Bills & Legislation

Directs fines collected for certain prostitution crime to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Prohibits municipal ordinance to create sanctuary city; establishes State and local employee ethics violation upon noncompliance with federal immigration enforcement request.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Requires BPU to designate solar portion of critical renewable microgrid as solar energy project under Community Solar Energy Program; requires Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to designate certain microgrids as assets of importance.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Requires DOT to study ability of each public highway to accommodate additional weight of electric vehicles.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Prohibits collection of biometric identifier information by public or private entity under certain circumstances.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Requires organizations training disabled veteran assistance dogs to register with Division of Consumer Affairs and provide disabled veteran assistance dogs with vests or harnesses.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Exempts certain oversized vehicles from requirement of additional escort vehicle if transported load is properly illuminated during nighttime.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Provides for EDA oversight and control over certain local economic development, community development, and housing programs if corruption is suspected following criminal charge or conviction of local official.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Creates task force to study feasibility of paperless State government.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Directs BPU to establish rebate program for purchase of electric bicycles.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Establishes disaster relief grant program to provide municipalities with training, supply stockpiles, and technology to assist residents with certain applications; appropriates $5 million.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Requires legislative approval of updates or revisions to core curriculum content.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Prohibits financial institutions from penalizing individuals for exercise of free speech.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Provides CBT and gross income tax credits for replacement of abandoned commercial building with new commercial building.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Revises State renewable energy portfolio standards.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Directs DEP to establish rebate program for purchase of microfiber washing machine filter or replacement filter; appropriates $2.5 million.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Provides for notification to new residents regarding banned weapons.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Allows municipality to establish alcohol-free and cannabis-free areas and to impose civil penalties for violations.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Upgrades certain penalties for criminal street gang recruitment and criminality; imposes mandatory minimum sentence for certain offenses; establishes accomplice liability and imposes restrictions for certain recruiters.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Establishes deadlines for publishing quarterly crime data, issuance of annual report by Attorney General.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Requires study of ocean energy potential; directs BPU to establish wave and tidal energy generation goals and take other action to establish NJ as nationwide leader in ocean energy.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

"Green Building Tax Credit Act."

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Establishes rebuttable presumption that person charged with motor vehicle theft be detained prior to trial; imposes mandatory sentencing for thefts involving motor vehicle.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Lowers monetary threshold for certain motor vehicle theft to constitute second degree crime.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Requires text messages soliciting home owners to provide notice when individuals sending solicitations are not licensed by New Jersey Real Estate Commission.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Directs Department of Agriculture to establish "NJ Whole Food" pilot program; appropriates $1,000,000.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Prohibits State from investing pension and annuity funds in manufacturers or wholesale distributors of tobacco products.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Directs NJ Infrastructure Bank to establish financing program for electric school buses; allocates $20 million annually in societal benefits charge revenues to NJ Infrastructure Bank for purposes of program.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Redirects certain State funding for specific arts, cultural, and historic organizations to competitive grant program.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Establishes Urban Enterprise Zone Microloan Program in EDA to help certain businesses in Urban Enterprise Zones and UEZ-Impacted districts; appropriates $5 million.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Establishes program in DOLWD to address jobs lost due to automation.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Provides tax credits for hiring certain military spouses.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Requires CATV companies to provide free broadband Internet service and associated equipment to public libraries and, under certain circumstances, other municipal buildings.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Establishes limits on zoning restrictions for certain electric battery storage equipment installation.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Permits designation of special event zones for traffic regulation purposes during certain large events.

Michael L. Testa Jr.Republican

Allows for operation of crematories at locations not situated on cemetery grounds or funeral home properties.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Provides for licensure of landscape professionals and registration of professional landscaping businesses.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Requires DEP to consider potential impacts to natural resources when classifying dams according to hazard potential.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Establishes State purchasing preference for pervious pavement material; provides CBT tax credit to certain taxpayers that purchase pervious pavement material for municipal, county, or State construction or improvement projects.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Establishes expedited construction plan review program.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Concerns development of safe indoor storage standards for certain energy storage system batteries.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Establishes Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience Financing Program in NJ Infrastructure Bank; imposes per-kilowatt hour charge on electric energy consumption to finance climate change mitigation and resilience projects.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Prohibits use of anti-concurrent causation clauses in homeowners insurance policies.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

"General Contractor Licensing Act;" provides for licensure of general contractors.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Establishes ranking criteria for certain nonpoint source pollution control grants issued by DEP.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Permits paid leave by public officers and employees for inactive duty military training.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Requires candidate for elective public office to file with nominating petition specific affirmation that candidate has not been convicted of disqualifying crimes.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Authorizes religious corporations to hold remote meetings during state of emergency declared by Governor.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat

Caps interest rate for redemption of tax lien at nine percent per year.

Robert J. KarabinchakDemocrat