Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Eric Houghtaling
Sponsored
Became law3
Requires State Auditor to annually report on unspent State account balances.
Appropriates $22,385,743 to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Concerns assessment of buildings or structures on real property located in certain counties following material depreciation thereof.
Vetoed1
Revises and expands laws on trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands.*
Passed the General Assembly4
Directs the Div. of Travel and Tourism to publish on its website information of farm-to-table restaurants.
Permits issuance of motorcycle endorsement to certain out-of-State military personnel.
Clarifies certain responsibilities of licensed wineries and retail salesrooms.
Authorizes temporary waiver from requirement that farm winery use NJ grown fruit.
Out of committee10
Establishes NJ "Landowner of the Year" award program.
Enables collection of voluntary contributions for Jersey Fresh Program through gross income tax returns.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to promulgate Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Permits certain deer control activities; prohibits deer feeding; and establishes check-off donation on hunting license applications to support venison donation program.
Creates New Jersey Military Working Dog Handler and Military Working Dog medal.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to examine feasibilty of centralized property tax information system to verify property taxes paid by homestead property tax reimbursement claimants.
Requires EDA, in consultation with Department of Agriculture, to establish loan program for certain vineyard and winery capital expenses.
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
Appropriates $1,737,902 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee11
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to annually report on Office of Taxpayer Advocate.
Creates State Procurement Study Commission.
Creates State Spending Commission to study expenditures of State government.
Clarifies sales tax collection responsibilities of horse-boarding businesses in New Jersey; makes change retroactive to October 1, 2006.
Increases membership of Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority.
Concerns construction of crematories.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Provides limited civil liability immunity to farmers hosting agritourism activities.
Revises equine animal activities law in accordance with recommendations of New Jersey Law Revision Commission to clarify responsibility and liability issues.
Allows 50 percent credit against societal benefits charge to local governments that utilize traffic signals that use light emitting diode technology.
Concerns health insurance benefits for locked-out workers.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to promulgate Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Enables collection of voluntary contributions for Jersey Fresh Program through gross income tax returns.
Appropriates $1,737,902 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 59
Requires Division of Local Government Services to include certain property tax information on division's web page.
Ensures project deadline fairness, enhances transparency, and establishes foreclosure protection and mortgage relief program for Superstorm Sandy- impacted victims.*
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.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Protects employee rights to ownership and usage of employee inventions developed entirely on employee's own time and without using employer's resources.
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Establishes crimes of operating school bus with suspended or revoked driving privileges and being involved in accident causing bodily injury; permanently prohibits passenger and school bus CDL endorsements for persons convicted of those crimes.
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*
Concerns Code Blue alert plans to shelter at-risk individuals. *
Requires State Comptroller to report findings of audit compliance reviews.
Requires health care professionals engaged in prenatal care to provide parents of newborns with information on health insurance coverage for newborn children.*
Allows fire district elections to be moved to November; eliminates certain fire district budget referenda; and eliminates certain fire district capital purchase referenda.
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.
Allows installment payments for senior and disabled property taxpayers to repay overpayments of homestead credits and homestead property tax reimbursements.
Grants drivers additional time to resolve parking violations prior to license or registration suspension.*
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Requires DOT Commissioner to develop public awareness programs and use variable message signs to inform motorists about State's "move over" law.
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
Requires BPU to render decision on case within 12 months of final public hearing or hold another public hearing prior to deciding case.
Establishes Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman in DMVA.*
Permits local units of government to enter into shared services agreements with federal military installations located in the State.
Establishes New Jersey Military Skills Council.
Provides preference to certain employers applying for workforce development grants.
Directs Attorney General to develop plan to disseminate Amber and Silver Alert information through social media.
Allows NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship recipients to maintain program eligibility in the event that medical condition or recent death of parent or spouse prevents enrollment as full-time student.
Enters NJ in Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
Requires DMVA to develop online historic tour identifying locations of war battles and places of significance to war efforts in State.
Provides diamondback terrapins protection as nongame indigenous species.
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*
Establishes Farm to School Coordinating Council.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support autism programs.
Establishes microenterprise training program and assistance for microentrepreneurs; gives priority status to projects involving microenterprises under Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program.
Authorizes municipal volunteer programs for free removal of snow from certain residential properties occupied by seniors or disabled persons.*
Requires initial determination of unemployment benefits to be made within three weeks of filing of claim.
Revises application deadline for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Permits authorities and local units operating water supply or sewerage facilities to waive, reduce, or defer sewerage and water service fees for deployed military personnel.
Requires Internet-connected baby monitors to include security features.
Extends expiration date of certain permits for one year in Superstorm Sandy-impacted counties.
Establishes law enforcement assisted addiction and recovery referral programs.*
Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans.
Requires State to pay educational costs of students who reside in homeless shelter outside district of residence for more than one year.
Establishes 9/11 Memorial Registry.
Requires public employers to implement certain policies for handling and responding to reports of domestic violence.
Establishing New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits in DMVA.
Modifies requirements for receipt of distinguished service medal; codifies qualifications for receipt of meritorious service medal.*
Decreases annual thoroughbred race dates to 50 minimum upon written consent from New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association.
Authorizes Division of Consumer Affairs to extend orders for controlled dangerous substances under certain circumstances.
Establishes Gold Star Family Counseling Program in DMVA; creates tax credit for certain health care professionals.
Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Appropriates $2,900,000 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $32.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Appropriates $7,500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Regulates pharmacy benefits managers as organized delivery systems.**
Authorizes alternate members for farmers on State Agriculture Development Committee.
Vetoed · 9
Prohibits smoking at public parks and beaches.
Automatically registers or updates voter registration as part of driver's license application or renewal.
Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor's license.
Extends duration of urban enterprise zones for 10 additional years; specifies permissable use of funds.*
Concerns employer inquiries about worker's wage and salary experience.*
Makes FY 2017 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.*
Codifies regulations defining justifiable need to carry handgun.
Requires pupils who reside on certain federal property to enroll in resident school district in accordance with schedule determined by executive county superintendent of schools.
Establishes process for recovery of Superstorm Sandy aid overpayments and makes General Fund appropriation.*
Passed the General Assembly · 47
Enhances the reporting and disclosure requirements concerning State tax expenditures and limits the duration of new State tax expenditure enactments.
Requires an annual State debt affordability analysis be included in the State Debt Report.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
The "Municipal Volunteer Property Tax Reduction Act"; permits certain municipal property owners to perform volunteer services in return for property tax vouchers.
Requires State Treasurer to organize and publish certain contract and grant data and information on State expenditure Internet website.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Establishes certain requirements for a State entity planting vegetation in certain circumstances; provides for preferences for NJ businesses providing such vegetation.
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
"HOPE Initiative Act;" requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opioid addiction.
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.*
Requires Governor's annual budget message to include description and fiscal analyses of recommendations to raise State revenue estimated at $1 million or more.
Requires certain CATV companies to provide free Internet access to public libraries.
Prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted of certain offenses.*
Extends post-military service protection against mortgage foreclosure.
Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.
Requires certain workers subject to prevailing wage requirements to be enrolled in, or have completed, registered apprenticeship.
Requires firearms seizure when mental health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.
Establishes NJ "Farm-to-Table Restaurant" awards program.*
Establishes "New Jersey Farm to Public Institution of Higher Education Program."
Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
Designates Common Eastern Bumble Bee as New Jersey State Native Pollinator.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture to create clearinghouse website for vendors to provide surplus food to charities in State.
"The Smarter Lunchroom Act;" promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Establishes requirements for sale of home baked goods or cottage foods. *
Requires businesses receiving financial assistance from EDA be prohibited from any gender gap payment practice to their employees.
Establishes "Monica's Law" requiring evidence-based risk assessments in certain domestic violence cases. *
Requires training for law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases.
Authorizes annual issuance of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at seasonal farm market.
Requires Attorney General to establish victims of identity theft database.
Expands Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Programs to include assistance for water utility bill.
Concerns timely provision of TDI and family temporary disability benefits.*
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of "whistleblower" claims; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Allows horse racetracks to be available for placing wagers at casinos in Atlantic City using Internet.*
Requires employers within construction industry to notify employees of certain rights.
Requires DLPS to issue guidelines for counties to establish special needs registries.
Expands health insurance coverage for behavioral health services and autism and enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health parity laws. *
Requires BPU public meetings held in State-owned building to be broadcast live on Internet provided necessary technology is available in building.
Exempts certain personal information from State's open public records law; bars attorney's fees award in denial of access proceeding in certain circumstances.
Directs DEP to designate native bee nesting habitat areas in each State park and forest.
Authorizes award of reasonable costs and attorney fees to farmers prevailing in certain farm management disputes.
Strengthens location confidentiality for certain crime victims.
Out of committee · 98
Prohibits person whose driver's license is suspended for DWI from operating NJT train.
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
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.
Provides dedicated funding for promotion of apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Revises homestead property tax reimbursement eligibility requirements for certain claimants relocating homesteads within the same municipality.
Provides preferences for certain businesses applying for workforce development grants.
Prohibits public institution of higher education from using State funds in excess of$10,000 to pay fee of commencement and other speakes.*
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for maintenance of certain State memorials honoring war veterans.
Implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain environmental purposes; revises State's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
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.*
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires voter registration forms be made available when applying for hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Mandates health benefits coverage for opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties.
Adds two public members to NJT board and provides that all NJT board members are voting members.*
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.
Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish a pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete a career and technical education certificate program in 12 months.
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.
Establishes a small business job creation and preservation account program to incentivize small business workforce expansion in New Jersey with income tax exclusions for interest.
Requires Public Health Council to promulgate rules and regulations for use of quality control programs in bio-analytical and clinical laboratories.
Requires DOH to issue standing order authorizing pharmacists to dispense opioid antidotes to patients without individual prescriptions.*
Requires health insurers to limit patient cost-sharing and provide appeal process concerning certain prescription drug coverage.
Establishes "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.
Establishes "Adopt a Monarch Butterfly Waystation" program.
Provides incentives for certain businesses associated with military installations.
Permits small businesses to qualify for loans from NJEDA for costs of energy audit and making energy efficiency or conservation improvements.
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability and grant deferment for temporary total disability.*
"Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act"; restricts collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes.
Revises "Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law" to mirror federal law; permits overseas voters to vote in any election; permits use of federal write-in absentee ballot to vote, register or request ballot for all elections.
Increases flexibility, clarity, and available tools of optional municipal consolidation process.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Concerns NJ Transit's treatment of people with guide or service dogs; establishes Access Link Customer Service Group.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program for certain farming operation equipment purchases.
Requires pesticide applicator to notify beekeeper when applying pesticide within three miles of registered honey or native beehive or beeyard.
Requires training for pesticide applicators and operators concerning pollinating bees.
Requires DOH regulations regarding elevated blood lead levels in children, and appropriate responses thereto, to be consistent with latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
Establishes compensation program for law enforcement officers and certain other employees injured while performing official duties. *
Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient.
Requires any State entity administering State or federal public benefit programs to verify recipient's personal information against death records to prevent payment to deceased individual.
Provides for notification of emergency contact in event of death of senior citizen in senior citizen housing facility.
Requires certain contractors to register under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Establishes "Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program."
Establishes animal cruelty offense of animal hoarding; requires mental health counseling for all animal cruelty offenders.
Concerns excessive price increases during state of emergency.
Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes.
Requires newly manufactured handguns to be micro-stamped; establishes handgun database.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with their employment, trade or business.
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.
Establishes Veterans Assistance Grant Program for nonprofit organizations to provide certain services to veterans.
"New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act."
Creates "Economic Gardening Program" in Department of State to provide customized services to certain businesses.
Disqualifies casino license applicant for five-year period if person substantially closed casino property in State; revokes license; reinstates license eligibility under certain circumstances.*
Requires Office of Emergency Management to establish county storm preparedness funding program. *
Modifies scope of "Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015" and enforcement of protective orders under that act.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide annual New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program report to Governor and Legislature and develop student loan comparison information document to increase program transpa
Revises New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program to require applicants first exhaust federal student loans, require income verification, and limit total student loan amounts.
Requires employers to disclose certain wage information to employees.
Requires certain notification prior to mosquito spraying applications.
"Prescription Drug Consumer Transparency Act;" requires pharmacy benefits managers to disclose certain information to benefit plan purchasers and to establish toll-free telephone number for certain inquiries.
Establishes Office for Women's Advancement in DOLWD to facilitate full and equal participation of women in workplace; makes an appropriation.
Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaison.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for Gold Star families.
Provides tax credits to vineyards and wineries for qualified capital expenses.
Establishes loan program and provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for establishment of new vineyards and wineries.
Requires sanitation vehicles display flashing lights in certain circumstances and imposes conditions on drivers approaching sanitation vehicles displaying flashing lights; designated as "Michael Massey's Law."
Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans.
Appropriates $3 million from General Fund to Dept. of Agriculture for financial assistance to farmers whose crops have been affected by Dickeya dianthicola disease and for related research.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to develop and implement beginning farmer mentoring program in cooperation with certain agricultural and educational organizations and entities.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to persons hiring beginning farmers to perform custom farming.
Establishes "New Farmers Improvement Grant Program" to provide matching grants for farm improvements to beginning farmers.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Establishes Garden State Young Farmers Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to persons leasing agricultural land to beginning farmers.
Requires DCA to verify income of low-income home energy assistance benefit applicants.
Requires DCA to provide certain information on low-income home energy assistance program, annually update its low-income home energy assistance program handbook, and provide quarterly training sessions on administering program.*
Requires DCA to verify that low-income home energy assistance benefits are not awarded to deceased individuals.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled verterans' property tax exemption to members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to the rescue and recovery mission at the World Trade Center between September 11, 2001 and May 3
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Requires BPU and electric public utilities to conduct energy storage analysis. *
Authorizes temporary members to fill certain vacancies on Fish and Game Council.
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.
Establishes data reporting requirements for emergency medical services providers and dispatch centers.
Makes various changes to law governing winery salesrooms.
Revises certain licensee filing reequirements for alcoholic beverage price lists;removes requirement that limited brewery and distillery licensees provide tour when selling certain alcoholic beverages to consumers.**
Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from making certain retroactive reductions in claim payments to pharmacies.
Establishes standardized changed conditions clauses for local public construction contracts.
Directs Division of Fire Safety in Department of Community Affairs to survey fire suppression systems in public and nonpublic school buildings.*
Directs State Board of Education to review and incorporate within New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education instructional standards on water safety.*
Commits $3 million from Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skill to NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.
Allows counties to prioritize county homelessness trust fund grants for homeless veterans.
Appropriates $7.5 million for constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grant for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $19,266,145 to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee · 51
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses which employ eligible apprentices.
Provides certain small businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy a corporation business tax or gross income tax credit for certain reinvestment in Shore municipalities.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Revises ignition interlock device requirements for first drunk driving offenses.
Prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax on Class C beneficiaries and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for New Jersey estate tax to $1,500,000.
Appropriates $1.6 million to Dept. of Agriculture for Jersey Fresh program.
Authorizes free fishing licenses for persons with disabilities.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Permits counties to share county tax administrators.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Permits certain breweries to sell beer at community farm markets.
Authorizes free State park and forest admission and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for persons with certain types of military service.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and undertake annual public awareness campaign concerning State's emergency coastal evacuation plan.
Encourages sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Increases the personal income tax's pension and retirement income exclusion fivefold over three years.
Establishes temporary mortgage relief programs for certain owners of real property impacted by "Superstorm Sandy."*
Permits patients to indicate that they should not be prescribed opiates and certain other controlled substances in prescription monitoring program information.
Requires Governor, certain State officers and employees, and legislators to file annual report disclosing certain expenditures; requires reimbursement from such persons under certain circumstances.
Establishes State School Aid Funding Fairness Commission.
Establishes "Comprehensive State Plan for Economic Development."
Establishes Task Force on School District Regionalization.
Requires issues related to prescription opioids to be included in continuing education courses for certain health care professionals.
Requires all prescriptions be transmitted electronically, subject to certain exceptions.
Requires opioid antidote dispensation to be monitored under Prescription Monitoring Program, and authorizes certain entities to submit info regarding opioid antidote administration for inclusion in secondary, linked database; designated as "John Wagner's
Requires all Medicaid managed care organization to permit all pharmacies in State to dispense prescriptions for all covered medications.
Provides gross income tax deduction for State fuel taxes paid on purchases of motor fuel for personal use of motor vehicles.
Designates horseshoe crab as State Arthropod.
Establishes Firearm Violence Research Center at Rutgers, The State University.
Establishes social innovation loan guarantee pilot program and study commission within New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority concerning opioid and other substance use disorders.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to annually provide Governor and Legislature with student consumer information report compiled under "New Jersey College Student and Parent Consumer Information Act."
Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force.
Establishes Gold Star Family Scholarship Program; appropriates $100,000 from General Fund to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Concerns equal pay and employment opportunities for women.
Directs State Board of Examiners to maintain list of certificate holders against whom the board has initiated certificate suspension or revocation proceedings.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who donate organs.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
Requires municipalities, public utilities, and State to use LED technology in certain street lights.
Requires installation of smart thermostats in all new residential construction.
Allows 50 percent credit against societal benefits charge to electric or gas public utility customers who install and maintain publicly available zero emission vehicle charging stations.
Requires photo identification for handgun ammunition purchases.
Requires electronic reporting of handgun ammunition sales.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential and prohibit any disclosure, sale, or unauthorized access to subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose informatio
Concerns State-administered retirement savings plan; establishes "Garden State MEP."
Removes certain Master HVACR licensing requirements for licensed electrical contractors for 12 months.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Requires prompt payment of certain construction contracts.
Requires employers to maintain health insurance benefits for employees during certain labor disputes.
Establishes NJ Century Farm Program.
Filed · 3
Amends Fiscal Year 2018 annual appropriation act to ensure involuntarily furloughed State employees receive retroactive salary payments for State government budget shut down.
Appropriates $8,992,898 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $12.3 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.