Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Anthony M. Bucco
Sponsored
Out of committee3
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. *
Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
Directs transfer of up to $22 million to support Main Street Business Assistance Program and provides for program's continuation; confers general power on EDA to collect certain fees.
In committee28
Requires HIV testing for pregnant women and marriage license applicants.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Prohibits public and independent institutions of higher education from admitting any student who is not a United States citizen or who does not hold lawful immigration status.
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.
Allows for certain variances, exemptions, and waivers under "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Restores the death penalty for persons who commit certain murders.
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations.
Reduces age for membership in New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Revises certain exemptions to "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Provides sales and use tax exemption for certain packaging equipment.
Clarifies insurance coverage for certain home and health care agency employees under their own private passenger automobile insurance.
Repeals the New Jersey estate tax.
Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.
Clarifies fee schedule for duplication of government records.
Makes various changes to civil service law concerning seasonal appointments, temporary layoffs, and rescinding adoption of civil service.
Limits right of appeal of disciplinary action taken by employer against certain public employees.
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against a taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes.
Exempts contracting units who use cooperative purchasing agreements or cooperative pricing systems from price adjustments in local public contracts for asphalt cement and fuel.
Individual's status as minor may not disqualify him from bone marrow donation if medical criteria and informed consent requirements are met.
Eliminates one year residency requirement for certain civil action filings.
Requires medical oxygen providers to notify fire department whenever they stop delivering oxygen to a local residence.
Permits municipalities to provide information on property tax bills concerning amount of local tax dollars saved through shared services.
Requires State agencies, when developing and proposing rules, to utilize approaches that will accomplish objectives of statutory law while minimizing adverse economic impact on municipalities.
Establishes public-private alternative fueling station pilot program.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Exempts electric vehicle charging systems from real property taxation.
The "New Jersey Parental Rights Program Act."
Provides tax credits to companies contributing to loan and loan redemption program for residents who attend institutions of higher education in the State and work at such a company upon graduation.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Directs transfer of up to $22 million to support Main Street Business Assistance Program and provides for program's continuation; confers general power on EDA to collect certain fees.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to the "American Red Cross-NJ Fund".
Directs the Department of Education to develop a school district dating violence policy and requires school districts to provide dating violence education in the health curriculum.
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
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.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for purchase of flood-prone properties.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Vetoed · 3
Requires designated fire command structure in municipal emergency operations plans involving mutual aid responses to fires.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Passed the General Assembly · 1
Establishes new crimes concerning service dogs and upgrades crimes against certain other animals.
Out of committee · 15
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.*
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
"Emma's Law"; provides for screening newborn infants for lysosomal storage disorders.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to entities contributing to scholarships for low-income children. *
"Kulesh and Kubert's Law;" establishes violation of hands-free cell phone law as reckless under vehicular homicide and assault by auto statutes.
Appropriates $1,279,941 from various historic preservation funds to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Makes certain requirements concerning downhill skiing.
Revises financial assistance under Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program; repeals requirement to study implementation.
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.
Extends moratorium on the imposition of Statewide non-residential development fees; requires return of fees paid subsequent to June 30, 2010.
Establishes Grow New Jersey Assistance Program to provide tax credits to certain businesses; changes eligibility and certain other requirements for other business assistance programs; authorizes transfer of certain real property.*
In committee · 38
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
Eliminates $500 minimum tax on New Jersey S corporations with New Jersey gross receipts less than $100,000 under Corporation Business Tax.
Abolishes Department of the Public Advocate.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
The "New Jersey Self-Defense Law."
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Makes certain requirements concerning downhill skiing.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Dedesignates portions of Route 24.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Authorizes certain law enforcement officers and corrections officers to possess and use stun guns while on duty.
Establishes Lake Hopatcong Fund, dedicates $700,000 annually from pleasure boat registration fees to that fund, and appropriates $700,000 for FY2009.
Abolishes offices of superintendent of elections and deputy superintendent; transfers powers and duties thereof to county commissioner of registration or county board of elections.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Establishes process by which a fiduciary is discharged.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Eliminates prohibition against purchasing more than one handgun in calendar month.
Directs transfer of up to $22 million to support Main Street Business Assistance Program and provides for program's continuation; confers general power on EDA to collect certain fees.
Makes certain requirements concerning downhill skiing.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
"Property Tax Reduction Work Act"; permits local units to recruit residents to perform services in return for property tax vouchers.
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."
Revises financial assistance under Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program; repeals requirement to study implementation.
Requires fire districts, school districts, and county governments to share in burden of property assessment appeal refunds.
Repeals all prevailing wage laws.
Provides for access to adoptee's original birth certificate under certain circumstances.
Creates New Jersey Business Action Center.
Increases production limitations and revises privileges of limited and restricted breweries.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment insurance for certain seasonal workers.
Authorizes public access to government records through government website.
Replaces TPAF, PERS, PFRS and SPRS accidental disability benefits with reduced work-related disability benefit; modifies JRS disability benefit.