Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Cleopatra G. Tucker
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to promulgate regulations regarding botulinum toxin injections for minors.
Out of committee2
Requires applicants for liquor licenses and license transfers to notify residents within 200 feet of licensed premises.
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
In committee11
Permits certain special law enforcement officers to carry firearms at all times when in State.
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Requires public bodies to provide funds for outreach and training programs for minority group members and women in connection with certain construction contracts.
Requires driver's licenses to display licensee's blood type.
Requires 25 percent of playground equipment to be accessible by disabled persons.
Requires driver's licenses to indicate blood type.
Requires MVC to collect information pertaining to veteran status.
Requires registration of bicycles.
Establishes a 1,000 foot drug free zone around child care centers.
Requires parents who intend to home-school their children to inform the school district of that decision; requires school district to maintain record of each home-schooled child in the district.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Permits hiring of certain laid off law enforcement officers without utilizing Civil Service lists. *
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation. *
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Requires insurers to cover treatment for sickle cell anemia; requires DHSS to provide information to public about sickle cell anemia.*
Imposes certain bail restrictions on persons charged with violating domestic violence restraining orders.
Requires sports and entertainment facilities to submit emergency operations plan to municipal emergency management coordinator. *
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Requires DCF to provide information on home visitation resources and shaken baby syndrome to parents of newborn infants. *
Expands membership of Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.
Allows DMVA to fundraise for handicap accessible vehicle purchase.
Changes membership requirements of the Veterans' Services Council.
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Prohibits practice of excluding unemployed individuals in advertisements for job vacancies.
Requires assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home that surrenders its license and promised not to discharge Medicaid residents to escrow funds to pay for care in alternate facility. *
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Creates Veterans Haven Council.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Implements provisions of "Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Bond Act"; appropriates $7,403,340.
Vetoed · 10
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Amends Fiscal Year 2011 annual appropriations act to require filing of application for expansion of Medicaid coverage for family planning services.
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for employers who hire former prisoners.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.
Provides State school aid to districts in amount consistent with provisions of "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Restores benefit under State earned income credit program to 25 percent of federal credit beginning in Tax Year 2011.
Passed the General Assembly · 10
Requires DMVA, through State veterans service offices, to provide surviving beneficiary of deceased service member with comprehensive benefits packet.
Permits a child whose parent or quardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in the school district where the child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.
Prohibits towing of motor vehicles displaying wheelchair placards or license plates under certain conditions, requires clear signage for restricted handicapped parking zones, and requires 24-hour access to certain towed motor vehicles.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Provides rental and lease protections for domestic violence victims.
Maintains right of corporate directors and officers to indemnification under certain circumstances.
Transfers $5,000,000 of unexpended balance from Purchase of Service for Inmates Incarcerated in County Penal Facilities account in Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Appropriations Act and appropriates that amount for Women's Health and Family Planning Services.
Allows licensing authorities to grant a license to certain child support obligors under certain circumstances.*
Prohibits burial of Petty's Run archaeological excavation site.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school. *
Out of committee · 45
Prohibits unauthorized use of name, image or likeness of members of Armed Forces of United States.*
Permits limited pharmacy sales of syringes and needles without a prescription.
Provides for increased penalties for a crime committed in a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship.
Permits adoptees and certain others access to adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information. *
Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Expands jurisdiction of municipal arson investigators.
Establishes "Bleeding Disorders Treatment Fund."
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of National Guard members.
Authorizes waiver of license revocation process for certain child support obligors.*
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Creates the criminal offense of affinity fraud.
Establishes "Veteran to Veteran Peer Support Program" telephone helpline. *
Requires all wireless telephones and electronic communication devices issued by public entities to be activated to receive Amber Alerts.
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
Permits Legislature to void closing of State psychiatric hospital or developmental center.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Exempts storage facility space furnished to active duty military personnel from the sales and use tax.
Permits sale of motorcycles on Sunday.
Makes FY 2011 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 for Women's Health and Family Planning Services, reduces FY 2011 appropriation for State Employees' Prescription Drug Program by $7,453,000, and requires filing of application for expansion of Medica
Provides for development of searchable "Bulletin NJ" local public bidding and employment database.
Limits amount of time vacant teaching position can be filled by substitute teacher.
Limits amount of time a vacant teaching position can be filled by certain teachers employed in a temporary capacity.
Prohibits practice of requiring credit check as condition of employment.
Reverses certain changes to laws governing State treatment of unclaimed property.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
Limits settings where certain surgeries may be performed.
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Requires Governor notify local governments to fly United States and State flags at half-staff upon death of member of Armed Forces of United States or National Guard who was State resident.*
Permits small, women or minority owned businesses located in designated regional centers to qualify for loans from EDA as if located in designated urban center.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Requires services be provided for sexually exploited juveniles charged with certain offenses; creates an affirmative defense regarding prostitution.*
Designates entire length of New Jersey Route No. 19 in Passaic County as "Congressman William J. Pascrell, Jr. Highway."
Repeals obsolete statutes concerning the status of women.
Supplemental appropriation of $6.4 million in State funds and $11.9 million in federal funds to DHS to restore eligibility to parents in NJ FamilyCare.
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.
Establishes three categories for investigative findings of allegations of child abuse or neglect, and requires DCF to track and report certain unfounded cases that subsequently are substantiated.*
Appropriates $30,609,343,000 in State funds and $12,128,463,665 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2011-2012.
Makes Fiscal Year 2011 State and federal supplemental appropriations, and amends certain Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations and other provisions of P.L.2010, c.35.
"Caylee's Law;" requires missing child be reported within 12 hours.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.
In committee · 73
Allows municipalities to require mortgage lenders to maintain vacant residential properties during foreclosure.
Permits exemption from mandatory immunization for students in writing for any reason.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Chloe and Samantha's Law; requires notice to consumers of availability of products to prevent tip-over accidents involving certain furniture or televisions.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Provides for automatic expungement of criminal records under certain circumstances.
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Permits payments in subsidized adoption until child becomes 21 years of age under certain circumstances.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Requires study of availability of certain health care services by independent entity.
Prohibits penalizing pharmacy for dispensing forged or fraudulent prescription approved by certain State prescription drug benefit programs.
Establishes the "Healthy New Jersey Labor-Management" demonstration program.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
"The Muhammad Ali/Rocky Marciano Boxing Reform Act"; enhances regulation of boxing.
Requires small employer health insurance carriers to offer coverage for treatment of infertility.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Extends the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse cases.
Provides certain requirements for donation container solicitations by charities.
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.
Restricts sale or lease of certain ultrasound equipment.
Adds fraud via telecommunication or electronic means to list of prohibited activities for certain security transactions; increases penalties.
Extends eligibility for certain benefits to veterans who performed active service in U.S. Armed Forces during Cold War.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Victim-Witness Scholarship Fund;" establishes "Witness Protection Fund;" and concerns State forfeiture funds.
Establishes a pothole repair and research program in the Department of Transportation and provides funding from new motor vehicle tire fee revenue.
Includes security fraud as violation of consumer fraud act.
Permits certain minors to consent to forensic care or treatment.
Concerns the issuance and forfeiture of bail bonds.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Modifies laws concerning inmate income and complaints; creates uniform identification cards for attorneys to enter State correctional facilities.
Requires ATM operators to disclose balance inquiry fees.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Authorizes special Alpha Kappa Alpha license plate.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Expands domestic violence protection for adoptive parents.
Requires that handicapped indentification cards bear photo of card holder.
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Requires municipalities to include unique identifier on signs at certain handicapped parking spots.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Requires training for constables.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Changes "board of chosen freeholders" to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner" in new sections of law and revisions to current law; requires counties to change terms on website.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates 1/3 net proceeds to General Fund, 1/3 to State education aid, and 1/3 to horse racing industry.
Establishes five-year tax credit program to support expansion of preschool in school districts.
Prohibits smoking in automobiles when children are present.
Requires certain motor vehicle reinspections be conducted at licensed private inspection facilities.
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Adjusts period triggering abandonment for stored value cards from 2 to 5 years and exempts stored value cards useable solely for telephone services from State's escheatment processes.
Provides for uniform basic structure of taxicab fares in certain municipalities.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Provides for notification to law enforcement authorities of discharge of certain persons brought to screening services for evaluation and assessment for mental health services.
Provides for termination of child support obligation upon certain conditions.
Establishes and enhances certain insurance fraud prevention measures.
Requires information on pay checks to be provided on the Internet for State employees who elect direct deposit.
Creates "Earn Your Way Out of Prison Into Supervision, Treatment, and Recovery Program."
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as "Peggy's Law."
Concerns repayment of unemployment compensation overpayments.
Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana.
Exempts individuals with certain types of military service from certain fees and continuing education or professional competency requirements.