Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Angelica M. Jimenez
Sponsored
Became law1
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons who are fingerprinted and permits law enforcement officers to collect certain biological samples.*
Vetoed1
Requires clinical laboratory that provides services for accountable care organization to establish clinical laboratory testing advisory board.
Out of committee3
Permits school district to request and receive from MVC name and address of student's parent or guardian to verify student's eligibility for enrollment in school district. *
Prohibits purchaser of used motor vehicle from waiving dealer's obligation regarding emissions control equipment.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.*
In committee21
Provides that civil service make-up examinations not include the same questions as the original examination.
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
Establishes guidelines for dissemination of vital records.
Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification.
Requires employers and birthing facilities to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.
Requires criminal history record background checks for public employees handling vital records.
Provides voter registration assistance to persons completing parole, probation, and criminal sentences.
Amends Health Enterprise Zone law to allow municipalities more discretion in granting property tax exemptions to medical offices.
Expands eligible municipalities under the "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act" to include Harrison Town in Hudson County.
Provides for school and medical family leave.
Waives certain commercial driver license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Changes title of animal cruelty investigator to "municipal humane law enforcement officer" and defines term in statute.
Establishes "Fund to Prevent Use of Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices"; supports activities to prevent use and promote awareness of associated health conditions.
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.
Prohibits certain mental health facilities, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, and homeless shelters in residential zones and within 1,000 feet of schools.
Prohibits release of home addresses of certain public safety employees by governmental entities.
Revises licensing requirements and procedures under the "Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act."
Establishes "Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Act;" requires DOLWD to promulgate standards and regulations concerning safe handling of hazardous drugs by health care personnel.
Provides employee time off for events regarding education of their children.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Permits school district to request and receive from MVC name and address of student's parent or guardian to verify student's eligibility for enrollment in school district. *
Vetoed2
Prohibits purchaser of used motor vehicle from waiving dealer's obligation regarding emissions control equipment.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 37
Requires schools to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit administration of epinephrine to any student having anaphylactic reaction.
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages.
Requires pharmacies and prescribers to notify patients about how to ensure proper and safe disposal of unused prescription drugs.
Establishes durational limits and enumerates certain factors concerning modification and termination of alimony; establishes "open durational" alimony.*
Requires training program for school bus drivers and school bus aides on interacting with students with special needs, and requires development and use of student information cards.*
Requires certain veterinarians at for-profit veterinary facilities to provide written notification concerning absence of supervision after normal business hours; designated as "Betsy's Law." *
Creates the option to make a voluntary contribution for the support of local libraries on gross income tax returns.
Prohibits notaries public from falsely representing themselves as attorneys in advertisments.
Requires coin redemption machine operators to disclose fees.
Requires hiring preference for veterans seeking position with State Police.
Requires halfway houses to permit attorneys and certain representatives of attorneys to visit incarcerated clients.
Requires certain police vehicles to be equipped with cameras.
Requires Division of Addiction Services to grant residential drug treatment program licenses to certain programs operating in State correctional facilities and county jails.
Allows person to request voluntary exclusion from gaming activities without acknowledging being problem gambler.
"Military Dependents Scholarship Fund Act"; provides college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn.
Codifies "Project Medicine Drop" program; requires Division of Consumer Affairs to maintain secure prescription medicine drop-off receptacles at certain law enforcement agencies.*
Establishes certain requirements for hospitals regarding patient-designated caregivers.
Provides for licensure of chiropractic assistants.
Requires New Jersey School Report Card to include indicators of student career readiness.
Establishes four-year County Vocational School District Partnership Grant Program in DOE.
Creates financial planning assistance program for disabled veterans and their caregivers.
Increases income eligibility cap to receive respite care for certain veterans.*
Prohibits religious entities from engaging in certain practices involving cemeteries, funeral homes and mortuaries, memorials, mausoleums and burial vaults.
Requires continuing care retirement communities to provide residents with information on influenza vaccines for older adults.
Permits correctional facilities to utilize body imaging scanning equipment.
Authorizes county vocational school district to request county improvement authority to construct and issue bonds to finance school facilities project.
Requires DOC to make reports containing information concerning treatment and reentry initiative participation; requires AOC to establish program that collects recidivism data and make reports concerning adults sentenced to period of probation.*
Expands scope of law governing registration of security guards; designated as " Detective Vincent Santiago's Law." *
Permits holders of certain alcoholic beverage licenses to be issued amusement game license and updates definition of recognized amusement park.
Requires insurance producer licensing examination and registration materials to be offered in English and Spanish, and examination instructional materials to be available in Spanish.
Establishes task force to study issues related to sexual assault on college campuses.
Requires providers to submit to DHS expenditure details of enrollees in Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
Clarifies and revises certain aspects of the "Hackensack Meadowlands Agency Consolidation Act."
"New Jersey Small Business Retirement Marketplace Act."*
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Vetoed · 9
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
Prohibits smoking at public parks and beaches.
Requires DOE to review Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure they incorporate standards regarding engineering where appropriate.*
Requires Medicaid coverage for diabetes self-management education, training, services, and equipment for patients diagnosed with diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes. *
Prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted of carjacking, gang criminality, racketeering and terroristic threats.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Mandates health benefits coverage for opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties. *
Requires county and municipal police departments to establish cultural diversity training course and plan.
Passed the General Assembly · 35
Exempts from disclosure as public record personal identifying information provided to government agency for emergency notification purposes.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
"Christopher's Law;" provides court with option of ordering juveniles adjudicated delinquent to receive interactive instruction in preventing gang involvement and gang and youth violence.
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 appropriate community notification when sex offender is placed in halfway house; prohibits certain county inmates in halfway house.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.*
Provides certified municipal fire inspectors and fire officials having more than four consecutive years service with tenure in office.
Requires counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Allows person with allergy to drugs or medications to voluntarily make notation on drivers license.*
Requires boil water notices to be provided by certain public water systems via telephone, email or text message.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.*
Requires corporations qualifying for certain State development subsidy grants to repay entire grant amount if corporation fails to uphold grant terms.*
Requires law enforcement officers to search domestic violence restraining order registry upon conducting an arrest.
Requires oversight reporting on Hurricane Sandy recovery funds.
Prohibits persons convicted of animal cruelty offenses from owning domestic companion animals and from working or volunteering at animal-related enterprises; designated as "Moose's Law."*
Establishes "MVP Emergency Alert System" for missing persons with mental, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.*
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
Allows certain materials to be included in corporation's proxy solicitation materials.
Enacts "Truth in Caller Identification Act"; prohibits manipulation of certain telephone caller identification information.
Directs Attorney General to establish a criminal firearms recovery clearing house.
Provides two elected members of pension commission of closed Hudson County Employers' Pension Fund may be active or retired county employees.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Provides rental and lease protections for domestic violence victims.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Adds cyber-harassment to the domestic violence statutes.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice services.*
Establishes pilot program in DOE to award pupil transportation contracts that exceed bid threshold through request for proposals.*
"Uncompensated Pending Medicaid Beneficiary Payment Relief Act"; provides compensation relief to nursing facilities when resident's Medicaid eligibility determination is delayed more than 90 days.*
"Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act"; restricts collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes.*
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.*
Authorizes transfer of excess medical marijuana inventory between alternative treatment centers.
"Secure Schools for All Children Act"; establishes State aid program for security services, equipment, or technology to ensure safe and secure school environment for nonpublic school students.
Requires employees of private entity with access to student information under contract with DOE, school districts, or charter schools to undergo criminal background check.
Out of committee · 51
Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.
Establishes pilot project to permit voters in military service on active duty overseas, and their eligible family members, to vote in certain elections using the Internet; makes appropriation.*
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Requires DOC to conduct quarterly site visits at residential community release programs.
Prohibits certain persons charged with first, second, or third degree crimes from being in halfway houses prior to adjudication.*
Provides that certain personal identifying information may be redacted from certain public records in certain circumstances.
Creates cause of action for failure to maintain certain vacant properties; requires out-of-state creditors to designate in-State representative.
Permits adoptees and certain others to obtain adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Permits two or more candidates for school board member to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot for same term.
Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning electronic communications between employees and students.
Requires health insurance carriers to use standard explanation of benefits form.
Provides that nonpublic school nursing services may include nursing services for a preschool pupil in the event of an emergency.
Revises statutes regarding practice of physical therapy.
Requires county elections board give notice by Internet posting or mail when polling place location changes unexpectedly before election; requires board develop plan for polling place change notification.**
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.*
Requires casino licensee to install and maintain system of security cameras in every stairwell throughout casino hotel facility.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Directs State Board of Agriculture and Dept. of Agriculture to adopt regulations concerning confinement of pregnant sows during gestation.
Establishes the "Superstorm Sandy Bill of Rights."*
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in sex.
Provides for certification for emergency medical technicians to administer opioid antidotes.
Gives priority in training programs to long-term unemployed.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network, and updates crime of animal fighting; amends RICO concerning dog fighting.**
Creates Sporting Facility License governing sale of alcoholic beverages under certain cercumstances.*
Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21.
Requires PANYNJ be subject to NY Freedom of Information Law and NJ open public records act.
Increases transparency and accountability at PANYNJ.
Requires Medicaid managed care organizations to meet certain conditions prior to reducing reimbursement rates for personal care assistant services and home-based supportive care services.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Provides for licensure of ambulatory care facilities to provide integrated primary care services including behavioral health care.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services; designated as the Mental Health Access Act.*
Permits successful completion of special probation drug court program notwithstading use of medication-assisted treatment.*
Establishes insurance and safety requirements for companies that use digital network or software application to match passengers with drivers.*
Requires Internet gaming affiliates to be licensed as casinos; prohibits waiver of licensing requirements.
Requires full pay for certain health care and public safety workers placed in isolation or quarantine.
Prohibits certain possession, sale, offering for sale, trade or distribution of shark fins.
Requires MVC conduct study and make recommendations concerning electronic driver's licenses and mobile applications.
Clarifies that Alzheimer's disease and related disorders may be listed as secondary cause of death on death certificate when appropriate.
Establishes vocational training pilot program in DOC; provides for inmate compensation for education and workforce training participation.
Prohibits tourist helicopter operations in New Jersey.
Establishes requirements for training programs for homemaker-home health aides in care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.*
"Music Therapist Licensing Act."
Requires government entities to provide law enforcement agencies with access to exterior security recordings under certain circumstances.
Revises laws concerning real estate licensees.
Makes fraudulent use of social security number to collect lottery winnings crime of fourth degree.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide notice of termination of coverage to covered persons in certain circumstances.
Requires owner of railroad bridge to submit bridge inspection records to DOT.
Requires Commissioner of Education to include data on chronic absenteeism and disciplinary suspensions on School Report Card and requires public schools to make certain efforts to combat chronic absenteeism.
In committee · 75
Revises definition of "necessary care" in the State's animal cruelty law to include more specific requirements.
Requires notice prior to lapse of life insurance policy due to nonpayment of premium.
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.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires mental health evaluation and list of household members with mental illness to purchase firearm.
Increases insurance requirements on operators of autobuses; requires driver of autobus to possess commercial driver license.
Requires State Board of Education to include training in mental health as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.
Prohibits installation of gunfire locators on utility poles.
Establishes compensation program for certain injured probation officers.
Requires firearms endorsement on driver's license or non-driver identification card.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Permits a student to participate in certain voluntary surveys if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents; limits use of information obtained from survey.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Requires certain disclosures in advertisements by health care professionals.
Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Eliminates the board of trustees of Rutgers University and provides that its powers will be exercised by the board of governors of the university.
Permits certain officials to possess pepper spray in quantity carried by law enforcement officers.
Regulates the operation of certain autobuses.
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.
Permits qualifying patients to possess and use medical marijuana legally obtained from another jurisdiction; extends State medical marijuana laws to qualifying out-of-State patients; expands ability of parents to serve as primary caregiver to minor childr
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and resident tuition rate.
Prohibits notaries public from falsely representing themselves as attorneys in advertisements.
Requires school bus transporting students using wheelchairs to be equipped with four-point securement system; requires school bus operator to secure students using wheelchairs.
Prohibits sale of prepaid and wireless telephone service and equipment unless certain buyer information is recorded.
The "Green Building and Infrastructure Tax Credit Act"; provides tax credits for certain green buildings and wood utility poles.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Requires school districts to take all steps to ensure adequate security for students when school is open as a polling place and provides that school district costs shall be deducted from the itemized list of expenses submitted by the county board of elect
Requires forms for homestead property tax reimbursement, veterans' property tax exemption, veterans' property tax deduction, and senior and disabled property tax deduction to be available in certain languages.
Establishes animal cruelty offense of cruel confinement of a gestating pig.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Secretary of Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Establishes prescription drug donation repository program.
"Pet Groomers Licensing Act;" designated as "Bijou's Law."
The "Jobs, Trade and Democracy Act."
Creates new offenses and penalties regarding animal fighting.
Prohibits charging vehicle storage fees for days on which storage facility is closed.
Provides prescriber or health care facility with discretion to number prescription blank forms consecutively.
Prohibits insurers offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract.
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.
Requires public schools to include instruction on oral health as part of core curriculum content standards.
Requires assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes to ensure connection of emergency cords in residential units to facility staff.
Prohibits administration of standardized assessments not required under State or federal law.
Requires written residential leases to be provided in both English and Spanish in certain municipalities.
Requires DOH to establish minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios for hospitals.
Permits creation of local hire programs for public work contracts of political subdivisions.
Requires property record cards and tax maps prepared in conjunction with revaluations to be produced in electronic format.
Extends from 60 days to 120 days amount of time for municipality to refund excess property taxes paid following successful property assessment appeal.
Regulates passenger transportation companies that use an online application program to connect drivers to passengers.
Requires boards of education to annually conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.
Allows gross income tax credit for contributions to nonprofit public school support organizations.
Establishes "Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards" to annually recognize outstanding career and technical education students.
Requires professional boards to provide for online processing of application for licensure or renewal.
Prohibits MVC from imposing duplicate license or identification card fee and digitized picture fee if duplicate is requested to reflect change in organ donor status.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Requires public and nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Clarifies that law enforcement officer who knowingly chokes another person engages in use of deadly force.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors accept and provide a rebate for certain returned drugs.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient has Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires Commissioner of Transportation to publish notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications.
Establishes Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer to monitor efforts to promote participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.
Requires creditors to maintain vacant and abandoned non-residential properties under foreclosure.
Imposes $0.25 surcharge on alcoholic beverages to be dedicated to Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
Reduces helicopter operations at certain aviation facilities licensed by State.
Requires DOH license additional angioplasty facilities, with at least one facility in each county.
Requires health insurers to limit patient cost-sharing and provide appeal process concerning certain prescription drug coverage.
Requires certain professional boards to report licensure exam passage rates.
Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Requires health care practitioners to discuss risk of addiction when prescribing certain drugs to patients who are minors.
Permits charging late fee for rental payments due on self-service storage units and authorizes sale of property via website.