Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
John F. McKeon
Sponsored
Became law22
Revises certain statutes concerning sale of tax and other municipal liens.
Redefines role and qualifications of purchasing agent in "Local Public Contracts Law."
Delays effective date of recycling tax and adjusts allocation of moneys in the State Recycling Fund. *
Imposes moratorium on harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs.
Increases cap for underground storage tank remediation grants to independent colleges.
Authorizes EDA to develop and finance parking structures in certain urban and suburban areas. *
Extends program eligibility to areas located in municipalities contiguous to those currently qualified to participate in the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program.
Exempts Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans' Memorial Cemetery from law requiring reforestation plans.
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Permits municipalities to set strict absentee policies for service on authorities, boards, and commissions.
Establishes licensing program for site remediation professionals; changes laws concerning site remediation. *
Creates Solar and Wind Energy Commission.
Increases penalties for the crime of jury tampering.
Makes several changes to the Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program.
The "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," authorizes bonds for $400 million; appropriates $5,000. **
Appropriates funds to DEP for clean water environmental infrastructure projects.
Concerns governmental unit public funds deposited in public depositories. *
Provides for covenant not to sue by operation of law upon issuance of no further action letter in certain circumstances relating to site remediations.
Imposes additional penalties for loaning motor vehicle to person with suspended driver's license under certain circumstances. *
Provides that certain drunk driving offenders who drive with a suspended driver's license are guilty of a fourth degree crime.
Authorizes increased grant funding to local governments for site remediation for redevelopment of contaminated property for renewable energy projects.
Requires eligible applicants for innocent party grants from "Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund" to own subject property through application process.
Passed the General Assembly3
Requires installation of operational automatic rain sensor on lawn sprinklers as condition of sale and on lawn sprinklers on commercial, retail or industrial property and in common interest communities within specified timeframes.
Requires BPU financial incentives for photovoltaic equipment for residences that are Energy Star compliant receive preferred treatment.
Dedicates up to $150,000 annually of fees collected at Island Beach State Park to special fund to be used to support certain park programs, and makes an appropriation from the fund.
Out of committee22
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. *
Prohibits sale of certain flavored cigarettes.
Establishes involuntary commitment to outpatient treatment for person in need of involuntary commitment to treatment. *
Permits water supply service and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation. *
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.
Changes riparian land grant and lease process and amends various parts of statutory law.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
"New Jersey Hero Act"; concerns organ and tissue donation. *
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
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.
Authorizes Greenwood Lake Commission to charge fees. *
Permits board of trustees of school district pension fund in counties of the first class to invest 10% of funds in capital stocks or other securities issued by companies of foreign countries.
Concerns DEP government records requests.
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. *
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2014.
Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities. *
Establishes forest stewardship and forest certification programs in DEP; establishes Forest Stewardship Incentive Fund. *
Establishes "New Jersey Lung Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns.
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.
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Provides for the allocation of the State's annual bond volume limits on certain bonds in accordance with the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
In committee78
Establishes $2 surcharge upon building permits for payments to Community Health Law Project.
Revises the definition of Abbott district to include certain county vocational school districts.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Revises "New Jersey Money Transmitters Act"; provides consumer protections; increases reporting and record keeping requirements.
"Recycling Enhancement Act"
Provides for voluntary contributions to the "Homelessness Prevention Program" through real estate sales.
Requires DCA to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning upholstered furniture and furnishings purchased for use in residential premises and public buildings.
Supplemental appropriation of $700,000 from General Fund to Department of Labor and Workforce Development for First Occupational Center of New Jersey, Orange.
"Electronic Waste Management Act."
"State Green Acres Park Development Bond Act"; authorizes bonds for $75 million and appropriates $5,000.
"Plastic Container Recycling Enhancement Act."
Establishes the Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Advanced Technology Vehicle Task Force.
"New Jersey Uniform Athlete Agents Act."
Requires affordable housing be built to green building standards; requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to issue standards.
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.
Reestablishes and revises public contract set-aside program.
Revises Newborn Screening program in DHSS.
"New Jersey Transit Villages Act."
Excludes membership fees, initiation fees, and dues of certain nonprofit health and fitness clubs and organizations from sales and use tax.
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 matching grant program for local governments to facilitate energy efficiency and conservation of resources in public buildings; appropriates $50 million.
Establishes NJ Coastal and Ocean Protection Council; appropriates $75,000.
The "New Jersey Homeowners' Equity Protection Act."
Provides for decrease and eventual ban on use of non-compostable plastic grocery bags.
Revises law concerning certain electric power net metering and interconnection standards.
Appropriates $250,000 to Department of Community Affairs for grants to rape care crisis centers.
Clarifies functions of land surveyor as distinguished from functions of licensed professional engineer.
Requires small school districts to share superintendents and school business administrators under certain circumstances.
Provides for State assumption of the costs of the county prosecutors' offices.
Creates Highlands Conservation Trust to preserve land in Highlands Region, and authorizes Highlands conservation license plate to raise revenue therefor.
Creates Witnesses of Crime Protection Program Fund and assess $25 penalty on persons convicted of crimes.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Authorizes local option tax on seller of billboard advertising space.
Clarifies commencement of taxability of portions of certain tax exempt buildings; continues tax exemption for portions of tax exempt buildings used for State mandated preschool and kindergarten purposes.
Increases total marriage license and civilian license fees from $28 to $50; allocates $25 to municipality.
Makes various revisions to operations of local tax collector's and assessor's offices.
Establishes registry of stroke cases in State.
Requires health insurers and State Health Benefits Commission to provide coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder under same conditions as other sickness.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to, or purchases of credits from, federally qualified tuition program.
Requires mandatory incarceration for motor vehicle theft offenses.
Expands scope of claims subject to "Health Claims Authorization, Processing and Payment Act," and modifies certain claims procedures.
"New Jersey Clean Water, Drought Mitigation and Water Resource Trust Fund Act."
Permits municipalities to set strict absentee policies for service on authorities, boards and commissions and requires certain appointees to receive ethics training.
Establishes special environmental prosecutor.
Requires financial institution to notify account holder when information relative to an electronic fund transfer is shared with third party.
Increases campus security by allowing institutions of higher education to offer partial tuition credit to police officers enrolled at the institution who agree to be on duty while attending classes.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $30,000,000 to UMDNJ for expansion and renovation of clinical facilities at New Jersey Dental School.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2014 for lands in Highlands Region.
"Water Resource Lands Protection Act."
Requires dentist to notify patient before providing dental prosthesis manufactured outside the United States.
Raises allowable speed for low-speed vehicles to 35 miles per hour.
Exempts carsharing rentals from State imposed $5 per day motor vehicle rental fee.
Permits municipalities to purchase and issue certain surplus retail alcoholic beverage licenses.
Requires certain employers to plan and implement traffic reduction programs for employees.
Upgrades penalties for eluding police officer if stolen vehicle involved.
Establishes 14-day grace period for consumer to cancel contract for cellular telephone service.
Requires court appearance for certain motor vehicle offenses that occur in school zone.
Prohibits smoking in licensed resource family homes when foster children are present.
Requires criminal history background check for owners and employees of home service enterprises.
Provides $3,000 income tax deduction for certain families providing home care for an elderly relative.
Requires State to pay expenses associated with nonpartisan municipal elections.
Authorizes the State, with prior approval by the State House Commission, to use eminent domain power to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes provided lands are protective of drinking water sources.
Establishes financial incentives for certain energy providers to conduct energy audits.
Allows school boards to offer incentive to waive SHBP coverage to employees eligible for spouse's health care coverage.
"Stormwater Management and Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement Bond Act of 2008," authorizes bonds for $50,000,000 and appropriates $5,000.
Requires water purveyors to develop and implement a drought interconnection system.
Permits electric public utilities, electric power suppliers and basic generation service providers to enter into certain agreements with building owners for use of solar energy systems for such buildings.
Allows for 75% of costs of energy audits undertaken for commercial buildings be paid for by societal benefits charge.
Requires Site Improvement Advisory Board to offer recommendations to encourage sustainable development.
Establishes calls to psychiatric emergency service centers for purposes other than emergency mental health concerns as petty disorderly persons offense.
"Water Supply Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund Act."
Permits surety companies to issue blanket bonds for municipal treasurers and tax collectors, and municipal court judges and administrators.
Allows New Jersey gross income taxpayers to elect to deduct certain losses from certain investment arrangements discovered to be criminally fraudulent.
Regulates sale of olive oil.
Requires Governor to make temporary appointment when vacancy occurs in U.S. Senate; requires appointee be member of same political party as person vacating office since beginning of that term; eliminates special election option.
Requires mandatory jail time for certain driving while intoxicated convictions with high blood alcohol concentration.
Facilitates the cooperation between certain major sports and entertainment venues.
Carried from the Senate
Became law15
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. **
Prohibits sale of certain flavored cigarettes.
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.
Establishes forest stewardship and forest certification programs in DEP; establishes Forest Stewardship Incentive Fund. *
Establishes involuntary commitment to outpatient treatment for person in need of involuntary commitment to treatment. *
"New Jersey Hero Act"; concerns organ and tissue donation.**
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.
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. *
Permits board of trustees of school district pension fund in counties of the first class to invest 10% of funds in capital stocks or other securities issued by companies of foreign countries.
Authorizes Greenwood Lake Commission to charge fees. *
Provides for the allocation of the State's annual bond volume limits on certain bonds in accordance with the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Changes riparian land grant and lease process and amends various parts of statutory law.
Establishes "New Jersey Lung Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns.
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.
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
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. *
Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
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. **
Authorizes public entities to implement energy savings improvement programs. *
Requires developers to offer solar energy systems in certain new home construction. *
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
"Self-Directed Support Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Rights Act."
Authorizes establishment of Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission. *
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution. *
Revises "Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Extends deadline for municipal certified recycling coordinator requirements.
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.
The "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act"; concerns certain licensed mortgage and consumer lending practices, supervision and enforcement.
Passed the General Assembly · 5
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Prohibits manufacture or sale of reflective glass beads with high arsenic content; prohibits DOT and two State toll road authorities from using paint mixed with reflective glass beads for roadway markings.
Requires DHSS to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to create identification card for use by persons with autism.
Out of committee · 21
Allows certain undocumented aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old. *
Requires lighting and security cameras at sexually oriented businesses; imposes civil penalty for permitting access to minors; permits negative secondary effects study; permits tax on sexually oriented business. *
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list. *
Renames the Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program and makes various other changes to the program.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Requires DEP to develop and maintain an integrated computer system.
"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.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Regulates certain credentialing and trade practices of insurance producers, and provides private cause of action for insurance producer violations.
The "New Jersey Homeownership Preservation Act."
Concerns biomass, solar, and wind energy generation on farms. *
"Kyleigh's law;" requires holders of special learner's permits, examination permits, and provisional driver's licenses to display certain decals. *
Increases carryover period of net operating loss deduction under corporation business tax. *
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Establishes Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. *
Creates bistate commission to coordinate management and flood prevention of waterways flowing between Bergen County, NJ and Rockland County, NY.
The "Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act."
In committee · 81
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain a warning about volume and hearing loss.
Revises laws concerning hate crimes and bullying; establishes Commission on Bullying in Schools.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Requires insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer.
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.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
Requires engineering firm conducting remediation project using moneys from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund to be properly qualified by training and experience.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of nonprofit community agencies from using title of psychologist.
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.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Increases fees charged for marriage licenses and dedicates monies to Displaced Homemakers Trust Fund.
Requires sexually oriented businesses to notify property owners within 3,000 feet and obtain variance prior to operation.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Provides that the school district of residence for a child in a foster home shall be the present district of residence of the parent or guardian.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Enacts the "Civil Marriage and Religious Protection Act."
Requires property owners with drinking water wells located within one mile of underground storage tanks or dry cleaning establishments to test for contaminants at least once every three years.
Requires DEP to conduct public hearing and provide opportunity for public comment at conclusion of feasibility study for shore protection projects.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Requires emergency first aid and first responder retraining for local law enforcement officers; establishes a "duty to act" in emergency situations for on-duty local law enforcement officers.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Program in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Establishes the offense of incest.
Increases maximum municipal contribution to fire districts and volunteer fire companies; indexes amount biennially for inflation.
Requires State budget to include funds for annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain contracted providers of services.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Provides for State assumption of the costs of the county prosecutors' offices.
Establishes "The Prosecutorial Cost Relief Pilot Program Act of 2005."
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
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.
Establishes pilot program in DEP for chemical cleanouts in schools.
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 NJ Transit to do study of platform safety issues at rail stations.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
Requires retail food establishments to provide certain nutritional information for food or beverage items sold to its customers.
Requires public schools to include instruction on humane treatment of animals as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Authorizes civil action for certain economic damages against owner or keeper of pet animal that injures or kills another person's pet animal.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Provides for civil and criminal penalties for giving false information pertaining to violations of environmental laws.
Sets standards regarding New Jersey Transit Corporation contracts privatizing public transit services.
Regulates certain service contracts to perform maintenance, repair, replacement, or service of property used for personal, family, or household purposes.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Requires assisted living residences to have standby emergency power generators.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Authorizes creation and operation of stormwater utility systems.
Establishes NJ Water Supply and Pharmaceutical Product Study Commission.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Requires nursing homes and ambulatory surgical facilities to implement infection prevention programs.
The "Retrofitted Green Building Tax Credit Act."
"Urban Enterprise Zone Jobs Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of the Treasury to provide tax credits for contributions to entities which provide tuition scholarships to children in certain urban enterprise zone municipalities.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Requires health insurers that cover speech therapy and SHBP to provide coverage for certain services.
Requires insurers to cover treatment for sickle cell anemia; requires DHSS to prepare and distribute informational booklet about sickle cell anemia; appropriates $95,000.
Requires insurers to provide coverage for medications and dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes "Smart Housing Incentives Act."
Revises standards used by charitable organizations in determining permissible expenditures of endowment funds.
Establishes "Solar Equipment Purchase and Installation Assistance Program" in NJ EDA.
Requires BPU to offer similar incentives to residents purchasing certain oil heating equipment as are offered to residents purchasing certain natural gas heating equipment.
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates to owners using solar equipment manufactured in NJ.
Authorizes legal permanent resident aliens to sit for examination for certification as municipal clerk, chief financial officer, tax collector, or public works manager.
Dedicates up to $400,000 annually of fees collected at Island Beach and Liberty State Parks to special funds to be used to support certain park programs, and makes appropriations from the funds.
Imposes certain conditions on NJPDES permit for energy generation facilities that withdraw water from, or discharge water to, a shallow lagoonal estuary.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Requires specific reduction of sulfur content in heating oil, and scheduled increase of blending biofuels therein after July 1, 2011, unless requirements are waived by Governor pursuant to Executive Order.
Filed · 1
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."