Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Annette Chaparro
Sponsored
Became law2
Requires driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include cyclist and pedestrian safety information. *
Allows domestic violence victims to cancel television and telephone service contracts without paying early termination fee.
Passed the General Assembly4
Authorizes municipalities to regulate Internet-organized events.
Prohibits use of gap in automobile insurance coverage as rating factor in automobile insurance underwriting under certain circumstances.
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Permits theaters with 100 seats or more to apply for liquor license.
In committee3
Revises time period at which unit owners assume control of homeowners' associations.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish communication campaign to encourage students to enroll in 30 credits per year and institutions to report to secretary on strategies and incentives to accomplish this goal.
Allows certain senior citizens to apply for rent increase limit.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
Concerns Code Blue alert plans to shelter at-risk individuals. *
Grants drivers additional time to resolve parking violations prior to license or registration suspension.*
Permits homeless to receive certified copy of birth certificate without fee.
Regulates transportation network companies.
Allows "100 percent Disabled Veterans" to receive parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
Changes submission and notice requirements for short-term and long-term financing for environmental infrastructure projects.
Excludes amount of certain early withdrawals from qualified retirement plans in determination by Higher Education Student Assistance Authority of applicant's eligibility for and amount of State tuition aid grant.
Vetoed · 4
"Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
"Safe Transportation Jobs and Fair Employment Rules Act."
Passed the General Assembly · 12
Exempts certain health information contained in 9-1-1 calls from definition of government record.
Provides that President of Municipal Clerks' Association of New Jersey and one additional public member serve as members of Government Records Council.
"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.
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.
Requires depository institutions to provide paper account statements to elder adults.
Requires certain providers of transportation services to develop and publish route schedules.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture to create clearinghouse website for vendors to provide surplus food to charities in State.
Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.
Permits voter to take photograph of own voted ballot and share it on Internet-based social media.
Expands health insurance coverage for behavioral health services and autism and enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health parity laws. *
Includes crime of creating false public alarms as form of bias intimidation.
Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.
Out of committee · 23
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create Gold Star Parent identification card.
Provides PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law.*
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by state in companies that boycott Isreal or Israeli businesses.*
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.
"Earn Your Way Out Act" ; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan; establishes administrative parole release for certain inmates;requires study and report by DOC on fiscal impact.*
Establishes framework for cybersecurity information sharing and preparedness; creates NJ Cybersecurity Advisory Board. *
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient.
Transfers authority to regulate bail agents from DOBI to DLPS; requires certain defendants to be eligible for monetary bail upon issuance of complaint-warrant.
Removes black bear from list of game species.
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Clarifies that civilian public safety directors of municipal, county, and State police departments do not have police powers.
Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Revises penalties for drunk driving and ignition interlock device violations.
Permits county improvement authorities to establish student loan refinancing loan programs.
Permits up to seven dollar increase in surcharge for document recordation with county in support of county homelessness housing trust funds.
Establishes "Security Deposit Assistance Pilot Program" in Union, Essex, Hudson, and Gloucester counties, appropriates $210,000.
Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens.
Requires certain notification prior to mosquito spraying applications.
Establishes program to reimburse local governments for federal grant funds lost due to "sanctuary jurisdiction" status.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Requires State, county, and municipal employees and certain State contractors to complete cybersecurity awareness training.
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
In committee · 54
Establishes a 500 foot drug free zone around child care centers.
Requires minimum level of police staffing based on municipal population and violent crime rate.
Requires wheelchair-only handicapped parking spaces in certain parking lots.
Provides primary and school election sample ballots may be sent to registered voter by electronic mail if so requested.
Limits rent increases for certain senior citizens.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Provides free tuition at public institutions of higher education for surviving spouses and dependent children of military personnel killed in performance of duties.
Dedicates 0.1 percent of cigarette tax revenue to anti-smoking initiatives.
Prohibits release of home addresses of certain public safety employees by governmental entities.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey.
Creates Task Force on Distracted Driving.
Expands the domestic violence statutes to encompass minors aged 16 and older.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
Makes humane officers for NJSPCA and county societies eligible for body armor grants.
Exempts traffic summons records from public access under State's open public records law.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Permits county resident to volunteer for jury service.
Prohibits tourist helicopter operations in New Jersey.
Provides veterans with up to 60 credits tuition-free at county college serving county of residence.
Requires New Jersey Transit to offer discount passes to all New Jersey higher education students.
Increases penalties for failing to yield when violation results in death to pedestrian.
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to offer hepatitis C testing to certain individuals.
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Prohibits certain light frame residential construction in densely populated census tracts; establishes construction requirements for certain light frame residential construction in other census tracts.
Authorizes "Put Children First" license plates.
Prohibits hospice from charging patient for days on which patient is not present.
Concerns long term tax exemptions on certain age-restricted low-income housing.
Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.
Requires 10 percent reduction in certain automobile insurance premiums for installation of dashboard cameras.
Upgrades simple assault to aggravated assault if committed against crossing guard or parking enforcement officer.
Dedicates unencumbered revenue collected from vehicle size and weight enforcement to Transportation Trust Fund.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Exempts mugshots of arrestees who have not been convicted of the underlying offense from State's open public records law.
Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.
Requires municipalities, public utilities, and State to use LED technology in certain street lights.
Requires photo identification for handgun ammunition purchases.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Concerns counseling for children who were either physically present or who may have seen or heard act of domestic violence.
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.
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 Child Trafficking Awareness Pilot Program in DOE to train school district staff to identify student victims.
Requires municipalities that have public swimming pools to provide information regarding "dry drowning."
Requires parent or guardian to annually notify school district in writing of intention to home-school child; requires school district to compile and post on district website number of home-schooled children.
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.
Establishes Edison Innovation Science and Technology Fund in EDA to provide grants for certain science and technology-based university research; appropriates $5 million.
"Voter Privacy Act"; establishes protections for privacy of voters; prohibits automated programs to remove names of ineligible voters from official lists of eligible voters; prohibits sharing of certain voter information with federal government.
Prohibits sharing of voter information not available to public with any federal government entity, except under certain circumstances.
Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Exempts veterans from non-driver identification card fees.
Allows municipalities with rent control to limit amount residential tenants may be charged for landlord-required real estate broker services to $100.
Requires Secretary of State to establish online voter registration website; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database; permits voter registration at polling place on any election day.
Filed · 2
Appropriates $71,700,224 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Requires certain State oversight of budgets of regional sewerage authorities.