Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
Ronald S. Dancer
Sponsored
Became law2
Authorizes military service members, spouses, and dependents with out-of-state domicile to operate motor vehicles in New Jersey.
Allows license plate frame to obscure certain parts of permanent or temporary license plate under certain conditions.
Passed the General Assembly4
Requires New Jersey Racing Commission to adopt procedures to enforce internal controls; requires annual audit.
Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".
Requires State to pay for costs to conduct new election if the State is at fault for errors during initial election that requires new election to be held.
Requires State Agriculture Development Committee to compensate owners of preserved farmland for changes in regulations that increase cost of business.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Concerns use of steel slag as aggregate.
Exempts discharge of student loan debt of certain veterans through the federal Total and Permanent Disability discharge process from taxation under the gross income tax.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to issue identification card to Gold Star Family Member.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials and sport or recreational equipment.*
Clarifies that member of SPRS may receive accidental disability benefit under certain circumstances.
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.
Expands working hours for minors; updates process for obtaining working papers for minors.
Vetoed · 2
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain nutrition programs and certain nonprofit organizations that offer social services from motor vehicle registration fees.*
Requires gubernatorial appointment of State Agriculture Development Committee executive director.
Passed the General Assembly · 5
Concerns professional licensing and application fees for spouse or dependent of active duty member of United States Armed Forces.
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.**
"State Board of Agriculture and State Agriculture Development Committee Transparency Act."
Directs State Agriculture Development Committee to provide financial and performance information regarding Farmland Preservation Program.
Extends authorization of special occasion events at wineries on preserved farmland; implements reporting requirement.
Out of committee · 6
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish New Jersey Minority, Women, and Underserved Farmer Registry.
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.
Authorizes special occasion events at certain commercial farms on preserved farmland, under certain conditions; appropriates $85,000. *
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Concerns timely payment of UI benefits.
Waives fees for marriage and civil union licenses in Fiscal Year 2023; appropriates $2 million.
In committee · 2
Upgrades certain crimes of misrepresenting oneself as member or veteran of US Armed Forces or organized militia.
Allocates sufficient funds 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.