Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Gabriela M. Mosquera
Sponsored
Became law4
Requires food access information be displayed on websites of 2-1-1 system and executive branch departments during public health emergencies to the extent practicable.
Requires that certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Provides for process to vacate and expunge certain arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, other dispositions, and DNA records, associated with violations by certain human trafficking victims.
Appropriates $60,940,361 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Passed the General Assembly5
Requires State department, agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof to provide link on its website for members of public to submit complaints.
Establishes requirements concerning the provision of postpartum care information and the development of individualized postpartum care plans.
Establishes "Student Mental Health Task Force." *
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to appoint workforce skills training development officer to administer, enhance, and supplement inmate workforce skills training programming.
Establishes the "Female Inmates' Rights Protection Act."
Out of committee4
Requires pawnbrokers to file transaction reports online.
Permits municipalities having population under 2,500 to withdraw from civil service by ordinance.
Requires DHS to develop incentives to encourage private investment in child care deserts.
Revises gross income tax credit for child and dependent care expenses.
In committee55
Provides for excused absences for public school students involved in election activities on day of general election under certain circumstances.
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain compressed natural gas vehicles.
Requires each school district to annually submit interscholastic athletic opportunity report to the Commissioner of Education.
Prohibits awarding alimony to domestic violence offenders; permits termination of alimony based on conviction for crime or offense involving domestic violence.
Provides that routine foot care services covered under certain insurance policies include coverage of services provided by podiatric physicians.
Prohibits mortgage loan discrimination based on familial status.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Provides for background checks and other requirements for certain agencies providing temporary home for child or pregnant woman during crisis.
Revises distribution of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Child Support Reform.
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Revises procedures concerning access to decedent's safe-deposit box.
Allows for tri-weekly visits for parents or guardians of infants or toddlers under Division of Child Protection and Permanency's care.
Requires DHS to use funds awarded from performance bonuses to increase staffing for processing certain applications and providing certain services.
Permits certain fire police units to appoint fire police officers.
Requires installation of grab bars in certain public restrooms.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires criminal history record background check for rifle and shotgun purchases.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Requires DHS to take action to raise public awareness of privacy laws that prevent disclosure of health care enrollment information to immigration authorities.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of lymphedema.
Requires persons to report incidents of domestic violence to law enforcement and makes it a disorderly persons offense to fail to report.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Tuition Waiver Program."
Enacts the "NJ Family First Employer Act"; establishes award for certain employers.
Creates public awareness campaign concerning risks associated with unsecured, Internet-connected baby monitors.
Establishes certain hiring preferences for Class Two special law enforcement officers seeking position with municipal law enforcement agency.
Establishes mandatory training program for human resources officers of public employers on handling and responding to reports of domestic violence.
Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.
Prohibits water companies from assessing more than one charge per fire hydrant to fire departments, fire districts, or volunteer fire companies for use of fire hydrants.
Requires certain water companies to provide representative of fire department, fire district, or volunteer fire company access to fire hydrants for water flow rate testing purposes.
Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to have one veteran coordinator for every 200 veteran students; requires veteran coordinator to work with DMVA to ensure veterans have access to all available services.
Requires school districts to offer course in computer science and DOE to adopt changes to NJ Student Learning Standards in computer science.
Requires DOH to provide information regarding spina bifida to certain parents and families of newborns; "Levi's Law."
Requires installation of baby-changing stations in certain public restrooms.
Requires Commissioners of DOH and DHS to perform language needs assessment.
Requires police officer to inquire during mental health check whether there is firearm on premises.
Requires MVC to permit individuals with certain medical conditions to display decal on license plate.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sexual assault prevention training program for high school athletic directors and coaches of interscholastic sports programs.
Requires landlord to provide written explanation for rent increase on tenant of senior citizen housing project.
Requires newly constructed police stations, fire stations, and hospitals to provide newborn safety device; allows affirmative defense to prosecution for abandonment if parent leaves child in device.
Establishes corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain providers of child care that undertake certain quality improvement initiatives.
Permits municipality, fire district or authority to approve transfer of certain firefighters from PERS to PFRS.
Requires school districts to provide feminine hygiene products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Requires State agencies to post Internet links to programs and services for women as applicable.
Provides for process to vacate and expunge, as applicable, arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, or other dispositions, as well as DNA records, associated with violations of law committed by person while victim of human trafficking.
Establishes Task Force on Child Care Deserts in New Jersey.
Provides refundable gross income tax credits to staff members at child care centers.
Requires adoption of policy addressing job-related issues of pregnant firefighters.
Clarifies prohibition on smoking of cannabis in public areas.
Establishes New Jersey Siblings' Bill of Rights.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Revises gross income tax credit for child and dependent care expenses. **
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
Provides civil service preference to military service members who did not serve in theater of operation but received campaign or expedition medal.
Establishes "Broadband Access Study Commission." *
Establishes Mental Health Screening in Schools Grant Program in DOE; appropriates $1 million.*
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State.
"Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act"; requires certain school meal information be provided to students' parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs; prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
"Daniel's Law" prohibits disclosure of certain personal information of active, formely active, and retired judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers, and their family members; establishes crime and civil action for disclosing such infor
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Prohibits discrimination against living organ donors in relation to life, health, and long-term care insurance.
"Defense Against Porch Pirates Act"; amends theft statute.
Requires hospital to permit individual to accompany woman during childbirth.
Establishes requirements for copies of medical and billing records to be provided without charge to Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients.*
Permits expedited licensure in mental health professions for certain out-of-State individuals during state of emergency or public health emergency.
Establishes Community College Opportunity Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide last-dollar financial aid grants to county college students and Student Success Incentive funding to county colleges.
Creates grant program to encourage school districts to partner with institutions of higher education in training school-based mental health services providers.
Establishes Student Wellness Grant Program in DOE.
Requires DCF to give priority to certain school districts with student mental health counseling centers in awarding grants under School Based Youth Services Program.
Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Requires public and local utilities to provide notice to residential customers of available relief measures during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Raises from 45 to 57 maximum eligibility age for exempt fireman certificates and membership in New Jersey State Fireman's Association.
Appropriates $87,444,690 from "New Jersey Library Construction Fund" to provide grants for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, and furnishing of New Jersey's public libraries.
Makes $10 million in federal funds available to EDA to support child care providers in need.**
Vetoed · 2
Establishes Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission.
Provides temporary exemption under sales and use tax for winterizing certain small business operations.
Passed the General Assembly · 16
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to study prevalence, cost, and quality of certain on-line courses compared to traditional classroom courses offered by institutions of higher education.
Allows county and municipal police departments to establish designated safe areas for Internet purchase transactions; establishes public awareness campaign.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Requires school districts to take certain actions in circumstances when school meal bill is in arrears; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.*
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Requires NJT to provide notice and public hearing for alternate provisions of service related to substantial curtailment of service.*
Establishes notification standards for certain service contracts with automatic renewal.
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities. *
Provides for immediate issuance of marriage and civil union licenses; provides for 72 hour waiting period prior to ceremony.
Requires separate entrance for certain child care services located in public school facilities and clarifies licensure requirements and DCF enforcement authority for services.
Provides that institutions of higher education may permit final-year students in graduate degree programs for mental health care professions to graduate or be matched with residency or clinical programs early.
Permits certain mental health professionals working in school districts to refer or help facilitate referral of students to private professional counselors.
Provides comprehensive Medicaid benefits to certain individuals formerly in foster care.
Expands indoor capacity for food or beverage establishments and banquet and wedding venues under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Out of committee · 34
Prohibits public utility from terminating service for nonpayment unless customer is provided certified letter at least 10 business days prior to scheduled termination date.
Establishes supervised community reintegration program for certain victims of domestic abuse.
Expands Medicaid coverage regarding assistive devices for hearing impaired under certain circumstances.
Establishes Veterans Assistance Grant Program for nonprofit organizations to provide certain services to veterans.
Creates "Economic Gardening Program" in Department of State to provide customized services to certain businesses.
Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate to military veteran.
Requires DOH and DHS to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.
Requires DOH to develop and implement plan to improve access to perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening.*
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo explicit and implicit bias training.*
Allows NJ E-ZPass customers to opt to receive electronic notification of use of E-ZPass system at toll plazas operated by NJTA and SJTA.*
Expressly prohibits invasive examination of unconscious patient by health care practitioner without patient's prior informed written consent.
Permits issuance of motorcycle endorsement to certain out-of-State military personnel.
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Concerns counseling for children who were either physically present or who may have seen or heard act of domestic violence.
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Expands training for judges, law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases. *
Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.
Requires public water systems to offer drinking water tests to customers in certain circumstances.
Requires property condition disclosure statement to indicate presence of lead plumbing in residential property.
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
Requires cable television, direct broadcast satellite, and television streaming service companies to include certain fees and charges for service in advertised price to consumers.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Requires certain standards for professional and occupational boards considering applicants with criminal history records.
"Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act"; requires institutions of higher education to implement mental health programs and services.
Establishes certain rights for students with military obligations attending public institutions of higher education and permits late registration for students with military obligations.
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
Requires Civil Services Commission to undertake various initiatives to increase diversity and inclusivity within law enforcement agencies.
Requires DCF or court to consider placement of children with relatives or kinship guardians when making placement decision; makes changes to certain standards for initiating petitions to terminate parental rights.
Requires water purveyors and owners of public wastewater collection or treatment systems to consider climate change-related issues in asset management planning.
Establishes child care revitalization fund in Department of Community Affairs; appropriates $100,000,000.
In committee · 118
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans.
Establishes certain requirements for 9-1-1 public safety answering points and public safety dispatch points.
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.
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.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Requires criminal history record background checks for public employees handling vital records.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Grants certain employment protections to campus police officers.
Provides Medicaid coverage to eligible pregnant women for 365-day period beginning on last day of pregnancy.
Includes e-mail addresses in list of confidential items to be redacted from public records under OPRA.
Prohibits sale of menthol cigarettes and sale or distribution of flavored electronic smoking devices and related products.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
"Michael Anthony Fornicola's Law"; requires hotels to have automated external defibrillators in certain areas.
Directs DOH to develop standardized perinatal health curriculum for community health workers.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Requires Legislature to adopt and distribute policy prohibiting sexual harassment; requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to complete online training on policy once every two years.
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
Establishes Task Force on Maximizing Employment for People with Disabilities.
Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.
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
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
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.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Criminalizes tampering with school bus recordings; requires schools to have school bus video reviewed and to adopt plan for monthly inspection of cameras and video footage.
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 prospective and current staff members of child care centers to undergo drug testing as condition of employment.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Requires collection and reporting of information concerning crimes against the elderly and disabled.
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives.
Requires adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
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 destruction of records stored on digital copy machines under certain circumstances.
Imposes restrictions concerning Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
The "Municipal Volunteer Property Tax Reduction Act"; permits certain municipal property owners to perform volunteer services in return for property tax vouchers.
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.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Permits counties and non-governmental, community-based agencies to establish family justice centers which provide coordinated, multi-agency governmental and non-governmental assistance to victims of certain crimes and offenses, including domestic violence
Allows law enforcement agencies to provide juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile's school for planning programs relevant to juvenile's educational and social development.
Establishes two-year pilot program requiring certain law enforcement agencies to coordinate with local school districts to identify and assist at-risk youths.
Allows gross income tax credit for portion of certain child care expenses.
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.
Establishes "Monica's Law" requiring evidence-based risk assessments in certain domestic violence cases.
Requires uniform response procedures for all domestic crisis teams established or participated in by law enforcement agencies, and strengthens Statewide supervision over teams.
Requires training for law enforcement officers and county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
"Listening to Mothers Survey Act"; requires DOH to establish survey to evaluate and improve maternity care access and services.
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.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate and graduate tuition and fees by more than 4% over the prior academic year.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
Requires PANYNJ and certain commercial airport operators in State to coordinate with law enforcement for investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults; requires airlines and contractors to adopt and maintain policies regarding sexual assaults.
Establishes fourth degree crime of cyber-interference.
Directs PANYNJ to coordinate with law enforcement for investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults; requires certain cruise ship operators to adopt and maintain policies regarding sexual assaults.
Requires certain residential property owners, schools, and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every three years.
Requires public water systems to provide customers and local officials with expedited notice of elevated lead levels.
Allows municipalities to establish loan programs to fund replacement of lead service lines.
Requires landlords to provide notice to tenants concerning lead in drinking water.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
Establishes Office of State Dental Director and New Jersey Oral Health Commission.
Prohibits persons convicted of criminal animal cruelty offenses from owning domestic companion animals and from working or volunteering at animal-related enterprises; designated as "Moose's Law."
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 counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Establishes task force to examine school discipline practices including racial disparities and effectiveness.
Provides rental and lease protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Expands the domestic violence statutes to encompass minors aged 16 and older.
Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty.
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Exempts disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients from payment of municipal parking meter fees when vehicle bears veteran's or recipient's special license plate or placard issued by MVC.
Requires DCA, in consultation with Commission on Human Trafficking, to establish Statewide initiative for Red Sand Project.
Requires public transportation employees to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Requires revocation of parole for assaulting or threatening law enforcement officers.
Eliminates requirement to be without health insurance for three months prior to enrolling in NJ FamilyCare.
Establishes public awareness campaign advising pregnant women, new parents, and women who are breast feeding about dangers of casual milk sharing.
Establishes grant program for constructing kitchen facilities in licensed child care centers; appropriates $1,000,000.
Prohibits home-schooling of children under DCPP care, custody, or supervision without DCPP approval.
Establishes Council of Women in Higher Education in Department of State to study and promote women's issues within institutions of higher education.
Requires school district to report to DOE on various aspects of computer science courses.
Requires State Capitol Joint Management Commission display representation of Alice Paul in State Capitol building.
Establishes task force to study the impact of and response to COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education to New Jersey residents who are members of reserve component of Armed Forces of United States.
Establishes "Support for Victims of Domestic Violence Program"; incentivizes certain businesses to provide support to individuals who are victims of domestic violence.
Establishes third degree crime for certain trespasses involving victim of domestic violence.
Provides certain employment protections for working parents due to school closure during state of emergency and public health emergency.
Reduces standard voter registration deadline to eight days before election; allows voter registration at polling place on election day and at offices where mail-in ballots are issued within 45 days before election.
Requires DOC to develop and implement staffing plan at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
Requires DOC to implement certain procedures to facilitate reporting of sexual abuse by Edna Mahan inmates.
Requires administrators at Edna Mahan to have access to information concerning investigations of sexual abuse allegations.
Requires DOC to implement certain security procedures and address physical plant deficiencies in Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
Requires DOC to install security cameras at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women and review and retain footage.
Imposes certain requirements on Edna Mahan DOC Special Investigations Division correctional police officers conducting sexual abuse investigations.
Makes FY2021 supplemental appropriation of $200,000 from lapsed monies in Unclaimed Property Trust Fund to Jersey Fresh Program.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Provides for legal representation for residential lessees and tenants in any removal or eviction proceeding.
Requires DHS to establish a pilot program covering menstrual hygiene products under Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
Provides for free mental health screen tool and reimbursements to certain mental health care providers; appropriates $15 million from available federal funds.
Requires State provider subsidy payments for child care services to be based on enrollment.
Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family day care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.
Establishes child care costs reimbursement grant program in DCF for parents or guardians whose children are subject to quarantine as a result of COVID-19; appropriates $500,000.