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2018-2019 Legislative Session |
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Bill No. | Synopsis |
A112 |
Establishes certain requirements for 9-1-1 public safety answering points and public safety dispatch points. |
A222 | Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute. |
A268 |
“P.I.C.K. Awareness Act”; authorizes issuance of special support recovery license plates. |
A276 | Upgrades penalties for certain crimes committed during a state of emergency. |
A278 |
Establishes the State Debt Capacity Advisory Commission. |
A317 |
Establishes certain requirements for domestic violence training for certain judges and judicial personnel. |
A504 |
Designates “I’m From New Jersey” as the State song. |
A511 |
Requires accountability of NJSPCA and county societies for prevention of cruelty to animals to Attorney General and county prosecutors, respectively. |
A512 |
Changes membership of, and election process for, NJSPCA board of trustees. |
A513 |
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations. |
A514 |
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. |
A542 |
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee. |
A579 |
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale. |
A594 |
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance. |
A716 |
“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. |
A776 |
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. |
A777 |
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018; allocates funds from Local Aid Infrastructure Fund for operating and administrative expenses for transportation infrastructure purposes. |
A828 |
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates. |
A865 |
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union. |
A872 |
Establishes “Monica’s Law” requiring evidence-based risk assessments in certain domestic violence cases. |
A874 |
Requires training for law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases. |
A875 |
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence. |
A878 |
“Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act”; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances. |
A886 |
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days. |
A905 |
Authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoir levels prior to certain severe weather events. |
A906 |
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. |
A907 |
Stipulates that retail motor fuel dealers, when paying interchange fees, shall not be charged for costs associated with certain taxes. |
A968 |
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by “units,” rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances. |
A978 |
Requires public utility requesting rate increase to hold public hearings in every county. |
A979 |
Permits board of chosen freeholders to establish “Sharing Resources” grant and loan program to encourage shared services and municipal consolidation. |
A980 |
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. |
A981 |
Provides Student Population Density Aid to certain public school districts. |
A982 |
Establishes certain exceptions for emergency personnel operating personal watercraft while providing rescue services. |
A983 |
Establishes measures to improve transparency and accountability of regional authorities of this State; enhances oversight of those authorities by Governor and State Comptroller. |
A984 |
Requires sex offenders to note criminal status on social network accounts. |
A985 |
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. |
A986 |
Simplifies the certification process for out-of-State teachers. |
A987 |
Requires counties to fix curbs and surrounding areas when damaged during county road projects. |
A988 |
Requires condominium and homeowners’ associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers. |
A989 |
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. |
A990 |
Establishes the offense of incest. |
A991 |
Requires water purveyors to develop and implement leak detection programs. |
A992 |
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. |
A993 |
Amends definition of “harassment, intimidation, or bullying” in “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.” |
A994 |
Requires State to award certain property tax credits as rebates. |
A995 |
Requires MVC to offer driver’s license knowledge test in Italian. |
A996 |
Requires prescriptions for animals to be issued in name of animal owner; prohibits unnamed persons from possessing prescribed drugs; and requires Prescription Monitoring Program to include information about controlled substances prescribed by veterinarians. |
A997 |
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by State in entities that avoid Superfund obligations to State. |
A998 |
Requires ambulatory care facilities to provide patients with list of fees charged and itemized bill upon request, with opportunity to appeal charges. |
A999 |
Restricts certain practices by carriers and pharmacy benefits managers related to medications and drugs. |
A1001 |
Allows veteran to establish veterans’ preference retroactively for civil service employment list. |
A1002 |
Requires publication of certain information related to toll discounts on E-ZPass website. |
A1003 |
Permits run-of-the-river hydropower facilities to be eligible as Class I renewable energy. |
A1004 |
Mandates that “Honor and Remember Flag” be displayed at certain public buildings. |
A1055 |
Authorizes temporary waiver from requirement that farm winery use NJ grown fruit. |
A1067 |
Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions. |
A1070 |
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran’s centers. |
A1096 |
Authorizes parent or guardian to place security freeze on child’s consumer report. |
A1318 |
Permits municipalities to issue retail liquor licenses for use in certain historic taverns. |
A1360 |
Requires certain notifications and free credit reports for customers following breach of security of personal information within business or public entity. |
A1369 |
Allows for cancellation of certain service contracts without paying early termination fee if customer becomes deceased prior to end of service contract. |
A1378 |
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees. |
A1386 |
Revises procedures for securing permit to carry handgun. |
A1388 |
Limits number of bills member of Legislature may introduce; requires every bill to be heard in committee; requires estimate be prepared of cost of drafting and considering each bill. |
A1402 |
Permits transfer of certain special license plates to immediate family member. |
A1417 |
Requires Dept. of Agriculture to create clearinghouse website for vendors to provide surplus food to charities in State. |
A1439 |
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion. |
A1444 |
The “Safe Playing Fields Act”; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields. |
A1469 |
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services. |
A1531 |
Revises law concerning reciprocity for out-of-State professional and occupational licenses. |
A1588 |
Requires anyone administered opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources. |
A1619 |
Exempts certain properties acquired by municipalities from county, school, and fire district taxes immediately upon aquisition. |
A1627 |
Provides that PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law. |
A1639 |
Establishes “Affordable Housing Obligation Study Commission.” |
A1645 |
Requires COAH to administer affordable housing obligations of municipalities based on statewide obligation. |
A1646 |
Authorizes municipal challenge to non-redevlopment housing projects ordered by COAH unless order is based on exclusionary zoning; excludes flood-prone land from affordable housing vacant land analysis; provides housing obligation cap. |
A1647 |
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis. |
A1648 |
Establishes additional factors for municipal adjustment used in calculating fair share affordable housing obligations; provides population-based cap for these obligations. |
A1649 |
Prohibits affordable housing obligation exemptions for urban aid municipalities. |
A1650 |
Prohibits imposition of builder’s remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation. |
A1677 |
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses. |
A1683 |
Increases penalties for energy “slamming” practices. |
A1740 |
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. |
A1788 |
Requires DOT to conduct study and issue report on use of rock salt on roadways. |
A1810 |
Permits operation of low-speed electric bicycles. |
A1815 |
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for equine therapy or rehabilitation under certain circumstances. |
A1824 |
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver’s Assistance Act. |
A1943 |
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree. |
A1952 |
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. |
A2016 |
Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers. |
A2035 |
Revises “New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act.” |
A2092 |
Clarifies that violation of “New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act” results in loss of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage in certain circumstances; provides certain coverage for innocent persons in event of fraudulent actions by policyholders. |
A2118 |
Eliminates duplication and redundancy in registration of certain apartments. |
A2142 |
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax. |
A2162 |
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list. |
A2169 |
Criminalizes the manufacture, sale, and possession of controlled dangerous substance U-47700, known as U-4 or “Pink.” |
A2178 |
Permits conduct of raffles at large sporting venues. |
A2179 |
Prohibits the sale of adulterated candy in New Jersey. |
A2182 |
Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor’s license. |
A2187 |
Jake’s Law; requires DCA to promulgate completely inclusive playground regulations; incentivizes counties to design and construct completely inclusive playgrounds.* |
A2196 |
Criminalizes the manufacture, sale, and possession of controlled dangerous substance U-47700, known as U-4 or “Pink.” |
A2201 |
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets |
A2263 |
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses. |
A2318 |
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions. |
A2350 |
Extends “Epinephrine Access and Emergency Treatment Act” to include administration of epinephrine auto-injector devices by individuals in possession of devices pursuant to personal prescriptions. |
A2426 |
“The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act of 2018;” requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.* |
A2442 |
Establishes reciprocity requirements for out-of-State certified nurse aides and personal care assistants to practice in New Jersey. |
A2484 |
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for ovarian cancer research. |
A2722 |
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax |
A2747 |
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility; provides for disposition of certain personal property.* |
A2787 |
Extends pilot program authorizing special occasion events at wineries on preserved farmland; implements reporting requirement. |
A3068 |
Exempts State residents 65 years of age and older from certain hunting, trapping, and fishing fees and license requirements. |
A3069 |
The “New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law.” |
A3292 |
Requires prescription opioid medications include warning sticker advising patients of risk of addiction and overdose. |
A3336 |
Prohibits Dept. of Agriculture from regulating minimum property size required per number of honeybee hives. |
A3337 |
Requires cable television companies to provide faster Internet access speed to certain customers. |
A3338 |
Limits use of paperless ticketing systems |
A3339 |
Requires cable television companies to provide cable television service and broadband Internet speed to all committed service areas before cable television companies allow paid prioritization of Internet network traffic. |
A3541 |
Revises requirements for disclosure of a breach of security of certain computerized records containing personal information. |
A3604 |
Expands authority of emergency management departments in requesting assistance outside normal territorial jurisdictions. |
A3627 |
Permits eligible claimant who is proportionate owner paying entire property tax bill to collect entire homestead property tax reimbursement amount. |
A3669 |
“Madison Holleran Proper Reporting Act”; requires institutions of higher education to post information on student suicides and attempted suicides on website. |
A3675 |
Requires certain public utilities to provide customers notice of certain utility work that could impact traffic. |
A3677 |
Increases tax credit provided for qualified investments under “New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act.” |
A3682 |
Requires municipalities to accept complaints and provide certain municipal announcements by electronic means. |
A3730 |
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle. |
A3736 |
Revises and updates public utility franchise process; allows State’s political subdivisions to revoke franchises; increases certain penalties. |
A3739 |
Prohibits circumventing security measures for certain online ticket sales. |
A3748 |
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to victims injured in September 11th and 1993 World Trade Center attacks. |
A3749 |
Designates portion of Interstate Highway Route 195 in Township of Howell as “State Trooper Marc K. Castellano Memorial Highway.” |
A3770 |
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings. |
A3786 |
Provides gross income tax deduction to certain surviving spouses of veterans. |
A3827 |
Reduces thresold for filing annual disclosure statement with ELEC from $50,000 in public contracts to $17,500. |
A3883 |
Revises provisions of State law concerning claiming and proper disposal of cremains of veterans and eligible spouses or dependents. |
A3968 |
Prohibits snowplow or de-icing service contract from indemnifying promisee against liability for loss or damage in certain instances. |
A3970 |
Prohibits leasing of cats or dogs. |
A4015 |
Authorizes medical marijuana for treatment of substance use disorder, authorizes all patients to be dispensed medical marijuana in edible form. |
A4055 |
Regulates performance of pet grooming services. |
A4137 |
Waives business formation and registration fees for establishment of businesses owned by veterans. |
A4144 |
Exempts law enforcement and certain other emergency personnel from liability for breaking into motor vehicle to rescue animal under certain circumstances. |
A4146 |
Extends certain civil service and tuition benefits to family members of servicemembers who died while in service. |
A4158 |
Extends certain civil service and tuition benefits to family members of servicemembers who died while in service. |
A4159 |
Makes available certain grants to employers of veterans and job training to certain veterans; makes an appropriation. |
A4169 |
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019. |
A4192 |
Prohibits use of schools as polling places. |
A4170 |
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019. |
A4225 |
Revises effective dates of various provisions of P.L.2017, c.331 concerning animal cruelty law enforcement. |
A4265 |
Authorizes first responders to obtain, administer, and dispense opioid antidotes, with immunity, pursuant to Statewide standing order issued by State health official; makes clarifying changes to “Overdose Prevention Act.” |
A4300 |
Reschedules tramadol from Schedule IV to Schedule II of the CDS schedules. |
ACR55 |
Urges Congress to enact reforms addressing sexual harassment and assault in United States Armed Forces. |
ACR79 |
Proposes amendment to New Jersey Constitution to prohibit exclusionary zoning and clarify municipal obligations regarding affordable housing construction. |
ACR80 |
Proposes constitutional amendment to require Statewide calculation of affordable housing obligation. |
ACR168 |
Proposes constitutional amendment permitting Gold Star families to receive veteran’s property tax deduction. |
AJR16 |
Designates October of each year as “Opioid Abuse Prevention Month.” |
AJR33 |
Designates first week of May of each year as “Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week.” |
AJR63 |
Recognizes 70th anniversary of establishment of State of Israel. |
AR32 |
Urges Argentina to fulfill its Superfund obligations for Passaic River and elsewhere. |
AR33 |
Urges EPA to accelerate cleanup of 17-mile Lower Passaic River portion of Diamond Alkali Superfund site. |
AR34 |
Urges Metropolitan Transportation Authority to provide E-ZPass discounts to residents of NJ. |
AR35 |
Urges NJTA and Metropolitan Transportation Authority to enter into reciprocity agreement to provide E-ZPass discounts to residents of New York and NJ. |
AR103 |
Permanently designates January as “NUT Carcinoma Awareness Month” in New Jersey. |
AR141 |
Urges the FCC to classify interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol telephone service as telecommunications service under Title II of Communications Act of 1934 |
AR110 |
Urges county prosecutors to require law enforcement officers in county to be equipped with naloxone. |
Bill information updated as of 1/17/18