Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, Senate.
Christopher J. Connors
Sponsored
Became law1
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Passed the Senate2
Authorizes counties to reduce greenhead fly populations; appropriates $50,000.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Out of committee4
Requires use of email for certain community notification under Megan's law.*
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
Permits conversion of fines for violation of certain municipal ordinances into tax liens.
Authorizes municipalities to establish dredging control reserve fund.
In committee68
"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
Provides for representation of certain regions of State on New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential and other private property under redevelopment laws.
Requires prosecutors to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Requires court to consider results of domestic violence assessment before dissolving certain domestic violence restraining orders.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
Imposes mandatory term of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole on persons who commit particularly brutal sexual assaults.
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 public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes or found at fault in certain civil actions liable and subject to pension garnishment for public legal expenses and illegally obtained funds.
Allows judgment for restitution of stolen public funds to be levied against convicted employee's retirement allowance or pension contributions.
Allows CRDA to finance certain highway projects outside of Atlantic City Tourism District.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Increases penalties for certain heroin offenses by revising threshold amounts for first, second, and third degree crimes of manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing heroin.
Provides for payment to small municipalities, in certain cases, of certain penalty moneys assessed for violations of fish and game laws.
Requires health insurers to cover Lyme disease.
Authorizes municipal dredging of lagoon community waterways and levying of special assessment or issuing of bonds to finance such dredging.
Establishes special dredging account; directs $5,000,000 of sales tax collected annually be deposited therein; directs DEP to administer account and dredging program with certain requirements.
Appropriates $26,140,000 for dredging projects and dredged material disposal projects related to navigational waterways.
Dedicates up to $400,000 annually of fees collected at Island Beach and Liberty State Parks to special funds to be used to support certain park programs, and makes appropriations from the funds.
Requires assessment of bay scallop resource, and authorizes DEP to establish a bay scallop fishery.
Requires BPU to provide funding for purchase and installation of photovoltaic technologies for age-restricted community clubhouse facilities from societal benefits charge.
Exempts small businesses from apprenticeship requirement under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.
"Breann's Law" requires health insurers, the State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide "out of network" coverage for children with catastrophic illnesses.
Converts loan awarded to Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum from loan to grant.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Exempts disabled veterans from beach buggy permit fees.
Continues tax exempt status of certain real property owned by disabled veterans during reconstruction of homes destroyed by flood, storm, or other act of God.
Requires DEP to assume responsibility for dredging of waterways providing boat access to lagoon communities; appropriates $6,000,000.
Establishes forest firefighter death benefit.
Requires additional fines for certain crimes against minors to fund Amber Alert system.
Establishes "Internet Predator Investigation and Prosecution Fund" with $200 assessment on persons convicted of certain offenses.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Requires account numbers to be truncated on certain sales receipts.
Criminalizes fifth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Authorizes municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring maintenance and repair of certain wharves, piers, docks and bulkheads.
Provides for discounted resident trapping license fees for senior citizens.
Designates State Highway Route 72 as "Burlington-Ocean Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Requires SJTA to allow certain vehicles based in any part of State to use SJTA projects without being charged toll.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Caps State use portion of energy tax revenues and ensures balance of such revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Clarifies that punitive damages may not be awarded against public entities or public employees acting within the scope of their employment in any action.
Requires public hearings on proposed off-track wagering facilities to be held in municipalities contiguous to site where proposed facilities will be located.
Provides that trespassing in nuclear power plant is third degree crime.
Eliminates the New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax and repeals parts of chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Provides gross income tax deduction for New Jersey fuel taxes paid through purchases of motor fuel for personal use of motor vehicles.
Excludes value of certain manufacturer rebates from sales price of motor vehicles taxable under sales and use tax.
Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Provides that civil actions concerning home improvement contracts for residential or non-commercial property may be brought in the county where the property is located.
Establishes civil action for damages against organizations that support terrorism.
Mandates wage garnishment and community service for defendants in default of court orders to compensate crime victims.
Increases prison time for certain persons convicted of a motor vehicle offense when license suspended for DUI.
Allows persons diagnosed with autism to voluntarily enter medical information in MVC database and make notation on driver's licenses, permits, and non-driver identification cards.
Allows law enforcement officers in PERS to transfer to and enroll in PFRS; requires all law enforcement officers to be enrolled in PFRS.
Establishes immunity for youth sports leagues and senior planned real estate development associations relating to COVID-19.
Provides that former law enforcement officers who retired due to disability are eligible to receive tuition assistance to attend public institution of higher education or proprietary institution licensed to confer academic degrees.
Permits municipalities to charge reduced or no beach fee for children ages 12 to 17; revises law concerning beach fees for veterans.
Makes permanent certain immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Co-sponsored
Vetoed · 1
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
Passed the Senate · 4
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Changes definition of veteran for civil service hiring preference.
Prohibits State from mandating electric heating or water heating systems.
Out of committee · 13
Allows municipalities and boards of education to jointly contract for certain group insurance benefits for their employees.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability. *
Creates office to encourage creation of federal jobs and infrastructure investment in the State.
Provides gross income tax credit to certain totally and permanently disabled veterans for rent constituting property taxes.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.*
Provides free admission to State parks and forests, and certain historic sites and historic properties for certain veterans on Veterans Day.
Requires administrator and assistant administrator at State veterans' memorial home have prior work experience in clinical setting.
Requires DMVA veterans' memorial homes to communicate with veterans' guardians via at least two communication means.
Allows veteran's guardian to remove veteran from DMVA veterans' memorial home under certain emergency circumstances.
Requires DMVA veterans' memorial homes to hold quarterly town hall meetings with veterans' guardians.
Requires position of resident advocate at each State veterans' memorial home.
Requires DMVA veterans' facilities provide payroll-based journal information to NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA send weekly reports to Commissioner of DOH on status of veterans' homes in State during every future public health emergency; requires such reports through December 31, 2021. *
In committee · 16
Provides certain employment protections for National Guard members employed in New Jersey.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Permits boards of chosen freeholders to hold annual meeting at certain public buildings.
Concerns reimbursements to Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners subjected to contractor fraud.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Establishes immunity for businesses against damage claims for COVID-19 exposure; excludes reckless or intentional conduct.
Establishes immunity for senior planned real estate development associations relating to COVID-19.
Clarifies spitting in law enforcement officer's food or drink constitutes aggravated assault; requires certain sanctions on restaurant employees who commit this crime.
Appropriates $300 million to EDA for small business and not-for-profit organization assistance.
Appropriates $300 million to EDA for small business and not-for-profit corporation assistance to preserve and create jobs, spur economic growth, and preserve the viability and vitality of communities.
Requires DMVA establish Veterans Outdoor Recovery Task Force.
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.
Provides that certain school districts will receive State school aid in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
Filed · 1
Creates monetary penalty for violating social mitigation strategy of barring or limiting social gatherings, implemented pursuant to "Emergency Health Powers Act," or government order issued pursuant to act, during declared public health emergency under ac