Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, Senate.
Peter J. Barnes III
Sponsored
Became law2
Requires correctional facilities to provide inmates with prescription medication that was prescribed for chronic conditions existing prior to incarceration.
Enacts new "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"; repeals previous uniform law.
Out of committee2
Requires certain DOC, county, and municipal prison physicians to acquire certain training.
Establishes pilot program in Edison Township requiring Attorney General to perform police internal affairs functions.
In committee23
Allows credit against certain charges to CATV customers opting out of premium service within 30 days of CATV company notice of network or programming change.
Requires notice requirements by CATV companies for changes to station channel positions to be consistent with federal law.
Regulates individuals engaged in the facilitation of like-kind exchanges of property pursuant to Section 1031 of the United States Tax Code.
Permits theaters with 250 seats or more to apply for liquor license.
Deletes CAFRA permit exemption for reconstruction activities in coastal area.
Establishes licensure for associate marriage and family therapists.
Requires Attorney General to appoint special prosecutor when criminal complaint is filed against law enforcement officer.
Provides for Attorney General to handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving death caused by law enforcement officer while in performance of officer's duties; requires officer indictment by State grand jury.
Establishes diversionary program for certain defendants charged with driving while intoxicated.
Increases penalties for certain alteration of an automobile's computer and establishes penalty for resulting death or injury.
Prohibits law enforcement officer from arresting student for violation of school policy under certain circumstances.
Clarifies statute requiring motorists to yield to authorized emergency vehicles sounding sirens and displaying red lights.
Establishes that police vehicles have a useful life of five years and allows local units to bond for such vehicles.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax.
Permits certain audiologists to dispense and fit hearing aids.
Directs that jury service shall extend for one day or one trial if selected to serve on a trial.
Limits enforcement of certain employment contracts of individuals eligible for unemployment compensation.
Authorizes, by court order, furnishing of tax records or files, or information contained therein, for criminal investigations or prosecutions of non-tax crimes.
Increases criminal penalties related to certain illegal activities involving controlled dangerous substances.
Establishes right to immediate interlocutory appeal from determinations as to class certification in class action lawsuits.
Permits juror donation of statutory juror compensation to Legal Services of New Jersey through AOC; provides for payment of State matching funds, equal to juror donation amount, to same organization.
Extends immunity from liability to nonprofit associations engaged in organizing, teaching, refereeing, or coaching sports activity under State law requiring protective eyewear for children who participate in certain sports.
Requires MVC to enter into agreement with car dealers to have car dealers notify certain motorists of availability of specialty license plates.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law1
Revises statutes concerning incorporation and governance of the Protestant Episcopal Church to remove gender-specific references.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Permits amusement games license to be issued to holder of alcoholic beverage special concessionaire permit at certain airports; allows licensees to offer electronic amusements under certain circumstances.*
Regulates autocycles as motorcycles.
Vetoed · 1
Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.
Passed the Senate · 2
Prohibits school districts from joining associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports unless association limits interscholastic eligibility of certain student-athletes who repeat middle school grade for athletic advantage.*
Designates Thomas Alva Edison as State Inventor.
Out of committee · 9
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Permits charging late fee for rental payments due on self-service storage units and authorizes sale of property via website.
"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.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Directs Attorney General to develop plan to disseminate Amber and Silver Alert information through social media.
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
Permits certain breweries to sell beer at seasonal farm markets. *
Revises statutes concerning incorporation and governance of the Protestant Episcopal Church to remove gender-specific references.
Permits registered surgical practices to convert to or combine with ambulatory surgical facilities; provides for phased-in gross receipts assessment; authorizes non-profit hospitals to acquire joint ownership interest in practices.*
In committee · 33
Provides for presumptive parole; establishes parole compliance credits; requires inmate disciplinary database; bases commutation credits on custodial sentence.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Designates Black Swallowtail butterfly as State Butterfly.
"Uniform Trust Code."
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified material.
Removes statute of limitations in certain civil actions for sexual abuse; expands categories of defendants liable in such actions.
Revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in sex.
Provides for Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for mental health services provided through telepsychiatry.
Eliminates requirement for State residency for public officers and employees with limited historic exceptions.
Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey.
Creates a civil cause of action for stalking.
Adds conviction of unlawfully possessing weapon to list of crimes that statutorily prohibit someone from buying or owning firearm.
Upgrades crime of manslaughter to aggravated manslaughter under certain circumstances.
Establishes procedures for determining enforceability of standard form contracts; invalidates certain indemnification clauses.
Requires school districts, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education to report allegations of sexual assault to law enforcement.
Requires institutions of higher education to post information on sexual assaults on website and provide the information to prospective students.
"New Jersey Sexual Assault Violence in Education Act"; requires institutions of higher education to adopt anti-sexual assault theater program, report allegations of sexual assault to county prosecutor, and provide students with information on sexual assau
Authorizes county prosecutor to order removal of municipal police officer unable to perform essential function of office.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Requires carriers to disclose selection standards for placement of health care providers in tiered health benefits plan network; establishes oversight monitor to review compliance.
Requires health insurance carriers to comply with certain network adequacy requirements.
Requires State to pay its pension contributions quarterly on July 15, October 15, January 15 and April 15.
Reforms annual State revenue estimating and reporting, and executive State budget presentation and revenue certification processes.
Regulates the authority of the court to make provision for the educational expenses of an unemancipated child in certain instances involving child support.
Establishes "Court Security Enhancement Fund"; increases certain court fees and assessments.
Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Prohibits certain employment actions against employees affected by a declared state of emergency.
Prohibits employment discrimination based on applicant employment status.
Establishes criminal background check requirement for name change and prohibits name change in certain circumstances.
Clarifies procedures for restoration of driver's license after suspension; authorizes the court to waive imprisonment under certain circumstances.
Clarifies procedures for resignation, removal, and succession of fiduciaries.