Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Erik Peterson
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes any municipality outside Highlands Region to establish receiving zones for Highlands transfer of development rights program.
In committee28
Requires builders of new homes to provide owners with building plans.
Clarifies DCA's authority to ensure planned real estate development builders comply with disclosure requirements.
Requires developer under "The Planned Real Estate Full Disclosure Act" to post bond with DCA and provides for more accountability to owners in common interest community.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Clarifies current law regarding noisy motor vehicle muffler; establishes penalty for commercial motor vehicle operators.
Clarifies and strengthens disclosure requirements for certain complimentary tickets received by candidates, officeholders, political party officials, political committees and continuing political committees.
Authorizes the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services to accept proper and sufficient service of process on behalf of the State Legislature when either or both Houses are named defendants in any legal proceeding.
Eliminates awards of punitive damages against public entities, and against public officers, employees and servants acting within the scope or under color of their office, employment or agency.
Changes date for election of fire district commissioners from third Saturday in February to day of general election.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Provides for the election of school board members at November general election.
Moves school, fire district and certain municipal elections to date of nonpartisan municipal elections.
Increases statutory mandatory retirement age for justices, judges, administrative law judges, county prosecutors, and workers' compensation judges from 70 to 75.
Directs State public issuer of obligations to use competitive bidding process when investing proceeds from such obligations.
Prohibits contributions by administrator of Type II school district to candidates for member of district's school board; restricts employment by Type II school district of contributors to election campaign of member of district's school board.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Concerns debarment of contractors for conviction of certain computer-related crimes.
Requires foreign corporations providing electronic communication services or remote computing services to comply with New Jersey subpoenas, court orders and search warrants.
Revises child pornography law.
Excuses students with conflicts of conscience from certain class requirements of public institutions of higher education.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Requires certain conditions affecting application for development or zoning variance to be recorded with municipality and county.
Requires savings from recent changes in PERS and TPAF to ease unfunded liability of those systems.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Tri-County Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Gives Director subpoena powers in administration of Division of Pensions and Benefits.
Establishes NJ Water Supply and Pharmaceutical Product Study Commission.
Revise the date for submission of school district applications for designation as a choice district.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Upgrades offenses of engaging in unauthorized practice of law; creates civil action; provides that persons convicted of the offenses are barred from appointment as a notary public. *
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2014 for lands in Highlands Region.
Establishes "Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week."
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Establishes State Mental Health Facilities Evaluation Task Force.
Revises provisions of "Franchise Practices Act" relating to motor vehicle franchises.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Passed the General Assembly · 1
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Out of committee · 18
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Establishes NJ Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission.
Grants EDA broader discretion to approve applications for corporation business tax certificate transfer program and business employment incentive program.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Appropriates $17.45 million in 1992 and 2003 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects and $1.371 million in 1992 bond act monies to fund State dam restoration projects. *
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.*
Exempts solar panels from impervious surface or impervious cover designation.
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
Reduces number of printed copies of each State report or publication required to be filed with State Library; provides for State Library liaison at each State office.
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
Appropriates $1,279,941 from various historic preservation funds to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Creates crime of threatening the life of certain animals.
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 $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $10,250,780 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and 2007 Historic Preservation Fund to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $600,000 from "2009 Historic Preservation Fund" for associated administrative
Appropriates $39 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $23 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee · 24
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Authorizes the conferral of certain academic degrees by religious corporations.
Establishes motor vehicle registration for street rods and custom motor vehicles.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Allows New Jersey S corporations to elect to transfer corporation business tax credits to shareholders to apply against the shareholders' gross income tax liability.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
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 municipal governing bodies and boards of education to provide sufficient time for all requested public comment at open public meetings.
Requires local unit to make adopted budget available for inspection by public in office, without written request, and to make copies available at reasonable fee.
Revises law concerning meetings of public bodies to provide greater public access to meetings and to information about meetings.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Allows victims and relatives to witness parole hearings.
Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Eliminates minimum corporation business tax on New Jersey S corporations.
Establishes net operating loss carryback deduction under corporation business tax.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Repeals all prevailing wage laws.
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Permits school districts to withdraw from civil service system by referendum or adoption of board of education resolution.
Prohibits certain drunk driver claims against licensed alcoholic beverage servers.