Bills & Legislation

Requires SHBP coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for covered persons.

Carol A. MurphyDemocrat

Establishes pilot program to study feasibility of regionalization of certain school districts; appropriates $150,000.

Carol A. MurphyDemocrat

Authorizes special "We Support the Arts" license plates with proceeds to New Jersey State Council on Arts.

Carol A. MurphyDemocrat

Requires boards of education to post on website information summarizing payroll, total accounts payable, and weekly accounts payable.

Carol A. MurphyDemocrat

Requires placement of portable FDA-approved anti-choking devices in schools.

Carol A. MurphyDemocrat

Requires certain disclosures by providers of commercial financing.

Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDemocrat

Requires proportional distribution of payment between employers for health benefit payment obligations for certain retirees.

Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDemocrat

Requires intervention of at least two days between second reading and passage of State budget bill in either house of Legislature.

Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDemocrat

Regulates certain vapor products.

Rosaura BagolieDemocrat

Codifies regulations concerning State-excused absences; permits excused absence for students attending military service activities, certain school visits, and open-houses.

Rosaura BagolieDemocrat

Requires Director of Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to establish sandbag reserve program for local government to mitigate flooding.

Rosaura BagolieDemocrat

Establishes funding for transportation services for preschool students.

Rosaura BagolieDemocrat

Prohibits automobile insurers from increasing automobile insurance rates on persons deemed not at fault in automobile accidents.

Rosaura BagolieDemocrat

"Ease of Doing Government Business Act;" requires State and local government entities to simplify procedures and expedite government transactions.

Michael VeneziaDemocrat

Makes certain changes related to application and licensing for sale of cannabis, Cannabis Regulatory Commission activity, municipal ordinances, and alternative treatment centers.

Michael VeneziaDemocrat

Reduces copayments and coinsurance for asthma inhalers covered by certain health benefits plans.

Michael VeneziaDemocrat

Re-locates certain energy incentive and all utility assistance programs to new Office of Energy Management; establishes common application platform for utility assistance programs.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires physicians and certain hospital employees to complete training on communication with and treatment of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Michael VeneziaDemocrat

Prohibits electric public utilities from imposing reconciliation charge on customers.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires electric public utilities to obtain written consent and provide written disclosure prior to installing smart meters.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires BPU to pay for certain compliance costs of State energy policies.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires electric public utilities to submit transmission project proposal to BPU for approval.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Prohibits public utilities from being eligible for rate treatment or other incentive or rate mechanisms that provide additional revenue to utilities in certain circumstances.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires electric public utilities to pre-place repair equipment in areas with frequent power outages.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates at time of sale.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires electric public utilities to provide industrial portable power stations accessible to customers during certain power outages.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to conduct study quantifying market impact of housing regulations.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Prohibits electric public utility residential rate increases during summer and gas public utility residential rate increases during winter.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires BPU to discontinue Infrastructure Investment Program.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires BPU to establish best practices and to assess electric public utilities' compliance with BPU best practices during BPU's review of rate increase.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires electric public utilities to develop vegetation management plan.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires electric public utilities to report certain information concerning power outages on their Internet website and to BPU.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires BPU to publish plain language summary of its final decision on rate increase filings.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Requires public institution of higher education to provide alternative scholarship to student-athlete who loses athletic scholarship due to injury.

Michael VeneziaDemocrat

Urges members of United States House of Representatives to refrain from displaying flags of foreign nations within the House Chamber during sessions.

Joe DanielsenDemocrat

Requires institutions of higher education to have automatic external defibrillator on premises and maintain supply of naloxone hydrochloride.

Michael VeneziaDemocrat

Provides gross income tax deduction for certain health club membership fees and personal training services.

Al BarlasRepublican

Permits certain students not enrolled in public schools to participate in interscholastic athletics.

Michael VeneziaDemocrat

Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate instruction on menstrual toxic shock syndrome and requires installation of signage in certain women's rooms to enhance public awareness of menstrual toxic shock syndrome.

Victoria A. FlynnRepublican

Provides gross income tax credits for portion of homeowners' association payments used in fund infrastructure improvements within common interest communities.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Authorizes the court to issue restraining orders to defendants charged with a crime as a condition of release on bail.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Imposes enhanced penalties for residential burglary and other crimes committed during funeral or following death of resident.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Provides loan redemption for certain veterinarians who work at approved site for five years; annually appropriates $500,000.

Alex SauickieRepublican

Establishes "State Government Employee-Driven Efficiency Initiative."

Alex SauickieRepublican

"Video Game Marketplace Trafficking Investigation Act," requires Attorney General to investigate misuse of online video game commerce systems for human trafficking activity.

Gerry ScharfenbergerRepublican

"Video Game Marketplace Child Protection and Anti-Trafficking Act," creates new penalties for non-reporting of suspected human trafficking through video game marketplaces.

Gerry ScharfenbergerRepublican

Institutes State contract set-aside program for union business enterprises.

William B. Sampson IVDemocrat