Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Jon M. Bramnick
Sponsored
Became law1
"Janet's Law"; requires public and nonpublic schools to have automated external defibrillators and to establish emergency action plans for responding to sudden cardiac events.*
Passed the General Assembly1
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Out of committee1
Requires notice prior to lapse of life insurance policy due to nonpayment of premium.
In committee45
Requires health insurers to cover treatment ordered by health care provider for covered person based on generally accepted standards of health care practice, subject to appeal; creates Carrier Appeals Program.
Permits board of education to accept donations for purpose of providing property tax relief.
Requires public schools to weight courses in visual and performing arts equally with other courses worth same number of credits in calculating grade point average.
Provides that limitation on lawsuit option does not apply in accident caused by drunk driver.
Permits municipal police officers to make arrests for any disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense outside the territorial limits of their municipality.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Expands duties of State Auditor to include performance audits at request of legislator; establishes Performance Audit Committee, consisting of eight public members, to help conduct performance audits.
Allows person calling certain State or local government entities to have option of speaking or leaving a recorded message with a human telephone operator during normal business hours.
Requires employers to provide time off from work for members of certain volunteer organizations to respond to fires under certain conditions.
Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism.
Requires ballot question on approval of State bond issue to disclose total amount of debt of State or other entity, debt service on which is funded through annual State appropriation.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Creates the "Local Unit Audit Teams" program in the Department of the Treasury.
Establishes Educational Security Task Force.
Authorizes members of the New Jersey State Legislature to solemnize marriages and civil unions.
Requires graduated driver licensees who plead guilty to non-point violations to complete driver safety course.
Provides for public comment period at certain sessions of each house of the Legislature.
Establishes conditional intervention program in municipal court for certain first-time offenders.
Permits publication of legal notices by governments and individuals on official government website instead of newspaper.
Increases penalty for commercial drivers who use a hand-held telephone or electronic communication device while driving.
Designated "New Jersey Economic Development Promotion Act"; streamlines and reorganizes State economic development statutes in order to promote administrative efficiency.
Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with carriers over contractual terms and conditions.
Eliminates minimum corporation business tax on New Jersey S corporations.
Allows jurors to designate donation of their jury duty fees to various charitable funds.
Permits certain holders of permits to carry a handgun to carry another licensee's handgun.
Extends alternate route police training certification from three to five years.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Establishes a municipal court conditional dismissal program for certain first-time offenders.
Upgrades penalties for illegal use of a hand-held cell phone while driving.
Prohibits opening a motor vehicle door into oncoming traffic.
Permits boards of education to convey certain school property to nonprofit senior citizen organizations for nominal consideration.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain donated vehicles.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Makes all persons convicted of sexual assault subject to the No Early Release Act; specifies that any use of force elevates sexual assault to aggravated sexual assault.
Increases maximum penalty for attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder in certain cases.
Prohibits information from certain medical malpractice claims from being used by employers or medical malpractice insurers.
Reduces gross income tax rates by 10 percent over three years.
"Vader's Law"; revises law to enhance penalty for injuring or harming certain dogs.
Establishes threats of violence against prosecutors, law enforcement officers and their family members as a second degree crime, subject to the No Early Release Act sentencing.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
Revises various provisions of Megan's Law and enhances penalties for certain violations.
Clarifies procedure for municipalities sharing police patrol responsibilities.
Prohibits soliciting or phishing for personal identifying information.
Upgrades theft of a firearm to a crime of the second degree.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Revises privileges of limited and restricted breweries.*
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Clarifies that criminal impersonation committed by any means, including electronic communications or Internet website, shall be subject to criminal penalties. **
Provides that subcontractors who furnish non-specialty trade work shall not be named in local public bid documents.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Establishes School Security Task Force.*
Appropriates $38.5 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court.
"The New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013."**
Appropriates $1,393,084 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special permit for horse racing on beach; allows wagering on such races.**
Provides extended validity to wastewater service area designations and sewer service area designations, and revises certain aspects of wastewater management planning process.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court; alters eligibility requirements and increases fees for existing conditional discharge and supervisory treatment programs.
Passed the General Assembly · 8
Authorizes institutions of higher education to grant college credit to high school students who complete the Jersey Boys State or Jersey Girls State program.
Upgrades burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree; upgrades it to a crime of the first degree if committed while armed.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages.
Dedesignates portions of Route 24.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act": imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.**
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to publish list of certain tamper-resistant opioid drugs; establishes that certain conditions be met for pharmacist to substitute for tamper-resistant opioid drug.*
Establishes compensation limits for licensed public adjusters during certain emergencies.
Reinstates moratorium on imposition of Statewide non-residential development fees until January 2015.
Out of committee · 18
Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of services performed to certain prewritten computer software delivered electronically.*
Pertains to certain review and approval responsibilities of land surveyors. *
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Prohibits State and local public contracts with persons or entities engaging in certain investment activities in energy or finance sectors of Iran.*
Allows distributor, refiner, wholesaler, or supplier to discriminate in tank wagon price of branded motor fuel in certain circumstances.**
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
"Building Our Future Bond Act"; authorizes the issuance of $750,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance higher educational capital projects for increasing of academic capacity; appropriates $5,000.
Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Appropriates $55 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and approves $2,400,800 from 1995 bond act for coastal blue acres projects.
Appropriates $8,930,975 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Revises statutes and enhances penalties for offenses involving child pornography; makes crime of causing a child to engage in a prohibited sexual act subject to "No Early Release Act." *
Designates State Highway Route 53 as "Alex DeCroce Memorial Highway."
Revises certain provisions of Megan's Law and imposes monthly penalty on sex offenders to fund their monitoring and supervision by the parole board.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a service animal or guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law." *
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2014.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2014.
Revises law concerning the rights and responsibilities of motor vehicle franchisees and franchisors.
In committee · 54
Amends Kyleigh's Law to remove requirement that holder of a special learner's permit, examination permit, and probationary driver's license display decal.
Establishes $100 to $500 fine for owner of animal which attacks, injures, or otherwise interferes with law enforcement animals, search and rescue dogs, or service dogs; designated as "Dusty's Law."
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Provides temporary reduction of annual cap on corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program for certain technology and biotechnology companies and temporarily suspends certain tax credits for certain film and digital media content product
Increases penalties for committing serious offenses while released on bail.
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Upgrades the disorderly persons offense of desecration of a venerated object to a crime of the third degree if the object desecrated is a military monument.
Directs Attorney General to publicize information about human trafficking hotlines; mandates law enforcement training on responding to the needs of victims of the crime of human trafficking.
Bars direct solicitation letters from attorneys to accident victims and other persons.
Appropriates $5 million to Cranford Township for flood control projects.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
Clarifies enforcement responsibility of State Housing Code concerning multiple dwellings from municipalities to the State under the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Provides credit against ambulatory care facility assessment liability for value of unreimbursed care provided to hospital charity care patients.
Exempts military personnel receiving combat zone pay from the gross income tax.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Establishes penalties for manufacture, purchase or possession of certain keys.
Upgrades lewdness to fourth degree crime if committed in public rest room.
Establishes training wage.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Provides for mandatory imprisonment and forfeiture of retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Requires State Treasurer to follow usual procurement process prior to entering into cooperative purchasing agreements.
Permits water supply service and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation.
Imposes surcharge on motor vehicle offenses to fund upgraded electronic systems for police vehicles.
Changes restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.
Establishes DOT roadside memorial program for fallen police officers, EMS workers, and firefighters.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law."
Establishes "Blue Ribbon Panel to Review New Jersey's Driver License Suspension Laws."
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities and counties to implement municipal consolidation, the sharing of services, and the creation of a joint meeting under certain circumstances.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to entities contributing to scholarships for low-income children; appropriates $1,500,000 to Treasury.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Requires managed care plans to disclose allowed amounts for out-of-network health care services under certain circumstances.
Revises statutes and enhances penalties for offenses involving child pornography; makes crime of causing a child to engage in a prohibited sexual act subject to "No Early Release Act."
Provides that crime victims do not have to pay fees to obtain government records and that requests for records are not public information.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Enacts the "NJ Family First Employer Act"; establishes award for certain employers.
Establishes special license plates supporting American Red Cross.
Establishes "New Jersey Higher Education Funding Formula Commission."
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Increases statute of limitations for prosecution of theft of firearm.
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.
Makes it unlawful for a private citizen to record a communication unless all parties to the communication have previously consented.
Provides for disclosure of person's medical records related to AIDS or HIV infection for investigations or prosecutions of crime of diseased person committing act of sexual penetration; makes crime ineligible for expungment.
Clarifies "knockout game" assault as third-degree aggravated assault; provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for such assault.
Filed · 1
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.