Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, Senate.
Nicholas J. Sacco
Sponsored
Became law1
"Dominick Marino PFRS Enhanced Benefits for Surviving Spouses Act"; enhances PFRS accidental death benefit for surviving spouse who becomes eligible after effective date by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually.*
Passed the Senate1
Requires school bus driver's complete motor vehicle driving record be shared with board of education or school bus contractor and local police.
Out of committee4
Requires notice of development applications be given to residential tenants on that property.
Prohibits State from disclosing New Jersey driver's license holders' personal information to other states seeking to issue speed camera or red light camera citations.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell and convey certain surplus real property located in Town of Secaucus, Hudson County.
Restores and revises Urban Enterprise Zone program; appropriates $42,500,000. *
In committee24
"Drew's Law"; allows counties and municipalities to establish, or request DOT to establish, 15 miles per hour speed limit in or near certain parks and to set increased penalty for violating speed limit.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Requires adult corrections officers in State facilities to complete in-service training program.
Provides for forfeiture of vehicle where weapon was unlawfully possessed.
Establishes grant program in DCA to provide funding to youth mentoring programs.
Establishes State payment in lieu of taxes to municipalities for loss of revenues due to an overburden of tax-exempt cemetery property; appropriates $66 million.
Requires disclosure of data recording devices in motor vehicles; limits access to recorded data.
Establishes Animal Cruelty Offender Registry; prohibits purchase, adoption, and breeding of animals by animal cruelty offenders.
Requires hospital employees assist uninsured patients with creating account to apply for insurance coverage through Federally-Facilitated Marketplace.
Requires DOE to provide certain information regarding school peer groupings.
Sets forth certain standards to be followed by law enforcement agencies and fire departments when utilizing drones.
Prohibits release of home addresses of certain public safety employees by governmental entities.
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
Reduces helicopter operations at certain aviation facilities licensed by State.
Prohibits tourist helicopter operations in New Jersey.
Maintains property tax exemption for certain nonprofit hospitals and their nursing homes; requires these hospitals to pay community service contributions to host municipalities; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commissio
Increases statute of limitations for prosecution of vehicular homicide.
Establishes design-build delivery system for NJTA and DOT projects.
Requires NJT to remove snow from certain stops, stations, and stands for motorbus regular route service and to make name and contact information of entities responsible for snow removal publicly available.
Directs four-year public institutions of higher education to develop plan to achieve six-year graduation rate of at least 70 percent for full-time undergraduate students by 2022-2023 academic year.
Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification.
Requires licensed providers of long-term skilled nursing care to establish permanent morgue for use in non-emergent periods and supplemental morgue space for use in public emergencies.
Repeals provision that requires court-ordered pension forfeiture upon conviction of public employee for certain crimes; requires retirement system to consider for pension forfeiture length and duration of misconduct or crime in relation to public employee
Revises conditions for use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law2
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell and convey certain surplus real property located in Town of Secaucus, Hudson County.
Restores and revises Urban Enterprise Zone program; appropriates $42,500,000.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.*
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.*
Provides civil and criminal immunity to certain health care professionals and health care facilities during public health emergency and state of emergency; facilitates issuance of certain temporary licenses and certifications during public health emergenc
"COVID-19 Fiscal Mitigation Act"; clarifies filing and payment deadline for CBT and GIT taxpayers, modifies duration of State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021, requires certain updates and presentation for State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021.
Provides relief to students receiving State financial aid to address special circumstances due to 2020 public health state of emergency.
Concerns employment benefits and coronavirus disease 2019 infections contracted by essential employees.
Requires certain provisions in State contracts for delivery of publicly financed mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services.
Establishes immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Permits prosecutors to enroll in Prosecutors Part of PERS.
Vetoed · 5
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program; appropriates $17 million.*
Establishes "2020 New Jersey Emergency Rental Assistance Program"; appropriates $100 million.
Establishes Employment and Business-Related Tax Deferral Assistance Program in EDA to allow small businesses to defer the payment and remittance of certain employment and business-related taxes during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Affords employment protection to certain emergency medical responders.
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
Passed the Senate · 3
Allows CBT and GIT tax credits to certain taxpayers that retain employees during COVID-19 pandemic.
Bars certain public officials from holding elective public office and participating in political activities for three years.
Revises law prohibiting cruel tethering and confinement of dogs; establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.
Out of committee · 7
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1 million. *
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability. *
Requires NJT to adopt plan to evacuate passengers when rail passenger vehicle becomes immobilized in tunnel.
Authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties.
Addresses certain landlord expenses in response to COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $350 million.*
Establishes criminal offenses and civil penalties concerning inhumane confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.
Requires provider of electronic communication service to preserve information reported to law enforcement related to endangerment of children for 180 days.
In committee · 14
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
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
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
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 door to operator's cabin be locked on NJT trains.
Requires local contracting unit to award local public contract to most responsible bidder.
Allows primary caregiver of handicapped person and person with autism to apply for and use handicapped parking.
Establishes one-time payment program in Department of Treasury for aid for certain eligible taxpayers; appropriates $35 million.
Limits height of new construction in area below cliffs east of Palisade Avenue.
Bars certain public officials from holding elective office and participating in political activities for certain time periods.
"Palisades Cliffs Protection Act," limits height of new construction in area below cliffs east of Palisades.
Permits emergency medical technicians to administer certain vaccines during certain declared public health emergencies.
"Palisades Cliffs Protection and Planning Act"; concerns preservation of Palisades Cliffs and creates Palisades Cliffs Preservation Council.
Extends immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments until beginning of 2023.
Filed · 7
Concerns certain benefits and leave provided to workers.
Appropriates $20 million from General Fund to EDA to support food and beverage establishments impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $50 million from General Fund to EDA to support businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support Sustain and Serve NJ Program.
Establishes Startup Business and Nonprofit Assistance Program in EDA to support new businesses and nonprofit organizations following COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $25 million.
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support child care providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.