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2023 Bill Entry

billid	sessionyear	state	billtype	billnumber	summary	issue	author	billtext	category	dateupdated	action	status	status1	wdt_ID	id	authorid
2021njab06249	2021	NJ	AB	6249	Revises factors for determining employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.	This bill revises the factors that are used to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under certain State labor laws. The “ABC” test is widely used under current State labor law for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. It is used to determine employee and employer obligations and entitlements under the following laws: the “unemployment compensation law,” the “Temporary Disability Benefits Law,” the New Jersey wage payment law, and the “New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law.” It is also used under the “New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” for purposes of determining whether an employer is required to deduct and withhold State income taxes. The “ABC” test provides that an individual who performs services for remuneration is presumed to be an employee unless the employer can show to the satisfaction of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development that: (A) Such individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such service, both under his contract of service and in fact; and (B) such service is either outside the usual course of the business for which such service is performed, or that such service is performed outside of all the places of business of the enterprise for which such service is performed; and (C) Such individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business. If an employer fails to prove any one of the three criteria for showing a worker is an independent contractor, the worker will be classified as an employee, and will be eligible for benefits pursuant to the labor laws listed above. Additionally, the employer and employee will be required to comply with the contribution and participation obligations of the respective labor laws. This bill revises the factors for showing a worker is an independent contract. Under the bill, to determine whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor, all information that provides evidence of the degree of control and the degree of independence is to be considered. Facts that provide evidence of the degree of control and independence fall into three categories: (A) behavioral control; (B) financial control; and (C) the type of relationship of the parties. In making an employment determination any guidance on determining a worker’s employment status provided by the federal Internal Revenue Service in the United States Department of the Treasury is to be considered. This bill aligns the test for employment status under State law with the test in use by the Internal Revenue Service in the Department of the Treasury.	Assemblyman Brian Bergen	billtext	Employee Misclassification	03/08/2022	New session bill is AB 899.	01/03/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Labor.	01/03/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Labor.	405		4890
2021njsb04276i	2021	NJ	SB	4276	Prohibits NJTA from implementing automatic toll increases and increasing tolls for three years; reduces NJTA tolls.	This bill prohibits the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) from authorizing automatic toll increases or adjustments. The bill reduces all NJTA toll rates by fifty cents from the toll rate applicable on September 14, 2020 and prohibits the NJTA from increasing any existing toll or from establishing any new toll until after December 31, 2024. In May of 2020, the NJTA approved a resolution to, in part, 48 approve the NJTA’s Long-Range Capital Plan and to increase tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. The toll increases became effective on September 13, 2020. The resolution also allowed the NJTA to increase tolls up to a maximum of three percent per year starting on January 1, 2022. This bill prohibits these annual toll increases from taking effect and reduces, by fifty cents, the toll increase that took effect on September 13, 2020.	Sen. Nia Gill	billtext	Tolls	03/08/2022	New session bill is SB 376.	12/13/2021 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to the Senate Committee on Transportation.	12/13/2021 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to the Senate Committee on Transportation.	406		326
2022njsb00535i	2022	NJ	SB	535	Authorizes local tax on storage of empty shipping containers.	Authorize municipalities to impose taxes on empty ISO shipping containers, which are stored within their boundaries. A municipality would retain 75% of the amounts collected and remit 25% of the amounts collected to the county. Amounts retained by a municipality would be held in trust and used to fund infrastructure projects within the municipality. Amounts remitted to the county would be held in trust and used to fund infrastructure projects or for the acquisition or maintenance of open space within the municipality which collected the tax. Under the bill, the Directors of the Division of Local Government Services and the Division of Taxation would adopt a model ordinance to aid municipal governing bodies considering imposing a tax on empty ISO shipping containers.	Sen. Teresa Ruiz	billtext	Containers	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	01/11/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Community and Urban Affairs.	01/11/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Community and Urban Affairs.	457		4079
2022njab01216i	2022	NJ	AB	1216	Establishes a “Port Support Zone” around Port Newark-Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal to increase the efficient movement and storage of containers and cargo.	Establishes a “Port Support Zone” surrounding the Port Newark-Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal (“the port”) for the purpose of increasing the efficient movement and storage of containers and cargo. Shipping volume at the port is expected to increase upon the completion of the expansion of the Panama Canal and the raising of the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge. Changes which impact the Port Support Zone, the area within a five-mile radius of the outermost boundary of the port, are necessary to position the State for the anticipated increased flow of containers and cargo into port. Provides that, notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or ordinance to the contrary: (1) no amendment or revision to any zoning ordinance shall change the classification of a district zoned for commercial or industrial purposes and located within the Port Support Zone; and (2) an overweight commercial vehicle may travel along any road reasonably contiguous to the port, so long as that road is within an industrial or commercial zone of that municipality. Amends current law to increase the allowable amount of redevelopment incentive grants awarded for qualified projects in the port support zone. Provides that any redevelopment incentive grant agreement with a developer for a project within the port support zone would not exceed 40 percent of the total cost of the project unless the project included environmental remediation, in which case the Economic Development Authority could increase the amount of the reimbursement by up to 75 percent of the environmental mediation costs. Authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a special permit for the operation of overweight vehicles over designated routes reasonably contiguous to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal, within the “Port support zone,” or both, if the vehicle, meets specified criteria. Directs the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, to identify contaminated sites within the Port support zone and to prioritize those sites based upon their potential for use as warehousing and bulk distribution centers in support of the Port Newark-Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal. Directs the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to provide properties so identified with the highest priority for the department to cleanup and remove hazardous substances from those properties. Directs the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to expedite any permit process involving the use of dredged materials on property located within the Port support zone if the property is being developed for a use to support the port.	Assemblymember Eliana Marin Pintor	billtext	Ports	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Commerce and Economic Development.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Commerce and Economic Development.	458		4074
2022njab01447i	2022	NJ	AB	1447	Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations and commercial zero emission vehicle fleet conversions.	Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations and for the purchase of commercial zero emission vehicles. The first component of the credit is based on the amount a taxpayer pays to purchase and install an electric vehicle charging station at their business, trade, or occupation, or at the taxpayer’s primary residence in this State. The credit is capped at 50 percent of the amount paid towards the purchase and installation of the electric vehicle charging station during a privilege period or taxable year, or $1,000 per station, whichever amount is less. The second component of the credit is based on the difference in the amount paid by a taxpayer for a qualified commercial zero emission vehicle compared to what the taxpayer would have paid for a comparable conventionally fueled vehicle. This credit is capped at 50 percent of the difference between the amount paid during the privilege period or taxable year towards the purchase of a qualified commercial zero emission vehicle and the amount that would have been paid for a comparable conventionally fueled vehicle, except that the credit cannot exceed $25,000 if the qualified commercial zero emission vehicle weighs less than 14,000 pounds, $50,000 if the vehicle weighs 14,001 to 26,500 pounds, and $100,000 if the vehicle weighs more than 26,500 pounds. A taxpayer is required to submit an application with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, who is responsible for certifying a taxpayer’s application for the credit, and providing a copy of the certification to the taxpayer and the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. These tax credits are non-refundable, but may be carried forward for seven years after the privilege period or taxable year during which the credit are initially earned. The credit would be available for a five-year period commencing on January 1 next following the effective date of the bill.	Ass. James Kennedy	billtext	Emissions	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Companion to SB 429.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Environment and Solid Waste.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Environment and Solid Waste.	459		4436
2022njsb00429i	2022	NJ	SB	429	Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations and commercial zero emission vehicle fleet conversions.	credits for the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations and for the purchase of commercial zero emission vehicles. The first component of the credit is based on the amount a taxpayer pays to purchase and install an electric vehicle charging station at their business, trade, or occupation, or at the taxpayer’s primary residence in this State. The credit is capped at 50 percent of the amount paid towards the purchase and installation of the electric vehicle charging station during a privilege period or taxable year, or $1,000 per station, whichever amount is less. The second component of the credit is based on the difference in the amount paid by a taxpayer for a qualified commercial zero emission vehicle compared to what the taxpayer would have paid for a comparable conventionally fueled vehicle. This credit is capped at 50 percent of the difference between the amount paid during the privilege period or taxable year towards the purchase of a qualified commercial zero emission vehicle and the amount that would have been paid for a comparable conventionally fueled vehicle, except that the credit cannot exceed $25,000 if the qualified commercial zero emission vehicle weighs less than 14,000 pounds, $50,000 if the vehicle weighs 14,001 to 26,500 pounds, and $100,000 if the vehicle weighs more than 26,500 pounds. A taxpayer is required to submit an application with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, who is responsible for certifying a taxpayer’s application for the credit, and providing a copy of the certification to the taxpayer and the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. These tax credits are non-refundable, but may be carried forward for seven years after the privilege period or taxable year during which the credit are initially earned. The credit would be available for a five-year period commencing on January 1 next following the effective date of the bill.	Sen. Bob Smith	billtext	Emissions	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Companion to AB 1447.	01/11/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Energy. 03/14/2022 Reported from Senate Committee on Environment and Energy with amendments. Second reading in Senate. 03/14/2022 Referred to Senate Committee on Budget and Appropriations.	03/14/2022 Referred to Senate Committee on Budget and Appropriations.	460		4437
2022njab02057i	2022	NJ	AB	2057	Eliminates the B and C factors of the employment status test.	Revises the test used to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under certain State labor laws. The “ABC” test is widely used under current State labor law for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. It is used to determine employee and employer obligations and entitlements under the following laws: the “Unemployment Compensation Law,” the “Temporary Disability Benefits Law,” the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, and the “New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law.” It is also used under the “New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” for purposes of determining whether an employer is required to deduct and withhold State income taxes. The “ABC” test provides that an individual who performs services for remuneration is presumed to be an employee unless the employer can show to the satisfaction of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development that: (A) Such individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such service, both under his contract of service and in fact; and (B) Such service is either outside the usual course of the business for which such service is performed, or that such service is performed outside of all the places of business of the enterprise for which such service is performed; and (C) Such individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business. If an employer fails to prove any one of the three criteria for showing a worker is an independent contractor, the worker will be classified as an employee, and will be eligible for benefits pursuant to the labor laws listed above. Additionally, the employer and employee will be required to comply with the contribution and participation obligations of the respective labor laws. This bill eliminates the B and C factors of the employment status test, thereby limiting the test to factor A, whether the individual has been and will continue to be free from control of the employer. By limiting the factors used in the employment status test to the control test, it will be easier for employers to comply with regulations and categorize workers for purposes of State labor laws.	Ass. John Dimaio	billtext	Employee Misclassification	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	02/03/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Labor.	02/03/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Labor.	461		4438
2022njab00899i	2022	NJ	AB	899	Revises factors for determining employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.	Revises the factors that are used to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under certain State labor laws. The “ABC” test is widely used under current State labor law for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. It is used to determine employee and employer obligations and entitlements under the following laws: the “unemployment compensation law,” the “Temporary Disability Benefits Law,” the New Jersey wage payment law, and the “New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law.” It is also used under the “New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” for purposes of determining whether an employer is required to deduct and withhold State income taxes. The “ABC” test provides that an individual who performs services for remuneration is presumed to be an employee unless the employer can show to the satisfaction of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development that: (A) Such individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such service, both under his contract of service and in fact; and (B) such service is either outside the usual course of the business for which such service is performed, or that such service is performed outside of all the places of business of the enterprise for which such service is performed; and (C) Such individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business. If an employer fails to prove any one of the three criteria for showing a worker is an independent contractor, the worker will be classified as an employee, and will be eligible for benefits pursuant to the labor laws listed above. Additionally, the employer and employee will be required to comply with the contribution and participation obligations of the respective labor laws. Revises the factors for showing a worker is an independent contract. Under the bill, to determine whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor, all information that provides evidence of the degree of control and the degree of independence is to be considered. Facts that provide evidence of the degree of control and independence fall into three categories: (A) behavioral control; (B) financial control; and (C) the type of relationship of the parties. In making an employment determination any guidance on determining a worker’s employment status provided by the federal Internal Revenue Service in the United States Department of the Treasury is to be considered. This bill aligns the test for employment status under State law with the test in use by the Internal Revenue Service in the Department of the Treasury.	Ass. Brian Bergen	billtext	Employee Misclassification	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Same as SB 599.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Commerce and Economic Development.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Commerce and Economic Development.	462		4390
2022njsb00599i	2022	NJ	SB	599	Revises factors for determining employment or independent contractor status under certain state labor laws.	Revises the factors that are used to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under certain State labor laws. The “ABC” test is widely used under current State labor law for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. It is used to determine employee and employer obligations and entitlements under the following laws: the “unemployment compensation law,” the “Temporary Disability Benefits Law,” the New Jersey wage payment law, and the “New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law.” It is also used under the “New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” for purposes of determining whether an employer is required to deduct and withhold State income taxes. The “ABC” test provides that an individual who performs services for remuneration is presumed to be an employee unless the employer can show to the satisfaction of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development that: (A) Such individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such service, both under his contract of service and in fact; and (B) such service is either outside the usual course of the business for which such service is performed, or that such service is performed outside of all the places of business of the enterprise for which such service is performed; and (C) Such individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business. If an employer fails to prove any one of the three criteria for showing a worker is an independent contractor, the worker will be classified as an employee, and will be eligible for benefits pursuant to the labor laws listed above. Additionally, the employer and employee will be required to comply with the contribution and participation obligations of the respective labor laws. Revises the factors for showing a worker is an independent contract. Under the bill, to determine whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor, all information that provides evidence of the degree of control and the degree of independence is to be considered. Facts that provide evidence of the degree of control and independence fall into three categories: (A) behavioral control; (B) financial control; and (C) the type of relationship of the parties. In making an employment determination any guidance on determining a worker’s employment status provided by the federal Internal Revenue Service in the United States Department of the Treasury is to be considered. This bill aligns the test for employment status under State law with the test in use by the Internal Revenue Service in the Department of the Treasury.	Sen. Michael Testa	billtext	Employee Misclassification	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Same as AB 899.	01/11/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee.	01/11/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee.	463		4389
2022njsb00376i	2022	NJ	SB	376	Prohibits NJTA from implementing automatic toll increases and increasing tolls for three years.	Prohibits the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) from authorizing automatic toll increases or adjustments. Reduces all NJTA toll rates by fifty cents from the toll rate applicable on September 14, 2020 and prohibits the NJTA from increasing any existing toll or from establishing any new toll until after December 31, 2024. In May of 2020, the NJTA approved a resolution to, in part, 48 approve the NJTA’s Long-Range Capital Plan and to increase tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. Toll increases became effective on September 13, 2020. The resolution also allowed the NJTA to increase tolls up to a maximum of three percent per year starting on January 1, 2022. Prohibits these annual toll increases from taking effect and reduces, by fifty cents, the toll increase that took effect on September 13, 2020.	Sen. Nia Gill	billtext	Tolls	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	01/11/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	01/11/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	464		326
2022njsb00432i	2022	NJ	SB	432	Establishes goals for sale of zero-emission medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks.	Establishes goals concerning the sale, lease, and operation of certain on-road vehicles and off-road vehicles and equipment. Sets a goal that 100 percent of new medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks offered for sale or lease for registration in the State would be zero-emission vehicles by December 31, 2045. As defined in the bill, “heavy duty truck” means an on-road vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 32,000 pounds, “medium-duty truck” means an on road vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 8,500 pounds and less than 32,000 pounds, and “zero-emission vehicle” or "ZEV" means a vehicle certified as a zero emission vehicle pursuant to the California Air Resources Board zero emission vehicle standards for the applicable model year, but does not include an advanced technology.	Sen. Bob Smith	billtext	Emissions	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	01/11/2022 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee.	01/11/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	465		4437
2022njab03315i	2022	NJ	AB	3315	Establishes young driver program for commercial driver licences.	This bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to establish a program to increase the number of young drivers who possess a commercial driver license. The program is to be established in consultation with experts in the commercial trucking industry. The commission is required to include information on the program in its annual report.	Assemblywoman Angela McKnight	billtext	CDL	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Same as SB 2473.	03/07/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	03/07/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	502		4467
2022njab03669i	2022	NJ	AB	3669	Provides three-month reduction or suspension of tax on highway fuels based on average retail price of unleaded regular gasoline.	Provides for temporary reductions or suspensions of the state tax on highway fuels based on the average retail price of unleaded regular gasoline. Applies during the three-month period of June 2022 through August 2022. The State Treasurer, with the Office of the Economist in the Board of Public Utilities, is required to determine, on a monthly basis, the average retail price per gallon of unleaded regular gasoline in the State during the current month. Based on these determinations, the rate of tax imposed on highway fuel would be set as follows: (1) no reduction in tax if the average retail price per gallon of unleaded regular gasoline was less than $4.50 during the preceding month; (2) a 50 percent tax reduction if the average retail price per gallon of unleaded regular gasoline was equal to or greater than $4.51 but not greater than $5.00 during the preceding month; (3) a 75 percent tax reduction if the average retail price per gallon of unleaded regular gasoline was equal to or greater than $5.01 but not greater than $5.50 during the preceding month; and (4) no tax would be imposed if the average retail price per gallon of unleaded regular gasoline exceeded $5.50 during the preceding month. The benefits of any reduction or suspension of taxation would be passed on to consumers in the form of reduced retail prices for highway fuels. Under current law, all revenues collected under the motor fuel tax and the petroleum products gross receipts tax are deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund to support the State’s transportation system. Notably, these monies are used to pay the State’s debt service on transportation bonds. Appropriates amounts that are necessary from the revenues collected under the “Sales and Use Tax Act,” P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) to offset any reductions in motor fuel tax revenues and petroleum products gross receipts tax revenues that occur as a direct result of this bill. These monies would be deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund. Also requires these appropriations to be considered when the State Treasurer determines the annual rate of taxation for highway fuel under the petroleum products gross receipts tax.	Assemblyman Paul Moriarty	billtext	Fuel Tax	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	03/17/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	03/17/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	503		3979
2022njsb01762i	2022	NJ	SB	1762	Requires Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax rate reduction if certain legislative action is taken that includes increases in other State tax rates and revenue.	Requires Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax rate reduction if certain legislative action is taken that includes increases in other State tax rates and revenue; dedicates revenues from certain sales and use tax increases to “Transportation Trust Fund Account.”	Sen. Steve Oroho	billtext	Fuel Tax	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	02/28/2022 Introduced in Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	02/28/2022 Introduced in Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	506		4471
2022njab00975i	2022	NJ	AB	975	Requires commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.	Requires a commercial motor vehicle operating upon the public highways of NJ to be equipped with a global positioning system navigation program that provides information about upcoming highway infrastructure with low vertical clearance and weight restrictions and dynamic route directions that account for commercial motor vehicle restrictions.	Assemblymember John DiMaio	billtext	Safety	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Same as SB 2643.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee.	550		4438
2022njsb02643i	2022	NJ	AB	2643	Requires commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.	Requires a commercial motor vehicle operating upon the public highways of this State to be equipped with a global positioning system navigation program that provides information about upcoming highway infrastructure with low vertical clearance and weight restrictions and dynamic route directions that account for commercial motor vehicle restrictions.	Sen. Steven Oroho	billtext	Safety	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Same as AB 975.	05/16/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	05/16/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	551		4471
2022njab01216i	2022	NJ	AB	1216	Establishes a “Port Support Zone” around Port 25 Newark-Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal for increasing efficient movement and storage of containers and cargo.	Establishes a “Port Support Zone” surrounding the Port Newark-Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal (“the port”) for the purpose of increasing the efficient movement and storage of containers and cargo. Shipping volume at the port is expected to increase upon the completion of the expansion of the Panama Canal and the raising of the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge. Changes which impact the Port Support Zone, the area within a five-mile radius of the outermost boundary of the port, are necessary to position the State for the anticipated increased flow of containers and cargo into port. Provides that, notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or ordinance to the contrary: (1) no amendment or revision to any zoning ordinance shall change the classification of a district zoned for commercial or industrial purposes and located within the Port Support Zone; and (2) an overweight commercial vehicle may travel along any road reasonably contiguous to the port, so long as that road is within an industrial or commercial zone of that municipality. Amends current law to increase the allowable amount of redevelopment incentive grants awarded for qualified projects in the port support zone. Provides that any redevelopment incentive grant agreement with a developer for a project within the port support zone would not exceed 40 percent of the total cost of the project, unless the project included environmental remediation, in which case the Economic Development Authority could increase the amount of the reimbursement by up to 75 percent of the environmental remediation costs. Authorizes the Department of Transportation issue a special permit for the operation of overweight vehicles over designated routes reasonably contiguous to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal, within the “Port support zone,” or both, if the vehicle, meets specified criteria. Directs the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, to identify contaminated sites within the Port support zone and to prioritize those sites based upon their potential for use as warehousing and bulk distribution centers in support of the Port Newark-Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal. Directs the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to provide properties so identified with the highest priority for the department to cleanup and remove hazardous substances from those properties. Directs the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to expedite any permit process involving the use of dredged materials on property located within the Port support zone if the property is being developed for a use to support the port.	Ass. Eliana Pintor Marin	billtext	Ports	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Commerce and Economic Development Committee.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Commerce and Economic Development Committee.	552		4074
2022njab03855i	2022	NJ	AB	3855	Provides 60-day reduction in highway fuel taxes.	Provides a 60-day reduction in the taxation of highway fuels under the “Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax Act. Provides that during the 60-day period, the tax imposed on highway fuel would return to the rates imposed before the enactment of P.L.2016, c.57 (C.54:15B-13 et al.), which increased the tax on highway fuel and allowed for annual adjustment of such tax rate. Accordingly, the rate of tax imposed on highway fuel under the “Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax would equal 2.75 percent of the gross receipts derived from the first sale of highway fuel within the State. The 60-day period would begin on the 10th calendar day following the date of enactment and conclude on the 70th calendar day following the date of enactment. Appropriates such amounts as are necessary to offset any reductions in revenue that occur as a result of the bill. These monies would be appropriated from the General Fund for deposit into the Transportation Trust Fund. Requires the State Treasurer to consider these appropriations when determining the annual rate of taxation for highway fuel under the petroleum products gross receipts tax.	Ass. Verlina Reynolds-Jackson	billtext	Fuel Tax	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Same as SB 2447.	05/09/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	05/09/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	553		4500
2022njsb02447i	2022	NJ	SB	2447	Provides 60-day reduction in highway fuel taxes.	Provides a 60-day reduction in the taxation of highway fuels under the “Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax Act. Provides that during the 60-day period, the tax imposed on highway fuel would return to the rates imposed before the enactment of P.L.2016, c.57 (C.54:15B-13 et al.), which increased the tax on highway fuel and allowed for annual adjustment of such tax rate. Accordingly, the rate of tax imposed on highway fuel under the “Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax would equal 2.75 percent of the gross receipts derived from the first sale of highway fuel within the State. The 60-day period would begin on the 10th calendar day following the date of enactment and conclude on the 70th calendar day following the date of enactment. Appropriates such amounts as are necessary to offset any reductions in revenue that occur as a result of the bill. These monies would be appropriated from the General Fund for deposit into the Transportation Trust Fund. Requires the State Treasurer to consider these appropriations when determining the annual rate of taxation for highway fuel under the petroleum products gross receipts tax.	Sen. Shirley Turner	billtext	Fuel Tax	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Same as AB 3855.	05/09/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	05/09/2022 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	554		329
2022njab01419i	2022	NJ	AB	1419	Eliminates Treasurer's authority to annually adjust petroleum products gross receipts tax.	Eliminates the Treasurer’s authority to annually adjust petroleum products gross receipts tax after State Fiscal Year 2021. Instead, the Legislature will be required to pass a law to change the petroleum products gross receipts tax. Currently, and through State Fiscal Year 2026, the rate of tax imposed on petroleum products is adjusted annually by the State Treasurer, after collaborating with the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer, to meet the “highway fuel cap amount.” The highway fuel cap amount is approximately $2 billion and is based on the amount equivalent to 2016 fuel sales as if taxed at certain rates. If the amount of revenue in a year exceeds the cap amount, the following year’s tax rate is decreased. However, if the revenue in a year is less than the cap amount, the tax rate is increased in the following year to meet the shortfall. Under this bill, the Treasurer’s authority to adjust the gas tax is removed, and only the Legislature will be able to change the tax rate of the petroleum products gross receipts tax.	Ass. Robert Auth	billtext	Fuel Tax	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on State and Local Government.	01/11/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on State and Local Government.	555		4501
2022njab03371i	2022	NJ	AB	3371	Requires MVC to waive knowledge test requirement for certain military service members who apply for commercial driver license.	Requires the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to waive the knowledge test requirement for certain military service members who apply for a commercial driver license. Under the federal “Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986,” the federal government requires the states to meet certain standards governing the issuance of commercial driver licenses. These standards include the requirement that every applicant pass a knowledge test and a skills test before obtaining the license. However, federal regulations allow the states to waive these testing requirements for military service members who meet certain conditions set forth by the federal government (49 C.F.R. s.383.77). As authorized, the State currently requires the MVC to waive the skills test requirement for qualified military service members who apply for certain commercial driver licenses. Under the bill, the MVC would also waive the knowledge test requirement for qualified military service members. As required by federal regulations, a current or former military service person may qualify for the knowledge test waiver if, during the one-year period immediately preceding the date of application, the person: (1) was 44 regularly employed as an operator of certain military vehicles; (2) operated a vehicle that is representative of the type of commercial motor vehicle that the person expects to operate; (3) has not simultaneously held more than one civilian license; (4) has not had any license suspended, revoked, or canceled; (5) has not been convicted of certain types of serious traffic offenses; and (6) has not been convicted of certain types of motor vehicle violations arising in connection with a traffic accident and has no record of an accident in which the person was at fault. However, under current State law, military applicants who seek to operate the following categories of commercial vehicles are not permitted to receive the skills test waiver: (1) vehicles designed to transport 16 or more passengers; (2) vehicles designed to transport between eight and 16 persons if used to transport such persons for hire on a daily basis to and from places of employment; (3) vehicles used in the transportation of hazardous materials; or (4) vehicles used for the transportation of children to or from a school or other similar places of education. Similarly, these applicants would not qualify for the knowledge test waiver provided under the bill.	Assemblyman Michael Torrissi	billtext	CDL	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Same as SB 2751.	03/07/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee.	03/07/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee.	559		4502
2022njar00136i	2022	NJ	AR	136	Urges Governor and President to suspend gas taxes.	Urges the Governor to suspend the State taxes on motor fuels and petroleum products. The resolution also urges the President of the United States to suspend the federal tax on motor fuels.	Assemblymember Gabriela Mosquera	billtext	Fuel Tax	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	05/09/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	05/09/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	561		4507
2022njsb02473i	2022	NJ	SB	2473	Establishes young driver program for commercial driver licenses.	This bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to establish a program to increase the number of young drivers who possess a commercial driver license. The program is to be established in consultation with experts in the commercial trucking industry. The commission is required to include information on the program in its annual report.	Rep. Edward Durr	billtext	CDL	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action. Same as AB 3351.	05/09/2022 Introduced. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	05/09/2022 Introduced. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.	567		4468
2022njab04709i	2022	NJ	AB	4709	Reduces taxes on petroleum products gross receipts to 2016 levels; eliminates review council and State Treasurer’s authority to change tax rate.	Reduces the petroleum products gross receipts tax to four cents per gallon, which was the effective tax rate in 2016 prior to the tax’s most recent legislative revision. In 2016, the State increased three components of the petroleum products gross receipts tax (PPGRT): (1) the tax on motor fuels was increased by 12.85 %; (2) the tax on non-motor fuels was increased from 2.75% to 7%; and (3) the tax on diesel fuels was increased four cents per gallon. The largest part of this increase was that tax on motor fuels, which effectively amounted to an increase in 23 cents per gallon. Because the law included a provision that allows the State Treasurer to modify the tax rate based on fuel consumption and revenue collections, the total tax on motor fuels under the PPGRT currently sits at 31.9 cents per gallon. This bill would eliminate all three components of the 2016 tax increase and any subsequent PPGRT increases that have been imposed by the State Treasurer, reverting the PPGRT back to four cents per gallon and thereby reducing the cost of gasoline for consumers. Also eliminates the power of the State Treasurer to modify the tax based on fuel consumption and eliminates a review council connected to the 2016 legislative revision. Any future changes to the tax would be required to be enacted by the Legislature and approved by the Governor. Provides that the State Treasurer, in consultation with the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, is to ensure that the rights of bondholders are not negatively impacted by the provisions of the bill.	Ass. Robert Auth	billtext	Fuel Tax	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	10/03/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	10/03/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	574		4501
2022njab04470	2022	NJ	AB	4470	Prohibits trucks of 10,000 lbs or more from operating in left lane of roadway with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction. Includes fine of $200 to $600.	Prohibits trucks of 10,000 pounds registered gross weight or more from operating in the left lane of roadway with two or more lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction and includes a fine of not less than $200 to not more than $600 for this violation. Current law prohibits such trucks from operating in the farthest left-hand lane of a roadway with three or more lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction and imposes a fine of not less than $100 to not more than $300 for such violation. Increases the fines for a violation of operating a truck of 12 10,000 pounds registered gross weight or more in the farthest left13 hand lane of certain roadways. Increases the fine for this violation to a fine of not less than $200 or more than $600. Prohibits a person from operating a truck of 10,000 pounds registered gross weight or more in the farthest left-hand lane on roadways with two or more lanes for traffic traveling in the same direction that are under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority, including the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, and Atlantic City Expressway. Provides certain exemptions for trucks preparing for a left turn, entering or leaving the roadway by entrance or exit to or from the left lane, and in response to emergency conditions. Prohibits a person who is alleged to have operated a truck of 10,000 pounds registered gross weight or more in the farthest left-hand lane to enter a guilty or not guilty plea or submit a defense or use at trial by mail or in an electronic system, thereby requiring the person to appear in court. Requires the Commissioner of Transportation, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and the Executive Director of the South Jersey Transportation Authority to erect and maintain signs on roadways under the jurisdiction of each respective agency that inform operators of the general prohibition of driving a truck of 10,000 pounds registered gross weight or more in the farthest left-hand lane on roadways with two or more lanes for traffic traveling in the same direction. The Commissioner of Transportation, Executive Director of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Executive Director of the South Jersey Transportation Authority, and the Administrative Director of the Courts are required to jointly prepare and submit an annual report concerning the number of signs posted in the State indicating that trucks of 10,000 pounds registered gross weight or more are generally prohibited from driving in the farthest left-hand lane on certain roadways and the number of tickets issued, violations committed, and revenue collected for such violations.	Ass. Joseph Egan	billtext	Safety	12/31/2022	Carries-over to 2023. Pending Committee action.	09/15/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	09/15/2022 Introduced. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Independent Authorities.	575		4282
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Authors

authorid	authlastname	authfirstname	authtitle	authstate	authparty	authaddress	authcity	authstateaddress	authzip	authphone	authfax	authemail	authurl
1	Thomson	Helen	Assemblyman	CA	D	555 Mason St., Ste. 275	Vacaville	CA	95688	707-455-8025	707-455-0490	helen.Thomson@assembly.ca.gov
2	Barrios	Jarrett	Representative	MA	D	134 State House	Boston	MA	02133	617-722-2130		Rep.JarrettBarrios@hou.state.ma.us	http://www.barrios.org
4	Neumann	Andy	Representative	MI	D	937 S. Third Ave	Alpena	MI	49707	517-373-0833		aneumann@house.state.mi.us
5	Dixon	Roscoe	Senator	TN	D	3592 Huckleberry	Memphis	TN	38116	615-741-4158		sen.roscoe.dixon@legislature.state.tn.us
6	Karnette	Betty	Senator	CA	D	3711 Long Beach Blvd., Ste. 801	Long Beach	CA	90807	916-445-6447	562-997-0799	Senator.Karnette@sen.ca.gov
13	House Committee on Labor			AK
14	McDaniel	Frank	Representative	AL	D	PO Box 577	Albertville	AL	35950	256-242-7697	###-###-####
15	Brimhall	Debra	Representative	AZ	R	PO Box 1216	Pinedale	AZ	85934	602-542-5861	602-542-4030	dbrimhall@azleg.state.az.us
16	Weiers	Jim	Representative	AZ	R	1700 West Washington St., Rm 217	Phoenix	AZ	85007	602-5424639	602-542-0102	jweiers@azleg.state.az.us
17	Leff	Barbara	Representative	AZ	R	8641 N. 55th Pl.	Paradise Valley	AZ	85253	602-5425863	602-542-3689	bleff@azleg.state.az.us
18	Sher	Byron	Senator	CA	D	100 Paseo de San Antonio, Ste. 204	San Jose	CA	95113	916-445-6747	408-277-9464	Senator.Sher@sen.ca.gov
19	Florez	Dean	Assemblyman	CA	D	1800 30th St., Ste. 330	Bakersfield	CA	93301	916-319-2030	661-334-3796	Assemblymember.Florez@assembly.ca.gov
20	Perata	Don	Senator	CA	D	1515 Clay St., Ste. 2202	Oakland	CA	94612	916-445-6577	510-286-3885	Senator.Perata@sen.ca.gov
21	Calderon	Thomas	Assemblyman	CA	D	280 N. Montebello Blvd., Ste. 102	Mentebello	CA	90640	916-319-2058	323-838-0677	Assemblymember.Calderon@assembly.ca.gov
22	House Committee on Labor			CT
23	Conway	Thomas	Representative	CT	D	1136 Hamilton Ave	Waterbury	CT	06706	860-240-8585	###-###-####	thomas.conway@po.state.ct.us
27	Senate Committee on Labor			CT
28	House Committee on Transportation			FL
29	Madigan	Robert	Senator	IL	R	618 N. Chicago St.	Lincoln	IL	62656	217-782-6597	217-735-4319
30	House Committee on Commerce and Regulation			IA
31	Senate Committee on Commerce			IA
32	Norelli	Terie	Representative	NH	D	35 Middle Rd.	Portsmouth	NH	03801-4802	603-436-9169	###-###-####	norelli@nh.ultranet.com
33	Assembly Committee on Rules			NY
34	Grannis	Alexander	Assemblyman	NY	D	1672 First Ave.	New York	NY	10128	518-455-5676	518-455-5282	grannia@assembly.state.ny.us
35	Marcellino	Carl	Senator	NY	R	250 Townsend Square	Oyster Bay	NY	11771	518-455-2390	###-###-####	marcelli@senate.state.ny.us
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