2016-2017 Regular Session

Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with their employment, trade or business.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Creates viticulture trail tourist directional signs.

Sponsor: Robert Andrzejczak

Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create Gold Star Parent identification card.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Designates April of each year as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2018 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.*

Sponsor: James Holzapfel

Provides tax credits for certain business headquarters located in State.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Allows individual to receive additional lifetime emergency assistance under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Concerns prescribing of certain controlled dangerous substances; requires practitioners to check prescription monitoring information before issuing certain prescriptions to emergency department patients; authorizes medical scribes and athletic trainers to access prescription monitoring information.*

Sponsor: Craig Coughlin

Appropriates $500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grant for farmland preservation purposes.

Sponsor: Adam Taliaferro

Enters New Jersey in Physical Therapy Licensure Compact.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances from licensed podiatrists.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

"Prescription Drug Patient Protection Act;" requires pharmacy benefits managers to obtain certificate of authority from DOBI to operate in the State.**

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Permits conduct of punch-board games under raffle license.

Sponsor: R. Bruce Land

Establishes special "Equality" license plates.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Recognizes 100th anniversary of Fort Dix.

Sponsor: Diane Allen

Appropriates $4,990,934 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Requires DOH to establish single license for facilities providing integrated behavioral and physical health care.*

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Concerns powers of appointment.*

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Exempts law enforcement officers and certain private property towing companies from certain provisions of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Requires school bus transporting students using wheelchairs to be equipped with four-point securement system; requires school bus operator to secure students using wheelchairs.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Directs Dept. of Agriculture to authorize and advise food hubs.

Sponsor: Parker Space

Clarifies that authorized persons and entities may administer a single dose of any opoid antidote, or multiple doses of any intranasal or intramuscular opioid antidote to overdose victims, with immunity under "Overdose Prevention Act." *

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning stabilization and growth of volunteer first responder community.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

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.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Establishes Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman in DMVA.*

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Commits $3 million from Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skill to NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Modifies State's solar renewable energy portfolio standards.*

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by State in entities that avoid Superfund obligations to State.

Sponsor: Diane Allen

Urges NJTA and Metropolitan Transportation Authority to enter into reciprocity agreement to provide E-ZPass discounts to residents of New York and NJ.

Sponsor: Kevin Rooney

Honors life and service of Senator James Whelan.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Provides 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.*

Sponsor: Holly Schepisi

Revises animal cruelty law enforcement in NJ.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.

Sponsor: David Russo

"New Jersey Rural Electric Cooperative Act."

Sponsor: Steven Oroho

Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

Requires surgical practices to be licensed by DHSS as ambulatory care facilities.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires Attorney General to provide identity theft passport to certain victims of identity theft.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Authorizes certain local government utilities to impose additional connection fees; requires certain new credits and reductions for these fees.

Sponsor: Louis Greenwald

Permits small, women owned, or minority owned businesses located in designated regional centers or planning areas to qualify for loans from EDA as if located in designated urban center.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Enters New Jersey in Physical Therapy Licensure Compact.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Requires State to pay full cost of health care benefits coverage in retirement for SPRS members who retire at mandatory retirement age of 55 with more than 20 but less than 25 years of service.**

Sponsor: Louis Greenwald

Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for digital tomosynthesis for screening and diagnostic purposes related to breast cancer.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Requires fingerprinting and criminal history background checks for certain contractors.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Establishes certain requirements for use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities in school districts, educational services commissions, and approved private schools for students with disabilities.*

Sponsor: Kristin Corrado

Concerns temporary registration certificates for automobiles.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Clarifying ownership requirements for certain homes and seasonal rentals exempt from bulk sale notification requirements, amending P.L.2007, c.100.

Sponsor: Marlene Caride

Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Makes certain veterans eligible for certificates of registration under Security Officer Registration Act.

Sponsor: Benjie Wimberly

Appropriates $4,990,934 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects.

Sponsor: Elizabeth Maher Muoio

Exempts law enforcement officers and certain private property towing companies from certain provisions of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Expresses State's support for addressing homelessness through rapid rehousing strategies and urges use of rapid rehousing core components by community-based programs.*

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Expands background check requirements for entities that provide services to individuals with certain disabilities and requires inspections of certain entities.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Allows county and municipal police departments to establish designated safe areas for Internet purchase transactions; establishes public awareness campaign.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Prohibits sale of certain toy guns and imitation firearms.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Expands acceptable military separation forms for county veteran identification card; allows issuance to National Guard veterans of other states.*

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Provides certain incentives to qualified businesses in Garden State Growth Zones; creates Garden State Growth Zone at Atlantic City International Airport and surrounding area.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Designates Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as "Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall" to commemorate his outstanding service to Atlantic City and State.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Concerns certain real property assessment practices and requirements.*

Sponsor: Adam Taliaferro

Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish repayment assistance program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program who suffer material loss of income.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation from Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Capital Reserves of $76,450,000 to DOT for bridge and road repairs and $85,500,000 to NJT for capacity improvements and system safety.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Expands acceptable military separation forms for county veteran identification card; allows issuance to National Guard veterans of other states.*

Sponsor: Anthony M. Bucco

Exempts certain motor vehicles that provide service to persons with developmental disabilities from motor vehicle registration fees.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

"Music Therapist Licensing Act."

Sponsor: Robert Andrzejczak

Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.

Sponsor: Ralph Caputo

Revises and expands laws on trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands.*

Sponsor: Eric Houghtaling

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.

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

Clarifying ownership requirements for certain homes and seasonal rentals exempt from bulk sale notification requirements.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Clarifies law concerning the advertising and promoting of NJ farm products.

Sponsor: Parker Space

Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Allows domestic violence victims to cancel television and telephone service contracts without paying early termination fee.

Sponsor: Annette Chaparro

Establishing New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits in DMVA.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

The "Family and Private Burial Grounds Preservation Act."

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Requires municipal land use plan element of master plan to address smart growth, storm resiliency, and environmental sustainability issues.

Sponsor: Elizabeth Maher Muoio

Amends Mike Adler Aphasia Task Force law to provide term lengths, address vacancies, and replace obsolete task force member.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Revises process for development and administration of Transportation Trust Fund projects and capital program oversight; establishes transportation research center.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Appropriates $19,266,145 to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Allows minors 14 years of age or older to authorize organ donation; requires MVC to provide organ donation registration to certain minors.

Sponsor: Declan O'Scanlon

Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Makes changes to funding provisions for financial assistance and grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.

Sponsor: Craig Coughlin

Establishes "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Amends Mike Adler Aphasia Task Force law to provide term lengths, address vacancies, and replace obsolete task force member.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Establishes licensure for associate marriage and family therapists.

Sponsor: Gordon Johnson

Designates Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as "Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall" to commemorate his outstanding service to Atlantic City and State.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Requires school bus transporting students using wheelchairs to be equipped with four-point securement system; requires school bus operator to secure students using wheelchairs.**

Sponsor: Marlene Caride

Extends health benefits coverage of a newborn infant.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Establishes failure to maintain lane may constitute recklessness under reckless vehicular homicide statute; designated as Eileen's Law. **

Sponsor: Dawn Addiego

Requires surgical practices to apply for licensure as ambulatory care facilities.*

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Authorizes alternate members for farmers on State Agriculture Development Committee.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Requires driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include cyclist and pedestrian safety information. *

Sponsor: Annette Chaparro

Establishes electronic lien and titling system for New Jersey motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Craig Coughlin

Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on identifying English language learners who have special needs.

Sponsor: Marlene Caride

Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.

Sponsor: Dawn Addiego

Concerns certain real property assessment practices and requirements.*

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Revises tax credit transfer provisions for certain tax incentive programs and revises certain tax treatment of tax credit transfer certificates.*

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Permits conduct of punch-board games under raffle license.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Requires State to pay full cost of health care benefits coverage in retirement for SPRS members who retire at mandatory retirement age of 55 with more than 20 but less than 25 years of service.**

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Establishes crimes of operating school bus with suspended or revoked driving privileges and being involved in accident causing bodily injury; permanently prohibits passenger and school bus CDL endorsements for persons convicted of those crimes.

Sponsor: Joseph Lagana

Dedesignates portions of Route 324.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Permits smoking in certain facilities for purpose of medical or health-related scientific research.

Sponsor: Eliana Marin

Provides for registration and accreditation of human milk banks.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Commits $3 million from Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skill to NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred.*

Sponsor: Sheila Oliver

Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Establishes restricted use driver's license endorsement for certain motor vehicle offenders with suspended license.

Sponsor: Grace Spencer

Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.

Sponsor: Raj Mukherji

Regulates deed procurement services.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Designates February 2018 as "Career and Technical Education Month" in New Jersey.*

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Establishes Service Dog Pilot Program for inmates in Camden County; appropriates $150,000. *

Sponsor: James Beach

Requires electronic health records systems to meet requirements to accept, process, and transmit prescriptions for Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Requires school districts to offer course in computer science and DOE to adopt changes to NJ Student Learning Standards in computer science.*

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Establishes crimes of operating school bus with suspended or revoked driving privileges and being involved in accident causing bodily injury; permanently prohibits passenger and school bus CDL endorsements for persons convicted of those crimes.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten through eight.

Sponsor: Angela Mcknight

Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Prohibits sale of certain alarm business signs and decals.

Sponsor: Nicholas Scutari

Requires MVC to allow submission of vehicle identification number to "Next-of-Kin Registry." *

Sponsor: Craig Coughlin

Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Regulates and prohibits certain operation of drones.

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Establishes pilot program to allow certain counties and municipalities to use single firm for design and inspection services on certain transportation projects.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Provides exception to weight limits for natural gas vehicles consistent with federal law.

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Authorizes local units of government subject to "Local Public Contracts Law." and "Public School Contracts Law" to use electronic procurement technologies.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, and certain services to maintain and repair breast pumps.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2018 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

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.*

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.

Sponsor: Raj Mukherji

Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Concerns prescribing of certain controlled dangerous substances; requires practitioners to check prescription monitoring information before issuing certain prescriptions to emergency department patients; authorizes medical scribes and athletic trainers to access prescription monitoring information.*

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

"Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."

Sponsor: John McKeon

Requires health benefits coverage for donated human breast milk under certain conditions.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Permits charging late fee for rental payments due on self-service storage units and authorizes sale of property via website.

Sponsor: Benjie Wimberly

Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with enjoyment of any accommodation, facility, public accommodation, or privilege.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Establishes standardized changed conditions clauses for local public construction contracts.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Requires DOH to establish single license for facilities providing integrated behavioral and physical health care.*

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Extends document submission deadline under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Program, Grow New Jersey Assistance Program, and Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Program.*

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for digital tomosynthesis for screening and diagnostic purposes related to breast cancer.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Designates November 14th through November 20th as "Transgender Awareness Week."

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

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.*

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Requires certain professional boards to report licensure exam passage rates.

Sponsor: Paul Moriarty

Prohibits BPU review and approval of property transactions of certain telecommunications companies.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Provides civil immunity to persons who forcibly enter motor vehicles to remove unattended and unsupervised children.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Allows domestic violence victims to cancel television and telephone service contracts without paying early termination fee.

Sponsor: James Beach

Establishes certain requirements for use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities in school districts, educational services commissions, and approved private schools for students with disabilities.*

Sponsor: David Russo

Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of certain firearm components.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Dedesignates portions of Route 324.

Sponsor: Adam Taliaferro

Modifies performance and maintenance guarantee requirements under "Municipal Land Use Law."

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Prohibits BPU review and approval of property transactions of certain telecommunications companies.

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Codifies the Judiciary's Foreclosure Mediation Program; dedicates monies from foreclosure filing fees and fines.

Sponsor: Mila Jasey

Provides for licensing of radiologist assistants by DEP under "Radiologic Technologist Act" and requires State Board of Medical Examiners to approve procedures and establish level of supervision necessary for practice of radiologist assistants. *

Sponsor: Angelica Jimenez

Changes PERS membership eligibility for certain elected public officials and provides for PERS reenrollment.

Sponsor: Raj Mukherji

Establishes Service Dog Pilot Program for inmates in Camden County; appropriates $150,000.

Sponsor: Arthur Barclay

Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by State in entities that avoid Superfund obligations to State.

Sponsor: Kevin Rooney

"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Establishes hours during which alcoholic beverages may be sold on international airport property.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Requires school districts to offer course in computer science and DOE to adopt changes to NJ Student Learning Standards in computer science.*

Sponsor: Patricia Jones

Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Authorizes establishment of drug donation programs.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires certain professional boards to report licensure exam passage rates.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Establishes electronic lien and titling system for New Jersey motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Requires DOT Commissioner to develop public awareness programs and use variable message signs to inform motorists about State's "move over" law.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Revises applicability of law concerning derivative proceedings and shareholder class actions.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Requires public and nonpublic schools to notify students and parents of availability of summer meals programs and locations where meals are served.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Revises law requiring health insurance coverage for certain contraceptives.

Sponsor: Andrew Zwicker

Honors life and service of Senator James Whelan.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Clarifies and expands liability protections for food donations and gleaning activities.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

Requires disclosure of breach of security of online account.

Sponsor: Diane Allen

Requires driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include cyclist and pedestrian safety information.

Sponsor: Nia Gill

Extends health benefits coverage of a newborn infant.

Sponsor: Nellie Pou

Provides tax credit eligibility for qualified businesses at certain airports under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Provides civil service preference to all veterans.

Sponsor: Cleopatra Tucker

Honors Millicent Fenwick's life, memory, and accomplishments.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation from Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Capital Reserves of $76,450,000 to DOT for bridge and road repairs and $85,500,000 to NJT for capacity improvements and system safety.

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor's license.

Sponsor: Nicholas Scutari

Requires Division of Parole to offer parole services to certain defendants who have served their maximum sentence.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Allows NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship recipients to maintain program eligibility in the event that medical condition or recent death of parent or spouse prevents enrollment as full-time student.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Requires anyone administered opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.*

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Limits reimbursement for out of State travel for certain State officials and members of Legislature; expands list of who may provide such reimbursements.

Sponsor: Nicholas Scutari

Clarifies that corporation may adopt "force the vote" provision in plan of merger or consolidation; allows directors to amend plan of merger or consolidation prior to effectiveness of plan.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Clarifies scope of corporate by-laws; provides that by-laws may include forum selection clause.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Creates certain assistance programs for businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons, by persons with a disability, and by veterans.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Clarifies that corporate directors may approve actions without a meeting by electronic transmission.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Creates task force to address juvenile parole eligibility.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Establishes Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman in DMVA.*

Sponsor: James Beach

Modifies requirements for receipt of distinguished service medal; codifies qualifications for receipt of meritorious service medal.*

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

"Tonka's Law"; changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around certain buildings; requires property owner to provide notice to adjacent properties of any hunting activity.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Requires Division of Parole to offer parole services to certain defendants who have served their maximum sentence.

Sponsor: Elizabeth Maher Muoio

Concerns application of residential rental property inspection findings in rental assistance determinations and eviction actions.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Designates second week of May of each year as "Week of the Military Woman."

Sponsor: Diane Allen

Makes changes to funding provisions for financial assistance and grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Opposes elimination of federal tax deduction for property taxes contained in Trump administration's recent federal tax reform proposal.

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Allows municipalities to adjust deadline to apply for short-term exemption or abatement for dwellings; requires provision of notice to purchasers of dwellings in areas in need of rehabilitation under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

Establishes Nuclear Diversity Certificate program.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Establishes standards for food date labeling; requires Commissioner of Health to establish public education program and promulgate guidelines related to food safety.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Creates task force to address juvenile parole eligibility.

Sponsor: John McKeon

Increases penalties for talking or texting on hand-held device while driving in school zone.

Sponsor: John McKeon

Respectfully urges Congress and President to oppose reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program.

Sponsor: James Holzapfel

Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.*

Sponsor: Gabriela Mosquera

Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.

Sponsor: Joseph Pennacchio

Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to improve transparency of tuition and fees.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Amends definition of "existing major hazardous waste facility" in "Major Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act."

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Requires employers to disclose certain wage information to employees.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Amends "Cable Television Act" to update application processes; clarifies requirements under effective competition and of furnishing financial reports; eliminates BPU approval of certain combinations, mergers, consolidations, or acquisitions.

Sponsor: James Beach

Prohibits certain employment discrimination based upon expunged criminal record.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Establishes Behavioral Health Services Task Force.*

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.*

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Provides for licensing of radiologist assistants by DEP under "Radiologic Technologist Act" and requires State Board of Medical Examiners to approve procedures and establish level of supervision necessary for practice of radiologist assistants. *

Sponsor: Nellie Pou

Provides for licensing of pool and spa service contractors, and pool and spa builders and installers.

Sponsor: James Beach

Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to conduct international criminal history background checks and check employer references for licensees.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Prohibits installation and sale of wheel weights containing lead or mercury; prohibits sale of new motor vehicles equipped with wheel weights containing lead or mercury.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Requires analyses and reporting of investment performance of pension funds; requires disclosure of fees paid to managers of certain funds in which State invests pension funds.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Exempts fuel used for operation of certain school buses from petroleum products gross receipts tax and motor fuel tax; clarifies tax treatment of certain dyed fuel thereunder; clarifies determination of taxable estates of certain decedents.*

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Jake's Law; Incentivizes counties to design and construct completely inclusive playgrounds as a priority for State funding for recreational and conservation purposes.*

Sponsor: James Beach

Urges construction of microgrids at municipal facilities in New Jersey.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Requires municipal land use plan element of master plan to address smart growth, storm resiliency, and environmental sustainability issues.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Requires State to pledge to ensure availability of job training or similar activities to certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to prevent loss of benefits.

Sponsor: Robert Andrzejczak

Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.

Sponsor: Thomas Kean

"Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.

Sponsor: Joseph Lagana

Clarifies provisions concerning expungement of certain criminal records.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Establishes additional requirements for operation and oversight of animal shelters, pounds, kennels operating as shelters or pounds, and veterinary holding facilities.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Exempts fuel used for operation of certain school buses from petroleum products gross receipts tax and motor fuel tax; clarifies tax treatment of certain dyed fuel thereunder; clarifies determination of taxable estates of certain decedents.*

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Authorizes municipalities to establish program for public or private financing of certain and energy, water and storm resiliency projects under Pace program through use of voluntary special assessments for certain property owners.*

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Concerns regulation and prescribing of certain schedule II controlled dangerous substances and opioids.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Regulates purchase and sale of stun guns.

Sponsor: Nancy Pinkin

Authorizes psychiatric advanced practice nurses to complete certain certificates required for involuntary commitment to treatment.*

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Requires removal of equipment and markings on certain used emergency vehicles; requires that Attorney General issue guidelines or directives.

Sponsor: Fred Madden

Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Establishes NJ "Farm-to-Table Restaurant" awards program.*

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Requires public institutions of higher education to allow students, faculty, and other staff to identify sexual orientation and gender identity on any forms used to collect certain demographic data.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Regulates the authority of the court to make provision for the educational expenses of an unemancipated child in certain instances involving child support.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Amends "Cable Television Act" to update application processes; clarifies requirements under effective competition and of furnishing financial reports; eliminates BPU approval of certain combinations, mergers, consolidations, or acquisitions.

Sponsor: Louis Greenwald

Creates New Jersey Crude Oil by Rail Safety Task Force.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Concerns Medicaid reimbursement for personal care services.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Establishes certain requirements for a State entity planting vegetation in certain circumstances; provides for preferences for NJ businesses providing such vegetation.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Establishes special "Equality" license plates.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Provides that certain ethical standards will apply to Governor.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

"Music Therapist Licensing Act."

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Expands civil rights protections to include breastfeeding; requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for breastfeeding mothers.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Dedicates one percent of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues to anti-smoking initiatives.*

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Requires collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information about sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys by State agencies.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Requires settlement agreements concerning equal employment opportunity to be approved by NJT board of directors.

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Allows municipalities with rent control to limit amount residential tenants may be charged for landlord-required real estate broker services to $100.

Sponsor: Raj Mukherji

Allows certain shipyards to conduct certain work on vessels in water.

Sponsor: Robert Andrzejczak

Requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments from tenants.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Codifies the Judiciary's Foreclosure Mediation Program; dedicates monies from foreclosure filing fees and fines.

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

Opposes recent federal tax reform proposals that disproportionately impact New Jersey residents.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Requires reflective material on children's Halloween costumes.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Designates November of each year as "Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Nancy Pinkin

Urges FCC to oppose any action eliminating regulations established to maintain "net neutrality" and support 2015 FCC order entitled "In the Matter of Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet."

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Requires owners of multiple dwellings with at least nine units to provide maintenance services 24 hours a day.

Sponsor: Robert Andrzejczak

Directs Department of Agriculture in consultation with DOE to establish online applications for National School Lunch Program and school breakfast programs.*

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Requires institutions of higher education to provide to prospective students certain cost, loan, and debt information in financial aid shopping sheet.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Urges FCC to vote against proposed order eliminating regulations established to maintain "net neutrality."

Sponsor: Raj Mukherji

Requires institutions of higher education to provide to prospective students certain cost, loan, and debt information in financial aid shopping sheet.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Directs Department of Agriculture in consultation with DOE to establish online applications for National School Lunch Program and school breakfast programs.*

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Strengthens location confidentiality for certain crime victims.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Permits taxpayers to deduct the total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.

Sponsor: Amy Handlin

Requires Secretary of State to establish online voter registration website; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database; permits voter registration at polling place on any election day.

Sponsor: Raj Mukherji

Permits counties and non-governmental, community-based agencies to establish family justice centers which provide coordinated, multi-agency governmental and non-govermental assistance to victims of certain crimes and offenses, including domestic violence, and their family members.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Revises process for development and administration of Transportation Trust Fund projects and capital program oversight; establishes transportation research center.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals providing elective angioplasty services.

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Codifies donated leave program for State employees in career, senior executive, and unclassified service.*

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Directs Secretary of Higher Education to conduct study to determine extent and cause of outmigration of high school graduates to out-of-State colleges.

Sponsor: Thomas Kean

Authorizes reciprocal agreements with other states for academic credit transfer and directs public institutions of higher education to enter into such agreements.

Sponsor: Robert Singer

Prohibits mortgage loan discrimination based on familial status.

Sponsor: Gabriela Mosquera

Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.

Sponsor: Nancy Pinkin

Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.*

Sponsor: Diane Allen

Enters New Jersey in multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Urges Congress to enact legislation to codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Sponsor: Nellie Pou

Expands crime of terrorism.

Sponsor: Colin Bell

Requires newly-elected municipal, county, and State political party committee members to assume office upon certification for election and hold first meeting on second Thursday, second Monday, and second Tuesday following primary election, respectively.*

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires Attorney General to establish victims of identity theft database.

Sponsor: Joann Downey

Requires practitioners to check prescription monitoring information before issuing certain prescriptions to emergency department patients; authorizes medical scribes and licensed athletic trainers to access prescription monitoring information under certain circumstances.*

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Designates first full day of spring of each year as "New Jersey Agriculture Day."

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Permits theaters with 100 seats or more to apply for liquor license.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Removes seven-day limitation for continued operation of casinos and racetracks in event that a state of emergency is declared; deems certain employees essential during budget-related state of emergency.*

Sponsor: Colin Bell

Prohibits application of fiduciary standard to insurance producers; specifies qualifications of persons providing affidavit of merit in lawsuits against insurance producers.

Sponsor: Craig Coughlin

Adds to property tax levy cap exclusions increases in flood insurance premiums.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Requires party bidding on, or performing, a State contract to provide employee health care benefits.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Requires newly-elected municipal, county, and State political party committee members to assume office upon certification for election and hold first meeting on second Thursday, second Monday, and second Tuesday following primary election, respectively.**

Sponsor: Elizabeth Maher Muoio

The "Municipal Volunteer Property Tax Reduction Act"; permits certain municipal property owners to perform volunteer services in return for property tax vouchers.

Sponsor: Joseph Lagana

Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for bond ordinances approved by counties and municipalities.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Authorizes temporary waiver from requirement that farm winery use NJ grown fruit.

Sponsor: Eric Houghtaling

Designates March of each year as "Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Prohibits snowplow operators from depositing snow in front of certain access points used by persons with disabilities.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Clarifies certain responsibilities of licensed wineries and retail salesrooms.

Sponsor: Eric Houghtaling

Prohibits sex offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of victim's home or workplace.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Establishes "Adopt a Monarch Butterfly Waystation" program.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Adopts the latest Joint Rules Governing Legislative District Offices signed by the Presiding Officers, with the attached appendices, for use by the Legislature.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Expresses State's support for addressing homelessness through rapid rehousing strategies and urges use of rapid rehousing core components by community-based programs.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Provides STEM graduate retention tax credit for certain employers who pay certain employees' education loan debt.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DOH and expansion of program to all counties.*

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Authorizes establishment of drug donation programs.*

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Decreases waiting period to expunge entire juvenile record from five to three years.

Sponsor: Elizabeth Maher Muoio

Establishes certain best practices for maternal care, and establishes Maternal Mortality Review Commission to annually review maternal death rates and causes and recommend further improvements in maternal care.

Sponsor: David Wolfe

Memorializes Congress to enact legislation enhancing safeguards prior to sale of firearms.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.*

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Modifies State's solar renewable energy portfolio standards.*

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Provides for emergency assistance to individuals or families that are homeless or in temporary living arrangement due to domestic violence.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Memorializes Congress to enact legislation enhancing safeguards prior to sale of firearms.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Provides for registration and accreditation of human milk banks.*

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Codifies donated leave program for State employees in career, senior executive, and unclassified service.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Provides for time period during which complaints may be filed for certain motor vehicle violations.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

"Health Care Industry Representative Certifcation Act"; establishes requirements for certification of health care industry representatives.**

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Authorizes local units of government subject to "Local Public Contracts Law" and "Public School Contracts Law" to use electronic procurement technologies.

Sponsor: Steven Oroho

Urges BPU to adopt goal to equip 500,000 homes with energy-saving smart thermostats by 2023.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Permits taxpayers to deduct the total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.

Sponsor: Joseph Pennacchio

Clarifies and expands liability protections for food donations and gleaning activities.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requires practitioners to check prescription monitoring information before issuing certain prescriptions to emergency department patients; authorizes medical scribes and licensed athletic trainers to access prescription monitoring information under certain circumstances.*

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Establishes "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Urges announcement and posting of athletic codes of conduct on signs at youth sporting events.*

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Establishes a partial return to work TDI program.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires State and local law enforcement agencies to assist officers receiving nomination petitions to investigate validity of any objection thereto when requested.

Sponsor: Ralph Caputo

Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient is at increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to dementia related disorder.*

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Concerns expansion of services provided by DOH mental health screening services.*

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Urges President Trump to rescind executive order authorizing offshore oil and natural gas drilling.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

"Tonka's Law"; changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around certain buildings; requires property owner to provide notice to adjacent properties of any hunting activity.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, and certain services to maintain and repair breast pumps.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Requires preservation of certain biological evidence.

Sponsor: Gordon Johnson

Urges DEP to revise and update Statewide Water Supply Plan and urges citizens of State to conserve water.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Establishes "Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Bond Financing Act," authorizing issuance of bonds secured by pledge of Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant proceeds, municipal liens, and special assessment; expands "Redevelopment Area Bond Financing Law,"extends time to complete certain projects under "Long Term Tax Exemption Law." **

Sponsor: Craig Coughlin

Requires public employers to implement certain policies for handling and responding to reports of domestic violence.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Revises certain licensee filing reequirements for alcoholic beverage price lists;removes requirement that limited brewery and distillery licensees provide tour when selling certain alcoholic beverages to consumers.**

Sponsor: Adam Taliaferro

Requires new one- and two-family residences to be equipped with fire extinguishers.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Urges Congress to enact legislation to codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans.

Sponsor: Cleopatra Tucker

Limits certain provisions in and enforceability of restrictive covenants.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sponsor: Sean Kean

Requires individuals appointed to serve as school anti-bullying specialist and district anti-bullying coordinator to serve in those capacities full-time.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Extends deadline to file homestead property tax reimbursement application for applicants who receive an income tax filing extension.

Sponsor: Declan O'Scanlon

Prohibits New Jersey Schools Development Authority and school districts from selling or leasing school buildings for school purposes if building conditions pose risk to students or staff.

Sponsor: Shavonda Sumter

Requires certain employers to provide certain pre-tax transportation fringe benefits.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Directs State Board of Education to review and incorporate within New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education instructional standards on water safety.*

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Permits counties and non-governmental, community-based agencies to establish family justice centers which provide coordinated, multi-agency governmental and non-govermental assistance to victims of certain crimes and offenses, including domestic violence, and their family members.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Creates "Coastal Climate Change Commission."

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Allows person with allergy to drugs or medications to voluntarily make notation on drivers license.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Permits legislator to represent person before Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Marlene Caride

Makes Palisades Interstate Park Commission eligible for certain open space and historic preservation funding.

Sponsor: Gordon Johnson

Revises requirements for disclosure of a breach of security of certain computerized records containing personal information.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Prohibits employees of certain nongovernment organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health plan of public employer; prohibits PERS and TPAF member on certain leave with nongovernment organization from purchasing pension credit; prohibits certain paid leaves of absence.

Sponsor: Paul Moriarty

Requires background checks for home improvement and elevation contractors.

Sponsor: Robert Singer

Requires State to uphold goals of Paris Climate Agreement.

Sponsor: James Kennedy

Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from charging certain fees related to security freezes on consumer reports.

Sponsor: Nicholas Chiaravalloti

Exempts veterans from non-driver identification card fees.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Requires driver's manual to include driver's and law enforcement officer's responsibilities during police stop and under "move over" law; requires testing on responsibilities during police stop; and authorizes testing on duties under "move over" law. *

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Urges federal officials to reconsider withdrawing advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning obstructive sleep apnea.

Sponsor: Nicholas Chiaravalloti

Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.*

Sponsor: Eliana Marin

Establishes "Volkswagen Settlement Utilization Fund for Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction and Air Pollution Control"; directs DEP to use moneys in fund to establish and implement certain air pollution control programs.

Sponsor: Gordon Johnson

Establishes Maternal Mortality Review Commission to annually review and report on rates and causes of maternal death in New Jersey, and to recommend improvements in maternal care.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Establishes service for reporting employer and employment service violations and requires posting of certain notifications.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Expands authorization for clamming on Sundays.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Mandates additional requirements for anti-bullying policies for public schools, expands information provided in DOE guidance document on bullying, and requires parents be provided clear explanation of student rights in school bullying investigations.

Sponsor: Jon Bramnick

Transfers county college employees and retirees from membership in SEHBP to membership in SHBP.

Sponsor: Shavonda Sumter

Establishes penalty for unlawfully using parking placard issued to person with qualifying disability.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Designates Thomas Alva Edison as State Inventor.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Allows person with allergy to drugs or medications to voluntarily make notation on drivers license.

Sponsor: James Beach

Designates Thomas Alva Edison as State Inventor.

Sponsor: Nancy Pinkin

Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.

Sponsor: Angelica Jimenez

Requires Medicaid cover emergency contraception without requiring prescription or other authorization.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Urges FCC to vote against proposed order eliminating regulations established to maintain "net neutrality."

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

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.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Concerns designation of areas of high unemployment for allocation of certain visas.

Sponsor: Nicholas Chiaravalloti

Opposes elimination of federal tax deduction for property taxes contained in Trump administration's recent federal tax reform proposal.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Expands eligibility for property tax reimbursement program.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Requires fee revenue of State professional and occupational boards be used exclusively for paying costs related to the functions, duties, and responsibilities of boards.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Requires hotels to upgrade phone systems to allow guests to dial 9-1-1 without first dialing any other digit.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires presidential electors to award one electoral vote to popular vote winner in each congressional district and two electoral votes to statewide winners, and removes State from National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

Sponsor: BettyLou DeCroce

Requires school district to provide transportation to public school students who do not live remote from facility being used temporarily while school building of attendance is renovated.

Sponsor: Shavonda Sumter

Requires party bidding on, or performing, a State contract to provide employee health care benefits.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Establishes NJEDA urban farming grant and loan program.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Revises law concerning reciprocity for out-of-State professional and occupational licenses.

Sponsor: Andrew Zwicker

Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.

Sponsor: Louis Greenwald

Expands list of controlled dangerous substances for which prescribers and pharmacists are required to check prescription monitoring information.

Sponsor: Craig Coughlin

Establishes certain procedures for awarding design-build contracts.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Requires law enforcement to obtain blood sample for chemical testing from persons arrested for drug-impaired driving; expands implied consent to include blood testing.

Sponsor: Anthony M. Bucco

Upgrades penalties for certain crimes involving heroin and fetanyl; establishes new crimes concerning heroin mixtures; allows certain defendants to be eligible for drug court.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Allows gross income tax deduction for first $200,000 earned by certain new physicians in their first seven taxable years of practice in New Jersey.

Sponsor: Robert Singer

Permits certain former elected county officials to obtain special license plates.

Sponsor: Anthony M. Bucco

Requires handlers of dogs used in law enforcement be provided opioid antidote.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Allows certain shipyards to conduct certain work on vessels in water.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Provides personal exemption under gross income tax for certain members of volunteer fire departments and first aid squads.

Sponsor: BettyLou DeCroce

"The Smarter Lunchroom Act;" promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias.

Sponsor: James Beach

Allows certain joint insurance funds to make certain investments and to form certain investment programs; authorizes school districts and local units of government to deposit public funds into multiple FDIC-insured accounts.*

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Urges Congress to enact reforms addressing sexual harassment and assault in United States Armed Forces.

Sponsor: Cleopatra Tucker

Allows Internet gaming equipment to be located outside Atlantic City for certain international gaming purposes, subject to Division of Gaming Enforcement approval.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Requires AG to conduct survey of untested sexual assault examination kits.*

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Designates November of each year as "Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Establishes limitations on and conditions associated with prescribers' acceptance of compensation from pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Authorizes psychiatric advanced practice nurses to complete certain certificates required for involuntary commitment to treatment.*

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Requires automobile insurers to provide certain information regarding premiums relating to PIP coverage in certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Joseph Pennacchio

Authorizes municipal assessment of development impact fees following State guidelines and makes an appropriation.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires owners of multiple dwellings with at least nine units to provide maintenance services 24 hours a day.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Establishes the "New Jersey Sunshine in Litigation Act"; requires disclosure of judgements, records, and settlements concerning public hazards.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Eliminates motor vehicle surcharges following retirement of bonds and debts tied to surcharges.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from making certain retroactive reductions in claim payments to pharmacies.

Sponsor: Raj Mukherji

Requires New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to allow public high schools in same school district to merge varsity football teams if schools are unable to field varsity teams individually.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Requires water purveyors to reimburse residential customers for drinking water testing under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research institutions; allows certain technology businesses located in certain innovation zones to receive certain tax credits under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Concerns payment of freelance workers.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Prohibits paid caretakers from being appointed guardian or granted power of attorney for individual with disability.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Requires new photovoltaic installations to comply with most recent National Electric Code standards for rapid shutdown of photovoltaic arrays.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Urges U.S. President, Congress, and Department of Health and Human Services to ease patient limits applicable to private physicians prescribing buprenorphine as part of medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Establishes pre-loan counseling requirements and borrower right of rescission for reverse mortgage loans.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Provides for improved system for eligibility determination for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Urges probation system records review prior to use of certain enforcement tools in child support cases.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Establishes Commission on Drunk and Impaired Driving.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Prohibits carriers that withdraw from New Jersey individual or small employer health insurance markets from acting as Medicaid program carriers in the State.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

"P.I.C.K. Awareness Act"; authorizes issuance of special support recovery license plates.

Sponsor: Robert Singer

Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.

Sponsor: Erik Peterson

Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools of violations of drinking water quality standards.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Urges President and Congress to enact "Huntington's Disease Parity Act."

Sponsor: Joseph Pennacchio

Establishes New Jersey Caregiver Task Force to evaluate and provide recommendations on caregiver support services.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Establishes public awareness campaign concerning Period of PURPLE Crying program and shaken baby syndrome.

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Requires Commissioner of Education to develop and implement Spanish-language version of English Language Arts/Literacy section of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.

Sponsor: Marlene Caride

Removes certain bars to employment for convicted offenders.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Requires DCA to adopt Statewide solar installation subcode.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Urges Congress support "Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act."

Sponsor: Kristin Corrado

Requires certain State projects to be designed and managed to include sustainable landscapes.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Transfers county college employees and retirees from membership in SEHBP to membership in SHBP.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.

Sponsor: Erik Peterson

Requires board of education to display information about child abuse hotline in each school.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Provides for priority consideration, by DCA, DEP, DOT, and municipalities, of permit applications for green building projects.

Sponsor: Raj Mukherji

Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Urges Congress to ensure continued relationship between Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and United States Department of Education.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Clarifies prohibition on preexisting condition exclusions in health insurance policies.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Provides that strangulation of victim resulting in bodily injury during commission of act of domestic violence constitutes aggravated assault.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Encourages local units to plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Urges President and Congress to extend production tax credit for wind energy.

Sponsor: Colin Bell

Prohibits telemarketer from making telephone call that delivers voice message directly to customer's voicemail box without customer's telephone first ringing.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Revises requirements for disclosure of a breach of security of certain computerized records containing personal information.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires use of protective headgear when horseback riding on State-owned lands.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Provides that natural gas supplier license issued by BPU may be renewed without expiring if certain conditions are met.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Requires financing be completed prior to motor vehicle delivery to consumer under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Urges United States Coast Guard to prohibit anchorage in area surrounding Statue of Liberty.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Urges federal government not to allow oil and natural gas drilling off NJ coast.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Establishes Talent Network Program in DOLWD.

Sponsor: Fred Madden

Recognizes 150th anniversary of Canada's founding.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education and directs DOE to develop parent resource guide and select early intervention assessments for use in identifying language delays in deaf and hard of hearing children.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Establishes fire safety standards and protocols for certain light frame residential construction; requires placards identifying primary structural systems of buildings.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Allows municipalities with rent control to limit amount residential tenants may be charged for landlord-required real estate broker services to $100.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Changes definition of major facility under "Spill Compensation and Control Act" for facilities that store hazardous substances other than petroleum or petroleum products.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Provides that electric power supplier license issued by BPU may be renewed without expiring if certain conditions are met.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Eliminates property tax exempt status of certain school faculty housing.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Designates June 15 of each year as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day."

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Increases craft distillery production limits; eliminates tour requirement for on-premises consumption; permits sale of snacks on craft distillery premises.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Restricts levy of motor vehicle surcharges to drunk driving offenses.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires DOH to establish Statewide standardized requirements for licensure and operation of mobile food vendors; designated as "Streamlined Food Truck Licensure Act."

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Urges U.S. Congress to pass Equal Rights Amendment.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Limits State Lottery drawings to two per day per game.

Sponsor: Colin Bell

Requires persons picking up prescriptions for Schedule II controlled dangerous substances to present identification.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires electric public utilities operating or providing service to certain LED street lights to charge customers only for actual costs.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Denounces organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and political prisoners in People's Republic of China.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Provides governance, oversight, and accountability reforms at NJT.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Creates mental illness diversionary program for certain defendants; requires behavioral health training for police.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires all students enrolled in grade eight to have certain physical examination that includes cardiac component.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.

Sponsor: Gerald Cardinale

Establishes artist bank to provide interest-free loans to artist colonies in development.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Increases from $10,000 to $17,500 maximum allowable property tax deduction under gross income tax over three years.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Establishes NJEDA urban farming grant and loan program.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Concerns New Jersey estate tax; increases State exclusion amount to match federal exclusion amount for resident decedents dying on or after January 1, 2018.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Expands authorization for clamming on Sundays.

Sponsor: Colin Bell

Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.

Sponsor: Joseph Pennacchio

Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide assistive technology to elementary and middle school students with dyslexia and related conditions.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires candidates for certain teaching certificates to pass written test on foundations of teaching reading and diagnosing reading difficulties.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Permits certain former elected county officials to obtain special license plates.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Requires end-of-life recycling of solar and photovoltaic energy generation facilities and structures.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Urges EPA to accelerate cleanup of 17-mile Lower Passaic River portion of Diamond Alkali Superfund site.

Sponsor: Diane Allen

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as "Stephen Komninos' Law."*

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Permits municipalities to issue retail liquor licenses for use in certain historic taverns.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Prohibits personal wireless service facilities support structures from being located within 1,800 feet of schools.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Amends annual appropriation act to ensure involuntarily furloughed State employees receive salary payments retroactive to July 1, 2017.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Establishes teen driver orientation program.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Prohibits use of certain State residential property by Governor during state of emergency due to failure to enact annual appropriations law.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Permits candidates for school board to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot; permits short nonpolitical designation of principles on petitions and ballots.*

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Establishes certain additional examination and special learner's permit requirements.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Permits law enforcement to access prescription monitoring information without requirement for court order or subpoena.

Sponsor: Robert Singer

Increases amount of offshore wind energy required to be generated by electric power suppliers and basic generation service providers to 3,500 megawatts by 2030.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Urges enactment of federal "Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017."

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Provides for operation of casinos, racetracks, State parks, and motor vehicle agencies in event that state of emergency is declared.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Requires each electric power generator in NJ to create and deploy energy storage capacity of 600 megawatts by energy year 2021 and 2,000 megawatts by energy year 2030.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Clarifies that person who graduates from special probation drug court is ineligible for post-graduation records expungement if convicted of crime or offense, or if charges are pending, for act committed during term of drug court.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Concerns employee leasing agreements.*

Sponsor: Fred Madden

Requires life insurers to use federal death master file to identify potential matches.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Requires early retirement incentive offer before public safety department layoffs in municipalities in need of stabilization and recovery.*

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Provides gross income tax credit for certain donations assisting farmers affected by state of emergency.

Sponsor: Robert Andrzejczak

Urges United States DOE to maintain current Title IX protections relating to campus sexual assault.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Requires DEP to establish maximum contaminant level for 1,2,3-trichloropropane in drinking water.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Authorizes civil action to obtain temporary legal authority to direct treatment services for person with substance use impairment.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Establishes NJ Century Farm Program.

Sponsor: Robert Andrzejczak

Requires Dept. of Agriculture to publish information on its website about how to assist farmers impacted by agricultural natural disasters.

Sponsor: Parker Space

Provides for regulation of fantasy sports activities in New Jersey. *

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Establishes unified smart card fare collection study commission.

Sponsor: Robert Clifton

Allows law enforcement officer to immediately impound motor vehicle operated by uninsured driver.

Sponsor: Sean Kean

Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Prohibits discrimination against cash-paying consumers.

Sponsor: Paul Moriarty

Condemns interpretation of U.S. Department of Justice that Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit discrimination on basis of sexual orientation.

Sponsor: Nicholas Chiaravalloti

Limits State Lottery drawings to two per day per game.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Requires person administering annuity retirement plans for teachers to annually disclose fee ratio, return, and fees to each participant.

Sponsor: Amy Handlin

Concerns time frames for establishing or enforcing property rights related to adverse possession.

Sponsor: Jay Webber

Prohibits NJTA and SJTA from charging administrative fee when mailing requests for toll violation payments at cashless toll exits.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Urges enactment of federal "Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017."

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Allows operation of bed and breakfast on preserved farm without State Agriculture Development Committee review or approval.

Sponsor: Robert Andrzejczak

Provides for operation of casinos, racetracks, State parks, and motor vehicle agencies in event that state of emergency is declared.

Sponsor: R. Bruce Land

Permits law enforcement to access prescription monitoring information without requirement for court order or subpoena.

Sponsor: Sean Kean

Provides that employees of State agencies that oversee casinos and racetracks are essential personnel; ensures continued operation of casinos and racetracks throughout duration of state of emergency exceeding seven days.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."

Sponsor: Angela Mcknight

Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as "Peggy's Law."

Sponsor: James Holzapfel

Provides for voluntary discharge of personal representitives overseeing administration of estates by application to the Surrogate's Court.**

Sponsor: Patricia Jones

Designates portion of State Highway Route 55 as "State Trooper Frankie L. Williams Memorial Highway." *

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Limits application of DEP shellfish habitat rules for certain dredging activities.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Appropriates $7,500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.

Sponsor: Andrew Zwicker

Provides that motor vehicle registration expires on registrant's numerical calendar day of birth.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Appropriates $2,900,000 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.

Sponsor: Adam Taliaferro

Establishes 9/11 Memorial Registry.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Requires waiver of dealer obligation regarding necessary repairs impacting vehicle inspection to include description of known defects.*

Sponsor: Nicholas Sacco

Concerns sale of certain tires.

Sponsor: Shavonda Sumter

Designates striped bass as NJ State Saltwater Fish; redesignates brook trout as NJ Freshwater Fish.*

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Provides protections for children under the age of 18 with developmental disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18-21 receiving services from Division of Children's System of Care.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Establishes special motorcycle license plates for veterans.

Sponsor: Fred Madden

Designates building where NJEDA is located as "Caren Franzini Memorial Building" to commemorate her outstanding service to State.

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Permits municipality to establish civil penalty for smoking in public places.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Establishes Farm to School Coordinating Council.

Sponsor: Parker Space

Requires report on status of lead-safe program in DCA.*

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

Provides increased tax credit amounts under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program for certain businesses that have collaborative research relationships with colleges or universities.*

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Guarantees full and equal access to all housing to disabled persons who retain their retired service or guide dog as a pet, and who also obtain a new service or guide dog.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Allows fire district elections to be moved to November; eliminates certain fire district budget referenda; and eliminates certain fire district capital purchase referenda.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Requires local government units to certify compliance with certain federal hiring requirements when filing annual budgets.

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

Criminalizes possession and sale of alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (alpha-PVP) commonly known as "flakka," or "flocka."

Sponsor: Adam Taliaferro

Requires NJTA to study impact of constructing rail stations at certain park and ride facilities.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Increases penalties for providing controlled dangerous substances to inmates.

Sponsor: Anthony M. Bucco

Requires pupils who reside on certain federal property to enroll in resident school district in accordance with schedule determined by executive county superintendent of schools.

Sponsor: Joann Downey

Prohibits sharing of voter information not available to public with any federal government entity, except under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Raj Mukherji

Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.

Sponsor: Elizabeth Maher Muoio

Concerns employer inquiries about worker's wage and salary experience.*

Sponsor: Joann Downey

Opposes Governor's plan to reorganize New Jersey Office of Information Technology.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Prohibits sale of unsafe supplemental mattresses designed for children's products.

Sponsor: Jamel Holley

Amends Fiscal Year 2018 annual appropriation act to ensure involuntarily furloughed State employees receive retroactive salary payments for State government budget shut down.

Sponsor: Elizabeth Maher Muoio

Requires early retirement incentive offer before public safety department layoffs in municipalities in need of stabilization and recovery.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Directs school districts to permit students to use sunscreen at school and allows school employees to assist with sunscreen application in certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Clarifies that person who graduates from special probation drug court is ineligible for post-graduation records expungement if convicted of crime or offense, or if charges are pending, for act committed during term of drug court.

Sponsor: Anthony M. Bucco

Revises law concerning family leave, temporary disability and family temporary disability leave, and domestic or sexual violence safety leave.*

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Makes persons with New Jersey National Guard service and NGB 22 form eligible for certain veterans benefits.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Urges United States President Trump, members of his administration, and Congress to oppose measures and actions to prohibit states from authorizing and conducting Internet gaming.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Permits bowling alleys, including alleys licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, to conduct amusement games.

Sponsor: Joseph Lagana

Requires Medicaid coverage for diabetes self-management education, training, services, and equipment for patients diagnosed with diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Requires institutions of higher education to enter into collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.

Sponsor: John McKeon

Designates September 17 through September 23 of each year as "Constitution Week."

Sponsor: DiAnne Gove

Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide annual New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program report to Governor and Legislature and develop student loan comparison information document to increase program transparency.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Designates third Friday in September of every year as Concussion Awareness Day.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents of student-athletes and cheerleaders concerning use and misuse of prescription opioids.

Sponsor: Vincent Mazzeo

Prohibits health insurers, SHBP, SEHBP, certain health care providers, and Medicaid from discriminating in providing coverage and services based on gender identity.*

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Establishes State food waste reduction goal of 50 percent by 2030.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Authorizes State Treasurer to sell surplus real property in City of Camden, County of Camden to Camden County Improvement Authority.

Sponsor: Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Expands definition of "acquisition," for purposes of county and municipal open space trust funds, to include demolition, removal of debris, and restoration of lands being acquired.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Appropriates $12.3 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Designates USS New Jersey as New Jersey State Ship.

Sponsor: Patricia Jones

Allows "100 percent Disabled Veterans" to receive parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Prohibits charging fee to stop publishing personal identifying information obtained through the criminal justice system.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Appropriates $71,700,224 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Establishes Women's Vocational Training Pilot Program to promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations; authorizes allocation of certain funds therefor.*

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

Permits solar electric power generation facility projects not having commenced commercial operation to retain designation through May 31, 2018 as connected to distribution system.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Designates April 2nd of each year as "World Autism Awareness Day."

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Allows gross income taxpayers to use returns to make voluntary contributions to the Boy Scouts of America Councils in New Jersey.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Creates fencing crime involving stolen domestic companion animals.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Establishes additional penalties related to child pornography and expands crime to include portrayal of child in sexual manner; establishes crime of leader of child pornography network.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled veterans' property tax exemption to members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to the rescue and recovery mission at the World Trade Center between September 11, 2001 and May 30, 2002.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Designates August 29, 2017 as Governor James Florio Day in New Jersey.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Requires health care professionals engaged in prenatal care to provide parents of newborns with information on health insurance coverage for newborn children.*

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Authorizes the Unclaimed Property Administrator to verify certain governmental debts before delivering abandoned property.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Clarifies procedures for approval of environmental and transportation infrastructure projects.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Requires board of education to enter into agreement with law enforcement authorities regarding access to live video streams of public school buildings.

Sponsor: James Beach

Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

"Charlie's Law"; Establishes civil penalties for persons who interfere with or deny persons with disabilities accompanied by service or guide dogs access to places of public accommodation.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Establishes data reporting requirements for emergency medical services providers and dispatch centers.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Requires certain State and local government agency employees with access to federal tax information to undergo criminal history background checks.

Sponsor: John McKeon

Updates references to DOC and DHS and refers to persons receiving services from DHS.

Sponsor: Craig Coughlin

Requires MVC to establish registry of certain towed motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Designates month of May of each year as "Mental Health Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Requires certain employers with State contracts to pay their employees their usual compensation for each day of jury service.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Prohibits PANYNJ from providing assistance for enforcement of March 6, 2017 US Executive Order banning entry into US of individuals from certain countries. *

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Appropriates $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects.

Sponsor: Andrew Zwicker

Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Requires DOH to ensure that fetal death certification and reporting requirements are consistent with current federal standards.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Requires incarcerated individual from State to be counted at residential address for legislative redistricting purposes.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Authorizes issuance of certain specialty license plates for commercial motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Robert Clifton

Directs DOE to make database of special education decisions available on website.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires NJ DOT to request bridge inspection reports from US DOT.*

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Proposes amendment to Constitution establishing a right to comprehensive, affordable, and accessible health care.

Sponsor: Louis Greenwald

Requires workers' compensation eligibility determination and notification to be made within six months following death of certain volunteers.

Sponsor: Parker Space

Expands aggravating circumstances to include crime against victim who was rescuing, assisting or rendering care to another person.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Establishes scholarship program to provide free tuition to certain eligible students attending county college.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Prohibits posting or publishing on Internet home address or telephone number of certain judges and prosecutors.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Proposes constitutional amendment to authorize Legislature to limit by law total amount of money candidates and others may raise and spend on State and local elections.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Prohibits posting or publishing personal identifying information of witness, victim, or informant.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Restricts certain practices by carriers and pharmacy benefits managers related to medications and drugs.

Sponsor: Kevin Rooney

Urges school administrators, teachers, parents, and students to be better educated about potential health impacts of heavy backpacks and take proactive measures to avoid injury.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Concerns availability of certain insurance for employers of self-directed employees in Division of Developmental Disabilities in DHS.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

"Voter Privacy Act"; establishes protections for privacy of voters; prohibits automated programs to remove names of ineligible voters from official lists of eligible voters; prohibits sharing of certain voter information with federal government.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Establishes Task Force on Campus Sexual Assault.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Establishes Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Review Task Force to study implementation of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Prohibits NJTA from requiring county guarantee to provide maintenance of pedestrian bridge under certain circumstances when determining approval for construction of pedestrian bridge.

Sponsor: Marlene Caride

Expands eligibility of inmates for medical parole and requires inmate's enrollment in Medicaid under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Requires DOT to inspect traffic signs and establish public awareness campaign concerning traffic signs in need of maintenance.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Eliminates age restriction for issuing special permits to carry handgun to retired law enforcement officers.

Sponsor: BettyLou DeCroce

Provides expedited processes related to approval of development projects.

Sponsor: Robert Karabinchak

Establishes NJ's right of first refusal regarding conveyance of certain federal lands.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Prohibits MVC from imposing duplicate license or identification card fee and digitized picture fee if duplicate is requested to reflect change in organ donor status.

Sponsor: Robert Auth

Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.

Sponsor: Benjie Wimberly

Establishes Overdose Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.

Sponsor: Robert Clifton

Special legislation changing name of the "Township of South Orange Village" to "South Orange Village"; replaces treasurer with chief financial officer; replaces village president with mayor; replaces village counsel with village attorney.

Sponsor: Mila Jasey

Requires all students enrolled in grade eight to have certain physical examination that includes cardiac component.

Sponsor: Timothy Eustace

Requires DOH to update epilepsy website and increase public outreach efforts.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Requires that drivers in right-hand lanes yield to drivers in other lanes when emergency vehicles sounding sirens and displaying red lights approach.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Designates portion of US Highway Route 40 in Upper Pittsgrove Township as "John R. Elliott HERO Campaign Way."

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Allows veteran to establish veterans' preference retroactively for civil service employment list.

Sponsor: Kevin Rooney

Provides gross income tax credit to certain totally and permanently disabled veterans for rent constituting property taxes.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Imposes daily fine of $250 upon each member of Legislature during state of emergency due to failure to enact annual appropriations law.

Sponsor: Jon Bramnick

Requires State-owned ocean house located in Island Beach State Park to be offered for rent to general public.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Requires employers to maintain health insurance benefits for employees during certain labor disputes.

Sponsor: Joann Downey

Requires alternative payment models to register with DOH; permits health care practitioners to refer patients to health care service in which the practitioner has beneficial interest when related to alternative payment model.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Provides for elimination of newly formed non-operating school districts; establishes procedures for eliminating deficit that existed prior to merger; authorizes renting of school building for 10 years.

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Amends and supplements various language provisions in Fiscal Year 2017 annual State appropriations act.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Appropriates $34,670,313,000 in State funds and $15,823,846,768 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2017-2018.

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

"New Jersey Health Insurance Advocate Act;" establishes Office of Health Insurance Advocate.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Allows certain municipalities to establish lower property tax rate on improvements than land and eliminates urban enterprise zone program.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Imposes certain requirements on use of automated license plate readers by law enforcement agencies.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Designates November 2017 as "Hospice and Palliative Care Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

"Improving Energy Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnership Act."

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Appropriates $34,670,313,000 in State funds and $15,823,846,768 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2017-2018.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Proposes constitutional amendment to allow lower property tax rate on improvements than on land.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Authorizes physician assistants and advanced practice nurses to dispense narcotic drugs for treatment of substance use disorders consistent with federal law.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Prohibits knowingly selling or planting certain invasive plant species.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Eliminates certificate of need requirement for inpatient psychiatric hospital beds for treatment of psychiatric and substance use disorder dual diagnosis.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Establishes Chief Diversity Officer to monitor participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.*

Sponsor: Benjie Wimberly

Strengthens location confidentiality for certain crime victims.

Sponsor: Joseph Lagana

Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled verterans' property tax exemption to members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to the rescue and recovery mission at the World Trade Center between September 11, 2001 and May 30, 2002.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Requires certification of diligent inquiry in residential mortgage foreclosure actions to be filed by attorneys.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer