Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Joe Howarth
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Establishes special license plate for family members of fallen police officers and firefighters.
In committee19
Prohibits the construction of school facilities on a contaminated or remediated site.
Prohibits sale of emergency warning lights to unauthorized motorists.
Increases penalties for unauthorized display or use of emergency warning lights.
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Provides enhanced penalties for making a false report to law enforcement authorities in certain circumstances.
Prohibits implementation of formula-based rates for sewerage authorities and electric, gas and water public utilities.
Revises procedure for removal of municipal administrator by municipal council; provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator upon removal.
Establishes crime for adult to misrepresent age in order to join youth serving organization.
Exempts sheltered workshops from disclosure and fingerprinting requirements for certain solid waste operations.
Establishes crime of using blue lights or other insignia on vehicle to impersonate law enforcement authority.
Establishes fine for committing motor vehicle offense that results in collision with bicyclist.
Requires public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Gives priority status for connection of solar photovoltaic systems for customer-generators who are public entities.
Allows New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy to accept alternative proof of education for licensure of current practitioners.
Requires public utilities to provide priority service to public schools, private schools, and public safety agencies.
The "Compassionate Care Pet Protection Act."
Establishes system in which State and local government entities are made aware of certain public safety issues involving medications for certain public employees and applicants.
Establishes Good Samaritan Law to provide immunity from civil liability for veterinarians or emergency responders who assist animals at accident scene or emergency.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Codifies DEP's New Jersey Recycling Awards Program to annually recognize outstanding recycling achievements.
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as
Establishes Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman in DMVA.*
Permits local units of government to enter into shared services agreements with federal military installations located in the State.
Establishes New Jersey Military Skills Council.
Provides preference to certain employers applying for workforce development grants.
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
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.
Establishes failure to maintain lane may constitute recklessness under reckless vehicular homicide statute; designated as Eileen's Law. **
Appropriates $22,385,743 to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $32.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Passed the General Assembly · 2
Requires BPU to issue written decision concerning utility rate increase approvals to public via its website.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Out of committee · 12
Makes consent to register with Selective Service part of driver's license application process for males under age 26.
Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military serving on active duty. *
"Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act"; restricts collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes.
Requires certain contractors to register under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
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.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2018 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018; allocates funds from Local Aid Infrastructure Fund for operating and administrative expenses for transportation
Appropriates $4,990,934 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects.
In committee · 17
Restricts occupancy of dwelling unit in age-restricted community to older adults following resale.
Establishes crime of initiating a false "Amber Alert."
Revises requirements related to public hearings on proposed public utility rate increases.
Provides counties and municipalities with additional discretion when leasing public land for agricultural or horticultural use.
"Health Care Consumer's Out-of-Network Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Removes requirement that limited brewery licensees provide tour when selling beer to consumers.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who donate organs.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose information.
Permits certain firefighter training courses to be taken online.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
Filed · 3
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.
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 $12.3 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.