Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, Senate.
Gerald Cardinale
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes current and retired administrative law judges to solemnize marriages and civil unions.*
Out of committee3
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Expands list of retired law enforcement officers eligible to carry handgun.
Provides that motor vehicle registration expires on registrant's numerical calendar day of birth.
In committee37
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of school each day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Permits court to order involuntary outpatient treatment in any county; concerns patient compliance with taking medication.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Transfers immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers to other healthcare providers in certain circumstances.
Permits use of virtual instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
Requires DEP to adopt regulations to allow cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research, educational, or restoration purposes.
Excludes sale of and services associated with mausoleums, memorials, and vaults from sales and use tax.
Changes restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.
Limits retroactive salary increases for certain public employees.
Prohibits holding full-time municipal employment and certain other part-time public employment simultaneously.
Prohibits member of Legislature from holding public office, employment, or position with public enity or body while serving as legislator.
Increases maximum gross income tax deduction for homestead property taxes paid to $25,000.
Requires issuance of handgun carry permits to certain public officials with firearms training.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
"Health Care Consumer's Out-of-Network Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who donate organs.
Increases dedication of Sales and Use Tax revenue to Transportation Trust Fund Authority.
Establishes housing expense reimbursements for families of certain public safety officers killed in line of duty.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Requires vacancy filled by political party be filled by majority vote of the committee.
Imposes moratorium on affordable housing litigation through December 31, 2017.
Establishes "Affordable Housing Obligation Study Commission."
Reduces continuing education credit requirements for dentists who have been in practice for more than 50 years.
Includes crime of creating false public alarms as form of bias intimidation.
Establishes defacement of certain gravesites where human remains are stored or interred as possible bias intimidation offense.
Provides specific restitution for certain offenses pertaining to places of burial.
Provides for licensing of radiologist assistants.
Requires COAH to credit municipalities with units against fair share affordable housing obligation for certain types of housing; provides certain types of affordable housing units will be credited as two units.
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevlopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap.
Prohibits affordable housing obligation exemptions for urban aid municipalities.
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on statewide obligation.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires NJT to provide crisis counseling to injured persons and families of persons killed in incidents involving NJT motorbuses and rail and light rail vehicles.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law2
Expands list of retired law enforcement officers eligible to carry handgun.
Provides that motor vehicle registration expires on registrant's numerical calendar day of birth.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Adds two nurse educators to the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Enhances resident voting participation rights in common interest communities.
Requires Office of Emergency Management to establish county storm preparedness funding program.*
Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens.
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.
Appropriates $8,992,898 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Vetoed · 1
"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.*
Passed the Senate · 5
Prohibits snowplow or de-icing service contract from indemnifying promisee against liability for loss or damage in certain instances.
Modifies powers and allocation of Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission.
Concerns long term tax exemptions on certain age-restricted low-income housing.
Allows certain joint insurance funds to make certain investments and to form certain investment programs; authorizes school districts and local units of government to deposit public funds into multiple FDIC-insured accounts.*
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Out of committee · 10
Creates fencing crime involving stolen domestic companion animals.
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
Extends veteran's property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Prohibits MVC from imposing duplicate license or identification card fee and digitized picture fee if duplicate is requested to reflect change in organ donor status.
Concerns certain business requirements for motor vehicle dealers.
Prohibits health insurance carriers from requiring optometrists to become providers with vision care plans as condition of becoming providers in carriers' panel of providers; prohibits certain practices under vision care provider contracts.*
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.
In committee · 31
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Eliminates power of DRPA to finance economic development; changes composition of board; imposes restrictions regarding financing, contract procedures, conflicts of interest, and review audits; creates commuter's council.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified material.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amounts under New Jersey estate tax in accordance with provisions of federal tax law.
Restricts access to motor vehicle accident reports under certain circumstances.
Provides for two-year post-employment restriction on certain employees of the Department of Banking and Insurance.
Provides governance, transparency, and accountability reforms at PANYNJ.
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons who are fingerprinted and permits law enforcement officers to collect certain biological samples.
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Requires BPU to issue written decision concerning utility rate increase approvals to public via its website.
Revises requirements related to public hearings on proposed public utility rate increases.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Requires public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Establishes the "Mental Health Court Pilot Program" in several vicinages.
Eliminates payments for unused sick leave earned after effective date; limits carry forward of unused vacation leave; requires suspension and forfeiture of certain payments; limits use of unused sick leave in year before retirement.
Establishes requirements for sale of home baked goods.
Revises court filing fees, assessments, penalties, fines, and certain licensing fees to fund Pretrial Services Program, e-court information system and Legal Services of New Jersey; repeals certain statutory provisions concerning court fees.
Reforms procedures concerning provisions of affordable housing; repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.
Clarifies scope of affordable housing obligations.
Establishes primary health care plan with optional riders in SEHBP for school employees; requires contribution by school employees for health care benefits.
Establishes primary health care plan with optional riders in SHBP for public employees.
Revises penalties for drunk driving and ignition interlock device violations.
Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; designated as "Lisa's Law"; appropriates $2.5 million.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Requires certain restaurant chains to provide sodium information for items offered for sale.
Prohibits sale of certain cleaning products containing triclosan.