Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
Angelica M. Jimenez
Sponsored
Became law4
Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification; establishes criminal history record background check process.*
Requires DHS to maintain SNAP outreach plan and to conduct additional outreach programs. *
Requires DCA to conduct surveys and report data related to homelessness in administering the Rental Assistance Navigation Program.*
Revises New Jersey False Claims Act to comply with federal law for purposes of entitling State to enhanced recovery in Medicaid fraud cases.
Passed the General Assembly2
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Increases fines for failing to report suspected abuse or exploitation of institutionalized elderly person.
Out of committee1
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
In committee30
Establishes guidelines for dissemination of vital records.
Waives certain commercial driver license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
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.
Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.
Allows local contracting unit to accept bid up to five percent more than lowest responsible bid under certain circumstances.
Criminalizes owner or landlord knowingly renting dwelling to tenant that is illegal occupancy which causes serious bodily injury to or death of another person.
Permits physical therapists to perform dry needling under certain circumstances.
Permits person with special needs to voluntarily make notation on driver's license and identification card.
Provides that manipulation of certain caller identification information may constitute cyber-harassment and stalking.
Revises tenure for public school janitors and establishes tenure for certified educational facilities managers.
Requires county board of elections to mail notice to mail-in voters after each election confirming ballot was received and counted.
Requires driver education courses to include instruction on appropriate actions for driver to take when stopped by law enforcement officer.
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.
Appropriates $54.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
"Pet Groomers Licensing Act;" designated as "Bijou's Law."
Allows certain persons with developmental disabilities 21 years of age and older to attend special education programs and to simultaneously participate in adult day and employment programs.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
Increases hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under NJ WorkAbility Program.
Requires mental health evaluation for all animal cruelty offenders; designated as "Shyanne's Law."
Requires long-term care facilities to submit reports regarding residents with disabilities.
Requires certain places of public assembly to have automated external defibrillator on-site.
Requires hospital employees assist uninsured patients with creating account to apply for insurance coverage through Federally-Facilitated Marketplace.
Prohibits pharmacies from charging additional fee for processing prescriptions transmitted by telephone or electronic means.
Requires psychological evaluation and in-home inspection as prerequisite to purchase firearm.
Directs DCA and BPU to allow certain tenants seeking sewer or water utility bill assistance to provide proof tenant is paying water bill when tenant is different than customer of record.
Provides grants to certain nonprofit meal delivery service providers.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 39
Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.
Establishes New Jersey Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program.
Requires entities to remove abandoned lines and mark information on certain lines.*
Requires institutions of higher education to implement suicide prevention programs and raise awareness of mental health services.
Requires high school students to complete financial aid applications.*
Updates requirements and standards for authorization and prior authorization of health care services.*
Requires DEP to develop and implement electric school bus program; provides for $15 million in first year and $15 million annually in subsequent two years to DEP, subject to availability, to provide grants.
Regulates sale of handgun ammunition and develops system of electronic reporting of handgun ammunition sales.*
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials and sport or recreational equipment.*
Authorizes surviving spouse or family member of decedent to use motor vehicle registration certificate of decedent until registration certificate expires.
Updates notice requirements for actions alleging consumer fraud violations and adds indirect purchasers as parties who can receive damages for antitrust violations. *
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Requires AG to address human trafficking in underserved communities.*
Allows Attorney General to bring cause of action for certain public nuisance violations arising from sale or marketing of firearms.
Allows minors to serve as election workers between 5:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on elections days.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders through collaborative care.
Establishes State SNAP Minimum Benefit Program; appropriates $18 million to DHS.*
Permits veteran to receive credit toward licensure as licensed practical nurse upon completing certain military medical training programs.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for brain injury services.
Authorizes grants to purchase and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans.
Requires Medicaid reimbursement for covered behavioral health services provided by local education agency to student who is eligible Medicaid beneficiary.
Makes various changes to New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect; establishes child protection worker caseload standards.
Specifies circumstances when voter will be removed from permanent vote by mail status and when ballot will be sent to primary address; requires educational campaign; makes appropriation of $5 million. *
Changes certain mail-in ballot deadlines; permits opening and canvassing of mail-in ballots prior to election day; permits pickup schedule for certain mail-in ballots; requires confirmation notice when voter changes party affiliation at MVC.**
Requires enhanced review of death records two months prior to election; permits remote training for certain election workers; exempts election worker compensation from taxation and remuneration.**
Requires online option for cancellation of automatic renewal of health club services subscriptions entered into online; provides additional options for cancelling health club services contracts under certain circumstances.*
Provides for presumptive eligibility for home and community-based services and services provided through program of all-inclusive care for the elderly under Medicaid.*
Establishes Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2023; makes appropriation.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county vocational school districts; appropriates $36,960,028.
Provides one-year waiver of certain MVC fees imposed for driver's licenses and non-driver identification cards.
Makes FY 2022 supplemental appropriations of $71,786,000.
Modifies Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program.
Establishes employment protections for certain service employees during changes of ownership.
Requires Office of Emergency Management to incorporate into State Emergency Operations Plan framework to address cybersecurity incidents.*
Establishes "Hospital at Home Act."
Replaces statutory terms regarding alcohol and substance use.
Eliminates position of constable; removes statutory references to constable; repeals various parts of statutory law; implements recommendation of SCI report concerning elimination of constables.
Vetoed · 2
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain nutrition programs and certain nonprofit organizations that offer social services from motor vehicle registration fees.*
Requires State registrar to permit county surrogate to provide certified copy of death certificate to authorized person under certain circumstances.
Passed the General Assembly · 24
Requires public utility requesting rate increase to hold public hearings in every county.
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Requires Homelessness Prevention Program agencies to remain open during public health emergency and provides for funding of each agency.*
Requires DHS and other appropriate state agencies to disseminate information on transportation options for persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires discrimination prevention training for certain providers of services to senior citizens.
Revises SNAP eligibility requirements for certain students attending institutions of higher education.
Directs the suspension, by operation of law, of certain offenders' child support obligations.
Expands duties of Commission on Human Trafficking to prevent human trafficking in women and children of color.
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 Medicaid Fraud Division to enter into data sharing agreement upon request of county to provide access to third party insurance liability data regarding certain COVID-19 related health claims.
Requires DOT, NJT, and DHS to study and implement transportation mobility and accessibility improvements for persons with autism and developmental disabilities.
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.
Establishes certification card for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Excludes certain income earned from health promotion or disease prevention work from income eligibility determination under NJ FamilyCare, WFNJ, and NJ SNAP. *
"College Mental Health Services Act"; establishes grant program for public institutions of higher education and requires public institutions of higher education to report certain information concerning mental health treatment and suicides.
Revises certain requirements concerning eligibility for reimbursement from "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund."
Requires MVC to accept certain documentation as proof of social security number for issuance of standard non-driver identification card.
Requires State to pay for costs to conduct new election if the State is at fault for errors during initial election that requires new election to be held.
Permits temporary rental assistance for emergency assistance recipients.
Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.*
Provides DHS and State Board of Medical Examiners to develop and implement process to improve efficiency of reviewing NJ FamilyCare provider applications.*
Clarifies that law concerning requirements for closure of private career school applies to certain schools licensed by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Requires State Medicaid beneficiaries to notify county welfare agencies no later than 20 days of change of circumstances.
Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.
Out of committee · 53
Enhances, and allocates funds for, pre-apprenticeship programs.
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or certificate of eligibility. *
Requires midwives and physicians to provide pregnant women information on birthing options prior to delivery.
Requires DOT to implement complete streets policy that considers persons with certain disabilities.
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
Requires firearm owners who become New Jersey residents to obtain firearm purchaser identification card and register handguns acquired out-of-State.
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to appoint career technical education employee to administer, enhance, and supplement inmate workforce skills training programming.*
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1 million.*
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish New Jersey Minority, Women, and Underserved Farmer Registry.
Prohibits sale of flavored cigarettes, non-premium cigars, and oral nicotine pouches.*
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.
Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses.
Requires school districts to include instruction on racial discrimination and social justice as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies for middle school students.
Establishes Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care. *
Provides police officers may be present at senior residential center or school being used as polling place under certain circumstances; requires school to establish election day security plan.*
Establishes New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under gross income tax for certain home purchases during qualified periods by first-time homebuyers.
Requires owners of certain multiple dwellings of three or more floors to provide priority status to senior citizens and disabled residents moving to lower floors.*
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
"Mental Health Access Act;" increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for epinephrine auto-injector devices and asthma inhalers; limits cost sharing for health insurance coverage of insulin.
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Requires hiring of vendor to manage Medicaid Multi-State Pooling Supplemental Rebate Arrangement program and associated uniform Preferred Drug List.
Prohibits sale of certain diet pills and dietary supplements for muscle building to persons under 18 years of age under certain circumstances.*
Creates Code Red alert pilot program to shelter at-risk individuals during hot weather.*
Requires DHS to establish two-year Regional Community Behavioral Health Pilot Program.
Requires DHS to establish five-year pilot program to facilitate coordinated provision of systemic, therapeutic, assessment, resource, and treatment (START) services to adults who have both developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Requires DHS to conduct annual Medicaid eligibility redeterminations.
Establishes "Recovery Tax Credit Program"; incentivizes hiring and continued employment of certain individuals in recovery from substance use disorder.
Provides for oversight and improvement of administration of unemployment compensation.
Concerns timely payment of UI benefits.
Requires boards of education and chief administrators of nonpublic schools to submit critical incident mapping data to local law enforcement.
Establishes New Jersey Child Tax Credit Program.*
Authorizes home care for individuals who are disabled or elderly and requires health insurance coverage therefor.
Permits for-profit affordable housing entities to join with non-profit entities and housing authorities in joint insurance funds under certain circumstances.
Prohibits emergency homeless shelters from conditioning provision of shelter on enrollment in certain programs.
Clarifies exceptions regarding requirement for person seeking to be made party in certain foreclosure actions.
Permits pharmacists to furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives pursuant to a standing order, in accordance with protocols established by Board of Pharmacy and Board of Medical Examiners.
Credits $5.2 billion to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $2.9 billion to NJ Schools Development Authority, NJ DOT, and NJT; and establishes process for authorizing future appropriations for debt defeasance and capital projects.*
Extends child care subsidies to families earning up to 300 percent of federal poverty level; appropriates funds.*
Establishes Thriving By Three competitive grant program for infant and toddler child care programs; appropriates $28 million.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care services; appropriates $20 million.*
Establishes Liberty State Park Design Task Force.*
Establishes Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan Redemption Program within Higher Education Student Assistance Authority; appropriates $5 million.
Waives fees for marriage and civil union licenses in Fiscal Year 2023; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes "Guaranteed Rental Payment Pilot Program" for certain low-income tenants; appropriates $10,000,000.
Revises eligibility criteria for adult medical day care services.
Requires public institutions of higher education to submit annual fiscal monitoring report; authorizes Secretary of Higher Education to appoint State monitor of certain institutions; requires higher education chief financial officers complete training; annually appropriates $100,000.*
Requires DCA to continuously maintain open enrollment period for federal Housing Choice Voucher Program pre-applications.
Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records.
In committee · 95
Decreases Alcoholic Beverage Tax rate paid on certain liquors.
Makes supplemental appropriation of up to $20 million from General Fund to DOE to support school facility cleaning and sanitization.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain taxpayers who pay tuition costs for nurse aide in long-term care facilities training program.
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.
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
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.
Requires notice to be provided by municipal court to applicant for public defender of fee and process to waive fee for inability to pay.
Provides mortgage payment relief, income tax relief, consumer reporting protection, and eviction protection for residential property owners, tenants, and other consumers, economically impacted during time of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Requires professional boards to provide for online processing of application for licensure or renewal.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Permits emergency medical technicians to administer certain vaccines during certain declared public health emergencies.
Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase permits; revises procedures for passing of firearms to heir or legatee.
Requires public community water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water.
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.
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Prohibits use of gap in automobile insurance coverage as rating factor in automobile insurance underwriting under certain circumstances.
Permits use of instant run-off voting in balloting for certain local elective public offices.
Requires driver education programs to be inclusive of all students.
Prohibits tourist helicopter operations in New Jersey.
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
Expands requirements for health insurers and Medicaid program to cover prescriptions for contraceptives for up to 12 months.
"Reproductive Freedom Act."
Establishes "Plastic Pollution Task Force" to study ways to reduce and address plastic pollution.
Expands indoor capacity for food or beverage establishments and banquet and wedding venues under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires pawnbrokers to file transaction reports online.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth and family services organizations.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership to be considered for appointments to certain boards and commissions established by statute.
Requires signs to be posted and pamphlets to be distributed in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
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 dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Requires cable television, direct broadcast satellite, and television streaming service companies to include certain fees and charges for service in advertised price to consumers.
Concerning the "Contractors' Registration Act."
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
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.
Revises laws concerning real estate licensees.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
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.
Establishes Statewide database of beds in shelters for the homeless.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Revises law prohibiting feeding of black bear.
Prohibits delivery of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age.
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal and prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
Adds 9-1-1 system regionalization costs to funds appropriated from "9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account."
Requires certain electronic medical programs to include demographic data entry feature; requires laboratories to record certain patients' demographic information; requires certain hospitals and laboratories to implement cultural competency training program.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Establishes requirements for certain tobacco product retailers to stock and sell nicotine replacement therapy products.
Restricts use of certain data collected for purposes of contact tracing related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires each county to establish Reentry, Mental Health, and Addiction Services Coordination Committee to facilitate coordinated provision of mental health, addiction and reentry services to county residents.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Provides procedures for crediting certain dwellings used by agricultural workers in determination of municipality's fair share housing obligation.
Revises conditions for use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement.
"New Jersey Safe Storage of Firearms Act"; establishes certain requirements and penalties regarding firearm storage; repeals law governing minor's access to firearm; requires AG to establish public awareness campaign regarding firearm storage; appropriates $500,000.
Requires newly manufactured semi-automatic handguns to be micro-stamped; establishes handgun database.
Provides that persons between 18 and 21 years of age with disabilities are eligible to receive direct support professional services from DHS.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Requires DOH approval for adverse possessory action against hospitals.
Expands Medicaid coverage regarding assistive devices for hearing impaired under certain circumstances.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Provides for oversight of DHS contracts with providers serving persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes crime of knowingly filing false report against law enforcement officers.
Provides exception for Legal Services of New Jersey and other public interest organizations and certain other organizations from confidentiality of certain eviction actions.
"Motorist Fueling Choice and Convenience Act."
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Establishes School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force.
Establishes position of Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Requires certain local authorities to inspect, maintain, and repair fire hydrants in planned real estate developments.
Establishes "End 9-1-1 Fund Diversion Now Act"; directs Treasurer to issue report concerning prevention of diversion of funds from "9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account" to conform with federal law.
Requires Medicaid managed care organizations to notify certain beneficiaries of maximum coverage for personal care service hours.
Requires association of age-restricted common interest community to permit dwelling owner to transfer property without regard to age of buyer.
Codifies and expands Medicaid coverage for certain school-based services.
Requires certain court documents to be translated into languages other than English.
Adjusts certain public contract bid thresholds.
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.
Transfers jurisdiction over school meals programs from Department of Agriculture to DOE.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services by $4.
Requires DCF to administer school-based youth services program as currently established.
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success; appropriates $772.6 million.
Requires helmet while operating bicycle, scooter, or motorized scooter.
Prohibits DHS from deeming certain teachers and school employees ineligible for child care subsidies due to number of hours worked when school is not in session for students.
Directs HMFA to establish "Hotels for Housing" grant program.
"Kangaroo Protection Act of 2022"; prohibits sale or barter, or offering for sale or barter, of dead kangaroos and any products made from kangaroo.
Designates "First Responders and Elected Officials Memorial Flag" as State's official flag for recognizing current and former first responders and elected officials who have died.
"New Jersey Rent Stabilization Task Force Act"; Establishes State and county task forces related to stability of residential rents.
Permits service credit in Prosecutors Part of PERS for judicial clerk service.