Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Blonnie R. Watson
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Requires health insurance consultants and carriers to provide certain information to certain local units, boards of education, and county colleges; requires local units, boards of education, and county colleges to review information.**
Requires local government units to certify compliance with certain federal hiring requirements when filing annual budgets.
In committee1
Requires newborn infant screening for tongue tie.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Requires local government units to certify compliance with certain federal hiring requirements when filing annual budgets.
Passed the Senate1
Requires health insurance consultants and carriers to provide certain information to certain local units, boards of education, and county colleges; requires local units, boards of education, and county colleges to review information.**
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
"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.
Excludes amount of certain early withdrawals from qualified retirement plans in determination by Higher Education Student Assistance Authority of applicant's eligibility for and amount of State tuition aid grant.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Exempts certain personal information from State's open public records law; bars attorney's fees award in denial of access proceeding in certain circumstances.
Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.*
Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
Out of committee · 3
Adjusts reference to population for library director position in unclassified civil service.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
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.
In committee · 10
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Requires firearms purchaser identification card, permit to purchase handgun, or permit to carry handgun for temporary transfer of firearm at firing range.
Requires firearms purchaser identification card, permit to purchase handgun, or permit to carry handgun for use of firearm at firing range.
Requires certain ratios of school library media specialist to students in public schools.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Allows electric energy produced from biofuel to be eligible as Class II renewable energy.
Provides immediate eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics for certain transfer students.
Requires instruction on information literacy in curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.