Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Scott T. Rumana
Sponsored
Out of committee1
"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 committee39
Establishes measures to improve transparency and accountability of regional authorities of this State; enhances oversight of those authorities by Governor and State Comptroller.
Requires sex offenders to note criminal status on social network accounts.
Authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoir levels prior to certain severe weather events.
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.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from serving on political party committees.
Simplifies the certification process for out-of-State teachers.
Removes requirement that holder of a special learner's permit, examination permit, and probationary driver's license display decal; requires certain novice drivers submit motor vehicle information to chief administrator.
Expands authority of emergency management departments in requesting assistance outside normal territorial jurisdictions.
Upgrades the crime of invasion of privacy if it results in death or serious bodily injury to a crime of the second degree.
Requires counties to fix curbs and surrounding areas when damaged during county road projects.
Upgrades burglary of a residence to a crime of the second degree; requires mandatory period of parole ineligibility if residence was occupied at time of offense.
Expands list of crimes with bail restriction to include gun related crimes with mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment under "Graves Act."
Allows courts to issue restraining orders prohibiting persons charged with firearms and gang related offenses from entering premises, locations, or areas where the offense occurred.
Establishes Office of River Maintenance in DEP; repeals P.L.1993, c.376 concerning stream cleaning activities.
Requires condominium and homeowners' associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers.
Modernizes business filing statutes to include entity conversion and domestication.
Clarifies law authorizing application of reciprocal limitations against businesses from states that give in-state preference in awarding public contracts.
Concerns proof of workers' compensation coverage with certain legally required annual reports of employers.
Permits certain individuals not appointed pursuant to will to control funeral and disposition of human remains of decedent and requires executor to provide notification of appointment and other information to appointee.
Prohibits adoption of new rules exceeding federal standards unless specifically authorized by State law or necessary to protect public health, safety, or welfare.
Makes various changes to law governing raffles; requires Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission to create online reporting system and develop single license for conducting multiple games.
Requires Passaic Valley Water Commission to obtain approval of certain municipalities before entering into certain contracts concerning open-air reservoirs.
Establishes practice driving requirements for examination and special learner's permit holders.
Bars domestic violence defendants from participation in Pretrial Intervention.
Stipulates that retail motor fuel dealers, when paying interchange fees, shall not be charged for costs associated with certain taxes.
Establishes the offense of incest.
Requires evaluation of appropriateness of light frame construction for multiple dwellings and imposes moratorium on light frame construction until determination and recommendations are adopted.
"Madison Holleran Proper Reporting Act"; requires institutions of higher education to post information on student suicides and attempted suicides on website.
Requires water purveyors to develop and implement leak detection programs.
Makes reforms to mental health treatment; clarifies law governing purchase of firearms by persons with history of mental illness.
Provides sales and use tax exclusion for charges for student parking provided by certain colleges and universities.
Permits police departments to donate unclaimed bicycles to nonprofit organizations.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of natural gas, and charges for transportation or transmission of natural gas, to public colleges and universities.
Requires law enforcement be notified of application to expunge mental commitment record.
Provides for notice to schools of court-ordered domestic violence restraints restricting contact in schools; increases penalty for violation of such orders.
Requires NJT to offer three-month bus and rail passes at discounted rates.
Requires labeling of poisonous plants sold at retail in NJ.
Requires State to award certain property tax credits as rebates.
Carried from the Senate
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Concerns temporary registration certificates for automobiles.
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
Allows gross income taxpayers to use returns to make voluntary contributions to the Boy Scouts of America Councils in New Jersey.
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Provides preference to certain employers applying for workforce development grants.
Enters NJ in Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
Establishes Farm to School Coordinating Council.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support autism programs.
Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.
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.
Passed the General Assembly · 13
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and cyber-harassment under certain circumstances.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Establishes "Blue Alert System."*
Establishes NJ "Farm-to-Table Restaurant" awards program.*
Establishes "New Jersey Farm to Public Institution of Higher Education Program."
Allows qualified school to be called "New Jersey Farm Fresh School."
Permits school participating in NJ "Farm to School" program to submit recipe for posting on Dept. of Agriculture website.
Authorizes annual issuance of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at seasonal farm market.
Out of committee · 6
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by state in companies that boycott Isreal or Israeli businesses.*
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Abuse of Persons who are Elderly or Disabled."
Directs State agencies to take certain actions to expedite permitting through use of general permits and permits-by-rule. *
Directs Governor to withdraw from compact establishing Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor; dissolves compact and commission; transfers commission's NJ operations to State Police.
In committee · 42
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Allows certain sole proprietors to join a small employer health benefits purchasing alliance.
Requires DEP and owners of reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures, and authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs in response to severe weather events.
Establishes grant program for school districts to develop in-district and collaborative special education programs and services to reduce need to place classified students out-of-district.
Provides Student Population Density Aid to certain public school districts.
Exempts local governmental units from supplemental titling fees on passenger automobiles they purchase or lease.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes committed during a state of emergency.
Allows Hurricane Sandy victims to claim gross income tax deduction for certain personal casualty losses.
Establishes crime-fraud exception applicable to marital and civil union partnership privilege.
Prohibits student's individualized education program or 504 plan to include use of physical restraints or seclusion.
Requires consumer reporting agencies to place security freeze on consumer reports of protected consumers under certain circumstances.
Increases judicial salaries by set amount over multiple years, and thereafter provides for annual salary cost of living adjustment.
Exempts certain properties acquired by municipalities from county, school, and fire district taxes immediately upon aquisition.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires accountability of NJSPCA and county societies for prevention of cruelty to animals to Attorney General and county prosecutors, respectively.
Changes membership of, and election process for, NJSPCA board of trustees.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Revises law concerning disposition of assets of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that has dissolved or has had its charter revoked, canceled, or suspended.
Modifies school funding law to incorporate recommendations of DOE's Education Funding Report.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act of 2012"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Upgrades lewdness to fourth degree crime if committed in public rest room.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Establishes the State Debt Capacity Advisory Commission.
Requires public utilities and cable television companies to accommodate and relocate facilities when necessary for transportation infrastructure projects at direction of DOT.
Permits certain breweries to sell beer at community farm markets.
Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers.
Eliminates duplication and redundancy in registration of certain apartments.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Clarifies scope of affordable housing obligations.