Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
BettyLou DeCroce
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Makes various changes to "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971."
In committee63
Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Requires electric utility bills to separately list the amount of State sales tax, societal benefits charge and transitional energy facility unit rate assessment surcharge.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Adds child molestation and endangerment to crimes that subject public school employee offender to pension and retirement benefit forfeiture.
"New Jersey Residents' Power Protection Act"; requires use of emergency power generators by various facilities and businesses; provides related tax incentives.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing battery backups for certain home solar electrical generators.
Requires screening of certain high-risk pregnancies and reporting of fetal deaths.
Requires each school district to offer a summer payment plan for school district employees.
Makes it unlawful for a private citizen to record a communication unless all parties to the communication have previously consented.
Establishes Park Prescription Program authorizing medical practitioners to prescribe free State park access passes to patients with obesity-related conditions.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for pediatric cancer research.
Establishes "Government Crowdfunding Act" to allow government entities to conduct fundraising for certain government projects.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption for synthetic turf field construction by local government units.
Excludes portion of Bloomingdale Borough in Passaic County from Highlands preservation area.
Requires 10 percent bail; prohibits installment payments.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax for step-grandchildren.
Provides assistance to manufacturing businesses by having certain State agencies promote economic development and identify credentials needed for careers in modern manufacturing.
Establishes appraisal method for taxation of watershed lands.
Provides that Secretary of State, as leader of tourism and economic development, will have authority to designate and prepare special commemorative day, week, month, or year for the State.
The Revitalizing the New Jersey Real Estate Market and Economy Act; Allows gross income tax deductions for a measure of inflation and growth in the value of certain property dispositions for a five-year period.
Revises current review and approval process for certain State information technology-related spending requests; designated as Spurring Technological Innovation Act.
Authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoir levels prior to certain severe weather events.
Allows courts to issue restraining orders prohibiting persons charged with firearms and gang related offenses from entering premises, locations, or areas where the offense occurred.
Stipulates that retail motor fuel dealers, when paying interchange fees, shall not be charged for costs associated with certain taxes.
Provides tax credits for performing certain repairs on primary residences of senior citizens or persons with disabilities.
Prohibits sale of expanded polystyrene food containers by public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Authorizes hunters to wear hunter's hot pink caps and outer garments as alternative to hunter's orange.
Eliminates age restriction for issuing special permits to carry handgun to retired law enforcement officers.
Provides personal exemption under gross income tax for certain members of volunteer fire departments and first aid squads.
Requires presidential electors to award one electoral vote to popular vote winner in each congressional district and two electoral votes to statewide winners, and removes State from National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
Requires psychological examination when parent loses custody of child and wants to regain custody of child who is in care or custody of grandparent.
Requires consumer reporting agencies to provide a consumer with a free credit report three times during any 12-month period upon request.
Increases threshold amount at which MLUL escrow deposits must be deposited in interest bearing accounts.
Requires genetic testing to determine paternity in non-dissolution cases.
Prohibits employees of revaluation firms from employment by companies that may appeal assessed value of real property following municipal-wide revaluation.
Directs State acquisition of Troy Meadows Natural Area, Morris County, for recreation and conservation purposes and designates it as natural area and wildlife sanctuary.
Permits board of chosen freeholders to change title to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner"; requires county that changes terms to update website.
"Transparency in Government Legal Billing Act;" requires that bill for legal services rendered for public entity contain certain information as condition of payment.
Caps attorney fee awards in actions against public entities.
Authorizes development of public-private transportation demonstration projects.
Establishes requirements for sale of home baked goods.
Makes certain changes to police and fire interest arbitration procedures.
Requires State Office of Emergency Management to study and recommend evacuation routes in Trenton for inclement weather conditions or other emergency situations.
Establishes New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center and authorizes establishment of Foundation for the New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center.
Provides school district tax levy cap adjustment for certain special education costs; limits sending district per pupil tuition increase to 2%; and provides increased representation on receiving board of education for certain sending districts.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish guaranteed transfer pathways.
Provides for reduced sales tax imposition on certain sales in certain Highlands Region Preservation Area municipalities.
Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zone in West Milford.
Prohibits school buses from traveling in left lane.
Prohibits telemarketers from making certain unsolicited telemarketing sales calls.
Imposes certain requirements on use of public school as polling place on day of election.
Requires MVC to include question on driver responsibility when approaching or passing school bus on driver examination.
Provides funding to Township of Jefferson and Township of West Milford for tourism promotion and development activities at Lake Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake and requires annual appropriations until Fiscal Year 2034; appropriates $4 million.
Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from possessing electronic smoking devices.
Permits insurers licensed in other states to provide insurance policies in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Eliminates NJ Schools Development Authority and transfers its school construction responsibility to Division of Property Management and Construction in Department of Treasury.
Requires propane gas appliances be equipped with automatic safety shutoff device.
Requires limited liability companies to make certain disclosures concerning ownership.
Prohibits campaign expenditures to entities whose principals cannot be readily identified.
Requires DEP to evaluate extending sewer service in Lake Hopatcong region; allows gross income tax deduction for septic system maintenance under certain circumstances.
Appropriates $4 million annually from General Fund to Lake Hopatcong Commission.
Establishes loan program for first-time homebuyers who move to areas with most abandoned properties; appropriates $5 million.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Makes various changes to "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Establishes training program to prevent suicide by law enforcement officer;requires reporting of law enforcement officer suicides to Attorney General.*
Revises law governing Class Three special law enforcement officer.*
Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
Exempts certain honorably discharged United States military veterans from initial insurance producer licensing fee.*
Requires health insurers to provide plans that limit patient cost-sharing concerning certain prescription drug coverage. *
Concerns licensure of persons possessing barbering license in another state or foreign country.
Re-establishes former NJ Commission on Science and Technology as NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.
Allows wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events.
Requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.*
Requires DOT and OIT to develop materials concerning capabilities of airports in NJ and establishes "Public Use Airports Task Force."
Appropriates $28,883,557 in 2003 and 1992 bond act monies for loans for dam restoration and repair projects and inland waters projects.
Permits municipalities to lease vacant municipal land for tiny home occupancy; directs DCA to enhance regulatory guidance on acceptable tiny home construction and use.
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.
Requires that State employee serve as Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action officer for gubernatorial transitions.
Requires payment of expenses related to background investigations for certain gubernatorial transition positions.
Requires Civil Service Commission establish standardize recordkeeping and retention requirements with regard to unclassified State employees.
Requires Civil Service Commission to establish and maintain hotline for State employees to submit reports of workplace discrimination and harassment.
Specifies certain requirements for State agency review of complaint of workplace discrimination.
Requires certain public employees receive additional training to manage harassment or discrimination complaints.
"Charlie's Law"; requires pharmacy practice sites and hospice programs to furnish patients with information and means to safely dispose of unused prescription drugs and medications.
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.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Vetoed · 3
Establishes "Electronic Permit Processing Review System."
Requires reporting of opioid deaths.
Clarifies provisions concerning disclosure of existence and content of discrimination or harassment complaints; requires certain disclosures to person against whom complaint is made.*
Passed the General Assembly · 14
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.
Requires publication of certain information related to toll discounts on E-ZPass website.
Requires MVC to accept death certificate as proof of name change.
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
"Vegetation Management Response Act"; concerns vegetation management related to electric public utility infrastructure.
Recognizes residential property tax advance payments for gross income tax homestead property tax deduction.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $165,950,000 from the revenues and other funds of NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and county colleges. *
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Applies law governing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to gubernatorial transition staff members.
Requires disclosure by applicants for State employment of previous or ongoing criminal investigations.
Grants authority for human resource management of employees of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority to Civil Service Commission.
Out of committee · 32
Prohibits sale or lease of access to certain dental provider network contracts.*
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by State in entities that avoid Superfund obligations to State.
Expands rights of crime victims.
Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight.
Requires institution of higher education to have automatic external defibrillator on premises of each athletic facility and student center.
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
Requires suspension of certification of homemaker-home health aides under certain circumstances; designated as "Maria's Law." *
Creates fourth degree crime of operating drone equipped with weapon.
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.
Prohibits application of fiduciary standard to insurance producers; specifies qualifications of persons providing affidavit of merit in lawsuits against insurance producers.
Excludes from gross income taxation military compensation for personnel serving outside of State and combat zone compensation.*
Allows long term tax exemption extension for certain low-income housing. *
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.*
Requires disclosure of breach of security of online account.
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Makes New Jersey National Guard members with NGB-22 form eligible for certain veterans' benefits.
Dedicates $500,000 annually in revenues from vessel registration and renewal fees to NJ Greenwood Lake Fund.
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.***
Requires autocycles to be insured by PIP coverage to pedestrians.
Requires drivers to stop at railroad crossing when on-track equipment is approaching railroad crossing.
Makes General Fund supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.
Makes certain for-profit debt adjusters eligible for licensing to conduct business in State.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline; provides funding for hotline through fire inspection fees and penalties.
Requires suspension of school bus endorsement on driver's license for certain number of motor vehicle moving violations in certain time period.
Establishes the "Energy Infrastructure Public-Private Partnership Act."
"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.*
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Requires railroad operators to remove obstructive vegetation near railroad crossings.
Prohibits insurers from offering stop loss insurance to small employers.
Concerns licensure of persons rendering barbering services in another state or foreign country.
Concerns motor vehicle subscription services.
In committee · 193
Bars sex offenders from jobs which primarily consist of contact with children.
Provides that no more than four of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of the same political party.
Decreases Alcoholic Beverage Tax rate paid on certain liquors.
Establishes publicly accessible Internet registry of offenders who cause bodily harm, or property theft or damage, against disabled persons, senior citizens, or veterans.
Requires all sex offender registration information to be published on Internet registry.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Clarifies that municipality may authorize municipal prosecutor in another municipality in the county to act as substitute municipal prosecutor on occasion.
Permits municipalities to enter into shared service agreement for tax assessment.
Provides for priority consideration, by State, of permit applications by counties and municipalities with 10 or more shared services.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Prohibits terminal leave compensation for local government employees.
Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.
Requires employers and birthing facilities to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.
Dedicates unencumbered revenue collected from vehicle size and weight enforcement to Transportation Trust Fund.
Prohibits awarding alimony to domestic violence offenders; permits termination of alimony based on conviction for crime or offense involving domestic violence.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide information on life insurance plans to borrowers of student loans and requires authority to contract with life insurance company to offer policies to borrowers.
Provides discounted hunting and trapping license, permit, and stamp fees for senior citizens.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Provides for implementation of full-day preschool programs in additional school districts; appropriates $110,000,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE.
Establishes "Seniors Helping Seniors Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Demonstration Program" in DHS; appropriates $360,000.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act of 2012"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Prohibits local units of government from adopting increased minimum wage and mandatory paid sick leave for private employers.
Requires public utility to reimburse business customer during period when business ceases operations due to utility repairing or replacing its equipment on business customer's property.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018; allocates funds from Local Aid Infrastructure Fund for operating and administrative expenses for transportation
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.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Prohibits sale of certain mobile telecommunications devices unless device includes technology to remotely render device inoperable.
Establishes pilot program to allow certain counties and municipalities to use single firm for design and inspection services on certain transportation projects.
Requires prescriptions for animals to be issued in name of animal owner; prohibits unnamed persons from possessing prescribed drugs; and requires Prescription Monitoring Program to include information about controlled substances prescribed by veterinarian
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to include crime victims as protected status.
Requires safeguards for anonymity and confidentiality with respect to communications presented through phone lines, electronic communication systems, or websites dedicated to accepting anonymous tips for use by law enforcement in criminal investigations.
Clarifies that compensation may be paid for expenses related to service animals required due to injuries resulting from crime against victim.
Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Makes various changes to civil service; permits institution of temporary layoffs; permits government entities to opt-out of civil service; requires civil service examinations be offered on continual basis.
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to defendant at sentencing.
The "New Jersey Parental Rights and Property Tax Reduction Act."
Revises procedures for securing permit to carry handgun.
Establishes criminal penalties for unlawful control over weapons of any law enforcement officer and interference with equipment or duties of law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
Exempts electric vehicle charging systems from real property taxation.
Upgrades assault against servicemember to aggravated assault; expands crime of bias intimidation to encompass crimes and offenses committed against servicemembers.
Permits transfer of certain special license plates to immediate family member.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Provides gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
Clarifies that person who graduates from special probation drug court is ineligible for post-graduation records expungement if convicted of crime or offense, or if charges are pending, for act committed during term of drug court.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
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.
Requires driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include cyclist and pedestrian safety information.
Requires municipalities comprised within regional school districts to share certain payments received in lieu of taxes with counties and regional school districts.
Permits attorney fees awards in frivolous land use litigation.
Establishes "Affordable Housing Obligation Study Commission."
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on statewide obligation.
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevlopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Prohibits affordable housing obligation exemptions for urban aid municipalities.
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
Establishes "New Jersey Farm to Public Institution of Higher Education Program."
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Requires NJT to provide free rail tickets to rail passengers delayed more than one hour due to rail car or light rail vehicle mechanical failure.
Provides civil immunity to persons who forcibly enter motor vehicles to remove unattended and unsupervised children.
Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.
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.
Mandates additional requirements for anti-bullying policies of public schools, expands information provided in DOE guidance document on bullying, and requires parents be provided clear explanation of student rights in school bullying investigations.
Requires professional boards to provide for online processing of application for licensure or renewal.
Removes requirement that limited brewery licensees provide tour when selling beer to consumers.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Permits juveniles to be admitted to drug court program under certain circumstances.
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.
Prohibits residential development fees on reconstruction after natural disasters.
Requires DCA to provide accounting of monies remitted to the "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund" by municipality and allows for municipal affordable housing credit for funds remitted.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for remediation of collapsed mine shafts and sinkholes on property owned by county or municipality.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
Revises application and issuance procedures for employment certificates for minors.
Establishes public-private alternative fueling station pilot program.
Prohibits persons convicted of criminal animal cruelty offenses from owning domestic companion animals and from working or volunteering at animal-related enterprises; designated as "Moose's Law."
Permits volunteer fire company or volunteer first aid or rescue squad licensed to conduct bingo games to use public building for operation of bingo games under certain circumstances.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity.
Establishes death benefit for forest firefighters.
Concerns time frames for establishing or enforcing property rights related to adverse possession.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
Establishes the "New Jersey Electronic Plan Review System."
Provides dedicated funding for promotion of apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
"Highway Accident Property Tax Relief Act"; requires State to reimburse municipalities for costs of providing certain emergency services.
"Madison Holleran Proper Reporting Act"; requires institutions of higher education to post information on student suicides and attempted suicides on website.
Increases tax credit provided for qualified investments under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Provides for inclusion of students who receive equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school in NJ STARS Program.
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to victims injured in September 11th and 1993 World Trade Center attacks.
Clarifies that piercing or tattooing animals constitutes needless mutilation and animal cruelty.
Establishes animal cruelty offense of animal hoarding; requires mental health counseling for all animal cruelty offenders.
Provides that school district may not prohibit active or retired law enforcement officer or registered security officer from carrying firearm in performance of school security duties if authorized under State law to carry.
Provides gross income tax deduction to certain surviving spouses of veterans.
Directs Attorney General to provide annual training to public and nonpublic school students and staff on roles and responsibilities before, during, and after school emergencies.
Permits school districts to employ safe schools resource officers or Class Three special law enforcement officers for security purposes, and requires school districts to have agreement with local law enforcement governing placement of school security pers
Permits community gardens to sell excess produce.
"Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act."
Authorizes visiting advanced practice nurses who are not certified by endorsement in New Jersey to engage in the limited practice of prescribing medications and devices, if they have appropriate educational qualifications.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Increases fine for second or subsequent child passenger seat restraint violation.
Establishes Loan Modification and Consolidation Program for certain borrowers in New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain senior nutrition programs from motor vehicle registration fees.
Prohibits snowplow or de-icing service contract from indemnifying promisee against liability for loss or damage in certain instances.
Prohibits leasing of cats or dogs.
Requires truck and van rental companies to photograph authorized user.
Requires public institutions of higher education to establish plans concerning cyber security and prevention of cyber attacks.
Prohibits excessive increases in prices charged for essential off-patent and generic prescription drugs and biological products.
Expands pretrial risk assessment to include history of domestic violence abuse and pending charges.
"Chloe's Law"; provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain pet medication.
Allows members of Junior Firefighter's Auxiliaries to perform certain fire support duties.
Requires certain language prohibiting "gag clauses" in contracts between pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacists.
Removes income eligibility cap applicable to gross income tax pension and retirement income exclusion.
Permits schools to use automatic alerting device to contact 9-1-1 service.
Revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel.
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Waives business formation and registration fees for establishment of businesses owned by veterans.
Extends certain civil service and tuition benefits to family members of servicemembers who died while in service.
Qualifies certain disabled veterans for toll rate exemptions and exemptions from motor vehicle registration fees.
Encourages wearing blue to honor law enforcement officers on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Authorizes first responders to obtain, administer, and dispense opioid antidotes, with immunity, pursuant to Statewide standing order issued by State health official; makes clarifying changes to "Overdose Prevention Act."
Prevents State school aid reduction in school districts that experienced decrease in equalized valuation and are located in certain counties.
Disqualifies person with certain number of motor vehicle points from operating school bus for certain period of time.
Requires school buses be equipped with certain technology to avoid crashes.
Requires transportation capital project and infrastructure safety inspections to continue if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by State Constitution.
Establishes "Commission on Statewide Affordable Housing Obligations" to determine Statewide need for low and moderate income housing.
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.
Raises minimum wage to $13, with certain exceptions.
Increases benefit amounts under New Jersey earned income tax credit program from 35 percent to 80 percent.
Provides small businesses with gross income tax or corporation business tax deduction for wages paid to minimum wage employees.
Requires election by certain public employees of certain health care benefit plans; prohibits payments by public employers for waiver of such plans.
Provides for municipal review and submission of report opposing amendment to solid waste management plan; requires hearing and consideration by solid waste advisory council.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Provides options to PERS member who elects deferred retirement to designate retirement allowance to survivor after retiree's death; removes 30 days advance notice.
Requires public school instruction in suicide prevention to be provided in grades kindergarten through 12 and include certain elements.
Imposes fines on certain violations involving operation of bicycles.
Applies statutory ethics and conflicts-of-interest standards for casino industry regulators and participants to regulators of and participants in legalized marijuana marketplace.
Upgrades crowdfunded thefts; imposes mandatory restitution and fines; requires minimum term of imprisonment.
Provides gross income tax exemption for contributions made to qualified retirement plans.
Designates Morris Plains rail station as "Frank J. Druetzler Station - Morris Plains, New Jersey."
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of claims against them; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Authorizes replacement of certain adjusted tax levy for school districts that had reduction in State aid in 2018-2019 school year.
Modifies calculation of school districts' local share for determining equalization aid.
Revises schedule of State school aid reductions for school districts.
Requires Commissioner of Health to establish public health campaign on autism spectrum disorders.
Requires State to review and approve digital payment platform.
Requires State entities and agencies to provide child care services for full-time employees.
"Mallory's Law"; revises provisions required in school district's anti-bullying policy; provides for civil liability of parent of minor adjudicated delinquent for cyber-harassment or harassment; and increases certain fines against parents.
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Establishes grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Requires certain toll road operators and bi-state agency to allow drivers to choose towing company.
Establishes Triploid Grass Carp Commission to study use of triploid grass carp in freshwater lakes for weed control.
Establishes School Security Task Force.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish public awareness campaign on student use of Internet and social media.
Prohibits certain video recordings in hotels and transient accommodations.
Changes reporting date and certain data requirements for NJT annual report; establishes penalty for failure to issue report in timely manner; and establishes quarterly reporting requirements.
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.
Creates affirmative defense for certain breaches of security.
Makes it a crime of the first degree to coerce a patient to request medication pursuant to the "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act" or to forge a patient's request for such medication.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for minimum required distributions from qualified retirement plans.
Clarifies bilingual Spanish and English language accessibility requirements applicable to printing primary and general election ballots in certain districts.
Exempts certain non-profit entities from requirement that certain employers offer employees certain pre-tax transportation fringe benefits.
Allows taxpayers to deduct cost of certain depreciable assets under corporation business and gross income taxes.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
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.
Requires pharmacy benefits manager providing services within Medicaid program to disclose certain information to DHS.
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 study commission to examine development of mutually beneficial relationships between institutions of higher education and municipalities.
Requires municipalities to designate parking spaces for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
Establishes Office of Labor Law Enforcement.
Permits use of paid leave by public officers and employees for required inactive duty military training.
Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.
Provides sales tax reduction on certain sales made in municipalities located within Highlands Region Preservation Area.
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
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
Establishes Volunteer Emergency Responder Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.