NJ Legislative Update
Assembly Education Committee, 9:30a, remotely.
A3012 Requires public schools, and nonpublic schools which receive federal funding, to provide students with information on rights afforded under Title IX, and provide contact information for Title IX coordinator. Passed
A4987 Creates NJ Legislative Youth Council. Passed with committee amendments
A5576 Permits teacher and professional staff member who provides special services retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF if employment commences during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Passed
A6226 Extends period of time for filing special education due process petitions related to COVID-19 school closures and periods of virtual, remote, hybrid, or in-person instruction. Passed with committee amendments
S2162 Requires public schools, and nonpublic schools which receive federal funding, to provide students with information on rights afforded under Title IX, and provide contact information for Title IX coordinator. Passed
S3164 Creates NJ Legislative Youth Council. Passed
S3685 Permits teacher and professional staff member who provides special services retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF if employment commences during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Passed with committee amendments
Assembly Health Committee, 10:00a, remotely. (Revised 12/30/2021)
A1489 Expressly prohibits invasive examination of unconscious patient by health care practitioner without patient's prior informed written consent. Passed with committee amendments
A4698 Expands requirements for health insurers and Medicaid program to cover prescriptions for contraceptives to 12 months. Passed with committee amendments
A6132 Permits volunteer paramedics to operate within mobile intensive care units. Passed
A6154 Reduces from 18 to 12 number of specific credit hours required for Animal Health Technician job title in civil service; allows substitution of five years of experience for education requirement. Passed
A6155 Extends temporary emergency licensure of certain health care professionals. Passed with committee amendments
A6229 Limits fees charged to patients and authorized third parties for copies of medical and billing records. Passed
A6245 Revises out-of-network arbitration process. Passed with committee amendments
S413 Expands requirement of health insurers and Medicaid program to cover prescriptions for contraceptives for up to 12 months. Passed with committee amendments
S3458 Revises out-of-network arbitration process. Passed
Assembly Higher Education Committee, 11:30a, remotely. (Revised 12/30/2021)
A6005 Raises statutory threshold for certain public bidding, permits bidder disqualification due to prior negative experience, adds exemptions to public bidding requirement under "State College Contracts Law," and establishes process for cooperative pricing sys Passed
A6228 [bill added] Establishes county college-based adult centers for transition for individuals with developmental disabilities; makes annual appropriation of $4.5 million. Passed with committee amendments
A6230 [bill added] Establishes Direct Support Professional Career Development Center; makes appropriation of $450,000. Passed with committee amendments
ACR54 Urges Secretary of Higher Education and Educational Opportunity Fund Board to study and modernize program regulations, particularly regulations related to student funding priority levels. Passed
S4043 Raises statutory threshold for certain public bidding, permits bidder disqualification due to prior negative experience, adds exemptions to public bidding requirement under "State College Contracts Law," and establishes process for cooperative pricing sys Passed with committee amendments
S4102 [bill added] Establishes Direct Support Professional Career Development Center; makes appropriation of $450,000. Passed
S4211 [bill added] Establishes county college-based adult centers for transition for individuals with developmental disabilities; makes annual appropriation of $4.5 million. Passed
SCR44 Urges Secretary of Higher Education and Educational Opportunity Fund Board to study and modernize program regulations, particularly regulations related to student funding priority levels. Passed
Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee, 12:00p, remotely. (Revised 12/30/2021)
A1943 Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers. Passed
A2316 [bill added] Permits physical therapists to perform dry needling under certain circumstances. Passed with committee amendments
A5074 Permits members of SPRS to purchase service credit for prior public employment with federal government or another state. Passed
A6112 Permits PERS retiree to return to elective public office after retirement under certain circurmstances. Passed with committee amendments
S867 [bill added] Permits physical therapists to perform dry needling under certain circumstances. Passsed
S3265 Permit members of SPRS to purchase service credit for prior public employment with federal government or another state. Passed
Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, 1:00p, remotely. (Revised 12/30/2021)
A5382 Requires request for proposal to establish demonstration program to develop distributed energy resource microgrids for electric fleet and heavy-duty vehicle use. Passed with committee amendments
A5463 Directs NJT to erect statue in honor of A. Philip Randolph, appropriates $90,000. Passed
A5603 Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires DEP to request bridge inspection reports from US DOT. Passed with committee amendments
S991 Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires DEP to request bridge inspection reports from US DOT. Passed with committee amendments
S3342 Directs NJT to erect statue in honor of A. Philip Randolph, appropriates $90,000. Passed
Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee, 2:30p, remotely. (Revised 12/30/2021)
A5837 Permits use of automated dispensing devices in long-term care facilities and hospice care programs. Passed with committee amendments
A6150 Revises penalties for transfer of certain professional and occupational licenses. Passed
A6204 Concerns standards for distribution of certain HMFA loans for housing projects during state of emergency. Passed with committee amendments
A6246 Concerns changes in control of hotels and disruptions of hotel services. Passed with committee amendments
A6248 Requires State agencies and political subdivisions to make good faith effort to purchase five percent of goods and services from Central Nonprofit Agency. Passed
A6251 Establishes "New Jersey Foreclosure Counseling Fund." Passed
S994 [bill added] Requires State agencies and political subdivisions to make good faith effort to purchase five percent of goods and services from Central Nonprofit Agency. Passed
Senate Education Committee, 10:00a, remotely.
The committee will meet to receive testimony from invited guests on the status and results of the Statewide Graduation Assessments, including Start Strong, the current status of school district operations throughout the State, and the status of federal funding received by the State and local districts to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools.
Assembly Appropriations Committee, 11:00a, remotely. (Revised 01/05/2022)
A1772 Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisoy Committee." Passed
A2271 [bill added] Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention. Passed
A2316 Permits physical therapists to perform dry needling under certain circumstances. Passed
A2396 Expands Office of Public Defender representation of juveniles; repeals section 4 of P.L. 1968, c.371. Passed
A4336 [bill added] Directs Department of Agriculture to pay annual premiums to enrolled dairy farmers for certain coverage under the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program; appropriates $125, 000. Passed
A4651 Requires MVC to issue special identification documents to persons diagnosed with autism upon request. Passed with committee amendments
A4676 Establishes postconsumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags; prohibits sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging. Passed with committee amendments
A4698 Expands requirements for health insurers and Medicaid program to cover prescriptions for contraceptives to 12 months. Passed
A4847 Authorizes expanded provision of harm reduction services to distribute sterile syringes and provide certain support services to persons who use drugs intravenously; appropriates $15 million. Passed with committee amendments
A5074 Permits members of SPRS to purchase service credit for prior public employment with federal government or another state. Passed
A5223 Establishes State purchasing preference for low embodied carbon concrete, provides CBT tax credit for costs of conducting environmental product declaration analysis. Passed with committee amendments
A5292 Requires compilation of data and issuance of annual reports on New Jersey teacher workforce. Passed
A5382 Requires request for proposal to establish demonstration program to develop distributed energy resource microgrids for electric fleet and heavy-duty vehicle use. Held
A5442 Clarifies that member of SPRS may receive accidental disability benefit under certain circumstances. Passed
A5576 Permits teacher and professional staff member who provides special services retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF if employment commences during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Passed
A5603 [bill added] Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires DEP to request bridge inspection reports from US DOT. Passed
A5862 [bill added] "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act." Passed with committee substitute
A5930 Increases purchasing threshold permitting Director of Division of Purchase and Property to delegate authority to agencies; increases bid advertising threshold on certain contracts by same scale. Passed
A6005 [bill added] Raises statutory threshold for certain public bidding, permits bidder disqualification due to prior negative experience, adds exemptions to public bidding requirement under "State College Contracts Law," and establishes process for cooperative pricing sys Passed
A6009 Permits exemption from civil service examination requirement for entry-level law enforcement officers, sheriff's officers, and county correctional police officers; permits hiring of such officers under certain conditions. Passed with committee amendments
A6015 Requires contracts for sale of certain health care entities to preserve employee wages and benefits and to honor collective bargaining agreements. Passed with committee amendments
A6062 Requires EDA to establish loan program to assist certain businesses with funding to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Passed
A6093 Mandates access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plan or program provided by the public employer. Passed with committee amendments
A6112 Permits PERS retiree to return to elective public office after retirement under certain circurmstances. Passed
A6113 [bill added] Removes requirement for promulgation by Governor of national census. Passed
A6119 Concerns apprenticeship programs of public works contractors. Passed with committee amendments
A6146 Establishes process for formation of professional limited liability companies. Passed with committee amendments
A6220 Removes New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission from appropriations act provision that limits compensation and health benefits; clarifies PERS and SHBP eligibility for members of commission. Passed
A6228 [bill added] Establishes county college-based adult centers for transition for individuals with developmental disabilities; makes annual appropriation of $4.5 million. Passed
A6229 Limits fees charged to patients and authorized third parties for copies of medical and billing records. Passed with committee amendments
A6230 [bill added] Establishes Direct Support Professional Career Development Center; makes appropriation of $450,000. Passed with committee amendments
A6233 Revises certain functions of New Jersey Firemen's Home and composition of board of managers. Held
A6246 [bill added] Concerns changes in control of hotels and disruptions of hotel services. Passed with committee amendments
A6256 [bill added] Appropriates $2 million to NAACP New Jersey State Conference. Passed with committee amendments
A6257 [bill added] Imposes temporary surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain cities to fund public safety services. Passed with committee amendments
A6258 [bill added] Awards school security project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for certain school districts; appropriates $5,150,531. Passed
A6259 [bill added] Provides exception for Legal Services of New Jersey and other public interest organizations from confidentiality of certain eviction actions. Passed with committee amendments
S383 Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee." Passed
S413 Expands requirement of health insurers and Medicaid program to cover prescriptions for contraceptives for up to 12 months. Passed
S867 Permits physical therapists to perform dry needling under certain circumstances. Passed
S896 Expands Office of Public Defender representation of juveniles; repeals section 4 of P.L. 1968, c.371. Passed
S991 [bill added] Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires DEP to request bridge inspection reports from US DOT. Passed
S2515 Establishes postconsumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags; prohibits sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging. Passed with committee amendments
S2835 Requires compilation of data and issuance of annual reports on New Jersey teacher workforce. Passed
S3265 Permit members of SPRS to purchase service credit for prior public employment with federal government or another state. Passed
S3465 [bill added] Directs Department of Agriculture to pay annual premiums to enrolled dairy farmers for certain coverage under the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program; appropriates $125,000. Passed
S3529 Clarifies that member of SPRS may receive accidental disability benefit under certain circumstances. Passed
S3672 Permits exemption from civil service examination requirement for entry-level law enforcement officers, sheriff's officers, and county correctional police officers; permits hiring of such officers under certain conditions. Passed with committee amendments
S3685 Permits teacher and professional staff member who provides special services retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF if employment commences during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Passed
S3732 Provides CBT tax credit for certain deliveries of low carbon concrete and for costs of conducting environmental product declaration analyses of low carbon concrete. Passed
S4043 [bill added] Raises statutory threshold for certain public bidding, permits bidder disqualification due to prior negative experience, adds exemptions to public bidding requirement under "State College Contracts Law," and establishes process for cooperative pricing sys Passed
S4063 Removes New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission from appropriations act provision that limits compensation and health benefits; clarifies PERS and SHBP eligibility for members of commission. Passed
S4102 [bill added] Establishes Direct Support Professional Career Development Center; makes appropriation of $450,000. Passed with committee amendments
S4157 [bill added] Imposes temporary surcharge on casino hotel occupancies to fund public safety services. Held
S4210 Requires EDA to establish loan program to assist certain businesses with funding to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Passed
S4211 [bill added] Establishes county college-based adult centers for transition for individuals with developmental disabilities; makes annual appropriation of $4.5 million. Passed
S4218 [bill added] Appropriates $2 million to CRDA to support costs associated with hosting NAACP National Convention in Atlantic City. Passed
Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, 12:00p, 1st Floor, Committee Room 6, Annex. (Revised 01/06/2022)
A6159 [bill added] Revises and renames Office of Food Insecurity Advocate. Passed
S49 [bill added] Codifies constitutional right to freedom of reproductive choice. Passed
S4048 Requires contracts for sale of certain health care entities to preserve employee wages and benefits and to honor collective bargaining agreements. Passed with committee amendments
S4235 Permits volunteer paramedics to operate within mobile intensive care units. Passed
S4236 Revises and renames Office of Food Insecurity Advocate. Passed
S4286 Reduces from 18 to 12 number of specific credit hours required for Animal Health Technician job title in civil service; allows substitution of five years of experience for education requirement. Passed
SCR165 [bill added] Expresses approval of Legislature for a 90-day extension of certain administrative orders, directives, and waivers issued in response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Passed with committee amendments
Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, 1:00p, 1st Floor, Committee Room 4, Annex. (Revised 01/06/2022)
A1073 [bill added] Establishes requirements to screen certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia. Passed with committee amendments
A1121 Upgrades certain crimes of misrepresenting oneself as member or veteran of US Armed Forces or organized militia. Passed
A1269 Eliminates one percent tax on purchasers of Class 4A commercial property transferred for consideration in excess of $1 million. Passed
A2186 [bill added] Establishes Statewide database of beds in shelters for the homeless. Passed
A2877 [bill added] Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties. Passed with committee amendments
A3007 Requires institutions of higher education to provide students with access to mental health care programs and services and to establish a hotline to provide information concerning the availability of those services. Passed
A3450 [bill added] Creates certain requirements for certain earned income access services and related provider contracts. Passed with committee amendments
A3686 [bill added] Requires firearm owners who become New Jersey residents to obtain firearm purchaser identification card and register firearms acquired out-of-State. Held
A3870 "Defense Against Porch Pirates Act"; amends theft statute. Passed
A4958 [bill added] Provides temporary exemption under sales and use tax for winterizing certain small business operations. Passed
A5484 Requires New Jersey Racing Commission to adopt procedures to enforce internal controls; requires annual audit. Passed
A6060 Makes supplemental appropriation of $8 million to DHS to increase reimbursement for funeral, burial, and crematory services provided to certain beneficiaries of Work First New Jersey and Supplemental Security Income programs. Passed
ACR217 Approves NJ Building Authority project described in project report entitled "New Jersey State Capitol Complex Security Screening Building and Secure Courtyard Project." Passed
S372 [bill added] Requires firearm owners who become New Jersey residents to obtain firearm purchaser identification card and register handguns acquired out-of-State. Held
S695 [bill added] Requires DEP, DOH, DCA, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of certain buildings to take certain actions to prevent and control cases of Legionnaires' disease. Passed with committee amendments
S741 [bill added] Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or Combined with S849 and passed with committee substitute
S849 [bill added] Requires MVC to issue blue envelopes that hold documents required to operate motor vehicle to persons diagnosed with autism. Passed with committee substitute
S1149 [bill added] Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties. Passed with committee amendments
S1599 [bill added] Establishes Statewide database of beds in shelters for the homeless. Passed
S1871 Upgrades certain crimes of misrepresenting oneself as member or veteran of US Armed Forces or organized militia. Passed with committee amendments
S2544 Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing. Passed
S2807 "Defense Against Porch Pirates Act"; amends theft statute. Passed
S3009 [bill added] Authorizes expanded provision of harm reduction service to distribute sterile syringes and provide certain support services to persons who use drugs intravenously; appropriates $15 million. Passed with committee amendments
S3127 Requires institutions of higher education to provide students with access to mental health care programs and services and to establish a hotline to provide information concerning the availability of those services. Passed
S3432 [bill added] Establishes requirements to screen certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia. Passed with committee amendments
S3490 Eliminates one percent tax on purchasers of Class 4A commercial property transferred for consideration in excess of $1 million. Passed
S3611 [bill added] Creates certain requirements for certain earned income access services and related provider contracts. Passed with committee amendments
S3707 [bill added] Reduces offense of deliberately transmitting a sexually-transmitted infection to a disorderly persons offense and revises elements of the offense. Passed with committee amendments
S3740 [bill added] Provides temporary exemption under sales and use tax for winterizing certain small business operations. Passed
S3809 Allows credit against corporation business tax and gross income tax liability for employing persons with a developmental disability. Passed
S3810 [bill added] "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act." Passed with committee amendments
S3817 Requires New Jersey Racing Commission to adopt procedures to enforce internal controls; requires annual audit. Passed
S3847 Establishes program for certain individuals to become certified nursing assistants and provide private duty nursing services to certain Medicaid enrollees under increased reimbursement rates. Passed with committee amendments
S4062 Exempts honorably discharged veterans from payment of passenger motor vehicle registration fee; requires notification of eligible motorists. Passed
S4068 [bill added] Revises calculation of elective pass-through business alternative income tax. Passed with committee amendments
S4096 Revises permitting thresholds for certain types of development requiring CAFRA permit from DEP. Passed
S4201 [bill added] Mandates access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plan or program provided by the public employer. Passed with committee amendments
S4231 Creates program in Department of Agriculture for deer fencing on certain farmland. Passed
S4244 Concerns appointment of certain superintendents of weights and measures. Passed
S4245 Extends period of time for filing special education due process petitions related to COVID-19 school closures and periods of virtual, remote, hybrid, or in-person instruction. Passed
S4250 [bill added] Changes PERS membership eligibility for certain elected public officials and provides for PERS reenrollment. Passed with committee amendments
S4257 [bill added] Allows county boards of elections to begin canvassing early votes and mail-in ballots before election day under certain conditions. Passed
S4263 Concerns standards for distribution of certain HMFA loans for housing projects during state of emergency. Passed with committee amendments
S4272 Makes supplemental appropriation of $8 million to DHS to increase reimbursement for funeral, burial, and crematory services provided to certain beneficiaries of Work First New Jersey and Supplemental Security Income programs. Passed with committee amendments
S4277 Establishes "New Jersey Foreclosure Counseling Fund." Passed
S4295 [bill added] Concerns changes in control of hotels and disruptions of hotel services. Passed with committee amendments
S4301 Includes duct cleaning as maintenance work subject to the prevailing wage law. Passed
S4308 Establishes Helmets to Hardhats program in the DMVA; appropriates $400,000. Passed
S4309 Awards school security project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for certain school districts; appropriates $5,150,531. Passed
SCR164 Approves NJ Building Authority project described in project report entitled "New Jersey State Capitol Complex Security Screening Building and Secure Courtyard Project." Passed
