Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, Senate.
Richard J. Codey
Sponsored
Became law7
Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21.
Permits hospitals to establish system for making performance-based incentive payments to physicians.
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain psychiatrists who work in underserved areas or psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey.*
Enters New Jersey in Physical Therapy Licensure Compact.
Authorizes State Treasurer to convey surplus real property known as Millburn Regional Day School in Millburn Township, Essex County, to Millburn Township Board of Education or to Millburn Township for $3,550,000.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY 2017 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
Appropriates $19,266,145 to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Vetoed1
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.*
Passed the Senate1
Prohibits school districts from joining associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports unless association limits interscholastic eligibility of certain student-athletes who repeat middle school grade for athletic advantage.*
Out of committee12
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.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidance for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.
Permits registered surgical practices to convert to or combine with ambulatory surgical facilities; provides for phased-in gross receipts assessment; authorizes non-profit hospitals to acquire joint ownership interest in practices.*
Establishes law enforcement assisted addiction and recovery programs.
Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.
Requires alternative payment models to register with DOH; permits health care practitioners to refer patients to health care service in which the practitioner has beneficial interest when related to alternative payment model.
Requires DMVA to develop online historic tour identifying locations of war battles and places of significance to war efforts in State.
Provides that limitation on hours of retail sale of alcohol be consistent throughout licensed premises.
Prohibits public member on State Ethics Commission from holding interest in or employment with business entity that has contract with State agency.
Requires health insurance carriers; SHBP, and SEHBP to inform covered persons about organ and tissue donation.
Requires Commissioner of Health to designate special care nursing facility to treat patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders dual diagnosis.
In committee48
Exempts from disclosure as public record personal identifying information provided to government agency for emergency notification purposes.
Increases penalties for talking or texting on hand-held device while driving.
Grants subpoena power to Office of Inspector General at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in furtherance of investigations.
Limits settings where certain surgeries may be performed.
Prohibits sale and possession of undetectable firearms manufactured using three dimensional printing technology.
Allows installation of solar arrays by municipalities on preserved open space in certain circumstances.
Regulates sale of certain bicycles with quick release wheels.
Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.
Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in emergency shelters, rooming and boarding houses, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.
Requires certification of diligent inquiry in residential mortgage foreclosure actions to be filed by attorneys.
Authorizes gun violence restraining orders and firearm seizure warrants.
Designates five State songs.
Authorizes State-chartered banks, savings banks, savings and loans, and credit unions to conduct certain savings account promotions.
Requires coach of interscholastic sports team to provide athletic director with certification that no one associated with team was involved in player recruitment.
Prohibits sale or distribution of liquid nicotine except in child-resistant containers.
Establishes requirements for training programs for homemaker-home health aides in care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires certain retailers to provide notice of FAA safety guidelines for flying drones to consumers.
Requires certain drones to contain geo-fencing technology; makes violation a fourth degree crime.
Establishes cap on amount that hospital can charge patients for laboratory services to 150% of Medicare.
Prohibits sale of certain items during certain time on Thanksgiving.
Requires mandatory imprisonment for child luring and requires certain information about Megan's Law to be provided to sex offenders annually.
Provides penalties for sexually offensive or abusive communication through social networking websites.
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.
Upgrades crime of photographing, filming, or disseminating photos or films showing person's intimate parts or sexual conduct when person has not consented to the photography, filming, or disseminating.
Reduces lawful maximum capacity of certain ammunition magazines in New Jersey.
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Restricts use of eminent domain by private pipeline companies to those demonstrating pipeline is in the public interest and that agree to certain regulation by BPU.
Requires driver's license examination to include questions on distracted driving; makes it a violation for motorists to talk or text on hand-held wireless devices while vehicle is temporarily stopped.
Requires public and nonpublic schools, local recreation departments, and youth serving organizations to have licensed athletic trainer present at youth athletic events that involve certain contact sports.
Allows law enforcement officers to scan drivers' cell phones under certain circumstances; imposes penalties for refusal.
Requires suspension of driver's license for gross income tax deficiency under certain circumstances.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $122,200,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide additional State school aid to school districts with equalized school tax rate greater than specified threshold.
Establishes process for individual to petition court for involuntary commitment of another person to treatment for substance use disorder.
Requires school districts to include information on events of September 11, 2001 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies; requires public schools to hold annual assembly commemorating September 11, 2001.
Prohibits use of manufacturer coupons for certain prescription drug and prescription biological products.
Permits persons at horse racetracks and off-track wagering facilities to place wagers on previously-recorded live horse races.
Codifies and enhances use of breach of implied warranty of habitability as defense to certain eviction actions.
Establishes confidentiality of landlord-tenant court records; addresses adverse actions on rental applications.
Eliminates certificate of need requirement for special care nursing facilities.
Bars certain officials from elective office and from participation in various political activities for certain time periods.
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of "whistleblower" claims; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose information.
Requires notification to certain medical and dental boards outside of New Jersey of actions against medical or dental licenses or practices.
Prohibits personal wireless service facilities support structures from being located within 1,800 feet of schools.
Increases amount of offshore wind energy required to be generated by electric power suppliers and basic generation service providers to 3,500 megawatts by 2030.
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.
Requires each electric power generator in NJ to create and deploy energy storage capacity of 600 megawatts by energy year 2021 and 2,000 megawatts by energy year 2030.
Prohibits telemarketer from making telephone call that delivers voice message directly to customer's voicemail box without customer's telephone first ringing.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law6
Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidence for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.
Requires DMVA to develop online historic tour identifying locations of war battles and places of significance to war efforts in State.
Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.
Establishes law enforcement assisted addiction and recovery referral programs.*
Requires health insurance carriers; SHBP, and SEHBP to inform covered persons about organ and tissue donation.
Requires alternative payment models to register with DOH; permits health care practitioners to refer patients to health care service in which the practitioner has beneficial interest when related to alternative payment model.
Vetoed2
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.
Provides that limitation on hours of retail sale of alcohol be consistent throughout licensed premises.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.*
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by State in companies that boycott Israel or Israeli businesses.
Eliminates certificate of need requirement for inpatient psychiatric hospital beds for treatment of psychiatric and substance use disorder dual diagnosis.
Requires DOH to permit certain health care facilities to use shared clinical space when providing primary health care and behavioral health care for mild to moderate behavioral health conditions.
Appropriates $59,532,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and capital and park development projects.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2018 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
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
Vetoed · 1
Establishes commission to approve personaliized handguns; requires firearm retailers to sell personalized handguns.*
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires institutions of higher education to provide to prospective students certain cost, loan, and debt information in financial aid shopping sheet.
Out of committee · 17
Establishes home elevation fund and dedicates up to $5 million of realty transfer fee revenue annually for this purpose.
Prohibits the sale or distribution of flavored electronic smoking devices.
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.*
Concerns earned sick leave.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Updates references to DOC and DHS and refers to persons receiving services from DHS.
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
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.
Directs DEP to adopt standards for drinking water contaminants based upon recommendations of Drinking Water Quality Institute.*
Provides for monitoring and evaluation of transition of mental health and substance use disorder treatment service system and developmental disability system to fee-for-service reimbursement model; makes appropriation. *
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Increases duration and weekly amount of family temporary disability benefits.
Requires collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information about sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys by State agencies.
Concerns expansion of services provided by DOH mental health screening services.*
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.
"Safe Transportation Jobs and Fair Employment Rules Act."
Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
In committee · 20
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility to no more than one year.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amounts under New Jersey estate tax in accordance with provisions of federal tax law.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Increases penalties for failing to yield when violation results in death to pedestrian.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Secretary of Higher Education to promote establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Requires BPU to issue written decision concerning utility rate increase approvals to public via its website.
Revises requirements related to public hearings on proposed public utility rate increases.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing, and selling assault firearms for civilian use.
"Innovative Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act."
Prohibits development over 35 feet in height in Hudson River Palisades viewshed.
Requires health care practitioners to inform patients of addiction potential of controlled dangerous substances prior to issuing prescription.
Prohibits Governor from using State helicopter for out-of-State political or personal events.
Dedicates portion of sales tax derived from electricity, natural gas, and hydrogen used to fuel motor vehicles to Transportation Trust Fund.
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.
Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.
Prohibits posting or publishing personal identifying information of witness, victim, or informant.
"Voter Privacy Act"; establishes protections for privacy of voters; prohibits automated programs to remove names of ineligible voters from official lists of eligible voters; prohibits sharing of certain voter information with federal government.
Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.