Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, Senate.
Paul A. Sarlo
Sponsored
Became law7
Allows for the issuance of special licenses to sell alcoholic beverages in qualifying development projects.
Concerns the escheat of stored value cards.*
Makes FY 2012 State and federal supplemental appropriations totaling $256,743,000, reduces FY 2012 appropriations by $86,000,000, and amends and supplements various language provisions affecting appropriations in FY 2012.
Appropriates $31,741,467,000 in State funds and $12,368,238,000 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2012-2013.
Clarifies charitable contributions are not a factor in determining where person is domiciled under New Jersey gross income tax.
Appropriates $32,976,962,000 in State funds and $13,427,159,762 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2013-2014.
Makes FY 2013 State supplemental appropriations totaling $224,837,000, reduces FY 2013 appropriations by $398,006,000, and supplements various language provisions affecting appropriations in FY 2013.
Passed the Senate3
The "Adopt a Stormwater Management Basin Act." *
Equalizes standing of private and public colleges before land use agencies.
The "Green Building and Infrastructure Tax Credit Act"; provides tax credits for certain green buildings.*
Out of committee17
Creates crime of threatening the life of certain animals; designated as Dano and Valder's Law.**
"Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act."
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Increases workers' compensation for loss of hand or foot; requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to study effectiveness of workers' compensation program.
Clarifies requests for proposals of public entities implementing energy savings improvement program contracts.
Reappropriates $3 million from "Dam, Lake, Stream, Flood Control, Water Resources, and Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act of 2003" to fund State flood control projects.
Designates State Highway Route 7 bridge between Township of Belleville and Borough of North Arlington "Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca Memorial Bridge." *
Increases distributions to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore aid reductions; extends "poison pill" protection to total formula aid provided to each municipality.
Requires prompt monthly reporting on condition of major State budget funds and disclosure of the State's accrued revenues compared with anticipated revenues.
Makes FY 2013 supplemental appropriation of $789,000,000 to Homestead Benefit Program and amends budget language provisions to provide for significantly enhanced property tax relief payments to beleaguered homeowners and tenants.
Provides certain exemptions from sales and use tax for compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas or propane fueled vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and for equipment used for refueling or recharging certain vehicles.*
"Local Hospital Fee Pilot Program Act."*
Modifies rights of judgment creditor of limited liability company member; makes certain technical corrections to the "Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act." *
Imposes oversight upon Hurricane Sandy recovery funds.
Designates State Highway Route No. 35 bridge between Borough of Brielle and Borough of Point Pleasant Beach as "Robert A. Briant, Sr. Memorial Bridge."
Concerns disclosure and reimbursement procedures of board of education and municipal employee health care benefit contracts.
Provides extended validity to wastewater service area designations and sewer service area designations, and revises certain aspects of wastewater management planning process.
In committee39
Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zones in Garfield, Harrison and Keansburg as well as a joint urban enterprise zone in Cliffside Park and Fairview.
Creates a Business Court.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain corrections officers.
Increases penalties for counterfeiting if the offense creates risk of bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death; creates new offense within Criminal Code of counterfeiting products related to health.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Revises law authorizing issuance of special license plates for street rods; extends authorization to replica custom vehicles.
Concerns school bus safety inspections.
Requires that each school district conducting an interscholastic athletic program must employ one or more school athletic trainers.
The "Fitness Professionals Certification Act."
Enacts "Truth in Caller Identification Act"; prohibits manipulation of certain telephone caller identification information.
Adds certain crimes as crimes which have bail restrictions.
Increases rate of tax imposed on little cigars under tobacco products wholesale sales and use tax to equal tax rate imposed on cigarettes under cigarette tax.
Phases out cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Establishes the number of students to be supported under the veterinary medicine education program and a service requirement for students who participate in the program.
Establishes "New Jersey Gaming Industry Study Commission" to evaluate impact of enacted gaming and technological reforms and explore future prospects for casino gaming and horse racing in this State.
Excludes appropriations to reserve for uncollected taxes in excess of two percent from calculations of municipal adjusted tax levy.
Excludes certain services rendered in connection with installation of carpeting and other flooring from sales and use tax.
Revises responsibility for meadowlands adjustment payments.
Delays implementation of P.L.2009, c.166 concerning role and qualification of local purchasing agents.
Replaces term "mentally defective" with "mentally incapable" in Criminal Code.
Imposes surcharge on motor vehicle offenses to fund upgraded electronic systems for police vehicles.
Limits payments to public employees for accumulated unused sick leave and vacation leave; limits carrying forward of unused vacation leave; requires documentation for use of sick leave in certain circumstances.
Revises sales and use tax to specify certain persons deemed to be sellers and to clarify tax collection responsibilities of certain other persons and agents.
Establishes Solar Thermal Expansion Loan and Grant program; appropriates $10 million.
Permits establishment of county-wide purchasing system by a county employing qualified purchasing agent and requires participation by all school districts within the county.
Prohibits persons under 19 from smoking in public and purchasing tobacco products.
"Child Protection Act of 2012": amends statute of limitations for civil actions concerning sexual abuse; implements training programs for certain persons who work with children; establishes requirement for certain criminal background checks.
Increases mandatory sentence for second or subsequent conviction for certain sex crimes; permits consideration of convictions from foreign countries.
Increases monetary penalties to be assessed upon conviction for Megan's law offenses and fixes amount of penalty.
Appropriates $20,000,000 from General Fund to the Department of State for travel and tourism advertising and promotion to communicate that New Jersey's tourism destinations are operational despite damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Creates Sporting Event Facility License to permit sale of alcoholic beverages in stadiums and arenas on public property.
Increases penalties for improper prescribing of drugs.
Requires transfer of certain incarceration records to DOLWD.
Expands NJ Meadowlands Commission responsibilities to include flood control activities.
Revises population formula for issuance of certain plenary retail consumption licenses.
Sets forth certain requirements for sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption by plenary retail distribution licensees or certain retail consumption licensees.
Revises law concerning the rights and responsibilities of motor vehicle franchisees and franchisors.
Adds to property tax levy cap exclusions increases in flood insurance premiums.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Exempts from sales tax cosmetic makeup services provided in conjunction with reconstructive breast surgery; designated as "Jen's Law." *
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Allows SPRS members to purchase SPRS credit for prior military service.
"Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act;" establishes measures to ensure health of student-athletes.
Revises statutes and enhances penalties for offenses involving child pornography; makes crime of causing a child to engage in a prohibited sexual act subject to "No Early Release Act."
Vetoed · 4
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons.*
Allows establishment of county-wide purchasing system for certain school district services; offers employment protections for certain food or custodial services employees; and regulates subcontracting by districts and public higher education institutions
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Makes FY 2013 supplemental appropriation to DOH for $7,453,000 for family planning services.
Out of committee · 19
Excludes from State gross income tax certain payments made to the families of victims of school violence.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
Requires State Treasurer to disseminate information about organ and tissue donation; designates April each year as "Donate Life Month."
Provides partial sales tax exemption for energy and utility service to certain manufacturers.
Extends burial of indigent veterans to those who did not serve in time of war; clarifies role of DMVA in identifying deceased veterans; provides additional funding, subject to availability, for burial of indigent veterans.*
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools.*
Requires, after study, DEP to adopt total maximum daily loads for Barnegat Bay ecosystem, and requires DEP to adopt nutrient standards for NJ marine waters.
Permits chief administrator of MVC to waive CDL skills test for certain applicants with military experience operating commercial motor vehicles.*
Provides for EMT and Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic certification for certain veterans.
Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.
Transfers New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority from DCA to Department of State.
Clarifies that certain types of sewage and sewage sludge do not constitute hazardous substances under "Spill Compensation and Control Act."
Allows license suspension or revocation of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal.
Requires transfer of certain records to DOLWD and DHS.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for development of Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Clarifies law authorizing application of reciprocal limitations against businesses from states that give in-state preference in awarding public contracts.
Allows distributor, refiner, wholesaler, or supplier to discriminate in tank wagon price of branded motor fuel in certain circumstances.*
Concerns time frames for establishing or enforcing property rights related to adverse possession.
In committee · 16
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Allows cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research and educational purposes.
Eliminates downgrading of DWI offenses that occur more than 10 years after previous conviction.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Requires payment of certain attorney's fees, expenses and costs in identity theft cases; adds debit card numbers to definition of "personal identifying information".
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Allows certain business combinations between resident domestic corporations and interested stockholders.
Allows certain materials to be included in corporation's proxy solicitation materials.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Authorizes county to establish county hospital authority; amends title of "Municipal Hospital Authority Law."
Provides temporary deferral of certain sales and use tax collection responsibilities of certain persons making certain investments and creating certain jobs.
"Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act"; expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs.
Establishes State payment in lieu of taxes to municipalities for loss of revenues due to an overburden of tax-exempt cemetery property; appropriates $66 million.
Requires health benefits plans in Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, SHBP, and SEHBP to offer equal terms for participation of certain health care providers in their provider networks.
Amends Fiscal Year 2013 annual appropriations act to prohibit application of budget adjustment factor when determining Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain nursing facilities.