Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, Senate.
Loretta Weinberg
Sponsored
Became law17
Codifies constitutional right to freedom of reproductive choice.
Establishes supervised community reintegration program for certain victims of domestic violence.*
Expands training for judges, law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases. **
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Adjusts statute of limitations on damage claim for construction defect in common interest community.
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.*
Allows member of Board of Public Utilities to serve in unsalaried State government office.
Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program.
Establishes "Sexual Violence Restorative Justice Pilot Program."
Requires law enforcement provide victim of sexual assault with intial incident report; provides victim with option to review intial incident report and submit corrective form.*
Requires resources be made available to victims of sexual assault.
Establishes right of victims to be notified of county prosecutor's charging decision in sexual assault cases.
Requires AG issue annual report concerning sexual assault cases.*
Establishes sexual violence liaison officer in Division of State Police and local police departments.
Requires sexual assault training for prosecutors.
Establishes database of certain appointed positions and elected offices.
Makes changes to film and digital media content production tax credit program.
Vetoed1
Establishes "Stillbirth Resource Center" and regional Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Committee, and programs for the prevention and reduction of incidences of stillbirth; expands list of professionals authorized to provide stillbirth-related care. **
Passed the Senate11
Requires uniform response procedures for all domestic crisis teams established or participated in by law enforcement agencies, and strengthens Statewide supervision over teams; expands topics required in training courses. *
Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee." *
Requires training for law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases.
Requires State Capitol Joint Management Commission display representation of Alice Paul in State Capitol building.
Requires school district to provide information to DOE on various aspects of computer science courses. *
Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires DEP to request bridge inspection reports from US DOT.
Increases transparency and accountability for NJT and independence of NJT board members; establishes Office of Customer Advocate; requires greater detail for capital program.
Makes information related to public health emergency accessible with certain limited exceptions.
Allows long-term care facility employees to accrue paid sick leave.
Codifies State Workplace Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Policy.
Requires adoption of and training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy by certain campaign committees; creates Office on Discrimination and Harassment Prevention; appropriates $2,000,000.
Out of committee13
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Requires all prescriptions be transmitted electronically, subject to certain exceptions.
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Requires law enforcement agencies to provide internal affairs and personnel files of law enforcement officers to other agencies under certain circumstances.
Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.
Establishes fire safety standards and protocols for certain light frame residential construction; requires project labor agreements for this construction; requires placards identifying primary structural systems of buildings.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to DHS for temporary 25 percent increase to certain assisted living resident providers in Medicaid. *
Concerns unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Prohibits State and local entities and private detention facilities from entering into agreement to detain noncitizens.*
Ensures student well-being during school security drills.
Expands State corrections officers training to include topics contributing to their core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect.
Provides temporary paid earned sick leave to workers during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
In committee59
Requires certain subcontracted transportation center workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Makes various changes to law addressing meetings of public bodies to provide public with greater access to meetings and information about meetings.
Makes certain access changes to open public records act; requires inclusion of certain State financial information on open data website; creates program for development of local websites; makes appropriation.
Establishes Statewide "Peace: A Learned Solution Program (PALS)."
Establishes "Monica's Law" concerning domestic violence risk assessment pilot program.
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ; and regulates capital planning process.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Establishes the "New Jersey Sunshine in Litigation Act"; requires disclosure of judgments, records, and settlements concerning public hazards.
Adjusts membership process and reports of State Investment Council; requires plan for economically targeted investments.
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.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
Recognizes right of minors aged 14 years or older to consent to vaccination.
Clarifies statutory exemptions from mandatory immunizations for students.
"New Jersey Fair Workweek Act."
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
Directs Commissioner of Health to establish public awareness campaign concerning importance of vaccinations.
Requires retail pharmacies to stock and dispense emergency contraception.
"Swift Access For Emergency Response Actions Preservation Program (SAFER APP)"; authorizes Attorney General to order turn-by-turn navigation systems to reroute vehicular traffic under certain conditions.
Regulates sale of handgun ammunition and develops system for electronic reporting of firearm information.
Expands rights of crime victims.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to include crime victims as protected status.
Clarifies provisions concerning disclosure of existence and content of discrimination or harassment complaints; requires certain disclosures to person against whom complaint is made.
Regulates the authority of the court to make provision for the educational expenses of an unemancipated child in certain instances involving child support.
Strengthens location confidentiality for certain crime victims.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Establishes procedures and standards regarding public services privatization contracts.
Allows municipality to issue permits to sell alcoholic beverages in residential redevelopment areas.
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 for Bright Side Manor in Teaneck to fund capital improvement costs.
Re-establishes Arthritis Quality of Life Initiative and Advisory Council on Arthritis in DHS.
Prohibits State-sponsored travel to states lacking permit to purchase firearms laws.
Prohibits State-sponsored travel to certain states without protections against discrimination based on sex, gender identity or expression, and affectional or sexual orientation.
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.
Prohibits lawyers and law firms who lobby public entity from simultaneous employment or contract with that public entity.
Allows sharing of family leave benefits between covered individuals under certain circumstances.
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 DOT to inspect traffic signs and establish public awareness campaign concerning traffic signs in need of maintenance.
Concerns earned sick leave benefits.
Enhances certain worker benefits and protections, including in public emergencies.
Requires hospitals to collect and report data on gender identity and sexual orientation in relation to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Establishes telephone hotline and secure web portal for reporting incidents of inappropriate sexual conduct by persons in certain positions of authority or trust.
Removes monk parakeet from list of potentially dangerous species.
Requires access to law enforcement disciplinary records as government records; requires such records to be retained for certain period of time.
Requires municipal police departments maintain copies of complaint-summonses filed with Judiciary as government records.
Provides that effective date of unemployment claim is date on which individual becomes unemployed.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse customer for cost of spoiled food and prescription medicine resulting from service outage more than 48 hours after end of storm.
Provides CBT and gross income tax credit for certain capital investments in film production facility.
Authorizes prohibition or regulation of rental of certain space for accommodation of transient guests.
"Reproductive Freedom Act."
Requires revision of State Legislature's anti-harassment policy; specifies investigation of discrimination and harassment complaint process.
Concerns unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Concerns unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Requires Medicaid fee-for-service coverage of managed long term services and supports when beneficiary is pending enrollment in managed care organization.
Establishes penalty on planned real estate development association for failure to provide association members timely access to certain meeting minutes.
Requires licensure of community management entity that contracts to conduct management services for planned real estate development association.
Requires training of planned real estate development association board members.
Requires newly manufactured semi-automatic handguns to be micro-stamped; establishes handgun database.
Makes it aggravated sexual assault or sexual contact for transportation network company or taxicab driver to commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact using coercion or without permission on passenger.
Supplemental appropriation of $10,000,000 to fund community-based violence intervention initiatives.
Filed3
Allows member of Board of Public Utilities to serve as board member of New Jersey Transit Corporation.
Concerns time off from work in connection with infectious disease.
Provides exception for Legal Services of New Jersey and other public interest organizations from confidentiality of certain eviction actions.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law7
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Requires law enforcement agencies to provide internal affairs and personnel files of law enforcement officers to other agencies under certain circumstances.
Concerns time off from work in connection with infectious disease.
Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to DHS for temporary 25 percent increase to certain assisted living resident provider in Medicaid.*
Prohibits State and local entities and private detention facilities from entering into agreement to detain noncitizens.*
Ensures student well-being during school security drills.
Expands State corrections officers training to include topics contributing to their core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.*
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressors of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.**
Requires residential landlords to equip steam radiators with protective covers.
"Laura Wooten's Law"; Requires civics instruction in middle school; authorizes New Jersey Center for Civic Education to provide curricula, professional development and technical assistance for middle and high school civics.*
"New Jersey Fair Play Act"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness.
Establishes program to adopt paratransit best practices, requires greater coordination among paratransit service providers, and establishes regional paratransit coordinating councils.*
Requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during public health emergency; prohibits contact with victim upon release of inmate awarded credits.***
Requires DOH to develop Statewide plan for infection control and prevention infrastructure improvements in nursing homes.
Codifies same-sex marriage in the statutes.
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Adds two public members to State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and prohibits licensure for individuals convicted of certain offenses.*
Repeals statute criminalizing sexual penetration while infected with venereal disease or HIV under certain circumstances; requires that in prosecutions for endangering another by creating substantial risk of transmitting infectious disease, name of defend
Concerns liability of certain non-profit and governmental employers for unemployment benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic state of emergency. *
Establishes Commission on Asian American Heritage in DOE. *
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Vetoed · 2
Establishes New Jersey Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program.
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
Passed the Senate · 4
Requires EDA to establish loan program for certain costs of electric-powered school bus purchases by local school districts and school bus contractors.
Prohibits gender-based price discrimination.
Provides mortgage payment relief, income tax relief, consumer reporting protection, and eviction protection for residential property owners, tenants, and other consumers, during time of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.**
Establishes Co-Curricular Activity Emergency Grant Program to support operations of co-curricular activities at public schools; appropriates $750,000.
Out of committee · 17
"Emma's Law"; requires school buses that transport students with special needs to be equipped with certain safety features.
Permits municipalities to require developers to make contributions for mass transit improvements.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1 million. *
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Establishes "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
Establishes COVID-19 Transitional Assistance Local Grant Program in DHS.
Directs State Auditor to audit Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in DOLWD.
Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.
Allows current and former judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers and certain family or household members to register to vote without disclosing residential address; prohibits public disclosure of that information.
Reduces age at which health benefit plans cover colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45.
Requires correctional police officers to wear body worn cameras and security camera systems to be installed in State correctional facilities.
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
Establishes criminal offenses and civil penalties concerning inhumane confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.
Allows certain voters residing overseas to vote in certain elections in this State depending on overseas residency or intent to return. *
Revises effective date of "New Jersey Fair Play Act."
In committee · 36
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Provides local board of education with approval authority of charter school application.
Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
"New Jersey Predatory Alienation Prevention and Consensual Response Act."
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Requires public transportation employees to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Concerns local taxation of business personal property of local exchange telephone companies.
Requires hospital employees assist uninsured patients with creating account to apply for insurance coverage through Federally-Facilitated Marketplace.
Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal anxiety.
Expands school breakfast program to all schools with 5% or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Requires public school student with concussion to be evaluated by physician or other licensed health care provider before return to school and return to physical activity at school.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Provides for jurisdiction for prosecution for certain crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey.
Reaffirms and clarifies that Attorney General and Division on Civil Rights may initiate actions in Superior Court to enforce "Law Against Discrimination."
Prohibits State from investing pension and annuity funds in manufacturers of firearms or firearm ammunition.
Requires annual update of comprehensive policy for managing black bear.
Institutes moratorium on black bear hunting until adoption of new comprehensive policy on black bear management.
Expands NJ FamilyCare to ensure healthcare benefits are available to all uninsured children under 19 years of age who live in New Jersey; appropriates $3 million for outreach, enrollment, and retention regarding NJ FamilyCare.
Establishes requirements for State entities to enter into bulk purchasing arrangements for pharmaceutical products.
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
Allows person with implanted medical device to voluntarily make notation on driver's license or identification card.
Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Establishes School Connectivity Grant Program to expand access to online instruction for economically disadvantaged students; makes appropriation.
Establishes one-time payment program in Department of Treasury for aid for certain eligible taxpayers; appropriates $35 million.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership to be considered for appointments to certain boards and commissions established by statute.
"Kangaroo Protection Act of 2021"; prohibits sale or barter, offering for sale or barter, of dead kangaroos and any products made from kangaroo.
Creates "New Jersey Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act."
Filed · 8
Allows public bodies to conduct meetings, and provide notice, by electronic means during periods of emergency.
Modifies deadline by which public agency is required to respond to request for government record during period of emergency.
Appropriates $20 million from General Fund to EDA to support food and beverage establishments impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $50 million from General Fund to EDA to support businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support Sustain and Serve NJ Program.
Establishes Startup Business and Nonprofit Assistance Program in EDA to support new businesses and nonprofit organizations following COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $25 million.
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support child care providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.