Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Vincent J. Polistina
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Provides that certain funds in Casino Simulcasting Special Fund will be paid to Atlantic City Racetrack and prescribes use thereof with certain amounts remaining paid to other racetracks.
In committee44
Permits in-person wagering at casinos on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval and change in federal law.
Increases the types of matters eligible to be voted upon by a sending district representative on a receiving district board of education.
Makes elected officials with compensation less than $50,000 ineligible for health care benefits on the 61st day after enactment.
Makes certain State and local appointed public officials ineligible, retroactive to July 1, 2007, for PERS membership regardless of prior PERS membership.
Limits State appointment or employment of members of Legislature for two years after completion of legislative service.
Eliminates PERS credit and health care benefits for appointees to State or local agency, board, commission, authority or instrumentality with annual compensation less than $20,000 and weekly hours fewer than 35.
Requires appointment of State monitor in certain school districts.
Requires Executive Branch departments or agencies notify Legislature of completion of school district audit report within 30 days of completion.
Prohibits nonrenewal of homeowners insurance policies based on proximity to water or risk of windstorm related claims.
Provides that certain districts are not penalized in the calculation of State debt service aid for school facilities projects in which bonds were authorized but not issued prior to effective date of P.L.2008, c.39.
Increases penalty for certain type of manslaughter.
Allows vendors to retain 1% of sales tax collected as consideration for collecting and promptly remitting the tax.
Provides sales tax exemption for sales of prepared foods.
Prohibits casino licensees from entering into certain agreements.
Extends Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program eligibility to areas located in municipality in which casino gaming is authorized.
Increases fine for defacement of private property including property used for religious purposes.
Prohibits Pinelands Commission from altering pinelands management area boundaries.
Makes various changes to registration and community notification requirements under Megan's Law.
Removes penalty of suspension or postponement of driving privileges for underage person convicted of unlawfully entering or wagering in casino or simulcasting facility.
Provides investment alternative tax will not apply to new casinos during first five years of operation; changes certain requirements for CRDA projects funding; temporarily changes rates for casino gross revenue tax and investment alternative tax.
Reduces number of members serving on Casino Control Commission from five to three.
Provides for off-site public access and setback waivers for certain coastal developments; establishes standard for determining filled water's edge.
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish aviation related job certification, training, and internship programs and provides a corporation business tax credit for funds donated to support such programs.
Reduces from ten to three number of qualified voters in an election for whom a person can serve as an authorized messenger.
Addresses qualifications and compensation of casino conservators and persons providing services under conservatorship.
Expands area for designation of eligible neighborhoods under "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Establishes innovation zone program and creates innovation zone around Aviation Research and Technology Park in Atlantic County.
Reinstates prohibition against representation of casino licensees and applicants by legal and other professional service entities associated with certain former public officers and employees.
Prohibits Casino Control Commission employees and members from performing casino internal control functions during casino conservatorship period.
Requires issuance of general permit for beach food and drink concession stands under certain circumstances pursuant to CAFRA.
Provides for the suspension of tolls on the State's toll roads under certain conditions.
Consumer Relief Act of 2010; establishes temporary sales and use tax rate reduction periods for sales of certain goods and services.
Eliminates salary for part-time members of certain boards, commissions, and independent authorities.
Requires New Jersey School Boards Association to use any unreserved surplus that exceeds 2% of its FY 2010 operating budget to reduce member school district dues for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
Requires persons convicted of possessing child pornography to register as sex offenders.
Clarifies that publication of all county ordinances may be by title and summary.
Provides that members of Legislature employed in local government or public education must take approved leave of absence without pay from public employment for legislative duties.
Requires withdrawal from account wagering system account be paid to patron by electronic means when so requested.
Requires SJTA to provide a cash payment option at every toll plaza.
Permits public referendum on certain bond ordinances in municipalities operating under the Walsh Act.
Mandates health insurance coverage for certain amino acid-based elemental formulas.
Entitles member of Legislature, who also serves in another public or tax-supported position, unpaid time off from position to attend to legislative duties.
Requires appointed or elected official receive annual salary of $50,000 or more for position to participate in PERS or DCRP.
Allows elected official who is enrolled in PERS by virtue of another public position to waive coverage in retirement system based on that other public position.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Reduces 2010 minimum racing dates; makes various changes to breeders' awards during 2010; authorizes certain loans. *
Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements. *
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Passed the General Assembly · 1
The "Market Competition and Consumer Choice Act," alters State regulation of competitive services provided by telecommunications and CATV companies.
Out of committee · 14
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Appropriates $17.45 million in 1992 and 2003 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects and $1.371 million in 1992 bond act monies to fund State dam restoration projects. *
Revises provisions of "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009" concerning public-private higher education construction and improvement projects and municipal ordinances to adopt stimulus measures.
Makes position of treasurer of school moneys optional.
Establishes alternative methods of casino licensure.
Requires issuance of general permit for beach food and drink concession stands under certain circumstances pursuant to CAFRA.
Appropriates $1,279,941 from various historic preservation funds to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Establishes NJ Center for Oral Health at UMDNJ Dental School.
Revises various aspects of casino industry regulation.
Directs establishment of Atlantic City Tourism District; broadens powers and duties of CRDA; transfers Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority and its functions to CRDA.
Establishes Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project in DHS.
Reduces membership of Casino Control Commission from five to three.
Appropriates $10,250,780 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and 2007 Historic Preservation Fund to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $600,000 from "2009 Historic Preservation Fund" for associated administrative
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
In committee · 40
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Establishes "New Jersey Commission on Government Efficiency and Cost Control" to recommend measures for efficiency and cost reduction in State government.
Prohibits disqualification and replacement of cast absentee ballots because of withdrawal of candidate prior to election day.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Ends the transitional energy facilities assessment, caps the State use portion of State energy tax revenues and ensures the balance of such State revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Creates temporary suspension of certain rules of Council on Affordable Housing under certain economic conditions.
Prohibits awarding of certain State grant funds to nonprofit organization which includes on its governing board the Governor or legislator.
Reduces compensation afforded members of Legislature by 20%.
Decreases the threshold percentages of student enrollment necessary for a sending school district to obtain representation on a receiving school district board of education.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for income earned in aviation related employment during or after qualified aviation related job training.
Expands "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit" program to municipalities with casino gaming.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires specific reduction of sulfur content in heating oil, and scheduled increase of blending biofuels therein after July 1, 2011, unless requirements are waived by Governor pursuant to Executive Order.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Repeals law providing benefits for family temporary disability leave.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Decreases BPU membership from five to three members.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Establishes 18-month moratorium on promulgation of new administrative rules and issuance of new policy circular letters by State agencies.
Permits casino employees to serve on Atlantic City governing body in certain circumstances.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Revises provisions of "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009" concerning public-private higher education construction and improvement projects and municipal ordinances to adopt stimulus measures.
Extends casino employment and post employment restrictions to employees and members of State Police assigned to Division of Gaming Enforcement and Casino Control Commission, and members of immediate family and business associates thereof.
Eliminates compensation for Chairman and appointed and voting public members of Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.
Authorizes counties to participate in property tax appeals for real property having a value of $10 million or more.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Eliminates imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Adds public colleges and universities and county colleges to definition of a "qualifying economic redevelopment and growth grant incentive area."
Amends Kyleigh's Law to remove requirement that holder of a special learner's permit, examination permit, and probationary driver's license display decal.
Authorizes certain local enforcing agencies to perform plan review of certain buildings and structures.
Revises list of documents required to be submitted when bidding on public contracts.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Limits tuition rate charged by Atlantic City School district to per pupil amounts used to determine State school aid.
Authorizes use of county tax board fee revenue for county budget purposes under certain circumstances.
Provides State indemnification for certain local law enforcement officers.