Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Jean Stanfield
Sponsored
In committee13
Restricts occupancy of dwelling unit in age-restricted community to older adults following resale.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ apprentices in DOL registered apprenticeships.
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 public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Establishes Good Samaritan Law to provide immunity from civil liability for veterinarians or emergency responders who assist animals at accident scene or emergency.
Requires school district monitoring system, New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC), to include assessment of number of district employees trained in administration of epinephrine to students for anaphylaxis.
Expands wage and hour law good-faith violation defense to DOLWD employee interpretations.
Concerns certain fees for credit card usage during state of emergency.
Establishes flexible instructional day program to allow students to continue instruction at home when district must close its schools and to permit district to count flexible instructional days in meeting 180-day school year requirement.
Modifies age eligibility criteria for certain classified students under "Bridge Year Pilot Program."
Establishes Volunteer First Responders Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Extends senior freeze benefits to certain senior citizens and disabled persons who have continuously resided in New Jersey for three years.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.
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.
Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program by $10,000.
Allows law enforcement officers to review body worn camera recordings prior to creating initial report.
Passed the General Assembly · 2
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism establish Black Heritage Trail; establishes NJ Black Cultural Heritage Commission.
Directs DOE to request waiver of certain student academic assessment requirements from federal government.
Out of committee · 24
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Prohibits sale of cosmetic products that have been tested on animals.
Requires Director of Division of Fire Safety to promulgate regulations pertaining to training and duties of Junior Firefighter Auxiliary members.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Creates office to encourage creation of federal jobs and federal infrastructure investment in the State.
Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or
Establishes Commission on Asian American Heritage in DOE. *
Establishes "Pediatric Cancer Research Fund" and establishes requirements for disbursement of monies deposited in fund; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for pediatric research. *
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.*
Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million. *
Permits certain entertainment and retail activity during current public health emergency and state of emergency.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021.
Establishes wine consultant permit.
Extends deadline for completion and filing of annual audit report of school district for 2019-2020 school year; establishes deadline for submission of Audit Summary for 2019-2020 school year.*
Allows corporation business tax credit for subcontracting work to NJ small businesses.
Permits exemption from civil service law enforcement examination requirement for entry level-law enforcement officers.
Requires bidders on public works construction projects to submit information on fire safety features.
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Codifies same-sex marriage in the statutes.
Allows tax credits for nonresidential and multifamily building improvement expenses to reduce spread of COVID-19.*
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
In committee · 76
Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Requires instruction on information literacy in curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Provides televisions in State buildings will display closed captioning for programming.
Removes principal place of business requirement of "Set-Aside Act for Disabled Veterans' Businesses."
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires involuntary commitment of certain individuals who have been administered opioid antidotes.
Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Provides gross income tax credit to certain totally and permanently disabled veterans for rent constituting property taxes.
Clarifies that "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991" covers elder abuse in domestic settings.
Requires certain health care plans to be offered by SEHBP and local boards of education; requires SEHBP commission to establish employee contribution rates for certain plans; requires local boards of education provide certain information on health care be
Permits place of worship to establish security plan to select one person to carry handgun during religious services.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Provides gross income tax deduction to eligible educators for expense of classroom supplies.
Authorizes deer hunting with firearm on Sundays on private property.
Authorizes Sunday firearm and bow hunting for deer on certain lands.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Establishes reasonableness standard for persons lawfully transporting firearm who deviate from course of travel.
"Emma's Law"; requires school buses that transport students with special needs to be equipped with certain safety features.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to use therapy dogs in public elementary school wellness programs.
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."
Allows $250 gross income tax deduction for members of military on active duty.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross tax returns for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research.
Provides gross income tax deduction to certain surviving spouses of veterans.
Raises income eligibility threshold for pension and retirement income exclusion from gross income to $125,000.
Requires school district to report to DOE on various aspects of computer science courses.
Establishes School Funding Commission to study school funding formula and prepare report that will serve as basis of new formula.
Provides automatic effective rating for certain school district employees for whom annual summative evaluation is not conducted in any school year in order to protect tenure achievement timeline.
Authorizes grants to purchase and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Prohibits enforcement of foreign law if enforcement would violate constitutional rights or conflict with federal or State law.
Raises maximum eligibility age for exempt fireman certificates and membership in New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Requires State Capitol Joint Management Commission display representation of Alice Paul in State Capitol building.
Requires institution of higher education to provide refund or credit to students for unused on-campus student housing and meal plans due to COVID-19 public health emergency.
Excludes payments made for unemployment compensation benefits related to layoffs resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic from calculation of employer contribution for unemployment compensation benefits.
Requires coronavirus disease 2019 testing for certain persons.
Designates Howell House in Cape May as Harriet Tubman Museum in New Jersey.
Establishes task force to study the impact of and response to COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to purchase agricultural food products from NJ farmers impacted by coronavirus pandemic, and distribute products to school breakfast and lunch programs and food banks; appropriate $1 million.
Establishes general immunity for businesses, including non-profits, and public and private colleges and universities, and their officers, employees, and agents, against actions relating to Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic or related viral strain in subse
Requires law enforcement officers and recruits to undergo self-defense training; appropriates $250,000 to Police Training Commission.
Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."
Establishes general immunity for entities, including non-profits and governments, and institutions of higher education, and their officers, employees, and agents, against actions relating to Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic or related viral strain in sub
Requires DOE to provide reimbursement of school district costs of providing protective face coverings and hand sanitizer for addressing transmission of COVID-19.
Provides for advocate in criminal cases concerning welfare or care of animal.
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.
Authorizes private persons to display American flag on certain property of NJTA and SJTA; prohibits NJTA and SJTA from removing American flag under certain circumstances.
Exempts persons with disabilities and persons who are homeless from payment of identification card fees.
Exempts personal protective equipment from sales and use tax.
Appropriates $30 million to EDA from federal "Coronavirus Relief Fund" to assist certain live entertainment venues.
Authorizes any member of the Legislature to perform all functions of notary public.
Includes animal cruelty against victim's animal within definition of domestic violence and other types of abuse; establishes immunity for reporting animal cruelty; mandates reporting of animal cruelty in certain circumstances.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Expands eligibility under New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit program to allow taxpayers without qualifying child who are 65 years of age or older to be eligible.
Makes FY2021 supplemental appropriation of $200,000 from lapsed monies in Unclaimed Property Trust Fund to Jersey Fresh Program.
Exempts from realty transfer fee recording of deed of preserved farmland to qualified beginning farmer.
Appropriates $300 million to EDA for small business and not-for-profit organization assistance.
Allows certain taxpayers to receive higher NJ earned income tax credit for tax year 2020 if amount of credit falls below credit earned in tax year 2019.
Establishes Office of Inspector General for Veterans' Facilities.
Establishing veterans' affordable housing preference; authorizing bonus fair share credit for veterans' affordable housing.
Provides accidental death benefit to surviving spouse, surviving child, or surviving parent of a State Police recruit who dies during required pre-service training.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Provides that if minor under age 18 unlawfully buys or possesses alcoholic beverages or cannabis and receives written warning from law enforcement, the minor's parent or guardian would be notified in writing.
Revises emergency care services referral standards for providers of telemedicine and telehealth.
Increases remote work flexibility for EDA tax credit award recipients.
Provides employer and employee protections pursuant to the use of legalized cannabis items.
Removes criminal liability for law enforcement officers who have investigative encounter with underage person for possession of alcohol or cannabis unless civil rights are violated.
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Provides that certain school districts will receive State school aid in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
Requires State employees work in person if job requires face-to-face interaction with public; requires State agency provide alternatives if closure is unpreventable.
Provides temporary deduction for food and beverage establishments from certain sales and use tax remittances.
Provides tax credits to small employers that rehire employees laid off for reasons of economy due to COVID-19 public health emergency.
Makes permanent certain immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.