Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, Senate.
Dawn Marie Addiego
Sponsored
Became law1
"Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act"; restricts collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes.
Passed the Senate1
Establishes Task Force on Safety in School Transportation.
Out of committee4
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Establishes failure to maintain lane may constitute recklessness under reckless vehicular homicide statute; designated as Eileen's Law. **
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten through eight.
In committee25
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping for certain retired military personnel.
Protects property owned by military personnel and first responders from condemnation.
Establishes crime of initiating a false "Amber Alert."
Provides enhanced penalties for making a false report to law enforcement authorities in certain circumstances.
Requires BPU to issue written decision concerning utility rate increase approvals to public via its website.
Revises requirements related to public hearings on proposed public utility rate increases.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Requires public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Gives priority status for connection of solar photovoltaic systems for customer-generators who are public entities.
Provides counties and municipalities with additional discretion when leasing public land for agricultural or horticultural use.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Exempts certain surviving spouses and surviving civil union partners of certain disabled veterans from components of the realty transfer fee.
Establishes School Transportation Safety Commission in Department of Law and Public Safety.
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Requires public utilities to provide priority service to public schools, private schools, and public safety agencies.
Provides preferences for certain businesses applying for workforce development grants.
Requires DOE to include military-connected student identifier in student-level database; requires district inform teacher when military-connected student enrolls in class taught by teacher.
Requires breath or blood sample be taken in certain pedestrian-involved motor vehicle accidents.
Requires institutions of higher education to send out annual student debt letters; requires students enrolled in public institutions of higher education to complete course on student loan debt repayment.
Increases penalties for unauthorized display or use of emergency warning lights.
Concerns emergency warning lights; criminalizes using vehicle to impersonate law enforcement officer.
Establishes system in which State and local government entities are made aware of certain public safety issues involving medications for certain public employees and applicants.
Establishes Good Samaritan Law to provide immunity from civil liability for veterinarians or emergency responders who assist animals at accident scene or emergency.
Requires disclosure of identifying information prior to sale of horse at auction.
Waives boat safety course requirement for veterans and active duty members of military with maritime training.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law5
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
Requires certain school security measures to be incorporated in architectural design of new school construction and certain school security measures for existing buildings.
Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill.
Establishes failure to maintain lane may constitute recklessness under reckless vehicular homicide statute; designated as Eileen's Law. **
Vetoed1
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten through eight.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
Requires health insurance coverage for treatment of substance use disorders; places certain restrictions on the prescription of opioid and certain other drugs; concerns continuing education related thereto.
Establishes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in public and nonpublic schools and county colleges.*
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Abuse of Persons who are Elderly or Disabled."
Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.*
Requires DOH to issue standing order authorizing pharmacists to dispense opioid antidotes to patients without individual prescriptions.*
Requires family day care providers and certain household members to undergo criminal history record background checks.
Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as "Peggy's Law."
Establishes requirements concerning necessary care of dogs, domestic companion animals, and service animals, and for tethering of dogs.*
Facilitates coordination of land use planning between civilian and military interests to preserve viability of federal military installations within State.
Enhances protections for domestic violence victims by restricting access to firearms by certain persons; provides for minimum terms of incarceration for offenders who commit physically violent acts.
Enters New Jersey in Physical Therapy Licensure Compact.
Authorizes establishment of drug donation programs.
Prohibits residential substance use disorder treatment facilities and aftercare facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder.
Allows hospice care programs to accept unused prescription medications for disposal under certain circumstances.
Establishes additional penalties related to child pornography and expands crime to include portrayal of child in sexual manner; establishes crime of leader of child pornography network.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Revises animal cruelty law enforcement in NJ.
Vetoed · 1
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient is at increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to dementia related disorder.*
Passed the Senate · 8
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.
Permits religious institutions to request DCF conduct child abuse record checks of certain prospective and current employees and volunteers.
Exempts fuel used for operation of certain school buses from petroleum products gross receipts tax and motor fuel tax; clarifies tax treatment of certain dyed fuel thereunder; clarifies determination of taxable estates of certain decedents.*
Exempts certain persons from prohibition on posting certain information regarding law enforcement officers on Internet.
Quinn Wilson's Law; provides a gross income tax credit for birth resulting in stillbirth.*
Establishes New Jersey Caregiver Task Force to evaluate and provide recommendations on caregiver support services.
Provides that cooperative sober living residences are inherently beneficial uses.
Out of committee · 14
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidance for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from considering number of arrests made and citations issued when evaluating police officer's professional performance.
Concerns workers' cooperative societies.
Permits local units of government to enter into shared services agreements with federal military installations located in the State.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill.
Requires certain school security measures to be incorporated in architectural design of new school construction and certain school security measures for existing buildings.
Provides protections for children under the age of 18 with developmental disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18-21 receiving services from Division of Children's System of Care.
Provides for investment of State pension fund assets in certain debt obligations issued by New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank.
Requires spaying or neutering of cats and dogs prior to sale or other release from animal rescue organization facility, kennel, pet shop, shelter, or pound.
In committee · 28
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Permits administration of epinephrine auto-injector device by persons who complete approved educational program.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to study impact of State business income taxes on business out-migration, business formation, and employment.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Requires Commissioner of DHSS to convene a strategic planning summit to analyze the State's physician workforce supply.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amounts under New Jersey estate tax in accordance with provisions of federal tax law.
Provides governance, transparency, and accountability reforms at PANYNJ.
Makes reforms to mental health treatment; clarifies law governing purchase of firearms by persons with history of mental illness.
Establishes requirements for training programs for homemaker-home health aides in care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires tenure charges be filed against any public school employee found to have bullied a student and requires the employment of any nontenured public school employee be terminated for such activity.
Requires health care practitioners to inform patients of addiction potential of controlled dangerous substances prior to issuing prescription.
Regulates tethering of, and outdoor shelter for, dogs.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Establishes "Right to Try Act" permitting terminally ill patients to access investigational drugs and treatment.
Increases age for helmet requirement for bicycling, roller skating, and skateboarding to 17 and younger; extends helmet requirement to ice skaters and operators of non-motorized scooters.
Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Authorizes free State park and forest admission and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for persons with certain types of military service.
Includes death by auto or vessel and certain assaults as crimes with bail restrictions.
Requires persons convicted of sex offense in foreign countries to comply with Megan's Law.
Reforms procedures concerning provisions of affordable housing; repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Establishes primary health care plan with optional riders in SHBP for public employees.
Establishes process for individual to petition court for involuntary commitment of another person to treatment for substance use disorder.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Reauthorizes use of regional contribution agreements.
Requires acceptance of universal dentist application for participation form by dental plan carriers.
Filed · 1
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.*