Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, Senate.
Robert M. Gordon
Sponsored
Became law10
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.
Requires Public Health Council to promulgate rules and regulations for use of quality control programs in bio-analytical and clinical laboratories.
Permits municipality to establish civil penalty for smoking in public places.
Requires NJTA to study impact of constructing rail stations at certain park and ride facilities.
Enhances resident voting participation rights in common interest communities.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled veterans' property tax exemption to members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to the rescue and recovery mission at the World Trade Center between September 11, 2001 and May 30
Clarifies procedures for approval of environmental and transportation infrastructure 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.
Establishes standardized changed conditions clauses for local public construction contracts.
Allows expanded use of recycled asphalt pavement.
Vetoed3
Increases flexibility, clarity, and available tools of optional municipal consolidation process.
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ; and regulates capital planning process.
Prohibits disclosure of certain religious affiliation information by State or local government agencies.
Passed the Senate3
"Health Care Industry Representative Certifcation Act"; establishes requirements for certification of health care industry representatives.**
Establishes New Jersey First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Program; provides gross income tax benefits for certain contributions to and earnings on assets maintained in accounts established under program.*
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Out of committee8
Establishes State Transportation Infrastructure Bank and State Energy Bank within New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust.*
Requires carriers to classify medically necessary procedures as covered benefits and remit certain payments to hospitals for services rendered.
Requires issuance of conditional certifications for homemaker-home health aides within seven days and issuance of final certification within 120 days.
Creates New Jersey Crude Oil by Rail Safety Task Force.
Authorizes the Unclaimed Property Administrator to verify certain governmental debts before delivering abandoned property.
"Community Mental Health Safety Net Act"; requires DHS to provide cost-based reimbursement on quarterly basis for certain mental health and substance use disorder treatment services through June 2018; makes appropriation.
Allows municipality to issue permit to sell alcoholic beverages in downtown business improvement zone, pedestrian mall, or special improvement district.*
Authorizes virtual net metering for certain electric public utility customers connected to certain hydropower facilities and resource recovery facilities.*
In committee49
"Innovative Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act."
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption for artificial turf field construction by local government units.
Permits counties to charge a fee to fund infrastructure through voter approval.
Requires forms for homestead property tax reimbursement, veterans' property tax exemption, veterans' property tax deduction, and senior and disabled property tax deduction to be available in certain languages.
Establishes Behavioral Health Insurance Claims Advocacy Program.
Establishes procedures for awarding of design-build contracts.
Establishes program certifying certain broadcast station personnel to undertake certain actions during emergencies.
Increases transparency and accountability at PANYNJ.
Permits independent contractors to provide cosmetology and hairstyling services or ancillary services.
Authorizes seizure and impoundment of a dog believed to have attacked, severely injured, or killed another domestic animal.
Concerns occupational safety and health for public employees of certain interstate authorities.
Requires State to pay its pension contributions quarterly on July 15, October 15, January 15 and April 15.
Requires DHS to develop specific criteria for eligibility of individuals with developmental disabilities for services from adult day health services facilities.
Imposes oversight, cost analysis, and fee requirements for State contracts; includes State contract performance in conscientious employee protection act; limits to three years all State contracts; requires certain disclosures on State contracts.
Amends law concerning county and municipal stream cleaning activities.
Reforms annual State revenue estimating and reporting, and executive State budget presentation and revenue certification processes.
Requires certain notifications for termination of services to persons with developmental disabilities and providers.
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ.
Requires certain health benefits plans to provide coverage for outpatient behavioral health care services.
Permits current Administrative Law Judges to solemnize marriages and civil unions.
Conditions appropriation for State professional boards on expenditure of budget allocation to Board of Nursing to process and eliminate home health aide application backlog.
Requires Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center to study potential rail passenger service ridership along New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway right-of-way; appropriates $50,000.
Establishes bi-state commission to study and make recommendations to address rail passenger service needs of certain New Jersey and New York commuters.
Allows intergovernmental transfer of law enforcement officer without consent of sending jurisdiction if officer completed two or more consecutive years of employment and consent was refused previously.
Requires opioid antidote dispensation to be monitored under Prescription Monitoring Program, and authorizes certain entities to submit info regarding opioid antidote administration for inclusion in secondary, linked database; designated as "John Wagner's
Establishes procedures for pharmacists to seek approval to dispense alternative product in place of prescribed epinephrine auto-injector device.
Permits municipality in which private golf club holds plenary retail consumption license to issue additional license.
Expands health insurance coverage for behavioral health care services and enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health parity laws.
Requires residential students at four-year institutions of higher education to receive immunization for meningitis in accordance with recommendations of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain contributions to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) program.
Requires MVC to check Social Security Administration records and mark deceased individuals in MVC database once per month.
Requires suspension of certification of homemaker home-health aides under certain circumstance; designated as "Maria's Law."
Establishes certain requirements and conditions concerning changes to DHS reimbursement system for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services.
Clarifies prohibition on preexisting condition exclusions in health insurance policies.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for capital gains from sale of certain employer securities by qualified businesses that result in net positive benefit to State.
Permits testing and use of autonomous vehicles on State roadways under certain circumstances.
Establishes a joint legislative and executive branch New Jersey Revenue Advisory Board to provide consensus revenue forecasting advice for State budget purposes.
Requires good cause for termination of certain employees.
"New Jersey Health Insurance Advocate Act;" establishes Office of Health Insurance Advocate.
Provides governance, oversight, and accountability reforms at NJT.
Limits certain provisions in and enforceability of restrictive covenants.
Requires DOH to establish Statewide standardized requirements for licensure and operation of mobile food vendors; designated as "Streamlined Food Truck Licensure Act."
Establishes commission to study integration of behavioral health services into DOH.
Requires all students enrolled in grade eight to have certain physical examination that includes cardiac component.
Requires financing be completed prior to motor vehicle delivery to consumer under certain circumstances.
Increases craft distillery production limits; eliminates tour requirement for on-premises consumption; permits sale of snacks on craft distillery premises.
Transfers county college employees and retirees from membership in SEHBP to membership in SHBP.
Permits certain breweries, wineries, and distilleries to sell each other's products on licensed premises.
Requires fee revenue of State professional and occupational boards be used exclusively for paying costs related to the functions, duties, and responsibilities of boards.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law3
Authorizes virtual net metering for certain electric public utility customers connected to certain hydropower facilities and resource recovery facilities.**
Authorizes the Unclaimed Property Administrator to verify certain governmental debts before delivering abandoned property.
Authorizes municipal volunteer programs for free removal of snow from certain residential properties occupied by seniors or disabled persons.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 51
Requires health insurance coverage for treatment of substance use disorders; places certain restrictions on the prescription of opioid and certain other drugs; concerns continuing education related thereto.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Abuse of Persons who are Elderly or Disabled."
Permits holding companies of eligible New Jersey emerging technology companies to receive investments under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.*
Creates Veterans Diversion Program to divert eligible servicemembers away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.**
Establishes compensation program for law enforcement officers and certain other employees injured while performing official duties.*
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability and grant deferment for temporary total disibility.*
Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.
Permits hospitals to establish system for making performance-based incentive payments to physicians.
Permits DHS to request waiver of time limits for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients under certain circumstances.*
Requires DHS to develop timeline for use by individuals with developmental disabilities to gain benefit of State and federal programs; requires posting timeline on DHS, DCF, and DOE websites.
Allows filing of birth certificate to be delayed for religious reasons, for up to 15 days after birth, in order to allow for naming of child.
Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as "Peggy's Law."
Requires DOH to establish single license for facilities providing integrated behavioral and physical health care.*
Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning mobility and support services needs of NJ adults with autism spectrum disorder.
Requires DOH regulations regarding elevated blood lead levels in children, and appropriate responses thereto, to be consistent with latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by State in companies that boycott Israel or Israeli businesses.
Authorizes current and retired administrative law judges to solemnize marriages and civil unions.*
Requires pesticide applicator to notify beekeeper when applying pesticide within three miles of registered honey or native beehive or beeyard.
Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient.
Establishes Mike Adler Aphasia Task Force to assess needs of persons with aphasia, and their families, and ensure adequate provision of support services and information thereto.
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain psychiatrists who work in underserved areas or psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey.*
Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Authorizes certain county to establish county hospital authority; amends title of "Municipal Hospital Authority Law."
Establishes pilot program appointing third party vendors to administer commercial driver license testing.
Authorizes establishment of drug donation programs.
Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens.
Clarifies DCA rulemaking authority over free-standing residential health care facilities, and prohibits eviction of residents from such facilities, except for good cause.
Provides that driver's license and identification cards expire every four years on licensee or cardholder's birthday. *
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide annual New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program report to Governor and Legislature and develop student loan comparison information document to increase program transpa
Revises New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program to require applicants first exhaust federal student loans, require income verification, and limit total student loan amounts.
Establishes "New Jersey Hearing Impairment Task Force."
Implements person-first language and changes pejorative terminology referring to persons with certain disabilities or substance use disorders.
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.
Requires State to pay its pension contributions on quarterly basis by September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30 of each year, beginning July 1, 2017.
The "Water Quality Accountability Act"; imposes certain testing, reporting, management, and infrastructure investment requirements on water purveyors.
Eliminates certificate of need requirement for inpatient psychiatric hospital beds for treatment of psychiatric and substance use disorder dual diagnosis.
Appropriates $59,532,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and capital and park development projects.
Establishes State food waste reduction goal of 50 percent by 2030.
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.
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.
Exempts law enforcement officers and certain private property towing companies from certain provisions of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.
Expands background check requirements for entities that provide services to individuals with certain disabilities and requires inspections of certain entities.
Appropriates $4,990,934 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Concerns prescribing of certain controlled dangerous substances; requires practitioners to check prescription monitoring information before issuing certain prescriptions to emergency department patients; authorizes medical scribes and athletic trainers to
Amends Mike Adler Aphasia Task Force law to provide term lengths, address vacancies, and replace obsolete task force member.
Vetoed · 10
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient is at increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to dementia related disorder.*
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain county corrections officers.
Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires NJ DOT to request bridge inspection reports from US DOT.*
Implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain environmental purposes; revises State's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs.
Permits BPU to approve qualified wind energy project; requires BPU to provide application periods for those projects.
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
"Nosey's Law"; prohibits use of elephants and other wild or exotic animals in traveling animal acts.*
Prohibits PANYNJ from providing assistance for enforcement of March 6, 2017 US Executive Order banning entry into US of individuals from certain countries. *
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish repayment assistance program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program who suffer material loss of income.
Passed the Senate · 32
Adds two public members to NJT board and provides that all NJT board members are voting members. *
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Authorizes public financing of primary election campaigns to fill gubernatorial vacancy and general election campaigns to fill vacancy in offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
Requires bi-state transportation authorities to make advance notification of certain projects or operations expected to impede traffic.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide to prospective students certain cost, loan, and debt information in financial aid shopping sheet.
Establishes Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Advisory Council.
Establishes framework for cybersecurity information sharing and preparedness; creates NJ Cybersecurity Advisory Board. *
Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to conduct international criminal history background checks and check employer references for licensees.
Modifies powers and allocation of Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission.
Establishes requirements for provision of energy from Class I renewable energy sources.
Restricts initial prescriptions for opioid drugs to seven day supply.
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Requires issues related to prescription opioids to be included in continuing education courses for certain health care professionals.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to obtain court order prior to using certain collection practices for defaulted loans under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish income-driven repayment option and loan rehabilitation program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.*
Requires four-year institutions of higher education to offer accelerated three-year baccalaureate degree programs.
Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.*
Provides that State contract for non-commercial sustaining announcements will be awarded as single contract for all State agencies without public advertising for bids.
Provides Commissioner of Human Services and certain insurers access to Prescription Monitoring Program.*
Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants to pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer, requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.*
Authorizes use of certain electric school buses.*
Establishes New Jersey Caregiver Task Force to evaluate and provide recommendations on caregiver support services.
Establishes "Volkswagen Settlement Utilization Fund for Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction and Air Pollution Control"; directs DEP to use moneys in fund to establish and implement certain air pollution control programs.
Provides that cooperative sober living residences are inherently beneficial uses.
Establishes Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Review Task Force to study implementation of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Provides for uniform testing and reporting of drug overdose deaths and consolidated service purchasing by medical examiners, and expands list of places where State Medical Examiner may be authorized to use lab facilities.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation from Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Capital Reserves of $76,450,000 to DOT for bridge and road repairs and $85,500,000 to NJT for capacity improvements and system safety.
Out of committee · 47
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidance for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of online account.
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
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Requires health insurance coverage for contraceptives to include prescriptions for 12 months.
Allows fire district elections to be moved to November; eliminates certain fire district budget referenda; and eliminates certain fire district capital purchase referenda.**
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
"Secure Schools for All Children Act"; establishes State aid program for security services, equipment, or technology to ensure safe and secure school environment for nonpublic school students.
Requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amends definition of "Class I renewable energy."
Dedicates one percent of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues to anti-smoking initiatives.**
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Concerns low emission and zero emission vehicles; establishes Clean Vehicle Task Force.
Increases the personal income tax's pension and retirement income exclusion fivefold over three years.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.
Requires Commissioner of Health to take certain actions to ensure that residential units are available in assisted living facilities for individuals with special needs.
Adds cyber-harassment to the domestic violence statutes.
Requires Medicaid coverage for diabetes self-management education, training, services, and equipment for patients diagnosed with diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes.
Provides diamondback terrapins protection as nongame indigenous species.
Requires State to pledge to ensure availability of job training or similar activities to certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to prevent loss of benefits.
Provides for designation of acute stroke ready hospitals, establishes Stroke Care Advisory Panel and Statewide stroke database and requires development of emergency services stroke care protocols.*
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans.
"Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill.
Requires certain school security measures to be incorporated in architectural design of new school construction and certain school security measures for existing buildings.
Requires development and maintenance of data dashboard report to advise of open bed availability in residential facilities providing behavioral health services.
Provides for monitoring and evaluation of transition of mental health and substance use disorder treatment service system and developmental disability system to fee-for-service reimbursement model; makes appropriation. *
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Requires State Auditor to annually report on unspent State account balances.
Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval.
Establishes " New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program"; appropriates $3,000,000 over next three fiscal years.*
Provides protections for children under the age of 18 with developmental disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18-21 receiving services from Division of Children's System of Care.
Provides for emergency assistance to individuals or families that are homeless or in temporary living arrangement due to domestic violence.
Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Requires State's full participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Establishes Behavioral Health Services Task Force.*
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.
Repeals law suspending certain licenses, registrations and certifications for failure to repay student loans.
Establishes Office of Student Loan Ombudsman; regulates student loan servicers.
Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
Permits smoking in certain facilities for purpose of medical or health-related scientific research.
Requires analyses and reporting of investment performance of pension funds; requires disclosure of fees paid to managers of certain funds in which State invests pension funds.
Revises and expands laws on trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands.
In committee · 39
Requires use of bear-resistant containers, dumpsters, or food boxes in certain areas located in black bear habitat under certain circumstances, including garbage collection, and prohibits certain actions that would result in feeding of black bears.
Provides certain small businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy a corporation business tax or gross income tax credit for certain reinvestment in shore municipalities.
"Flood Control, Mitigation, and Prevention Bond Act of 2012," authorizes bonds for up to $2 billion, and appropriates $5,000.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Designates Black Swallowtail butterfly as State Butterfly.
Provides loan redemption for certain physicians who work in State 10 years.
Requires Commissioner of DHSS to convene a strategic planning summit to analyze the State's physician workforce supply.
Provides for Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for mental health services provided through telepsychiatry.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Establishes NJ Innovation and Research Fellowship Program in DOWLD.
Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in emergency shelters, rooming and boarding houses, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.
Requires video cameras at certain ATMs.
Establishes grant program in DCA to provide funding to youth mentoring programs.
Permits smoking in certain facilities for purpose of medical or scientific health-related research.
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 president of public institution of higher education to regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution's governing board.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
The "New Jersey Intern Protection Act"; provides legal protections and remedies for persons engaged in internships with employers.
Excludes appropriations to reserve for uncollected taxes in excess of two percent from calculations of municipal adjusted tax levy.
Requires health care practitioners to inform patients of addiction potential of controlled dangerous substances prior to issuing prescription.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
"Boys & Girls Clubs Keystone Law"; permits minors to give consent for behavioral health care.
Dedicates portion of sales tax derived from electricity, natural gas, and hydrogen used to fuel motor vehicles to Transportation Trust Fund.
Revises statutes concerning firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits; makes handgun purchase permit valid for four years.
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DOH.
Requires each hospital board of trustees to adopt a written policy governing conflicts of interest.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Removes black bear from list of game species.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal anxiety.
Creates Emergency Unemployment Benefits Program for construction workers laid off due to halted Transportation Trust Fund projects.
Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.
Exempts certain persons providing hair braiding or eyebrow threading services from licensure requirement.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Restricts eligibility for borrowing through New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program to students attending in-State institutions of higher education.
Provides that Maintenance of Certification is not required for licensed physicians to perform certain professional activities in State.
Prohibits use of chlorpyrifos insecticide.
"Voter Privacy Act"; establishes protections for privacy of voters; prohibits automated programs to remove names of ineligible voters from official lists of eligible voters; prohibits sharing of certain voter information with federal government.