Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, Senate.
Christopher Bateman
Sponsored
Became law4
Increases civil penalties for certain natural gas or hazardous liquid facility safety violations.
Designates Bog Turtle as State Reptile.
Authorizes veteran's property tax exemption and veteran's property tax deduction for honorably discharged veterans of United States Armed Forces who did not serve in time of war or other emergency.*
Adds member from Retired Judges Association of New Jersey to State Investment Council.*
Passed the Senate3
Clarifies when penalty points are to be assessed for convictions of driving in unsafe manner.*
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.
"Timothy J. Piazza's Law"; expands scope of activities constituting hazing; increases penalties for hazing resulting in injury; requires institutions of higher education and public and nonpublic high schools and middle schools to adopt anti-hazing policie
Out of committee9
Revises certain motor vehicle fines imposed on motor vehicle drivers or operators for failing to have required documentation.
Makes discretionary driver's license suspension for first offense of driving without motor vehicle liability insurance under certain circumstances.
"Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility; provides for disposition of certain personal property.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to farmers who develop qualified native pollinator habitat on farms.
Provides corporation business tax credit to taxpayers that develop qualified native pollinator habitat on undeveloped property.
Provides corporation business tax credit to public utilities that develop qualified native pollinator habitat in their rights of way.
Establishes "Jersey Native Plants Program."
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
In committee38
Requires DOH license additional angioplasty facilities, with at least one facility in each county.
Prohibits victims from being charged certain costs and fees and clarifies victims' right to obtain certain interviews.
Prohibits snowplow or de-icing service contract from indemnifying promisee against liability for loss or damage in certain instances.
Clarifies that period of suspension remains in effect until driver's license is restored in certain cases.
"Parent Empowerment and Choice Act"; enables parents to initiate reform in low performing schools through a petition process.
Directs public utilities and pipeline operators to reimburse municipalities for certain emergency services.
Excludes deferred compensation of certain public school and federal tax-exempt organization employees from current taxation under the gross income tax.
Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license and permits farm wineries to produce hard cider.
Establishes requirements for sale of home baked goods.
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits for three tax years for employers that allow telecommuting.
Requires pesticide applicator to notify beekeeper when applying pesticide within three miles of registered honey or native beehive or beeyard.
Requires training for pesticide applicators and operators concerning pollinating bees.
Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.
Authorizes school nurses to administer opioid antidotes to overdose victims on school property, with immunity from civil, criminal, and professional liability, pursuant to "Overdose Prevention Act."
Requires resource family parent, relative, preadoptive parent, or caretaker to be party to reviews or hearings involving a child under the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families' care.
Prohibits payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave, provides for forfeiture of payment for unused sick leave for certain criminal convictions, and requires documentation for use of sick leave.
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Amends "Overdose Prevention Act" to clarify that pharmacists and health care practitioners may dispense opioid antidotes pursuant to standing order, and that prescribers may issue such standing order, with immunity from liability.
Allows public libraries to dispose of certain materials without advertising for bids.
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.
Criminalizes exposing first responder or health care provider to controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances.
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility to no more than one year.
Concerns statute of limitations for filing estate tax refund claim for certain settlements reached with Continuing Care Retirement Community.
Requires all sex offender registration information to be published on Internet registry.
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from the tax levy cap applicable to school districts.
Requires law enforcement officers to be stationed in all public schools during school hours; authorizes schools to request funding from Safe Neighborhoods Services Fund.
"Pet Groomers Licensing Act;" designated as "Bijou's Law."
Reforms procedures concerning provisions of affordable housing; repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Eliminates surcharge for unsafe driving.
Modifies recordkeeping requirements for secondhand jewelry and precious metal transactions; increases penalties for violations.
Eliminates automatic adjustments of petroleum products taxes.
Authorizes creation of special license plates commemorating horse as State animal.
Clarifies scope of affordable housing obligations.
Establishes "New Jersey Affordable Housing Internet Portal Study Commission."
Directs certain unclaimed water utility deposits in Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund be paid to Statewide nonprofit utility assistance organizations meeting certain eligibility criteria.
Establishes task force to study recycling streams in NJ and challenges faced by local governments in running recycling programs.
Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for lead or asbestos hazard abatement in taxpayer's primary residence.
Authorizes issuance of Protect Pollinators license plates.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law3
"Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility; provides for disposition of certain personal property.*
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 44
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Meals on Wheels.
"Babs Siperstein Law"; revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in gender.**
Makes various changes to "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971."
Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation.
Allows long term tax exemption extension for certain low-income housing.*
Upgrades penalty for failing to report act of sexual abuse against child.*
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate.
Enters New Jersey in enhanced multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.*
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DOH.
Authorizes municipalities, counties, and certain authorities to establish stormwater utilities.
Provides for protection of public right of access to certain public trust lands.*
Increases annual salary of Governor's cabinet officers, judges, county prosecutors, and certain other public employees.*
Requires boil water notices to be provided to municipal officials within one hour. *
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to exemption to residents of continuing care retirement communities.*
Eliminates motor vehicle surcharges following retirement of bonds and debts tied to surcharges.
Concerns regulation of solid waste, hazardous waste, and soil and fill recycling industries.*
Exempts governmental entities acquiring lands for open space located in a deed-authorized common interest community from paying community fees if, at time of acquisition, community has never been formed or has been dissolved or discontinued.
Establishes goals and initiatives for increased use of use of plug-in electric vehicles.**
Makes various changes to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank's enabling act.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
Prohibits certain possession, sale, trade, distribution, or offering for sale of shark fins.
Establishes funding allocations for constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for Fiscal Year 2020 and thereafter and revises law for State's open space, farmland preservation programs; appropriates $500,000.*
Requires collection of DNA sample for child pornography arrests.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2019 to include new projects and remove certain projects.
Establishes new timeframes for implementation of, and revises, certain requirements in "Global Warming Response Act." *
Appropriates $2.94 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Establishes elective pass-through entity business alternative income tax and allows corresponding refundable gross income tax and corporation business tax credit.*
Requires NJT to conduct feasibility study on restoring one-seat ride to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line.
Renames joint meetings as regional service agencies; grandfathers existing joint meetings.
Establishes Recycling Market Development Council.
Permits member of Judicial Retirement System to defer retirement to serve as county prosecutor.
"Paul's Law"; authorizes parent or guardian to request use of individualized health care plan for student with epilepsy or seizure disorder.*
Appropriates $32,153,936 to State Agriculture Development Committee, and amends 2017 appropriations for stewardship activities, for farmland preservation purposes.*
Appropriates $5,000,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $21 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $1,350,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $8,872,682 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
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.
Appropriates $36.143 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
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.
Vetoed · 2
Concerns installation of electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communties.*
Limits liability for persons who deliver heating oil to unregulated tanks for discharges from that tank under certain circumstances.
Passed the Senate · 12
Permits counties to share county tax administrators.
Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.
Requires four-year institutions of higher education to offer accelerated three-year baccalaureate degree programs.
Expands rights of crime victims.
Prohibits sale of expanded polystyrene food containers by public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Directs EDA to establish program for public or private financing of certain renewable energy, water, and storm resiliency projects through use by municipalities of voluntary special assessments for certain property owners.*
Concerns low emission and zero emission vehicles; establishes Clean Vehicle Task Force.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Allows dogs in sampling and tasting areas of breweries.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to issue identification card to Gold Star Family Member.
Provides that student is ineligible for State financial aid upon conviction for hazing.
Provides for advocate in criminal cases concerning welfare or care of animal.*
Out of committee · 45
Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers.**
Requires retail food establishments to donate surplus unused baked goods and surplus canned and packaged goods close to retail sale date to local nonprofits and charities.
Establishes animal abuser registry; prohibits person convicted of criminal animal cruelty violation from owning, keeping, or harboring any animal, and establishes enforcement mechanisms therefor.*
Establishes "Monica's Law" concerning domestic violence risk assessment pilot program.
Increases electric power net metering capacity threshold to 5.8 percent of total annual kilowatt-hours sold in State.
Exempts solar energy systems from building fees.
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.*
Requires State parks, forests, and other natural and historic areas to remain open to public for seven days if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Prohibits persons convicted of criminal animal cruelty offenses from owning domestic companion animals and from working or volunteering at animal-related enterprises; establishes presumption against pretrail intervention for certain persons; designated as
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to include crime victims as protected status.
Requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amends definition of "Class I renewable energy."
Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
"Music Therapist Licensing Act."
Requires public water systems to compile, and submit to DEP, lead service line inventories.
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
Authorizes prescribed burning in certain circumstances.
Directs DEP to classify neonicotinoid pesticides as restricted use pesticides.
Requires environmental sustainability plan for State House Complex.
Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services.*
Revises the "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program." *
Allows county and municipal police departments to establish designated safe areas for Internet purchase transactions; establishes public awareness campaign.
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.*
Allows wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events.
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.
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.
Appropriates $9.703 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Requires NJ Historical Commission to establish program for commemorations and observances of 250th anniversary of United States; permits commission to enter into public-private partnership agreement in preparation of anniversary; appropriates $500,000.
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
Clarifies sales tax collection responsibilities of horse-boarding businesses in New Jersey.
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.
Codifies State-specific exam requirement for land surveyor license.
Clarifies crime of invasion of privacy.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DEP and adds language provisions concerning use of certain environmental settlement monies for natural resource restoration projects.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Appropriates $15.696 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Prohibits sale or distribution of products containing asbestos.
Requires, by energy year 2050, all electric power sold in NJ by each electric power supplier and basic generation service provider to be from zero-carbon sources.
Makes various changes to laws governing remediation of contaminated sites.
"Sami's Law"; requires transportation network companies to issue, and drivers to display on vehicles, certain transportation network company identification.
Requires shared service agreements to include certain provisions.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Prohibits sale, lease, rent or installation of certain equipment or products containing hydrofluorocarbons or other greenhouse gases.
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.
In committee · 84
Requires training for law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases.
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Reauthorizes use of regional contribution agreements between municipalities within a 10-mile radius of each other for special needs housing; permits units transferred to be counted toward recipient municipality's fair share obligation.
Modifies "inherently beneficial use" definition for purposes of zoning variance to discourage siting of wind and solar energy facilities on agricultural land and open space.
Establishes State Transportation Cost Analysis Task Force.
Restricts State and municipal government employee health plans to gold level and directs related savings to property tax relief.
Establishes process for recovering cost of caring for animals involved in animal cruelty violations.
Increases maximum gross income tax deduction for homestead property taxes paid to $25,000.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Imposes moratorium on affordable housing litigation through December 31, 2017.
Establishes defacement of certain gravesites where human remains are stored or interred as possible bias intimidation offense.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Prohibits sale, distribution, and use of urea as an ice melt.
Requires labeling of ingredients and restricts phosphorus in household cleansing products.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Eliminates transfer inheritance taxes on brothers and sisters of a decedent.
"Flood Control, Mitigation, and Prevention Bond Act of 2012," authorizes bonds for up to $2 billion, and appropriates $5,000.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Establishes Task Force on Safety in School Transportation.
Establishes that failure to maintain lane may constitute recklessness under vehicular homicide statute; designated as Eileen's Law.
Reauthorizes use of regional contribution agreements.
Amends State college law to remove certain employees from civil service system and allow boards of trustees to conduct collective bargaining.
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.
Establishes "Art in Storefronts" initiative within the Main Street New Jersey program.
Suspends "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" until certain conditions are met.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Modifies State's solar renewable energy portfolio standards.
Allows 50 percent credit against societal benefits charge to electric or gas public utility customers who install and maintain publicly available zero emission vehicle charging stations.
Requires BPU and electric public utilities to conduct energy storage analysis.
Encourages development of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
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.
Requires New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to require criminal history records check for person to serve as official at athletic events sanctioned by association.
Directs BPU to establish microgrid program for State agencies and local government units.
Concerns crime of trafficking in personal identifying information.
Prohibits sale and possession of undetectable firearms manufactured using three dimensional printing technology.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Prohibits certain light frame residential construction in densely populated census tracts; establishes construction requirements for certain light frame residential construction in other census tracts.
Requires State's full participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Exempts all transfers made to lineal relatives from the Transfer Inheritance Tax.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax for step-grandchildren.
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.
Allows operators of motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and bicycles to proceed through malfunctioning steady red light under certain circumstances.
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.
Prohibits development over 35 feet in height in Hudson River Palisades viewshed.
Allows commercial farmer to recover reasonable costs and attorney fees of defending against unreasonable complaints under "Right to Farm Act."
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education for dependents of certain veterans.
Permits school districts to provide transportation to nonpublic school pupils and charge parents when the per pupil amount of the route exceeds the maximum nonpublic school transportation costs per pupil.
Establishes NJ Water Supply and Pharmaceutical Product Study Commission.
Permits persons at horse racetracks and off-track wagering facilities to place wagers on previously-recorded live horse races.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Provides parents and adult students with simplified method for opting out of release by school district of student information to military recruiters.
Allows cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research and educational purposes and repeals law that allows DEP to adopt certain regulations concerning such cultivation.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Expands net metering aggregation to all customers and provides credit for excess electric generation at full retail electricity rate to net metering aggregation customers.
Repeals law providing CAFRA permit exemption for certain grading or excavation of a dune.
"Steven Schmincke's Law"; facilitates sober living home construction financing.
Raises income eligibility threshold for pension and retirement income exclusion from gross income to $125,000.
Prohibits sale of expanded polystyrene food service products and food packaged in those products.
Allows members of Junior Firefighter's Auxiliaries to perform certain fire support duties.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing certain persons with developmental disabilities.
Prohibits sale, distribution, or propagation of certain invasive plant species without permit from Department of Agriculture.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Makes various changes to law governing limited breweries.
Authorizes holder of limited brewery license to engage in certain activities.
Prohibits municipal zoning ordinances from regulating solar panels under certain circumstances; limits fees for certain renewable energy installations.
Clarifies that crimes of trespassing and invasion of privacy also include use of unmanned aircraft systems.
Requires Director of Division of Fire Safety to promulgate regulations pertaining to training and duties of Junior Firefighter Auxiliary members.
Establishes Triploid Grass Carp Commission to study use of triploid grass carp in freshwater lakes for weed control.
Indexes for inflation gross income eligibility caps and maximum exclusion amounts for pension and other retirement income under gross income tax.
Concerns local taxation of business personal property of local exchange telephone companies.
Removes 48-hour provision for acceptance of ballots postmarked by election day; increases penalties for violation of ballot messenger and bearer limits and candidate prohibition.
Prohibits campaign expenditures to entities whose principals cannot be readily identified.
Requires limited liability companies to make certain disclosures concerning ownership.
Waives pet adoption fees for certain military personnel and veterans.
Filed · 1
Requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amends definition of "Class I renewable energy."