Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
DiAnne C. Gove
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Allows municipality to petition county for removal of abandoned vessel; provides that vessel after declared state of emergency.**
In committee39
Requires health insurers to cover Lyme disease.
Establishes municipal authority to supervise, discipline and terminate employment of construction code officials.
Supplemental appropriation of $150 million to DOT for repair or construction of bridges on Route 72 connecting Long Beach Island to the mainland.
Requires notaries public to be U.S. citizens.
Requires assessment of bay scallop resource, and authorizes DEP to establish a bay scallop fishery.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DLPS to assist local police departments in paying for new NICS terminals.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Permits conversion of fines for violation of certain municipal ordinances into tax liens.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Provides immunity from civil liability for persons performing animal rescue and authorizes formation of emergency animal rescue response units.
Establishes "Seniors Helping Seniors Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Demonstration Program" in DHS; appropriates $360,000.
Allows gross income tax filers to designate contributions to VetGroup, Inc. for services for veterans.
Authorizes special license plate for distinguished service medal recipients.
Provides certain veteran benefits to veterans of the global war on terror conflicts and those of certain military engagements served during certain periods.
Requires State to reimburse counties and municipalities for salary and fringe benefit costs of employee on official leave of absence for military service in war on terror; makes an appropriation.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Allows PERS ordinary disability retiree to earn up to $3,000 in PERS-covered employment annually before cancellation of disability benefit and reenrollment in PERS.
Extends payment of homestead property tax reimbursement to non-eligible surviving spouse for portion of tax year during which deceased spouse lived.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
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.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Dedicates up to $400,000 annually of fees collected at Island Beach and Liberty State Parks to special funds to be used to support certain park programs, and makes appropriations from the funds.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to fully disabled veterans.
Converts loan awarded to Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum from loan to grant.
Clarifies that non-credit courses are eligible courses under the volunteer tuition credit program.
Establishes NJ Business and the Arts Commission to promote art Statewide.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Exempts veterans' organizations from motor vehicle registration fee.
Revises current law permitting paid leave of absence for municipal police officers.
Provides for discounted resident trapping license fees for senior citizens.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
"Breann's Law" requires health insurers, the State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide "out of network" coverage for children with catastrophic illnesses.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to develop and promote NJ Heritage Weekend.
Eliminates the New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax and repeals parts of chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Continues tax exempt status of certain real property owned by disabled veterans during reconstruction of homes destroyed by flood, storm, or other act of God.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
Requires Department of Agriculture to post on its website certain information regarding State's farm to school program.
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Requires hiring preference for veterans seeking position with State Police.
Permits child whose parent or guardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in school district where child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.
Requires issuance of one free copy of a veteran's death certificate to certain authorized persons upon request.
Establishes "Best in New Jersey 'Farm to School' Awards Program" to annually recognize the best farm to school programs implemented by a school or school district.
Directs the Dept. of Agriculture to establish a clearinghouse website for farmers to offer produce and dairy products for use by school breakfast programs, school lunch programs, and food banks.*
"Military Dependents Scholarship Fund Act"; provides college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn.
Authorizes property tax deferment for deployed military personnel.
Allows military personnel and veterans to present certain identifying documents in lieu of municipal beach tags to gain admission to certain beaches.
Creates financial planning assistance program for disabled veterans and their caregivers.
Increases income eligibility cap to receive respite care for certain veterans.*
"New Jersey Tuition Equality for America's Military (NJTEAM) Act"; provides in-State tuition at New Jersey public institutions of higher education to military veterans and certain family members living in New Jersey.
Expands timeframe for renewal of driver's license, registration, and inspection by military personnel and immediate family members under certain circumstances.*
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Appropriates $88,592,361 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Passed the General Assembly · 8
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Makes consent to register with Selective Service part of driver's license application process for males under age 26.
Revises grades and sentencing determinations for certain controlled dangerous substances.**
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Designates New Jersey Route 47 from Wildwood City to Maurice River Township as "Veterans Memorial Highway at Delsea Drive."
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Out of committee · 15
Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.
Requires disclosure of water damage prior to household appliance sales.
Creates cause of action for failure to maintain certain vacant properties; requires out-of-state creditors to designate in-State representative.
Requires MVC to issue motor vehicle placard to certain veterans and waives meter fees.*
Exempts disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients from payment of municipal parking meter fees when their vehicles bear a disabled veteran's or Purple Heart license plate or placard issued by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.*
Designates State Route 173 between Clinton and Phillipsburg as "173rd Airborne Brigade Highway."
Establishes one-year moratorium on replacement of copper-based landline telephone service with wireless telephone service; requires BPU to report to Governor and Legislature. *
"New Jersey Tuition Equality for America's Military (NJTEAM) Act;" provides in-State tuition at New Jersey public institutions of higher education to military veterans.
Creates gallery space on State House grounds for display of certain art works.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015.
Regulates pharmacy benefits managers and requires certain disclosures concerning multiple source generic drug pricing.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Designates State Highway Route No. 35 bridge between Brielle and Point Pleasant Beach as "Veterans of All Wars Memorial Bridge."
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
In committee · 86
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Revises child pornography law.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide information on life insurance plans to borrowers of student loans and requires authority to contract with life insurance company to offer policies to borrowers.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Requires DEP to assume responsibility for dredging of waterways providing boat access to lagoon communities; appropriates $6,000,000.
Establishes special dredging account; directs $5,000,000 of sales tax collected annually be deposited therein; directs DEP to administer account and dredging program with certain requirements.
Appropriates $26,140,000 for dredging projects and dredged material disposal projects related to navigational waterways.
Establishes a New Jersey Coordinating Council on the Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Generating Facilities.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Requires court to consider results of domestic violence assessment before dissolving certain domestic violence restraining orders.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential and other private property under redevelopment laws.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low income persons residing in certain facilities.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Increases prison time for certain persons convicted of a motor vehicle offense when license suspended for DUI.
Extends penalties for driving under the influence to include any substance that impairs driving ability; deems driver's consent to non-invasive drug tests.
Criminalizes fifth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Ends the transitional energy facilities assessment, caps the State use portion of State energy tax revenues and ensures the balance of such State revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.
Clarifies that harassment made anonymously or otherwise through electronic communication devices constitutes a petty disorderly offense.
Requires BPU to provide funding for purchase and installation of photovoltaic technologies for age-restricted community clubhouse facilities from societal benefits charge.
Requires use of electronic mail for community notification under Megan's law.
Requires certain offenders to register under Megan's Law; upgrades the crimes of invasion of privacy and peering into a window of a dwelling for a second or subsequent offense.
Prohibits seller of real estate to transfer realty transfer fee liability to buyer.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute.
Provides that trespassing in nuclear power plant is third degree crime.
Provides for immediate driver's license suspension under certain circumstances.
Requires State to purchase certain vehicle tires and motor oils to minimize fuel usage.
Directs DOT to study and report on implementation of truck stop electrification systems to reduce truck idling and fuel usage.
Requires Department of the Treasury to calculate State motor vehicle fleet miles per gallon average and to increase it over four years.
Establishes "Internet Predator Investigation and Prosecution Fund" with $200 assessment on persons convicted of certain offenses.
Makes public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes or found at fault in certain civil actions liable and subject to pension garnishment for public legal expenses and illegally obtained funds.
Ends transitional energy facilities assessment (TEFA), caps State use portion of State energy tax revenues and ensures balance of such State revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.
Requires any individual seeking elective public office to disclose when filing petition of nomination whether he or she has been convicted of a criminal offense.
Allows CRDA to finance certain highway projects outside of Atlantic City Tourism District.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Provides for payment to small municipalities, in certain cases, of certain penalty moneys assessed for violations of fish and game laws.
Upgrades the disorderly persons offense of desecration of a venerated object to a crime of the third degree if the object desecrated is a military monument.
Allows judgment for restitution of stolen public funds to be levied against convicted employee's retirement allowance or pension contributions.
Increases penalty for harboring or concealing certain sex offenders.
Requires Adjutant General to consider need for inpatient hospice care for admission to veterans' facilities; permits waiver of State residency requirement.
Eliminates statute of limitations for theft of fine art and amends theft statute concerning such art.
Excludes veteran disability compensation from income qualification limits under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Establishes a 2.0 percent cap on annual appropriations increases for certain State government spending.
Requires mortgage lenders to maintain vacant, age-restricted dwelling units during foreclosure.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Enacts the "NJ Family First Employer Act"; establishes award for certain employers.
Creates exemption from certain MVC fees for prisoners of war.
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Appropriates $20,000,000 from General Fund to the Department of State for travel and tourism advertising and promotion to communicate that New Jersey's tourism destinations are operational despite damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Exempts, for five years, certain new business activities in pinelands area from compliance with Pinelands Commission development approval process.
Permits municipalities impacted by Hurricane Sandy to borrow for current expenses through December 31, 2014, and repay special emergency notes over a 10-year period.
Establishes civil action for damages against organizations that support terrorism.
Authorizes municipal dredging of lagoon community waterways and levying of special assessment or issuing of bonds to finance such dredging.
Makes escapees responsible for apprehension costs.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Heating Oil and Propane Reserves.
Prohibits use of hands-free wireless telephones and electronic communication devices while providing instruction in operation of a motor vehicle.
Caps State use portion of energy tax revenues and ensures balance of such revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Exempts certain surviving spouses and surviving civil union partners of certain disabled veterans from components of the realty transfer fee.
"Invest in New Jersey First Act;" requires preference in awarding certain contracts for critical infrastructure projects.
Allows "Coastal Protection Trust Fund" monies to be used to separate combined sewer systems.
Directs DOT and NJT to study and report on transportation infrastructure needs in coastal counties.
Requires New Jersey Turnpike Authority to hold regular meetings in various counties in the State.
Provides for representation of certain regions of State on New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain seasonal employers.
Upgrades and expands crime of criminal mischief under certain circumstances.
Increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $5 million over period of five years.
Concerns Superstorm Sandy recovery.
Provides courts with sentencing discretion for certain convictions concerning possession of a firearm.
Prohibits MVC from imposing duplicate license or identification card fee and digitized picture fee if duplicate is requested to reflect change in organ donor status.
Authorizes municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring maintenance and repair of certain wharves, piers, docks and bulkheads.
Requires creditors to maintain interior of vacant and abandoned residential property under foreclosure.
Requires reimbursement of certain Casino Reinvestment Development Authority grants and payment of those grants to Atlantic County for property tax relief.
Requires certain funds paid to CRDA to be awarded to Atlantic County for property tax relief.
Modifies laws regarding compensation and leaves of absence for certain public employees who served in the military; requires public employers follow certain policies and procedures for leaves of absence.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate for child born in New Jersey to active duty service member.