Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, in the General Assembly and then the Senate.
Dawn Marie Addiego
General Assembly
Sponsored
In committee27
Upgrades penalties for assaults committed against process servers and licensed private investigators and detectives.
Removes proposed exemption from State's public records act for certain domestic nonprofit corporations under certain circumstances.
Requires permanent driver's license suspension for third drunk driving offense.
Requires motor vehicle dealer to pay off loan on trade-in within seven days.
Requires person eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity to choose coverage from only one.
Prohibits member of Legislature from holding local appointive office or position; removes provision allowing current members holding more than one elective position as of February 1, 2008 to continue to do so if service continuous.
Defines and removes limits on municipal market to affordable programs.
Imposes a two-year moratorium on increases in public utility rates.
Establishes requirements governing the closing of any State prison.
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Authorizes the executive county superintendent of schools to reduce the required local share of a non-operating district.
Penalizes employment of unauthorized aliens; requires verification of citizenship for employment.
Establishes penalties for drivers who have never obtained driver's license.
Restricts occupancy of dwelling unit in age-restricted community to older adults following resale.
Provides enhanced penalties for making a false report to law enforcement authorities in certain circumstances.
Requires Commissioner of Education to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on school districts.
Restricts certain former DEP employees from employment with a permit applicant for one year after termination of DEP employments.
Prohibits implementation of formula-based rates for sewerage authorities and electric, gas and water public utilities.
Extends requirement of wastewater management planning agencies to establish or update wastewater management plans, and extends validity of sewer service areas and wastewater service areas, until April 7, 2011.
Revises procedure for removal of municipal administrator by municipal council; provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator upon removal.
Expands authorization for use of dealer and temporary license plates and establishes fines for their misuse.
Permits preference in awarding certain public contracts.
Requires a private seller of a used motor vehicle to request identification information from purchaser.
Requires notice to consumers of availability of pet health insurance.
Creates permissive county-based housing assistance program.
Designated the "Dogfighting Zero Tolerance Act of 2009."
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
Prohibits use of wireless telephones or electronic communication devices by operators of public transit vehicles in certain situations. *
Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation. *
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Requires all State agency rules be published in NJ Register, and prohibits use of regulatory guidance documents except under certain circumstances.
Establishes new procedure in "Administrative Procedure Act" to allow substantial changes to agency rule-making upon adoption.
Changes five year chapter expiration date for rules to seven years; changes procedures for readoption of rules. **
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related to economic development projects.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Allows municipalities to reexamine municipal master plan every 10 years. *
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Vetoed · 1
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Passed the General Assembly · 7
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
Requires account numbers to be truncated on certain sales receipts.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Establishes crime of initiating a false "Amber Alert."
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Requires DMVA, through State veterans service offices, to provide surviving beneficiary of deceased service member with comprehensive benefits packet.
Regulates pay-off of trade-in vehicles and certain vehicle title releases. *
Out of committee · 9
Establishes task force to study treatment of veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder in judicial proceedings.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from certain drivers involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.*
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Appropriates $17.45 million in 1992 and 2003 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects and $1.371 million in 1992 bond act monies to fund State dam restoration projects. *
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer.*
Allows certain organizations to file complaints with Council on Local Mandates in certain circumstances.
In committee · 82
Provides for priority consideration, by State, of permit applications by counties and municipalities with 10 or more shared services.
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
Prohibits elected officials and public employees from enrolling for health benefits with more than one public entity; provides civil action for treble expenses by public entity providing additional coverage.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
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.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain unreimbursed psychiatric treatment of veterans.
Prohibits certain breeding and sales practices; requires persons selling cats or dogs to provide certain information; and provides penalties.
Eliminates PERS credit and health care benefits for appointees to State or local agency, board, commission, authority or instrumentality with annual compensation less than $20,000 and weekly hours fewer than 35.
Provides sales tax exemption for sales of prepared foods.
"New Jersey College Student and Parent Consumer Information Act"; requires each four-year public institution of higher education to provide on its website certain information regarding its costs, faculty, and graduation rates.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Establishes permissive inferences related to conduct that serves as predicate to sex offenses against minors.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Provides for public comment period at certain sessions of each house of the Legislature.
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.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Establishes penalties for manufacture, purchase or possession of certain keys.
Revises laws governing provision of affordable housing; reestablishes regional contribution agreement as method of meeting affordable housing obligation; repeals Statewide non-residential development fee.
Prohibits release on bail of persons in the country illegally who are charged with crimes of the first or second degree or with two prior criminal convictions.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Repeals law providing benefits for family temporary disability leave.
Revises requirements for distribution of State aid under "Special Municipal Aid Act."
Prohibits certain expenditures in school districts and establishes State aid penalty for violations.
Requires State agencies to adopt telecommuting programs and reports to be made on implementation of these programs.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain business telecommuting program development and implementation costs.
Invalidates any nominating petition filed after deadline therefor; voids any attempt by candidate to petition court to accept validity of petition filed after deadline.
Prohibits filling of vacancy among candidates if vacancy occurs after 48th and before 14th day before general election, with certain exceptions; prohibits filling subsequent vacancies before general election.
Delays implementation of paid family leave for two years.
"Zero-Based Budget Act;" requires State Treasurer to develop and integrate certain zero-based budgeting practices and procedures in preparation and submission of Governor's annual budget message.
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests for retired veterans living in NJ and their immediate family members.
Establishes special license plates supporting autism awareness.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for certain retired military personnel.
Revises and expands duties and responsibilities of State Auditor in performance of certain audits and reviews.
Revises requirements for distribution of State aid under "Special Municipal Aid Act."
Expands the list of crimes that may not be expunged.
Increases penalties for luring a child and kidnapping.
Establishes crime for adult to misrepresent age in order to join youth serving organization.
Provides for use of alternative dispute resolution to settle disagreements between State agencies concerning public works projects.
Expands number of State officials required to reside in State.
Provides 10% reduction in compensation for members of Legislature.
Increases the penalty for certain gang related crimes.
Provides that minimum local tax levy requirement will only be applicable to certain school districts.
Provides for voluntary waiver of compensation by members of Senate and General Assembly.
Establishes penalties for employer who allows unauthorized aliens to operate employer owned motor vehicle.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
Protects municipalities that have complied with affordable housing obligations from being required to provide more than their fair share.
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to chaining or other restraint of animals.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Establishes additional investigative and enforcement powers in Division of Consumer Affairs to deter individuals from engaging in unauthorized practice of professions and occupations.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Establishes 18-month moratorium on promulgation of new administrative rules and issuance of new policy circular letters by State agencies.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside.
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Prohibits enrollment in PERS of public employee who is also public contractor; requires member to designate only one position as basis of enrollment.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Increases enrollment threshold in PERS and TPAF to $10,000; requires assessment of adding annual minimum hour requirement to qualify for service credit.
Revises membership and duties of Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.
Restricts use of accumulated sick leave by public employees in year prior to retirement.
Limits payment upon retirement to $10,000 to State and local public officers and employees for accumulated sick leave.
Permits approval of certain regional contribution agreements through December 31, 2009.
Reduces number of paid holidays from 13 to 10 for all State and local government employees.
Imposes new criteria of $18,000 compensation and 30 hours weekly for TPAF and PERS membership as well as for TPAF and PERS credit after break in service.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Changes date by which mail-in ballots are transmitted to mail-in and overseas voters from the 40th to the 45th day before an election.
Repeals law providing benefits for family temporary disability leave and deposits moneys from the "Family Temporary Disability Leave Account" into the unemployment compensation fund.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service, and their immediate family members.
Establishes fine for committing motor vehicle offense that results in collision with bicyclist.
"Safe Places Safe Kids Act;" makes it a crime to commit certain offenses in school zones and near playgrounds.
Authorizes creation of local gypsy moth control commissions.
Freezes expenditures by public entities on salaries and benefits for period of three years and limits such expenditures thereafter.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Provides criminal penalties for unauthorized use of images or likeness of minors and establishes civil action.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Renames quail management area within Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area as "Dr. A. Hunter Wilcox Field Trial Grounds."
Requires municipal utilities authorities to offer cash refund, instead of credit against sewerage service charges, to senior citizens who have installed on their primary residence a second water meter registering water usage that does not drain into muni
Senate
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Prohibits use of emergency warning lights or other insignia to impersonate law enforcement officer; prohibits sale of these lights to unauthorized persons and increases penalties for unauthorized use.*
Out of committee2
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping for certain retired military personnel.
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests for retired veterans living in NJ and their immediate family members.
In committee45
Prohibits release on bail of persons in the country illegally who are charged with crimes of the first or second degree or with two prior criminal convictions.
Requires person eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity to choose coverage from only one.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain businesses telecommuting program development and implementation costs.
Requires State agencies to adopt telecommuting programs and reports to be made on implementation of these programs.
Requires permanent driver's license suspension for third drunk driving offense.
Prohibits member of Legislature from holding local appointive office or position; removes provision allowing current members holding more than one elective position as of February 1, 2008 to continue to do so if service continuous.
Requires sewerage companies to provide metered service to certain single family, age-restricted community housing customers upon request; prohibits those companies from assessing charges for sewer service prior to providing such service.
"Safe Places Safe Kids Act;" makes it a crime to commit certain offenses in school zones and near playgrounds.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service, and their immediate family members.
Expands the list of crimes that may not be expunged.
Protects property owned by military personnel and first responders from condemnation.
Provides that minimum local tax levy requirement will only be applicable to certain school districts.
Authorizes the executive county superintendent of schools to reduce the required local share of a non-operating district.
Increases the penalty for certain gang related crimes.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
Requires Commissioner of Education to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on school districts.
Expands authorization for use of dealer and temporary license plates and establishes fines for their misuse.
Establishes fine for committing motor vehicle offense that results in collision with bicyclist.
Requires payment from New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund for costs of installation and maintenance of point of entry water treatment systems.
Eliminates development review fees charged by Pinelands Commission.
Allows certain owners of preserved farmland to reacquire development rights for land underlying and next to farm buildings or structures.
Establishes requirements governing the closing of any State prison.
Upgrades penalties for assaults committed against process servers and licensed private investigators and detectives.
Establishes crime of initiating a false "Amber Alert."
Provides enhanced penalties for making a false report to law enforcement authorities in certain circumstances.
Establishes penalties for employer who allows unauthorized aliens to operate employer owned motor vehicle.
Requires a private seller of a used motor vehicle to request identification information from purchaser.
Penalizes employment of unauthorized aliens; requires verification of citizenship for employment.
Establishes penalties for drivers who have never obtained driver's license.
Establishes special license plates supporting autism awareness.
Restricts certain former DEP employees from employment with a permit applicant for one year after termination of DEP employment.
Prohibits State from exporting water from the Pinelands.
Clarifies procedures for admission to intoxication treatment program in lieu of prosecution for certain disorderly persons offenses; establishes fee for application to program.
Designated as the "Dogfighting Zero Tolerance Act of 2010."
Renames quail management area within Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area as "Dr. A. Hunter Wilcox Field Trial Grounds."
Exempts sheltered workshops from disclosure and fingerprinting requirements for certain solid waste operations.
Directs the State Board of Education to adopt a separate core curriculum content area for Civics.
Requires municipal utilities authorities to offer cash refund, instead of credit against sewerage service charges, to senior citizens who have installed on their primary residence a second water meter registering water usage that does not drain into muni
Provides 10% reduction in compensation for members of Legislature.
Revises procedure for removal of municipal administrator by municipal council; provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator upon removal.
Prohibits sale of emergency warning lights to unauthorized motorists.
Increases penalties for unauthorized display or use of emergency warning lights.
Requires use of pervious concrete by State agencies under certain circumstances.
"Melanie A. Cantwell Law;" requires MVC to issue modified license to person convicted of driving under the influence.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than 2% over the prior academic year.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
Requires DMVA, through State veterans service offices, to provide surviving beneficiary of deceased service member with comprehensive benefits packet.
Appropriates $17.45 million in 1992 and 2003 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects and $1.371 million in 1992 bond act monies to fund State dam restoration projects.
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Establishes task force to study treatment of veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder in judicial proceedings.
Requires certain public officers and employees to reside in State. *
Allows certain organizations to file complaints with Council on Local Mandates in certain circumstances.
Extends moratorium on the imposition of Statewide non-residential development fees; requires return of fees paid subsequent to June 30, 2010.
Eliminates limit on application of corporation business tax research credit to 50% of liability otherwise due.
Decreases the minimum corporation business tax on certain New Jersey subchapter S corporations by 25%.
Establishes Grow New Jersey Assistance Program to provide tax credits to certain businesses; changes eligibility and certain other requirements for other business assistance programs; authorizes transfer of certain real property.*
Restores eligibility of New Jersey Health ACCESS recipients for NJ FamilyCare effective August 1, 2011.
Establishes Small Business Loan Program in EDA allowing certain small businesses to be eligible for low interest rate loans of up to $250,000 to expand their businesses.
Vetoed · 1
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer. *
Passed the Senate · 4
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund. *
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside; restricts locations of certain child care centers and school bus stops.
Re-aligns enforcement responsibility of State Housing Code concerning multiple dwellings from municipalities to the State under the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law." *
Out of committee · 18
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related to economic development projects. *
Criminalizes participation in criminal street gang.*
Disqualifies member of board of education for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.
Requires all State agency rules be published in NJ Register, and prohibits use of regulatory guidance documents except under certain circumstances.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Repeals law allowing PERS member to retire with PERS pension and continue to receive salary for current PERS-covered elective office.
Changes five year chapter expiration date for rules to seven years; changes procedures for readoption of rules.
Establishes new procedure in "Administrative Procedure Act" to allow substantial changes to agency rule-making upon adoption.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
Allows municipalities to reexamine municipal master plan every 10 years.
Establishes program authorizing lease of historic buildings and structures in State parks, forests, and wildlife management areas.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
Modifies process for contested case hearings by OAL with regard to telephone and video conferences, delegation of final decision authority, oral decisions, checklist decisions, electronic filings, and settlements.
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Requires State Comptroller to review, and make recommendations for improvement of, the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
In committee · 13
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
Designated "New Jersey Economic Development Promotion Act"; streamlines and reorganizes State economic development statutes in order to promote administrative efficiency.
Revises Business Employment Incentive Program to spur economic growth.
Concerns free access to certain job training courses for employees affected by plant closings, mass layoffs or transfer of operations.
Requires development of guidelines and educational fact sheet concerning the nature, risk, and treatment of sports-related head injuries to student-athletes.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to study impact of State business income taxes on business out-migration, business formation, and employment.
Establishes a 2.0 percent cap on annual appropriations increases for certain State government spending.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Adds certain cannabis-like chemical substances to list of controlled dangerous substances.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
Establishes standards for commercial insurers and Medicaid program implementing electronic prescribing systems.
Authorizes county vocational school district to reduce required local share if the reduction is agreed to by board of education and county governing body.
"Caylee's Law," establishes penalties for failing to report to authorities or otherwise concealing death or disappearance of a child.