Bills & Legislation

Establishes Emergency Services Assistance Grant Program in DOH; appropriates $10 million.

Latham TiverRepublican

Excludes farmland from definitions of "redevelopment area" and "rehabilitation area" in "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."

Latham TiverRepublican

Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.

Latham TiverRepublican

Permits religious services during state of emergency or public health emergency declarations by Governor.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Requires registered voters to present photo ID when voting at polling place.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Requires school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of texting while driving as part of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Requires DOE to release to school district upon request data and software program algorithms used to calculate State school aid.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Requires mortgage lenders to maintain vacant, age-restricted dwelling units during foreclosure.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Provides that school districts spending below adequacy will not be subject to certain State school aid reductions.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Increases fines for failing to report suspected abuse or exploitation of institutionalized elderly person.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Prohibits utility from billing customer for costs incurred for certain upgrades to utility infrastructure; allows costs for certain upgrades to utility infrastructure be recovered in utility's rate base.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Requires public utility to reimburse business customer during period when business ceases operations due to utility repairing or replacing its equipment on business customer's property.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Requires police notification when driver's license is suspended.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Exempts certain transactions of residential property involving senior, blind, and disabled citizens from general purpose fee under realty transfer fee and one percent assessment on real property selling for more than $1,000,000.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Increases penalties for unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing fentanyl.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Includes value of certain properties exempt from taxation in valuation used to calculate State school aid.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Urges Congress and the President of the United States to increase subsidies for federal flood insurance.

Lisa SwainDemocrat

Prevents State school aid reduction in school districts that experienced decrease in equalized valuation and are located in certain counties.

James W. HolzapfelRepublican

Criminalizes owner or landlord knowingly renting dwelling to tenant that is illegal occupancy which causes serious bodily injury to or death of another person.

Hall, Garnet R.

Establishes Office of the Advocate for Private Commuter Bus Service Customers and bill of rights for customers of private carriers operating motorbus regular route services.

Hall, Garnet R.

Concerns operation of cruise lights on patrol vehicles.

Atkins, Reginald W.

Requires certain correctional facilities to allow service and companion animals to assist inmates with disability; makes appropriation.

Atkins, Reginald W.

Establishes "NJpass Program" to provide discounted fares to eligible organizations; establishes "GO NJ Transit Card Program" to develop transit cards that can be used to purchase any NJT service.

Atkins, Reginald W.

Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records.

Atkins, Reginald W.

Permits suit for abusive litigation for interference with legally protected health care activity or reproductive health care services under certain circumstances.

Atkins, Reginald W.

Establishes Office of Supportive Action Functionality Experts to prepare for catastrophic loss of technological services.

Atkins, Reginald W.

Requires health benefits plan and carriers to meet certain requirements concerning network adequacy and mental health care.

Ellen J. ParkDemocrat

Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students who have children to purchase meal plans, live in on-campus housing, or pay gym fees.

Heather SimmonsDemocrat

Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.

Anthony S. VerrelliDemocrat

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.

Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDemocrat

Establishes prescription drug pricing disclosure requirements and measures to reduce prescription drug costs.

Heather SimmonsDemocrat

Requires plaintiff to obtain affidavit of merit in malpractice suit against enrolled agent.

Carol A. MurphyDemocrat

Expands scope of law enforcement sexual assault training; codifies certain responsibilities of county sexual violence programs and rape care advocates.

Ramirez, Jessica

Establishes Council of Women in Higher Education in Department of State to study and promote women's issues within institutions of higher education.

Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDemocrat

Transfers administration of programs for certain individuals with developmental disabilities from DHS to DCF.

Andrea KatzDemocrat

Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.

Shama A. HaiderDemocrat

Requires certain disclosures of intentionally deceptive audio or visual media.

David Bailey Jr.Democrat

Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to issue vouchers in amount of monthly loan repayment amount for loan borrowers who have child enrolled in Grow NJ Kids-rated child care program.

Melinda KaneDemocrat

Allows gross income tax credit for portion of certain child care expenses.

Andrea KatzDemocrat

Requires school districts to take certain actions in circumstances when school meal bill is in arrears; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.

Louis D. GreenwaldDemocrat

Directs DOE to conduct study on feasibility of using and expanding virtual learning in school districts with teacher shortages.

Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDemocrat

Directs Secretary of State to establish election incident reporting and complaint database; requires certain telephone numbers be provided with voter instructions.

Gerry ScharfenbergerRepublican

Requires 11th grade students to complete civics course as part of high school graduation requirements.

Gerry ScharfenbergerRepublican