Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Adam J. Taliaferro
Sponsored
Became law4
Provides for employment, retention, and benefits during public health hazard posed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of certain public employees.
Concerns benefits provided to workers.*
Requires Police Training Commission to contract with crisis intervention training center to provide mental health training to police officers and establish curriculum specific to persons experiencing economic crisis or substance use disorder.*
Appropriates $4.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Out of committee5
Provides for LEO benefits for certain public employees enrolledin PFRS; prohibits hiring by State or county of public employees after age 35 in positions eligible for PFRS.*
Establishes Clayton Model Pilot Program in DOE to provide school-based social emotional learning to students in grades kindergarten through five at certain public schools.
Appropriates $12 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Establishes regional municipal court pilot program.
Requires DEP to consider potential impacts to natural resources when classifying dams according to hazard potential.
In committee12
"Linnette Lebron's Law"; modifies procedures for marriage or civil union where a party is terminally ill.
Establishes certain requirements concerning animal rescue organizations, breeders, importation of cats and dogs, and sale or adoption of cats and dogs; revises shelter and pound law.
Establishes "Jersey Canned Goods Program."
Establishes "Jersey Frozen Foods Program."
Requires four-year institutions of higher education to offer bachelor's degree programs that may be completed in three years.
Revises certain licensee filing requirements for alcoholic beverage price lists; removes requirement that limited brewery and distillery licensees provide tour when selling certain alcoholic beverages to consumers.
Permits farm wineries to create alternating proprietorship for production of wine.
Exempts certain plenary winery licensees from filing requirements imposed on retail sellers of litter-generating products.
Requires public institutions of higher education to provide student-athletes who lose athletic scholarships because of injuries sustained while participating in athletic program with equivalent scholarships.
Establishes farmland preservation inheritance tax deduction program within Department of Agriculture.
Reduces alcoholic beverage tax rate on cider and low-percentage alcohol by volume liquors.
Establishes crime of knowingly filing false report against law enforcement officers.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Establishes Clayton Model Pilot Program in DOE to provide school-based social emotional learning to students in grades kindergarten through five at certain public schools.
Establishes regional municipal court pilot program.
Appropriates $12 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Provides that AOC shall administer program for municipal courts allowing defendents to engage in online plea negotiations, entry of guilty plea, and payment of fine or penalty.*
Establishes youthful age of defendant as mitigating factor in sentencing.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to finance aviation and marine infrastructure projects; makes various other changes to bank's enabling act.
Makes $10 million in federal funds available to EDA to support child care providers in need.**
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2022.
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Authorizes State Treasurer to enter lease for real property and improvements with NJEDA for construction of New Jersey Wind Port in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County.
Awards project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for water infrastructure projects in certain school districts; appropriates $6,608,212.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools Grant Program in DOE to provide and expand access to technology and equipment for students in certain school districts.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Increases penalty for certain acts of trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands.
Expands municipal court conditional dismissal program to include defendants charged with certain drug offenses; requires defendant's participation in various programs and services; allows dismissal of charges after one-year probationary period.
Establishes ranking criteria for certain nonpoint source pollution control grants issued by DEP.
Requires Corrections Ombudsperson review criminal investigations under certain circumstances.
Out of committee · 11
Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Revises definition of "public works projects" to permit project labor agreements for more projects.
Authorizes Governor to permit mortgage forbearance and rent payment Provides mortgage payment relief, consumer reporting protection, and eviction protection for resident property owners, tenants and other consumers, economically impacted during time of co
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from considering number of arrests made and citations issued when evaluating police officer's professional performance.
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.
Allows Board of Cosmetology Hairstyling licensees to operate mobile facilities when providing services.
Appropriates $11.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Authorizes special occasion events at certain farms on preserved farmland, under certain conditions.
Eliminates certain juvenile justice fines, fees, costs, and other monetary penalties.
In committee · 20
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations and William J. Hughes Technical Center.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for attendance at New Jersey county colleges.
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Requires State and local law enforcement agencies to assist officers receiving nomination petitions to investigate validity of any objection thereto when requested.
Expands distracted driving violations to include additional forms of communication and transmission of data on wireless telephone or electronic communication device.
Directs Commissioner of Education to appoint coordinator and regional consultants to coordinate the education of students with traumatic brain injury.
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
Establishes NJ "Landowner of the Year" award program.
Clarifies certain responsibilities of licensed wineries and retail salesrooms.
Requires promulgation of separate code criteria for certain buildings.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Prohibits DEP from demolishing or requiring removal of certain cabins or similar structures located in certain tidal wetlands.
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.
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.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
Extends from six to 12 months compensation program for injured law enforcement officers and other employees; revises type of injury needed to qualify for program.
Authorizes any member of the Legislature to perform all functions of notary public.
Makes FY2021 supplemental appropriation of $200,000 from lapsed monies in Unclaimed Property Trust Fund to Jersey Fresh Program.
Establishes "Agro-based Cluster Development Program."
Requires Department of Agriculture to create webpage listing certain services for farmers; requires hyperlink on farmland assessment application forms.