Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Samuel D. Thompson
Sponsored
In committee38
Provides immunity from liability for certain recreational activities and from injuries caused by acts of God.
Requires the Director of the Division of Taxation to establish a gross income tax payment system by credit card or debit card.
Authorizes DMV to offer a red heart-shaped identifying symbol on personalized license plates.
Allows property taxpayers an additional year to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Includes auxiliary police officers in Emergency Services Length of Service Award Program.
Establishes that passenger vehicles other than police vehicles have a useful life of five years and allows local units to bond for such vehicles.
Establishes "Grandparenting Resource Center Pilot Program" and appropriates $3,000,000.
Mandates training for judges and judicial personnel regarding problems and issues faced by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
Creates the "Grandparents' Court Liaison Program."
Directs the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Human Services to work with institutions of higher education in the development of certain family programs.
Requires HMFA to prioritize projects affordable to extended family care givers; amends Fair Housing Act to allow funding to programs supporting extended family care.
Requires DHS and DHSS to provide information about federal and State benefits to persons providing kinship care.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $4.4 million to DLPS for purchase and distribution of thermal imaging cameras for local police services.
Exempts sales of returnable plastic containers and pallets from sales and use tax.
Excludes gratuities from calculation of workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance premiums for limousine or livery services.
Reduces statute of limitations for medical malpractice liability actions to four years.
Requires health insurers to cover treatment ordered by health care provider for covered person based on generally accepted standards of health care practice, subject to appeal; creates Carrier Appeals Program.
Permits law enforcement personnel to examine account records of E-ZPass customers when theft of a transponder has been reported.
Dedicates $20 million annually in realty transfer fee revenues to pay for development, improvement, and repair of State parks, forests, recreation areas, historic sites, natural areas and fish and wildlife areas.
Requires interactive computer services to disable access to images, information, or data which depicts child engaged in prohibited sexual act.
Concerns medical malpractice procedures and liability.
Requires penalties to be levied against renters and homeowners who violate affordability controls on affordable housing units.
Limits to $5,000 per election amount contributed to and by county committee of a political party.
Upgrades crime of kidnapping minor less than 16 years of age and increases applicable term of imprisonment.
Revises the calculation of courtesy busing school budget cap adjustment for courtesy busing performed along a hazardous route.
Requires DMVA to send Servicemembers' Advisory Notice to members of National Guard called to active duty.
Prohibits former elected official from receiving for five years compensation from charitable or non-profit organization when official's candidate committee donated campaign contributions to organization.
Directs State owned or operated marinas to provide a 50% discount on boat launching fees for senior citizens on weekdays.
Revises maximum price at which ticket brokers or season ticket holders may resell tickets.
Requires insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HIV vaccine.
Eliminates requirement that candidate campaign treasurer reports be filed with county clerk for legislative, local and school board candidates.
Prohibits candidates and elected public officials charged with crimes from using campaign contributions for their legal defense.
Implements measures to strengthen oversight of hospital charity care subsidies.
Establishes Office of Airline Consumer Advocate and consumer bill of rights for airline passengers.
Provides that new ratables will be phased into the calculation of equalized valuation over a ten-year period in determining eligibility for State school aid.
Prohibits solid waste collectors from billing for residential collection services more than 30 days in advance of the service.
Clarifies that certain former New Jersey National Guard members may be eligible for higher education tuition assistance.
Clarifies calculation of at-risk weight in school funding formula.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Establishes Veterans' Oral History Foundation.
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.
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Eliminates required mailing of sample ballots to inactive voters.
Adds non-voting member to NJT board.
Passed the General Assembly · 5
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity. *
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Creates "New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force."
Requires State Treasurer to issue cost benefit analysis and security report for conversion of military housing to civilian housing at Earle Naval Weapons Station and places moratorium on issuance of certain State permits and plan approvals.
Out of committee · 17
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Decreases certain public document copy fees to up to $0.10 or less per letter size page and up to $0.15 or less per legal size page.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals from charging for certain medical errors. *
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Appropriates $1,068,921 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Appropriates $54,917,725 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Regulates certain credentialing and trade practices of insurance producers, and provides private cause of action for insurance producer violations.
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Establishes Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. *
Appropriates $27.75 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $49.65 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $120,123,420 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $19,919,700 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
In committee · 44
Prohibits certain contributions by certain entities and individuals doing business with counties or municipalities; limits amount of contribution by principals and officers of such entities.
Provides that PERS member holding more than one position covered by PERS has to designate one position as the basis for enrollment.
Revises State funding formula for public education.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Prohibits sale of gasoline containing MTBE; directs DEP to seek waiver from EPA oxygen requirements for purpose of discontinuing use of MTBE; and establishes Transportation Energy Security Council to monitor good faith compliance effort.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Includes same sex marriages among marriages declared void; provides that New Jersey will not recognize marriages in other jurisdictions which are void in New Jersey.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Provides New Jersey certification as a school administrator or principal to any applicant with similar certification in another State.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Provides for mandatory imprisonment and forfeiture of retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Requires campaign contribution to be accompanied by certification that contributor has not been convicted of crime.
Prohibits use of campaign funds by candidate or legislative leader convicted of crime; requires that such funds be paid to ELEC for enforcement purposes.
Provides that campaign contributions received from certain persons convicted of crimes will be forfeited and paid to ELEC for enforcement purposes.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Requires county superintendent of schools to determine routes and bid and award contracts for all nonpublic school busing in the county.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Provides State in lieu aid to municipalities for certain tax-exempt group homes.
Establishes "Virtual Medical Monitoring Service Pilot Program" in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
Caps bond counsel legal fees and costs on public issuers' bond transactions and requires a competitive selection process for retaining bond counsel.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Decreases BPU membership from five to three members.
Restricts use of accumulated sick leave by public employees in year prior to retirement.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Repeals law providing benefits for family temporary disability leave.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
Designated the Shop Here, Save Money, Secure Jobs Act of 2008; establishes sales and use tax rate reduction period from November 28, 2008 through January 4, 2009, sets reduction period tax rate at 3.5%.
Prohibits hospital from charging patient or third party payer for costs associated with certain hospital-acquired conditions.
Provides sales tax exemption for sales of prepared foods.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Filed · 1
Limits motor bus owner responsibility for no-fault medical expense benefits coverage for certain injured passengers.