Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Gordon M. Johnson
Sponsored
Became law2
Establishes offense of unlawfully accessing location of law enforcement vehicles through certain electronic means.*
Alex DeCroce's Law; enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Vetoed1
Establishes online portal for acceptance of donations to certain funds to which contributions may be made on gross income tax returns.
Passed the General Assembly8
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Allows property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Criminalizes purchase or possession of firearms ammunition by persons convicted of certain crimes.
Directs Department of Corrections to provide employment assistance to inmates prior to release.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Requires debt collectors, in certain circumstances, to cease debt collections against certain victims of identity theft.
Requires proof of firearms safety training as a condition for issuance of firearms purchaser ID cards and permits to purchase handguns.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption for synthetic turf field construction by local government units.*
Out of committee9
Requires mandatory sexual violence training for law enforcement, judicial and prosecutorial personnel.
Requires SHBP and SEHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism, other substance-use disorders, and non biologically-based mental illnesses under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses. *
Requires DOC to transfer certain payments of restitution to VCCB.
Requires certain cemeteries to accept Work First New Jersey and SSI allowance for burial expenses.
Requires cemetery companies to file annual financial report.
Extends hiring preference for certain civilian federal firefighters.
Excludes certain conveyances of graves, crypts and niches from 15% fee charged by cemetery company.
Clarifies that information concerning the total number of firearms purchaser identification cards and permits to purchase a handgun issued in a municipality are public records.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education and State financial aid.*
In committee115
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Requires "just compensation" for condemnation of single-family residence to be based on cost of comparable relocation properties.
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
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 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 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.
Permits county board of taxation to extend municipality's filing deadline for assessment appeals for any year in which revaluation is implemented.
Allows certain undocumented aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Hospital Technology to recommend incentives to encourage hospitals to integrate technology to improve patient care and safety.
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.
Permits alternative annual reorganization meeting date for county political committees if regular date coincides with period of religious observance.
Prohibits Internet posting of certain information on law enforcement officers.
Provides that labor union representatives cannot be compelled to disclose certain information.
Clarifies authority of private investigators to perform executive protection services.
Establishes "gun-free" and "weapon free" zones around certain school and public properties.
Adds certain crimes as crimes which have bail restrictions.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Clarifies police powers of certain sheriff's officers to enforce motor vehicle and traffic laws.
Requires three forms of identification when requesting birth certificate.
Requires greater disclosure for campaign advertisements broadcast within certain time periods prior to an election.
Requires criminal history background check for certain persons working at schools.
Establishes a permanent Gang Land Security Task Force.
Establishes the "Office of the Gang Member Relocation Coordinator."
Increases juror compensation.
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.
Provides for review and consolidation of certain toll free telecommunications services maintained and operated by certain State and local entities.
Amends penalty imposed for interfering with apprehension or prosecution of certain criminals.
Requires builders registering under "New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to provide Social Security and employer identification numbers.
Permits retired law enforcement officers to join the New Jersey Detective Association.
Permits municipalities and fire districts to appoint paid fire chiefs for paid and certain part-paid fire departments; clarifies duties and responsibilities.
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain corrections officers.
Adds option of receipt of employee's contributions plus portion of employer contributions when vested PERS member leaves PERS-covered service.
Provides procedure for suspension of county board of elections member charged with certain crimes.
Changes the scope of public notification regarding contaminated site remediation.
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.
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.
Requires 40 hours annual in-service training for State corrections officers.
Requires DOC employees who recruit, interview, and hire corrections officers to have gang awareness training.
Requires instruction in traumatic situations as part of police training courses and assessment of police training candidates.
Permits granting residency credit points to candidates taking certain municipal police and fire promotional examinations.
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.
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 that board of fire commissioners provide emergency medical services to areas encompassing each fire district.
Establishes death benefit for forest firefighters.
Requires DOC to institute shift overlap program in State correctional facilities.
Clarifies language concerning criminal causation in accordance with recommendation by New Jersey Law Revision Commission.
Revises requirements for private investigator identification cards.
Prohibits talking on cell phone or text messaging when operating a boat.
Waives certain motor vehicle fees for religious or charitable organizations that offer transportation for after school programs.
Requires members of State Police to undergo annual performance evaluations.
Enpowers U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General law enforcement officers to make arrests for certain State law violations.
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of National Guard members.
Prohibits job discrimination on basis of credit history or financial status.
Requires individual to be at least 21 years of age to enter into contract for the use of a credit card under certain circumstances.
Increases and revises membership of New Jersey Cemetery Board.
Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for vision rehabilitation services to covered person experiencing sudden onset of blindness.
Makes various revisions to laws regulating certain health benefits plans.
Transfers authority over Palisades Interstate Park Commission patrolmen to State Police.
Requires preservation of certain biological evidence.
Increases number of constables that may be appointed by municipal governing body from 50 to 75.
Requires boards of education to provide certain nutritional information for food and beverage items offered for sale in school cafeterias.
Requires development and distribution of curriculum guidelines on Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Exempts from realty transfer fees, sales of homes of certain New Jersey members of the military.
The "New Jersey Spam Deterrence Act."
Allows certain visa holders to qualify for in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.
Permits a child whose parent or guardian 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.
Provides that PFRS board of trustees may request physical exam of PFRS accidental disability retiree until age 55.
Concerns access to government records by licensed private detectives under certain circumstances.
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.
Revises newspaper advertising rates.
Establishes gubernatorial veto power over Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor's meeting minutes; expands gubernatorial oversight powers over commission.
Makes certain access 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 public with greater access to meetings and to information about meetings.
Requires Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to train inspectors on identifying terrorist activity; creates grant program for inspectors to obtain radiation detection devices; appropriates $300,000.
Revises scope of P.L.2004, c.89, expediting certain State permits in smart growth areas.
Changes title of animal cruelty investigator to "municipal humane law enforcement officer" and defines term in statute.
Requires State-administered retirement systems to make determination on accidental disability retirement applications within three months of receiving applicant's medical determination.
Establishes civilian review board to review complaints against Palisades Interstate Park Commission patrolmen.
Establishes illegal use of a hand-held cell phone as reckless driving; requires education component.
Decreases rental motor vehicle surcharge from $5 per day to $3 per day.
Imposes liability insurance requirement on alcoholic beverage licensees and provides penalties for occupancy and fire code violations.
Concerns the issuance and forfeiture of bail bonds.
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.
Provides DYFS caseworkers with personnel and law enforcement assistance when conducting DYFS investigations.
Expands health benefits coverage for early intervention services provided through DHSS.
Allows law enforcement officers in PERS to transfer to and enroll in PFRS; requires all law enforcement officers to be enrolled in PFRS.
Limits rent increases for certain senior citizens.
Conforms Megan's Law to requirements of federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Establishes NJ Center for Oral Health at UMDNJ Dental School.
Requires youth sports team organizations to implement written head injury policies.
Modifies powers of Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission.
Prohibits Medicaid managed care organizations from reducing certain provider reimbursement rates without approval from DHS.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education and State financial aid.
Requires halfway house employees to complete police training course.
Requires halfway houses to permit attorneys and certain representatives of attorneys to visit incarcerated clients.
Makes certain access changes to open public records act; establishes State public finance website and creates program for development of local websites; makes appropriation.
Makes various changes to law addressing meetings of public bodies to provide public with greater access to meetings and information about meetings.
Authorizes seizure and impoundment of a dog believed to have attacked, severely injured, or killed another domestic animal.
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Provides that crime victims do not have to pay fees to obtain government records and that requests for records are not public information.
Establishes supervised community reintegration program for certain victims of domestic abuse.
Authorizes Parole Board and sheriff's offices to hire alternate route trained police officers; exempts alternate route trainees from certain civil service requirements.
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain veterans.
Requires 10% of any increase in revenue realized by Rutgers University due to participation in Big Ten Conference to be appropriated to Rutgers University - Newark and Rutgers University - Camden.
Provides a gross income tax deduction for certain water supply and sewerage charges.
Allows a gross income tax credit to certain taxpayers for capital improvements made to principal residence.
Provides for issuance of a uniform identification card for all law enforcement officers.
Authorizes court to order law enforcement to submit DNA evidence to national database to determine whether the evidence matches a known individual or a DNA profile from an unsolved crime.
Establishes sheriff's officers reemployment lists.
Carried from the Senate
Became law5
Establishes registry of certain cemeteries that accept Work First New Jersey and SSI allowance for burial expenses.*
Extends hiring preference for certain civilian federal firefighters.
Requires cemetery companies to file annual financial report.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education.***
Clarifies that information concerning the total number of firearms purchaser identification cards and permits to purchase a handgun issued in a municipality are public records.
Vetoed3
Requires DOC to transfer certain payments of restitution to Victims of Crime Compensation Office.
Requires SHBP and SHEBP to cover treatment for alcoholism, other substance-use disorders, and non biologically-based mental illnesses under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.*
Excludes certain conveyances of graves, crypts and niches from 15% fee charged by cemetery company.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Fred Baker's Law; establishes July 30th of each year as "Corrections Officer Day."*
Authorizes the court to credit a person in default of a court-imposed financial obligation under certain circumstances.*
Requires a review of corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit programs for payments to interns.*
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
"Janet's Law"; requires public and nonpublic schools to have automated external defibrillators and to establish emergency action plans for responding to sudden cardiac events.*
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.*
"New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program Act;" establishes New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program and allows voluntary contributions on gross income tax returns to support homeless veterans.**
Prohibits minors under 14 years of age from using spray tanning in tanning facilities and prohibits minors under 17 years of age from using tanning beds.**
Concerns disclosure of certain employment information.
Designates State Highway Route 7 bridge between Township of Belleville and Borough of North Arlington "Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca Memorial Bridge." *
Allows certain military spouses with out-of-State teaching license to receive temporary instructional certificate in New Jersey.
Requires State pay educational costs of students who reside in domestic violence shelter or transitional living facility outside district of residence for more than one year.
Revises "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act."
Permits pharmacists to administer influenza vaccines to children seven years of age or older.****
Permits municipal court to order certain offenders to perform community service in lieu of payment of penalty.
The "Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act."
Provides for licensure of pediatric respite care facilities. *
Establishes School Security Task Force.*
Appropriates $4,083,320 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Requires submission of certain mental health records to National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Authorizes creation of special Omega Psi Phi license plate.
Vetoed · 13
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.*
"Good Samaritan Emergency Response Act"; eliminates criminal liability for persons who seek medical assistance in response to drug overdose. *
Establishes "Truck Operator Independent Contractor Act."
Increases minimum wage to $8.50, then makes annual adjustments based on CPI increases.
Requires public contractors to report certain employment information.
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.
Establishes procedure for licensure of timeshare salespersons.
Requires that contract for private operation of State Lottery be subject to approval by Legislature.
Revises definition of destructive device to include weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing assault firearms for civilian use.**
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Requires certain police vehicles to be equipped with cameras.
Passed the General Assembly · 33
Requires correctional facilities to provide inmates with prescription medication that was prescribed for chronic conditions existing prior to incarceration.
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives. *
Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force.
Requires NJ Transit to do study of platform safety issues at rail stations.
Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana, imposes civil penalties, and establishes fund for drug education.*
Regulates advertising of manufacturer's rebates by retail mercantile establishments.
Imposes limits on fees charged for discovery in municipal court matters.
Reverses certain changes to laws governing State treatment of unclaimed property.
Establishes standards regarding the disqualification of claimants for unemployment compensation for misconduct.
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.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act": imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.**
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Provides for certain psychologists to prescribe medications.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.*
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Requires continuing education for licensed practicing psychologists.
Establishes 12-month moratorium on establishment of new virtual charter schools and creates Virtual Charter School Task force.
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and resident tuition rate.*
Permits certain witnesses under the age of 16 and victims of any age to testify by closed circuit television in prosecutions for crimes or offenses involving domestic violence.*
Amends "Flood Hazard Area Control Act" to require DEP to take certain actions concerning delineations of flood hazard areas and floodways.
Authorizes Judiciary to revise or supplement fees, subject to limitations, to fund Legal Services of New Jersey and e-court information system; requires review and reporting on fees and expenditures of such fees.*
Establishes "Task Force To Review Residential Community Release Programs" to review this State's halfway houses and make recommendations concerning security and inmate services.
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Requires notification of certain domestic violence victims through the Victim Information and Notification Everyday System (VINE).
Concerns enforcement, penalties, and procedures for law regarding failure to pay wages.
Establishes pilot program requiring Attorney General to perform internal affairs functions of certain law enforcement agencies.
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Revises statutes concerning firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits; makes handgun purchase permit valid for four years.*
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
"Wage Transparency Act"; requires reporting of public contractor employment information.
Out of committee · 54
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Supplemental appropriation to DOT of $10,000,000 as State contribution towards resolution of flooding issues at Marsellus Street Bridge in Bergen County.
Exempts certain car-sharing programs from motor vehicle rental fees.
Prohibits first responders from photographing persons being assisted or disclosing photographs of such persons without their consent.
Requires certain notifications, and provides for guaranteed NJ Spill Compensation Fund coverage, upon sale of property where private well is treated by point of entry water treatment system.
Establishes "MarcAnthony's Law;" criminalizes use of defaced or stolen firearm to injure a police officer; enhances penalties for defacing a firearm.
"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.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Increases compensation for persons wrongfully imprisoned.
Requires State Auditor review of certain Department of Corrections privatization contracts.
Creates State Beach Task Force.
Establishes Helmets to Hardhats pilot program in New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Requires insurers to cover breast evaluations and other additional medically necessary testing under certain circumstances and requires certain mammogram reports to contain information on breast density.**
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Prohibits State and local public contracts with persons or entities engaging in certain investment activities in energy or finance sectors of Iran.*
"The Truth In Tolling Act"; requires New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to display toll amount paid when EZ-Pass user passes through toll collection point.*
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
Establishes the "New Jersey Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act."
Prohibits employers from obtaining, requiring, or discriminating on the basis of credit reports.
Provides for phased-in mandatory participation in "drug court" program for certain offenders.*
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Prohibits emergency shelters for the homeless from refusing to provide services for minimum time frame unless shelters are at maximum capacity.
Establishes "Commission on College Tuition."
Criminalizes second or subsequent drunk driving offenses in certain cases.
Increases compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
The "Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prevention Act."
The "Bio-based Heating Oil Act."
"New Jersey Health Benefit Exchange Act."
Requires public and independent institutions of higher education to collect and report employment data for certain graduates.*
Increases civil and criminal penalties involving unstamped and counterfeit cigarettes and cigarette smuggling and establishes crime involving transfers of counterfeit cigarettes.*
"New Jersey Death with Dignity Act"; permits qualified patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner, subject to voter approval.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Prohibits Medicaid managed care organizations from reducing certain provider reimbursement rates without approval from DHS.*
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Declares violence a public health crisis and establishes "Study Commission on Violence."*
Concerns occupational safety and health for public employees of certain interstate authorities.
Establishes microenterprise training program and assistance for micro entrepreneurs.
Designates State Highway Route 53 as "Alex DeCroce Memorial Highway."
Authorizes award of attorney's fees and expenses in landlord-tenant actions under certain circumstances.*
Clarifies charitable contributions are not a factor in determining where person is domiciled under New Jersey gross income tax.
Concerns sale of certain motor fuel during certain emergencies.
Creates New Jersey Coastal Commission; reallocates certain funds from DEP to commission; and appropriates $20 million.
Rescinds recommendation of the Task Force on the Closure of State Developmental Centers and creates new task force.
Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.
Establishes State pension fund preference for certain in-State infrastructure investment.
Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties.*
Upgrades certain unlawful possession of firearms to first degree crime; revises certain penalties under the "Graves Act."
Prohibits PANYNJ from imposing cargo facility charge in certain instances.
Makes FY 2013 supplemental appropriation to DOH for $7,453,000 for family planning services.
Upgrades penalty for unlawfully transferring a firearm to an underage person; permits transfer for instruction and training.*
Revises statutes concerning firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits; makes handgun purchase permit valid for four years.
Prohibits discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
In committee · 141
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
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 certain specifications for NJ Sports and Exposition Authority sale or lease of Meadowlands Racetrack.
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates for solar energy produced by equipment manufactured in NJ.
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.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Amends RICO to add certain crimes involving public servants.
Adds certain cannabis-like chemical substances to list of controlled dangerous substances.
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
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 NJ FamilyCare to treat earned and unearned income in same manner when calculating gross family income for parents and caretakers.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Requires training for constables.
Requires holder of rental security deposit account to provide second notice before account is deemed abandoned under the "Uniform Unclaimed Property Act."
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.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Prohibits charging vehicle storage fees for days on which storage facility is closed.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Directs Attorney General to publicize information about human trafficking hotlines; mandates law enforcement training on responding to the needs of victims of the crime of human trafficking.
Replaces plenary winery and farm winery licenses with small winery and wine manufacturing licenses.
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.
Revises New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act and other laws relating thereto.
Requires certain notifications upon sale of property where private well is treated by point of entry system.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for employers who hire former prisoners.
The "Smart Container Act."
Extends the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse cases.
Provides rental and lease protections for domestic violence victims.
Authorizes county to establish county hospital authority; amends title of "Municipal Hospital Authority Law."
Temporarily renames NJ Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury as NJ Advisory Council on Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury; establishes Acquired Brain Injury Fund.
Provides that charter schools will be subject to monitoring under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.
Requires certain motor vehicle reinspections be conducted at licensed private inspection facilities.
Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.
Adds child molestation and endangerment to crimes that subject public school employee offender to pension and retirement benefit forfeiture.
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.
Concerns wage protection and certain penalties for violating laws regarding wages, compensation or benefits.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Requires school districts to annually disseminate information to students and parents or guardians on the dangers of distributing sexually explicit images through electronic means.
Extends for three years application submission deadline to EDA for review and approval of certain construction projects involving public institutions of higher education.
Requires each municipality to establish a Reverse 9-1-1 system.
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
Concerns compensation and benefits of officers, employees, and members of State and local authorities.
Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Upgrades lewdness to fourth degree crime if committed in public rest room.
Exempts certain volunteer emergency service organizations from charitable contribution filing fees.
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Permits certain sheriffs to enforce truck weight limits.
Prohibits cemetery company from charging additional fee for rendering certain services on Sunday.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
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.
Establishes Educational Security Task Force.
Extends alternate route police training certification from three to five years.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Requires youth baseball league coaches to comply with pitch count standards to minimize injury to youth baseball pitchers.
Requires registration of certain additional securities investment advisers.
Establishes Electronic Health Information Technology Fund.
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Requires sex offenders in satellite-based monitoring program to pay for certain equipment and monitoring costs.
Establishes Governor's authority over approval of minutes of certain regional commissions.
Prohibits persons violating animal cruelty law from owning, keeping, or harboring animals; requires DHSS establish and maintain website list of such persons.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Requires public institutions of higher education to implement certain practices concerning academic credits and residency requirements for military servicemembers.
Establishes 24-hour hotline for information concerning the crime of human trafficking; appropriates $75,000.
Allows SPRS members to purchase SPRS credit for prior military service.
"Assistance to Firefighters' Families Act"; doubles State survivor pension amounts for beneficiaries of certain deceased volunteer emergency service providers; requires municipal life insurance and burial expenses for volunteer firefighters; permits fire
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Revises statutes concerning permissible length of time between certain public questions in certain municipalities.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Concerns regulation of solid waste, hazardous waste, and recycling industries.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Equalizes standing of private and public colleges before land use agencies.
Permits undersheriff to perform administrative duties on behalf of county sheriff.
Appropriates $3.963 million from General Fund to DOE for nonpublic nursing services aid.
Establishes DOT roadside memorial program for fallen police officers, EMS workers, and firefighters.
"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.
Transportation for Hazardous Walking Routes Act; requires school districts to provide busing for students required to walk to school along hazardous routes and prohibits school bus stops within 250 feet of residence of sex offender.
Establishes the Division of Fire Safety in, but not of, the Department of Law and Public Safety; grants Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness certain supervisory powers.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law."
Provides a NJHOPE credit, increases the current gross income tax homestead property tax credit, and increases the gross income tax rate on taxable income exceeding $1,000,000.
Prohibits residential development fees on reconstruction after natural disasters.
Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.
Designates corn as New Jersey State Grain.
Modifies timeframe during which charter school applications are submitted to and approved by DOE.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program; appropriates $95,000.
"New Jersey Long-Term Care Oversight Act."
Establishes process for county colleges to offer baccalaureate degree nursing programs.
Lengthens amber light at traffic signal with red light camera; sets penalty for failing to stop before turning right on red when detected by red light camera; implements half-second delay for red light camera violations.
Requires MVC to issue driving privilege cards to persons who cannot prove lawful presence in the country.
Excludes from gross income tax value of prizes or awards won in athletic competition in Olympic Games.
Renames Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility as "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility."
Subjects Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to New York's Freedom of Information Law and New Jersey's Open Public Records Act.
Revises membership of Public Health Council and fully restores functions, powers, and duties of council.
Prohibits pre-trial county inmates charged with first, second, or third degree crimes from being placed in halfway houses.
Requires residential community release programs to file certain financial disclosure documents with DOC.
Provides for sick leave injury program of 30 days for State employees who are members of PFRS or SPRS.
Requires boards of education to adopt policies to make schools asthma-friendly.
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Requires handgun ammunition to be encoded with serial number.
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from tax levy and appropriation cap, as applicable, for school districts, municipalities, and counties.
Concerns environmental permits in burdened communities.
Establishes enhanced penalties for licensed firearms dealers under certain circumstance.
Authorizes dedicated National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for development of Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Requires information relating to crime of firearms trafficking be included in annual Uniform Crime Report.
Imposes tax on certain State lottery winnings to finance grant program for not-for-profit entities operating after school programs in certain districts.
Addresses various concerns affecting post-release employment.
Establishes compensation program for State, county, and juvenile corrections officers and parole officers injured while performing official duties.
Establishes compensation program for certain injured probation officers.
Requires reporting of the graduation rates of State tuition aid grant recipients.
Authorizes innocent spouse relief under the gross income tax.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing battery backups for certain home solar electrical generators.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Establishes "Collaborative Mental Health Care Pilot Program" in DOH; appropriates $750,000.
Permits adoptees and certain others to obtain adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information.
Establishes "Rutgers, The State University Study Commission."
Requires court to deny defendant's right to copy or reproduce images of child pornography as part of discovery.
Requires forms for homestead property tax reimbursement, veterans' property tax exemption, veterans' property tax deduction, and senior and disabled property tax deduction to be available in certain languages.
Provides immunity from civil liability for person who sends text message to motor vehicle operator.
Requires blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death; designated as "Michelle"s Law."
Allows law enforcement agencies to utilize electronic signatures on police reports; requires Attorney General to adopt uniform guidelines.
Establishes "knockout game" assault as second-degree aggravated assault.
Establishes the "New Jersey Collaborative Family Law Act."
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Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.