes Garden State Young Farmers Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Imposes temporary surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain cities to fund public safety services.
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
Designates portion of US Highway Route 40 in Upper Pittsgrove Township as "John R. Elliott HERO Campaign Way."
Appropriates $5 million from General Fund to Dept. of Agriculture for financial assistance to fishermen affected by 2017 reduction in summer flounder and black sea bass harvest quotas.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.
Regulates and prohibits certain operation of drones.
In committee · 53
Requires all campaign contributions to be reported to ELEC.
Removes statutory requirement that health officers and registered environmental health specialists employed by municipalities receive maximum salary within their range within five years from date of appointment.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
"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
Requires electronic bulletin board on DCA website for local units to advertise shared services opportunities; requires development of computerized survey to match local units together to implement shared services.
Requires DOE to create military-connected student identifier for inclusion in student-level database.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax on Class C beneficiaries and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for New Jersey estate tax to $1,500,000.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Allows commercial farmer to recover reasonable costs and attorney fees of defending against unreasonable complaints under "Right to Farm Act."
Provides gross income tax credits to support development of New Jersey-based small business start-ups.
Clarifies that certain former New Jersey National Guard members may be eligible for higher education tuition assistance.
Increases maximum municipal contribution to fire districts and volunteer fire companies; indexes amount biennially for inflation.
Makes it a crime of the fourth degree to unlawfully use a controlled dangerous substance or prescription drug while pregnant.
Permits agriculture-related events on preserved farmland.
Establishes the "Veterans Court Pilot Program in several counties."
Establishes a gross income tax credit for certain firefighter training graduates.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education for dependents of certain veterans.
Appropriates $1.6 million to Dept. of Agriculture for Jersey Fresh program.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Provides supplemental enrollment growth aid to districts that experienced significant enrollment growth; appropriates $21,881,000 to DOE.
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 oversight reporting on Hurricane Sandy recovery funds.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Eliminates salary for part-time members of certain boards, commissions, and independent authorities.
"Home-Based Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as accessory uses needing no use variances in residential zone; authorizes municipalities to limit or exclude certain warehousing, manufacturing, or retailing activities.
Permits counties to share county tax administrators.
"Uncompensated Pending Medicaid Beneficiary Payment Relief Act"; provides compensation relief to nursing facilities when resident's Medicaid eligibility determination is delayed more than 90 days.
Prohibits toll-free passage for SJTA employees, officers, and members except while commuting or carrying out official duties.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Requires State to pay its pension contributions on quarterly basis by August 1, November 1, February 1 and May 1 of each year.
Concerns enterprise zone assistance fund project approval; dedicates certain revenues to UEZs or UEZ municipalities.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Requires each county to establish and maintain veterans' service office.
Establishes "Jersey Canned Goods Program."
Establishes "Jersey Frozen Foods Program."
Requires first responders to transport persons treated for drug overdose to hospital emergency department.
Increases penalties for unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing fentanyl.
"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
Requires public institutions of higher education to grant academic credit to certain veterans.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide to prospective students certain cost, loan, and debt information in financial aid shopping sheet.
Requires Governor, certain State officers and employees, and legislators to file annual report disclosing certain expenditures; requires reimbursement from such persons under certain circumstances.
Requires electronic prescribing systems to default to three-day supply of opioid drugs, with ability for prescribers to issue prescriptions in any authorized quantity deemed medically appropriate.
Requires issues related to prescription opioids to be included in continuing education courses for certain health care professionals.
Requires all prescriptions be transmitted electronically, subject to certain exceptions.
Requires opioid antidote dispensation to be monitored under Prescription Monitoring Program, and authorizes certain entities to submit info regarding opioid antidote administration for inclusion in secondary, linked database; designated as "John Wagner's
Requires certain local authorities to inspect, maintain, and repair fire hydrants in planned real estate developments.
Establishes Gold Star Family Scholarship Program; appropriates $100,000 from General Fund to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Ensures continued access of family planning services in event of federal action.
Allows choice districts to enroll students on tuition basis under certain circumstances.
Requires public utility to charge veterans' organization residential rate for service delivered to property at which veterans' organization primarily operates.
Prohibits offshore drilling in State waters and issuance of DEP permits and approvals for activities associated with offshore drilling.
Filed · 2
Amends Fiscal Year 2018 annual appropriation act to ensure involuntarily furloughed State employees receive retroactive salary payments for State government budget shut down.
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.