Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Linda R. Greenstein
Sponsored
Became law4
Requires developers to offer solar energy systems in certain new home construction. *
Authorizes municipal planning boards to adopt green buildings and environmental sustainability municipal master plan element.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Requires a State tax expenditure report be included in the Governor's annual budget message.
Passed the General Assembly8
Enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Requires victims of the criminally insane to be notified upon release, escape, or transfer of offender from mental health facility.
Provides additional penalties for violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)" involving certain persons.
Establishes permissive inferences related to conduct that serves as predicate to sex offenses against minors.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Victim Protection Pilot Program."
Adds criminal coercion to offenses that may constitute domestic violence.
Out of committee10
Authorizes a board of education to reject the lowest bid for a school transportation contract based on the school bus safety inspection record of the bidder.
Eliminates inheritance rights and the right of recovery in certain civil actions for a surviving parent who abandoned a decedent child.
Jessica Rogers' Law: upgrades assault by auto or vessel in situations of road rage. *
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies; makes an appropriation.
Requires adoption of constitutions and bylaws by county political party committees; requires certain information concerning committee members to be filed with county clerk; eliminates fixed terms for committee members and chairs. *
Regulates certain credentialing and trade practices of insurance producers, and provides private cause of action for insurance producer violations.
Makes various changes to the "Law Against Discrimination"; repeals section 4 of P.L.1985, c.73.
Requires contractors to provide Department of the Treasury with employment information about contracts with public bodies. *
Appropriates $66 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," "2007 Green Acres Fund," and "2007 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquistion of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
In committee69
Establishes the authority of the court to order electronic monitoring of certain convicted domestic violence offenders.
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.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Requires the establishment of a prequalification process for prospective bidders on public school district transportation contracts.
Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy in excess of three years and requires the payment of increments pursuant to an expired policy in certain circumstances.
Prohibits political contributions by county and municipal political party committees to other committees; increases certain penalties.
Requires school bus safety instruction in all school districts which provide pupil transportation.
Prohibits delegation of investment discretion of Director of Division of Investment to outside managers.
Authorizes assessment of heritage fee by certain municipalities to further preservation and protection of historic sites.
Provides for civil and criminal penalties for giving false information pertaining to violations of environmental laws.
Establishes circumstances under which municipalities may base development approval, the timing thereof, or denial, on sufficiency of local transportation infrastructure.
Clarifies power of municipalities to zone for separation of incompatible land uses through specification of reasonable separation limitations.
Provides that school bus driver charged with certain crimes or offenses shall be removed from contact with pupils and terminated from employment upon conviction.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition to students who are parents, spouses or children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Revises child pornography law.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Amends "State Transfer of Development Rights Act," and provides for impact fees and other incentives for establishment of transfer of development rights programs.
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Creates e-mail registration as part of Megan's law requirement and allows for supervision of certain sex offender's e-mail.
Establishes site remediation professional licensing board within DEP.
Provides DEP authority over remedy selection for cleanup of contaminated property to be used for residential purposes or as a school.
Requires county superintendent of schools to determine routes and bid and award contracts for all nonpublic school busing in the county.
Provides tax exemption for portion of property value attributable to energy cost savings measures that reduce consumption of water or energy.
Authorizes automatic expungement of law enforcement officers' records when not guilty of criminal charges filed in course of official duties.
Prohibits elected public official from holding multiple elective public offices.
Establishes presumption of grandfathering of certain governing documents of homeowners' association upon conflict with new statutory or regulatory provisions unless majority of members vote to amend.
Requires adoption and distribution of constitutions and bylaws by county political party committees; requires certain oaths of office by committee members; requires certified list of committee members to be filed with county clerk.
Reduces municipal library tax levy cap from 15% to 4%.
Requires all cats and dogs released from shelters and pounds be sterilized with certain exceptions; increases certain dog-related fees; dedicates increases to Animal Population Control Fund; establishes new eligibility criteria for State spaying and neut
Requires children to wear athletic heart protectors while playing organized baseball or softball.
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking, promoting prostitution of a child and certain child endangerment crimes shall not be expunged.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for sexual assault upon a minor.
Establishes N.J. Historical Commission program for roadside markers to designate historic sites; appropriates $90,000.
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
Requires movie theaters to install captioning technology for use by hearing impaired patrons.
Creates annual inspection cycle for certain hotels and motels under "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Provides relief to certain NJ Transit retirees.
Increases minimum loss ratio for individual and small employer-health benefits plans from 75% to 80%.
Authorizes special license plate with proceeds to benefit revolutionary war sites maintained by State.
Protects privacy of an individual's financial information by prohibiting disclosure without the prior informed, affirmative consent of the consumer.
Requires policy on use of alternative dispute resolution for State agencies; expands duties of Dispute Settlement Office of Department of Public Advocate.
Requires Governor's annual budget message to include certain contract information.
Prescribes duties of driver overtaking or approaching a stopped tow truck displaying flashing lights.
Includes transportation costs in the calculation of extraordinary special education costs incurred by public school districts.
Provides for regulation of certain call center communications by Division of Consumer Affairs.
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in public school buildings.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide students with access to mental health care programs and services and to establish a hotline to provide information concerning the availability of those services.
Requires carbon monoxide detectors in all school buildings.
Reduces municipal library tax levy cap from 15% to 4% for certain municipalities.
Establishes the Higher Education Master Plan Commission in the Legislative Branch of State government.
Revises scope of public employee collective negotiations.
Increases civil penalty payable to the "Domestic Violence Victims' Fund" by persons who commit domestic violence.
Establishes registry of community agency employees providing services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Designates portion of U.S. Route 1 in South Brunswick Township as "Pleasant T. Macon Highway;" appropriates $2,500.
Provides jurisdiction to Division of Workers' Compensation to adjudicate certain employment discrimination claims arising from workplace injury or disease.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits.
Provides Bureau of Securities with certain responsibilities concerning variable annuities.
"Uniform Trust Code."
Prohibits sale of products containing dextromethorphan to minors under 18 years of age.
Establishes process by which a fiduciary is discharged.
Limits job creation estimation under COAH regulations for warehousing activities.
Carried from the Senate
Became law4
Requires adoption of constitutions and bylaws by county political party committees; requires certain information concerning committee members to be filed with county clerk; eliminates fixed terms for committee members and chairs. *
Provides marketing, information disclosure, and suitability requirements for certain annuities directly solicited to consumers. *
Appropriates $66 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," "2007 Green Acres Fund," and "2007 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 82
Authorizes parent or guardian to request use of individualized health care plan for student with diabetes and provides for the emergency administration of glucagon for certain students. *
Requires facility where patient dies to provide medical examiner with contact information for next-of-kin so medical examiner may obtain additional information about death. *
Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
Establishes measures to provide employment stability for teaching paraprofessionals employed in school districts that receive federal funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Permits price adjustments in local public contracts for asphalt cement and fuel.
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS, SPRS, PERS and TPAF to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard. *
Delays expiration date of certain professional and occupational licenses and registrations for individuals with certain types of military services. *
Requires DEP Commissioner to establish list and recognition program for certain environmentally responsible companies. *
Regulates operation of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes, and certain other vehicles and off-road vehicles; requires DEP to designate three sites on State-owned land where snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes may be used. **
Requires wheelchair securement and occupant securement devices for wheelchaired passengers.
Allows certain local public entities to enter into contracts of up to 15 years for energy conservation or provision of renewable energy production at buildings owned by such entities. *
Requires certain persons to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Requires prompt parental and staff notification of contaminated soil found on school property. *
Authorizes public entities to implement energy savings improvement programs. *
Affords employment protection to certain volunteer emergency responders.
Establishes Veterans' Oral History Foundation.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Provides for asset disregard for Medicaid recipients under long-term care insurance partnership. *
Delays effective date of recycling tax and adjusts allocation of moneys in the State Recycling Fund. *
Requires owners and employees of international labor matching or matchmaking organizations to undergo background check and these organizations' recruits be given domestic violence information.
Adds contact via electronic device to prohibited contact enumerated in permanent restraining orders for convicted stalkers. **
Provides that nursing home resident has right to receive food that meets resident's religious dietary requirements.
Permits use of overseas absentee ballots for all elections; authorizes transmission of ballots by electronic means. *
Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies for the treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities. *
Imposes moratorium on harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund and to Cat and Dog Spay/Neuter Fund. *
"Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program Act." *
Permits location of certain wind and solar facilities in industrial zones.
Requires each general hospital and State psychiatric hospital to annually conduct public meeting for community it serves. *
Enacts "Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children."
Requires law enforcement agency to inform school principal of certain crimes committed by students. *
Requires schools to notify certain students of potential eligibility for NJ STARS Program.
Eliminates throwout of receipts in allocation of entire net income under the corporation business tax; eliminates "regular place of business" requirement to allocate less than 100% of income to New Jersey. *
Permits municipalities and counties to make certain traffic engineering decisions without DOT approval.
Requires schools to provide eligible high school students with voter registration material. *
Permits municipalities to set strict absentee policies for service on authorities, boards, and commissions.
Establishes a "Silver Alert System." *
Permits victim of domestic abuse to terminate residential lease under certain circumstances; provides procedure for tenant to recover security deposit.
"Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licensing Act."
Requires school security drills to improve emergency preparedness.
"Ricci's Law;" revises ignition interlock device requirements for certain drunk driving offenders. *
Establishes the "New Jersey-Israel Commission" as a permanent commission in the Department of State.
Makes permanent traffic ticket surcharge used to fund State's DNA program.
Provides for adjustment and notice of date on which certain elections can occur if date coincides with period of religious observance.
Allows membership of Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards to include certain full-time State college and university faculty members.
Creates Solar and Wind Energy Commission.
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution. *
Establishes the InvestNJ Business Grant Program in NJEDA to stimulate certain capital investment and job creation in New Jersey during a limited period, makes appropriations. *
Criminalizes certain actions in or on utility company's property.
Adds non-voting member to NJT board.
Revises "Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Establishes the Troops to College Program in the Commission on Higher Education to assist veterans in making the transition into the college classroom.
Concerns prevailing wage in construction projects connected with Board of Public Utilities financial assistance.
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."
Establishes the "Main Street Business Assistance Program;" appropriates $50 million.
Permits adding e-mail address to voter registration applications.
Appropriates $12,500,000 from Long Term Obligation and Capital Expenditure Fund and $51,471,000 in federal funds for housing related purposes.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Provides certain law enforcement officers and firefighters regain pay status when appeals of termination are not resolved within 180 days.
"The Solar Energy Advancement and Fair Competition Act."
Requires DHS to develop procedures to enable hospitals to promptly transfer emergency department patients with mental illness to appropriate treatment setting. *
Requires DHS and DCF to establish standardized admission protocols and medical clearance criteria for admission to behavioral health care facilities. *
Requires DHS and DCF to identify available mental health services and perform needs assessment. *
Denies surviving spouse with domestic violence restraining order or charged with intentional killing of decedent right to determine disposition of human remains of deceased spouse.
Provides for specified alternative proposals and base specifications for certain public contracts; requires contracting unit to specify basis for determining lowest responsible bid and criteria for selection of alternate bids. *
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Provides for regulation of small wind energy systems by municipalities.
Authorizes interception of wire or electronic communications of suspected computer trespasser under certain circumstances.
Creates "Computer Crime Prevention Fund"; imposes penalties on certain offenders.
The "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act"; concerns certain licensed mortgage and consumer lending practices, supervision and enforcement.
Regulates mortgage foreclosure forbearance period and repeals section 18 of the "Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act" to authorize lenders and creditors to exchange information concerning delinquent borrowers. *
Establishes certain electoral and campaign finance requirements for Lieutenant Governor candidates.
Clarifies provisions of "Law Against Discrimination" concerning persons with an autism spectrum disorder.
Prohibits use of electronic smoking devices in indoor public places and sale to minors. *
Extends prevailing wage requirements to certain maintenance-related projects.
Concerns payment of prevailing wage in certain construction undertaken with BPU financial assistance.
Brings State law into conformity with federal law concerning sharing of certain mental health information relating to the purchase and possession of firearms.
Establishes NJ PLACE program to facilitate college credit for registered apprenticeship programs.
Requires eligible applicants for innocent party grants from "Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund" to own subject property through application process.
Requires additional information on State's long-term liabilities be presented in State annual debt report.
Extends pilot program in DOE to address State's shortage of mathematics and science teachers by 12 months.
Vetoed · 1
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Passed the General Assembly · 69
Creates a civil "rape shield" law. *
Revises New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act and other laws relating thereto. *
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warning."
Establishes a "State Authorities Review Commission."
Establishes Task Force to study the benefits of student recess and make recommendations on advisability of mandatory recess in school districts.
Creates offense of impairing communications, which would constitute domestic violence in certain circumstances. *
Requires court, prior to granting a domestic violence victim's application to dissolve restraining order, to make a finding that the application was made voluntarily. *
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Provides bill of rights for persons receiving services under Congregate Housing Services Program.
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding.
Directs the BPU to establish certain energy-conservation programs.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Prohibits access to police vehicle global positioning system.
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
Prohibits free housing for cabinet members.
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.
Permits person covered by certain managed care plans to receive covered services from network provider without obtaining written referral from primary care provider. *
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity. *
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
Requires BPU financial incentives for photovoltaic equipment for residences that are Energy Star compliant receive preferred treatment.
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Requires interactive computer service to remove images, information, or data which depicts child engaged in prohibited sexual act from computer server or other storage device controlled or owned by the interactive computer service.
Requires poll workers to have certain training in the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990".
Prohibits persons under age 19 from smoking or carrying a lighted tobacco product in an outdoor public place.
Chloe and Samantha's Law; requires notice to consumers of availability of products to prevent tip-over accidents involving certain furniture or televisions.
Requires DHSS to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Requires registration of certain additional securities investment advisers.
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance to borrower within five business days after request.
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Invalidates consumer contracts which require a waiver of right to file a consumer complaint.
Requires State Auditor to conduct performance review audit of SHBP at least every three years and to annually conduct limited audit to ensure that only eligible persons are receiving benefits.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
Prohibits certain persons convicted of certain crimes from serving as governmental affairs agents.
Establishes "New Jersey Colon Cancer Research Fund;" provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Prohibits sale of certain products using advertisements alluding to controlled dangerous substances or analogs.
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members on federal active duty to receive temporary suspension of payment of interest on mortgage loan.
Creates "New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force."
Permits State aid to fund start-up costs for local shared services projects.
Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, and sale of certain jewelry. *
Includes limitations on amount of retirement compensation which may be provided by a school board in the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators.
Regulates mailed manufacturer's rebates.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools. *
Prohibits plea agreements for motor vehicle violations by drivers subject to the Graduated Driver Licensing law. *
Expands requirements for special learner's and examination permits.
Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.
Expands parity between certain State-chartered financial institutions, and permits interstate banking by such institutions through de novo branching or expanded authority to acquire existing branches or institutions.
Requires license suspension of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal. *
Expands membership of Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.
Establishes new motorcycle safety provisions. *
Increases statute of limitations and provides treble damages for certain violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)." *
Allows bureau chief to assess civil penalty for certain violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)."
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Establishes, in the Division of Fish and Wildlife in DEP, a program to encourage school children to avoid drug use and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Clarifies school district employees subject to statutory provisions concerning supplemental compensation for unused sick leave and vacation carry forward requirements.
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Requires Public Advocate intervention, additional public participation, and health impact study as conditions of conversion of health service corporation to domestic stock insurer. *
Makes it a crime to communicate or transmit sexually suggestive communications to a minor under certain circumstances.
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.
Expedites payment of PFRS accidental death benefit.
Provides that contracts for maintenance, repair or improvement of State buildings and facilities may require use of certain skilled labor.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Out of committee · 94
Requires local government officer to file financial disclosure statement within 30 days of taking office.
Makes public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes or found at fault in certain civil actions liable and subject to pension garnishment for public legal expenses and illegally obtained funds. *
Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges and the county colleges.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old. *
Requires school bus drivers to have annual physical.
Requires prequalification process for prospective bidders on school district transportation contracts; authorizes debarment of bidders convicted of certain crimes; authorizes disqualification of bidder or termination of transportation contract for certai
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Provides for allocation of $25 million from available balances from societal benefits charge revenues for utility assistance grants for qualified households. **
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside. *
Requires sex offender who evacuates during emergency to report to law enforcement.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Establishes N.J. Historical Commission program for preservation and promotion of graves of significant individuals of the American Revolutionary period; appropriates $200,000.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list. *
Directs AG to develop mandatory guidelines for municipal prosecutors.
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.
Decreases certain public document copy fees to up to $0.10 or less per letter size page and up to $0.15 or less per legal size page.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Imposes conditions on drivers approaching stopped emergency vehicles, tow trucks or highway maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights.
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.
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. *
Authorizes enhancement of State Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode based on anticipated energy savings; provides down payment assistance to certain purchasers of homes meeting enhanced energy subcode requirements.
Bars certain sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations. *
Upgrades penalties for tampering with witnesses and informants; upgrades hindering apprehension or prosecution under certain circumstances. *
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Requires DCF to provide Safe Haven information to county and municipal agencies, social service agencies, physicians, pregnancy crisis centers, adoption agencies and colleges and universities. *
Requires single operating-room facilities to register with DHSS, permits practitioners to refer patients to ambulatory surgery facilities in which practitioners have financial interest under certain circumstances. **
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Concerns access to wage records in connection with projects subject to prevailing wage requirements.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Appropriates $1,068,921 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Appropriates $54,917,725 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $8,430,250 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires assisted living facilities to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Requires nursing homes and assisted living residences to provide informational sheet concerning Medicaid eligibility to certain residents.
Revises deadline for selection of delegates for annual convention of New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Requires training for all trustees of general hospitals.
Authorizes enhanced DHSS monitoring of hospital financial performance and intervention in management of identified distressed hospitals.
Requires DHS to assess $25 annual fee for collection of certain child support payments and authorizes DHS to increase child support pass through.
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. *
Requires nursing homes to use pressure redistribution mattresses for all residents.
Concerns biomass, solar, and wind energy generation on farms. *
Requires criminal history background checks for paid firefighters employed by fire districts.
Concerns access to certain job training courses for employees affected by plant closings, mass layoffs or transfer of operations.
Increases power of judges of compensation to enforce workers' compensation law.
Strengthens enforcement against employers for failure to provide workers' compensation coverage.
Concerns emergent medical care under workers' compensation.
Revises membership of Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau and clarifies its authority. *
Requires Insurance Fraud Prosecutor to establish liaison with DOLWD and authorizes its investigation of cases of failure to provide workers' compensation coverage. **
Revises certain eligibility requirements and employment incentive limitations and provides for extension of certain grant agreements under Business Employment Incentive Program.
Requires proof of workers' compensation coverage with certain legally required annual reports of employers.
Defines "inherently beneficial use" for purposes of zoning variance and specifically includes facilities and structures that supply electrical energy produced from wind, solar, or photovoltaic technologies. *
Revises certain restrictions on permit holders and provisional driver's licensees; renames provisional license "probationary."
Increases carryover period of net operating loss deduction under corporation business tax. *
Establishes forest stewardship and forest certification programs in DEP; establishes Forest Stewardship Incentive Fund. *
Provides for improved structure and fiscal management of higher education in New Jersey. *
Provides statute of limitations for residential mortgage foreclosures.
Upgrades unlawful possession of a machine gun or assault firearm to a crime of the second degree.
Establishes Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. *
Permanently designates February "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in New Jersey.
Establishes Criminal Sentencing Commission to study and review the criminal law and recommend revisions; repeals existing commissions. *
Requires uniform billing and reporting of infection rates by ambulatory surgical centers and requires DHSS to make reported information public. *
"Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act;" creates Mortgage Stabilization Program and Housing Assistance and Recovery Program; imposes additional requirements on lender foreclosing mortgage; appropriates $40 million from "Long Term Obligation and Capital E
Directs Medicaid to establish medical home demonstration project.
Requiring notification of designated rape crisis centers under certain circumstances.
Authorizes N.J. Historical Commission to establish program for roadside markers to designate historic sites.
Revises New Jersey False Claims Act to comply with federal Deficit Reduction Act for purposes of entitling State to enhanced recovery in Medicaid fraud cases; establishes an annual reporting requirement for the Attorney General. *
Expands membership of Police Training Commission to include representative from Northern New Jersey and South Jersey chapters of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
Provides penalties for sexually offensive communication or harassing communication through social networking websites. *
Upgrades offense of harassment under certain circumstances.
Requires residential mortgage lenders to provide debtors with certain information about curing default prior to initiation of mortgage foreclosure action.
Establishes New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Establishes a pilot program in DOE to address the State's shortage of mathematics and science teachers.
The "Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act."
Appropriates $49.65 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $120,123,420 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $19,919,700 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation 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.
Concerns suspension and revocation of employer licenses for repeated violations of wage, benefit and tax laws.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Requires telecommunications companies to provide certain information to law enforcement officials in emergency situations. *
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Prohibits SDA from restricting the ability of certain firms or persons from competing for contracts in more than one Division of Property Management and Construction classification or prequalification category.
Provides for annual adjustments in family temporary disability leave contribution rates and limits certain refunds of contributions.
Extends prevailing wage requirements to certain for-sale housing projects. *
Concerns apprenticeship programs and other standards for public works contractors.
Re-establishes State Board of Education as the rule-making authority under several school district accountability statutes and reinstates its role in considering appeals from any Commissioner of Education determination.
Provides certain exemptions from law prohibiting purchase of more than one handgun in a 30-day period.
In committee · 131
Revises certain procedures for municipal redevelopment programs; prohibits certain campaign contributions by redevelopers.
"Patricia's Law;" model Missing Persons Legislation.
The "Smart Container Act."
Requires mandatory sexual violence training for law enforcement, judicial and prosecutorial personnel.
Transfers all probation functions and employees to Bureau of Probation in State Parole Board.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Requires court to consider results of domestic violence assessment before dissolving certain domestic violence restraining orders.
Provides that DNA test results may be used in establishing parentage.
Provides in-network benefits to patient with disability for services provided by out-of-network provider under certain circumstances.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Makes unlawful possession of assault firearm a second degree crime.
Upgrades penalty for unlawfully transferring a firearm to an underage person.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates.
"Billy's Law"; establishes Council on Out-of-State Placement of Children and registry of qualified out-of-State residential schools and programs in DCF.
Concerns criminal background checks for certain school employees.
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Includes local emergency management volunteers in Emergency Services Volunteer Length of Service Award Program.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
Establishes the Higher Education Study Commission.
Allows a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases by full-time undergraduate students at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Requires State Board of Education to include two hours of instruction in suicide prevention as part of professional development for public school teaching staff members.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS for Office on Women's Health.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Imposes surcharge on certain tickets to finance public higher education facilities.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Extends property tax reimbursement benefits to certain low income veterans.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes school property tax freeze program for resident homeowners age 65 or older and disabled homeowners.
Increases maximum LOSAP contributions and prospectively changes certain vesting requirements.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act of 2006.
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Directs Attorney General to establish a criminal firearms recovery clearing house.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Sets confidentiality standards for public employee assistance program records; prohibits employer actions against program participants.
Provides for sales tax exemption for advanced technology partial zero emission vehicles, imposes surcharge on certain automobiles.
Makes certain repeat offenders ineligible for parole.
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.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Changes calculation of average weekly wage for TDI benefits.
Requires DMVA to send Servicemembers' Advisory Notice to members of National Guard called to active duty.
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Program in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Requires drug and alcohol testing of adult inmates within 72 hours prior to furlough, work release or similar programs under certain conditions.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Authorizes a motion to dismiss in a cause of action (a "SLAPP" suit) arising from a defendant's valid exercise of the constitutional rights of freedom of speech.
Removes appropriations for municipal library purposes from the four percent municipal property tax levy cap.
Establishes "The Prosecutorial Cost Relief Pilot Program Act of 2005."
Expands wrongful death act to allow recovery for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship.
Provides family leave insurance.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
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.
Requires Commissioner of Education to grant an equivalency or waiver under certain conditions.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for employer expenditures to provide certain physical fitness benefits to employees.
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.
Requires retail store operators to establish in-store recycling programs that provide opportunities for customers to return clean plastic carryout bags.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Deletes prior authorization requirements by certain insurers for accessing certain health care services.
Requires DHSS to review standard of care at health care facilities in which 40% or more of direct patient care nursing staff are temporary hires.
"Prescription Drug Right-to-Know Act"; establishes clinical trials registry in DHSS; requires pharmaceutical companies to publicly disclose clinical trial data.
"New Jersey Health Information Technology Act"; establishes New Jersey Health Information Technology Commission and Office for e-HIT, and provides for Statewide health information technology plan.
Amends "Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act" to address terrorist and criminal acts.
Requires retail food establishments to provide certain nutritional information for food or beverage items sold to its customers.
Requires Attorney General to prepare pamphlet for parents on keeping children safe from predators.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
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.
Restores point of sale sales tax exemption on purchases by businesses located in UEZ.
Enhances rights and remedies of employees who disclose or refuse to participate in fraudulent employer practices.
Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Requires DCA to adopt energy inspection code, and requires licensed home inspector to report energy analysis for each home inspected for buyer in contemplation of purchase.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Expands programs in BPU to include low-interest loans and grants to municipalities for energy efficient programs and innovative energy technologies.
Provides State in lieu aid to municipalities for certain tax-exempt group homes.
Makes changes in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program.
Establishes "Virtual Medical Monitoring Service Pilot Program" in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
Provides for receipt for voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election; provides State reimbursement.
Establishes the New Jersey Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Study Commission.
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable television customers.
Creates a directory of registered telemarketers.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
Prohibits sale of mercury batteries and consumer products that use mercury batteries; prohibits disposal of used mercury batteries as solid waste.
"Judy and Nikki's Law"; provides for life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder of a child 16 years of age or younger.
Requires the State to reimburse counties for costs incurred in connection with the operation of county prosecutors' offices.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Establishes "Naturally Occurring Retirement Community" pilot program; appropriates $250,000.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Prohibits sale of food and beverage packaging and containers made with bisphenol A.
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Excludes from PAAD income eligibility withdrawals from an IRA.
Prohibits cemetery company from charging additional fee for rendering certain services on Sunday.
Requires hearing loss sensitivity training for public school pupils and teaching staff members.
Allows military personnel extended period to qualify for exclusion of capital gain from income of the sale or exchange of a principal residence.
Establishes special environmental prosecutor.
Requires handgun ammunition to be encoded with serial number.
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for alternative fueled vehicles.
Requires nursing homes and ambulatory surgical facilities to implement infection prevention programs.
Requires public institutions of higher education to prorate salary for part-time faculty appointments based on salary for comparable full-time positions.
Expands the means to obtain a protective order for a minor.
Incorporates federal standards governing sale and transfer of firearms to aliens and non-residents.
Revises law concerning meetings of public bodies.
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
Requires all assisted living facilities set aside at least 10% of beds for Medicaid-eligible persons and accept at least 5% Medicaid direct admission.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Prohibits hospital from charging patient or third party payer for costs associated with certain hospital-acquired conditions.
Concerns pay equity in the workplace.
Increases penalties for violations of special learner's permits, examination permits, and probationary driver's licenses; changes "provisional" license to "probationary" license.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Requires Secretary of State to provide voter registration forms to newly naturalized citizens.
Requires installation of low-flow toilets and low-flow showerheads in multiple dwellings having 3 or more units.
Requires Council on Affordable Housing to adjust municipal fair share to reflect job loss in a municipality.
Limits use of inherently beneficial use doctrine when municipality making variance determination has received substantive certification from the Council on Affordable Housing; provides repose from litigation.