Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, Senate.
Fred H. Madden Jr.
Sponsored
Became law9
Eliminates eligibility time limit on tuition benefits for spouses of certain public safety workers killed in performance of their duties.
Establishes Talent Network Program in DOLWD.
Concerns prevailing wage requirements for certain fabrication.
Changes title of DEP "conservation officer" to "conservation police officer."
Requires Attorney General to develop protocol for retaining footage from school surveillance system.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline; provides funding for hotline through fire inspection fees and penalties.
Clarifies that family day care providers or other persons who are subjects of criminal history record back checks have access to disqualifying information.
Concerns labor harmony agreements for hospitality projects.
Permits Department of Labor and Workforce Development to post information of person who violates State wage, benefit and tax laws.
Vetoed2
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.
Passed the Senate4
Creates Task Force on Driver Distractions.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Requires DOE to collect information on certain teacher misconduct and report to Legislature.
Concerns skilled and trained workforce in work by contractors in certain industries.
Out of committee17
Establishes animal abuser registry; prohibits person convicted of criminal animal cruelty violation from owning, keeping, or harboring any animal, and establishes enforcement mechanisms therefor.*
Prohibits use of "Nurse" title by unlicensed person.
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Concerns enforcement of prevailing wage in public works.
Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.
Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.*
Authorizes parking privileges for certain healthcare workers who render care at patients' home residences.
Exempts persons providing hair braiding services from licensure requirement, requires registration of hair braiding establishments.
Requires evaluation for, and abatement of, mold hazards in school buildings.
Requires public works contractors to have certain certifications; requires certain contractors to participate in apprenticeship program.*
Establishes process for independent informal dispute resolution hearings in DOH.
Permits county police department and force to provide police services to municipalities.
Concerns sign fabrication, prevailing wage requirements, and project labor agreements.
Concerns labor harmony agreements in retail and distribution center projects.
Concerns stop-work orders.
Concerns penalties for misclassification of employees.
Revises "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act" and amends definition of registered apprenticeship program.
In committee39
Affords civil immunity to private colleges and their police officers in certain cases.
Allows deduction against gross income for unreimbursed expenses incurred by organ donor.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Allows corporation business tax credit for full cost of purchasing portable defibrillators.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Requires BPU to provide grants for cost of purchase and installation of certain electric metering equipment for solar power generation systems.
Establishes Medicaid Smart Card Pilot Program.
Authorizes persons with certain records of mental illness to petition court for relief from federal firearms prohibition.
Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.
Permits certain fire police units to appoint fire police officers.
Requires recycling of scrap tires and licensing of scrap tire haulers.
Establishes Firearm Violence Research Center at Rutgers, The State University.
Eliminates transfer inheritance taxes on brothers and sisters of a decedent.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Requires psychological examination when parent loses custody of child and wants to regain custody of child who is in care or custody of grandparent.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday during first weekend of August for certain retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional materials.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to veterans of Operation "Uphold Democracy."
Requires health insurance coverage for certain student athlete physical examinations.
Establishes licensure for steel construction contractors.
Authorizes South Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Association license plates with proceeds to veterans' and emergency management operations.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Requires DEP to establish certification program for septic system inspectors.
Provides anti-stigmatization protections to public school student whose school breakfast or school lunch bill is in arrears and requires school district to communicate about arrearages to parent and not to student.
Requires landlord to provide written explanation for rent increase on tenant of senior citizen housing project.
Aligns contracting standards of Stockton University for its Atlantic City campus with those governing State public research universities.
Requires that executive county superintendents of schools who are members of certain boards of education serve as non-voting members.
Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to chemotherapy.
Requires Business Action Center to establish "Entrepreneur Learner's Permit Pilot Program" for certain designated industries.
Requires revocation of parole for assaulting or threatening law enforcement officers.
Restricts health insurers from limiting access to pain medication.
Expressly prohibits examination of patient by health care practitioner without patient's informed written consent.
Establishes Task Force to Promote Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities.
Requires municipalities to designate parking spaces for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
Requires Medicaid preferred drug lists to provide for coverage of buprenorphine for treatment of chronic pain.
Requires health benefits coverage for buprenorphine and buprenorphine/naloxone for pain treatment without step therapy or fail-first protocols.
Requires State employees to be trained in disability law and etiquette.
Makes certain changes to public access of government records.
Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law7
Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.*
Requires public works contractors to have certain certifications; requires certain contractors to participate in apprenticeship program.**
Authorizes parking privileges for certain healthcare workers who render care at patients' home residences.
Exempts persons providing hair braiding services from licensure requirement, requires registration of hair braiding establishments.
Concerns stop-work orders.
Concerns penalties for misclassification of employees.
Revises "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act" and amends definition of registered apprenticeship program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 31
Concerns equal pay and employment discrimination.*
Provides preferences for certain businesses applying for workforce development grants.
Allows certain prior statements by children to be admitted into evidence in child abuse and termination of parental rights cases.
Provides for improved system for eligibility determination for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Enters New Jersey in enhanced multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.*
Requires newborn infants be screened for spinal muscular atrophy.
Provides for protection of public right of access to certain public trust lands.*
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to exemption to residents of continuing care retirement communities.*
Exempts disabled veterans from beach buggy permit fees.
Increases death benefit of active member of PFRS and SPRS to 50 percent of final compensation for surviving child or children.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits.
Establishes "Deaf Student's Bill of Rights."
Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education; directs DOE to develop parent resource guide; requires DOE and DOH to collect and report certain data on elays in deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to age 5.*
Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.
Authorizes veteran's property tax exemption and veteran's property tax deduction for honorably discharged veterans of United States Armed Forces who did not serve in time of war or other emergency.*
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
Establishes task force within DOE on prevention of sexual abuse of children.
Provides that certain persons who commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact with students who are at least 18 but less than 22 years old are guilty of sexual assault or criminal sexual assault.**
Mandates child abuse and sexual abuse training for all candidates for teaching certification.
Mandates certain training for DOE arbitrators.*
Requires school districts to notify State Board of Examiners when teaching staff member fails to report child abuse for determination of revocation or suspension of certificate.
Creates five year High-Growth Industry Regional Apprenticeship Development Grant Pilot Program.
Establishes five year Apprentice Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program.
Establishes owning or possessing animal fighting or dog fighting paraphernalia as crime of third degree; establishes civil animal cruelty penalties therefor.
Establishes Task Force on Maximizing Employment for People with Disabilities.
"Paul's Law"; authorizes parent or guardian to request use of individualized health care plan for student with epilepsy or seizure disorder.*
"Lindsay's Law"; provides tax benefits to organ and bone marrow donors and their employers, and provides paid time off to donors who are State or local government employees.
Concerns tax data sharing between State Treasury and DOLWD.
Establishes criteria for distribution of Fiscal Year 2020 funding to Community Food Bank of New Jersey and partner organizations.
Vetoed · 1
Requires person taking written examination for permit to watch video of rights and responsibilities of driver stopped by law enforcement; requires testing on rights and responsibilities of driver stopped by law enforcement.
Passed the Senate · 18
Requires candidates for President and Vice-President of United States to disclose federal income tax returns to appear on ballot; prohibits Electoral College electors from voting for candidates who fail to file income tax returns.
Excludes from gross income taxation military compensation for personnel serving outside of State and combat zone compensation.*
Directs school districts to establish policies and require training for employees on issues regarding child sexual abuse.
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to offer hepatitis C testing to certain individuals; authorizes certain laboratories to perform rapid hepatitis C testing.
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
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Requires certain employees and candidates for public school employment or service and youth camp employees to undergo child abuse record information check.
Permits pharmacists to dispense certain drugs in emergency without prescription.
Expands rights of crime victims.
Concerns notification of employees of procedures for wage claims.
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Waives certain commercial driver license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Extends from six to 12 months compensation program for injured law enforcement officers and other employees.*
Permits union officials who represent probation officers to participate in all union activities.
"Timothy J. Piazza's Law"; expands scope of activities constituting hazing; increases penalties for hazing resulting in injury; requires institutions of higher education and public and nonpublic high schools and middle schools to adopt anti-hazing policie
Requires hospitals to provide breast cancer patients with information concerning reconstructive surgery; prohibits certain provisions in managed care plan contracts.
Strengthens provisions of child-protection window guard law.
Provides accidental death benefits in certain circumstances to surviving spouse and surviving child of SPRS member or retiree who participated in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Out of committee · 50
"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
"Alyssa's Law"; requires public school buildings to be equipped with panic alarm linked to local law enforcement. **
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, examination permit, probationary driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
Establishes NJ Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Life Long Skills Commission in the Department of State.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment compensation for public adjusters.
Provides for designation of acute stroke ready hospitals, establishes Stroke Care Advisory Panel and Statewide stroke database and requires development of emergency services stroke care protocols.
Establishes gross income tax credit for cost of certain postage for sending goods to members of United States Armed Forces and National Guard who are serving their country away from home.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to examine feasibility of centralized property tax information system to verify property taxes paid by homestead property tax reimbursement claimants.
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades six through eight.*
Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.
Expands crime of terrorism.
Establishes training program to prevent suicide by law enforcement officer; requires reporting of law enforcement officer suicides to Attorney General.*
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
Makes certain changes to hourly reimbursement rate for personal care services reimbursed by Medicaid.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
Requires prescription opioid medications include warning sticker advising patients of risk of addiction and overdose.
Establishes New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.*
Provides for increase in allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Imposes motor vehicle penalty points for certain violations of "move over law"; establishes public awareness campaign; designated as "Slow Down or Move Over, It's the Law Act." *
Establishes "Dietetics and Nutritionist Licensing Act." *
Requires Department of Education to develop guidelines for school districts concerning child trafficking awareness and prevention.*
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
Exempts honorably discharged United States military veterans from initial insurance producer licensing fee.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150.
Requires school districts to incorporate instruction in grades six through 12 on law and meaning of consent for physical contact and sexual activity as part of Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for food waste.
Establishes New Jersey Food Waste Task Force to make recommendations concerning food waste in New Jersey.
Requires Chief Technology Officer to establish "Anti-Hunger Link" for all State websites, providing information on emergency food services.
Establishes Farm Liaison in Department of Agriculture.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish food desert produce pilot program.
Requires DHS to establish electronic portal to promote surplus food donation collaboration among nonprofit organizations, gleaners, and food retailers.
"Hunger-Free Campus Act"; requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes "Comprehensive Geriatric Fall Prevention Pilot Program" in DHS; appropriates $11.7 million.*
Provides tax credits to certain employers of employees less than 18 years old.
"Defense Against Porch Pirates Act"; creates new category of theft, with penalties including mandatory restitution and community service, for taking package delivered to residence by cargo carrier.*
Creates New Jersey Global War on Terrorism Medal.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
Requires AG to establish program to detect fentanyl in State's illegal drug supply and make information related to presence of fentanyl available in database accessible by law enforcement.
Requires that State employee serve as Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action officer for gubernatorial transitions.
Clarifies provisions concerning disclosure of existence and content of discrimination or harassment complaints; requires certain disclosures to person against whom complaint is made.*
Requires Civil Service Commission to establish and maintain hotline for State employees to submit reports of workplace discrimination and harassment.
Requires health insurers to limit copayments for insulin.
Authorizes certain entities to directly bill Victims of Crime Compensation Office for counseling services provided to victims of firearm and stabbing crimes.
Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales; increases fees for cigarette and vapor business licensure.*
Concerns joint liability for payment of employer tax law.
Requires employers to post notice for employees on employee misclassification.
In committee · 30
Permits retired corrections officer to be appointed Class Three special law enforcement officer.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits for surviving dependents of public safety workers who die in the line of duty.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Makes all persons convicted of sexual assault subject to the No Early Release Act; specifies that any use of force elevates sexual assault to aggravated sexual assault.
Requires public school student with concussion to be evaluated by physician or other licensed health care provider before return to school and return to physical activity at school.
Prohibits snowplow or de-icing service contract from indemnifying promisee against liability for loss or damage in certain instances.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Requires county health departments to maintain reserve stock of opioid antidotes to dispense to certain entities on interim basis to ensure uninterrupted supply.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
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.
Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.
Provides for fair notice and opportunity to contest, or obtain waiver of a repayment of, overpayment of homestead rebate or credit and homestead property tax reimbursement.
Requires video camera on certain school buses with crossing control arms.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for certain firefighter training graduates.
Authorizes Division of Consumer Affairs to extend orders for controlled dangerous substances under certain circumstances.
Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.
Upgrades penalty for unlawful possession of certain firearms on grounds of an educational institution.
Permits DMVA to raise funds for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Requires that in-service training for school employees on safety and security include component on behavioral threat assessment.
Transfers authority over special nutrition assistance programs from DOH to DHS.
Requires medical testing for certain persons in circumstances when first responders may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
Enters New Jersey into Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.
Concerns enforcement of prevailing wage and contractor registration laws.
Requires Commissioner of Health to establish public health campaign on autism spectrum disorders.
Authorizes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in places of religious worship; requires nonpublic security aid be used for Class Three officers upon request of nonpublic school.
Authorizes board of education to lease certain property.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
Exempts certain veterans from driver's license fee, motorcycle license fee, and digitized picture fee.
Criminalizes throwing water at law enforcement officer.