Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, Senate.
Nia H. Gill Esq.
Sponsored
Vetoed1
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances from licensed podiatrists.
Passed the Senate2
Establishes Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Advisory Council.
Allows gross income tax deduction for certain student loan interest.
Out of committee5
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*
Permits abandoned prescription medication to be re-dispensed up to one year after original preparation.
Concerns employer inquires about worker's wage and salary experience.
Requires driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include cyclist and pedestrian safety information.
Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
In committee45
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Prohibits use of education and occupation as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Establishes loan redemption program for teachers to redeem loan amounts received under the New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public or nonpublic schools in New Jersey.
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies.
Prohibits employers from obtaining, requiring, or discriminating on the basis of credit reports.
Establishes pilot program in the Department of Law and Public Safety requiring the electronic recording of certain police interrogations.
Provides local board of education with approval authority of charter school application.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing, and selling assault firearms for civilian use.
Establishes a regulatory program for rifle and shotgun ammunition sales.
Strengthens State's assault weapons ban.
Requires availability of early voting for certain elections; makes appropriation.
The "New Jersey Intern Protection Act"; provides legal protections and remedies for persons engaged in internships with employers.
"New Jersey Health Insurance Marketplace Act."
Requires AG oversight of transfer of federal surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies; establishes review and reporting requirement.
Prohibits award of State contracts and development subsidies to inverted domestic corporations.
Increases mandatory retirement age for Administrative Law Judges, Workers' Compensation Judges and county prosecutors from 70 to 75.
Upgrades crime of stalking when stalking activity is carried out or assisted by installation or use of communication or location monitoring program or device on cellular phone or wireless mobile device.
Revises homestead property tax reimbursement eligibility requirements for certain claimants relocating homesteads within the same municipality.
Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.
Requires carriers to disclose selection standards for placement of health care providers in tiered health benefits plan network; establishes oversight monitor to review compliance.
Requires health insurance carriers to comply with certain network adequacy requirements.
Provides for automatic expungement of records of certain juveniles adjudicated delinquent for engaging in prostitution.
Requires Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to establish public awareness campaign about federally required health insurance exchange.
"Corporate Disinvestment Property Tax Relief Act"; appropriates $13.5 million.
Regulates use of body cameras worn by law enforcement officers.
Enacts the "Reader Privacy Act."
Requires boards of education to adopt policies to make schools asthma-friendly.
Requires replacement of all electronic voting machines used in State by district-based optical scan voting systems by June 7, 2016; makes appropriation.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Establishes compensation limits for licensed public adjusters.
Requires coin redemption machine operators to disclose fees.
The "Municipal Volunteer Property Tax Reduction Act"; permits certain municipal property owners to perform volunteer services in return for property tax vouchers.
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of State assessment.
Prohibits designation of certain assessments as high school graduation requirement during transitional period to new Statewide assessment system.
Revises "The Professional Service Corporation Act."
Requires bidders on certain State contracts to disclose, and Department of Treasury to publish, certain gender wage information.
Prohibits severance pay agreements from barring certain employee claims against employer.
Clarifies that owners of self-driving motor vehicles must comply with existing insurance requirements.
Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce paper record of each vote cast.
"New Jersey Public Option Health Care Act."
Provides an adjustment to school district tax levy cap for increases in special education costs per pupil in excess of $40,000 that exceed such prior year costs by more than 2%.
Preserves requirement that health insurance plans cover essential health benefits.
Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Prohibits offering of health benefit plans in the State that do not meet certain standards; requires Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to take enforcement action against offering of plans not in compliance.
Filed1
Establishes law enforcement procedures for responding to immigration detainers and certain requests issued by federal immigration authorities.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law4
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*
Permits abandoned prescription medication to be re-dispensed up to one year after original preparation.
Requires driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include cyclist and pedestrian safety information. *
Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
Vetoed1
Concerns employer inquiries about worker's wage and salary experience.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program.*
Expands infertility coverage under certain health insurance plans.
Prohibits charging fee to stop publishing personal identifying information obtained through the criminal justice system.
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by State in companies that boycott Israel or Israeli businesses.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY 2017 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.
Vetoed · 3
Establishes restricted use driver's license endorsement for certain motor vehicle offenders with suspended license.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
Out of committee · 12
Establishes certain standards for health benefits plans with tiered network.
Prohibits the DOE from regulating the maximum salary amount a school district may pay its superintendent of schools.
Establishes Clean Energy Technology Center and Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund for purposes of creating clean energy-related employment opportunities; allocates revenues from societal benefits charge to support its activities.
Concerns earned sick leave.
Automatically registers or updates voter registration as part of driver's license application or renewal.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Requires bidder on State contract to be evaluated on report of its gender-based pay equity and job equality standards for its employees.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
"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 regulation of guaranteed asset protection waivers by DOBI.
Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care.
"Safe Transportation Jobs and Fair Employment Rules Act."
In committee · 16
Requires use of bear-resistant containers, dumpsters, or food boxes in certain areas located in black bear habitat under certain circumstances, including garbage collection, and prohibits certain actions that would result in feeding of black bears.
Transfers immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers to other healthcare providers in certain circumstances.
Provides loan redemption for certain physicians who work in State 10 years.
Authorizes gun violence restraining orders and firearm seizure warrants.
Requires criminal history record background check for rifle and shotgun purchases.
Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
Imposes time constraints on submission and analysis of rape kits.
Revises statutes concerning firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits; makes handgun purchase permit valid for four years.
Requires repayment of development subsidies in certain cases of failure to meet job creation or retention requirements.
Directs that jury service shall extend for one day or one trial if selected to serve on a trial.
Defines information required to be included in death certificates.
Requires certain places of public assembly to have automated external defibrillator on-site.
Requires disclosure by independent expenditure committees; raises certain campaign contribution limits; repeals ban on certain intraparty fund transfers.
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Prohibits hospice from charging patient for days on which patient is not present.
Defines information to be included on death certificates, including gender identification.