New Jersey House Bills

Prohibits elected local government officers from accepting employment with law firm for a period of time if officer voted to award local government contract to firm.

Requires access to law enforcement guidelines for processing firearms permit applications upon public records request.

Requires fire districts, school districts, and county governments to share in burden of property assessment appeal refunds.

Permits municipalities to enter into shared service agreement for tax assessment.

Waives certain inspection fees for municipally owned affordable housing developments.

Requires municipalities comprised within regional school districts to share certain payments received in lieu of taxes with counties and regional school districts.

Requires certain local and State government entities to issue certain emergency and warning light permits.

Requires MVC to accept death certificate as proof of name change.

Permits juveniles to be admitted to drug court program under certain circumstances.

Requires volunteers, employees, and organizers of certain youth and sports organizations to receive criminal history record background checks.

Eliminates presumption of non-imprisonment for theft of a firearm.

Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder committed in course of commission of certain sex offenses regardless of victim's age.

Establishes Civil Air Patrol Fund to be supported by annual appropriations of $100,000; appropriates $100,000.

Requires instruction on lightning safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Makes $20.2 million supplemental appropriation for increased nonpublic school security aid; modifies budget language to increase per pupil amount.

Requires public institutions of higher education to enroll certain students impacted by automation in job training courses without payment of tuition.

Directs president of Rutgers, The State University to appoint chief viticulturist and chief enologist.

Concerns regulatory guidance for local approving authorities on approval of warehouse development.

Permits fair share affordable housing bonus credit for certain transitional housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.

Prohibits ownership of real property in State by adverse foreign governments and certain associated persons.

Directs State Treasurer to debit from State operating aid allocated to public research university amount equal to costs incurred by institution in implementing agreements reached with certain student protestors.

Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish Wine and Grape Education Grant Program; appropriates $1.5 million.

Provides supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for Farm Viability Study at Agricultural Experiment Station.

Establishes "Farm Mental Health and Financial Services Task Force."

Establishes Watershed Council in DEP.

Establishes State Agriculture Development Committee program preserving farmland in danger of being developed for warehouse purposes or other high-density development projects; appropriates $50 million from Global Warming Solutions Fund.

Establishes farmland assessment certification for tax assessors, online portal system for farmland assessment applications, and hotline for reporting farmland assessment fraud; increases on-site inspections for farmland under 10 acres in area and rollback tax.

Requires limited liability company to disclose certain information when recording deed concerning residential rental property.

Establishes crime of selling certain counterfeit items; establishes enhanced penalties for crime if committed against senior citizen.

Requires, or authorizes, as appropriate, financial institutions to take certain action upon certain financial transactions made by vulnerable or senior customer.

Requires immediate public reporting of bias incident; facilitates receipt of information from public for purposes of prosecuting bias incident.

"Ending the Criminal Revolving Door Act"; restricts pretrial release of certain defendants; sets conditions for pretrial release of certain first-time offenders; requires revocation of pretrial release under certain circumstances.

Establishes crime of gang shoplifting.

Requires DCA to establish optional certification courses for planning professionals on development of warehouses and high-density buildings.

Establishes matching grant program in DCA to support community-based nonprofit organizations that provide shelter services during Code Blue alerts.

Authorizes County Agriculture Development Boards to establish program to receive and lease donated farmland to new farms, establishes gross income tax credit for farmers who donate land.

Revises certain requirements concerning grants to fund soil and water conservation projects on preserved farms.

Modifies definition of Class I renewable energy to include nuclear fission; provides CBT tax credit for production of clean baseload power.

Requires State to bear costs of interconnection of net-metered, residential, Class I renewable energy systems.

Adds fusion to types of Class I renewable energies as defined for purposes of "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act."

Creates "Punishing Rioters and Protecting Communities Act," broadens riot; enhances penalties certain riot-related criminal penalties; creates crimes of mob intimidation and cyber-intimidation by publication; establishes duty in municipality to permit law enforcement to respond appropriately.

Establishes Office of Citizen Involvement, Land Use, and Planning Advocate and transfers basic course in land use law and Office of Planning Advocacy to newly established office.

Permits excused absence for students participating in college visits, visits to postsecondary technical institutions, and military recruitment-related activities.

"Motor Vehicle Insurance Verification Act"; requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish online motor vehicle insurance verification system.

Provides corporation business and gross income tax credit for employment of persons who have experienced job loss due to automation.

Provides eight weeks of pregnancy-related temporary disability leave benefits after delivery date.

Reduces minimum number of annually required thoroughbred horse racing dates under certain circumstances.

Requires Division of Aging Services to establish one application form for programs providing services to certain adults.

Requires access to certain assistive services for students with disabilities at public institutions of higher education.

Requires Director of Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to develop training program for first responders regarding protocols for responding to emergency in war zone.

Requires school districts to provide instruction on artificial intelligence; requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop artificial intelligence model curricula.

Provides for restricted use driver's license as alternatives for license suspension in municipal court.

Requires BPU to post on its website report from public utility on public utility's capital investments in response to petition from public utility to increase rates.

Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for family planning and reproductive health care services; prohibits adverse actions by medical malpractice insurers in relation to performance of legally protected health care services.

Establishes task force to examine school discipline practices including racial disparities and effectiveness.

Creates stockpile of protective masks for use by first responders under certain circumstances.

Requires youth sports team coaches to undergo cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and other first aid training.

Establishes "Purple Alert System" to assist in finding missing persons.

Establishes crimes against elected public officials and immediate families; provides police protection in instances of crime against elected public official and immediate family.

Establishes program for certain individuals to become certified homemaker-home health aides and provide services to certain Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually eligible enrollees under increased reimbursement rates.