Bills & Legislation

Disallows tax deduction under corporation business tax and gross income tax for punitive damages paid in connection with legal action; includes amount paid as punitive damages on behalf of taxpayer in income for tax purposes.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Permits municipalities and counties to issue bonds to fund buy-out of accumulated leave time in order to reduce future terminal leave expenses.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Provides $3,000 gross income tax deduction for certain taxpayers providing home care for an elderly relative.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Establishes State bank for handling of marijuana-related funds.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Increases statutory mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court Justices, Superior Court Judges, Tax Court Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Workers' Compensation Judges and county prosecutors from 70 to 72.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Establishes requirements for newly installed and replacement electric utility poles and transmission towers.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of "whistleblower" claims; provides that such settlements constitute public records.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Requires certain warehouse operators to implement air pollution reduction and mitigation plans.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Directs BPU to study feasibility of adopting certain requirements for installation of new and replacement electric distribution utility poles and transmission towers.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Establishes task force to examine issues and make recommendations concerning youth sports, including abusive coaching, confrontational parents, and bullying of players.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing, and selling assault firearms for civilian use.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Establishes registration and operational requirements for retail health clinics and urgent care facilities.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Designates portion of Interstate Route 280 in West Orange as "Governor Brendan Byrne Memorial Highway."

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Establishes crime of possessing firearm during public demonstration for purpose of causing civil disorder.

John F. McKeonDemocrat

Requires State to reimburse federally unreimbursed costs of snacks provided to children at certain preschools; appropriates $100,000.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Eliminates sales tax on baby necessities and sunscreen.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires governing board of public institution of higher education to notify Secretary of Higher Education of proposed merger or consolidation.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Prohibits certain uses of perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires State and county correctional facilities to make feminine hygiene products of varying absorbency levels available to female inmates.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires DOH to expand services provided under plan to improve perinatal mental health services and health insurers to cover costs of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations to be translated into multiple languages.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Codifies federal regulations requiring bilingual materials and services for SNAP under certain circumstances.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care to offer and screen, upon request, pregnant patients with history of depression for postpartum depression.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires DCA, in consultation with Commission on Human Trafficking, to establish Statewide initiative for Red Sand Project.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Establishes the "New Jersey Feminine Hygiene Product Donations Immunity Act."

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires non-invasive prenatal testing for pregnant persons and health insurance coverage for non-invasive prenatal testing.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires public transportation employees and certain motorbus operators to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking; requires inclusion of certain content in certain courses.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires private health insurers, SHBP, SEHBP, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to cover wigs under certain circumstances.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires DOH to collect and coordinate data on language proficiency of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Establishes rebuttable presumption that person who commits domestic violence by strangling victim be detained prior to trial.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Provides police officers may be present at senior residential center or school being used as polling place under certain circumstances; requires school to establish election day security plan.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires DOE to develop credential to introduce teachers to culturally responsive teaching practices, characteristics, and methods.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Directs State Board of Education to authorize issuance of new endorsements in certain fields.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Revises eligibility for Educational Opportunity Fund grants and campus-based Educational Opportunity Fund programs.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Establishes five-year conception to cradle pilot program in DOE.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Establishes Office of New Americans in Department of Human Services.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Establishes emergency teacher endorsements in certain circumstances.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Provides temporary corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Expands membership of State Health Benefits Commission and School Employees' Health Benefits Commission.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Extends duration of law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Establishes Department of Early Childhood.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires public schools to offer or expand summer school programs to students.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires school district to provide majority of preschool pupil placements at licensed child care provider programs.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat

Requires VCCO to provide certain emergency assistance and establish hotline.

M. Teresa RuizDemocrat