Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Daniel R. Benson
Sponsored
Became law13
Provides job security to certain organ and bone marrow donors.
Requires health insurers to provide plans that limit patient cost-sharing concerning certain prescription drug coverage. *
Requires certain school district transportation supervisors to complete educational program.*
Establishes reciprocity requirements for out-of-State certified nurse aides to practice in New Jersey.*
Provides for coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation benefits in Medicaid.
Authorizes local units of government subject to "Local Public Contracts Law" and "Public School Contracts Law" to use electronic procurement technologies.
Provides for designation of acute stroke ready hospitals, establishes Stroke Care Advisory Panel and Statewide stroke database, and requires development of emergency medical services stroke care protocols.
Clarifies that certain students are eligible for NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship upon initial enrollment at institution of higher education on part-time basis.
Revises effective dates of various provisions of P.L.2017, c.331 concerning animal cruelty law enforcement.
Designates portion of Interstate Highway Route 195 in Mercer County as "Francis J. McManimon Highway."
Requires DOT and OIT to develop materials concerning capabilities of airports in NJ and establishes "Public Use Airports Task Force."
"Sami's Law"; requires transportation network companies to issue, and drivers to display on vehicles, certain transportation network company identification. *
Applies 85 percent loss ratio requirement to certain large group health benefits carriers.*
Passed the General Assembly8
Establishes notification standards for certain service contracts with automatic renewal.
Requires certain water suppliers to reimburse residential customers for drinking water testing and filters under certain circumstances. **
" Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.**
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for ovarian cancer research.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $165,950,000 from the revenues and other funds of NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority.
Criminalizes tampering with school bus recordings; requires schools to have school bus video reviewed and to adopt plan for monthly inspection of cameras and video footage.
Establishes "Alternative Fuel Vehicle Transportation Financing Commission" to examine manner in which alternative fuel vehicles may be taxed to contribute to cost of maintaining State transportation system.
Authorizes operators of motor vehicles to display electronic proof of registration.
Out of committee30
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.
Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Requires certain CATV companies to make CATV service available throughout residential areas of municipality within specified number of years after CATV company first provides service to municipality.
Establishes "Deaf Student's Bill of Rights."
Requires boil water notices to be provided to municipal clerk within one hour. *
Requires certain employers to provide certain pre-tax transportation fringe benefits.
Establishes compensation program for certain county corrections officers and transit police officers injured while performing official duties.*
Requires acceptance of universal dentist application for participation form by dental plan carriers.
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Establishes "Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
"Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $1,000,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance certain school, school district, and county college capital projects; appropriates $5,000.*
Requires drivers to stop at railroad crossing when on-track equipment is approaching railroad crossing.
Establishes certain additional examination and special learner's permit requirements.
Authorizes reciprocal agreements for enforcement of toll violations with toll authorities from other states; modifies penalties for toll violations.
Establishes NJ Life Sciences Training and Development Program in DOLWD.
Establishes "New Jersey Innovation Portal" in EDA to promote collaboration and innovation in emerging technology and life sciences industries.
Authorizes creation of Woman Veteran license plates.
Authorizes DMVA to grant preference in awarding contracts to vendors that employ veterans.
Requires boards of education and school bus contractors to designate individuals as certain school bus safety personnel.*
Requires provision in school transportation contracts for termination of contract for certain misconduct by school bus contractor; authorizes temporary debarment of certain school bus contractors.*
"New Jersey Transit Corporation Employee Protection Act"; prohibits NJT from asserting sovereign immunity in certain situations and subjects NJT to certain federal statutes and regulations.*
Establishes elective pass-through entity business alternative income tax and allows corresponding refundable gross income tax and corporation business tax credit.*
Establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ.*
Revises definition of hemophilia and expands hemophilia treatment program.
Revises requirements for grant recipients of Transportation Trust Fund Authority local aid program.
Concerns motor vehicle subscription services.
Revises assessments on ambulatory care facilities.
Concerns use of certain emergency and amber warning lights.
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to Rutgers University - New Brunswick for School of Dental Medicine - Special Care Treatment Center.
Designates portion of State Highway Route 27 in Princeton as "Patrolman Billie D. Ellis Memorial Highway."
In committee113
Requires governmental affairs agents retained by government entities to file certain reports with ELEC; requires certain government entities retaining governmental affairs agents to file annual reports with ELEC.
Lowers age of eligibility for surviving spouse under homestead property tax reimbursement program; extends payment of homestead property tax reimbursement to non-eligible surviving spouse for portion of tax year during which deceased spouse lived.
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition to students who are parents, spouses or children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Creates "New Jersey Life Sciences Internship Challenge" program.
Guarantees each municipality, at a minimum, Fiscal Year 2010 distribution of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid in State Fiscal Year 2012.
Allows for a gross income tax deduction for any honorably discharged member of the US Armed Forces, reserve unit or national guard.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions, earnings, and qualified distributions associated with special needs trusts.
Extends gross income tax medical expense deduction to certain cord blood banking services.
Allows gross income tax deductions for certain contributions to NJBEST college tuition savings program.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Provides additional State school aid to school districts experiencing enrollment increases due to conversion of age-restricted housing developments to non-restricted developments.
Revises homestead property tax reimbursement eligibility requirements for certain claimants relocating homesteads within the same municipality.
Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.
Makes various changes to tenure of faculty and other professional staff at State and county colleges.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Establishes the "Mental Health Court Pilot Program" in several vicinages.
Revises "Pet Purchase Protection Act" to establish new requirements for pet dealers and pet shops.
Provides corporation business tax credit and allows gross income tax deduction for purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers, or playgrounds.
Requires use of electronic mail for community notification under Megan's law.
Debars permanently from government contracting any person convicted of certain crimes involving government contracts.
Provides for fair notice and opportunity to contest, or obtain waiver of a repayment of, overpayment of homestead rebate or credit and homestead property tax reimbursement.
Provides that solar and photovoltaic energy facilities and structures on farmland are not an inherently beneficial use, per se, for purposes of zoning approvals.
Allows gross income tax deductions totaling $300,000 over five taxable years for certain primary care physicians.
Sets forth certain standards to be followed by law enforcement agencies and fire departments when utilizing drones.
Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain high-efficiency home heating equipment.
Upgrades assault on victims who are elderly or disabled.
Requires Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services to facilitate establishment of four new recovery community centers.
Provides list of various assessments to satisfy State high school graduation proficiency test requirement.
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.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Reduces hunting license and permit fees for State residents 70 years of age or more.
Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools of violations of drinking water quality standards.
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires health insurance coverage for certain amino acid-based elemental formulas.
Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from charging certain fees and including certain provisions in contracts with consumers.
Requires full pay for certain health care and public safety workers placed in isolation or quarantine.
Requires handlers of dogs used in law enforcement be provided opioid antidote.
Supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DHS for substance abuse treatment and prevention.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act."
Requires issue advocacy organization disclosure; increases disclosure of campaign finance information; raises amount of money contributable to committees; modifies restrictions on contributions by certain business entities performing public contracts.
Establishes grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs.
Authorizes issuance of special emergency notes to finance special emergency appropriations for payment of current year property assessment appeal refunds over three years.
Prohibits condominium associations from assessing insurance deductibles to individual unit owners or groups of unit owners.
Prohibits political contributions by county and municipal political party committees to other committees; increases certain penalties.
Limits ability of State Medicaid program to seek recovery for improper enrollment due to administrative error when enrollee never received services.
Supplemental appropriation to DOH for $7,560,000 for anti-tobacco programs.
Requires State to include distributed energy resource in certain new State buildings and consider retrofitting certain existing State buildings with distributed energy resource.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Allows public schools to let certain students not enrolled in school participate in high school interscholastic athletics; allows public high schools in same district to enter into cooperative sports programs under certain conditions.
Establishes "School Bus Safety and Child Protection Act," requires periodic criminal background checks for certain school employees; and prohibits interference with school bus monitoring devices.
Requires appropriate insurance company to provide coverage to Good Samaritan injured at scene of accident.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Requires certain electric public utilities to file emergency response plan with Board of Public Utilities.
Allows identity theft victims to petition for judicial determination of factual innocence.
Requires evaluation for, and abatement of, mold hazards in school buildings.
Bans manufacture, sale, possession, importation, transportation, or use of certain traps.
Requires new one- and two-family residences to be equipped with fire extinguishers.
Establishes Statewide public plug-in electric vehicle charging system.
Establishes State goals for adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging infrastructure; directs DEP and various other State agencies to develop programs to achieve those goals.
Removes exclusion of "nonimmigrant aliens" from qualifying for in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education under certain conditions.
Establishes electric vehicle rebate program.
Creates "Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Pilot Program."
Expands pretrial risk assessment to include history of domestic violence abuse and pending charges.
Requires certain language prohibiting "gag clauses" in contracts between pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacists.
Establishes animal abuser registry; prohibits person convicted of criminal animal cruelty violation from owning, keeping, or harboring any animal, and establishes enforcement mechanisms therefor.
Requires DMVA notify certain veteran organizations of names of deceased veterans.
Permits certain applicants to submit personal statement of veteran status, in lieu of determination of veteran status, prior to issuance of civil service eligible list; requires submission of determination of status prior to employment.
Requires EDA to establish innovation centers for emerging technology and life sciences businesses in northern, central, and southern New Jersey.
Permits veteran's property tax deduction for tax year when veteran was previously qualified to receive deduction and became owner of real property after October 1 of pretax year.
Upgrades crime of stalking when stalking activity is carried out or assisted by installation or use of communication or location monitoring program or device on cellular phone or wireless mobile device.
Provides for increase in allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Revises animal cruelty offenses and penalties concerning animal abandonment and failure to report injuring certain animals with a motor vehicle; increases civil penalties for certain other animal cruelty offenses.
Supplemental appropriation of $25 million to DOH to assist certain mental health and addiction service providers transitioning to fee-for-service reimbursement system.
"Transportation for Hazardous Walking Routes Act"; requires school districts to provide busing for students required to walk to school along hazardous routes and prohibits school bus stops within 250 feet of residence of sex offender.
Requires school bus drivers to retake certain knowledge test upon license renewal.
Requires motor vehicle dealers and repair facilities to prioritize repairs on vehicles that accommodate wheel chairs.
Establishes task force to study issues and make recommendations regarding Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf.
Quinn Wilson's Law; provides a gross income tax credit for birth resulting in stillbirth.
Requires school district transportation supervisor to conduct monthly school bus condition inspection of contractors' buses and check for valid school bus driver's license.
Requires SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for health care benefits provided by physicians who terminate contract with federal Medicare program.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warnings."
Requires insurance coverage of diapers when medically necessary.
Permits certified animal control officer to enforce municipal animal ordinances; requires such officer to report person suspected of committing animal cruelty to municipal law enforcement officer.
Establishes process for independent informal dispute resolution hearings in DOH.
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
Authorizes certain uses of telemedicine and telehealth in facilities for persons with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury.
Indexes for inflation gross income eligibility caps and maximum exclusion amounts for pension and other retirement income under gross income tax.
Establishes "Transportation Services Coordination Task Force."
Provides that users of Access Link paratransit service are automatically eligible for and enrolled in motor bus and rail passenger discounted fare program.
Requires DHS to employ Transportation Planning Coordinator to manage and oversee transportation services provided to DHS clients.
"Senior Citizens Property Tax Deferral Act"; allows certain seniors to defer property tax payments.
Requires NJT to implement education program for services provided to persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and other individuals with mobility needs.
Directs State Board of Education to require that when individualized education program team is developing program for student prone to regression, it must consider consistency of staffing.
Criminalizes impersonating transportation network company driver.
Requires provision of instruction on safe user practices for certain websites and mobile applications as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Establishes registration requirement for mold inspection and remediation contractors.
Requires individualized education program teams, if appropriate, to disseminate information on availability of certain public transportation services.
Requires DHS to take certain measures concerning Integrated Case Management Services program.
Authorizes permanent registration of and fee collection for certain commercial semitrailers.
Requires NJT to equip trains with defibrillators.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to ensure coverage of respite care services for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries when primary payer denies coverage of such services for any reason.
Establishes Drone Education Task Force.
Requires NJT board approval prior to salary increases, creation of new positions, and title changes.
Amends Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations act to include number of degrees awarded to veterans in Outcomes-Based Allocation funding for senior public institutions of higher education.
Restricts use of facial recognition technology and other biometric recognition by governmental entities.
Authorizes DOT to contract for certain services, equipment, and materials without participation from or approval by Department of Treasury.
Appropriates unexpended funds from "1999 Statewide Transportation and Local Bridge Fund" and "New Jersey Bridge Rehabilitation and Improvement and Railroad Right-of-way Preservation Fund of 1989."
Permits retention of vacation leave benefits by State-employee service members on federal active duty and military spouses upon return to State employment within two years of resignation in good standing.
Requires transportation network companies to share information concerning sexual misconduct investigation of driver; authorizes transportation network company to ban drivers from accessing digital network during and following investigation.
Carried from the Senate
Became law12
Requires acceptance of universal dentist application for participation form by dental plan carriers.
Requires boil water notices to be provided to municipal officials within one hour. *
Requires certain employers to provide certain pre-tax transportation fringe benefits.
Establishes "Deaf Student's Bill of Rights."
Establishes goals and initiatives for increased use of use of plug-in electric vehicles.**
"Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $500,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance certain school, school district, and county college capital projects; appropriates $5,000.****
Establishes "Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Revises requirements for grant recipients of Transportation Trust Fund Authority local aid program.
Revises definition of hemophilia and expands hemophilia treatment program.
Requires drivers to stop at railroad crossing when on-track equipment is approaching railroad crossing.
"New Jersey Transit Corporation Employee Protection Act"; prohibits NJT from asserting sovereign immunity in certain situations and subjects NJT to certain federal statutes and regulations.*
Establishes elective pass-through entity business alternative income tax and allows corresponding refundable gross income tax and corporation business tax credit.*
Vetoed2
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to Rutgers University - New Brunswick for School of Dental Medicine - Special Care Treatment Center.
Passed the Senate1
Requires boards of education and school bus contractors to designate individuals as certain school bus safety personnel.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 71
Raises, over time, hourly minimum wage to $15.00.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
"Alyssa's Law"; requires public school buildings to be equipped with panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.**
"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*
Establishes training program to prevent suicide by law enforcement officer;requires reporting of law enforcement officer suicides to Attorney General.*
Prohibits employer inquiries about worker's wage and salary experience.*
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
"Extreme Risk Protective Order Act of 2018." *
Allows for cancellation of certain service contracts without paying early termination fee if customer becomes deceased prior to end of service contract.
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Requires certain health care facilities to provide, and employees to receive, annual influenza vaccination.**
Establishes "Dietetics and Nutrition Licensing Act".**
Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
Expands eligibility criteria for designating certain areas as being in need of redevelopment.*
Concerns earned sick leave to employees.*
Establishes Maternal Mortality Review Committee to annually review and report on rates and causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in New Jersey, and to recommend improvements in maternal care.*
"New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act."
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**
Jake's Law; requires DCA to promulgate completely inclusive playground regulations; incentivizes counties to design and construct completely inclusive playgrounds.*
Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.
Requires DOH to develop New Jersey Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care.
Establishes "Blue Alert System."
Requires background check for private gun sales.
Codifies regulations defining justifiable need to carry handgun.
Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.*
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Requires prescription opioid medications include warning sticker advising patients of risk of addiction and overdose.
Requires Legislature to adopt and distribute policy prohibiting sexual harassment; requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to complete online training on policy once every two years.
Permits taxpayers to make dedicated prepayment toward anticipated property taxes.
Re-establishes former NJ Commission on Science and Technology as NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.
Authorizes parking privileges for certain healthcare workers who render care at patients' home residences.
Requires public officer or employee to forfeit pension upon conviction for corruption of public resources, sexual contact, lewdness, or sexual assault when offense involves or touches upon public office or employment.**
Provides for licensing of pool and spa service contractors, and pool and spa builders and installers.
Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes.
Revises law concerning family leave, temporary disability and family temporary disability leave, and domestic or sexual violence safety leave.
Designates portion of State Highway Route 27 in Union County as "Jerry Green Memorial Highway."
Requires certain school buses to be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts.
Authorizes special assessments and bond issuance to replace lead-contaminated water service lines.
"New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act"; establishes retirement savings program for certain workers; establishes standard contribution level of 3 percent.*
Requires school security training for persons employed by public and nonpublic schools in substitute capacity and for employees and volunteers of youth programs operated in school buildings.*
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Requires study of safety of school bus passengers in certain emergency situations, including school bus accidents; appropriates $250,000. *
Requires school bus operations in State to comply with certain federal regulations.
Requires public school student to carry identification card at school-sponsored, off-campus activities and requires principal to keep list of students on school buses used for school-sponsored activities in case of emergencies.
Requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.*
"Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
Establishes "Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Persons with Developmental Disabilities" in DHS.*
Prohibits leasing dogs and cats.
Prohibits use of bots to deceive person about origin and content of communication for certain commercial or election purposes.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150.
Establishes New Jersey Food Waste Task Force to make recommendations concerning food waste in New Jersey.
Appropriates $1,190,349 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for historic site management grants to certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Requires DHS to ensure medication assisted treatment benefits under Medicaid program are provided without the imposition of prior authorization requirements.
Permits self-administration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate by students for adrenal insufficiency and requires that school districts and nonpublic schools establish policy for emergency administration of medication.
Authorizes certain entities to directly bill Victims of Crime Compensation Office for counseling services provided to victims of firearm and stabbing crimes.
Permits 20 year ferry boat local public contracts; permits 50 year local public contracts for certain capital improvements and extends prevailing wage requirements to certain work performed under those contracts.
Concerns property taxes due and owing on real property owned by certain federal employees or contractors under certain circumstances.
Revises requirements for provision of counseling and support services to emergency services personnel.
Requires DHS to study social isolation occurring in certain population groups.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Modifies powers and duties of New Jersey Infrastructure Bank.
Authorizes DOBI to establish State-based exchange for certain health insurance plans; requires DHS to apply for federal funds for integration of Medicaid eligibility platform and exchange.**
Requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding support.*
Establishes Gateway Development Commission with certain powers and responsibilities.
Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $3,000 to $6,000.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2020 to include new projects, remove certain projects, and modify estimated loan amounts for certain projects.
Makes changes to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank's enabling act.
Vetoed · 3
Requires adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.*
Requires carriers that offer health benefits plans to provide new or existing subscribers with notification of certain hospital and health system contract expirations.
Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales; increases fees for cigarette and vapor business licensure.*
Passed the General Assembly · 39
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
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.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
Establishes process for recovering cost of caring for animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
Authorizes parent or guardian to place security freeze on child's consumer report.
Requires notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities to be published on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications. *
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Allows county and municipal police departments to establish designated safe areas for Internet purchase transactions; establishes public awareness campaign.
Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Exempts cable television subscriber from notifying cable television company, Office of Cable Television, or other complaint officer of cable television service outage to receive credit or rebate.
Requires kennels and veterinary facilities to provide for supervision of dogs, training of employees, and maintenance of certain records; designated as "Daisy's Law."
Requires motor vehicle inspection stickers to notify drivers of penalty for texting while driving.
Requires public water systems to compile, and submit to DEP, lead service line inventories.
"Pet Groomers Licensing Act;" designated as "Bijou's Law."
Establishes gross income tax credit for cost of certain postage for sending goods to members of United States Armed Forces and National Guard who are serving their country away from home.
Permits historic motor vehicles to be used for pleasure driving one day per week.
Requires public water systems to provide certain notice of boil water notices and violations of drinking water quality standards.
Requires certain public water systems to publish certain financial and employee information on Internet.
Revises certain licensure requirements to operate water supply and wastewater treatment systems.*
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Directs New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell, Office of Information Technology, and New Jersey Big Data Alliance to develop advanced cyberinfrastucture strategic plan.
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Requires safe storage of firearms; establishes penalties for improper firearm storage.
Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services.*
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the NJBEST program and provides distributions from qualified State tuition programs for K-12 expenses are not qualified withdrawals under gross income tax.*
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Requires public community water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water. *
Authorizes creation of special license plates commemorating horse as State animal.
Requires hospitals to include warning in patient discharge papers concerning risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications.
Allows E-ZPass customers to opt to receive real-time electronic notification of use of E-ZPass system at toll plazas operated by NJTA and SJTA.
"Patient Protection Act"; establishes requirements concerning the transfer and referral of certain patients receiving health care services.
Requires public transportation employees to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking.
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.
Requires cable television, direct broadcast satellite, and television streaming service companies to include certain fees and charges for service in advertised price to consumers.
Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Out of committee · 153
"Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act."
Codifies donated leave program for State employees in career, senior executive, and unclassified service.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.
Creates Clinical Trials Working Group.
Provides for appointment of Student Loan Ombudsman and regulates student loan servicers.*
Prohibits Higher Education Student Assistance Authority from referring defaulted loans under New Jersey College Loans to AssistState Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program for certain actions if authority and borrower have entered into settlement agreement.*
Provides State agencies will not enter into contracts with business entities that require persons or public entities to submit disputes to binding arbitration.*
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Concerns installation of electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communities.*
Requires course in civics or U.S. government as part of high school graduation requirements; requires school districts to use DOE's curriculum guidelines for civics.
Establishes Veterans Assistance Grant Program for nonprofit organizations to provide certain services to veterans.
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.
Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey.
Concerns low emission and zero emission vehicles; establishes Clean Vehicle Task Force.
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of "whistleblower" claims; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Provides governance, oversight, and accountability reforms at NJT.
Authorizes veterans' property tax exemption and veterans' property tax deduction for honorably discharged veterans of United States Armed Forces who did not serve in time of war or other emergency. *
Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight.
Requires data collection and issuance of report on drug evidence testing by New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences.
Expands acts of animal cruelty to include theft or release of animal during burglary.
Allows electric energy produced from biofuel to be eligible as Class II renewable energy.
Requires certain notifications and free credit reports for customers following breach of security of personal information within business or public entity.
Encourages local units to plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Requires depository institutions to provide paper account statements to elder adults.
Requires disclosure by independent expenditure committees. *
Requires DOE to establish comprehensive searchable website concerning educational programs and resources available to special education students.
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
Enters New Jersey in enhanced multistate Nurse Licensure Compact. *
Requires licensure for manufacturers, distributors, wholesale dealers, and retail dealers of electronic smoking devices and related products.
Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of sexual assault and stalking; and reproductive health service patients and providers.*
Requires State to use certain energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Expands membership of NJ Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ; and regulates capital planning process.
Creates fourth degree crime of operating drone equipped with weapon.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Authorizes use of electric school buses.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Requires continued coverage of prescription drugs for certain medical conditions.
Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.
Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education; directs DOE to develop parent resource guide; requires DOE and DOH to collect and report certain data on deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to age 5.*
Provides for priority consideration, by DCA, DEP, DOT, and municipalities, of permit applications for green building projects.
Provides that certain persons who commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact with students who are at least 18 but less than 22 years old are guilty of sexual assault or criminal sexual assault.*
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.
Establishes a partial return to work TDI program.
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance on home loan within five business days after notification of request.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ apprentices in DOL registered apprenticeships.
Establishes special license plate for family members of fallen police officers and firefighters.
Establishes NJ STEM Entrepreneur Fellowship Program in DOLWD.
Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.
Revises certain drunk driving penalties; expands use of ignition interlock devices.*
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Establishes Behavioral Health Services Task Force.
Authorizes issuance of special Humane State license plates.
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.
Requires AG to conduct survey of untested sexual assault examination kits.
Concerns expansion of services provided by DHS mental health screening services.*
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DOH and expansion of program to all counties.
Requires CATV companies to provide free broadband Internet service and associated equipment to public libraries and, under certain circumstances, other municipal buildings.*
Authorizes special Ancient Order of Hibernians license plate.
Establishes public-private alternative fueling station pilot program and requires DOT to conduct study.
Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.
Requires consumer reporting agencies to increase protection of consumers' personal information.
Directs certain unclaimed electric and gas utility deposits in Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund and societal charge revenues to be paid to Statewide nonprofit energy assistance organizations meeting certain eligibility criteria.*
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.*
Prohibits sale or distribution of flavored vapor products.*
Prohibits use of coupons, price rebates, and price reduction promotions in sales of tobacco and vapor products.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of online account.
Requires institutions of higher education to offer cats and dogs no longer used for educational, research, or scientific purposes for adoption; designated the "Homes for Animal Heroes Act." *
Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
Requires school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employees who will have regular contact with students to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Establishes New Jersey Caregiver Task Force to evaluate and provide recommendations on caregiver support services.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
"Antwan's Law"; reduces speed limit on Route 130 near Burlington City High School and Wilbur Watts Intermediate School.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits.
Requires NJT to establish office of real estate economic development and transit-oriented development; requires annual report of certain real property information.
Requires municipalities to accept complaints and provide certain municipal announcements by electronic means.
Prohibits late penalties from being made against senior citizen tenants in certain senior citizen rental housing in certain circumstances.
Requires 9-1-1 service facilities be equipped with Next Generation 9-1-1 system and provides funding for that purpose; makes texting the 9-1-1 emergency system without purpose of reporting need for 9-1-1 service a fourth degree crime.
Requires public schools to administer written screenings for depression for students in certain grades.
Requires certain telecommunications, cable television, and public utility service providers to notify public entities of service discontinuance five business days prior to shutoff.
Creates civil service preference for peacetime veterans.*
Allows dependent students whose parents or guardians hold H-1B visas to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education provided they meet certain criteria.*
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers and carriers from engaging in "clawback" and "gag clause" practices; requires certain disclosures by pharmacists; requires Director of Division of Consumer Affairs to conduct public information campaign.***
Directs Adjutant General to enter into agreements with legal services organizations to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness.
Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.
Establishes grant program for certain teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; appropriates $5 million to DOE.*
Requires "no turn on red" sign to be placed next to or below signal head.
"Medicaid Transportation Brokerage Program Oversight and Accountability Act"; establishes vehicle, staffing, and performance standards, and review and reporting requirements for non-emergency medical transport provided under Medicaid transportation broker
Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete industry-valued credentials in 12 months. *
Establishes Mercer Regional Water Services Commission as oversight body over certain Trenton Water Works operations.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Makes General Fund supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Requires board of education or school bus contractor, within one business day of notification that school bus driver's license is suspended or revoked, to verify to DOE that driver is no longer operating school bus.*
Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to employer to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.*
Expands University Hospital board of directors membership from 11 to 13 members; designates University Hospital as rural hospital.*
Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation.
Requires landlord to provide written explanation for rent increase on tenant of senior citizen housing project.
Establishes task force within DOE on prevention of sexual abuse of children.
Mandates child abuse and sexual abuse training for all candidates for teaching certification.
Requires health curriculum for public school students in grades kindergarten through 12 to include instruction on mental health.*
Requires suspension of school bus endorsement on driver's license for certain number of motor vehicle moving violations in certain time period.
Permits union officials who represent probation officers to participate in all union activities.
Establishes Repayment Assistance Program and Household Income Affordable Repayment Plan for borrowers of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Directs BPU to conduct study to determine whether microgrid and distributed energy resource deployment will reduce length of power outages. *
Establishes the "Energy Infrastructure Public-Private Partnership Act."
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that participate in DOL registered apprenticeship programs; establishes grant program for tax-exempt organizations participating in DOL registered apprenticeship programs.
Creates five year High-Growth Industry Regional Apprenticeship Development Grant Pilot Program.
Establishes process for Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to declare loan under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program as in default or rehabilitated.
Requires State-chartered financial institutions to adhere to certain disclosure and consumer protection practices regarding automatic overdraft protection services.
Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses.
Establishes task force to develop State-wide plan to diversify apprenticeships.
Establishes youth apprenticeship pilot program in Department of Education.
Requires emergency departments to take certain measures concerning palliative care for patients.
Establishes owning or possessing animal fighting or dog fighting paraphernalia as crime of third degree; establishes civil animal cruelty penalties therefor.
Establishes New Jersey Violence Intervention Program to fund violence reduction initiatives.
Requires certain hospitals to provide hospital-based or hospital-linked violence intervention programs, in order to be designated as Level One or Level Two trauma centers.
Requires Medicaid cover professional violence prevention counseling services.
Requires VCCO's victim counseling service to partner with trauma centers to refer certain victims to violence intervention programs.
Establishes "Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Initiative" in DOH.
Establishes new timeframes for implementation of, and revises, certain requirements in "Global Warming Response Act". *
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish apprenticeship mentoring program for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Requires establishment of Work and Learn Consortiums by certain educational institutions to establish certificate and degree programs identified in high labor-demand industries.
Requires that one public member of EDA be a representative of State's small business community.
Clarifies role of non-voting members of NJT board, members that constitute quorum, and certain requirements concerning temporary service changes; allows certain reports to be received by subcommittee of NJT administration committee.*
Prohibits delivery of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age.
Creates task force to study feasibility of paperless State government.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide list of alternative drugs to health care professionals, pharmacists, and covered persons under certain circumstances.*
Establishes perinatal episode of care pilot program in Medicaid.
Allows emergency zero interest pension loans to certain public employees who are negatively affected by federal shutdown.
Requires railroad operators to remove obstructive vegetation near railroad crossings.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth and family services organizations.
Prohibits transportation network companies from engaging in surge pricing during state of emergency.
Establishes local drug overdose fatality review teams in each county in State.
Establishes Gateway Development Commission.
Renames State's "Transgender Day of Remembrance" as "Babs Siperstein Transgender Day of Remembrance."
Establishes Task Force on Maximizing Employment for People with Disabilities.
"21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act."
Requires DOH to establish system of reconciliation for provider agencies within Early Intervention Program.
Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Meals on Wheels.
Establishes Recycling Market Development Council.*
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriation of $1,700,000 for Thomas Edison State University.
Allows municipalities to adopt ordinance to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements.
Clarifies that school district is not required to restrict access to school meals if school meal bill is in arrears.
Revises licensure and operational requirements for vapor businesses; revises taxes imposed on vapor products.
"Lindsay's Law"; provides tax benefits to organ and bone marrow donors and their employers, and provides paid time off to donors who are State or local government employees.
Appropriates $33.915 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Appropriates $77,450,448 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
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Provides tax credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for certain costs incurred in purchase and installation of certain environmentally responsible business equipment.
Increases State appropriations to Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund by $387 million to restore municipal aid reductions from Fiscal Years 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Eliminates State aid growth limit for school districts in which individuals age 65 and over comprise at least 33.3 percent of the population.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program and provides a State match for contributions to NJBEST accounts for families meeting certain income guidelines.
Requires instruction on information literacy in curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Requires University Behavioral Health Care of Rutgers University to undertake comprehensive study of firearms violence.
Concerns the grading of criminal offenses committed against a child under the age of 16 years by a person armed with a weapon.
Requires certain health benefits coverage for diagnosing and treating autism and other developmental disabilities.
Requires distribution of homestead benefits on or before October 31 of the State fiscal year during which an appropriation is made.
Establishes Animal Cruelty Offender Registry; prohibits purchase, adoption, and breeding of animals by animal cruelty offenders.
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
"Uncompensated Pending Medicaid Beneficiary Payment Relief Act"; provides compensation relief to nursing facilities when resident's Medicaid eligibility determination is delayed more than 90 days.
Creates exclusion from municipal property tax levy cap for amounts necessary to provide required matching funds to qualify for grants and other funds.
Establishes "Neighborhood Solar Energy Investment Program."
Requires State to provide recipients of State tax refunds, unemployment insurance benefits and State employee compensation certain payment options.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Requires health benefits coverage for mammograms for women under 40 who lack access to family medical history due to their or their parent's adoption.
Authorizes the EDA to issue additional $50,000,000 in bonds to provide grants for certain county vocational school district facilities projects and increases debt service district aid percentage for such projects.
Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.
Imposes temporary surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain cities to fund public safety services.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Requires county health departments to maintain reserve stock of opioid antidotes to dispense to certain entities on interim basis to ensure uninterrupted supply.
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
Establishes pilot project to permit voters in military service on active duty overseas, and their eligible family members, to vote in certain elections using the Internet; makes appropriation.
Requires destruction of records stored on digital copy machines under certain circumstances.
"Government Reality Check Act"; prohibits public employers from providing certain benefits to public employees; restricts gifts to public employees; restricts travel by public employees; imposes post-employment restriction on public contracting employees.
Revises penalty provision of law concerning prohibition of certain unsolicited text messages.
Establishes the New Jersey School Counts County College Scholarship Program.
Requires development of longitudinal data system that maintains individuals' data from preschool through entry into workforce.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish performance-based funding plans for public institutions of higher education.
Establishes Autism Education Council.
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Modifies various aspects of charter school program including student enrollment procedures, revocation of charter, monitoring of charter schools, and collaboration between school districts and charter schools.
Directs Commissioner of Education to appoint coordinator and regional consultants to coordinate the education of students with traumatic brain injury.
Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.
Provides for implementation of full-day preschool programs in additional school districts; appropriates $110,000,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE.
Prohibits designation of certain assessments as high school graduation requirement during transitional period to new Statewide assessment system.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Requires nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to a local law enforcement.
Excludes amount of certain early withdrawals from qualified retirement plans in determination by Higher Education Student Assistance Authority of applicant's eligibility for and amount of State tuition aid grant.
Clarifies that certain former New Jersey National Guard members may be eligible for higher education tuition assistance.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education for dependents of certain veterans.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Requires screening of certain high-risk pregnancies and reporting of fetal deaths.
Establishes "Government Crowdfunding Act" to allow government entities to conduct fundraising for certain government projects.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax for step-grandchildren.
Provides tax credits for performing certain repairs on primary residences of senior citizens or persons with disabilities.
Requires county colleges to develop plan to achieve three-year graduation rate of at least 33 percent for full-time degree-program students by 2019-2020 academic year.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to study prevalence, cost, and quality of certain on-line courses compared to traditional classroom courses offered by institutions of higher education.
Requires condominium and homeowners' associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers.
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Makes various changes to law addressing meetings of public bodies to provide public with greater access to meetings and information about meetings.
Establishes "Volkswagen Settlement Utilization Fund for Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction and Air Pollution Control"; directs DEP to use moneys in fund to establish and implement certain air pollution control programs.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.
Establishing New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits in DMVA.
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."
Requires DLPS to issue guidelines for counties to establish special needs registries.
Concerns equal pay and employment opportunities for women.
Requires blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death; designated as "Michelle Sous' Law."
Authorizes placement of involved animal with animal welfare agency or similar entity pending adjudication of alleged animal cruelty violation when not adjudicated in seven days.
Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
The "Renewable Energy District Financing Act."
Prohibits sale and possession of undetectable firearms manufactured using three dimensional printing technology.
Requires certain health benefits plans to provide coverage for behavioral health care services determined to be medically necessary, including 90 days per year of inpatient residential care.
Requires candidates for President and Vice-President of United States to disclose federal income tax returns to appear on ballot; prohibits Electoral College electors from voting for candidates who fail to file income tax returns.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes "Naturally Occurring Retirement Community" pilot program; appropriates $250,000.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.
Establishes Green Jobs Training Partnership Program.
Establishes DEP rebate program for purchase of alternative fuel vehicles.
Provides gross income tax credit to persons purchasing or leasing alternative fuel vehicles.
Allows domestic violence victims to cancel television and telephone service contracts without paying early termination fee.
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Establishes central registry of residents with special needs for use during emergencies.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Limits settings where certain surgeries may be performed.
Requires insurers, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to reimburse for childhood immunizations at levels specified by regulation.
Provides post-traumatic stress disorder from military service during combat may be mitigating factor during sentencing.
Directs poison control and drug information program to establish clearinghouse of drug overdose information, report on trends, and provide education on safe storage and disposal of medications; appropriates $500,000.
Imposes a wholesale sales tax on electronic cigarettes and similar nicotine delivery products, changes tax base and requires licenses to conduct business in tobacco products.
Mandates health benefits coverage for opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties.
Requires anyone administered opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.
Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.
Requires interior light of motor vehicle be turned on when stopped by law enforcement under certain circumstances.
Maintains eligibility for veteran's property tax deduction when property is transferred to trust.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide assistive technology to elementary and middle school students with dyslexia and related conditions.
Requires DCPP to implement policies and procedures to ensure caseworker safety; "Leah's Law."
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students; appropriates $45,000 to DOE for New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association testing of student-athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing substances.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices at pharmacies.
Provides Medicaid and certain insurers access to Prescription Monitoring Program.
"Community Mental Health Safety Net Act"; requires DHS to provide cost-based reimbursement on quarterly basis for certain mental health and substance use disorder treatment services through June 2018; makes appropriation.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Requires evaluation of school buildings for air quality and mold.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Regulates and prohibits certain operation of drones.
Requires testing for infectious disease for certain persons who have been administered opioid antidote by first responder.
Requires local contracting units, boards of education, and county colleges to purchase hybrid electric vehicles or electric vehicles when purchasing vehicles.
Creates Office of Sustainability.
Establishes Clean Energy Technology Center and Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund for purposes of creating clean energy-related employment opportunities; allocates revenues from societal benefits charge to support its activities.
Adds rock climbing, bouldering, and ice climbing to definition of "sport and recreational activities" in law concerning landowner liability.
Requires State's full participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for equine therapy or rehabilitation under certain circumstances.
Requires BPU to adopt energy efficiency portfolio standards and electric and gas public utilities to adopt energy efficiency and peak demand reduction programs to comply with those standards.
Requires, by energy year 2035, all electric power sold in NJ by each electric power supplier and basic generation service provider be from Class I renewable energy sources.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
"Wage Transparency Act"; requires reporting of public contractor employment information.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide students with access to mental health care programs and services and to establish a hotline to provide information concerning the availability of those services.
Establishes "Right to Try Act" permitting terminally ill patients to access investigational drugs and treatment.
Requires carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings.
Authorizes DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to permit BPU-certified persons to install and maintain solar photovoltaic panels on noise barriers erected on roads and highways.
Creates matching grant program for small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Establishes central registry for background checks of youth serving organization employees and volunteers.
Provides veterans with up to 60 credits tuition-free at county college serving county of residence.
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
Permits testing and use of autonomous vehicles on State roadways under certain circumstances.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research institutions; allows certain technology businesses located in certain innovation zones to receive certain tax credits under Grow New Jersey Assistan
Provides civil immunity to persons who forcibly enter motor vehicles to remove unattended and unsupervised children.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires municipalities to conduct lead paint inspections in single- and two-family dwellings; requires reporting of inspection results to State.
Requires lead paint inspection prior to home purchases and tenant turnover; establishes educational program on lead hazards.
Requires child care centers to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce paper record of each vote cast.
Authorizes municipalities to establish program for public or private financing of certain energy, water and storm resiliency projects under PACE program through use of voluntary special assessments for certain property owners.
Allows gross income tax deduction for certain student loan interest.
Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Makes it a crime of the fourth degree for a private citizen to use a tracking device to track another person without that person's consent.
Excludes from income for gross income tax and PAAD eligibility purposes victims' remuneration for involuntary internment received under judgments or settlement agreements.
Increases minimum wage for tipped workers.
Requires certain ratios of school library media specialist to students in public schools.
Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
Revises application deadline for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Regulates pharmacy benefits managers as organized delivery systems and limits use of prior authorization.
Concerns prescribing of certain controlled dangerous substances; requires practitioners to check prescription monitoring information before issuing certain prescriptions to emergency department patients; authorizes medical scribes and athletic trainers to
Makes changes to funding provisions for financial assistance and grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
Establishes process for individual to petition court for involuntary commitment of another person to treatment for substance use disorder.
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
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Provides credits under corporation business tax and gross income tax for qualified wages of certain disabled veterans.
Eliminates veterans' gross income tax deduction requirement that New Jersey National Guard member serve in federal active duty status.
The New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act; Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
Requires certain notification prior to mosquito spraying applications.
Requires boil water notices to be provided by certain public water systems via telephone, email or text message.
"Pedals' Law"; prohibits hunting and establishes non-lethal control program for black bear for five years; prohibits certain actions that result in feeding of bears and requires use of bear-resistant containers; dumpsters, and food boxes in bear habitat.
Requires all new State buildings to have solar or geothermal energy systems, where feasible.
Establishes disabled veteran tenant gross income tax credit.
Requires that, by energy year 2050, all electric power sold in NJ by each electric power supplier and basic generation provider be from Class I renewable energy sources.
Establishes public-private pilot program for level 3 electric vehicle charging stations.
Allows use of stand-up paddleboards for fishing on lakes in wildlife management areas.
Requires mental health evaluation for all animal cruelty offenders; designated as "Shyanne's Law."
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Establishes trunk fighting as animal cruelty offense and crime of the third degree.
Requires naltrexone and naloxone be offered to certain inmates prior to release from incarceration.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Establishes telemarketing fraud investigation unit.
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from the tax levy cap applicable to school districts.
Prohibits use of chlorpyrifos insecticide.
Makes certain changes to hourly reimbursement rate for personal care services reimbursed by Medicaid.
Increases tax credit provided for qualified investments under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Requires electric public utilities to install smart meters at customers' premises upon customer approval; makes meter data available to certain electric-related service entities.
Requires State's participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Establishes animal cruelty offense of animal hoarding; requires mental health counseling for all animal cruelty offenders.
Provides gross income tax deduction to certain surviving spouses of veterans.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
"Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act."
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Establishes "Registered Apprenticeship Program for State Agencies"; makes an appropriation.
Establishes Loan Modification and Consolidation Program for certain borrowers in New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Establishes green infrastructure financing program.
Requires DMVA conduct outcomes and efficacy study of veteran to veteran peer support helpline.
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain senior nutrition programs from motor vehicle registration fees.
Requires State to purchase certain vehicles when purchasing new vehicle.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain solar energy system expenditures.
Creates Joint Apprenticeship Incentive Grant Program.
Prohibits persons violating animal cruelty law from owning, keeping, or harboring animals; requires DHSS establish and maintain website list of such persons.
Concerns disclosure by homeowner of lead plumbing prior to home sale.
Increases hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under NJ WorkAbility Program.
Establishes commission to study effects on adolescents of smart phone and social media usage in school.
Requires health benefits coverage for private duty nursing services.
Requires construction of all new residential properties to include solar panels.
Requires school bus driver's complete motor vehicle driving record be shared with board of education or school bus contractor and local police.
Requires payment of State employees' compensation during involuntary furlough or temporary reduction in force due to late enactment of State annual appropriation act.
Revises health care levy adjustment for school districts; makes various changes for health care benefits for school employees; requires certain information in school budgets; imposes cap on contributions by public employees for health care benefits.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing certain persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires board of education to provide civics instruction in middle schools and requires DOE to provide funding to NJ Center for Civic Education at Rutgers to help prepare civics teachers.
Requires public high school students to receive instruction concerning opioid abuse and opioid abuse prevention.
Prohibits telemarketers from making certain unsolicited telemarketing sales calls.
Prohibits leasing of domestic companion animals.
Requires shelter, pound, or kennel operating as shelter or pound to offer animal in its care to animal rescue organization for adoption before euthanizing it; extends time required to offer animal for adoption from seven to 30 days.
Establishes commission to study impact of certain Medicaid reimbursement rate change on nursing homes.
Directs MVC to establish driver's license endorsement for autonomous vehicles.
Establishes fully autonomous vehicle pilot program.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
Requires release of bid list prior to bid date under "Local Public Contracts Law."
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Enters New Jersey into Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.
Permits certain retirees to choose health care coverage under traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage plan options offered by SHBP or SEHBP.
"Chiara's Law"; prohibits euthanizing animals in shelters or pounds except for health or safety reasons.
Increases gross income tax pension and retirement income exclusion for certain taxpayers.
Concerns NJ PLACE program and allocates $300,000 for FY2019 therefore.
Establishes certification program for zoning officers and land use board administrators.
Requires new civics instruction in middle and high schools, requires school districts to use DOE's curriculum guidelines for civics; and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction.
Exempts disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients from payment of municipal parking meter fees when vehicle bears veteran's or recipient's special license plate or placard issued by MVC.
Provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for employers of certain reservists.
Establishes gross income tax credit and corporation business tax credit for student loan payments.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to New Jersey Library Network for continuation of services.
Amends law to extend length of postpartum coverage for certain Medicaid services for eligible pregnant women to 90-day period.
Requires restaurant employees to receive periodic sexual harassment training.
Establishes transporting for slaughter, selling or otherwise providing for slaughter, or slaughtering gestating cow as crime of fourth degree; establishes criminal and civil penalties therefor; designated as Brianna's Law.
Provides gross income tax exemption for contributions made to qualified retirement plans.
Concerns environmental permits in burdened communities.
"Mary's Law"; requires Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide direct payments for purchases of specialized, modified motor vehicles.
Establishes Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Advisory Council.
Requires Chief Administrator of MVC to establish transportation network company rider safety awareness campaign.
Establishes pilot program for integrated system of treatment for opioid use disorders.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
Defines indigent veteran and veteran status for certain veteran interment purposes.
Makes various changes to reporting requirements for independent expenditure committees.
Provides gross income tax credit to certain taxpayers who pay for certain in-home services through health care service firm.
Authorizes appointment of limited guardian to direct treatment for person with substance use impairment, or involuntary commitment to treatment when substance use disorder poses imminent danger to self, others, or property.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DOLWD for continued assistance to State Centers for Independent Living.
Provides for establishment of internal Statewide discharge planning list to facilitate prompt and efficient discharge and transfer of patients with mental health or substance use disorders from hospitals to community-based residential facilities.
Requires certain health care plans to be offered by SEHBP and local boards of education; requires SEHBP commission to establish employee contribution rates for certain plans; requires local boards of education provide certain information on health care be
Institutes moratorium on black bear hunting until adoption of new comprehensive policy on black bear management.
Establishes Women Veterans Coordinator in DMVA.
Requires health benefits coverage of hearing aids for all ages.
Directs New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell and Office of Information Technology to develop certain educational training and public awareness materials for consumers concerning personally identifiable information.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop guidance for institutions of higher education to identify cultural barriers in recruitment and retention of underrepresented students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs.
Requires contracts for sales of residential property to address lead service lines.
Requires automobile insurers to inform parties involved in automobile claim that they are not required to provide statement.
Requires Division of Highway Traffic Safety to conduct public awareness campaign regarding bicycle and pedestrian safety.
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Concerns disclosure requirements by independent expenditure committees.