Several contested and controversial bills that were bad for business were voted out of the Senate and Assembly on Monday, the final day of the 219th Legislative Session.
And some of those bills now on Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk had close votes.
To see how your legislator voted on these bills that will negatively impact business in the state of New Jersey, see below:
S-1559/A-1659 – The controversial “bad faith” insurance bill, strongly opposed by NJBIA, narrowly passed both houses of the Legislature on Monday. NJBIA is urging the Governor to veto this legislation, which would drive up the cost of auto insurance premiums and return New Jersey to the days when it had the nation’s highest auto insurance rates.
S-4207/A-6119 – This legislation, opposed by NJBIA. would severely limit the ability of small businesses to bid on public works contracts by stiflling their ability to meet apprenticeship program requirements. If signed into law, it will be extremely difficult for small businesses to obtain public contracts.
A-6246/S-4295 – This legislation requires a new owner of a hotel to offer employment for each worker previously employed by the selling owner, with no reduction of wages or benefits for 90 days. The bill also mandates the retention of these employees for an indefinite period of time beyond those 90 days.
S-2515/A4676 – This bill places an undue burden on manufacturers by setting post-consumer recycled content requirements for a variety of plastic packaging products, including rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags and plastic trash bags. NJBIA is asking the governor to veto the bill because the technology and markets do not yet exist to meet some of its requirements, which will subject manufacturers to burdensome delays as they wait for state environmental officials to process waivers.
A-5160/S-3324 – NJBIA opposes this bill setting unrealistic minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold or leased in the state. The bill would affect manufacturers of over a dozen products, including air purifiers, commercial appliances, computers, fluorescent lamps, toilets, and water coolers, and increase costs for businesses and consumers.