Representative • Republican

Gerard Scharfenberger

New Jersey • District HD-013

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Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

100% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 103

Not Voting: 46

Yea: 421

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Gerard Scharfenberger

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Establishes certain requirements for asserting cause of action under consumer fraud act and limits awarding of attorneys' fees.

Provides for filing extension and medical documentation requirement for certain members of PERS, PFRS, and SPRS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.

Lowers age which family court may waive jurisdiction of juvenile delinquency case.

Imposes locational restriction on construction of a new crematory.

Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS for period of enrollment in military service academy and in New Jersey State Police Academy, and employment as class two special law enforcement officer.

Requires public transportation employees and certain motorbus operators to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking; requires inclusion of certain content in certain courses.

Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of US Armed Forces, NJ National Guard, and reserve component of US Armed Forces; creates permanent commission to study various definitions related to veteran status.

Establishes price preference program on State contracts for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.

Permits municipalities to charge reduced or no beach fee for children ages 12 to 17; revises law concerning beach fees for veterans.

Provides $5,000 gross income tax deduction for taxpayers who incur certain commuter expenses.

Establishes that final restraining order survives plaintiff's death where other persons are also protected; requires prosecutors to provide notice of defendant's release to other persons protected by order.

Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.

Requires NJTA and SJTA to appear before legislative committees for certain increases; prohibits NJTA and SJTA from increasing certain tolls and charges more than two percent in five-year period.

Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests for certain veterans, military personnel, first responders, and police.

Provides act of domestic violence or child endangerment committed during state of emergency may be classified one degree higher than underlying offense.

Requires health benefits coverage for additional orthotic and prosthetic appliances under certain circumstances; requires coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances obtained through podiatrists.

Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.

Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.

Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum for grades three through five.

Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.

Prohibits health care professionals from providing gender-affirming health care services to persons under 21 years of age.

"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."

Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of certain members of TPAF.

Requires regional diagnostic and treatment center for child abuse and neglect to establish mobile team to respond to certain hospital requests to perform forensic child abuse examinations.

Requires DEP and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to provide priority for principal forgiveness on environmental infrastructure project loans to municipalities in coastal areas.

Expands available protections against fraudulent recording of quitclaim deed.

Prohibits certain electric public utility rate increases and requires certain protections for ratepayers.

Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.

Requires telecommunications, cable television, and Internet service providers to allow for service contracts to be paused or canceled following service recipients's admission to long-term care facility.

Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances.

Authorizes creation of US Navy Veteran license plates.

Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after medical or surgical procedures.

Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.

Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".

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