NJ Gov. Murphy Signs 153 Bills Into Law, Including Major Vape Ban

NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy has signed 153 bills into law, including one that makes New Jersey the first state in the nation to impose a permanent ban on flavored vape products. He also declined to sign 33 bills into law, otherwise known as "pocket vetoing" them.

Other bills signed into law on Monday and Tuesday by the Murphy administration, which provided an updated list Tuesday afternoon, will create new safeguards for police officers, including the new "Move Over Law" law; improve hospital transparency; and work to reform the juvenile justice system (see bills below).

The vaping legislation, S3265, prohibits the sale and distribution of flavored vape products, including menthol. The law, which Murphy signed Tuesday, comes as the state is dealing with a skyrocketing number of vaping illnesses, including one death. Read more: Startling Details, Cases Skyrocket In Deadly NJ Vaping Outbreak

The law will take effect April 20.

Flavored vape products appear to target teens, Murphy says, and a number of children and young adults have reportedly suffered from the negative impacts of e-cigarettes.

The governor also vetoed legislation (S-4223/S-4224) that would have strengthened regulations of vape shops, capped the nicotine content in vaping liquids and prohibited the sale of all tobacco products, including vape products, in pharmacies and retail facilities with on-site pharmacies.

The legislation would have also established a tracking system for vaping products, and increased the penalties for retailers caught selling tobacco and vaping products to anyone under age 21.

Sen. Joe Vitale, chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, issued the following statement expressing his disappointment in the pocket veto of legislation to counter the vaping crisis and protect against the dangers of e-cigarettes and other electronic smoking devices and products:

“I am disappointed that the governor decided not to sign this legislation into law. It is a lost opportunity to take constructive action to counter the vaping crisis and to protect against the dangerous health effects of e-cigarettes and other vaping products," he said. "The bill contained common-sense measures to keep these products out of the hands of young people by cracking down on illicit, underage sales by bad actors who exploit their vulnerability to the allure of e-cigarettes and other vaping products. Many of the action items derived from the governor’s own task force on vaping."

Murphy said in a statement that he appreciates the Legislature’s effort "to implement many of the Task Force’s recommendations, particularly provisions that would help curb sales to children and young adults." But he "cannot support a piecemeal approach to a problem that requires a comprehensive solution."

"In its original form, the bill — then two separate bills — would have required an overhaul and expansion of the current limited licensing system for vapor businesses and increased the tax on vapor products," he said. "My office strongly suggested that the Legislature consider reworking the current tax scheme, which is unnecessarily complicated and favors certain players in the marketplace, and conveyed our concerns to the Legislature about the bill’s inconsistent treatment of different vaping retailers and manufacturers."

He said the bill’s final form "did not address these concerns" and he hopes lawmakers and his administration "can reach a result that treats all affected entities fairly, protects the health of New Jersey residents and penalizes the bad actors in the vaping marketplace."

The state Legislature passed the flavored-vaping products ban bill, meanwhile, based on a recommendation from Murphy’s Electric Smoking Device Task Force, which was created by Executive Order No. 84 and directed to formulate a strategy to protect New Jerseyans from the hazards of electronic cigarettes, the governor said.

“As governor, I am first and foremost charged with protecting the health and safety of our people,” Murphy said. “Research shows that flavored electronic smoking devices and products, such as mint, candy, fruit and chocolate, are extremely appealing, especially to children. I commend my partners in the Legislature for reacting swiftly to the Task Force’s recommendations to pass legislation that will protect both youth and adults from the hazards of flavored electronic smoking device use.”

Primary sponsors of the legislation included Sens. Shirley Turney, Richard Codey and Joseph Vitale and Assembly members Herb Conaway Jr., Carol Murphy and Valerie Vainieri Huttle.

Here is what Murphy also signed into law:

Legislative Package to Support Law Enforcement

Murphy signed a legislative package into law Monday to create and establish protections for law enforcement. The series of bills provide resources and safeguards for New Jersey’s police officers, lawmakers say.

Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said the legislation will address and deal with suicides in law enforcement, noting that the safeguards were signed as the state continues to mourn the death of Patrolman Edward Nortrup of the Roselle Park Police Department this past weekend. Read more: 'Friend And A Brother:' Tears Over NJ Cop's Death After Crash

Col. Patrick Callahan of the New Jersey State Police said there are no two things more preventable than officers being unintentionally struck by motorists and suicide.

Another piece of legislation signed into law was the "Move Over Law," which strengthens the penalties for motorists who fail to move out of the way of law enforcement. Read more: Howell Trooper's Mom Wins Fight To Strengthen Move Over Law

Here is the legislation:

• A1028 (Johnson Pinkin, Lampitt/Weinberg, Oroho) — Establishes training program to prevent suicide by law enforcement officer; requires reporting of law enforcement officer suicides to the attorney general.
• A2604 (DeAngelo, Thomson, Mukherji/Cryan, Greenstein) — Establishes “Blue Alert System.”
• A3890 (Houghtaling, Downey/Gopal, Singleton) — Imposes motor vehicle penalty points for certain violations of “move over law”; establishes public awareness campaign; is designated as “Slow Down or Move Over, It’s the Law Act.”

“New Jersey’s law enforcement officers are the finest in the nation, and we will take every step necessary to ensure their safety both in the line of duty and off-duty,” Murphy said. “I am proud to sign legislation that will support the officers who dedicate every day to us.”

Legislation to Ban "Gay and Trans Panic" Legal Defense

Murphy signed A1796 into law Tuesday to prohibit the use of “gay or trans panic” defenses for charges of criminal homicide. The signing of this bill builds on the governor’s commitment to expand rights and protections for New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ community, lawmakers say.

Defendants have successfully argued that gay or trans panic constitutes heat-of-passion provocation in order to reduce charges of murder to manslaughter, authorities said.

Under this law, a defendant would be prohibited from using a victim’s actual or perceived gender identity or expression or affectional or sexual orientation as a heat-of-passion defense to murder charges in New Jersey courts.

“We will always stand with our LGBTQ+ community and promote full equality for all our residents,” Murphy said. “Gay and trans panic defenses are rooted in homophobia and abhorrent excuses that should never be used to justify violence against vulnerable populations. With this new law, we are enacting critical measures to protect our friends and neighbors in the LGBTQ+ community.”

Improving Hospital Transparency and Expanding Reporting Requirements

Murphy signed legislation (A5916 and A5918) Tuesday to improve hospital transparency and expand reporting requirements.

The bills, which will provide more financial and operational insight into New Jersey’s hospitals, will ensure that these facilities will not abruptly discontinue services and leave communities without access to care, lawmakers say.

“New Jersey is home to some of the nation’s leading hospitals, health care facilities and treatment centers,” Murphy said. “By requiring these institutions to disclose financial distress and expand their reporting obligations, we will enhance operational transparency and ensure that our communities have access to high-quality, affordable health care.”

Here are the bills:

• A5916 (Chiaravalloti, McKnight, Karabinchak/Cunningham, Weinberg) — Authorizes DOH to notify elected officials of financial distress of certain hospitals.
• A5918 (Chiaravalloti, McKnight/Weinberg, Cunningham, Vitale) — Expands hospital reporting requirements.

Combat Worker Misclassification and Exploitation

Murphy signed a legislative package Monday combatting what he calls "worker misclassification and exploitation."

The bills will crack down on employee misclassification in businesses by allowing stop-work orders against employers violating state wage, benefit and tax laws; providing assessment of penalties for violations in connection with misclassification of employees; and requiring employers to post a notice for their employees regarding employee misclassification, among others.

“We cannot build a stronger and fairer economy without strong workplace protections that ensure fairness for employees,” Murphy said. “I am proud to sign these bills today to curb this unethical and illegal practice that hurts our working families and exploits New Jersey’s workers.”

Here is the package:

• A5838 (DeAngelo, Danielsen, Houghtaling/Madden, Singleton) — Concerns stop-work orders.
• A5839 (Moriarty, Verrelli, DeAngelo/Madden, Singleton) — Concerns penalties for misclassification of employees.
• A5840 (Carter, Moriarty/Greenstein, Madden) — Concerns joint liability for payment of employer tax law.
• A5843 (Speight, Verrelli, Moriarty/Lagana, Greenstein) — Requires employers to post notice for employees on employee misclassification.
• S4226 (Madden, Singleton/Calabrese, Verrelli, Moriarty) — Permits the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to post information of person who violates state wage, benefit and tax laws.
• S4228 (Lagana, Madden/Chiaravalloti, Moriarty) — Concerns tax data sharing between state treasury and DOLWD.

Legislation to "Expand Access to and Strengthen Democracy"

Murphy signed three pieces of legislation into law Tuesday to "expand and strengthen democracy in New Jersey," officials said.

The bills will provide protections and security for online voter registration while expanding access to the ballot for New Jerseyans, lawmakers said.

“We are stronger and fairer when more New Jerseyans are represented in our democracy,” Murphy said. “Expanding access to voting is one of many ways we can work to enfranchise more voters and ensure that all eligible voters are able to participate in the democratic process.”

Here are the bills:

• S589 (Weinberg/Mosquera, Jones, Eustace, Moriarty) — Requires the secretary of state to establish a secure internet website for online voter registration; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s database.
• S758 (Cunningham, Cruz-Perez/Sumter, Mukherji, Quijano) — Requires incarcerated persons from the state to be counted at their residential address for legislative redistricting purposes.
• A4564 (Zwicker, Freiman/Greenstein) — Establishes “Voting Precinct Transparency Act”; requires filing of election district, county district and municipal ward boundary data with the secretary of state for posting and download on official website with matching election results data.

Expansion of Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program

Murphy signed a bill into law that will expand the New Jersey Film & Digital Media Tax Credit Program, originally signed into law in July 2018.

The bill, A5580, extends the program’s tenure by an additional five years so it will remain in place until July 1, 2028; and adds $25 million to the annual cap on qualified film production expenses, bringing it to $100 million per year. The current digital tax credit’s cap of $10 million per year will remain unchanged.

“New Jersey has a rich history of film production and has been the backdrop for a host of iconic productions,” Murphy said. “Expanding our popular film and digital media tax credit program will ensure that studios will continue to seek out New Jersey as a filming location, bringing skilled jobs and economic activity with them.”

The program was previously allowed to expire under the Gov. Chris Christie administration but was reinstated by Murphy in July 2018. Since the reinstatement of the credit last year, New Jersey has seen a major uptick in spending by film productions and has been host to several major motion pictures including "Joker" and "West Side Story," lawmakers say.

Prescription Drug Bill Limits Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Expenses

Murphy signed legislation (A2431) to help limit out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses for New Jersey families. The bill, which requires health insurers to provide plans that limit patient cost-sharing concerning prescription drug coverage, will improve affordability and access for those who require necessary medication, lawmakers say.

“Few issues have a greater financial impact on New Jersey families than the unpredictable and ever-increasing cost of prescription drugs,” Murphy said. “Cost-sharing too often presents a barrier to a patient’s ability to access medically necessary treatments. This legislation will improve the affordability of medical care for many residents who, unfortunately, must make sacrifices in order to pay for their required medications.”

Juvenile Justice Reform Legislation

Murphy signed legislation Monday to reform New Jersey’s juvenile justice system. This legislation marks an accomplishment in the governor’s efforts to ensure a more humane, just and equitable criminal justice system, lawmakers say.

S48 integrates several reforms to New Jersey’s juvenile justice system concerning incarceration and parole by:

• Incorporating the "Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative" principles into the "Juvenile Justice Code."
• Eliminating fines as a penalty for juvenile offenders.
• Limiting when juveniles may be incarcerated.
• Replacing the mandatory post-incarceration supervision period with one that is discretionary.
• Transferring the responsibility of parole decisions from the State Parole Board to a panel made up of at least two members from the Juvenile Justice Commission and one member of the State Parole Board.

Equality Legislation for Children of H-1B Visa Holders

Murphy signed S2555, allowing New Jersey students who are children of H-1B visa holders to qualify for in-state tuition at public institutions of higher education.

S2555 exempts dependent students whose parents or guardians hold H-1B visas from paying out-of-state tuition provided they meet certain criteria, including having graduated from a New Jersey high school and having attended a New Jersey high school for at least three years.

“New Jerseyans deserve equal access to higher education, and today we are taking another step toward making that possible,” Murphy said. “I’m proud to sign the legislation to help our students achieve their education goals, pursue a successful future and live their dreams here in their home state.”

Designating Route 19 as “William J. Pascrell Jr. Highway”

Murphy signed S4264, which designates Route 19 as “William J. Pascrell Jr. Highway” in honor of the 9th District’s long-serving congressman, Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-Passaic).

Here is what was also signed into law Tuesday:

• S-62/A-2478 (Singleton, Oroho/DeAngelo, Houghtaling, Space) – Requires certain contractors to register under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act"
• S-358/A-4587 (Rice/Sumter, Reynolds-Jackson) – Establishes database with certain information about individuals elected to public office in this State
• S-376/A-3839 (Madden, Gopal/Moriarty, Lagana, Mukherji, Murphy) – Eliminates eligibility time limit on tuition benefits for spouses of certain public safety workers killed in performance of their duties
• S-497/A-4626 (Vitale, Madden/Mosquera, McKnight, Vainieri Huttle) – Allows certain prior statements by children to be admitted into evidence in child abuse and termination of parental rights cases
• S-498/ACS for A-3391 (Vitale, Oroho/DeCroce, Johnson, DiMaso) – Makes various changes to "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971"
• S-521/A-4378 (T. Kean, C.A. Brown, Pou, Ruiz/Caputo, Mukherji, Vainieri Huttle) – Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation
• S-700/A-3836 (Ruiz, Cunningham/Schaer, Mukherji, Jasey) – "Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act"; defines domicile for dependent students for purpose of eligibility for State student grants and scholarships, and resident tuition rate
• S-721/A-1751 (Greenstein, Cunningham, Diegnan/Quijano, Benson) – Authorizes use of certain electric school buses
• S-765/A-541 (Cunningham, T. Kean, Ruiz/Mazzeo, Jasey, Vainieri Huttle, Sumter, Benson) – Prohibits Higher Education Student Assistance Authority from referring defaulted loans under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program for certain actions if authority and borrower have entered into settlement agreement
• S-782/A-1110 (Sarlo, Scutari/Downey, Houghtaling, Dancer) – Increases workers’ compensation for loss of hand or foot
• S-834 wGR/A-4186 (Scutari, Greenstein/Jones, Pintor Marin) – Prohibits resale of non-prescription diabetes test devices by pharmacists
• S-939/A-3331 (Pou/Vainieri Huttle, Lopez, McKnight) – Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English
• S-974/A-3040 (Singleton, T. Kean/Vainieri Huttle, Timberlake, Mosquera) – Requires newborn infants be screened for spinal muscular atrophy
• S-1032/A-2389 (Vitale, Gopal/Schaer, Benson, Verrelli) – Concerns expansion of services provided by DHS mental health screening services
• S-1146/A-2365 (Codey, Rice/Vainieri Huttle, Mukherji, Downey) – 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
• S-1298/ACS for A-2972 (A.M. Bucco, Singleton/Mazzeo, Dunn, Space) – Permits municipalities to provide information on property tax bills concerning amount of local tax dollars saved through shared services
• S-1318/A-3156 (Ruiz, Scutari/Lampitt, Mosquera) – Permits counties and non-governmental, community-based agencies to establish family justice centers which provide coordinated, multi-agency governmental and non-governmental assistance to victims of certain crimes and offenses, including domestic violence, and their family members
• S-1505/A-1707 (Vitale/Vainieri Huttle, Lampitt, Benson, Mosquera) – Expands membership of NJ Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect
• S-1647/A-3181 (Diegnan, Codey/Conaway, Vainieri Huttle, Benson, Murphy) – Prohibits use of coupons, price rebates, and price reduction promotions in sales of tobacco and vapor products
• S-1683/A-4267 (Smith, Greenstein/McKeon, Space, Wirths) – Concerns regulation of solid waste, hazardous waste, and soil and fill recycling industries
• S-1703/A-715 (Connors, Holzapfel/Gove, Rumpf, DiMaso) – Exempts disabled veterans from beach buggy permit fees
• S-1791/A-3414 (Weinberg/Johnson, Vainieri Huttle, Houghtaling) – Requires employers to disclose certain wage information to employees
• S-1796/A-4693 (Addiego, Sweeney/Murphy) – Permits school district of residence to provide aid in-lieu-of transportation to pupil attending Marine Academy of Science and Technology provided certain conditions are met
• S-1832/A-211 (Ruiz, Sarlo/Chiaravalloti, Zwicker, Pintor Marin) – Establishes loan redemption program and tuition reimbursement program for certain teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
• S-2267/A-3616 (Sweeney, Corrado/Burzichelli, Holley, Calabrese) – Gives State lottery winners option of remaining anonymous indefinitely
• S-2303/A-4843 (Sweeney, Ruiz, Cunningham/Wimberly, Karabinchak, Calabrese) – Requires establishment of Work and Learn Consortiums by certain educational institutions to establish certificate and degree programs identified in high labor-demand industries
• S-2389 wGR/A-5449 (Singleton/Quijano, Downey, Houghtaling, Moriarty) – Requires New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy to establish prescription drug pricing disclosure website and certain pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to provide prescription drug price information
• S-2428/A-4965 (Scutari/Quijano, Vainieri Huttle) – Requires that massage and bodywork therapists and employers carry professional liability insurance
• S-2469/A-3745 (Singleton, Oroho/Wirths, Mazzeo, Space) – Prohibits person from contracting for public work if person is federally debarred from receiving federal contract
• S-2511/A-4020 (Madden/Mazzeo, Murphy, Johnson) – Changes title of DEP "conservation officer" to "conservation police officer"
• S-2521/A-4087 (Cryan, Greenstein/Vainieri Huttle, Lopez, Timberlake) – Requires reporting of inmate abuse by employees of State correctional facilities and establishes reporting and investigation program
• S-2522/A-4090 (Cryan, Greenstein/Vainieri Huttle, Lopez, Timberlake) – Limits cross gender strip searches in State correctional facilities
• S-2532/A-4086 (Greenstein, Cruz-Perez/Vainieri Huttle, Lopez, Timberlake) – Requires correctional police officers receive 20 hours in-service training, including four hours in prevention of sexual misconduct, non-fraternization, and manipulation
• S-2564/A-3519 (Turner, Singleton/Benson, McKnight, Jasey) – Establishes "Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program" in Department of Education
• SCS for S-2599/ACS for A-1268 (Bateman, Beach/Tucker, Conaway, Lampitt, Quijano) – Authorizes veterans’ property tax exemption and veterans’ property tax deduction for honorably discharged veterans of United States Armed Forces who did not serve in time of war or other emergency
• S-2826/A-3274 (Greenstein/Vainieri Huttle, Dancer, Benson) – Requires institutions of higher education to offer cats and dogs no longer used for educational, research, or scientific purposes for adoption; designated the "Homes for Animal Heroes Act"
• S-2849/A-4590 (A.M. Bucco/DiMaio, Caputo, Dunn) – Designates Seeing Eye dog as State Dog
• S-3036/A-1697 (Lagana, Scutari/Dancer, Downey) – Prohibits medical providers from reporting certain workers’ compensation medical charges to collection and credit reporting agencies
• S-3061/A-4603 (Ruiz, Greenstein/Lampitt, Mukherji, Benson) – Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that participate in DOL registered apprenticeship programs; establishes grant program for tax-exempt organizations participating in DOL registered apprenticeship programs
• S-3065/A-4657 (Ruiz, Singleton/Armato, Benson, Timberlake) – Establishes youth apprenticeship pilot program in Department of Education
• S-3067/A-4602 (Ruiz, Singleton/Lampitt, Reynolds-Jackson, Sumter) – Establishes five year Apprentice Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program
• S-3116/A-4683 (Ruiz/Speight, Munoz, Tucker) – Requires certain medical facilities to undertake end-of-life planning and training
• S-3117/A-4685 (Ruiz/Speight, Pinkin, Munoz) – Requires emergency departments to take certain measures concerning palliative care for patients
• S-3126/A-4107 (Gopal/Benson, DeCroce, Chiaravalloti) – Requires drivers to stop at railroad crossing when on-track equipment is approaching railroad crossing
• S-3170/A-5145 (Cryan, Pou/Quijano, Milam, Land) – Increases prenotification time and requires severance pay in certain plant closings, transfers, and mass layoffs
• S-3227/A-5261 (Gopal/Tully, Pinkin, Swain) – Requires restaurants to post signs advising customers to notify servers of food allergies; requires restaurant managers to complete food allergen training
• S-3330 wGR/A-5066 (Addiego, Singleton/Jones, Vainieri Huttle, Lampitt, Murphy) – Establishes pilot program in DCF to study impact of child care services provided by community providers operating in public school facilities; requires community providers to meet certain criteria
• S-3422/A-6056 (Singer, T. Kean/Houghtaling, Downey, Vainieri Huttle) – Requires declaration of Code Blue alert when National Weather Service predicts temperatures of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower
• S-3468/A-5105 (Sweeney, Singleton/Murphy, Karabinchak, Vainieri Huttle) – Establishes Task Force on Maximizing Employment for People with Disabilities
• S-3511/A-5298 (Singer, T. Kean/Mukherji, Vainieri Huttle, Downey) – Authorizes certain health care and social service resources to be made available during Code Blue alert
• S-3581/A-5963 (Singleton/Lopez, Quijano) – Prohibits certain business financing contracts that contain judgment by confession provisions
• S-3685/A-5345 (Sarlo, Singleton/Mukherji, Conaway, McKnight) – Establishes program to increase participation of underrepresented students in New Jersey’s science and engineering workforce
• S-3756/A-6115 (Ruiz, Sarlo, O'Scanlon/Jasey, Jones, Wirths) – Requires limited purpose regional school districts to coordinate with constituent districts regarding school calendar and curriculum
• S-3763/A-6116 (Addiego, Bateman, Sarlo/DeAngelo, Dancer, Space) – Renames joint meetings as regional service agencies; grandfathers existing joint meetings
• S-3869/A-5561 (Sarlo/Burzichelli, Houghtaling) – Prohibits local governments from imposing fines on alarm companies in certain circumstances
• S-3871/A-5427 (Bateman, Scutari/DePhillips, McKeon) – Adds member from Retired Judges Association of New Jersey to State Investment Council
• SCS for S-3878/ACS for A-5394 (Ruiz, Weinberg, Cunningham/Moriarty, McKnight, Pinkin) – Reaffirms and clarifies that Attorney General and Division on Civil Rights may initiate actions in Superior Court to enforce "Law Against Discrimination"
• S-3920 wGR/A-5552 (Pou/Wimberly, Sumter) – Concerns provision of energy to certain manufacturing facilities by providing exemptions to certain energy related taxes
• S-3923/A-5680 (Madden, Singleton/Giblin, Timberlake, Murphy) – Concerns labor harmony agreements for hospitality projects
• SCS for S-3939 and 3944/ACS for A-5681 and 5682 (Smith, Greenstein, Bateman, Codey/Pinkin, Lopez, McKeon) – Establishes Recycling Market Development Council
• S-3985/A-5663 (Smith/McKeon, Pinkin, Vainieri Huttle) – Amends "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" to add definition of "open access offshore wind transmission facility" and revises law concerning "qualified offshore wind projects"
• S-4025/A-5695 (Pou/Wimberly, Sumter) – Makes FY 2020 language allocation of $1,000,000 appropriated to Grants for Urban Parks to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson
• S-4162/A-6014 (Smith, Greenstein/Vainieri Huttle, Pinkin, Houghtaling) – Establishes NJ Climate Change Resource Center at Rutgers University; appropriates up to $500,000
• S-4165/A-4364 (Rice/Giblin, Caputo, Tucker) – Expands University Hospital board of directors membership from 11 to 13 members
• S-4188/A-6075 (Beach/Murphy, Dancer, Lampitt) – "Lindsay’s Law"; provides tax benefits to organ and bone marrow donors and their employers, and provides paid time off to donors who are State or local government employees
• S-4200/A-5855 (Ruiz, Turner/Coughlin, Lampitt, Holley) – Requires State to pay difference between federal allocation and total cost of reduced price breakfast or lunch; appropriates $4.5 million
• S-4247/A-6049 (Gopal, O'Scanlon/Conaway, Houghtaling, Downey) – Establishes criteria for distribution of Fiscal Year 2020 funding to Community Food Bank of New Jersey and partner organizations
• S-4275/A-6088 (Smith, Greenstein/Burzichelli) – Allows BPU to increase cost to customers of Class I renewable energy requirement for energy years 2022 through 2024, under certain conditions
• S-4276/A-6109 (Corrado, Bateman/Armato, Calabrese, Land) – Appropriates $32,153,936 to State Agriculture Development Committee, and amends 2017 appropriations for stewardship activities, for farmland preservation purposes
• S-4277/A-6112 (Greenstein, Bateman/Freiman, Danielsen, Downey) – Appropriates $5,000,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes
• S-4278/A-6108 (Greenstein, Bateman/Taliaferro, Karabinchak, Kennedy) – Appropriates $21 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes
• S-4279/A-6106 (Smith, Bateman/Houghtaling, Reynolds-Jackson, Pinkin) – Appropriates $1,350,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes
• S-4286/A-5890 (Vitale/Swain, Jones) – Clarifies procedures concerning collection of child support on behalf of child over age 19 when court has ordered such support
• S-4309/A-6107 (Turner, Cruz-Perez/Mejia, Vainieri Huttle, Zwicker) – Appropriates $13,902,723 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses
• S-4310/A-6114 (Codey, Bateman/Carter, Murphy, Lopez) – Appropriates $8,872,682 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes
• S-4311/A-6113 (Greenstein, Bateman/Speight, Mukherji, Verrelli) – Appropriates $77,450,448 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects
• S-4312/A-6111 (Smith, Bateman/Giblin, Mazzeo, Land) – Appropriates $36.143 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects
• S-4313/A-6110 (Corrado, Bateman/Moriarty, McKeon, Swain) – Appropriates $33.915 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects
• SCS for S-4315/ACS for A-6063 (Beach, Turner/Jones, Zwicker) – Creates fund to reimburse local units of government for cost of certain mail-in ballot procedures; appropriates $3,000,000
• SJR-51/AJR-189 (Rice, Turner/Verrelli, Reynolds-Jackson, Sumter) – Establishes the "New Jersey State Commission on Urban Violence"
• SJR-65/AJR-90 (Weinberg, Addiego/DiMaso, Vainieri Huttle, Schepisi) – Designates March 19th "Women in Public Office Day" in New Jersey
• SJR-80/AJR-121 (Lagana, Weinberg/Jones, Benson, Chiaravalloti, DeCroce) – Urges federal government to adhere to commitment to improve Northeast Corridor rail infrastructure by providing funding to complete Gateway Program
• SJR-125/AJR-169 (Gopal, Codey/Wolfe, Pinkin) – Designates the second week of October of each year as "Obesity Care Week" in NJ
• A-344/S-1575 (Murphy, McKeon, Timberlake/Cruz-Perez, Singleton) – Revises certain aspects of the New Jersey Individual Development Account Program
• A-1040/S-3928 (Houghtaling, Taliaferro/Andrzejczak) – Establishes NJ "Landowner of the Year" award program
• A-1146/S-4330 (Wimberly, Holley/Pou, Singleton) – Establishes "New Jersey Investing in You Promise Neighborhood Commission"
• A-1277/S-2629 (Tucker, Holley, Lopez/Singleton, Gopal) – Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans
• A-1449/S-3168 (Benson, DeAngelo/Greenstein, Turner) – Provides job security to certain organ and bone marrow donors
• A-1477/S-3228 (Chaparro, Vainieri Huttle, Benson, Jimenez, Mukherji, Downey/Gopal, Scutari) – Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary’s Law"
• A-1478/S-1648 (Chaparro, Vainieri Huttle/Diegnan, T. Kean) – Revises law governing theater liquor licenses
• A-1604/S-2734 (Conaway, Murphy, Jimenez/Singleton) – "Recreational Therapists Licensing Act"
• A-1924/S-2930 (Mukherji, A.M. Bucco, DeAngelo, DeCroce/Beach) – Exempts certain honorably discharged United States military veterans from initial insurance producer licensing fee
• A-1992/S-1780 (Sumter, Benson, Vainieri Huttle, Houghtaling, Wimberly/Diegnan, Turner) – "New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act"
• A-2183/S-1687 (Land, Johnson/Cruz-Perez, Andrzejczak) – "Music Therapist Licensing Act"
• ACS for A-2444 and S-2656/S-2081 (Benson, Lampitt, Pinkin, Mukherji/Turner, Singleton) – Provides for coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation benefits in Medicaid
• A-2767/S-2924 (Greenwald, Mosquera, McKnight/Greenstein, Singleton) – Amends certain provisions of sexual assault statute to clarify elements necessary for conviction
• A-3312/S-1972 (Murphy, Lagana, Downey, Sumter/Gopal, Corrado) – Requires Legislature to adopt and distribute policy prohibiting sexual harassment; requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to complete online training on policy once every two years
• A-3670/S-995 (Benson, Giblin, Murphy/Vitale, Weinberg) – Provides for designation of acute stroke ready hospitals, establishes Stroke Care Advisory Panel and Statewide stroke database, and requires development of emergency medical services stroke care protocols
• ACS for A-4136/SCS for S-2675 (Land, Milam/Andrzejczak, Van Drew) – Establishes Possession In Excess of Daily Limit Vessel License for black sea bass and summer flounder; dedicates fees therefrom to marine fisheries programs
• A-4147/S-2744 (Lampitt, Houghtaling, Zwicker/Ruiz, Corrado) – Requires school districts and nonpublic schools to conduct audit of security features of buildings, grounds, and communication systems and to submit audit to NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and DOE
• A-4150/S-2742 (Lampitt, Jones, Timberlake/Ruiz, Corrado) – Requires meeting between student and appropriate school personnel after multiple suspensions or proposed expulsion from public school to identify behavior or health difficulties
• A-4151/S-2745 (Swain, Tully, Jasey/Ruiz, Corrado) – Requires school security training for persons employed by public and nonpublic schools in substitute capacity and for employees and volunteers of youth programs operated in school buildings
• A-4260/S-4335 (Timberlake, Giblin, Tucker, Caputo/Pou, Scutari) – Prohibits sale of certain toy guns and imitation firearms
• A-4370/S-2919 (Carroll/A.M. Bucco) – Increases membership of board of trustees of Washington Association of New Jersey
• A-4377/S-2934 (Benson, Land, DeCroce/Greenstein) – Requires DOT and OIT to develop materials concerning capabilities of airports in NJ and establishes "Public Use Airports Task Force"
• A-4517/S-4341 (Wimberly, Speight, Reynolds-Jackson/Singleton, Cunningham) – Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force"
• A-4529/S-3191 (Mazzeo, Armato/Gopal, Andrezejczak) – Concerns reimbursements to Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners subjected to contractor fraud
• A-4563/S-3096 (Zwicker, Benson/Greenstein, Gill) – Prohibits use of bots to deceive person about origin and content of communication for certain commercial or election purposes
• A-4699/S-2938 (Moriarty, Burzichelli, Bramnick/Turner) – Regulates annual report filing services
• A-4803/S-4211 (Greenwald, Johnson, Pintor Marin/Cryan, Vitale) – Authorizes certain entities to directly bill Victims of Crime Compensation Office for counseling services provided to victims of firearm and stabbing crimes
• A-4822/S-3408 (Wimberly, Tully, Swain/Singleton, Greenstein) – Permits municipalities to lease vacant municipal land for tiny home occupancy; directs DCA to enhance regulatory guidance on acceptable tiny home construction and use
• A-4904 wGR/S-3347 (Mukherji, Quijano, Mazzeo/Cryan, Sweeney) – Concerns property taxes due and owing on real property owned by certain federal employees or contractors under certain circumstances
• A-4954/S-3368 (Quijano, Murphy, Carter/Singleton, Greenstein) – Revises requirements for provision of counseling and support services to emergency services personnel
• ACS for A-4972/SCS for S-1490 (Moriarty/Beach, Scutari) – Establishes certain consumer protections related to arbitration organizations
• A-4978 wGR/S-3498 (Timberlake, Zwicker, Vainieri Huttle/Greenstein, Cryan) – Prohibits online education services from using and disclosing certain information, engaging in targeted advertising, and requires deletion of certain information in certain circumstances
• A-5023/S-3467 (McKnight, Mukherji, Chaparro, Chiaravalloti/Cunningham) – Exempts from DOT permitting requirements certain signs not located in protected areas that have been approved by municipality
• A-5028/S-3523 (Mukherji, Conaway, Pintor Marin/Vitale, Diegnan) – Establishes "James Nicholas Rentas’s Law," revises "New Jersey SmokeFree Air Act"
• A-5029/S-3522 (Sumter, Reynolds-Jackson, Johnson/Rice, T. Kean) – Requires New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health to study racial disparities on sexual and reproductive health of African-American women
• A-5031/S-3455 (Speight, McKnight, Timberlake/Ruiz) – Requires hospital emergency departments to ask person of childbearing age about recent pregnancy history
• A-5314/S-3692 (Zwicker, Milam, Mazzeo/Cryan, Ruiz) – Requires DHS to study social isolation occurring in certain population groups
• A-5344/S-3833 (Mukherji, Vainieri Huttle, Milam/Gopal, Corrado) – Establishes uniform standard for acceptable proof of veteran status for veteran’s ID cards and various State and local programs
• A-5388/S-3895 (Speight, Pintor Marin, Greenwald/Greenstein, Ruiz) – Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas
• A-5389/S-3896 (Speight, Pintor Marin, Greenwald/Greenstein, Ruiz) – Requires training or experience in crime victims’ rights for certain members of Victims of Crime Compensation Review Board
• A-5432/S-3796 (Milam, Land/Andrzejczak) – Requires DEP Commissioner to establish individual transferable quota system for menhaden purse seine fishery
• A-5445/S-3909 (Swain, Tully, Spearman/T. Kean, Corrado) – Requires AG to establish program to detect fentanyl in state’s illegal drug supply and make information related to presence of fentanyl available in database accessible by law enforcement
• A-5511/S-1852 (Spearman, Jones, Reynolds-Jackson/Turner, Cruz-Perez) – Revises certain penalties for illegal operation of snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or dirt bike
• A-5583/S-3919 (Pinkin, Lopez, Mukherji/Smith, Bateman) – Prohibits sale, lease, rent, or installation of certain equipment or products containing hydrofluorocarbons or other greenhouse gases
• A-5630/S-3981 (Pintor Marin, Munoz, Reynolds-Jackson/Weinberg, Corrado) – Requires Civil Service Commission to establish and maintain hotline for State employees to submit reports of workplace discrimination and harassment Copy of Statement
• A-5667/S-3933 (Mukherji, Vainieri Huttle, Armato, DeCroce, Karabinchak/Singer, Scutari) – "Charlie’s Law"; requires pharmacy practice sites and hospice programs to furnish patients with information and means to safely dispose of unused prescription drugs and medications
• A-5801/S-4064 (Coughlin, Houghtaling, Verrelli/Singleton, Sweeney) – Concerns responsibility of contractors for wage claims against subcontractors
• A-5817/S-4263 (Mazzeo, Armato/Cunningham, Sweeney, C.A. Brown) – Allows certain persons to qualify for casino key employee license and casino employee registration
• A-5916/S-4255 (Chiaravalloti, McKnight, Karabinchak/Cunningham, Weinberg) – Authorizes DOH to notify elected officials of financial distress of certain hospitals
• A-5918/SCS for S-3741 and 4253 (Chiaravalloti, McKnight/Weinberg, Cunningham, Vitale) – Expands hospital reporting requirements
• A-5970/S-4201 (Lopez, Speight, Chaparro/Codey) – Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2020 to include new projects, remove certain projects, and modify estimated loan amounts for certain projects
• A-5971/S-4202 (Mukherji, Pintor Marin, Spearman/Bateman, Corrado) – Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020
• A-5972/S-4203 (Pinkin, Benson, Zwicker/Greenstein, Singleton) – Makes changes to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank’s enabling act
• A-5977/S-4282 (Greenwald, Downey, Vainieri Huttle/Vitale, Singleton) – Provides for establishment of Regional Health Hub Program as replacement to Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project, and designates existing accountable care organizations and look-alike organizations as Regional Health Hubs
• A-6119/S-4336 (Egan, Houghtaling/Madden) – Revises "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act" and amends definition of registered apprenticeship program
• AJR-35/SJR-159 (McKnight, Chaparro, Chiaravalloti, DeCroce/Cunningham, Greenstein) – Designates third full week in March as "Domestic Violence Services Awareness Week" to bring awareness of services available to domestic violence victims
• AJR-103/SJR-70 (Rooney, DePhillips, Murphy/Corrado) – Permanently designates January as "NUT Carcinoma Awareness Month" in New Jersey
• AJR-118/SJR-157 (McKnight, Timberlake, McKeon/Pou, Madden) – Designates April of each year as "Financial Literacy Month" in New Jersey
• AJR-180/SJR-112 (DeAngelo, McKnight, Murphy/Singleton, Corrado) – Designates February in each year as "Career and Technical Education Month" in New Jersey

Murphy also declined to sign the following bills, meaning they expire without becoming law:

• S-691/A-657 (Ruiz, Pou/Jasey, Caputo, Pintor Marin, Sumter, Wimberly) – Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control
• S-1083/A-544 (Cruz-Perez, Gopal/Mazzeo, Houghtaling, Holley, Dancer) – Establishes loan program and provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for establishment of new vineyards and wineries
• S-2421/A-1030 (Smith, Bateman/Johnson, Kennedy, Benson, DeAngelo) – Concerns installation of electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communities
• S-2425/A-3851 (Singleton, Andrzejczak/Conaway) – Revises law relating to common interest communities
• S-2429/A-4028 (Scutari, Pou/Bramnick, Downey) – Requires automobile insurers to disclose policy limits upon request by an attorney under certain circumstances
• S-2835/A-3926 (Singleton, Ruiz/Conaway, Lampitt, Murphy) – Requires public schools to administer written screenings for depression for students in certain grades
• S-2897/A-1433 (Madden, Singer/Benson, Wimberly, Carter) – Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers
• S-2957/A-4712 (Stack/Mukherji, Chaparro) – Establishes five-year moratorium on conversions of certain residential rental premises in qualified counties
• S-2958/A-4535 (Sarlo, Oroho/Zwicker, DePhillips, DeCroce) – Establishes the "Energy Infrastructure Public-Private Partnership Act"
• S-3062/A-2049 (Ruiz, Greenstein/Howarth, Benson, Murphy) – Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ apprentices in DOL registered apprenticeships
• S-3063/A-4655 (Ruiz/Armato, Vainieri Huttle, DeAngelo) – Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses
• S-3137/A-1308 (Sweeney, Oroho, Singleton/Greenwald, Milam, Land) – The "Electronic Construction Procurement Act"
• S-3252/A-4713 (Greenstein, Stack/DeAngelo, Quijano) – "New Townhouse Fire Safety Act"; requires automatic fire sprinkler systems in new townhomes
• S-3263/A-4837 (T. Kean, Diegnan/Vainieri Huttle, Chiaravalloti, McKnight) – Revises and updates membership and purpose of Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in DHS
• S-3270/A-5095 (Pou/McKeon, Freiman, DeCroce) – Establishes certain requirements for stop loss insurance offered to small employers
• S-3393/ACS for A-5384 and 5157 (Sarlo, Addiego/Mazzeo, Murphy, Houghtaling, Calabrese, Armato, Dancer) – Allows certain preserved farms to hold 14 special occasion events per year; imposes further event restrictions on residentially-exposed preserved farms
• S-3770/A-6118 (Sarlo, Oroho, Sweeney/Greenwald, Jones) – Establishes "New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Review Commission" to provide ongoing review of State and local tax structure, economic conditions, and related fiscal issues
• S-3888/A-5585 (Ruiz/Dancer, Pintor Marin) – Extends document submission deadlines under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program and Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program
• S-4035/A-5702 (Pou, Singleton/Wimberly, Reynolds-Jackson, Sumter) – Makes Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriation of $1,700,000 for Thomas Edison State University
• S-4281/A-6094 (Smith, Diegnan/Danielsen, Pinkin) – Requires State to sell and convey to Educational Services Commission of New Jersey certain land and improvements known as Piscataway Regional Day School
• S-4331/A-4727 (Diegnan, Madden/Karabinchak, Holley, Jones) – Requires person taking written examination for permit to watch video of rights and responsibilities of driver stopped by law enforcement; requires testing on rights and responsibilities of driver stopped by law enforcement
• A-491/S-4340 (Jimenez/Sacco, Stack) – Enhances PFRS accidental death pension for surviving spouse by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually
• A-1044/S-1441 (Houghtaling, Downey, DiMaio, Space/Doherty, Madden) – Requires Director of Division of Taxation to examine feasibility of centralized property tax information system to verify property taxes paid by homestead property tax reimbursement claimants
• A-1045/S-2856 (Houghtaling, Downey, Dancer/Gopal, Oroho) – Clarifies sales tax collection responsibilities of horse-boarding businesses in New Jersey
• A-1526/S-1048 (Zwicker, Johnson/Vitale) – Concerns payment of independent contractors
• A-2731/S-3407 (Taliaferro, Space/Sweeney, Oroho) – Removes statutory limitation on number of permits that may be issued by Division of Fish and Wildlife for the taking of beaver
• A-4382/S-2815 (Pinkin, Lopez, Kennedy/Beach, Smith) – Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program
• A-4463/S-3927 (Freiman, Egan, Karabinchak/Oroho, Andrzejczak) – Establishes "Electronic Permit Processing Review System"
• A-4788/S-3880 (Karabinchak, Freiman, Calabrese/Diegnan) – Establishes expedited construction inspection program
• A-5072/S-3496 (Karabinchak, Johnson, Mukherji/Greenstein, Cryan) – "Defense Against Porch Pirates Act"; creates new category of theft, with penalties including mandatory restitution and community service, for taking package delivered to residence by cargo carrier
• A-5446/S-3907 (Land, Reynolds-Jackson, Verrelli/T. Kean, Lagana) – Requires reporting of opioid deaths
• A-5629/S-3980 (Pintor Marin, Munoz/Weinberg, Corrado) – Clarifies provisions concerning disclosure of existence and content of discrimination or harassment complaints; requires certain disclosures to person against whom complaint is made Copy of Statement
• ACS for A-5922 and 5923/SCS for S-4223 and 4224 (Conaway, Vainieri Huttle, Lopez, Pinkin/Vitale, Sweeney) – Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales; increases fees for cigarette and vapor business licensure Copy of Statement