Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Nellie Pou
Sponsored
Became law6
Permits surcharge of up to 22% to offset private collection fees for certain delinquent debts owed to courts, counties, and municipalities. *
Permits qualified trustee to hold interest in alcoholic beverage license for qualified beneficiary under age 18.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Eliminates automatic disqualification from Intensive Supervision Program of persons who previously participated in the program.
Eliminates off trigger for additional unemployment benefits during job training program.
Provides one year extension of 4% surcharge on corporation business tax liability and decouples corporation business tax from federal Internal Revenue Code deferral of certain discharge of indebtedness income.
Passed the General Assembly2
Authorizes the court to credit an indigent person under certain circumstances.
Amends Health Enterprise Zone law to allow municipalities more discretion in granting property tax exemptions to medical offices.
Out of committee2
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old. *
Establishes "Court Security Enhancement Fund" and increases court fees.
In committee9
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Requires employers and birthing facilities to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
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 criminal history record background checks for public employees handling vital records.
Provides voter registration assistance to persons completing parole, probation, and criminal sentences.
Establishes "William's Law," pertaining to pool safety.
Provides prescriber or health care facility with discretion to number prescription blank forms consecutively.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 49
Permits nonpartisan municipal elections to be held on same day as general elections. **
Requires facility where patient dies to provide medical examiner with contact information for next-of-kin so medical examiner may obtain additional information about death. *
Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
Directs the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to establish adapted athletic programs.
Requires developers to offer solar energy systems in certain new home construction. *
Redefines role and qualifications of purchasing agent in "Local Public Contracts Law."
Delays effective date of recycling tax and adjusts allocation of moneys in the State Recycling Fund. *
Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors.
Requires a State tax expenditure report be included in the Governor's annual budget message.
Permits use of overseas absentee ballots for all elections; authorizes transmission of ballots by electronic means. *
Establishes Organized Retail Theft Task Force.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies for the treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities. *
"Self-Directed Support Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Rights Act."
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund and to Cat and Dog Spay/Neuter Fund. *
Permits location of certain wind and solar facilities in industrial zones.
Broadens small qualified business exception under UEZ sales tax rebate program. *
Permits municipalities and counties to make certain traffic engineering decisions without DOT approval.
Authorizes court to waive or reduce parole ineligibility or grant probation for drug-free school zone violations under certain circumstances.
Appropriates State and federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2008-2009.
Establishes a "Silver Alert System." *
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Permits victim of domestic abuse to terminate residential lease under certain circumstances; provides procedure for tenant to recover security deposit.
Increases EDA bonding limit for State share of school facilities projects; specifies debt service for these bonds will first be payable from revenues received from gross income tax; establishes priority categories for non-SDA district projects. *
Allows certain corporate notices to be provided via electronic transmission.
Allows director of corporation to provide notice of resignation, which resignation is only effective upon occurrence of certain event.
Provides one hour and two hour service options for expedited over the counter corporate service requests.
Provides that corporate by-laws may allow corporation to eliminate plurality voting for corporate directors.
Expands scope of unincorporated entities permitted to merge or consolidate with domestic corporations.
Allows officers of corporation to grant employees and officers of corporation shares of stock, rights or options.
Establishes licensing program for site remediation professionals; changes laws concerning site remediation. *
Requires school security drills to improve emergency preparedness.
Provides for continuing education for real estate brokers, broker-salespersons and salespersons, and creates a new licensing category of referral agents. *
Permits counties to create County Homelessness Trust Funds. *
Revises sales and use tax to conform with Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
Establishes the InvestNJ Business Grant Program in NJEDA to stimulate certain capital investment and job creation in New Jersey during a limited period, makes appropriations. *
Establishes the Troops to College Program in the Commission on Higher Education to assist veterans in making the transition into the college classroom.
Makes FY 2009 supplemental appropriations totaling $22,500,000 to provide food, energy and legal aid assistance to individuals and families under the "New Jersey Economic Assistance and Recovery Plan."
Establishes the "Main Street Business Assistance Program;" appropriates $50 million.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Requires DHS and DCF to establish standardized admission protocols and medical clearance criteria for admission to behavioral health care facilities. *
Requires DHS and DCF to identify available mental health services and perform needs assessment. *
Denies surviving spouse with domestic violence restraining order or charged with intentional killing of decedent right to determine disposition of human remains of deceased spouse.
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Appropriates $28,990,484,000 in State funds and $13,859,752,122 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2009-2010. *
Transfers management, administration and duties of "the workers' compensation security fund" to the New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association.
Establishes "Women and Families Strengthening Act."
Provides for programs and services for inmates and formerly incarcerated persons; and institutes certain administrative procedures. *
Concerns parole eligibility and supervision, prison visitation, and training and education standards for incarcerated persons.
Revises procedure for reassessment of certain real property by assessor and appeal of assessment by certain property taxpayers.
Passed the General Assembly · 30
Requires certain public utilities to notify an appropriate law enforcement officer of service shutoffs to multi-family housing unit customers or any other residential customers under certain circumstances.
Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.
Creates offense of impairing communications, which would constitute domestic violence in certain circumstances. *
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Concerns overpayments to public utilities.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Clarifies definition of "primary care" in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program to include practice of geriatrics.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Allows State agencies, counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet. *
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008." *
Prohibits application of certain temporary "black" or "blue" henna tattoos.
Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.
Requires DHSS to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to create identification card for use by persons with autism.
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Invalidates consumer contracts which require a waiver of right to file a consumer complaint.
Establishes "New Jersey Colon Cancer Research Fund;" provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Requires electronic submission of certain periodic reports to Governor and Legislature by State agency.
Permits State aid to fund start-up costs for local shared services projects.
Permits payments in subsidized adoption until child becomes 21 years of age under certain circumstances.
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
Requires DHS to establish training, educational assessment, and remedial instruction programs, and minimum educational standards for staff at State psychiatric hospitals.
Concerns continuing education for dentists. *
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools. *
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. *
Increases statute of limitations and provides treble damages for certain violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)." *
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Makes it a crime to communicate or transmit sexually suggestive communications to a minor under certain circumstances.
Establishes Statewide database of beds in shelters for the homeless.
Out of committee · 19
Allows certain undocumented aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.
Establishes guidelines for dissemination of vital records.
Revises law permitting law enforcement agencies to charge additional fees for certain copies of motor vehicle accident reports; replaces exemption for in-person request with exemption for legally affected parties.
Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges and the county colleges.
Provides for annual cost-of-living increase in amount of Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance payment.
Authorizes enhancement of State Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode based on anticipated energy savings; provides down payment assistance to certain purchasers of homes meeting enhanced energy subcode requirements.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Requires staff members of adoption agencies to undergo criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks.
Creates two additional Superior Court judgeships.
Increases carryover period of net operating loss deduction under corporation business tax. *
Permanently designates February "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in New Jersey.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
"Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act;" creates Mortgage Stabilization Program and Housing Assistance and Recovery Program; imposes additional requirements on lender foreclosing mortgage; appropriates $40 million from "Long Term Obligation and Capital E
Requires residential mortgage lenders to provide debtors with certain information about curing default prior to initiation of mortgage foreclosure action.
Establishes a pilot program in DOE to address the State's shortage of mathematics and science teachers.
Requires public bodies to provide funds for outreach and training programs for minority group members and women in connection with certain construction contracts.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Permits certain urban police training schools that train at least one class of recruits annually to continue operating.
Establishes in DOE a four-year Community Service Phase Two Pilot Enhancement Program.
In committee · 35
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Makes chief of police contractual municipal employee and establishes in DLPS "Chiefs of Police Performance Evaluation Commission."
Requires State Board of Education to include two hours of instruction in suicide prevention as part of professional development for public school teaching staff members.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Requires certain pools, spas and hot tubs comply with certain barrier requirements.
Requires HMFA to prioritize projects affordable to extended family care givers; amends Fair Housing Act to allow funding to programs supporting extended family care.
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Requires that certain relocation notices be bilingual in municipalities where at least one-third of the population are likely to speak a common non-English native language.
Provides family leave insurance.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Provides State in lieu aid to municipalities for certain tax-exempt group homes.
Sets standards regarding New Jersey Transit Corporation contracts privatizing public transit services.
Revises sales and use tax to conform with Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and eliminates sales and use tax on limousine services and certain initiation and membership fees and dues.
Requires inmates in State correctional facilities to earn high school equivalency certificate prior to parole or discharge.
Requires notice of sheriff's sale of goods to be published in newspapers and on county sheriff websites.
Requires handgun ammunition to be encoded with serial number.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Requires that automated external defibrillators be located on every floor of State House and State House Annex; requires training for State Police.
Authorizes SDA school districts to construct school facilities projects and receive State debt service aid.
Provides for deprivatization of motor vehicle inspection program when vendor contract concludes.
Requires Treasurer and Division of Pensions and Benefits and Investment Directors to report on status of State-administered pension plans to Legislature by May 15 and November 15 each year.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Authorizes credit unions to serve as depositories of public funds.
Requires each school district to adopt a dating violence policy to prevent and address incidents involving dating violence.
Disqualifies member of board of education for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.