Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Ronald S. Dancer
Sponsored
Became law4
Repeals bidding requirement for local public contracts to allow bidders to avoid unresponsive bid if they inadvertently omit business registration from bid proposal provided that bidder was registered before bid submission deadline.
Establishes Public Assistance Cost Reduction and Transportation Independence Pilot Program to transfer surplus State motor vehicles to certain nonprofit organizations. *
Requires pharmacists to include on prescription drug label name of brand name drug and generic drug when generic drug is dispensed. *
Permits standardbred permit holder at Meadowlands Racetrack to decrease annual number of race dates to no less than 141, and permit holders at Freehold Raceway to no less than 168, upon agreement with representative horsemen's organization.
Passed the General Assembly1
Permits certain oaths, affirmations, and affidavits to be taken before township and village mayors.
Out of committee2
Establishes criteria municipalities and counties are to consider when establishing speed limits. *
Provides for promotion and sale of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural or horticultural products at service areas along certain toll roads.
In committee56
Requires public bodies to allow public comment at every meeting.
Excludes from taxation income from certain sales of land for open space and farmland preservation purposes.
Extends for five additional years use of special appraisal method when acquiring certain lands for open space or farmland preservation purposes.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Requires clinicial laboratories to adopt certain requirements regarding continuing education and supervision of cytotechnologists.
Eliminates dual governmental pay to members of Legislature for legislative duties.
Allows former mayors to perform marriages.
Prohibits certain deceptive practices concerning certain shopping center leases.
Creates rehabilitative equine program in DOC.
Establishes defibrillator grant program in DHSS for placement of defibrillators in senior citizen centers.
Extends eligibility for PAAD to persons disabled under certain federal programs.
Excludes from income that portion of annuity distribution that is return on initial investment for purposes of PAAD and Senior Gold income eligibility.
Establishes Community Living Independently Program; appropriates $1.8 million.
Expands eligibility criteria for disabled veteran's property tax exemption.
Requires DEP employees who conduct inspections of certain chemical facilities to undergo background checks.
Authorizes special plate for holders of "Combat Action Ribbon."
Allows redevelopment agencies to directly apply for and receive funding under the "Maintenance of Viable Neighborhoods Act."
Prohibits slaughter of horses and sale of horseflesh for human consumption.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for local open space and farmland preservation purposes.
Requires DEP to approve water usage certification for water diverted on farmland enrolled in a State or local farmland preservation program.
Revises distribution of Casino Simulcasting Special Fund.
Permits voter in resident attendance at school, college, or university to receive absentee ballot for each election without continual request.
Requires financial disclosure by candidates for public office in county or municipality.
Clarifies that computer assisted remote hunting technology for terroristic purposes to intentionally harm a human is a crime of terrorism.
Permits property tax bills to contain listing of amount of reserve for uncollected taxes required to be maintained by municipality.
Requires additional notices to governmental agencies upon termination of utility services to residential customers.
Requires licenses for distributors, wholesalers and retailers to conduct business in tobacco products under the New Jersey Tobacco Products Wholesale Sales and Use Tax Act.
Allows gross income tax credit for purchase of health club memberships by taxpayers 55 and older.
Exempts handicapped spots from meters or fees.
Increases penalties for underage drivers who have consumed alcohol.
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Requires elected public officials and candidates for elective public office to disclose if they ever filed for bankruptcy; requires financial disclosure by candidates for public office in county or municipality.
Directs Secretary of Agriculture to determine annually areas for gypsy moth control measures and implement control measures; specifies State pay full implementation cost; appropriates $5,500,000.
Exempts veterans from fees for certain special military license plates.
Expands Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission purpose to provide assistance for purchase of specialized vehicle to transport person over 21 years old with severe chronic disability.
Authorizes special plate for holders of Combat Action Ribbons.
Authorizes "Severely Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitle holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Requires BPU to consider certain revenue-raising limitations when determining whether to approve increases in public utility rates, fares or charges that may be assessed to municipalities.
Permits contiguous municipalities in different vicinages to share court facilities.
Prohibits imposition by public and private water service providers of standby fees or charges for certain fire protection systems.
Codifies standard for rehospitalization after conditional discharge from psychiatric facility.
Exempts agricultural development from imposition of non-residential development fee.
Requires proposed State budgets be balanced against recurring revenues and places related constraints on budget messages.
Exempts developments for which construction permits were issued prior to the effective date of P.L.2008, c.46 from the imposition of Statewide nonresidential development fees; provides for refund of funds paid.
Permits board of fire commissioners to amend fire district budget after adoption to insert special items of revenue.
Establishes security standards for judicial hearings at mental health facilities.
Provides for disbursement of certain funds made available for benefit of the horse racing industry.
Requires municipal court judge to disclose to governing body of municipality information concerning certain decisions by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct.
Provides that certain nonprofit organizations would not be assessed a civil administrative penalty under the "Water Supply Management Act" for exceeding permitted water allocations.
Establishes three-day grace period for performing artists to cancel contract with entertainment agency.
Requires physician practices that provide intravenous therapies in medical office to register with DHSS.
Permits property tax levy cap exclusion for municipal and county revenues required to be raised to replace federal stimulus funds under the COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) Hiring Recovery Program for paying certain police officers.
Concerns financial responsibility for inmates and certain legally charged patients transferred to psychiatric hospitals.
Alexandra's Law; prohibits operation of motor vehicle with detectable amount of CDS in blood.
Provides for electronic monitoring of domestic violence offenders and notification to the victim; designated as "Lisa's Law."
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Provides for promotion and sale of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural or horticultural products at service areas along certain toll roads.
Establishes criteria municipalities and counties are to consider when establishing speed limits. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Provides tax deduction from casino gross revenues for certain promotional gaming credits.
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."
"Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licensing Act."
Passed the General Assembly · 3
Establishes Task Force to study the benefits of student recess and make recommendations on advisability of mandatory recess in school districts.
Clarifies penalties for trespassers who damage farmland and crops with all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.
Revises various off-track wagering provisions of the "Off-Track and Account Wagering Act."
Out of committee · 17
Establishes program for directing motorists to agricultural tourism establishment locations. *
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
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.
Expands coverage under "New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board Act" to thoroughbred hot walkers, grooms, and assistant trainers under certain circumstances.
Requires nursing homes and assisted living residences to provide informational sheet concerning Medicaid eligibility to certain residents.
Provides that in the event a state of emergency is declared due to failure to enact appropriation law casinos and racetracks may remain open under certain conditions. *
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 $6.45 million from "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations 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 $15,557,201 from various historic preservation funds to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $574,805 from certain historic preservation bond funds for associated administrative expenses.
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 · 33
Limits the payment of transportation costs for homeless students.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
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.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
"Homestead School Property Tax Reimbursement Act"; provides State reimbursement for 50% of school property taxes paid by seniors, 65 years and older.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Permits a farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Specifies motor vehicle fines from tickets issued by State Police providing rural patrol be paid to municipality, not State.
Establishes reporting requirements and permissive inference for violations by motor vehicle operators approaching or passing certain horses, ponies and mules.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Encourages purchase of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural products by State agencies, departments and facilities.
Appropriates $5 million for Sire Stakes, horse breeding and development.
Appropriates $10 million for Sire Stakes, horse breeding and development.
Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
"Urban Enterprise Zone Jobs Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of the Treasury to provide tax credits for contributions to entities which provide tuition scholarships to children in certain urban enterprise zone municipalities.
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%.
Provides procedures for crediting certain dwellings used by agricultural laborers in determination of municipality's fair share housing obligation.
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
Increases from seven to 60 the number of calendar days casinos and racetracks may continue to operate during state of emergency.
Excludes certain stable stall rentals from sales and use tax imposition and provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of equine-related services.
Makes certain requirements concerning downhill skiing.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Authorizes Council on Affordable Housing to enter into memoranda of understanding with certain planning entities; establishes presumption of compliance with council's regulations; establishes moratorium on builder's remedy.