Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
John Catalano
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly2
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Authorizes creation of Domestic Violence Awareness license plates.
Out of committee1
Permits conduct of Queen of Hearts raffle games.
In committee41
Establishes Autism Education Council.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of texting while driving as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to include sales of properties in age-restricted developments by third parties in table of equalized valuations.
Requires newly-constructed grocery stores to have generators.
Requires electric distribution lines be located underground in areas affected by severe weather or natural disasters.
Requires local governing body and DCA to suspend collection of certificate of occupancy and related inspection fees for homes being rented by persons identified by FEMA as displaced individuals.
Prohibits sale, distribution, and use of urea as an ice melt.
Requires labeling of ingredients and restricts phosphorus in household cleansing products.
Requires water purveyors to notify municipalities they service regarding water supply and water quality issues.
Makes General Fund supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DMVA for Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs for preservation of military installations in case of base realignment and closure.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employing immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed in action.
"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.
Requires health care facility staff to provide certain counseling following miscarriages and State registrar to establish certificate of birth.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Requires health care practitioners prescribing opioid medications on first-time basis, or to minor children, to limit amount of prescribed medication to seven-day supply, except in certain circumstances.
Increases fines for failing to have required markings on commercial vehicles.
Requires issuance of tourniquets to law enforcement officers; requires emergency service vehicles be equipped with tourniquets.
Includes screening for toxoplasmosis in newborn screening program.
Designates portion of State Highway Route No. 35 as "Chosin Few Memorial Highway."
Provides certain immunities from spectator-based lawsuits arising from youth sports events.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
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.
Requires use of annual baseline concussion testing for student-athletes and cheerleaders in grades six through 12.
Changes law regulating size limits of lobsters.
Requires commissioner of registration to move voters with undeliverable mail-in ballots to inactive file; removes such inactive voters from Statewide voter registration system following failure to vote in two consecutive federal general elections.
Requires AG to create voting fraud task force.
Raises minimum amounts of property damage liability, uninsured motorist, and underinsured motorist coverage for certain automobile insurance policies.
Provides gross income tax deduction for home office expenses incurred during COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes "New Jersey Electromagnetic Infrastructure Advisory Commission."
Requires each public school to post on website comprehensive list of all resources available in school library.
Requires payment of fair market value to owners of unused interment space seeking to transfer ownership back to cemetery from which space was purchased.
Requires health insurance coverage for certain obesity treatments.
Authorizes members of the New Jersey State Legislature to solemnize marriages and civil unions.
Creates toll relief program; appropriates $250 million to NJTA and $250 million to SJTA.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits.
Directs MVC to establish public information campaign concerning certain motorized vehicles; establishes 15-mile-per-hour speed limit for certain motorized vehicles.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs display list of all registered ticket brokers on division's website.
Prohibits sale of tickets not in reseller's possession.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Provides for expedited construction inspections.*
Establishes professional board to regulate home improvement and home elevation contractors and requires licensure for each type of contractor.
Requires health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force and eliminates cost-sharing requirements for certain colonoscopies.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Appropriates $87,783,515 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Vetoed · 2
Establishes bribery in official and political matters applies to person soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept benefit as consideration to act even though not yet in office or otherwise qualified to act.
Establishes NJ Non-Profit Loan Guarantee Pilot Program within EDA.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.*
Revises emergency care services referral standards for providers of telemedicine and telehealth.
Authorizes schools to administer commercial driver license exam and other motor vehicle services for school bus drivers.
Authorizes certain individuals to drive Type S school buses.
Out of committee · 8
Revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel.
Directs Attorney General to establish program for anonymous reporting of potential threats to school safety.
Establishes testing and visitation requirements and employment restrictions for long-term care facilities in response to outbreaks of infectious disease.*
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
Increases penalties for carjacking and for theft of motor vehicle.
Upgrades certain penalties for assaulting law enforcement officer and requires offender to be tested for communicable diseases in certain instances.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY 2024.
In committee · 162
Requires certain documentation as proof of voter identity to vote; updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity.
"New Jersey Safe Haven for Protection of Domestic Companion Animals Act."
Provides that school district may not prohibit active or retired law enforcement officer or registered security officer from carrying firearm in performance of school security duties if authorized under State law to carry.
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.
Authorizes first responders to obtain, administer, and dispense opioid antidotes, with immunity, pursuant to Statewide standing order issued by State health official; makes clarifying changes to "Overdose Prevention Act."
Allocates nondedicated portion of State realty transfer fee collections to municipal property tax relief.
Extends senior freeze benefits to certain senior citizens and disabled persons who have continuously resided in New Jersey for three years.
Requires Police Training Commission to adopt training course on school emergency response.
Requires Commissioner of Education to review school safety and security plans.
Establishes "Long-Term Care Facility Infectious Disease Preparedness and Home Health Care Study Commission."
Allows commercial property owners to claim certain amounts of commercial tenant rent forgiveness during COVID-19 emergency as deduction against property owner's income under CBT or GIT.
Requires Secretary of State create website for voters to report irregularities regarding mail-in ballots; establishes "Vote by Mail Study Commission."
Requires do not forward label on mail-in ballot envelopes; allows mail-in voter to cure mail-in ballot due to missing or detached certificate; requires certain voter data be entered into voter file within 30 days.
Requires public schools to post curriculum plans online; requires school districts to make textbooks or other materials used in implementing curriculum plans available for inspection by parents and legal guardians.
Broadens offenses of riot and disorderly conduct; enhances penalties for public monument destruction; addresses riot victim assaults; creates crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires State employees work in person if job requires face-to-face interaction with public; requires State agency provide alternatives if closure is unpreventable.
Requires use of electronic mail for community notification under Megan's law.
Establishes process for recovery of Superstorm Sandy aid overpayments and makes General Fund appropriation.
Makes permanent certain immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Revises Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid program; requires all energy taxes to be paid directly to municipalities.
Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger.
Restricts establishment of mandates to become vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); establishes reimbursement program to cover certain out-of-pocket costs incurred in obtaining COVID-19 vaccine.
Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
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.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Prohibits mail-in ballot outer envelope from containing political affiliation or designation visible to public.
Requires health insurance coverage for annual mental health screening.
Provides gross income tax deduction to surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Gradually reduces CBT rate.
Expands indoor capacity for food or beverage establishments and banquet and wedding venues under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Provides for agreement between Secretary of State and AOC to match information in Statewide voter registration system with certain jury records in order to identify and remove ineligible non-citizen voter registrants from system.
Provides that public school parent who objects to learning material or activity that parent considers harmful may receive voucher from school district to enroll student in nonpublic school.
Prohibits approval of voting machine or voting system if vendor is foreign company, if domestic vendor exports technology overseas, or due to major non-citizen ownership.
Requires explosive gas detectors to be installed in certain residential properties.
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Excludes passenger and freight rail projects from purposes for which revenue from increase in petroleum products gross receipts tax revenue may be used.
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Clarifies crime of unlawful access concerning certain password protected communications in electronic storage.
Requires installation of emergency power supply systems to certain common areas of new planned real estate developments; provides related tax incentives.
Requires municipalities to reimburse qualified private communities for street paving costs.
Requires police notification when driver license is suspended.
Extends Class Two special law enforcement training for time deployed.
Authorizes veterans to deduct two years military service from age requirement for police officer under certain circumstances.
Authorizes court to impose rescue operation costs of public entity under certain circumstances.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from working in ice cream trucks and amusement parks.
Omits State Police detectives from Open Public Records Act.
Authorizes special parking insignias for passenger automobiles used to transport the developmentally disabled.
Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.
Enhances penalties imposed on drivers who have never been issued a driver's license.
Establishes new offenses concerning unlawful possession and use of credit card scanners.
Prohibits utility from billing customer for costs incurred for certain upgrades to utility infrastructure; allows costs for certain upgrades to utility infrastructure be recovered in utility's rate base.
Requires certain NJ Transit Corporation employees to undergo criminal history background checks and wear photo identification.
Directs BPU to study whether State's electric distribution system meets certain standards.
Requires public utility to reimburse business customer during period when business ceases operations due to utility repairing or replacing its equipment on business customer's property.
Directs Commissioner of Education to encourage implementation of Natural High Drug Prevention Program in school districts.
Expands statute authorizing temporary restraining orders for certain alleged stalking victims to include victims of any age or mental capacity.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain tolls paid via E-ZPass.
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act of 2020"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Prohibits default approvals of certain municipal land use applications, and permits municipal agencies to not hold certain required meetings, under emergency circumstances.
Establishes toll free helpline for first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.
Establishes Jersey Shore Safety and Economy Task Force.
Extends deadline for midpoint status report of municipal fair share affordable housing obligation compliance.
Requires registered voters to present photo ID when voting at polling place.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse residential customer for cost of food and prescription medicine spoiled or compromised as a result of sustained electric service outage.
Requires at least one member of BPU to reside in either Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, or Ocean County.
Requires electric public utility to install and operate smart meters and smart meter technology at customers' premises upon request and in new building construction.
Authorizes payment of just compensation to businesses for losses due to public health emergency closures.
"Fairness in Women's Sport Act."
Requires DOLWD to take measures to ensure One-Stop Career Centers reopen immediately and remain open during public health emergency.
Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
Permits religious services during state of emergency or public health emergency declarations by Governor.
Prohibits NJT from making major alterations to rail yards located near certain environmentally sensitive areas.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Requires entities to accept confirmation of prior COVID-19 infection or protective immune response against COVID-19 when proof of vaccination is required.
Excludes certain public works contracts related to Hurricane Sandy recovery from prevailing wage requirements.
Provides that crimes committed outside the State under certain circumstances may be prosecuted in New Jersey.
Provides for court dismissal, with prejudice, of civil actions for which lis pendens notices are filed under certain circumstances.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Prohibits local units of government from adopting increased minimum wage and mandatory paid sick leave for private employers.
Prohibits local governments from requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave.
Permits short-term tax exemption for certain improvements to dwellings damaged by natural disasters.
Permits any member of PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup options.
Requires insurers that sell flood insurance to provide certain policyholders with certain information.
Terminates imposition of general purpose fee under realty transfer fee and one percent assessment on purchases of residential real property selling for more than $1,000,000.
Exempts senior citizens and blind or disabled persons from certain realty transfer fees.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee.
Restricts use of accumulated sick leave by public employees in year prior to retirement.
Limits upfront costs for oral anticancer medications for persons covered under certain health benefits plans.
Revises polysomnography license fees.
Provides State income tax credit for removal of lawns near Barnegat Bay.
Concerns valuation of property condemned for dune construction or beach replenishment.
Clarifies that fishing license is not required to fish at private community lake.
"Barnegat Bay Protection Act"; establishes Barnegat Bay Protection Fund, dedicates portion of sales tax on fertilizer, authorizes special license plates, and provides for donations.
Prohibits persons violating animal cruelty law from owning, keeping, or harboring animals; requires DHSS establish and maintain website list of such persons.
Makes it a crime of the second degree to interfere with 9-1-1 public safety answering points.
Increases penalties for unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing fentanyl.
Permits minors to work until 11 p.m. between Memorial Day and October 1 of each year in certain circumstances.
Requires installation of ignition interlock device if sentence for DWI is stayed pending appeal.
Ensures operation of certain motor fuel storage, distribution and dispensing facilities during disasters and emergencies.
Prohibits public utility from filing rate increase petition under certain circumstances.
Requires electric public utility to submit proposal to BPU detailing utility's plan to harden its electric distribution substations to protect against criminal attacks.
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.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Requires DOE to develop model policies for ensuring parental notification of sexually explicit content in curriculum; requires board of education to provide parental notification of sexually explicit content in curriculum.
Requires DOE to release to school district upon request data and software program algorithms used to calculate State school aid.
Requires public institutions of higher education to establish plans concerning cyber security and prevention of cyber attacks.
Prevents State school aid reduction in school districts that experienced decrease in equalized valuation and are located in certain counties.
Requires mortgage lenders to maintain vacant, age-restricted dwelling units during foreclosure.
Establishes New Jersey Internet Criminal Information Registry.
Provides that certain school districts will receive State school aid in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
Includes value of certain properties exempt from taxation in valuation used to calculate State school aid.
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.
Concerning noncitizens voting in local elections and conduct in office by local government officers.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Permits police officers to be assigned to polling places located at public schools.
Establishes School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force.
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Appropriates $2.5 million to NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for purpose of expanding memorial and museum.
Establishes position of Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator.
"Improved Suicide Prevention, Response, and Treatment Act."
Requires parental consent for student to participate in health, family life education, or sex education program and provides parents with access to certain public school curricula.
"Parents' Bill of Rights Act"; requires public school and school district provide certain information to parents and guardians and obtain parental consent prior to taking certain actions.
Establishes $40 daily pay rate for jurors.
Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.
Allows holder of disabled veteran or Purple Heart license plate or placard to park in parking spots for persons with disability.
Clarifies the newspaper media delivery person and news media stringer are independent contractors for purposes of State employment laws.
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 school districts to maintain supply of nasal rescue medication and oxygen for seizure emergencies; provides for training of designees to administer nasal rescue medication and oxygen when school nurse is not physical present.
Makes supplemental appropriation to provide additional State school aid to certain school districts that have experienced reductions in aid.
Requires appropriate official file information on deaths in county with county clerk; provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.
Permits police officers to be assigned to public school if school is being used as polling place during conduct of election.
Clarifies that statute of limitation is tolled in certain cases until State possesses match of crime scene evidence and suspect's DNA.
Extends from 190 to 280 days the time within which developers are to file plat or deed conforming with minor subdivision approval.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Adds county and municipal representation to State Health Benefits Commission.
Eliminates weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated State employees.
Requires State Board of Education meetings to be accessible virtually and in person.
Allows gross income tax deduction for donations made to animal shelters.
Requires temporary detention and notification to parent or guardian of underage person who unlawfully purchases or possesses alcoholic beverages or cannabis.
Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools.
Prohibits download or use of TikTok application on any State-issued electronic device.
Indexes amount of veterans' income tax exemption for inflation.
Provides $1,000 income tax deduction for certain volunteer firefighters and members of first aid and rescue squads.
Requires health insurance coverage of prescribed anti-obesity medication.
"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.
Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of Individuals."
Creates temporary grant program for electric vehicle fire suppression technology.
Removes registered apprenticeship program requisites of public work contractors; sets apprenticeship standards for prevailing wage projects.
Requires schools to report certain assaults to law enforcement.
Concerns evaluation and abatement of mold hazards in common areas of certain residential developments.
Establishes program, in DEP, for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
Prohibits imposition of civil penalties on State agencies by State agencies.
Extends pension eligibility for survivors of certain emergency services volunteers who contracted COVID-19 during 2020 public health emergency declared by Governor.
Prohibits institution of higher education from authorizing, funding, or supporting hate speech or antisemitic events and organizations.