Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Arthur Barclay
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Establishes Service Dog Pilot Program for inmates in Camden County; appropriates $150,000.
Revises acreage requirement for plenary winery licenses.
In committee10
Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.
Requires inspection for pest infestation prior to certain demolitions.
Revises law concerning the purchase of scrap metal.
Clarifies that compensation may be paid for expenses related to service animals required due to injuries resulting from crime against victim.
Authorizes issuance of craft distillery license to certain other alcoholic beverage manufacturing licensees.
Exempts mugshots of arrestees who have not been convicted of the underlying offense from State's open public records law.
Requires person convicted of theft of bee hive to pay pecuniary damages and perform community service.
Requires restaurants to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit trained employees to administer epinephrine on-site to persons suffering from anaphylaxis.
Creates "Dairy Animal of the Year" award.
Concerns workers' cooperative societies.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.
Requires firearms seizure when certain health care professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others. *
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
"Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Establishes New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.*
Authorizes parking privileges for certain healthcare workers who render care at patients' home residences.
Exempts persons providing hair braiding services from licensure requirement, requires registration of hair braiding establishments.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Allows county and municipal police departments to establish designated safe areas for Internet purchase transactions; establishes public awareness campaign.
Creates certain assistance programs for businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons, by persons with a disability, and by veterans.
"Linnette Lebron's Law"; modifies procedures for marriage or civil union where a party is terminally ill.
Out of committee · 12
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Clarifies and codifies certain inflatable ride safety requirements.
Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions.
Clarifies that owners of self-driving motor vehicles must comply with existing insurance requirements.
Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
Expands summer meal program to all school districts with 50 percent or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Requires "breakfast after the bell" program in all schools with 70% or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe.*
Permits incarcerated persons to receive student financial aid.
Requires certain real estate licensees to complete courses of study concerning fair housing and housing discrimination.
Requires "no turn on red" sign to be placed next to or below signal head.
In committee · 22
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Establishes mandatory training program for human resources officers of public employers on handling and responding to reports of domestic violence.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
Requires incarcerated individual be counted for redistricting purposes at previous address if State resident and not counted if incarcerated and not State resident.
Requires school districts to maintain and pay premiums for student accident insurance.
Increases fines for selling single cigarettes and cigarettes in packs of less than 20.
Requires county welfare agencies to be open on Saturday mornings.
Requires video camera on certain school buses with crossing control arms.
Reallocates portion of certain forfeited property as incentive for informants of drug-related offenses and to provide inpatient treatment for certain drug-dependent individuals.
Extends duration of urban enterprise zones for 10 additional years; specifies permissable use of funds.
Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.
Prohibits release of personal identifying information of violent crime victims and witnesses under State's open public records law.
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.
Encourages sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Bars use of certain funds and nondisclosure agreements to settle sexual assault and harassment claims against certain State officers and employees, members of Legislature, and candidates.
Provides for expedited expungement of marijuana offenses in the event of decriminalization or legalization; establishes the "Expungement Coordinator Program" for certain marijuana convictions.
Makes certain changes to hourly reimbursement rate for personal care services reimbursed by Medicaid.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for early principal payments on certain home mortgages.
Provides gross income tax deduction to certain surviving spouses of veterans.
Removes limit on number of alternate deputy registrars local registrars may appoint.
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.