Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, Senate.
Gerald Cardinale
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Provides for vacancy in county surrogate, clerk, register of deeds and mortgages, and sheriff offices occurring 70 days before general election to be filled at second succeeding general election.
Out of committee1
"Tommy's Law"; requires NJT to take certain action and adopt policies concerning person injured or killed in incidents involving NJT motorbuses and rail or light rail vehicles.*
In committee33
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.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Limits retroactive salary increases for certain public employees.
Increases maximum gross income tax deduction for homestead property taxes paid to $25,000.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who donate organs.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Imposes moratorium on affordable housing litigation through December 31, 2017.
Establishes "Affordable Housing Obligation Study Commission."
Establishes defacement of certain gravesites where human remains are stored or interred as possible bias intimidation offense.
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.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Prohibits labor organizations that represent public employees from paying or contributing money or thing of value for political purposes to enhance protections against corruption of election practices.
Allows cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research and educational purposes and repeals law that allows DEP to adopt certain regulations concerning such cultivation.
Exempts wines approved for sale in certain other states from brand registration requirements.
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations.
Authorizes retailer to accept exchange of unopened container of wine.
Establishes procedures for appointment of municipal court officers; expands authority of special law enforcement officers.
Bans administering electroconvulsive therapy to minors and senior citizens.
Requires State parks, forests, State-owned beaches, and MVC offices to remain open to public if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service or failing to restore service to residential customer if customer will suffer serious impairment to their health or safety.
Prohibits refiners of motor fuels from passing costs associated with certain payment cards to distributors of motor fuels.
Establishes Office of International Trade and Protocol in EDA.
Requires certain facilities to notify patients or legal guardians of outbreak of contagious disease within 24 hours of onset of outbreak.
Requires certain facilities to develop cohorting plan to address outbreak of contagious disease.
"New Jersey Predatory Alienation Prevention and Consensual Response Act."
Imposes moratorium on affordable housing litigation through December 31, 2020.
Requires DCA to collect information about State residents seeking affordable housing in State and provide that information to COAH.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Requires AOC to issue report to Senate on sentences imposed on persons for drug offenses, categorized by race, by certain non-tenured judges assigned to Superior Court, Law Division as requirement of eligibility for reappointment.
Establishes circumstances under which court may order physical or psychological examination of sexual assault victim.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law1
"Tommy's Law"; requires NJT to take certain action and adopt policies concerning person injured or killed in incidents involving NJT motorbuses and rail or light rail vehicles.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Allows long term tax exemption extension for certain low-income housing.*
"Earn Your Way Out Act"; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan and establish information database; establishes administrative parole release and provides compliance credits.*
Revises certain drunk driving penalties; expands use of ignition interlock devices.**
Clarifies definition of health care service firms and homemaker-home health aides.
Revises "Accountancy Act of 1997."
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2019 to include new projects and remove certain projects.
Vetoed · 1
Prohibits all locally elected officials from receiving retroactive salary increases.
Passed the Senate · 1
Creates New Jersey Innocence Study and Review Commission.
Out of committee · 9
Requires certain disclosures regarding health care costs; allows SHBP to negotiate directly with providers in certain circumstances; and establishes certain out-of-network patient protections.
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 federally-insured accounts.*
Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**
Requires active supervision of certain professional and occupational licensing boards.
Codifies State-specific exam requirement for land surveyor license.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
Establishes program for cultivation, handling, processing, transport, and sale of hemp; repeals New Jersey Industrial Hemp Pilot Program.
Establishes County and Municipal Study Commission.
Establishes "Safeguarding Against Financial Exploitation Act."
In committee · 20
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Eliminates transfer inheritance taxes on brothers and sisters of a decedent.
Revises requirements related to public hearings on proposed public utility rate increases.
Requires public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Provides governance, transparency, and accountability reforms at PANYNJ.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Prohibits snowplow or de-icing service contract from indemnifying promisee against liability for loss or damage in certain instances.
Establishes requirements for sale of home baked goods.
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.
Requires certain restaurant chains to provide sodium information for items offered for sale.
Prohibits sale of certain cleaning products containing triclosan.
Requires psychological examination when parent loses custody of child and wants to regain custody of child who is in care or custody of grandparent.
Permits travel by legislator to foreign country to be paid for by foreign country when legislator travels in official capacity.
Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.
Exempts transfers of property to Class C beneficiaries from transfer inheritance tax.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Concerns local taxation of business personal property of local exchange telephone companies.
Raises maximum eligibility age for exempt fireman certificates and membership in New Jersey State Firemen's Association.