Gov. Chris Christie Signs 4 Bills Into Law

Gov. Chris Christie has recently signed four bills into law.

The following pieces of legislation are now law in New Jersey, as of Aug. 1:

• S-557/A-1613 (O’Toole, Ruiz/Rumana, Lagana, Russo, Gibling, Danielsen, Mukherji, Sumter, McKnight) – "Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act"; requires institutions of higher education to have individuals who focus on reducing student suicides and attempted suicides available 24 hours a day
• S-855/A-2088 (Stack, Beach/Mukherji, Tucker, Zwicker, Lampitt, McKnight, Downey) – Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans’ affordable housing assistance preference
• S-1164/A-1835 (Madden/Conaway, Pinkin, Mukherji, Vainieri Huttle) – Exempts intraoperative monitoring services rendered during certain neurosurgical, neurological and neuro-radiological surgical procedures from physician self-referral restrictions
• S-1992/A-2518 (Beach, Allen/DeAngelo, Tucker, Andrzejczak, Conaway, Land) – Facilitates coordination of land use planning between civilian and military interests to preserve viability of federal military installations within State

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