Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, Senate.
Samuel D. Thompson
Sponsored
Became law1
Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe.
Out of committee1
Requires limited liability company to disclose ownership information when submitting deed for recording.
In committee30
Provides immunity from liability for certain recreational activities and from injuries caused by acts of God.
Requires the Director of the Division of Taxation to establish a gross income tax payment system by credit card or debit card.
Authorizes DMV to offer a red heart-shaped identifying symbol on personalized license plates.
Allows property taxpayers an additional year to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Establishes that passenger vehicles other than police vehicles have a useful life of five years and allows local units to bond for such vehicles.
Requires health insurers to cover treatment ordered by health care provider for covered person based on generally accepted standards of health care practice, subject to appeal; creates Carrier Appeals Program.
Limits to $5,000 per election amount contributed to and by county committee of a political party.
Prohibits former elected official from receiving for five years compensation from charitable or non-profit organization when official's candidate committee donated campaign contributions to organization.
Prohibits solid waste collectors from billing for residential collection services more than 30 days in advance of the service.
Clarifies that certain former New Jersey National Guard members may be eligible for higher education tuition assistance.
Prohibits the use of county and municipal vehicles by part-time elected local government officers.
Transfers New Jersey State Forestry Services and related entities to Department of Agriculture.
Establishes the "Mental Health Treatment Reform and Violence Prevention Act."
Establishes Office of Economic Research in Department of State.
Eliminates applicable court costs in certain medical event-related motor vehicle accidents.
Authorizes municipalities to accept donations to fund police equipment and salary enhancements.
Revises "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act" and increases the motor fuels tax.
Excludes from gross income tax value of prizes or awards won in athletic competition in Olympic Games.
Directs Department of Treasury to transfer to Department of Environmental Protection as surplus property certain land and improvements thereon in Township of Wall, County of Monmouth.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Provides supplemental appropriation to DOE to provide additional State aid to certain school districts.
Establishes independent Office of Comptroller of Education and removes authority of State Comptroller with regard to oversight of boards of education.
Increases penalty for certain voting violations from third degree crime to second degree crime when aggravating factors apply.
Upgrades crowdfunded thefts; imposes mandatory restitution and fines; requires minimum term of imprisonment.
Permits municipalities to require registration of vacant and abandoned properties and use registration fee proceeds to maintain these properties.
Requires 11th grade students to complete civics course as part of high school graduation requirements.
Authorizes board of education to lease certain property.
Requires automatic voter registration process at agency or office providing hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Requires school districts to provide lunch period of not less than 20 seated minutes.
Provides emergency State school aid to certain school districts located in historic communities.
Filed1
Requires certain school buses to be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law1
Requires certain school buses to be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Provides for horse racing purse subsidies and that portion of sums received by the horse racing permit holder from sports wagering will be paid to horsemen's associations pursuant to agreement with racetrack; makes appropriation.*
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2019 to include new projects and remove certain projects.
Vetoed · 2
Requires disclosure by independent expenditure committees.**
Provides tax levy cap adjustment in 2020-2021 through 2024-2025 school years for school districts that are spending below adequacy and losing State aid.
Passed the Senate · 3
Permits pharmacists to dispense certain drugs in emergency without prescription.
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Out of committee · 11
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
Establishes licensure for master hearth specialists.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Makes available certain grants to employers of veterans and job training to certain veterans; makes an appropriation.
Appropriates $15,294,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
"New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act"; establishes retirement savings program for certain workers; establishes standard contribution level of 3 percent.*
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Extends foreclosure protection and mortgage relief programs for certain Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners.
Establishes pilot program to permit use of generally accepted accounting principles in certain county and municipal annual financial statements.
In committee · 25
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.
Transfers responsibility for establishment and enforcement of ethical standards for local officials to State Ethics Commission.
Provides governance, transparency, and accountability reforms at PANYNJ.
Permits certain breweries to sell beer at seasonal farm markets.
Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Establishes forest stewardship program for State-owned lands.
Requires BPU and electric public utilities to conduct energy storage analysis.
Requires public school student with concussion to be evaluated by physician or other licensed health care provider before return to school and return to physical activity at school.
Prohibits certain light frame residential construction in densely populated census tracts; establishes construction requirements for certain light frame residential construction in other census tracts.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.
Allows operators of motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and bicycles to proceed through malfunctioning steady red light under certain circumstances.
Requires newly-elected municipal, county, and State political party committee members to assume office upon certification for election and hold first meeting on second Saturday, second Monday, and second Tuesday following primary election, respectively.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Establishes commission to study effects on adolescents of smart phone and social media usage in school.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Extends validity of temporary instructional certificate issued to military spouse to one year; requires expedited processing of application by military spouse for NJ instructional certificate and reduced fees for military spouse to obtain certificate.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Provides tax levy growth limitation adjustment for school districts experiencing reduction in State aid.
Clarifies that crimes of trespassing and invasion of privacy also include use of unmanned aircraft systems.