Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
John J. Burzichelli
Sponsored
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Daniel Mackay's Law; requires certain information be given to next of kin of relatives killed or incapacitated in motor vehicle accident; caps certain abandoned vehicle storage fees.
Authorizes transfer of the Atlantic City Convention Center project to the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority and renames that authority.
Removes maximum price limitation for sale of certain tickets of admission to places of entertainment.
Provides tax deduction from casino gross revenues for certain promotional gaming credits.
Requires law enforcement agency to inform school principal of certain crimes committed by students. *
Makes revisions to personal assistance services program in DHS.
Dedesignates portion of State Highway Route 45 and conveys that portion to Gloucester County.
Eliminates cancellation of charges against employer UI accounts for benefits exceeding 50% of total base year, base week wages.
Concerns extension of certain local government financial agreements.
Makes various changes related to casino service industry licensing, casino service employees, testing of gaming devices, casino simulcasting, and unclaimed casino obligations. *
Clarifies the procedure for the elimination of non-operating school districts.
Clarifies that certain transfers of handguns are not subject to law prohibiting purchase of more than one handgun in a 30-day period.
Passed the General Assembly8
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts. *
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
Revises various off-track wagering provisions of the "Off-Track and Account Wagering Act."
Regulates mailed manufacturer's rebates.
Permits casino employees to serve on Atlantic City governing body in certain circumstances. *
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Requires certain fiduciaries to post bond and provides for accounting to court if beneficiary is developmentally disabled. *
Prohibits boards of education from charging students a fee to participate in extracurricular activities.
Provides triggers for reductions of employer unemployment insurance taxes.
Prohibits the use of a dog or other animal in a drug distribution scheme.
Makes use of an animal to carry illegal drugs or facilitate drug-related crimes an animal cruelty offense; provides for non-merger of criminal animal cruelty offenses.
Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship.
Mandates that certain personnel critical to certain State finance and revenue generating activities are essential employees during a declared State government shutdown due to failure to enact an annual appropriation act.
Provides that in the event a state of emergency is declared due to failure to enact appropriation law casinos and racetracks may remain open under certain conditions. *
Requires deposit of proceeds from sale, assignment, lease, transfer, or redevelopment of certain high value municipal assets into dedicated trust fund; provides for establishment, supervision, and administration of dedicated trust fund.
Permits imposition of municipal host community petroleum bulk processing impact fees under certain circumstances. *
Creates eight additional judgeships; increases certain court fees to fund judgeships and to supplement funding for Legal Services of New Jersey.
Provides additional retirement benefits to certain employees of State government; limits number of employees hired thereafter to fill vacancies created. *
Permits retail dealer of motor fuel to sell motor fuel at price below net cost to retail dealer and to give rebates which reduce price below posted price. *
Concerns procedural requirements associated with closing of Fort Monmouth.
Allows UEZ municipalities to include certain homeland security expenses as eligible for funding from enterprise zone assistance fund.
Protects property taxpayers by requiring removal of certain property tax deduction and credit information from documents available for public inspection and provides for homestead property tax benefit in form of credit. *
Establishes pilot program in Gloucester County, transferring municipal tax assessment function to county through appointment of a county assessor and deputy county assessors. *
Concerns suspension and revocation of employer licenses for repeated violations of wage, benefit and tax laws.
Concerns rights of DRPA employees.
Provides certain exemptions from law prohibiting purchase of more than one handgun in a 30-day period.
Permits abolition of offices of superintendent and deputy superintendent of elections in second and fifth class counties; transfers powers and duties thereof to county commissioner of registration or county board of elections.
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Prohibits insurers offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract.
The "Home Ownership Assistance Act of 2002."
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Extends certain hazardous material inspection and enforcement powers to police officers of the Delaware River and Bay Authority.
Clarifies determination of assessed value of certain petroleum refinery property subject to local taxation, appropriates funds necessary to reimburse municipalities for certain property tax refunds.
Requires appointing authority to perform criminal history record background check on applicant or employee for employment, appointment, retention or promotion in a position designated with a domestic security classification.
Requires one half of natural resource damage payments to State to be remitted to municipality where damage occurred.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
Clarifies tenure protections for exempt firemen in public employment.
Authorizes municipality to request DEP to require additional remediation of certain landfill sites.
Requires certain commercial motor vehicle drivers to be compensated hourly.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits.
Allows certain chiropractors licensed in other states to be licensed in New Jersey.
Adds four members to South Jersey Port Corporation.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Allows for municipal designation of "Petroleum Manufacturing Retention and Expansion Zones"; requires DEP to expedite permitting in these zones.
Authorizes civil action for certain economic damages against owner or keeper of pet animal that injures or kills another person's pet animal.
Revises procedures for the use of eminent domain in municipal redevelopment programs.
Permits county improvement authority to operate in beneficiary counties having their own improvement authority; clarifies powers of improvement authorities; facilitates debt issuance in public and private capital markets.
Permits historic motor vehicles to be used for pleasure driving one day per week.
Requires hospitals and physicians to have examination tables accessible to handicapped patients.
Restores point of sale sales tax exemption on purchases by businesses located in UEZ.
Increases fees and penalties under the "Explosives Act."
Abolishes New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority and transfers their functions to DOT and EDA.
Provides a petroleum products gross receipts tax exemption for certain sales of toluene.
Removes maximum price limitation for sale of certain tickets of admission to places of entertainment.
Recognizes co-fired biomass energy as method to meet renewable energy portfolio standards.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
Adds supplementary budget language authorizing deposit and utilization of monies recovered from MTBE contamination.
Directs Commissioner of Education to establish guidelines limiting amount of time students spend on school bus.
Makes various technical and procedural amendments to the "Municipal Land Use Law."
Requires motor vehicle manufacturers and subscription services to make disclosures about recording devices; regulates release of recording device data.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
Expands covered claims under New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund to include liquor law liability insurance claims.
Authorizes counties to participate in property tax appeals for real property having a value of $10 million or more.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for anesthesiology services in connection with outpatient colorectal cancer screening.
Removes requirement that Casino Control Commission inspectors and agents be present at all times during casino operations and instead permits presence at times deemed appropriate by commission.
Permits county government to limit appropriation for county prosecutors' offices.
Establishes special license to serve alcoholic beverages in qualifying redevelopment areas.
Provides Heritage Tourism Task Force with extension of time for submission of its heritage tourism master plan and inventory of historic sites.
Establishes special license plate for fire police officers.
Prohibits telecommunications companies from charging for certain services.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Provides useful life of three years for certain permitted maintenance projects with Transportation Trust Fund monies.
Requires issuance of a general permit for beach food and drink concession stands pursuant to CAFRA.
Permits tenant to be removed from leased housing due to criminal activity under certain circumstances.
Establishes standards for fertilizer application to turfgrass systems.
Allows student who is eligible for special education programs and services for autism or other developmental disability to bring medically-recommended service dog to school.
Provides for licensure of elevator, escalator, and moving sidewalk contractors by State board.
Establishes procedures and standards regarding public service privatization contracts.
Makes membership in the New Jersey School Boards Association optional.
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Creates voter-verified paper record pilot program; removes requirement that voting machines produce voter-verified paper record by January 1, 2009.
Eliminates requirement that voting machines produce voter-verified paper record by January 1, 2009.
Permits casino employees to serve on Atlantic City governing body in certain circumstances.
Carried from the Senate
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Requires certain fiduciaries to post bond, and provides for accounting to court if beneficiary is developmentally disabled. *
Provides triggers for reductions of employer unemployment insurance taxes.
Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Concerns rights of DRPA employees.
Requires deposit of proceeds from sale, assignment, lease, transfer, or redevelopment of certain high value municipal assets into dedicated trust fund; provides for establishment, supervision, and administration of dedicated trust fund. *
Provides that in the event a state of emergency is declared due to failure to enact appropriation law casinos and racetracks may remain open under certain conditions. *
Allows UEZ municipalities to include certain homeland security expenses as eligible for funding from enterprise zone assistance fund.
Permits casino employees to serve on Atlantic City governing body in certain circumstances. *
Provides additional retirement benefits to certain employees of State government; limits number of employees hired thereafter to fill vacancies created. *
Concerns procedural requirements associated with closing of Fort Monmouth.
Establishes pilot program in Gloucester County, transferring municipal tax assessment function to county through appointment of a county assessor and deputy county assessors.*
Concerns suspension and revocation of employer licenses for repeated violations of wage, benefit and tax laws.
Provides certain exemptions from law prohibiting purchase of more than one handgun in a 30-day period.
Co-sponsored
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Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
Modifies reference from "substance awareness coordinator" to "student assistance coordinator" in substance abuse programs in public schools.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Establishes New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force.
Reduces notice that school district is required to give superintendent of schools if district determines not to reappoint. *
Affords employment protection to certain volunteer emergency responders.
Repeals provision allowing vehicles, under certain conditions, to enter and proceed through stop intersection without stopping twice.
Imposes moratorium on harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs.
Broadens small qualified business exception under UEZ sales tax rebate program. *
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Establishes a "Silver Alert System." *
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Increases EDA bonding limit for State share of school facilities projects; specifies debt service for these bonds will first be payable from revenues received from gross income tax; establishes priority categories for non-SDA district projects. *
Adds non-voting member to NJT board.
Makes FY 2009 supplemental appropriations totaling $22,500,000 to provide food, energy and legal aid assistance to individuals and families under the "New Jersey Economic Assistance and Recovery Plan."
Appropriates $12,500,000 from Long Term Obligation and Capital Expenditure Fund and $51,471,000 in federal funds for housing related purposes.
Authorizes interception of wire or electronic communications of suspected computer trespasser under certain circumstances.
Creates "Computer Crime Prevention Fund"; imposes penalties on certain offenders.
Permits standardbred permit holder at Meadowlands Racetrack to decrease annual number of race dates to no less than 141, and permit holders at Freehold Raceway to no less than 168, upon agreement with representative horsemen's organization.
The "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," authorizes bonds for $400 million; appropriates $5,000. **
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The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Clarifies immunity from civil liability for volunteers affiliated with Citizen Corps under certain circumstances. **
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008." *
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow their customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages. *
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity. *
Establishes "New Jersey Council on Child Poverty."
Prohibits use of certain underwriting guidelines by insurers pertaining to guide dogs, service dogs, or hearing assistance dogs harbored on the insured property.
Prohibits mislabeling and misbranding of farm products; directs Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and enforce violations; increases penalties for certain violations.
Permits in-person wagering at casinos on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Authorizes expenditures from open space trust funds to develop or maintain recreation and conservation land although the land was not acquired by the municipality.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools. *
Expands emergency operations plans to include care for domestic animals.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Exempts agricultural driver's licensees from certain graduate driver law restrictions when operating farm equipment and vehicles.
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Makes it a crime to communicate or transmit sexually suggestive communications to a minor under certain circumstances.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and harassment under certain circumstances.
Provides that information technology professionals who find child pornography on computers must report the finding to law enforcement.
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Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT. *
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list. *
Requires water purveyors and licensed operators to notify municipalities they service regarding water supply and water quality issues. *
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals from charging for certain medical errors. *
Authorizes each municipality that shares courtroom facilities with one or more municipalities to appoint a judge and an administrator. *
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Appropriates $33 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Expands coverage under "New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board Act" to thoroughbred hot walkers, grooms, and assistant trainers under certain circumstances.
Regulates certain credentialing and trade practices of insurance producers, and provides private cause of action for insurance producer violations.
Expands NJ FamilyCare, establishes mandate for health care coverage of children, makes various reforms to individual and small employer insurance markets and certain dependent coverage; appropriates $1 million. *
Authorizes N.J. Historical Commission to establish program for roadside markers to designate historic sites.
Concerns franchisors' assignment of interest relating to franchisees engaged in the retail sale of motor fuel.
Appropriates $27.75 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $49.65 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $6.45 million from "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $11,293,478 from various farmland preservation bond funds and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $15,557,201 from various historic preservation funds to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $574,805 from certain historic preservation bond funds for associated administrative expenses.
Authorizes State Treasurer to convey surplus real property known as Riverfront State Prison in City of Camden, Camden County, to New Jersey Economic Development Authority to sell for development.
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Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Gives judge discretion to close court proceedings to the public in cases involving national or State security.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Requires hang tag for holders of provisional driver's license and windshield sticker for holders of special learner's permit and examination permit.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires school districts to inform the parent or guardian of a student recommended to use certain medications of the possible side effects and potential negative consequences of those medications.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer recognizing income, gain or loss pursuant to a plan of complete liquidation to deduct its net operating loss carryovers notwithstanding the limitations on such deductions during the 2002-2005 tax years.
Establishes school property tax freeze program for resident homeowners age 65 or older and disabled homeowners.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Drunk Driving Prevention and Education Grant Fund.
Increases drunk driving enforcement surcharge.
Enhances penalties for driving when license revoked.
Requires forfeiture of public office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher; disqualifies person from future office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher or conviction of crime involving dishonesty.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Establishes a pilot program in DOE for the organization of a county administrative school district.
Establishes commission to study the sale and lease of State assets.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Amends "Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act" to address terrorist and criminal acts.
Permits a farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires retail food establishments to provide certain nutritional information for food or beverage items sold to its customers.
The "Public Dam Rehabilitation Project Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $90,000,000 and appropriates $5,000.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Requires Attorney General to prepare pamphlet for parents on keeping children safe from predators.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; appropriates $425,000.
Authorizes courts to include animals in domestic violence restraining orders.
Prohibits imposition of the corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations that only store personal property in this State incident to its importation.
Prohibits school districts from hiring governmental affairs agents.
Requires governmental affairs agents retained by State government entities to file with ELEC notice of representation and separate quarterly and annual reports on activities and expenditures.
Bars sales of aerosol dusters to persons under the age of 18.
Permits wineries to produce and sell certain distilled alcoholic beverages.
Permits municipalities to agree to share municipal court services while each appointing their own municipal court judge.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Establishes the "Rural Police Services Relief Fund."
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Concerns responsibilities and liabilities of individuals involved in equine animals activities.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to Department of State to continue the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative Statewide database program.
Authorizes certain police officers to possess and use stun guns while on duty.
Codifies traffic courtesies for funeral processions.
Authorizes SDA school districts to construct school facilities projects and receive State debt service aid.
Provides for establishment of county offices for disability services; appropriates $90,000.
Provides for licensing and regulation of private process serving businesses.
Requires at least 30% of snacks sold in State vending machines be appropriate for consumption by individuals with diabetes.
Requires certain arbitrators to file financial disclosure statements.
Excludes financial benefit received by volunteer emergency responder from gross income.
Allows counties to establish emergency management registry for individuals with special needs.
Requires date of purchase and return policy on sales receipts.
Prohibits sale of lottery tickets or shares after claim of top prizes.
Increases various fees charged by the sheriff's office and dedicates additional revenue to transportation costs of the sheriff's office.
Prohibits imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Provides Bureau of Securities with certain responsibilities concerning variable annuities.
Provides for disbursement of certain funds made available for benefit of the horse racing industry.
Clarifies that local units of government may enter into shared services agreement for a service that either one of them is authorized to provide.
Prohibits cruel restraint of dogs.
Allows an institution of higher education to require the mental health records of a student committed to attend the institution.
Prohibits charges for busy or unanswered cellular telephone calls.
Permits counties, municipalities, and school districts to issue bonds to pay a portion of PERS and PFRS liability and other purposes under certain conditions for up to three budget years.
Imposes a one-year moratorium on the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association reorganization of certain school athletic conferences under certain circumstances.