Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, Senate.
Fred H. Madden Jr.
Sponsored
Became law6
Concerns timely payment of UI benefits.
Provides for oversight and improvement of administration of unemployment compensation.
Waives fees for marriage and civil union licenses in Fiscal Year 2023; appropriates $2 million.
Authorizes use of healthcare platforms providing discounted prices for payment of prescription and non-prescription drugs or devices and for telehealth and telemedicine services.
Designates State Office of Emergency Management as State Agency for Surplus Property.
Designates portion of State Highway Route No. 47 in Deptford Township as "Officer Robert J. Shisler Memorial Highway."
Out of committee14
Establishes "Remote Work Study Commission."
Requires certain health care facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke via use of smoke evacuation system.*
Provides for transfers from General Fund to UI trust fund, reduces employer contributions to UI trust fund, assesses contributions from employers to repay transferred amounts, and provides tax credits to small businesses to offset UI tax increases.*
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Lowers age of eligibility for surviving spouse under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Authorizes issuance of special license plates for alumni of four-year public institutions of higher education.*
Prohibits disclosure of personal information pertaining to certain health care workers who are victims of assault; establishes civil penalty for each violation.*
Specifies additional services for victims of sex trafficking and domestic violence; makes $1,000,000 appropriation.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials and sport or recreational equipment.
Requires issuance of report on certain information and data on processing of applications for professional and occupational licenses and mandates review of training and call intake in Division of Consumer Affairs.
Allows passage of Certified Respiratory Therapist examination to qualify for licensure as respiratory therapist.
Enhances customer service experience with Business Action Center in Department of State by collecting and disseminating customer assistance metrics.
Designates cranberry juice as State juice.
Requires DCF to publish and disseminate information on early childhood mental health to certain professionals.
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Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Requires revocation of parole for assaulting or threatening law enforcement officers.
Requires municipalities to designate parking spaces for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
Requires State employees to be trained in disability law and etiquette.
Requires feasibility study to examine establishment of regional medical examiner office facility in Southern New Jersey and collaborative development of new medical examiner education initiatives; appropriates $40,000.
Requires gubernatorial and legislative candidates report contributions within 48 hours of receipt; requires Election Law Enforcement Commission to post reports within 72 hours of filing.
Permits municipality, fire district or authority to approve transfer of certain firefighters from PERS to PFRS.
Requires adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Aligns contracting standards of Stockton University for its Atlantic City campus with those governing State public research universities.
Requires DOE to collect information on certain teacher misconduct and report to Legislature.
Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.
Eliminates eligibility time limit on tuition benefits for spouses of certain public safety workers killed in performance of their duties.
Affords civil immunity to private colleges and their police officers in certain cases.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Authorizes South Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Association license plates with proceeds to veterans' and emergency management operations.
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.
Establishes pilot project to permit voters in military service on active duty overseas, and their eligible family members, to vote in certain elections using the Internet; makes appropriation.
Requires health insurance coverage for certain student athlete physical examinations.
Provides State agencies will not enter into contracts with business entities that require persons or public entities to submit disputes to binding arbitration.
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
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.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Requires health benefits coverage for buprenorphine and buprenorphine/naloxone for pain treatment without step therapy or fail-first protocols.
Requires DOH to establish uniform standards for retail food establishment health and sanitary evaluation placards.
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.
Concerns appointment of certain superintendents of weights and measures.
Requires landlord to provide written explanation for rent increase on tenant of senior citizen housing project.
Permits county police department and force to provide police services to municipalities.
Provides for legal representation for residential lessees and tenants in any removal or eviction proceeding.
Establishes process for independent informal dispute resolution hearings in DOH.
Requires Medicaid preferred drug lists to provide for coverage of buprenorphine for treatment of chronic pain.
Requires omnibus drivers to inspect bus at end of route for passengers with disabilities.
Eliminates transfer inheritance taxes on brothers and sisters of a decedent.
Requires State Treasurer to organize and publish certain contract and grant data and information on State expenditure Internet website.
Directs State Auditor to audit Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in DOLWD.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting certain health care support staff and security guards at health care facilities and human services and veterans' facilities.
Requires collection of deoxyribonucleic acid sample for certain crimes.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
Increases maximum age for pediatric long-term care facility residents to 26.
Requires availability of accessible mail-in ballot for voters with disabilities.
Prohibits snowplow or de-icing service contract from indemnifying promisee against liability for loss or damage in certain instances.
Codifies and extends authorization for certain out-of-State health care practitioners and recent graduates of health care training programs to practice in New Jersey.
Permits advanced practice nurse to provide documentation to school district of need for home instruction due to student's health condition.
Requires court to consider certain domestic violence convictions when considering alimony award; permits alimony modification based on certain subsequent domestic violence convictions.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law6
Requires certain health care facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke via use of smoke evacuation system.*
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials and sport or recreational equipment.*
Authorizes issuance of special license plates for alumni of four-year public institutions of higher education.*
Designates cranberry juice as State juice.*
Allows passage of Certified Respiratory Therapist examination to qualify for licensure as respiratory therapist.
Enhances customer service experience with Business Action Center in Department of State by collecting and disseminating customer assistance metrics.
Vetoed1
Requires issuance of report on certain information and data on processing of applications for professional and occupational licenses and mandates review of training and call intake in Division of Consumer Affairs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Establishes "COVID-19 Frontline and Healthcare Worker Memorial Commission." *
Requires certain transportation research to consider needs of individuals with physical, sensory, intellectual, and developmental disabilities.
Requires public agencies and government contractors to report cybersecurity incidents to New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. *
Requires notification to consumers of collection and disclosure of personal data by certain entities.*
Enhances, and allocates funds for, pre-apprenticeship programs.
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or certificate of eligibility. *
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Advisory Commission" in DHS.*
Establishes "Military Pro Bono Program" to provide pro bono legal representation to active-duty members of Armed Forces, Reserve components, members of National Guard, and veterans.*
Prohibits government dealings with businesses associated with Belarus or Russia.
Establishes minimum NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for traumatic brain injury special care nursing facilities; establishes enhanced NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for nursing facilities under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on grief as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Revises certain requirements for involuntary commitment for mental health treatment.
Passed the Senate · 2
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy. *
Permits counties to share county tax administrators.
Out of committee · 42
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Authorizes military service members, spouses, and dependents with out-of-state domicile to operate motor vehicles in New Jersey.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Reduces from 18 to 12 specific credit hours required for Animal Health Technician job title in civil service; allows substitution of five years of experience for education requirement.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1 million.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders through collaborative care.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemptions.
Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ apprentices in DOL registered apprenticeships.
Authorizes establishment of regional economic development partnerships.
Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Provides accidental death benefit to surviving spouse, surviving child, or surviving parent of a State Police recruit who dies during required pre-service training.
Directs Chief Technology Officer to conduct study on impacts of redacting handwritten signatures published on State websites; allows for protocols for such redactions to be established by rules and regulations.*
Establishes Helmets to Hardhats program in the DMVA; appropriates $400,000.
Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-owned lakes; appropriates $1 million.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Establishes "Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act."
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.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for brain injury services.
Revises certain requirements concerning eligibility for reimbursement from "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund."
Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Increases penalties for carjacking and for theft of motor vehicle.
Establishes crimes of theft of motor vehicle and receiving stolen motor vehicle as separate statutory provisions; provides extended sentences for certain persistent offenders.*
Requires health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force and eliminates cost-sharing requirements for certain colonoscopies.
Requires hourly reimbursement rate for home health aide services provided through Statewide Respite Care Program and Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving Program to be no less than Medicaid fee-for-service rate for personal care services; makes appropriation.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Increases contracting agencies goals for set-aside contracts for disabled veterans' businesses from three percent to six percent; requires liquidated damages provisions.
Establishes three-year sickle cell disease pilot program; appropriates $10,200,000.*
Establishes certain requirements and initiatives related to nurses; transfers oversight of certified nurse aides from DOH to Board of Nursing; appropriates $26.7 million.
Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Expands crime of leader of auto theft trafficking network; establishes third degree crime of participant in auto theft trafficking network.*
Increases penalties imposed on juveniles and adults convicted of motor vehicle theft and related crimes.
Exempts discharge of student loan debt of certain veterans through the federal Total and Permanent Disability discharge process from taxation under the gross income tax.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services by $4.
Revises effective date of severance requirements under "Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act."*
Concerns UI benefits during labor disputes.
Requires vehicle identification number be stamped on catalytic converters of motor vehicles.
Establishes crimes of theft of motor vehicle and receiving stolen motor vehicle as separate statutory provisions; provides extended sentences for certain persistent offenders.
Expands criminal penalties related to illegal use of motor vehicle master key.
Amends definition of "participating county" under County Option Hospital Fee Program.
In committee · 19
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Provides that purchase of insulin is not subject to deductible and requires health insurers to limit copayments and coinsurance for insulin.
Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.
Extends temporary emergency licensure of certain health care professionals.
Requires financial institutions to release records to adult protective services when suspecting fraud of vulnerable adult or senior customer; allows adult protective services to release same records to law enforcement agency if necessary.
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.
Requires hospitals to provide breast cancer patients with information concerning reconstructive surgery; prohibits certain provisions in managed care plan contracts.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to design and make available to public a webinar on TDI, family temporary disability leave, and family leave.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Provides for uniform regulation of small wireless facility deployment in this State.
Clarifies that law enforcement officers appointed by educational institutions and NJT are entitled to certain statutory rights and privileges.
Makes $2.5 million in federal funds available to EDA to support veteran-owned businesses in need.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Allocates $50 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development from federal government assistance to improve unemployment insurance benefit claims processing capacity.
Provides for law enforcement officer benefits for certain public employees enrolled in PERS; prohibits hiring by State or county of public employees after age 35 in positions eligible for PFRS.
Prohibits towing companies from requiring owners of stolen motor vehicles to pay fee to release vehicles from storage facilities under certain circumstances.
Requires organizations training disabled veteran assistance dogs to register with Division of Consumer Affairs and provide disabled veteran assistance dogs with vests or harnesses.