Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Gordon M. Johnson
Sponsored
Became law6
Expands membership of Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force to include DOBI commissioner.
Extends time period during which municipal fire departments may hire certain laid off firefighters.
Permits certain members of Junior Firemen's Auxiliaries to perform non-hazardous support duties at fire sites.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Concerns certain limitations on claims for victim compensation.
Vetoed2
Creates Juvenile Transfer Task Force.
Establishes online portal for acceptance of donations to certain funds to which contributions may be made on gross income tax returns. *
Passed the General Assembly2
Authorizes Parole Board and sheriff's offices to hire alternate route trained police officers; exempts alternate route trainees from certain civil service requirements.
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.
Out of committee12
Provides alternative annual reorganization meeting date for county political committees if regular date coincides with period of religious observance.*
Concerns municipal dog and cat licensing. *
Rivises geographic restrictions on where United States Park Police are authorized to make arrests for certain crimes and offenses.*
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to take certain actions to investigate licensees.
Authorizes display of flashing amber warning lights on sanitation vehicles.
Increases penalties against Medicaid fraud.
Requires inmates be provided with medical discharge summary before release.*
Requires hospitals to report certain injuries to local and State police.
Clarifies that gang related incident offense report is to be forwarded to Superintendent of State Police for inclusion in Uniform Crime Report.
Designates March 13 of each year as "K9 Veterans Day."
Phases out cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.*
Provides for review and consolidation of certain toll free telecommunications services maintained and operated by certain State and local entities.*
In committee111
Requires board of education to unseal and announce contents of bids for certain subcontracting only at regularly scheduled, public meetings of the board.
Requires the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners maintain minutes of meetings; provides Governor veto over minutes.
Requires development and distribution of curriculum guidelines on Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Requires Local Finance Board approval for proposed loan agreements between local authorities and for-profit entities.
Requires SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for prostate cancer.
Requires mandatory sexual violence training for law enforcement, judicial and prosecutorial personnel.
Permits county board of taxation to extend municipality's filing deadline for assessment appeals for any year in which revaluation is implemented.
Establishes presumption of eligibility for accidental disability allowance for certain public employees who worked in certain locations following September 11, 2001 attack in New York City.
Creates presumption regarding disability pension and workers compensation eligibility for public employees and emergency personnel participating in World Trade Center operations; requires Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to develop health regis
Revises scope of P.L.2004, c.89, expediting certain State permits in smart growth areas.
Allows certain undocumented aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Authorizes probation officers to exercise police powers.
Transfers all probation functions and employees to Bureau of Probation in State Parole Board.
Establishes three-year Nurse Educator Pilot Program in Division of Consumer Affairs.
Revises law governing compulsory arbitration for public fire and police departments.
Establishes Task Force on Hospital Technology to recommend incentives to encourage hospitals to integrate technology to improve patient care and safety.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
The "Animal Cruelty Recodification and Modernization Act."
Allows property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Requires DOC to transfer certain payments of restitution to VCCB.
Exempts from realty transfer fees, sales of homes of certain New Jersey members of the military.
Increases from $15,000 to $30,000 annual compensation in PERS-covered employment retiree may earn without reenrollment.
Requires certain appointed public officials to work 35 hours or more per week to be eligible for PERS and SHBP; requires termination of PERS and SHBP participation of certain appointed officials whose term of appointment expires.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Designated Kevin Apuzzio's Law; allows municipalities to provide increased survivor pensions for certain volunteer emergency workers and requires municipalities to provide health and life insurance coverage to volunteer firefighters.
Prohibits Internet posting of certain information on law enforcement officers.
Changes title of animal cruelty investigator to "municipal humane law enforcement officer" and defines term in statute.
Provides that labor union representatives cannot be compelled to disclose certain information.
Clarifies authority of private investigators to perform executive protection services.
Revises requirements for private investigator identification cards.
Concerns access to government records by licensed private detectives under certain circumstances.
Requires boards of education to provide certain nutritional information for food and beverage items offered for sale in school cafeterias.
Waives certain motor vehicle fees for religious or charitable organizations that offer transportation for after school programs.
Establishes "gun-free" and "weapon free" zones around certain school and public properties.
Adds certain crimes as crimes which have bail restrictions.
Requires greater disclosure for campaign advertisements broadcast within certain time periods prior to an election.
Requires instruction in traumatic situations as part of police training courses and assessment of police training candidates.
Requires criminal history background check for certain persons working at schools.
Permits granting residency credit points to candidates taking certain municipal police and fire promotional examinations.
Permits sentencing as repeat sex offender if adult defendant had been previously adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile for a sex offense.
Empowers special agents and enforcement officers of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement to make arrests for certain violations of State law.
Establishes a permanent Gang Land Security Task Force.
Establishes the "Office of the Gang Member Relocation Coordinator."
Criminalizes purchase or possession of firearms ammunition by persons convicted of certain crimes.
Allows law enforcement officers in PERS to transfer to and enroll in PFRS; requires all law enforcement officers to be enrolled in PFRS.
Increases juror compensation.
Directs Department of Corrections to provide employment assistance to inmates prior to release.
Adds option of receipt of employee's contributions plus portion of employer contributions when vested PERS member leaves PERS-covered service.
Provides for expungement of certain records of victims of identity theft.
Permits immediate expungement of court records where the person is acquitted or discharged or where the charges have been dismissed.
Establishes civil commitment procedure for violent predators.
Establishes certain educational requirements for State inmates under the age of 21.
Authorizes grants to New Jersey Transit Police Department to purchase body vests.
Requires DOC to institute shift overlap program in State correctional facilities.
Requires members of State Police to undergo annual performance evaluations.
Requires DOC employees who recruit, interview, and hire corrections officers to have gang awareness training.
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain corrections officers.
Requires 40 hours annual in-service training for State corrections officers.
Establishes Office of Animal Welfare in DHSS.
Requires animal cruelty training for selected assistant county prosecutors and tracking of animal cruelty cases in State uniform crime reporting system; directs AG to issue prosecutor guidelines for animal cruelty cases.
Establishes 25-cent municipal court surcharge for all violations; creates grant program for animal shelters funded by surcharge.
Requires municipal court to hear certain violations of animal cruelty statutes within 14 days of the summons date.
Authorizes municipalities that receive certification pursuant to the Fair Housing Act to make affordable housing units available on a preferential basis to persons of low and moderate income employed in a municipality's housing region.
The "New Jersey Spam Deterrence Act."
Enpowers U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General law enforcement officers to make arrests for certain State law violations.
Decreases rental motor vehicle surcharge from $5 per day to $3 per day.
"New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act."
Requires Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to train inspectors on indentifying terrorist activity; creates grant program for inspectors to obtain radiation detection devices; appropriates $300,000.
Increases and revises membership of New Jersey Cemetery Board.
Requires signs posted by retail motor fuel dealers to indicate motor fuel prices for cash and credit card customers; establishes new penalties for violations.
Requires individual to be at least 21 years of age to enter into contract for the use of a credit card under certain circumstances.
Requires State-administered retirement systems to make determination on accidental disability retirement applications within three months of receiving applicant's medical determination.
Requires certain cemeteries to accept Work First New Jersey and SSI allowance for burial expenses.
Requires builders registering under "New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to provide Social Security and employer identification numbers.
Requires preservation of certain biological evidence.
Requires cemetery companies to file annual financial report.
Makes certain changes to open public records act; formally names open public records act "Martin O'Shea Open Public Records Act."
Revises law concerning meetings of public bodies to provide greater public access to meetings and to information about meetings.
Provides DYFS caseworkers with personnel and law enforcement assistance when conducting DYFS investigations.
Extends hiring preference for certain civilian federal firefighters.
Clarifies language concerning criminal causation in accordance with recommendation by New Jersey Law Revision Commission.
Prohibits person charged with animal cruelty from entering into pretrial intervention.
Transfers authority over Palisades Interstate Park Commission patrolmen to State Police.
Allows certain visa holders to qualify for in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.
Establishes right to carry for certain retired police officers diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder as a result of 9/11.
Redirects vehicle surcharge revenues for Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund to support children with Autism spectrum Disorder and other developmental delays and disabilities enrolled in the Early Childhood Intervention Program.
Expands health benefits coverage for early intervention services provided through DHSS.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Makes various revisions to laws regulating certain health benefits plans.
Establishes civilian review board to review complaints against Palisades Interstate Park Commission patrolmen.
Implements Fish and Game Council recommendation to prohibit unintentional feeding of black bears and require bear-resistant dumpsters or food boxes, or both, at certain campgrounds and closed communities in bear habitat.
Provides that PFRS board of trustees may request physical exam of PFRS accidental disability retiree until age 55.
Prohibits talking on cell phone or text messaging when operating a boat.
Increases number of constables that may be appointed by municipal governing body from 50 to 75.
Provides procedure for suspension of county board of elections member charged with certain crimes.
Establishes functions and duties of waterfront commission of New York harbor as functions and duties of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; abolishes commission.
Permits retired law enforcement officers to join the New Jersey Detective Association.
Revises newspaper advertising rates.
Modifies current law regarding regulation and restrictions on business entities who are public contractors and make campaign contributions to certain office holders, candidates and political organizations.
Prohibits minors under 18 years of age from using indoor tanning beds.
Changes the scope of public notification regarding contaminated site remediation.
Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for vision rehabilitation services to covered person experiencing sudden onset of blindness.
Prohibits sale of blunt wraps.
Permits municipalities and fire districts to appoint paid fire chiefs for paid and certain part-paid fire departments; clarifies duties and responsibilities.
Establishes that board of fire commissioners provide emergency medical services to areas encompassing each fire district.
Establishes death benefit for forest firefighters.
Amends penalty imposed for interfering with apprehension or prosecution of certain criminals.
Establishes gubernatorial veto power over Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor's meeting minutes; expands gubernatorial oversight powers over commission.
Limits insurance producer commissions to 1.5% of premium in any case in which insured is a board of education.
Prohibits job discrimination on basis of credit history or financial status.
Carried from the Senate
Became law9
Provides alternative annual reorganization meeting date for county political committees if regular date coincides with period of religious observance.*
Authorizes display of flashing amber warning lights on sanitation vehicles.
Clarifies that gang related incident offense report is to be forwarded to Superintendent of State Police for inclusion in Uniform Crime Report.
Requires hospitals to report certain injuries to local and State police.
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to take certain actions to investigate licensees. *
Designates March 13 of each year as "K9 Veterans Day."
Phases out cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.*
Increases penalties against Medicaid fraud.
Requires inmates be provided with comprehensive medical discharge summary before release.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Permits hiring of certain laid off law enforcement officers without utilizing Civil Service lists. *
Directs Medicaid to establish medical home demonstration project.
Decreases certain public document copy fees; amount of fee dependent upon whether letter size page or legal size page. *
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses that pay societal benefits charges to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding. *
Authorizes companies under BPU jurisdiction to bill customers electronically upon customers' request.
Imposes certain bail restrictions on persons charged with violating domestic violence restraining orders.
Clarifies school district eligibility to receive State funding for special education evaluation services for children enrolled in New Jersey nonpublic school and living out-of-State.
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related to economic development projects.
Authorizes sale and lease of unneeded public property to certain nonprofits for gardening and urban farming and exempts such urban farms from property taxation.
Requires Department of State to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.*
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Allows NJSEA to jointly run racetracks; conforms standardbred racing days to off-track and account wagering law; decreases thoroughbred racing days at Momouth Park and Meadowlands to 71 with horsemen's consent.**
Provides exception from BPU standards for construction and installation of certain solar and photovoltaic electric generation equipment on utility poles by electric public utilities.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Eliminates the term "mentally defective" from the Criminal Code.*
Vetoed · 7
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
"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.
Expands treatment of mixed use projects under urban transit hub tax credit. *
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.
Passed the General Assembly · 15
Requires development of uniform fee schedule by Department of Treasury for registration and certification of small and women- and minority-owned businesses; requires collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
Prohibits application of certain temporary tattoos. *
Allows homestead property tax reimbursement program participants who lose income eligibility due to an IRA withdraw for certain purposes to maintain base year upon requalification.
Prohibits access to police vehicle global positioning system.
Requires three forms of identification when requesting birth certificate.
Allows cosmetologist-hairstylists to operate mobile facilities when providing services.
Directs DOT to allow wineries to erect tourist-oriented directional signs on roads and highways. *
Concerns compensation and benefits of officers, employees, and members of State and local authorities. *
Exempts certain car-sharing programs from motor vehicle rental fees.
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.*
Establishes Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer to monitor efforts to promote participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.
Replaces plenary winery and farm winery licenses with small winery and wine manufacturing licenses.**
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 · 56
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees.
Establishes new motorcycle safety provisions.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. **
Permits physicians and veterinarians to earn continuing education credits by providing certain free medical or veterinary services.
Requires additional public participation and health impact study as conditions of conversion of health service corporation to domestic stock insurer; dissolves the Heath Service Corporation Conversion Temporary Advisory Commission. *
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets.
Permits limited pharmacy sales of syringes and needles without a prescription.
Permits adoptees and certain others access to adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information. *
Permits undersheriff to perform administrative duties on behalf of county sheriff.
Provides that 20% of fee charged for initial certified copy of birth certificate shall be used to support certain activities of NJ Cord Blood Bank. *
Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *
Regulates advertising of manufacturer's rebates by retail mercantile establishments.
Requires State entities to examine opportunity of minority and women-owned financial institutions to serve as senior managing underwriters, imposes reporting requirements, and enables establishment of aspirational levels of utilization and relative compe
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to provide every person engaged in raising a dog for guide or service the right to access public facilities.
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates for solar energy produced by equipment manufactured in NJ. *
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of National Guard members.
Requires correctional facilities to provide inmates with prescription medication that was prescribed for chronic conditions existing prior to incarceration.
Exempts solar panels from impervious surface or impervious cover designation.
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Reduces number of reports and publications printed by State; provides for most to be available primarily on Internet; requires notice of availability of reports and publications.*
Creates the criminal offense of affinity fraud.
Delays effective date of provision authorizing certain inmates to be released on parole six months early.
Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."
Exempts use of citizen's band and two-way radios by operators of commercial motor vehicles from prohibition on use of hand-held wireless telephone or electronic communication devices while driving.
Clarifies that DOC investigators are police officers.
Establishes New Jersey Aphasia Study Commission.
Appropriates $1,279,941 from various historic preservation funds to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Establishes New Jersey Epilepsy Task Force.
Prohibits minors under 18 years of age from using indoor tanning beds.
Exempts storage facility space furnished to active duty military personnel from the sales and use tax.
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
Requires holder of rental security deposit account to provide second notice before account is deemed abandoned under the "Uniform Unclaimed Property Act."
Provides for development of searchable "Bulletin NJ" local public bidding and employment database.
Authorizes central municipal court to hear cases brought by county office of consumer affairs.
Reverses certain changes to laws governing State treatment of unclaimed property.
Expands availability of general development plan approvals and long-term vesting of preliminary and final site plan approvals in Smart Growth areas.
Provides parole board with discretion to reconsider parole eligibility for certain crimes after a certain period of time.
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Provides that requirements of implied consent statutes do not constitute an element of the offense of refusing the breath test.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Consolidates certain business-related categories of gross income and provides 20 year carryforward of certain net losses under gross income tax.
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.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Extends alternate route police training certification from three to five years.
Designates entire length of New Jersey Route No. 19 in Passaic County as "Congressman William J. Pascrell, Jr. Highway."
Prohibits charging vehicle storage fees for days on which storage facility is closed.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
Establishes preservation requirements for certain biological evidence.
Establishes Small Business Loan Program in EDA allowing certain small businesses to be eligible for low interest rate loans of up to $250,000 to expand their businesses.
Establishes Cyber Security Bureau within the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.
Restores eligibility of New Jersey Health ACCESS recipients for NJ FamilyCare effective August 1, 2011.
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
In committee · 109
Prohibits placing primary election candidates into political party lines on primary ballot.
Provides that sales by UEZ retailers of items delivered to location outside of the UEZ shall not qualify for partial exemption from the sales tax.
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide coverage for interpreter services for persons who have limited English proficiency or deafness.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Exempts Holocaust reparations payments from legal process, and from estate recovery under Medicaid program.
Requires DHSS to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and harassment under certain circumstances.
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT.
Requires sex offenders in satellite-based monitoring program to pay for certain equipment and monitoring costs.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Removes monk parakeet from list of potentially dangerous species.
Requires "just compensation" for condemnation of single-family residence to be based on cost of comparable relocation properties.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Amends "State Transfer of Development Rights Act," and provides for impact fees and other incentives for establishment of transfer of development rights programs.
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Requires contractors to provide Department of the Treasury with employment information about contracts with public bodies.
Establishes permissive inferences related to conduct that serves as predicate to sex offenses against minors.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes Educational Security Task Force.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Requires internal affairs investigations to be conducted by unit separate from unit responsible for collecting gang intelligence information.
Authorizes the issuance of restraining orders in situtations where the domestic violence statutes do not apply; repeals section 2 of P.L.1999, c.47.
Requires notification of rape care advocate under certain circumstances by law enforcement, prosecutors and medical providers.
Requires notice of development applications be given to residential tenants on that property.
Imposes mandatory interest payment on delinquent child support judgments.
Curbs contributions by certain public contractors and certain developers; curbs contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
The "Smart Container Act."
Establishes the "Firearm Automated Licensing System"; provides for an additional assessment fee for retail dealer licenses, handgun purchaser permits and firearm purchaser identification cards.
Requires governmental affairs agents to disclose on notice of representation form compensation amount received from State or local government entities; requires notice to be posted on Internet site of Election Law Enforcement Commission.
Presumes motor vehicle registrant wants to register to vote at time of registration, unless person specifically declines.
Requires breath or blood test of drivers in fatal accidents.
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.
Permits certain sheriffs to enforce truck weight limits.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Increases fine for student truancy and requires truant student to attend court-ordered truancy counseling program or other appropriate program.
Extends the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse cases.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Imposes liability insurance requirement on alcoholic beverage licensees and provides penalties for occupancy and fire code violations.
Establishes a pothole repair and research program in the Department of Transportation and provides funding from new motor vehicle tire fee revenue.
Upgrades offense of harassment under certain circumstances.
Concerns the issuance and forfeiture of bail bonds.
Modifies laws concerning inmate income and complaints; creates uniform identification cards for attorneys to enter State correctional facilities.
Upgrades lewdness to fourth degree crime if committed in public rest room.
Requires Division of Criminal Justice to prepare impact statement before police force merger; requires merger to be approved by referendum.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
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.
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 registration of certain additional securities investment advisers.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Increases amount of Transportation Trust Fund monies that may be used for salaries and overhead of DOT and NJT.
Exempts certain volunteer emergency service organizations from charitable contribution filing fees.
Requires local unit public employers to maintain and preserve retiree health benefits of PFRS retirees at least at the same level as provided at employee retirement.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting certain health care professionals and workers.
"Personal Seat License Holder's Bill of Rights."
Prohibits cruel restraint and confinement of dogs.
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Clarifies police powers of certain sheriff's officers to enforce motor vehicle and traffic laws.
Requires weekly reporting of construction and building permit approvals to municipal tax assessor.
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Provides that deed restrictions on affordable housing units are not extinguished by foreclosure proceedings.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Concerns suspension and revocation of employer licenses for repeated violations of wage, benefit and tax laws.
Requires newly hired State employees be New Jersey residents.
Makes changes in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Prohibits persons violating animal cruelty law from owning, keeping, or harboring animals; requires DHSS establish and maintain website list of such persons.
Requires officers and employees of political subdivisions to contribute a portion of their base salary towards the cost of their health care coverage.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Requires municipalities to include unique identifier on signs at certain handicapped parking spots.
Requires training for constables.
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.
Establishes Governor's authority over approval of minutes of certain regional commissions.
Adds certain cannabis-like chemical substances to list of controlled dangerous substances.
Increases fine for talking or texting on hand-held device while driving.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Requires certain motor vehicle reinspections be conducted at licensed private inspection facilities.
Creates enabling act for certain homeowners' associations; provides standards for governing documents, membership and management of all homeowners associations.
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Reinstates State sick leave injury program for State employees who are members of PFRS or SPRS.
Authorizes county to establish county hospital authority; amends title of "Municipal Hospital Authority Law."
Creates "Earn Your Way Out of Prison Into Supervision, Treatment, and Recovery Program."
Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
Requires State Comptroller to perform compliance audit to verify municipal implementation of corrective action plan following performance audit.
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Prohibits elected public official from approving certain promotions or increases in compensation during period immediately prior to leaving office.
Makes unauthorized impersonation of another person a crime of the third degree.
Increases surcharge for drunk driving conviction.
Provides that charter schools will be subject to monitoring under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.
Concerns repayment of unemployment compensation overpayments.
Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Clarifies functions of Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services telephone hotline.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana.
Establishes illegal use of a hand-held cell phone as reckless driving; requires education component.
Establishes new standard for court to grant grandparent or sibling visitation rights under certain circumstances.
Filed · 1
Establishes alternative business calculation under gross income tax to permit consolidation and carryforward of certain business-related losses.