Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Angelica M. Jimenez
Sponsored
Became law2
Increases New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit; provides credit for child or dependent care expenses; taxes"investment management services." *
Codifies State-specific exam requirement for land surveyor license.
Passed the General Assembly2
Requires hospital employees to assist uninsured patients with creating account to apply for insurance coverage through Federally-Facilitated Marketplace.*
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.
Out of committee2
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Revises psychologist training requirements.
In committee34
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.
Requires clinical laboratory that provides services for accountable care organization to establish clinical laboratory testing advisory board.
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.
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."
Provides employee time off for events regarding education of their children.
Prohibits transport of certain child passengers in front seat of motor vehicle.
Establishes excessive speeding in certain areas as reckless under vehicular homicide and assault by auto statutes.
Increases statute of limitations for prosecution of vehicular homicide.
Requires property record cards and tax maps prepared in conjunction with revaluations to be produced in electronic format.
Requires DOT and Division of Highway Traffic Safety to conduct study on vehicle size and weight enforcement.
Removes examination requirement for relicensure as real estate broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson by licensed real estate referral agents under certain circumstances.
Dedicates unencumbered revenue collected from vehicle size and weight enforcement to Transportation Trust Fund.
Provides for licensing of radiologist assistants by DEP under "Radiologic Technologist Act" and requires State Board of Medical Examiners to approve procedures and establish level of supervision necessary for practice of radiologist assistants.
Permits counties to provide videoconferencing in involuntary commitment hearings.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
Allows local contracting unit to accept bid up to five percent more than lowest responsible bid under certain circumstances.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances from licensed podiatrists.
Authorizes municipalities to request certain information from transient space marketplaces.
Criminalizes owner or landlord knowingly renting dwelling to tenant that is illegal occupancy which causes serious bodily injury to or death of another person.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 34
Raises, over time, hourly minimum wage to $15.00.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.
Prohibits discrimination against cash-paying consumers.
"Alyssa's Law"; requires public school buildings to be equipped with panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.**
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.*
Establishes training program to prevent suicide by law enforcement officer;requires reporting of law enforcement officer suicides to Attorney General.*
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans.
Revises law governing Class Three special law enforcement officer.*
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
"Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act"; permits qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.*
"Recreational Therapists Licensing Act."
"New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act."
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
Requires health insurers to provide plans that limit patient cost-sharing concerning certain prescription drug coverage. *
Establishes "Blue Alert System."
Amends certain provisions of sexual assault statute to clarify elements necessary for conviction.
Requires prescription opioid medications include warning sticker advising patients of risk of addiction and overdose.
Requires Legislature to adopt and distribute policy prohibiting sexual harassment; requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to complete online training on policy once every two years.
Requires district boards of election to report every two hours number of voters who have voted at each precinct; authorizes challengers to request reported count.
Authorizes parking privileges for certain healthcare workers who render care at patients' home residences.
Imposes surcharge on prearranged rides and increases certain fee associated with motor vehicle violations.**
Applies Meadowlands regional hotel use assessment to all municipalities that participate in Meadowlands tax sharing program.
Requires Commissioner of Health to develop voluntary registry to collect cancer incidence data from firefighters.
"Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
Creates two categories of driver's licenses and identification cards; allows residents unable to prove lawful presence in US to receive permits, and standard driver's licenses or identification cards; permits MVC to increase certain fees.
Permits certain members or retirees of PFRS,SPRS, or PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.**
Concerns property taxes due and owing on real property owned by certain federal employees or contractors under certain circumstances.
Requires Medicaid coverage for group prenatal care services under certain circumstances.
Establishes $18 hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.*
Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $3,000 to $6,000.
Requires Civil Service Commission to establish and maintain hotline for State employees to submit reports of workplace discrimination and harassment.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $9.5 million to DOH for family planning services.
Vetoed · 3
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension for surviving spouse by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually.
Requires carriers that offer health benefits plans to provide new or existing subscribers with notification of certain hospital and health system contract expirations.
Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales; increases fees for cigarette and vapor business licensure.*
Passed the General Assembly · 30
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.
Establishes certain requirements for domestic violence training for certain judges and judicial personnel.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
Provides for jurisdiction for prosecution for certain crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey.
Requires notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities to be published on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications. *
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings.
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for ovarian cancer research.
Requires MVC to check Social Security Administration records and mark deceased individuals in MVC database once per month.
"Pet Groomers Licensing Act;" designated as "Bijou's Law."
Requires public water systems to provide certain notice of boil water notices and violations of drinking water quality standards.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and county colleges. *
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Requires public community water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water. *
Requires telecommunications, cable television, and Internet service providers to allow service recipients to terminate service contracts following physician's referral to long-term care facility.*
Requires hospitals to include warning in patient discharge papers concerning risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.*
Requires DOH and DHS to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.*
Requires Commissioner of Health to establish maternity care public awareness campaign.*
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.*
Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from disclosing customer's global positioning system data to third parties.
Adds 9-1-1 system regionalization costs to funds appropriated from "9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account."
Exempts discharge of student loan debt of certain veterans through the federal Total and Permanent Disability discharge process from taxation under the gross income tax.
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
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 · 49
Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Requires municipalities that have public swimming pools to provide information regarding "dry drowning."
Enters New Jersey in enhanced multistate Nurse Licensure Compact. *
Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of sexual assault and stalking; and reproductive health service patients and providers.*
Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care.
Provides rental and lease protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.*
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DOH.
"Babs Siperstein Law"; revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in gender.**
Defines information to be included on death certificates, including gender identification.
Establishes Transgender Equality Task Force.
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.
Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.
Permits voter to take photograph of own voted ballot and share it on Internet-based social media.
"Nosey's Law"; prohibits use of wild or exotic animals in traveling animal acts.
"Earn Your Way Out Act"; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan and establish information database; establishes administrative parole release and provides compliance credits.*
Clarifies that violation of "New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act" results in loss of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage in certain circumstances; provides certain coverage for innocent persons in event of fraudulent actions by policyholders.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Prohibits sale or distribution of flavored vapor products.*
Prohibits use of coupons, price rebates, and price reduction promotions in sales of tobacco and vapor products.
Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
Creates new permits to allow certain restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages and allows for issuance of additional alcoholic beverage licenses; provides tax credit under corporate business tax and gross income tax for loss in value to certain alcoholic be
Expands duties of Commission on Human Trafficking to include studying connection between human trafficking and illicit massage parlor businesses.
Revises "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" to prohibit smoking at public beaches and parks.
"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.*
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
"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 display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.
Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete industry-valued credentials in 12 months. *
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
"New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act."
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Concerns service of food or refreshments on mortuary premises.
Requires boards of education and school bus contractors to designate individuals as certain school bus safety personnel.*
Eliminates certain aviation fuel tax exemptions; provides funding for aviation capital projects.*
Establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ.*
Prohibits delivery of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Revises requirements for examination and license to practice mortuary science.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide list of alternative drugs to health care professionals, pharmacists, and covered persons under certain circumstances.*
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.*
Allows emergency zero interest pension loans to certain public employees who are negatively affected by federal shutdown.
Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE.
Authorizes DCA to establish flexible multiple dwelling inspection schedule; requires multiple dwelling owners to file certain registrations.
Concerns driver's license suspension for certain crimes and offenses.**
Permits local governments to request civil service law enforcement examinations; increases training reimbursement for law enforcement positions; removes certain law enforcement appointees from civil service eligible list; allows county hiring preference f
Clarifies that school district is not required to restrict access to school meals if school meal bill is in arrears.
Revises licensure and operational requirements for vapor businesses; revises taxes imposed on vapor products.
In committee · 90
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
"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.
Requires adoption agency, court, or DCPP to maintain child's religious upbringing when placing child in adoptive or resource family home.
Adjusts certain State taxes to support strengthened investments in public, private, and charitable assets in this State.
Concerns combined sewer overflows; establishes Combined Sewer Overflow Solutions Fund; exempts improvements thereto from 2% property tax cap; and appropriates $5 million.
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
Creates Construction Trades Licensing Board for licensing and regulation of several construction professions; creates new division for homeowner protection in Department of Law and Public Safety.
Permits landscape irrigation contractors to install backflow prevention devices under certain circumstances.
Revises law concerning alarm business licensees.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Requires Medicaid program to increase reimbursement for ambulance services provided to Medicaid recipients who are also Medicare eligible to Medicare rate.
Requires health benefits coverage for mammograms for women under 40 who lack access to family medical history due to their or their parent's adoption.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Increases number of commissioners on Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor to six; changes process for appointment of commissioners.
Authorizes the EDA to issue additional $50,000,000 in bonds to provide grants for certain county vocational school district facilities projects and increases debt service district aid percentage for such projects.
Provides additional State school aid to county vocational school districts in which enrollment increases by more than 10%.
Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.
Concerns return of development fees to municipalities for transportation related projects.
Requires earned sick leave for certain employees.
Imposes temporary surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain cities to fund public safety services.
Amends law to limit DEP's direct oversight of remediation of portion of contaminated site under certain circumstances.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
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.
Requires certain professional boards to report licensure exam passage rates.
Exempts from disclosure as public record information provided by individual to government agency under certain circumstances.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Allows reemployment by school district of TPAF retiree as advisor of school sponsored club or program when compensation is under $10,000.
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
Establishes minimum level of domestic violence training for judges and judicial personnel.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Revises laws concerning real estate licensees.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to include crime victims as protected status.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Imposes $0.25 surcharge on alcoholic beverages to be dedicated to Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
Requires candidates for President and Vice-President of United States to disclose federal income tax returns to appear on ballot; prohibits Electoral College electors from voting for candidates who fail to file income tax returns.
Concerns resentencing and parole for certain juvenile defendants.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
Revises definition of "necessary care" in the State's animal cruelty law to include more specific requirements.
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 DOH to authorize Jersey City to issue certified copies of birth certificates by September 1, 2017.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Revises "Pet Purchase Protection Act" to establish new requirements for pet dealers and pet shops.
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.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Prohibits use of gap in automobile insurance coverage as rating factor in automobile insurance underwriting under certain circumstances.
Requires driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include cyclist and pedestrian safety information.
Mandates health benefits coverage for opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties.
Requires anyone administered opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.
Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to conduct international criminal history background checks and check employer references for licensees.
Permits registered surgical practices to convert to or combine with ambulatory care facilities; provides for phased-in gross receipts assessment; authorizes non-profit hospitals to acquire joint ownership interest in practices.
Prohibits smoking at public parks and beaches.
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.
Establishes the "New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act."
Requires counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Permits use of instant run-off voting in balloting for certain local elective public offices.
Prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted of certain offenses.
Authorizes medical marijuana for treatment of dysmenorrhea.
Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce paper record of each vote cast.
Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing or email to disclose information; prohibits subscriber penalty.
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.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Requires professional boards to provide for online processing of application for licensure or renewal.
Requires all prescriptions be transmitted electronically, subject to certain exceptions.
Eliminates duplication and redundancy in registration of certain apartments.
Restricts access to motor vehicle accident reports under certain circumstances.
Raises minimum wage rate to $10.10, makes further increases over a four-year period, and maintains annual cost of living increases.
Requires full pay for certain health care and public safety workers placed in isolation or quarantine.
Establishes animal importer registration, and animal grooming facility and animal training facility licenses; establishes requirements for animal importers, animal grooming facilities, and animal training facilities and penalties for certain violations.
Prohibits disclosure of certain religious affiliation information by State or local government agencies.
Deletes prior authorization requirements by certain insurers for accessing certain health care services.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Requires telecommunications service providers to warn residential customers of potential scams or other frauds committed through use of these services.
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.
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.
Raises minimum wage rate to $10.10, makes additional increases over four-year period, and maintains annual cost of living increases.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
"Charlie's Law"; requires that prescribers and pharmacy practice sites furnish patients with information and products concerning safe disposal of drugs and needles.
Makes FY 2019 supplemental appropriation of $9,000,000 to Department of State for New Jersey Complete Count Commission.
Provides certain protections for temporary laborers.
"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 School Security Task Force.
Prohibits person from using altered photographs in advertising of real estate under certain circumstances.
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.