Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, Senate.
Jean Stanfield
Sponsored
Passed the Senate2
Revises requirements and process for temporary courtesy licenses and certificates issued by State Board of Examiners, NJ Board of Nursing, and other professional and occupational licensing boards to nonresident military spouses.
Requires State employer to ascertain child abuse or sexual misconduct in employment applications for certain positions involving children; requires background checks for current and prospective employees.
Out of committee17
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 transfer of certain excess animal control funds to prosecutors, municipalities, police departments, and Police Training Commission for enforcement of animal cruelty laws and training humane law enforcement officers.
Requires notification of certain domestic violence victims through the Victim Information and Notification Everyday System (VINE).
Provides that in certain cases vacancy in membership of board of education of limited purpose regional school district will be filled by majority vote of board of education of constituent district represented by former board member.
Extends right to hawk, peddle, and vend food items on premises of State-owned or State-leased office building.*
Enters New Jersey into Counseling Compact.
Extends validity of and eliminates issuance fee for temporary instructional certificate issued to military spouse; requires expedited processing of military spouse application for NJ instructional certificate and eliminates fee obtain certificate.*
Concerns eligibility for senior freeze reimbursement if eligible claimant exceeds income limit.
Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes.
Authorizes creation of Combat Action Ribbon license plate.
Requires Attorney General to perform outreach and provide services to victims of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Expands duties of Commission on Human Trafficking to prevent human trafficking in women and children of color.
Reduces NJ Legislature Youth Council residency requirement for certain military children from 15 years to 6 months.
Permits State and municipal entities to publish legal notices in certain newspapers.*
Authorizes NJ Historical Commission to establish program to promote developing historic projects on website and collect donations for projects on behalf of historic site or organization.
Extends right to hawk, peddle, and vend food items on premises of State-owned or State-leased office building.
Increases allowed amount of property tax refunds and certain cancellations that can be authorized without further action of municipal governing body.
In committee51
Restricts occupancy of dwelling unit in age-restricted community to older adults following resale.
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.
Allows $250 gross income tax deduction for members of military on active duty.
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 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.
Authorizes school nurses to administer opioid antidotes to overdose victims on school property, with immunity from civil, criminal, and professional liability, pursuant to "Overdose Prevention Act."
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to farm employers for providing lodging or transportation benefits.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to small business employers and farm employers related to increase in State minimum wage.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to small business employers and farm employers for increases in certain mandatory employer contributions.
Exempts certain surviving spouses and surviving civil union partners of certain disabled veterans from components of the realty transfer fee.
Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.
Requires institutions of higher education to post information on sexual assaults on website and provide information to prospective students.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Concerns certain requirements regarding experience and examination for nonresident military spouses seeking professional or occupational licensure.
Excludes farmland from definitions of "redevelopment area" and "rehabilitation area" in "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
Establishes Emergency Services Assistance Grant Program in DOH; appropriates $10 million.
Authorizes deer hunting on Sunday with bow and arrow or firearms on federal military land subject to approval of appropriate federal military authority.
Provides gross income tax credit to volunteer first responders who provided services during COVID-19 pandemic.
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.
Adds illicit fentanyls to Schedule I in the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act."
Clarifies law concerning circumstances in which members of Pinelands Commission may vote.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Establishes reasonableness standard for persons lawfully transporting firearm who deviate from course of travel.
Exempts community gardens composting on-site from Air Pollution Control Act fee.
Provides tax credits to restaurant owners to offset increase in State minimum wage rate.
Requires school districts to implement policy mandating all students and school employees have identification cards.
Requires grants to local government units to cover total cost of forest stewardship plans; provides for allocation of funding from "Global Warming Solutions Fund".
Requires DEP to reimburse local units for costs incurred in responding to emergencies in State parks and forests.
Establishes loan redemption programs for certain veterinarians practicing in the State.
Eliminates requirement for public school employees to maintain State residency.
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Reduces amount of supervised counseling experience required for professional counselor licensure.
Establishes veterinary medicine loan redemption program for certain veterinarians who work in underserved areas for five years; annually appropriates $500,000.
Authorizes riding of steer and other pack animals designated by DEP in any State park where horseback riding is permitted.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions made to animal shelters.
Supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to the New Jersey State Police Cyber Crimes Unit.
Requires DOLWD to establish and maintain "Small Business Manual on Wage and Hour Compliance."
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Permits farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires Department of Argiculture to take various actions to publicize and promote community supported agriculture in New Jersey.
Allows gross income tax deduction for surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Requires distribution of policy regarding use of sedation by veterinarian prior to euthanization of animal.
Requires DHS to establish five-year pilot program to facilitate coordinated provision of systemic, therapeutic, assessment, resource, and treatment (START) services to adults who have both developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Exempts specialty heart hospital from 0.53 percent hospital assessment under certain circumstances.
Requires New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell to study cybersecurity infastructure and establish cybersecurity guidelines.
Authorizes creation of Domestic Violence Awareness license plates.
Concerns foreclosure of certain tax liens on real property.
Requires PFRS enrollment to be retroactive to first date of employment for death benefit eligibility.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law4
Requires Attorney General to perform outreach and provide services to victims of human trafficking under certain circumstances. *
Concerns eligibility for senior freeze reimbursement if eligible claimant exceeds income limit.
Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes.
Enters New Jersey into Counseling Compact.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Provides for lifetime disqualification from operating commercial motor vehicle and transportation network company vehicle for persons convicted of human trafficking.
Directs DOE to develop New Jersey Student Learning Standards in information literacy.*
Establishes that "100 percent Disabled Veterans" are not required to submit to MVC certain documentation to renew parking privileges.
Requires MVC to provide, upon request, notation on driver's license or identification card of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or communication disorder.*
Requires Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in DHS to accept permanent change of station order for purposes of satisfying residency requirement for provision of home and community based services under certain circumstances.
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. *
Extends period of time for filing special education due process petitions related to COVID-19 school closures and periods of virtual, remote, hybrid, or in-person instruction.
Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Advisory Commission" in DHS.*
Prohibits government dealings with businesses associated with Belarus or Russia.
Establishes Thriving By Three competitive grant program for infant and toddler child care programs; appropriates $28 million.
Designates DEP State office building in City of Trenton as "Richard J. Sullivan Building."
Provides retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for members of PFRS.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY 2024.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes sales and events privileges for certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers. *
Passed the Senate · 9
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.
Eliminates requirement for State residency of public school employees for period of three years.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement for in-person partial care and intensive outpatient behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services, and associated transportation services, for adults.*
Requires DMVA assist discharged service members who have diagnosed service-connected mental health condition with petitions to change discharge designation.
Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.
Requires BPU to study and implement methods to allow additional distributed energy sources to interconnect to electrical grid.
Establishes emergency teacher endorsements in certain circumstances.*
Requires private bus operators to provide notice and hold public meetings for certain service changes.*
Out of committee · 48
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
Establishes permanent unit in Office of Emergency Management to address access and functional needs of residents related to disasters and emergencies.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1 million.
Requires public colleges to adopt policy for prevention and treatment of exertional heat illness; requires pamphlet on heat stroke be provided to student-athletes, parents, and coaches at public colleges and K-12 schools.
Makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain alcoholic beverage retailers to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages and mixed drinks; establishes certain sale and delivery privileges for alcoholic beverage manufacturers.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations and for commercial zero emission vehicle fleet conversions.
Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.
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.*
Requires degree-seeking students enrolled in public institutions of higher education to receive instruction on American government and civic engagement.
Provides televisions in State buildings shall display closed captioning for programming.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care staff and registered family day care providers.
Concerns professional licensing and application fees for spouse or dependent of active duty member of United States Armed Forces.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Permits certain persons to drive Type S school buses.
Establishes "Purple Star Schools Program" in DOE to recognize schools which emphasize importance of assisting children of military families.*
Exempts sales of investment metal bullion and certain investment coins from sales and use tax.
Provides gross income tax deduction to eligible educators and paraprofessionals for expense of classroom supplies.*
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 "Recovery Tax Credit Program"; incentivizes hiring and continued employment of certain individuals in recovery from substance use disorder.
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Requires DMVA establish process to qualify veteran as discharged veteran with qualifying condition to receive certain veterans' benefits.
Extends duration of law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.*
Extends child care subsidies to families earning up to 300 percent of federal poverty level; appropriates funds.*
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Permits alternating proprietorship of certain wineries.
Extends deadlines, under certain circumstances, for completion and commercial operation of certain solar electric power generation facilities.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Appropriates $70 million in federal funds to EDA to support arts and culture organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of $200 for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services.
Requires certain information to be included in SHBP and SEHBP claims experience data provided to certain public employers.*
Upgrades certain penalties for assaulting law enforcement officer and requires offender to be tested for communicable diseases in certain instances.
Establishes "Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards" to annually recognize outstanding career and technical education students.
Appropriates $64.929 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Appropriates $53,249,310 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and Green Acres Program administrative costs.
Requires Office of Emergency Management to incorporate into State Emergency Operations Plan framework to address cybersecurity incidents.*
Provides for presumptive eligibility for home and community-based services and services provided through program of all-inclusive care for the elderly under Medicaid.*
Requires AG to address human trafficking in underserved communities.
Establishes new position of Clean Energy Advocate in BPU to facilitate coordination and cooperation among various State agencies in association with implementation of interagency clean energy projects.
Establishes "Pretrial Partnership for Community Support and Services Pilot Program" for certain defendants.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Extends useful service life of certain school buses to 20 years; provides temporary one-year extension of service life of Type S school buses.*
Establishes Law Enforcement Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $3 million.
Requires State Board of Education to authorize alternate route to expedite teacher certification of persons employed as paraprofessionals in school districts.
Establishes New Jersey Student Teacher Scholarship.*
Authorizes State Treasurer to appoint Garden State Preservation Trust acting executive director under certain conditions.
Prohibits production and sale of products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol.
Amends lists of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding by DEP under FY 2024 environmental infrastructure funding program.
In committee · 92
Establishes Office of Inspector General for Veterans' Facilities.
Prioritizes distribution of 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund monies; permits use of funds for certain expenses incurred by counties and municipalities for the provision and maintenance of 9-1-1 emergency services.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee.
"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Makes permanent certain immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of medical marijuana.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
Legalizes growing or possessing up to six marijuana plants for personal recreational use, and up to 10 plants for personal medical use, by persons aged 21 or older.
Authorizes local law enforcement officers to conduct certain alternative deer control methods.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Permits place of worship to establish security plan to select one person to carry handgun during religious services.
Requires DMVA to assist service members discharged solely due to COVID-19 vaccination status with petition to change discharge designation.
"Homestead School Property Tax Reimbursement Act"; provides State reimbursement for 50% of school property taxes paid by seniors, 65 years and older.
Increases annual income limit for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Establishes immunity for senior planned real estate development associations relating to COVID-19.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Allows credit against corporation business tax and gross income tax liability for employing persons with a developmental disability.
Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Converts senior freeze reimbursement program into credit program.
Requires anti-bullying policy of public schools to include provision requiring principal to make preliminary determination and meet with parents of students involved in alleged bullying incident for that determination; extends time for investigating incident.
Increases annual property tax deduction for senior citizens and disabled persons from $250 to $500.
Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.
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 communication disabilities.
Allocates $2.5 billion to unemployment compensation fund from federal government assistance and halts increases in employer unemployment taxes related to benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic state of emergency.
Provides temporary deduction for food and beverage establishments from certain sales and use tax remittances.
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.
Updates definition of veteran to include discharged LGBTQ veteran; requires DMVA develop review process for such veterans.
"Home Business Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as permitted accessory uses.
Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Authorizes certain individuals to drive Type S school buses.
Authorizes schools to administer commercial driver license exam and other motor vehicle services for school bus drivers.
Permits police officers to travel to and from and remain within police station located within 100 feet of polling place; permits Class Three special law enforcement officers to be assigned to certain polling places.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
Allows gross income tax credit for Tax Year 2021.
Makes $2.5 million in federal funds available to EDA to support veteran-owned businesses in need.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Permits farm wineries to create alternating proprietorship for production of wine.
"Gas Price and Inflation Tax Credit Act."
Concerns bereavement leave for miscarriage and stillbirth.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Authorizes certain basic life support services vehicles to be staffed by one emergency medical technician and one first responder while in service.
Exempts solar energy systems from building fees.
Provides that certain school districts will receive State school aid in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
Amends law to exempt food banks and food pantries from prohibition on sale and distribution of single-use plastic and paper carryout bags.
Establishes Stabilization Aid for certain school districts experiencing reductions in State school aid or other budgetary imbalances; establishes Education Rescue Grants for certain school districts experiencing reductions in teaching staff.
Establishes Veterans State Government Fellowship program.
Prohibits adoption of any State rule or regulation mandating electric heating or water heating systems in buildings prior to issuance of DCA report.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Requires certain customer identification to be presented to electric power or gas supplier if customer switches services.
Requires emergency medical technicians and firefighters to receive training concerning electric vehicle fires.
Establishes tax credits and financial grant related to construction and operation of advanced nuclear energy facilities.
Requires Attorney General to revise guidelines regarding use of conducted energy devices by law enforcement officers; establishes law enforcement conducted energy device training.
Allows tax credits for supermarkets with dedicated displays for Jersey Fresh products.
Establishes crime of gang shoplifting.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
Enters New Jersey into Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact.
Requires allocation of Universal Service Fund to support emergency medical technician and firefighter training concerning electric vehicle fires.
Directs BPU to study development of, and create pilot program for, construction of small modular nuclear reactor.
Requires DCF to administer school-based youth services program as currently established.
Amends Fiscal Year 2023 annual appropriations act to require expedited payment of property tax benefit under ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program.
Exempts purchases of natural gas and electricity for residential customers from sales and use tax for duration of winter season.
Requires manufacturers of electric vehicles to establish and implement electric vehicle battery management plans.
Allows municipalities to transfer inactive alcoholic beverage retail licenses for use in certain redevelopment and revitalization areas; establishes procedure to transfer inactive retail licenses.
Restricts all ownership of agricultural land in State by foreign governments and persons.
Requires certain animals used in testing to be offered for adoption; requires establishment of procedures for assessment and disposition of animals; establishes penalties for noncompliance.
Authorizes counties to establish mentoring programs for, and resell preserved farmland at reduced price to, and beginning farmers.
Exempts local utilities from certain reporting requirements.
Permits court to order transfer of billing responsibility for, and rights to, wireless telephone number to certain victims of domestic violence or stalking.
Prohibits deepfake pornography and imposes criminal and civil penalties for non-consensual disclosure.
Broadens definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.
Concerns actions to foreclose right to redeem tax sale certificate under "tax sale law."
Requires schools to report certain assaults to law enforcement.
Establishes Fruit and Vegetable Incentives Program in DHS; appropriates $3 million.
Expands Community College Opportunity Grant Program to include career and technical education programs at county colleges and county vocational schools.
Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers.
Establishes Teacher Certification Reimbursement Fund in DOE to reimburse certain teachers for costs associated with certification.
Directs State Board of Education to authorize issuance of new endorsements in certain fields.
Credits $2.35 billion to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $4.32 billion to Department of Treasury to provide funds to municipalities and counties for debt retirement and avoidance.
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Establishes protections from abusive and controlling litigation for victims of domestic violence.