Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Edward H. Thomson
Sponsored
In committee49
Requires criminal history record background checks on certain volunteer sports personnel.
Exempts certain volunteer emergency service organizations from charitable contribution filing fees.
Provides that person who impersonates law enforcement officer and commits crime is guilty of third degree crime.
Designates portion of New Jersey Route No. 34 in Wall Township as the "Duncan Thecker Memorial Highway."
Criminalizes participation in criminal street gang.
Revises "Contractors' Registration Act" to include water remediation services.
Makes revisions to the "Contractors' Registration Act."
Grants full police status to special agents in the Department of the Treasury; authorizes special agents to carry firearms at all times.
Requires AG to defend challenges to certain municipal ordinances that establish residency requirements for convicted sex offenders.
Eliminates statute of limitations in civil cases involving certain sexual offenses.
Prohibits public school fund-raising activities which include unsupervised door-to-door sales by students.
Allows planning and zoning board members to satisfy training requirements on Internet.
Permits municipalities to charge a fee to cover ancillary costs of traffic control; limits fee.
Regulates assignment and use of State vehicles.
Requires school district that includes grades kindergarten through six to offer Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program.
Authorizes affordable housing obligation reduction in exchange for lead hazard remediation fund deposit.
Prohibits performance of revaluation in county by firm in which tax assessor has interest if assessor serves in the county.
Permits contracting units to disqualify local public contract bidder with whom any contracting unit had prior negative experience; establishes prior negative experience database.
Permits local contracting units to disqualify local public contract bidder for creating conflict of interest with respect to prior contract.
Permits issuance of additional alcoholic beverage licenses in municipalities located in certain project areas.
Establishes fourth degree crime of providing locksmithing services without license under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Ethanol Study Commission."
Permits vapor lounges for use of electronic smoking devices to be opened under certain circumstances.
Allows certain sole proprietors to join a small employer health benefits purchasing alliance.
Transfers management of PFRS to Board of Trustees of PFRS; provides safeguards against poor performance of investments.
Establishes penalties for manufacture, purchase or possession of certain keys.
Requires public and nonpublic school to provide student with more information about NJ STARS Program and improve notification of potenial eligibilty.
Includes value of certain properties exempt from taxation in valuation used to calculate State school aid.
Prohibits exemption of school purposes property taxes under "Long Term Tax Exemption Law."
Establishes training wage.
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Extends certain civil service and tuition benefits to family members of servicemembers who died while in service.
Limits long term tax exemptions in municipalities with school districts receiving certain State school aid.
Includes value of certain properties exempt from taxation in valuation used to calculate State school aid in SDA districts.
Requires DCA to provide certain long term tax exemption information on website.
Establishes Children's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.
Provides for identification and study of infant fatalities and near fatalities resulting from vaccination; requires inclusion of vaccination information in sudden infant death reports; and requires use of federal infant death reporting form.
Requires PFRS to attain and maintain target funded ratio prior to enhancement of member benefits.
Extends certain civil service and tuition benefits to family members of servicemembers who died while in service.
Directs Division of Consumer Affairs to establish public information campaign concerning home improvement contractors.
Establishes "Subcommittee on Affordable Housing Needs" within "Joint Committee on Housing Affordability"; requires subcommittee to make determinations concerning affordable housing needs.
Provides for municipal review and submission of report opposing amendment to solid waste management plan; requires hearing and consideration by solid waste advisory council.
Allows school district to develop delayed building evacuation plan to investigate source of fire alarm activation prior to evacuation.
Requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for leaving scene of accident resulting in serious bodily injury.
Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
Provides preference for in-State businesses in State contracting.
Requires contracted service providers who have access to school buildings or grounds when school is not in session to undergo criminal history record check.
Permits municipalities to charge reduced or no beach fee for children ages 12 to 17; revises law concerning beach fees for veterans.
Requires all public school teachers and paraprofessionals working with autistic students to possess Registered Behavior Technician credential by 2020-2021 school year.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*
Revises law governing Class Three special law enforcement officer.*
Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor's license.
Requires school districts to include instruction on consequences of distributing and soliciting sexually explicit images through electronic means as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. *
Requires school districts to incorporate instruction in grades six through 12 on law and meaning of consent for physical contact and sexual activity as part of Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Establishes "Blue Alert System."
Authorizes parking privileges for certain healthcare workers who render care at patients' home residences.
Designates portion of Interstate Highway Route 195 in Township of Howell as "State Trooper Marc K. Castellano Memorial Highway."
Allows wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Requires DOT and OIT to develop materials concerning capabilities of airports in NJ and establishes "Public Use Airports Task Force."
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
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.
"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.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Authorizes creation of special license plates commemorating horse as State animal.
"Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act"; requires certain school meal information be provided to students' parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs; prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears.
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.
Out of committee · 11
Provides free admission to State parks, forests, and beaches for certain veterans and military personnel.
Upgrades penalty for failing to report act of sexual abuse against child.*
Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight.
Excludes from gross income taxation military compensation for personnel serving outside of State and combat zone compensation.*
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.
Revises and updates public utility franchise process; allows State's political subdivisions to revoke franchises; increases certain penalties.
"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.*
"Charlie's Law"; requires pharmacy practice sites and hospice programs to furnish patients with information and products to safely dispose of unused prescription drugs and medications.*
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2019 to include new projects and remove certain projects.
"Paul's Law"; authorizes parent or guardian to request use of individualized health care plan for student with epilepsy or seizure disorder.
In committee · 102
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from tax levy and appropriation cap, as applicable, for municipalities and counties.
Authorizes use of tracking dog to search for and recover wild deer during prescribed hunting season.
Requires law enforcement agency to issue retired law enforcement officer identification card to certain qualified retirees.
Appropriates $10 million to the DEP for Black Creek and Wreck Pond dredging.
Upgrades theft to a crime of the first degree if amount involved is $500,000 or more.
Appropriates $2 million in constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for hazardous substance discharge remediation to DEP for White Swan Cleaners/Sun Cleaners Superfund site cleanup in Monmouth County.
Changes State assistance to urban enterprise zones over seven years by increasing reduced sales tax in enterprise zones and dedicating increase to zone municipalities.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.
Permits municipality to use proceeds of beach access fees for areas near beach facilities that are significantly affected by beach tourism; requires municipality to provide explanation of expenditures on website.
Reauthorizes use of regional contribution agreements.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2.125 million to Howell Township in Monmouth County for drinking water infrastructure project.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.
Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of lymphedema.
Imposes criminal penalties for discharges of untreated sewage from containment devices installed on watercraft.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
"Homestead School Property Tax Reimbursement Act"; provides State reimbursement for 50% of school property taxes paid by seniors, 65 years and older.
Increases fines for failing to have required markings on commercial vehicles.
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
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Clarifies that chief of police or Superintendent of State Police has burden of proving applicant's disqualification for permit to purchase handgun or firearms purchaser identification card.
Provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain crimes of domestic violence.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Limits number of bills member of Legislature may introduce; requires every bill to be heard in committee; requires estimate be prepared of cost of drafting and considering each bill.
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.
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.
Limits amount of real property that may be exempt from property taxation under "Long Term Tax Exemption Law."
Requires DCA to collect information about State residents seeking affordable housing in State and provide that information to COAH.
Allows municipalities to establish affordable housing preference for their residents.
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.
Establishes fourth degree crime of possessing firearms locator application; enhances penalty if such application is used in theft of firearm.
Requires interior light of motor vehicle be turned on when stopped by law enforcement under certain circumstances.
Prohibits release of police internal investigation information under State's open public records law.
Requires testing for infectious disease for certain persons who have been administered opioid antidote by first responder.
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.
Eliminates duplication and redundancy in registration of certain apartments.
Clarifies law on ethical conduct of board of education members and school administrators and provides specific requirements for boards invoking doctrine of necessity.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Requires appropriate insurance company to provide coverage to Good Samaritan injured at scene of accident.
Requires all new State buildings to have solar or geothermal energy systems, where feasible.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain donated vehicles.
Permits water supply service and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Permits sale of motor fuels that have not been blended with ethanol for certain purposes.
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from the tax levy cap applicable to school districts.
Requires annual income verification for affordable rental housing.
Directs COAH to adopt regulations to require municipalities to prioritize current residents in affordable housing applications.
Provides alternative method for municipalities whose non-operating district was eliminated to join certain regional districts and withdraw from others at same time.
Increases tax credit provided for qualified investments under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to victims injured in September 11th and 1993 World Trade Center attacks.
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.
Requires school districts to institute policies to improve emergency communications to increase school security.
Requires State Police to maintain 24-hour hotline for receiving anonymous tips regarding potential threats to school safety and security.
Requires school district to submit emergency communication policies and protocols to Department of Education for review.
Requires DOE to establish online school security resource clearinghouse.
Requires Police Training Commission to adopt training course on school emergency response.
Requires Commissioner of Education to review school safety and security plans.
Establishes Office of Tourism Research; requires specific measures concerning tourism advertising, marketing, research, and tourism-related business training.
Increases fine for second or subsequent child passenger seat restraint violation.
Designates Earth Day week each year as Litter Law Enforcement Week for special effort to enforce littering laws.
Eliminates certain sales restrictions on recreational vehicles.
Provides anti-stigmatization protections to public school student whose school breakfast or school lunch bill is in arrears.
Authorizes wagering at casinos and racetracks on results of certain professional or collegiate sports or athletic events.
Affords civil immunity to private colleges and their police officers in certain cases.
Qualifies certain disabled veterans for toll rate exemptions and exemptions from motor vehicle registration fees.
Makes available certain grants to employers of veterans and job training to certain veterans; makes an appropriation.
Requires State parks, forests, State-owned beaches, and MVC offices to remain open to public if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Provides that amounts remaining in inactive Internet gaming accounts will be abandoned property after three years under unclaimed property law.
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.
Excludes transient accommodations in shore counties from various State and local taxes.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Provides tax levy growth limitation adjustment for school districts experiencing reduction in State aid.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Extends validity of temporary instructional certificate issued to military spouse to one year; requires expedited processing of application by military spouse for NJ instructional certificate and reduced fees for military spouse to obtain certificate.
Provides gross income tax exemption for contributions made to qualified retirement plans.
"Charlie's Law"; requires that prescribers and pharmacy practice sites furnish patients with information and products concerning safe disposal of drugs and needles.
Repeals surtax imposed on certain businesses.
Prohibits candidates from nomination for more than one elective office at primary or general election.
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Requires certain toll road operators and bi-state agency to allow drivers to choose towing company.
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.
Requires limited liability companies to make certain disclosures concerning ownership.
Prohibits campaign expenditures to entities whose principals cannot be readily identified.
Establishes program providing grants for Superstorm Sandy recovery in exchange for reduction of affordable housing obligation.
Requires school district to allow graduating student to wear military sash while participating in high school graduation ceremony.
Revises effects of delinquency and insolvency proceedings against insurer-members of federal home loan banks.
Establishes Volunteer Emergency Responder Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.