Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Jay Webber
Sponsored
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Requires interpretive statements of State general obligation bond act public questions to include certain fiscal information.
Immunizes employers from civil liability for certain disclosures regarding employees and former employees.
Eliminates public school district budget reduction appeals to Commissioner of Education.
Prohibits legislative aide who works, or worked, directly for legislator in district office from making political contribution greater than $30 per election to that legislator; prohibits receipt of such contribution.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Allows residents of certain Highlands municipalities to designate on gross income tax returns that a portion of gross income tax paid be returned to municipality of residence.
Clarifies right of employers to require employees to speak English while engaged in work.
Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions at $250,000.
Excludes overtime pay of certain employees from gross income tax.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Prohibits wrongful life/birth suits.
"Family Home Occupation Act;" classifies certain home-occupations as accessory uses needing no use variances in residential zone; authorizes municipalities to limit or exclude certain warehousing, manufacturing or retailing activities.
Repeals law allowing PFRS member to retire with PFRS pension and continue to receive salary for current PFRS-covered elective office.
Allows taxpayers to carryforward and deduct certain losses from net business profits, net gains or income from disposition of property, and distributive share of partnership income under New Jersey gross income tax.
Changes home elevation permit height requirement in flood prone areas.
Establishes procedure for notification to, and review by, municipalities of certain grant and loan applications for acquisition or development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Re-establishes 6.37 percent as top marginal gross income tax rate.
Places restrictions on unsolicited school budget communications sent by a board of education to school district residents 90 days prior to annual school election.
Amends State college law to remove certain employees from civil service system and allow boards of trustees to conduct collective bargaining.
Authorizes the establishment of probationary periods for nontenured faculty members at State colleges.
"Medical Philanthropy Act"; provides physicians who provide uncompensated care with $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in actions alleging medical malpractice.
"Education Investment Act"; establishes an equity financing for education program at certain public institutions of higher education.
Amends State college law to allow boards of trustees to conduct collective bargaining.
Amends State college law to remove certain employees from civil service system.
Allows Governor to remove an executive county superintendent of schools at will.
Provides civil immunity to licensed health care professionals who provide care at health care facilities for no compensation.
Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers and additional modifications of the charter school program.
"School Children First Act"; modifies evaluation of teachers and principals; revises tenure acquisition process and certain tenure charge procedures; establishes factors for determining compensation; requires mutual consent for teacher placement; and eli
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Establishes the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact."
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for purchase of flood-prone properties.
Vetoed · 1
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
Passed the General Assembly · 1
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.
Out of committee · 8
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Requires certain conditions be met in order for school districts to provide their employees with tuition assistance for coursework or additional compensation upon acquisition of academic credits or completion of a degree program.
Concerns liability, standards of care, and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to entities contributing to scholarships for low-income children. *
Appropriates $28,364,422,000 in State funds and $13,204,231,842 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2010-2011.
Allows certain organizations to file complaints with Council on Local Mandates in certain circumstances.
Consolidates certain business-related categories of gross income and provides 20 year carryforward of certain net losses under gross income tax.
In committee · 37
Provides for priority consideration, by State, of permit applications by counties and municipalities with 10 or more shared services.
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Prohibits use of public funds for embryonic stem cell research.
Provides that no more than four of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of the same political party.
Allows for exclusion of certain properties from Highlands preservation area.
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Provides sales tax exemption for sales of prepared foods.
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Excuses students with conflicts of conscience from certain class requirements of public institutions of higher education.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Eliminates provision that permits current members of Legislature who hold more than one elective public office on February 1, 2008 to continue to do so if service is continuous.
Requires in-network hospitals to notify patients of out-of-network health care professionals who provide services in hospital.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Exempts military personnel receiving combat zone pay from the gross income tax.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Repeals law providing benefits for family temporary disability leave.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Decreases BPU membership from five to three members.
Designates New Jersey Route No. 15 as "Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway."
Abolishes offices of superintendent of elections and deputy superintendent; transfers powers and duties thereof to county commissioner of registration or county board of elections.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits of elected official convicted of crime involving office held.
Increases income eligibility limit for reduction or abatement of municipal or county utility authority fees.
Concerns dissolution of free public libraries.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity.
Prohibits dual elective office holding and holding of elective office and public office or position.
Amends Kyleigh's Law to remove requirement that holder of a special learner's permit, examination permit, and probationary driver's license display decal.
Allows Council on Local Mandates to authorize certain organizations to file complaints.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Authorizes transfer of State's public broadcasting system to a nonprofit corporation or other entity eligible to operate a public broadcasting system; abolishes NJ Public Broadcasting Authority and Foundation for NJ Public Broadcasting.
Establishes pilot program to utilize value-based benefit design in SHBP to increase health benefits coverage for certain employees concerning chronic health conditions.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment insurance for certain seasonal workers.
Concerns repayment of unemployment insurance benefits obtained fraudulently.
Permits school districts to withdraw from civil service system by referendum or adoption of board of education resolution.