Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Carmelo G. Garcia
Sponsored
Became law3
Prohibits sale, purchase, and possession of certain merchandise designed to conceal license plate to evade law enforcement.*
"Boys & Girls Clubs Keystone Law"; permits minors to give consent for behavioral health care.
Expands scope of law governing registration of security guards; designated as " Detective Vincent Santiago's Law." *
Passed the General Assembly6
Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.
Enacts "Truth in Caller Identification Act"; prohibits manipulation of certain telephone caller identification information.
Clarifies that piercing or tattooing animals constitutes needless mutilation and animal cruelty.
"Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act"; restricts collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes.*
Requires NJT to limit fare increases under its discount program for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and college students; designated as "Fare Affordability and Ridership Empowerment (FARE) Act."
"Transparency, Responsibility, and Accountability for New Surcharges and Increases in Ticketing (T.R.A.N.S.I.T.) Act"; increases number of public hearings NJT is required to hold prior and subsequent to fare increase or change or abandonment of service.
Out of committee10
Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.*
Requires that information about legal rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords in rental dwelling units be kept up to date in both English and Spanish.
Establishes Clean Energy Technology Center and Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund for purposes of creating clean energy-related employment opportunities; allocates revenues from societal benefits charge to support its activities.
Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.*
Requires DEP to adopt regulations to allow cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research, educational, or restoration purposes; requires community engagement process for revision therof.*
Provides expedited procedure for foreclosing residential properties in uncontested actions.
Clarifies that Alzheimer's disease and related disorders may be listed as secondary cause of death on death certificate when appropriate.
Establishes requirements for training programs for homemaker-home health aides in care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.*
Requires modernization of DCA website to establish one-stop shop for redevelopers.
Provides that criminal history record checks for employees of nonpublic schools are mandatory and requires staff if formerly-exempt child care centers to undergo child abuse and criminal backround checks.*
In committee73
The "Jobs, Trade and Democracy Act."
Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.
Exempts certain car-sharing programs from motor vehicle rental fees.
Creates new offenses and penalties regarding animal fighting.
Prohibits charging vehicle storage fees for days on which storage facility is closed.
Provides prescriber or health care facility with discretion to number prescription blank forms consecutively.
Provides that a homestead owner who is 65 years of age or older or disabled shall not receive a homestead rebate of less than $1,440.
Provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes to small and medium-sized businesses for certain export and export promotion activity; designated as the Export Promotion Tax Credit Act.
Prohibits insurers offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract.
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.
Requires public schools to include instruction on oral health as part of core curriculum content standards.
Requires health care providers to observe certain practices concerning collection of outstanding balances on patient accounts.
Requires assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes to ensure connection of emergency cords in residential units to facility staff.
Establishes additional county recording fees to support "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund."
Permits removal of State board, commission or independent authority member for failure to attend three consecutive meetings thereof without good cause.
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns.
Requires written residential leases to be provided in both English and Spanish in certain municipalities.
Prohibits attorney spouse or domestic partner of elected local government officer in a municipality from representing campaign of candidate for elective office in that municipality to contest election results.
Prohibits attorney serving as elected local government officer in a municipality from representing campaign of candidate for elective office in that municipality to contest election results.
Prohibits elected local government officers from accepting employment with law firm for a period of time if officer voted to award local government contract to firm.
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.
Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for net interest amount received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.
Allows firms, designated as qualified UEZ businesses, that experience economic hardship to lower employment levels without losing that designation.
Requires Attorney General to provide certain information regarding certain charitable organizations to public on Internet.
Prohibits imposition of the corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations that only store personal property in this State incident to its importation.
Requires DOH to establish minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios for hospitals.
Permits creation of local hire programs for public work contracts of political subdivisions.
Categorizes "knockout game" assault as third-degree aggravated assault; eliminates presumption of nonimprisonment for such assault.
Prohibits certain deceptive elections-related practices within 90 days before any election.
Limits rent increases in certain low income rental projects financed by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.
Requires public institutions of higher education to provide student-athletes who lose athletic scholarships because of injuries sustained while participating in the athletic program with equivalent scholarships.
Requires public schools to include instruction on personal financial literacy as part of core curriculum content standards.
Prohibits immobilization of motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of certain green home improvements that increase building systems resiliency.
Requires boards of education to annually conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.
Provides loans and tax credits to businesses for costs incurred in purchase and installation of certain equipment to mitigate damage from natural disasters.
Requires unguarded exit doors in public school building to be equipped with alarms that detect unauthorized exit.
Permits municipalities to set amount of developer contribution to affordable housing trust funds in exchange for certain tax abatements.
Requires call box installations along certain waterfronts, funded by red light camera surcharges.
Requires lobby security for certain senior citizen high-rise buildings in areas with high violent crime rates.
Establishes a 1,000 foot drug free zone around playgrounds and other public parks, buildings and housing facilities.
Requires NJHMFA to establish reverse mortgage program for certain retirees living in cooperatives.
Transfers Division of Parole in State Parole Board to Department of Corrections.
Prohibits sex discrimination in pay and reprisals against employees disclosing employment information or requesting flexible work arrangements.
Prohibits certain credit card issuers from reporting student credit card holders to credit reporting agencies for 90 days following missing payment.
Assesses additional fee for traffic control device violations and dedicates those funds to "Careless Aggressive Reckless (C.A.R.) Driver Awareness Campaign Fund."
Revises criminal history record check procedures for school personnel to provide for communication of post-employment federal criminal record information received through participation in federal rap back program to Commissioner of Education.
Requires certain State oversight of budgets of regional sewerage authorities.
Requires newly-constructed multiple dwellings with six or more residential units to install standby generators to provide electricity in case of emergency.
Authorizes grandparents to obtain certified copies of death certificates of grandchildren.
Subjects county and municipal sewerage authority service rate increases to approval by Board of Public Utilities.
Requires Secretary of State to provide online voter registration up to 48 hours before election; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey MVC's database.
"Volunteer Medical Professional Health Care Act."
Requires owner of foreclosed property to provide relocation assistance to tenant displaced by termination of illegal occupancy.
Requires Office of Information Technology to review Consolidated Assistance Support System development project and issue recommendations.
Requires installation of low-flow toilets and low-flow showerheads in multiple dwellings having three or more units.
Requires DHS to use funds awarded from performance bonuses to increase staffing for processing certain applications and providing certain services.
Establishes Children's Health Promotion Fund.
Establishes State Taxi Commission.
Authorizes DOT to enter into public-private partnerships concerning transportation projects.
Prohibits hospitals from referring certain unpaid medical bills to collection agencies.
Requires disclosures of out-of-network services performed by health care providers under certain circumstances.
Requires institutions of higher education to adopt affirmative consent standard and other policies regarding sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Establishes "Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State; appropriates $5 million.
Requires public institutions of higher education to offer two-hour seminar on prevention of sexual assault to certain students.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient has Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
Permits appointment of certain lawful permanent residents to county and municipal forces and State Police.
Provides for DOH to issue identification card to person with autism or intellectual or developmental disability to help emergency responders with recognition and response techniques.
Dedicates five percent of cigarette tax revenue to anti-smoking initiatives.
Transit Ridership Innovation and Participation Act; provides income tax credits for employer-provided public transportation benefits.
Imposes transportation infrastructure development fee and dedicates portion to municipality, county, and Transportation Trust Fund.
Provides courts authority to sentence disorderly and petty disorderly persons to house arrest.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Requires DEP to adopt regulations to allow cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research, educational, or restoration purposes; requires community engagement process for revision therof.**
Establishes requirements for training programs for homemaker-home health aides in care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.*
Clarifies that Alzheimer's disease and related disorders may be listed as secondary cause of death on death certificate when appropriate.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 38
Authorizes municipalities to impose penalties on creditors that fail to timely remedy code violations of certain properties in foreclosure.*
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.
Requires training program for school bus drivers and school bus aides on interacting with students with special needs, and requires development and use of student information cards.*
Clarifies that electronic funds transfers are included within the scope of the statute concerning issuing or passing bad checks.
Requires certain veterinarians at for-profit veterinary facilities to provide written notification concerning absence of supervision after normal business hours; designated as "Betsy's Law." *
Allows for waiver of school bus requirements for mobility assistance vehicle technicians who transport students with medical needs to and from school.
Provides that crime victims do not have to pay fees to obtain records relating to the crime and that requests for such records are not public information.*
"The Opportunity to Compete Act;" establishes certain employment rights for persons with criminal record.*
Exempts certain offers and sales of securities from registration.*
Requires issuance of one free copy of a veteran's death certificate to certain authorized persons upon request.
Includes reverse rate evasion as form of insurance fraud and provides for civil and criminal penalties.
Requires Division of Addiction Services to grant residential drug treatment program licenses to certain programs operating in State correctional facilities and county jails.
Requires elevators in new buildings be at least a certain size.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Requires one-time application for requesting services for individuals with developmental disabilities from DCF and DHS.
Requires State Employment and Training Commission to prepare annual report on State workforce.
Concerns property taxes due and owing on real property damaged or destroyed during, or as the result of, a natural disaster when a state of emergency is declared by the Governor. *
Requires sober living homes and other substance abuse aftercare treatment facilities to provide certain notifications to next-of-kin when patient is released from care; designated as "Nick Rohdes' Law." **
Increases and modernizes solvency requirements for certain insurers and authority of DOBI Commissioner to regulate insurer solvency.
Allows gross income taxpayers to use their gross income tax returns to make voluntary contributions to ALS Association for services to New Jersey residents.
Requires preparation programs for teachers and school counselors to include programming to improve student career readiness.*
Authorizes tax lien holders other than municipalities to institute in rem tax foreclosure actions against abandoned properties.
Revises certain laws governing police and fire interest arbitration; incorporates compounding in base salary calculation; extends two-percent cap on base salary awards.
Creates financial planning assistance program for disabled veterans and their caregivers.
Increases income eligibility cap to receive respite care for certain veterans.*
Allows student with disability to bring service animal on school bus.
Establishes program to provide assistance to qualified veterans in in-patient and out-patient treatment programs to travel to medical counseling in State.*
Extends for one year expiration date of certain permits pursuant to "Permit Extension Act of 2008." *
Prohibits religious entities from engaging in certain practices involving cemeteries, funeral homes and mortuaries, memorials, mausoleums and burial vaults.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance allowing voluntary registration of private outdoor video surveillance cameras.*
Authorizes operators of motor vehicles to display electronic proof of insurance.
New Jersey Stolen Valor Act; makes unauthorized use of military uniforms, medals or insignias, and certain false statements regarding receipt of military awards with intent to obtain benefit crimes of third degree.
Requires DHS to notify enrollees in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly of Medicare eligibility.
Requires providers to submit to DHS expenditure details of enrollees in Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
Requires DHS to monitor utilization and billing of services for Medicaid home and community-based long-term care.
"New Jersey Small Business Retirement Marketplace Act."*
Revises definition of all-terrain vehicles.
Establishes State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of bilingual proficiency.
Vetoed · 11
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to review construction work on public utilities.*
Establishes telemarketing fraud investigation unit.
Requires Department of Health to publish informational guidelines on the inspection, identification, evaluation, and abatement of mold.*
Prohibits health insurance carriers from requiring optometrists to become providers with vision care plans as condition of becoming providers in carriers' panel of providers.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Allows modernization for the form of disbursement for certain State government and local unit payments to individuals and business entities. *
Requires each school district with middle school or high school to establish food services advisory committee to consider menu options that reflect students' cultural, traditional, and dietary preferences.*
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Prohibits possession and transport of parts and products of certain animals at PANYNJ airports and port facilities.*
Passed the General Assembly · 43
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Permits new cigar lounges to be opened under certain circumstances.*
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."*
"Christopher's Law;" provides court with option of ordering juveniles adjudicated delinquent to receive interactive instruction in preventing gang involvement and gang and youth violence.
Requires newly-constructed multiple dwellings with 25 or more residential units to install standby generators to provide electricity in case of emergency.
Increases fine for violation of certain laws concerning pedestrian safety and traffic control; dedicates funds to certain roadways.
Imposes moratorium on DHS transitions and transfers of certain individuals with developmental disabilities to new residential placements until certain conditions are met. *
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Requires health benefits coverage for mammograms for women under 40 who lack access to family medical history due to their or their parent's adoption.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.*
Establishes fine for committing motor vehicle offense that results in collision with bicyclist.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Directs Department of Law and Public Safety to engage in Internet privacy and social media responsibility campaign.
Provides that no more than 120 credits will be required for baccalaureate degree awarded by a public institution and no more than 60 credits for an associate degree.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish a communication and incentive plan to encourage re-enrollment in college; requires Statewide reverse transfer agreement.
Requires independent colleges report certain consumer information on their websites; requires information on remedial instruction to be provided by certain colleges; directs how remedial education is delivered at four-year public and independent colleges.
Requires county colleges to develop plan to achieve three-year graduation rate of at least 33 percent for full-time degree-program students by 2019-2020 academic year.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education.*
Prohibits four-year public and independent institutions of higher education from increasing New Jersey resident undergraduate tuition and fees for nine continuous semesters following student's initial enrollment.*
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to study prevalence, cost, and quality of certain on-line courses compared to traditional classroom courses offered by institutions of higher education.*
Prohibits four-year public and independent institutions of higher education from requiring students to purchase meal plans and permits the institutions to only offer meal plans in the form of a spending allowance.
Requires closure of a four-year public institution of higher education that fails to achieve a six-year graduation rate of at least 50% for full-time undergraduate students.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to revoke proprietary school's license to award academic degrees if school fails to achieve certain minimum graduation rates.
Requires New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to annually prepare report on debt held by public institutions of higher education.
Requires State Auditor to conduct audit of fees charged by public institutions of higher education.
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
Modernizes the distribution of gross income tax refunds by making direct deposit the default distribution method.
Requires certain sanitation procedures for mattresses and product labeling regarding such procedures.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.*
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Provides for notification of next-of-kin in event of death of senior citizen in senior housing facility.*
Revises procedures for processing incomplete Medicaid applications; exempts asset transfers of up to $500 per month during look back period for determining eligibility for long-term care services.*
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice services.*
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.
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.*
"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 online parking ticket payment system, NJMCDirect, to process payments 24 hours per day.
"Linnette Lebron's Law" modifies procedures for marriage or civil union where a party is terminally ill.*
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act"; provides funding to small food retailers to sell fresh and nutritious food.
Out of committee · 73
Establishes process for consideration of offers from short sale buyers during residential mortgage foreclosures.
Concerns prompt payment of construction contracts.
Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs.*
Requires high school driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include aggressive driving information.
Requires DOH to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities through accountability and transparency; designated as "Stephen Komninos' Law."
Creates cause of action for failure to maintain certain vacant properties; requires out-of-state creditors to designate in-State representative.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically engineered material.*
Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.*
Requires blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death; designated as "Michelle Sous' Law."
Revises statutes regarding practice of physical therapy.
Requires youth sports team organizations or cheerleading programs to implement written head injury policies.*
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
Requires county elections board give notice by Internet posting or mail when polling place location changes unexpectedly before election; requires board develop plan for polling place change notification.**
Enhances penalties for false incrimination and making fictitious reports.*
Prohibits use of tobacco products on the grounds of any public or private institution of higher education.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th birthday.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.*
Expands definition and licensure requirements for health care service firms.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Establishes "College Affordability Study Commission" to examine issues and develop recommendations to increase the affordability of higher education in New Jersey.
"Unfair Wage Recovery Act"; provides that unlawful employment practice occurs each time individual is affected.
Concerns earned sick leave.
Establishes one-year moratorium on replacement of copper-based landline telephone service with wireless telephone service; requires BPU to report to Governor and Legislature. *
"Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act"; enhances film and digital media tax credits, revises and expands tax credit eligibility requirements, and requires EDA to study development of film studio at North Jersey location.*
Directs State Board of Agriculture and Dept. of Agriculture to adopt regulations concerning confinement of pregnant sows during gestation.
Establishes publicly accessible domestic violence Internet registry.
Establishes the "Superstorm Sandy Bill of Rights."*
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
"Innovative Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act."
Requires high school students to be assessed using college placement cut scores to determine readiness for college-level course work, and Commissioner of Education to develop plan to improve college and career counseling for students.
Requires development of longitudinal data system that maintains individuals' data from preschool through entry into workforce.
Requires all school districts and public institutions of higher education to offer dual enrollment programs to provide college-level instruction to high school students and requires these students be charged a reduced tuition rate.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with various entities, to design a manufacturing career pathway to provide students with skills necessary to gain employment in manufacturing sector.
Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish a pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete a career and technical education certificate program in 12 months.*
Establishes "Higher Education Manufacturing Grant Program" for public institutions of higher education to establish or expand programs in manufacturing fields.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network, and updates crime of animal fighting; amends RICO concerning dog fighting.**
Revises certain laws governing police and fire interest arbitration; extends two-percent cap on base salary awards.
Allows local government deferred compensation plans to invest in collective investment trusts.
Provides that school districts must ensure that students with disabilities have opportunities to participate in athletic activities equal to those of other students.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
Requires certain information regarding Down syndrome be provided to certain parents and families.
Confers title of Acting Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on certain judges of the Superior Court, Appellate Division, temporarily assigned to the Supreme Court.
Establishes additional requirements, and penalties for failure to comply, concerning information to be provided to persons purchasing cats or dogs from pet shops. *
Authorizes counties to establish mosquito control reserve fund.
Requires health insurance carriers to encrypt certain information.
Requires PANYNJ be subject to NY Freedom of Information Law and NJ open public records act.
Requires motor vehicle inspection stickers to notify drivers of penalty for texting while driving.
Prohibits insurers from setting prices for non-covered dental services.
Increases transparency and accountability at PANYNJ.
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.
Requires Medicaid managed care organizations to meet certain conditions prior to reducing reimbursement rates for personal care assistant services and home-based supportive care services.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Requires Commissioner of Health to review impact of disabilities on persons in minority and underrepresented communities.
Establishes Special Needs Housing-for Work Pilot Program within DHS to provide certain individuals with supportive housing in exchange for work activity or alternative work experience.*
Establishes insurance and safety requirements for companies that use digital network or software application to match passengers with drivers.*
Streamlines responsibilities of Division of Local Government Services and local governments; designated as the Division of Local Government Services Modernization and Local Mandate Relief Act of 2015.
Concerns the recording of mortgages.
Protects current out-of-State placements of individuals with developmental disabilities and prohibits transfer in-State under certain conditions.*
Establishes position of State Oceanographer.
Requires DHS establish a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enrollment program.
Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in emergency shelters, rooming and boarding houses, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.
Establishes temporary mortgage relief programs for certain owners of real property impacted by "Superstorm Sandy."*
Establishes "MVP Emergency Alert System" for missing persons with mental, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.
Prohibits tourist helicopter operations in New Jersey.
Requires exemption of certain students from administration of State assessments, and requires DOE notify districts of availability of certain assessment accommodations.*
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
"Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act." *
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.*
Requires firearm retailers to sell personalized handguns.
Establishes a process to integrate certain health data and other data from publicly supported programs for population health research.*
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Establishes motor vehicle registration for street rods and custom motor vehicles.
Enacts the "Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act."
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes committed during a state of emergency.
Permits appointment of certain nonpermanent firefighters laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Expands eligible municipalities under the "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act" to include Harrison Town in Hudson County.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Prohibits a public institution of higher education from using State funds to pay a commencement speaker.
Imposes restrictions concerning Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish performance-based funding plans for public institutions of higher education.
Establishes the "Superstorm Sandy Victims' Bill of Rights."
Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.
Requires sex offender's tier designation to be completed and reviewed by the court prior to release from incarceration.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Allows school districts to enter into school construction public-private partnership agreements with private entities.
Establishes "School Bus Safety and Child Protection Act," requires periodic criminal background checks for certain school employees; and prohibits interference with school bus monitoring devices.
Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.
Subjects Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to New York's Freedom of Information Law and New Jersey's Open Public Records Act.
Requires that police obtain warrant to seize cell phone data.
Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program; prohibits future use of red light cameras in State.
Expands definitions of "abused child" or "abused or neglected child" to include prenatal exposure of child to controlled substances.
Requires certain civil actions against certain licensed persons to be brought within two years.
Assigns financial responsibility of educating homeless student to district of attendance.
Establishes special parking for hybrid, electric, and alternative fuel vehicles.
Creates advisory council to oversee revision of core curriculum content standards.
Establishes a Gun Court Pilot Program in Passaic County.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Grants credit against business taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
"State Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
Permits exterior-based property reassessments within eight years of last municipal-wide revaluation.
Addresses various concerns affecting post-release employment.
Limits the amount of aid-in-lieu-of transportation provided to certain families of nonpublic students.
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Directs Department of Corrections to provide employment assistance to inmates prior to release.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Requires health insurers and State Health Benefits Commission to provide coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder under same conditions as other sickness.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Increases State hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues required to be annually appropriated to fund certain arts and cultural, historical, and tourism-related programs and activities.
The New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act; Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Permits historic motor vehicles to be used for pleasure driving one day per week.
Requires municipal court judge to dismiss motor vehicle charges if accident was caused by medical condition of driver.
Requires DHS to verify level of severity of reports received about incidents involving individuals with developmental disabilities.
Requires school districts to employ a certain number of student assistance coordinators based on district enrollment.
"Pet Groomers Licensing Act;" designated as "Bijou's Law."
Waives certain commercial driver license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Providing for AG representation of employees of county prosecutors' offices in certain civil actions and providing for State indemnification in certain cases.
Establishes compensation program for State and juvenile corrections officers and parole officers injured while performing official duties.
Makes direct deposit the default distribution method for gross income tax refunds and allows gross income tax refunds via prepaid debit cards.
Establishes the New Jersey School Counts County College Scholarship Program.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbooks available to students at no charge and requires buyback of used textbooks at 50 percent of purchase price.
Allows gross income tax deduction for certain student loan interest.
Eliminates presumption of non-imprisonment for theft of a firearm.
Requires State Treasurer to post information about State contracts for legal services on special website.
Establishes "Fund to Prevent Use of Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices"; supports activities to prevent use and promote awareness of associated health conditions.
Establishes Animal Cruelty Offender Registry; prohibits purchase, adoption, and breeding of animals by animal cruelty offenders.
Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.
Increases amount of notice driver must receive for license suspension in certain cases and permits driver to provide proof of electronic payment for certain fines and penalties.
Requires State, local, and school appointed and certain elected officials to report behavior that may violate criminal laws or ethics statutes.
Requires PANYNJ to evaluate certain land holdings to determine if proposed use is consistent with core mission.
Requires PANYNJ to conduct cost-benefit analysis and provide analysis to governors and legislatures of NY and NJ prior to approving certain projects.
Requires PANYNJ to set certain performance goals and prepare annual progress reports.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Upgrades and expands crime of criminal mischief under certain circumstances.
Requires hospital employees assist uninsured patients with creating account to apply for insurance coverage through Federally-Facilitated Marketplace.
Requires candidates undergo drug testing prior to being placed on election ballot; provides for random drug testing of State and local holders of elective public office.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Extends from 60 days to 120 days amount of time for municipality to refund excess property taxes paid following successful property assessment appeal.
Modifies various aspects of the charter school program, including authorization, regulation, and monitoring of charter schools; appropriates $250,000 from General Fund to DOE.
Authorizes certain law enforcement officers to administer opioid antidotes to overdose victims in an emergency, and extends immunity under Overdose Prevention Act to such officers.
Establishes traffic law public awareness campaign.
Prohibits certain mental health facilities, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, and homeless shelters in residential zones and within 1,000 feet of schools.
Modifies education requirement for licensure by the NJ State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Establishes Center for the Study of Health Care Billing Data.
Designates cheerleading as interscholastic sport; requires safety harness at health clubs with members who are cheerleaders.
Establishes "County Career Technical Education Annual Recognition Awards" to annually recognize best programs implemented by county vocational school districts.
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Regulates passenger transportation companies that use an online application program to connect drivers to passengers.
Requires regulation of autocabs in certain cities.
Requires display of State vehicle abuse hotline bumper stickers on all State vehicles.
Prohibits release of home addresses of certain public safety employees by governmental entities.
Allows gross income tax credit for contributions to nonprofit public school support organizations.
Prohibits submission of New Jersey license plate information to national photo ticketing system or other states for certain purposes.
Requires professional boards to provide for online processing of application for licensure or renewal.
Directs MVC to establish permit and safety requirements for companies that use online application program to match passengers with drivers.
Provides courts with sentencing discretion for certain convictions concerning possession of a firearm.
The "Full Marriage Recognition for Civil Union Couples Act"; recognizes certain civil unions as marriages dating back to inception of such civil unions.
Establishes high technology corridor program in EDA to attract and retain high technology businesses.
Revises requirements for signage indicating accessible facilities for people with disabilities.
Requires prosecutorial or law enforcement review of fatal incidents involving police officers or State Police.
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Requires certain law enforcement officers to wear cameras.
Prohibits certain employment actions against employees affected by a declared state of emergency.
Limits transmission of ballots by messenger or bearer to two ballots; limits time to allow ballots to be distributed to and by messenger to within 10 days before election.
Designates five State songs.
Establishes amber light duration at traffic control signals.
Limits authority of court to order one or both parents to pay post-high school education expenses on behalf of a child if both parents agree that they will not pay such expenses.
Prohibits "gay panic" defense for murder; prevents reduction of murder charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion under certain circumstances.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ apprentices in DOL registered apprenticeships.
Requires Commissioner of Transportation to publish notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications.
Establishes Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer to monitor efforts to promote participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.
Allows businesses due to receive grant under Business Employment Incentive Program to elect to receive corporate or gross income tax credit if grant funds are not available.
Requires institutions of higher education to offer cats and dogs no longer used for educational, research, or scientific purposes to animal rescue organizations for adoption.
Requires criminal history record background check for rifle and shotgun purchases.
"HOPE Initiative Act;" requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opiod addiction.
Criminalizes luring or enticing mentally incapacitated person to commit act likely to be injurious to his welfare.
Requires MVC to automatically transmit applicant information to Secretary of State for automatic voter registration; permits applicant to decline voter registration.
Establishes failure to provide certain specific protections from weather and during emergencies for domestic companion animals as animal cruelty.
Requires health benefits coverage for juvenile depression screenings.
Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
"Drama therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."
Establishes solar power incentive program.
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities through accountability and transparency; upgrades crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities.
Exempts homeless student or student in resource family home who transfers between school districts after second year of high school from local graduation requirements.
Establishes Office of Student Loan Ombudsman; regulates student loan servicers.
Permits homeless to receive certified copy of birth certificate without fee.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate for child born in New Jersey to active duty service member.
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Requires comparable level of services and supports to be provided to former residents of developmental centers transitioning to community placements and for placements to be located within 30 miles of closed centers.