Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Pamela R. Lampitt
Sponsored
Became law4
Eliminates use of rebate procedure for claims of sales and use tax exemption made in connection with certain sales to certain UEZ qualified businesses. *
Permits diversionary program for juveniles who are criminally charged for "sexting" or posting sexual images.*
Directs each institution of higher education to develop and coordinate a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan.
Requires DCA to post on its website the current adopted budget of any county or municipality that does not maintain its own website; also requires posting of three immediately preceding adopted budgets.
Vetoed1
Permits institutions of higher education to make supplemental contributions to ABP.
Passed the General Assembly4
Requires electronic submission of certain periodic reports to Governor and Legislature by State agency.
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.
Revises the period of time required for a State or county college faculty member to receive tenure. *
Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.
Out of committee18
Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to address school climate issues related to harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.*
Permits undersheriff to perform administrative duties on behalf of county sheriff.
Permits commercial advertising and sponsorship signs on equipment and materials related to the collection of tolls consistent with State law on outdoor advertising. *
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.*
Authorizes formation of State college risk management groups and joint liability funds.
Limits certain unused sick leave pay and vacation leave carry-forward for school and local employees; limits sick leave use by new public employees before retirement.
Provides sales tax exemption for student parking provided by certain colleges and universities.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for natural gas, and transportation or transmission of natural gas, to certain colleges and universities.
Creates grant program for newly established small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Creates matching grant program for small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Extends for three years application submission deadline to EDA for review and approval of certain construction projects involving public institutions of higher education.
Eliminates limit on application of corporation business tax research credit to 50% of liability otherwise due.
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Extends certain business tax credit programs to the gross income tax.
Concerns basic skills training provided by the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.
In committee51
Prohibits supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for public school and municipal employees with annual compensation of $100,000 or more.
Requires Civil Service Commission to generate compensation guidelines to help counties and municipalities determine appropriate pay for various positions.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside.
Requires building materials dealer to provide uniquely identified delivery ticket to consumer.
Prohibits sale of food and beverage packaging and containers made with bisphenol A.
The "Country of Origin Signage Act."
Provides gross income tax credit for certain small business employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Provides a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases made for undergraduate education.
Requires suicide prevention continuing education courses for physicians and podiatrists.
Requires counties, municipalities, fire districts, and boards of education to cooperatively develop and implement five-year financial plans.
Directs certain recoveries of federal funds for services to persons with developmental disabilities be used for grants to support community infrastructure purposes.
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for alternative fueled vehicles.
Provides credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for construction of buildings in accordance with certain energy and environmental performance standards.
Limits payment upon retirement to $15,000 to local public officers and employees for accumulated sick leave.
Requires Commission on Higher Education to develop accountability and transparency standards for public research institutions and State colleges.
Requires BPU to establish Energy Efficiency Leadership awards program.
Requires DHS to establish training, educational assessment, and remedial instruction programs, and minimum educational standards for staff at State psychiatric hospitals.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain high-efficiency home heating equipment.
Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
Extends eligibility for N.J. World Trade Center Scholarship Program to dependents and spouses of persons totally and permanently disabled as a result of exposure to the attack sites.
Establishes "green teams" to develop and advance energy conservation and efficiency and environmental sustainability in State governmental offices.
Creates Office of Energy Savings to implement program to improve energy efficiency and conservation for all State agencies.
Requires lighting and security cameras at sexually oriented businesses; imposes civil penalty for permitting access to minors; permits negative secondary effects study; permits tax on sexually oriented business.
Authorizes DOT, NJ Turnpike Authority, and South Jersey Transportation Authority to permit BPU-certified persons to install and maintain solar photovoltaic panels on noise barriers erected on roads and highways.
Establishes loan redemption program for certain teachers under which they are permitted to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public schools.
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Establishes standardized energy audit and training program.
Permits person with developmental disability and legal guardian to audio record sessions of interdisciplinary team in which person or guardian participates.
Requires school districts to annually disseminate information to students and parents or guardians on the dangers of distributing sexually explicit images through electronic means.
Prohibits retail stores from selling cellular telephone equipment or cellular telephone equipment service contracts unless stores provide information brochures about "sexting" to customers who purchase such equipment or contracts.
Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to accept for transfer certain academic credits.
Allows an institution of higher education to require the mental health records of a student committed to attend the institution.
Requires public institution of higher education to notify the parents of certain dependent students, without prior consent of the student, when student receives mental health treatment at the institution.
Requires that certain information on school district expenditures and student achievement be printed on the ballot and sample ballot for the annual school election.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Requires textbook publishers to provide public institutions of higher education with information on price and availability of textbooks.
Limits leave and supplemental compensation benefits for school district superintendents, assistant superintendents, and school business administrators; provides procedures and penalties for enforcement of TPAF provisions.
Directs MVC to implement certain State Auditor recommendations to enhance integrity of driver database.
Requires New Jersey Transit to offer discount passes to all New Jersey higher education students.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside; restricts locations of certain child care centers and school bus stops.
Eliminates use of rebate procedure for claims of sales and use tax exemption made in connection with certain sales to certain UEZ qualified businesses.
Provides tax credits to certain businesses for certain capital investment in qualified business facilities and qualified residential projects located in vicinity of designated transit villages.
Requires acquisition of defibrillators for use in public and nonpublic high schools and training of certain personnel in usage.
Encourages local unit sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Limits use and supplemental compensation for certain leave; limits employment for certain public employees.
Specifies that doctoral students seeking eligibility for licensure as practicing psychologists shall not be required to physically attend classes.
Limits use of and supplemental compensation for certain accumulated leave; permits use of certain unused sick leave to offset post-retirement health care cost; limits employment for certain public employees.
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.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
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. *
Authorizes formation of State college risk management groups and joint liability funds. *
Eliminates limit on application of corporation business tax research credit to 50% of liability otherwise due.
Vetoed4
Permits undersheriff to perform administrative duties on behalf of county sheriff.
Limits certain unused sick leave pay and vacation leave carry-forward for school and local employees; limits sick leave use by new public employees before retirement. *
Extends certain business tax credit programs to the gross income tax.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses that pay societal benefits charges to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding. *
Directs Chief Technology Officer to conduct study of costs and benefits of replacing the State's high-volume, basic computing systems with more cost-effective alternatives.
Directs Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Information Technology to study and report potential benefits of expanding the use of electronic transactions, including the use of electronic signature and electronic record by the State.
Upgrades offenses of engaging in unauthorized practice of law; creates civil action; provides that persons convicted of the offenses are barred from appointment as a notary public. *
Requires State entities to purchase biofuels in place of fossil fuels when reasonable, prudent and cost effective. *
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Requires sports and entertainment facilities to submit emergency operations plan to municipal emergency management coordinator. *
Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years.
Encourages purchase of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural products by State agencies, departments and facilities.
Changes five year chapter expiration date for rules to seven years; changes procedures for readoption of rules. **
Requires development of interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program; requires certain measures to protect student athletes with concussions; and requires continuing education for athletic trainers.*
Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements. *
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related to economic development projects.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Establishes State Mental Health Facilities Evaluation Task Force.
Directs the Department of Education to develop a school district dating violence policy and requires school districts to provide dating violence education in the health curriculum.
Requires Department of State to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.*
Allows municipalities to reexamine municipal master plan every 10 years. *
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.
Modifies employer UI tax rates.
Makes certain changes to NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Vetoed · 14
Requires State to use energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period. *
"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. *
Amends Fiscal Year 2011 annual appropriations act to require filing of application for expansion of Medicaid coverage for family planning services.
Expands education requirements for special learner's and examination permits.*
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Provides State school aid to districts in amount consistent with provisions of "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Restores benefit under State earned income credit program to 25 percent of federal credit beginning in Tax Year 2011.
Passed the General Assembly · 17
Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages. *
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Establishes new crimes concerning service dogs and upgrades crimes against certain other animals.
Directs the BPU to establish certain energy-conservation programs.
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.
Clarifies failure to provide minimum care to an animal constitutes animal cruelty.
Requires causes of driver inattention to be noted in traffic accidents.
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Clarifies immunity from civil liability for volunteers affiliated with Citizen Corps under certain circumstances.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Requires physicians to complete survey as condition for biennial registration with Board of Medical Examiners and requires board to maintain and disseminate survey data as appropriate.
Modifies certain service outage compensation and notice requirements for CATV companies.
Clarifies that criminal impersonation committed by any means including electronic communications or Internet website shall be subject to criminal penalties.
Requires the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to develop and distribute a document containing student loan repayment information for school districts and nonpublic high schools to disseminate to students.
The "Market Competition and Consumer Choice Act," alters State regulation of competitive services provided by telecommunications and CATV companies.
Establishes "Study Commission on E-Licensing."
Out of committee · 51
Establishes NJ Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission.
Provides for State income tax deduction to private well owners for water testing costs.
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. **
Requires the placement of defibrillators in a public school complex.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets.
Requires the design of new public schools to incorporate the "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) guidelines.
Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.
Grants EDA broader discretion to approve applications for corporation business tax certificate transfer program and business employment incentive program.
Authorizes credit unions to serve as depositories of public funds; requires credit unions to provide certain funds for financial literacy education.*
Establishes a gross income tax credit for full time enrollment at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Regulates advertising of manufacturer's rebates by retail mercantile establishments.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.*
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates for solar energy produced by equipment manufactured in NJ. *
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."
Clarifies that sexual assault victims are not responsible for any costs of forensic sexual assault examinations or related services.
Establishes "Veteran to Veteran Peer Support Program" telephone helpline. *
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
The "Offshore Wind Economic Development Act"; establishes offshore wind renewable energy certificate program, and authorizes EDA to provide tax credits for qualified wind energy facilities in wind energy zones.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Exempts from payment certain taxes and energy charges for manufacturing facilities.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
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
Prohibits municipal zoning ordinances from regulating solar panels under certain circumstances; limits fees for certain renewable energy installations.
Provides for development of searchable "Bulletin NJ" local public bidding and employment database.
Clarifies that the implementation of a municipal court security plan, shall be at the discretion of the municipal governing body.
Permits public records custodian to require deposit for OPRA record requests exceeding $15. *
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Revises financial assistance under Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program; repeals requirement to study implementation.
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
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 combination of voter petitions and application by municipal governing body for approval of Municipal Consolidation Study Commission by Local Finance Board.
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.
Provides corporation business tax incentives for life sciences research.
Requires signs posted by retail motor fuel dealers to indicate motor fuel prices for cash and credit card customers.
Requires periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings.
Expands treatment of mixed use projects under urban transit hub tax credit and requires developers utilizing State funds to reserve affordable units under certain conditions.
Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Creates "New Jersey Life Science Internship Challenge" program.
Concerns UEZ funding to qualifying municipalities.
Appropriates $30,609,343,000 in State funds and $12,128,463,665 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2011-2012.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
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Increases period of license suspension for certain drunk driving offenses.
Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.
Establishes "New Jersey Commission on Government Efficiency and Cost Control" to recommend measures for efficiency and cost reduction in State government.
Requires high-mounted rear stoplights on certain passenger vehicles.
Requires insurers to inform insureds whether certain coverages extend to rental automobiles.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Requires that automated external defibrillators be located on every floor of State House and State House Annex; requires training for State Police.
Requires all direct patient care staff in general hospitals to wear identification badges.
Requires DOE to establish working group to develop a plan for the regional provision of special education services.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain infant formulas.
Requires theaters to reserve certain seats for patrons with hearing loss.
Increases penalties for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat while operating a motor vehicle.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.
Clarifies school district employees subject to statutory provisions concerning supplemental compensation for unused sick leave and vacation carry forward requirements.
Makes it a fourth degree crime to exhibit fraudulent motor vehicle insurance identification card to municipal prosecutor.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008."
"Truth in Beef Packaging Act of 2008."
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Requires debt collector to provide debtor certain information.
Requires State Treasurer to organize and publish certain contract and grant data and information on State expenditure Internet website.
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.
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.
Requires motorists to stop for pedestrians in or waiting to enter crosswalks.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for new motor vehicles with certain fuel efficiency.
Criminalizes driving under the influence with person 17 years of age or younger in vehicle.
Increases drunk driving enforcement surcharge.
Enhances penalties for driving when license revoked.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Requires all automobile passengers to wear seat belts.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Requires BPU to offer similar incentives to residents purchasing certain oil heating equipment as are offered to residents purchasing certain natural gas heating equipment.
Establishes Become A Nurse license plates and dedicates fees for nursing scholarships.
Revises criminal history record check process undergone by public and nonpublic school employees and school bus drivers.
Establishes three-year Nurse Educator Pilot Program in Division of Consumer Affairs.
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
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.
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Upgrades offense of harassment under certain circumstances.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Requires labeling of food containing any product from a cloned animal or its progeny.
Requires retail store operators to establish in-store recycling programs that provide opportunities for customers to return clean plastic carryout bags.
Requires bittering agent to be added to certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render it unpalatable.
Provides NJ STARS II Program eligibility to certain students who attained an associate's degree through a joint program offered by a school district and a county college.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Permits transcript or videotape of testimony before local issuing authority to be admissible in ABC appeal.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Expands civil rights protections to include pregnancy and breast-feeding; requires employers to provide daily break to breast-feeding mothers.
Establishes Senior Citizen Pet Companionship Program in DHSS.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Prohibits certain public officers and employees from receiving dual health care benefit coverage.
Prohibits the use or possession of cellular picture phones to invade another person's privacy and prohibits camera or picture cell phones in schools.
Requires the State Police to establish a recently relocated offenders section within the Megan's Law sex offender Internet registry.
Requires report and public hearing prior to DEP recommendation of site for inclusion on Superfund list.
Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Establishes sales tax holiday for certain energy efficient products during third week of April and October.
Adds three members to New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Authorizes nurse or physician employed by student health program at institution of higher education to be appointed to local or county board of health and regional health commission.
Requires certain motor vehicle reinspections be conducted at licensed private inspection facilities.
Establishes limited retail religious distribution license.
Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license and permits farm wineries to produce hard cider.
Creates cooperative farm winery licenses.
Provides for uniform basic structure of taxicab fares in certain municipalities.
Provides loan redemption for certain physician specialists who work in State 10 years; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes the Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Advanced Technology Vehicle Task Force.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to, or purchases of credits from, federally qualified tuition program.
Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements.
Prohibits retail motor fuel dealer from charging customer more for debit card purchase of fuel than for cash purchase.
Permits breweries to offer samples and to sell directly to consumers at brewery premises.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for amount of annual homestead property tax that exceeds 7 percent of homestead owner's New Jersey gross income.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax.
Extends period for requested medical exam for disability benefits under PFRS to every two years until 55 years of age.
Permits direct shipping by wineries and creates Out-of-State Winery license.
Provides that any superintendent salary caps adopted by the commissioner will apply to charter school administrators.
Authorizes labeling of foods that are free of genetically modified material.
Establishes Retaining Our Best and Brightest Loan Redemption Program.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana.
Permits direct shipping by wineries and creates Out-of-State Winery license.