Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, Senate.
Kevin J. O'Toole
Sponsored
Became law1
"Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act"; requires institutions of higher education to have individuals who focus on reducing student suicides and attempted suicides available 24 hours a day.
In committee2
Establishes certain requirements for use of physical restraint on students with disabilities in school districts and approved private schools for students with disabilities.
Increases judicial salaries by set amount over multiple years, and thereafter provides for annual salary cost of living adjustment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Establishes Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board and certification program for child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams; appropriates $10 million.
Establishes certain requirements for use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities in school districts, educational services commissions, and approved private schools for students with disabilities.*
The "Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act."
Enhances resident voting participation rights in common interest communities.
Designates portion of Interstate Highway Route 195 in Upper Freehold Township as "State Trooper Anthony A. Raspa Memorial Highway."
Requires Office of Emergency Management to establish county storm preparedness funding program.*
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.
Provides for procurement by State of pharmacy benefits manager, automated reverse auction services, and claims adjudication services.
Vetoed · 1
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain county corrections officers.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires bi-state transportation authorities to make advance notification of certain projects or operations expected to impede traffic.
Out of committee · 11
Encourages sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Appropriates $34,670,313,000 in State funds and $15,823,846,768 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2017-2018.
Expands crime of invasion of privacy to include "upskirting"; photographing or filming the image of the undergarment-clad intimate parts of another.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
Extends veteran's property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
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.
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.
Provides for increase in salary of certain public employees; permits receipt of compensation for published works by certain Executive Branch public officers.
In committee · 51
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%.
Provides for reduced sales tax imposition on certain sales in certain Highlands Region Preservation Area municipalities.
Requires sex offenders in satellite-based monitoring program to pay for certain equipment and monitoring costs.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
Requires prosecutors to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amounts under New Jersey estate tax in accordance with provisions of federal tax law.
Provides governance, transparency, and accountability reforms at PANYNJ.
Requires tenure charges be filed against any public school employee found to have bullied a student and requires the employment of any nontenured public school employee be terminated for such activity.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Prohibits State departments and agencies from considering or requiring compliance by Highlands planning area municipalities with Highlands regional master plan in certain circumstances.
"Zero-Based Budget Act;" requires State Treasurer to develop and integrate certain zero-based budgeting practices and procedures in preparation and submission of Governor's annual budget message.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Prohibits posting of certain personal information on the Internet or misrepresentation of identity on the Internet for the purpose of harassment of a minor child.
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment on persons convicted of certain sex crimes against minors.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Upgrades crime of invasion of privacy under certain circumstances.
Upgrades the crime of invasion of privacy if it results in death or serious bodily injury to a crime of the second degree.
Prohibits the unauthorized photographing or videotaping of a child.
Requires certain commissions to maintain meeting minutes; establishes Governor's authority to approve or veto the minutes of those commissions.
Provides for automatic waiver of juvenile case to adult court for repeat juvenile offenders.
Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits of elected official convicted of crime involving office held.
Reauthorizes use of regional contribution agreements between municipalities within a 10-mile radius of each other for special needs housing; permits units transferred to be counted toward recipient municipality's fair share obligation.
Establishes new crime of official interference with transportation.
Establishes "Bi-State Commission to Recommend Reforms to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey."
Establishes Office of River Maintenance in DEP; repeals P.L.1993, c.376 concerning stream cleaning activities.
Prohibits student's individualized education program or 504 plan to include use of physical restraints or seclusion.
Requires Passaic Valley Water Commission to obtain approval of certain municipalities before entering into certain contracts concerning open-air reservoirs.
Bars domestic violence defendants from participation in Pretrial Intervention.
Requires electric public utilities to provide training, equipment, indemnity, and reimbursement to certain municipal employees for moving and securing detached, above-ground distribution lines impeding vehicular traffic during lengthy power outages.
Creates Office of Licensing, Grant-making, Approvals and Permitting Efficiency Ombudsman and establishes task force on feasibility of online State permit and approval transactions.
Eliminates requirement for forensic laboratory analysis of substance in cases involving distribution of, or possession with intent to distribute, imitation CDS.
Clarifies that "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991" covers elder abuse in domestic settings.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Upgrades crime of stalking when stalking activity is carried out or assisted by installation or use of communication or location monitoring program or device on cellular phone or wireless mobile device.
Establishes a 1,000 foot drug free zone around playgrounds and other public parks, buildings and housing facilities.
Prohibits adoption of new rules exceeding federal standards unless specifically authorized by State law or necessary to protect public health, safety, or welfare.
Requires State Comptroller to receive and provide certain independent authority employee information on State Comptroller's website.
The "Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act."
Prohibits candidates and elected public officials charged with crimes from using campaign contributions for their legal defense.
"Madison Holleran Proper Reporting Act"; requires institutions of higher education to post information on student suicides and attempted suicides on website.
Provides exceptions to garnish exemption against benefits from State-administered pension systems for certain financial claims under State law.
Establishes various good governance requirements at certain bi-state authorities.
Establishes various good governance requirements at State and local authorities.
Revises restrictions for Internet access by sex offenders.
Allows municipality with life guard pension fund to close enrollment to new employees or to terminate fund altogether.
Reforms procedures concerning provisions of affordable housing; repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers that sell qualified medical devices to qualified consumers at discounted price.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."