New Jersey Sen. Nellie Pou (D)

NJ - Commerce (Senate)

Title:

chair

NJ - Higher Education (Senate)

Title:

vice-chair

NJ - Judiciary (Senate)

Title:

vice-chair

NJ - on Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp

Title:

member

NJ - S425 Imposes time constraints on submission and analysis of rape kits.

NJ - S422 Directs NJEDA to establish pilot program to assist with permit and approval process related to redevelopment of certain properties.

NJ - SR17 Urges Congress to enact legislation to codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

NJ - S3206 Establishes "Unbanked and Underbanked Consumers Study Commission."

NJ - S418 Requires criminal history record background checks for public employees handling vital records.

NJ - S416 Requires employers and birthing facilities to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.

NJ - S3499 Makes certain for-profit debt adjusters eligible to be licensed to conduct business in the State.

NJ - S3486 Requires health care professional licensing boards to utilize National Practitioner Data Bank.

NJ - S3487 Requires provision of certain information on License Verification System concerning health care professionals.

NJ - S420 Provides prescriber or health care facility with discretion to number prescription blank forms consecutively.

NJ - S2977 Revises financial reporting requirements for charitable organizations; excludes non-monetary in-kind donations from gross revenue for purpose of reporting requirements.

NJ - S3270 Prohibits insurers from offering stop loss insurance to small employers.

NJ - S1968 Extends document submission deadline for certain residential and mixed use parking projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program; increases maximum credit amounts awarded for certain residential and mixed use parking projects.

NJ - S938 Requires nursing homes to provide training to staff in behavioral health issues.

NJ - S3500 Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from making reports containing adverse information related to employees affected by federal government shutdown.

NJ - SJR47 Designates September of each year as "Youth Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" in New Jersey.

NJ - S430 Concerns certain real estate licensees.

NJ - SJR48 Designates October 11 of each year as the "Day of the Girl" in New Jersey.

NJ - S917 Requires report and public hearing prior to DEP recommendation of site for inclusion on Superfund list.

NJ - S3465 Revises requirements for examination and license to practice mortuary science.

NJ - S3261 Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.

NJ - S2708 Permits certain undocumented immigrants to obtain professional and occupational licenses in State.

NJ - S3363 Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols and maternity care evaluation database.

NJ - S3364 Requires DOH to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.

NJ - S427 Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.

NJ - S3365 Establishes perinatal episode of care pilot program in Medicaid.

NJ - S3130 Prohibits sale of paint or coating removal products that contain methylene chloride unless purchaser meets certain safety standards for use.

NJ - SCR157 Urges federal government to make National Practitioner Data Bank available to state health care professional boards without cost.

NJ - S421 Requires Division of Purchase and Property to provide additional notification of contracting opportunities to vendors or potential vendors providing or interested in providing home health care services to State agencies.

NJ - S940 Requires direct payment of homestead credit to claimant following sale of qualifying homestead and upon claimant request.

NJ - SJR85 Designates June 20th annually as "World Refugee Day" in New Jersey.

NJ - S1990 Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.

NJ - S2773 Clarifies definition of health care service firms and homemaker-home health aides.

NJ - S2962 Revises "Accountancy Act of 1997."

NJ - SJR18 Establishes "Commission to Review Constructive Sentences of Life Imprisonment on Juvenile Offenders."

NJ - S2885 Concerns stop-work orders related to construction worker employment.

NJ - S419 Establishes "Court Security Enhancement Fund"; increases certain court fees and assessments.

NJ - S424 Increases minimum wage for tipped workers.

NJ - S428 Provides for review of juvenile sentence of more than 30 years imprisonment without parole eligibility under certain circumstances.

NJ - S426 Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.

NJ - S881 Provides disabled persons with discount on fishing license fees.

NJ - SCR30 Memorializes Administrator of EPA to expedite cleanup of Garfield Ground Water Contamination site and provide for temporary relocation of residents affected thereby.

NJ - SJR98 Designates September of each year as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month" in New Jersey.

NJ - S939 Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.

NJ - S1604 Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the NJBEST program and provides distributions from qualified State tuition programs for K-12 expenses are not qualified withdrawals under gross income tax.

NJ - S2963 Requires active supervision of certain professional and occupational licensing boards.

NJ - S2786 Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from charging certain fees related to security freezes on consumer reports.

NJ - SJR14 Designates September 20th of each year as Hispanic Journalist Pride Day.

NJ - S2665 Prohibits use of misleading website to sell event tickets.

NJ - S2656 Establishes 35 member New Jersey Puerto Rico Commission in Department of State.

NJ - SR16 Supports delay of draining of three reservoirs on Garrett Mountain, Passaic County, until EPA releases updated rules concerning open-air reservoirs.

NJ - S709 Revises "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act."

NJ - S2785 Prohibits discrimination against cash-paying consumers.

NJ - S429 Regulates audits of pharmacies.

NJ - S431 Permits certain physical therapists to perform dry needling.

NJ - SCR31 Urges Congress and President to permanently exempt Puerto Rico from Jones Act.

NJ - S417 Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

NJ - S423 Requires assessments prior to laboratory and diagnostic testing of persons undergoing mental health screening.

NJ - S1603 Provides voter registration assistance to persons completing parole, probation, and criminal sentences.

NJ - S415 Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.

NJ - SCR49 Urges Congress to amend the "Communication Decency Act of 1996."

NJ - A1827 Concerns earned sick leave to employees.

NJ - A4704 Directs Department of Agriculture to establish food desert produce pilot program.

NJ - A15 Raises, over time, hourly minimum wage to $15.00.

NJ - A4705 Establishes New Jersey Food Waste Task Force to make recommendations concerning food waste in New Jersey.

NJ - A2759 Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.

NJ - A2014 Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, or non-driver identification card.

NJ - A1683 Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.

NJ - A4702 "Hunger-Free Campus Act"; requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education; appropriates $1 million.

NJ - A4177 Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.

NJ - A4707 Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for food waste.

NJ - A4703 Requires Chief Technology Officer to establish "Anti-Hunger Link" for all State websites, providing information on emergency food services.

NJ - A2035 Revises "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act."

NJ - A2761 Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.

NJ - A3463 Requires district boards of election to report every two hours number of voters who have voted at each precinct; authorizes challengers to request reported count.

NJ - A3088 Increases New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit; provides credit for child or dependent care expenses; taxes"investment management services."

NJ - A3010 Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.

NJ - A1217 "Extreme Risk Protective Order Act of 2018."

NJ - A360 Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from charging certain fees related to security freezes on consumer reports.

NJ - A2762 Revises law concerning temporary disability leave.

NJ - A1531 Revises law concerning reciprocity for out-of-State professional and occupational licenses.

NJ - A591 Prohibits discrimination against cash-paying consumers.

NJ - A1181 Requires firearms seizure when certain health care professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.

NJ - ACR10 Adopts a new policy governing discrimination and harassment for use by the Legislature.

NJ - AJR175 Urges Chief Innovation Officer to prioritize enhancement of NJOneApp to include all State anti-hunger programs.

NJ - AJR125 Designates June 20th annually as "World Refugee Day" in New Jersey.

NJ - AJR149 Designates September of each year as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month" in New Jersey.

NJ - AJR174 Urges large food retailers in State to reduce food waste.

NJ - AJR172 Designates Thursday of third week of September of each year as "Food Waste Prevention Day" in New Jersey.

NJ - AJR60 Designates November of each year as "Food Pantry Donation Month" in New Jersey.

NJ - S519 Concerns termination of child support and other financial support for emancipated child.

NJ - S2429 Requires automobile insurers to disclose policy limits upon request by an attorney under certain circumstances.

NJ - S3262 Prohibits sale or distribution of products containing asbestos.

NJ - S3232 Establishes New Jersey Food Waste Task Force to make recommendations concerning food waste in New Jersey.

NJ - S2691 Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.

NJ - S2532 Requires correctional police officers receive 20 hours in-service training, including four hours in prevention of sexual misconduct, non-fraternization, and manipulation.

NJ - S2533 Requires Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy to provide services to certain inmates.

NJ - S571 Upgrades crime of soliciting or recruiting for criminal street gang while on school property.

NJ - S691 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.

NJ - S160 Requires firearms seizure when certain health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.

NJ - S104 Concerns equal pay and employment discrimination.

NJ - S762 Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment.

NJ - S540 "Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.

NJ - S459 Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.

NJ - S308 Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.

NJ - S3231 Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for food waste.

NJ - S3171 Requires State and local government recapture of economic development subsidies for failure to meet minimum job retention obligations.

NJ - S518 Directs Secretary of Higher Education to conduct study to determine extent and cause of outmigration of high school graduates to out-of-State colleges.

NJ - S406 Creates New Jersey Innocence Study and Review Commission.

NJ - S62 Requires certain contractors to register under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."

NJ - S3170 Increases prenotification time and requires severance pay in certain plant closings, transfers, and mass layoffs; requires businesses that have change of control to notify and retain employees for certain period.

NJ - S2 Modifies school funding law to eliminate adjustment aid and State aid growth limit; allows adjustment to tax levy growth limitation for certain school districts.

NJ - S481 Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, examination permit, probationary driver's license, or non-driver identification card.

NJ - S586 Directs four-year public institutions of higher education to develop plan to achieve six-year graduation rate of at least 70 percent for full-time undergraduate students by 2022-2023 academic year.

NJ - S15 Raises, over time, hourly minimum wage to $15.00.

NJ - S3327 Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE.

NJ - S778 Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.

NJ - S3032 Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.

NJ - S703 Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain underperforming schools under alternate route program.

NJ - S3237 Directs Department of Agriculture to establish food desert produce pilot program.

NJ - S3234 Requires Chief Technology Officer to establish "Anti-Hunger Link" for all State websites, providing information on emergency food services.

NJ - S2433 Provides that limitation on lawsuit option does not apply in accidents caused by drunk or reckless drivers.

NJ - S766 Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish income-driven repayment option and loan rehabilitation program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.

NJ - S2839 Makes General Fund supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.

NJ - S839 Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.

NJ - S3452 Requires consumer reporting agencies to make credit reports available to consumers in Spanish and certain other languages.

NJ - S3239 "Hunger-Free Campus Act"; requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education; appropriates $1 million.

NJ - S2430 Requires motor vehicle insurance policies to include certain underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage.

NJ - S1339 Enhances enforcement and oversight of behavioral health parity laws.

NJ - S869 Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.

NJ - S846 Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.

NJ - S2654 Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.

NJ - S699 Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for State student financial aid programs.

NJ - S768 Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.

NJ - S2167 Dedicates $500,000 annually in revenues from vessel registration and renewal fees to NJ Greenwood Lake Fund.

NJ - S522 Revises law concerning reciprocity for out-of-State professional and occupational licenses.

NJ - S2259 "Extreme Risk Protective Order Act of 2018."

NJ - S1957 Requires district boards of election to report every two hours number of voters who have voted at each precinct; authorizes challengers to request reported count.

NJ - S2507 Prohibits sale or lease of access to certain dental provider network contracts.

NJ - S2241 Requires Department of State to develop "New Jersey-Made" designation.

NJ - S579 Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.

NJ - S408 Directs school districts to establish policies and require training for employees on issues regarding child sexual abuse.

NJ - S2345 Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.

NJ - S1214 Permits municipal land banking in conjunction with online property database development.

NJ - S543 Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.

NJ - S1265 Provides that no more than 120 credits will be required for baccalaureate degree awarded by a public institution and no more than 60 credits for an associate degree.

NJ - S875 Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."

NJ - S1073 Authorizes municipalities, counties, and certain authorities to establish stormwater utilities.

NJ - S870 Establishes Dual Enrollment Study Commission.

NJ - S760 Requires certain undergraduate students to file degree plan and requires public institutions of higher education to develop pathway systems to graduation.

NJ - S64 Increases earned income tax credit; provides credit for child or dependent care expenses; taxes "investment management services."

NJ - S770 Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.

NJ - S765 Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to obtain court order prior to using certain collection practices for defaulted loans under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.

NJ - S1042 Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide coverage for certain drug regimens for treatment of AIDS or HIV under certain circumstances.

NJ - S2475 Prohibits application of fiduciary standard to insurance producers; specifies qualifications of persons providing affidavit of merit in lawsuits against insurance producers.

NJ - S794 Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in emergency shelters, rooming and boarding houses, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.

NJ - S2245 Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.

NJ - S489 Increases amount of benefits under Work First New Jersey program.

NJ - S2171 Concerns earned sick leave to employees.

NJ - S598 Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.

NJ - S120 Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.

NJ - S484 Revises Newborn Screening program in DOH.

NJ - S105 Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

NJ - S2709 Provides that certain persons who commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact with students who are at least 18 but less than 22 years old are guilty of sexual assault or criminal sexual assault.

NJ - S864 Raises minimum wage rate to $10.10, makes further increases over a four-year period, and maintains annual cost of living increases.

NJ - S2804 Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.

NJ - S767 Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish communication campaign to encourage students to enroll in 30 credits per year and institutions to report to secretary on strategies and incentives to accomplish this goal.

NJ - S1216 Requires AG to conduct survey of untested sexual assault examination kits.

NJ - S721 Authorizes use of certain electric school buses.

NJ - S2526 Concerns State criteria for determining whether child has specific learning disability under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act."

NJ - S521 Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation.

NJ - S131 Requires bi-state transportation authorities to make advance notification of certain projects or operations expected to impede traffic.

NJ - S2915 Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.

NJ - S3229 Creates two categories of driver's licenses and identification cards; allows residents unable to prove lawful presence in US to receive permits, and standard driver's licenses or identification cards; permits MVC to increase certain fees.

NJ - S1831 Establishes loan redemption program for teachers in certain fields to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in certain failing schools.

NJ - S478 "Babs Siperstein Law"; revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in gender.

NJ - S102 Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.

NJ - S761 "Earn Your Way Out Act" ; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan; establishes administrative parole release for certain inmates;requires study and report by DOC on fiscal impact.

NJ - S1317 Revises law concerning temporary disability leave.

NJ - S1628 Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.

NJ - S763 Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.

NJ - S267 "Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."

NJ - S2370 Expands new home warranty protections.

NJ - S133 Requires Passaic Valley Water Commission to obtain approval of certain municipalities before entering into certain contracts concerning open-air reservoirs.

NJ - S2707 Establishes task force within DOE on prevention of sexual abuse of children.

NJ - S2432 Permits recovery of certain medical expenses as uncompensated economic loss in civil action for damages arising from automobile accident.

NJ - S769 Requires four-year institutions of higher education to offer accelerated three-year baccalaureate degree programs.

NJ - S777 Establishes Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Review Task Force to study implementation of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.

NJ - S517 Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain advanced practice nurses who provide mental health care services in underserved areas in New Jersey.

NJ - S2737 Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.

NJ - S1202 Expands rights of crime victims.

NJ - S490 Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.

NJ - S353 Expands role of temporary guardian to include arranging placement of alleged incapacitated person in appropriate, less restrictive environment.

NJ - SCR140 Adopts a new policy governing discrimination and harassment for use by the Legislature.

NJ - SCR155 Condemns US Department of Homeland Security's proposed rule amending "Immigration and Nationality Act" to consider credit reports and scores in immigration decisions.

NJ - SJR108 Designates Thursday of third week of September of each year as "Food Waste Prevention Day" in New Jersey.

NJ - SJR109 Designates November of each year as "Food Pantry Donation Month" in New Jersey.

NJ - SJR110 Urges Chief Innovation Officer to prioritize enhancement of NJOneApp to include all State anti-hunger programs.

NJ - SJR107 Urges large food retailers in State to reduce food waste.

NJ - SJR74 Creates commission to study sexual assault, misconduct, and harassment by staff against inmates in State correctional facilities.

NJ - SJR73 Urges U.S. Congress to pass "Military Hunger Prevention Act."

NJ - SR80 Urges United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.