Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Ronald S. Dancer
Sponsored
Became law7
Authorizes the establishment of federal impact aid reserve account.
Extends Right to Farm Act protections to commercial beekeepers, with some restrictions.
Establishes exclusive State regulatory authority over apiary activities and allows for delegation of monitoring and enforcement authority to municipalities.
Establishes penalty for destruction of man-made native bee hive.
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.*
Requires timeframe of standardbred mare residing in New Jersey breeding farm be inclusive of foaling instead of between foal's conception and birth.
Revises the "Self-Funded Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement Regulation Act."
Passed the General Assembly3
Authorizes prescribed burning in certain circumstances.
Establishes certain requirements for a State entity planting vegetation in certain circumstances; provides for NJ businesses providing such vegetation.**
Designates Common Eastern Bumble Bee as New Jersey State Native Pollinator.
Out of committee5
Extends "Right to Farm" protection to certain agricultural tourism acttivities and events; requires adoption of agricultural management practices therefor; permits special occasion events that promote agricultural tourism conducted at wineries under certa
Directs the collection of recidivism data for adults sentenced to a period of probation.
Requires interior light of motor vehicle be turned on when stopped by law enforcement under certain circumstances.*
Prohibits NJ State Forest Nursery from undercutting private nurseries by selling forestation stock below average market price.
Requires MVC conduct study and make recommendations concerning electronic driver's licenses and mobile applications.
In committee242
Eliminates dual governmental pay to members of Legislature for legislative duties.
Alexandra's Law; prohibits operation of motor vehicle with detectable amount of CDS in blood.
Prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens and requires employers to use E-Verify program.
Authorizes account wagering licensee to accept wagers from residents of eligible United States jurisdictions through account wagering system via electronic means such as internet.
Prohibits use of volunteer driving activities in underwriting for private passenger automobile insurance; revises charitable immunity statute as applied to volunteer drivers.
Provides State transportation aid incentive to support shared services agreements between municipalities and districts with efficient transportation systems for the provision of public school hazardous busing.
Allows permitholder that leases Meadowlands Racetrack from New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to conduct wagering on simulcast horse races at sports, retail, and entertainment development at Meadowlands Complex, subject to agreement and approvals.
Directs Division of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with New Jersey Racing Commission, to establish and oversee slot machine gambling operations at horse racetracks.
Increases from 3.2% to 5% percentage of certain dedicated purse moneys used for horsemen aid programs and the association from Standardbred racing at private racetracks.
Allows State residents who are outside of New Jersey to place wagers on horse races using account wagering system.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amounts under New Jersey estate tax in accordance with provisions of federal tax law.
Allows monies statutorily dedicated to standardbred or thoroughbred horse racing purses to be used for benefit of horse racing industry, subject to agreement between permitholder and representative horsemen's organization.
Requires notification of certain domestic violence victims through the Victim Information and Notification Everyday System (VINE).
Permits municipalities to dedicate revenues from storage of motor vehicles for maintenance, surveillance, construction expenses, and salaries related to municipal impound lots.
Permits counties and municipalities to use snow removal reserve funds for clearance of debris following declaration of emergency by President or Governor.
Limits payment to any public officer or employee terminated prior to expiration of individual contract of employment.
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.
Provides for Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for mental health services provided through telepsychiatry.
Permits persons at racetracks, off-track wagering facilities, and casino simulcasting facilities to place instant racing wagers.
Establishes trunk fighting as animal cruelty offense and crime of the third degree.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide assistive technology to elementary and middle school students with dyslexia.
Provides for shops offering a combination of skin care specialty services and manicuring services.
Requires any State entity administering State or federal public benefit programs to verify recipient's personal information against death records to prevent payment to deceased individual.
Directs Division of Gaming Enforcement to establish and oversee slot machine gambling operations at horse racetracks; dedicates revenues derived therefrom as State aid for education.
Upgrades penalties for crimes committed with aid of firearms locator application.
Clarifies manner of public disclosure of findings or information about child abuse or neglect cases resulting in child fatalities or near fatalities.
Clarifies sales tax collection responsibilities of horse boarding businesses in New Jersey.
Allows school district to teach about traditional winter celebrations, display holiday symbols on school property, and include musical selections with religious themes.
Requiring municipal auditors to test whether tax exempt properties remain eligible for exemption.
Clarifies "knockout game" assault as third-degree aggravated assault; provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for such assault.
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special permit for steeplechase racing; allows wagering on such races; allows local governing body to object to issuance of special permit.
Increases the penalty for hindering the apprehension or prosecution of offender.
Authorizes special plate for holders of "Combat Action Ribbon."
Establishes time limit for execution of arrest warrant for non-moving motor vehicle violations.
Increases penalties for underage drivers who have consumed alcohol.
Establishes time limit for issuance of warrant for certain motor vehicle violations.
Authorizes issuance of duplicate firearms purchaser identification cards for change of address with certain proof.
Authorizes courts to assess costs of prosecution against certain drug defendants.
Requires sharing of incarceration information between government agencies; prohibits certain benefits program payments to incarcerated individuals.
Clarifies that handgun ammunition may be sold to retired law enforcement officers with certain identification.
Requires additional notices to governmental agencies upon termination of utility services to residential customers.
Permits extension of deadline for notification of depreciation of value of real property to tax assessor and allows Division of Taxation to extend certain statutory dates.
Permits reassessment of real property when municipal assessor has not received notice of material depreciation from property owner and allows Division of Taxation to extend certain statutory dates.
Authorizes notaries public to take oath of office before any official generally authorized to take oaths.
Requires public release of photographs of arrestees under State's open public records law.
Provides that certain nonprofit organizations would not be assessed a civil administrative penalty under the "Water Supply Management Act" for exceeding permitted water allocations.
Excludes from gross income tax value of prizes or awards won in athletic competition in Olympic Games.
Requires public institution of higher education to provide information on Selective Service registration and inquire on Selective Service registration of prospective students.
Extends "Right to Farm" protection to certain agricultural tourism activities and events; requires adoption of agricultural management practices therefor; and permits special occasion events that promote agricultural tourism to be conducted under certain
Requires State personal income tax materials to include notice of certain property tax relief programs.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Authorizes municipalities, by resolution, to require tax collector to remove parcel of real property from accelerated tax sale list if fourth quarter property taxes not paid but property materially depreciated following severe weather event.
Authorizes penalties for failure to file certain public employment contracts; clarifies requirement for electronic posting of public employment contracts and interest arbitration awards.
Requires DHS to verify level of severity of reports received about incidents involving individuals with developmental disabilities.
Permits municipalities to authorize property tax reward programs; validates actions of municipalities that have created them.
Exempts parking spaces reserved for persons with a disability from meters or fees.
Enhances penalties for drivers without motor vehicle insurance involved in accident with pedestrian; requires public awareness campaign concerning importance of this insurance.
Provides law enforcement officers option to obtain handgun permit or firearms identification card from municipality where they are employed.
Requires DEP to obtain legislative approval and authorization before increasing a fee or imposing a new fee, but retains DEP authority to use ordinary administrative procedure when decreasing a fee.
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.
Prohibits electric and gas public utilities from collecting payment from residential budget billing plan customers whose service was interrupted as a result of major emergency event.
Prohibits electric and gas public utilities from disqualifying certain residential customers if enrolled in government energy aggregation program.
Prohibits use of certain technology for unauthorized electronic surveillance of cellular telephones.
Requires transfer of certain incarceration records to DOLWD.
Eliminates unemployment tax for certain workers ineligible to receive unemployment benefits.
Designated "Snookiville law," authorizes municipalities to license and regulate the filming of reality shows in public locations and in public places of accommodation within their jurisdiction.
Permits municipalities and school districts to agree on payment dates and amounts for transfer of school purposes tax collections.
Imposes residency requirements on newly appointed members of sewerage and utility authorities.
Permits certain oaths, affirmations, and affidavits to be taken before township and village mayors.
Provides for termination of parental rights under certain circumstances; expands definition of "abused child."
Authorizes wiretapping to investigate crimes involving human trafficking or certain prostitution activities.
Requires certain accuracy standards for child support wage garnishments.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
Concerns human trafficking of a minor.
Permits human trafficking victims to testify by closed circuit television under certain circumstances.
Specifies bringing minor to animal fight as crime of third degree; establishes civil penalty therefor.
Establishes exemption for solar panel installation in certain wetland areas on farmland.
Expands registration requirements under Megan's Law to include persons committing human trafficking crimes or engaging in prostitution, when crimes involve minors.
Requires State, counties, municipalities, and instrumentalities thereof to post public employee contracts on respective websites; requires posting on Civil Service Commission's website when local unit does not maintain own website.
Directs State Agriculture Development Committee to establish limited transfer of development rights program for permanent retirement of certain residential development rights on preserved farmland.
Authorizes subdivision of certain preserved farms into smaller preserved farms under certain circumstances.
Makes various revisions to scrap metal law.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
Requires municipal court judge to disclose to governing body of municipality information concerning certain decisions by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct.
Establishes security standards for judicial hearings at mental health facilities.
Authorizes prescribed burning in certain circumstances.
Prohibits payment of public employee bonuses not directly contingent upon achieving certain performance goals.
Prohibits certain public utilities from sending residential customers redundant written notice of enrollment in government energy aggregation programs.
Directs the collection by the Administrative Office of the Courts of data about crimes committed by persons released on bail.
Extends and expands the scope of the "Local Unit Electronic Technology Pilot Program and Study Act."
Clarifies the effect of abstention by a member of a public body.
Requires certain persons licensed or appointed to inspect homes to pass criminal history background check.
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.
Requires public bodies to allow public comment at every meeting.
Requires financial disclosure by candidates for public office in county or municipality.
Requires any candidate convicted of crimes or offenses to return campaign contributions to donors; freezes most campaign funds of candidates indicted for crimes or offenses.
Prohibits school districts from declaring as absent child performers who meet certain criteria.
Permits taxing districts to credit amount of excess taxes paid to first two quarterly payments of local budget year next following date of final judgment, after successful appeal.
Establishes "New Jersey Racetrack Growth and Development Fund" on behalf of eligible lessees of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.
Requires Commissioner of Health to examine certain records of nursing home residents' personal funds, and provides that misappropriation of funds is grounds for cause of action.
Clarifies factors currently used by courts to determine when child support orders can be terminated.
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Requires court order to transfer person awaiting hearing for involuntary commitment from private hospital to State psychiatric hospital.
Requires certain psychiatric facilities to contact Division of Child Protection and Permanency if minor is to be discharged and parent or guardian is unable or unwilling to remove minor from facility.
Provides for three year retail alcoholic beverage licenses.
Concerns financial responsibility for inmates and certain legally charged patients transferred to psychiatric hospitals.
Eliminates duplicative requirements for notification to counties of admissions for Division of Developmental Disabilities residential services and for maintenance of those records.
Codifies standard for rehospitalization after conditional discharge from psychiatric facitlity.
Prohibits multiple coverage for public employer health care benefits as employee, dependent, or retiree.
Provides exceptions to garnish exemption against benefits from State-administered pension systems for certain financial claims under State law.
Provides that healthcare benefits plan, fully or partly paid by public employer, cannot cover public employee's spouse who is subject of divorce from bed and board.
Transfers New Jersey State Forestry Services and related entities to Department of Agriculture.
Prohibits DEP from charging fee for mobile sportfishing vehicle permit to any NJ resident who is a veteran, active military member, former or current member of the NJ National Guard or Reserve, or a volunteer emergency worker.
Preserves judicial duty of impartiality by prohibiting certain communications by local government officers or employees with municipal court judges or candidates for municipal court judgeships.
Establishes new crimes concerning commercial exploitation of a child.
Requires designation of certain intersections for alternative emergency power generator in event of Statewide emergency.
Directs BPU to undertake public awareness campaign concerning telecommunications carriers, including mobile and Voice over Internet Protocol service providers, and disclosure of customer information.
Provides 50% State matching funds to support shared services agreements between municipalities and districts with efficient pupil transportation systems for the provision of public school hazardous busing.
Permits municipalities to use portion of State aid under Clean Communities Program for snow and ice removal.
Requires any POW-MIA flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in United States.
Clarifies use of motor vehicle headlights to warn oncoming traffic of certain road conditions is permissible.
Provides for withholding of State payments to vendors for delinquent unemployment and disability taxes.
Establishes procedures for boards of fire commissioners to move annual fire district elections to November, eliminates vote on fire district budgets, except for proposals to raise revenue above the permissible levy cap.
Transfers all probation functions and employees to Bureau of Probation in State Parole Board.
Clarifies that "upskirting" constitutes invasion of privacy.
Requires county and municipal welfare agencies to determine if person is sex offender within a certain time after initial placement in emergency shelter and to provide notification of placement to law enforcement.
Requires State Police's website to provide a link to report reckless or aggressive driving by school bus driver.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Schedules the termination of the realty transfer fees.
Requires public schools to include instruction on cursive handwriting.
Clarifies that county sheriff provides security for judges at civil commitment proceedings.
Expands EMT and first responder scopes of practice to include the administration of opioid antidotes, and extends immunity under Overdose Prevention Act to such actors, thereby making permanent a DOH waiver that was issued on March 20, 2014.
Requires certain financial institutions to provide schedule of fees, charges, and penalties for deposit accounts.
Authorizes slot machine gambling to be conducted at horse racetracks; dedicates State's share of revenues for open space preservation.
Permits county governing bodies, by resolution, to revise real property assessment calendar.
Requires psychiatrists to complete screening certificates no later than 12 hours after completion of screening documents.
Requires electric public utilities to obtain written consent and provide written disclosure prior to installing smart meters.
Makes it a fourth degree crime to operate as an unlicensed bail agent, per SCI recommendations.
Requires identification cards for bail agent, per SCI recommendations.
Concerns premium for executing bail bonds, per SCI recommendations.
Requires Attorney General to develop written guidelines concerning communication between bail agents and inmates; requires county correctional facilities to adopt policies in compliance, per SCI recommendations.
Implements reporting requirements for agricultural tourism pilot program; creates task force.
Increases fees for licensing and renewal of bail-bond agents to defray taxpayer costs per SCI recommendations.
Transfers authority to regulate bail agents from DOBI to DLPS; establishes Bail Agent Enforcement Unit, per SCI recommendations.
Prohibits certain communication with or solicitation of incarcerated individuals; provides license revocation for certain bail agents and agencies; creates fourth degree crime, per SCI recommendations.
Requires Secretary of State to promulgate rules and regulations governing use of official seal of local unit.
Establishes the "Mental Health Treatment Reform and Violence Prevention Act."
Imposes criminal penalties for leaving child unattended and unsupervised in motor vehicle.
Authorizes municipalities to deposit payments from recovered demolition costs into municipal "Emergency Demolition Fund."
Requires school districts to provide listing of bus stops near residence of sex offender to law enforcement.
Provides courts with sentencing discretion for certain convictions concerning possession of a firearm.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain game birds to certain persons licensed to operate semiwild shooting preserves.
Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
Establishes second degree crime for threatening to kill law enforcement officers.
Concerns government records requests for communications covered by attorney-client privilege.
Removes outdated reference to kissing Bible formerly associated with administration and solemnity of oaths in court or any legal proceeding.
Designates "The New Jersey Song" as State song.
Extends center and growth center designations pursuant to "State Planning Act" for three years.
Revises requirements for signage indicating accessible facilities for people with disabilities.
Clarifies law concerning local unit purchases of fuel from private service station by fuel credit card.
Exempts disabled persons from the payment of municipal parking meter fees unless otherwise posted.
Increases penalties for crime of false public alarm when false alarm impacts school operations; adds costs incurred by school to total costs imposed under certain circumstances.
Requires State to reimburse counties for costs paid for maintenance of county patients in State psychiatric hospitals who are eligible for federal Medicare or Medicaid coverage.
Requires anticipation of parking fees in county and municipal budgets.
Requires signage indicating when parking kiosk receipt must be displayed in vehicle to avoid citation.
The "Motherhood Violence Act;" creates the offense of fetal homicide.
Clarifies that Division of Mental Health Advocacy in Office of Public Defender is required to represent indigent patients in all mental health commitment proceedings, whether related to inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Directs Attorney General to establish "Student-Athlete's Bill of Rights" for interscholastic sports teams similar to requirement that Attorney General establish "Pledge's Bill of Rights" for fraternities and sororities at institutions of higher education.
Authorizes recitation of Pledge of Allegiance by public body at public meeting; permits discretionary court award of certain fees and costs to public body.
Permits certain qualified nonprofit organizations to participate in State purchasing contracts.
Establishes New Jersey Rare Disease Advisory Council.
Prohibits provisions in consumer contracts which penalize a consumer for commenting negatively about goods or services rendered.
Requires State to recognize permits to carry handguns issued to certain New Jersey residents by other states.
Requires State to lower compensation rate of civilly committed sexually violent predators to same level as State inmates for institutional work.
Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrant prior to accessing telecommunications subscriber's personal information.
"Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act"; requires certain law enforcement vehicles to have tinted windows.
Establishes resisting arrest public awareness campaign.
Clarifies law governing appointment of freeholder as county counsel or county treasurer.
Prohibits award of custody or visitation rights to persons convicted of certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires DOE to establish NJ Dyslexia website.
Bars judicially sanctioned name change to persons required to register as sex offender.
Requires persons convicted of sex offense in foreign countries to comply with Megan's Law.
Requires sex offenders to report internet identifiers and name changes.
Harmonizes the disqualifying offenses and certain other criminal history record background check requirements applicable to home instructors employed under DOE or DHS authority.
Requires board of elections to count mail-in ballot of voter who dies prior to election if voter was otherwise qualified to vote.
Requires Standardbred organization to use certain portion of purse moneys from in-State Standardbred races to fund foundation providing retired Standardbred race horses pre-adoption care and support Standardbred racing and breeding legislation with nonpub
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking and promoting prostitution of a child shall not be expunged.
Revises definition of "antique firearm" to include handguns.
Authorizes members of public bodies to use electronic agendas at meetings.
Permits volunteer fire company or volunteer first aid or rescue squad licensed to conduct bingo games to use public building for operation of bingo games under certain circumstances.
Prohibits State from billing counties for cost of psychiatric hospitalization when the patient or legally responsible relative is responsible for costs by court order.
Prohibits any entity receiving public funds from banning display of United States flag under certain circumstances.
Creates penalties for using mobile applications to aid in commission of crime.
Requires reporting of Clostridium difficile infections in hospitals and nursing homes.
Criminalizes manufacture, sale, and possession of substances containing kratom.
Upgrades crime of false public alarm whenever response to alarm results in law enforcement's use of forcible entry into any place, or use of force or threat of use of force on another person.
Provides alternate standard for involuntary commitment to treatment in out patient setting.
Decriminalizes manufacture and certain possession of slingshots.
Requires certain gas companies to use existing right-of-way when constructing new transmission lines where practicable and to seek consent of municipalities prior to initiating certain projects.
Designated as "Protection of Fetuses from Dismemberment Abortion Act"; prohibits dismemberment abortions.
Upgrades certain penalties for resisting arrest; prohibits merger of resisting arrest with other criminal convictions.
Requires BPU to allow public comment at public meetings; establishes requirements for public meetings concerning installation of natural gas conductors and related facilities.
Prohibits person with foreign criminal conviction from seeking and holding elective public office in this State under certain circumstances; increases penalty for election bribery offense.
Prohibits placement of certain intrastate natural gas pipelines within 100 feet of buildings.
"Pain-Capable Fetus Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
Establishes procedures for registering equivalent of vicious or potentially dangerous dog relocated into State from out of State.
Requires DNA sample be taken from certain arrestees.
Establishes right to contest accuracy of parking meter.
Prohibits distribution of certain casino simulcasting moneys to closed home racetrack.
Eliminates applicable court costs in certain medical event-related motor vehicle accidents.
Provides public employee in State-administered retirement system who continues preexisting volunteer relationship with employer from whom employee retires has bona fide severance from employment for compliance with NJ and federal regulations.
Requires information and access be provided to certain relatives of persons subject to order of guardianship.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Monmouth Park racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates one-third net proceeds to General Fund, one-third to State education aid, and one-third to horse racing industry.
Provides excused absence for student who participates in State Agricultural Convention to receive recognition award.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Freehold Raceway, upon voter approval; dedicates one-third net proceeds to General Fund, one-third to State education aid, and one-third to horse racing industry.
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
Establishes criminal penalties for physicians who fail to provide certain information prior to performing abortion procedure involving donation of cadaveric fetal tissue.
Provides religious exemption for clergy and religious organizations concerning same-sex marriages and civil unions.
Facilitates widespread establishment of electronic tax sales.
Maintains property tax exemption for certain non-profit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers.
Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings.
Authorizes placement of patron-operated lottery terminals at running and harness horse racetracks.
Allows certain State Lottery functions to be conducted for seven days during state of emergency due to failure to enact general appropriation law.
Prohibits municipal ordinance to create sanctuary city; Establishes State and local employee ethics violation upon noncompliance with federal immigration enforcement request.
Expands crime of bias intimidation to include law enforcement officers.
Enhances oversight of Emergency Services Length of Service Award Program; requires annual audits.
Increases criminal penalties for selling fetal tissue and requires documentation of costs associated with processing, transportation, and storage.
Permits construction of natural gas transmission lines on areas of preserved farmland already subject to existing utility easements under certain circumstances.
Deems dispute between local government and pipeline operator concerning danger posed by certain natural gas pipelines as contested case.
Requires BPU to hold public hearings on certain proposed intrastate natural gas pipelines; requires pipeline operator to provide written notice to property owners located within blast area of certain proposed intrastate natural gas pipelines.
Prioritizes application for firearms purchaser identification cards, permits to purchase a handgun, and permits to carry a handgun under certain circumstances.
Permits Adjutant General to authorize members of NJ National Guard to carry firearm at recruiting centers.
Authorizes persons serving overseas in military to be married or enter into civil union by video conference or other electronic means.
Allows for relocation of approved residual dwelling site opportunities on preserved farmland under certain circumstances.
Clarifies protections and establishes requirements for certain activities and events hosted or conducted by limited brewery licensees on preserved farmland; requires adoption of agricultural management practices therefor.
Establishes "Local Safe Corridor Fund"; increases penalties on roadway designated as local safe corridor and dedicates funds to local safe corridor safety initiatives.
Updates corporation business tax reporting, reduces tax sheltering, and improves tax enforcement by requiring related corporations to file combined tax return using "water's edge" approach.
Establishes centralized, Statewide registry and auditing system for court-appointed guardians.
Addresses elder abuse in domestic settings under "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991."
Permits municipality to charge public utility fee to cover full cost of traffic control services that municipality deemed necessary due to emergency work performed by public utility.
Prohibits enforcement of foreign law if enforcement would violate constitutional rights or conflict with federal or State law.
Requires BPU to designate certain natural gas transmission lines as interstate natural gas transmission extension lines.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Requires State Agricultural Development Committee to establish pilot program permitting special occasion events to be conducted on preserved farmland at wineries under certain circumstances.*
Requires MVC conduct study and make recommendations concerning electronic driver's licenses and mobile applications.
Vetoed1
Requires interior light of motor vehicle be turned on when stopped by law enforcement under certain circumstances.*
Co-sponsored
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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.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support farm to school and school gardens programs.
Allows contributions to "New Jersey Farm to School Program.*
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.
Criminalizes bestiality.
Prohibits sale of powdered alcohol.
Extends for one year expiration date of certain permits pursuant to "Permit Extension Act of 2008." *
Requires drivers to slow down before passing slow moving vehicles; establishes Statewide educational campaign on rural roadway safety; updates agriculture-related motor vehicle laws to reflect current industry practices.
Directs Department of Agriculture to publish on its website "New Jersey Gleaning Week" and "Farmers Against Hunger Day" page.
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.
Vetoed · 2
Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; designated as "Lisa's Law"; appropriates $2.5 million.
Expands eligibility of inmates for medical parole and requires inmate's enrollment in Medicaid under certain circumstances.
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Requires removal of equipment and markings on certain used emergency vehicles; requires that Attorney General issue guidelines or directives.
Prohibits knowingly selling or planting certain invasive plant species.*
Expands definition of "acquisition," for purposes of county and municipal open space trust funds, to include demolition, removal of debris, and restoration of lands being acquired.
Protects right to privacy underneath clothing; establishes crime of "upskirting".
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice services.*
Out of committee · 15
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.*
Establishes one-year moratorium on replacement of copper-based landline telephone service with wireless telephone service; requires BPU to report to Governor and Legislature. *
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Authorizes special "We Support the Arts" license plates with proceeds to the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Designates Black Swallowtail butterfly as State Butterfly.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network, and updates crime of animal fighting; amends RICO concerning dog fighting.**
Provides for withholding of State payments to vendors for delinquent unemployment and disability taxes and charging administrative fees to the vendors.*
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.
Partially repeals prohibitions, permits, licenses, and authorizations concerning wagers on professional, collegiate or amateur sport contests or athletic events.*
Requires AG oversight of transfer of federal surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies; establishes review and reporting requirement.
Requires local unit approval of applications for participation in federal 1033 program.
Allows casino and out-of-State racetrack to negotiate amount casino will pay for simulcast races.
Implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain enviromental purposes; revises States's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs.**
Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.*
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"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Prohibits payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave, provides for forfeiture of payment for unused sick leave for certain criminal convictions, and requires documentation for use of sick leave.
Prohibits improper release of photographs or videos captured by public entities.
Prohibits governmental collection of biometric identifiers without consent.
Imposes criminal penalties for illegally obtaining or disclosing personally identifiable health information.
Increases penalties for the unlawful disclosure or use of taxpayer information by State tax officials.
Requires judge approval prior to installation of video camera by public entity.
Requires administrative agency to include privacy impact statement when adopting, amending, or repealing rule.
Expands implied consent statute to include blood and urine testing.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
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.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Requires persons convicted of possessing child pornography to register as sex offenders.
"Homestead School Property Tax Reimbursement Act"; provides State reimbursement for 50% of school property taxes paid by seniors, 65 years and older.
Establishes bribery in official and political matters applies to person soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept benefit as consideration to act even though not yet in office or otherwise qualified to act.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Establishes fourth degree crime of possessing firearms locator application; enhances penalty if such application is used in the theft of firearm.
Requires disclosure of original purchase price for land to be sold to a county, county agriculture development board, or municipality for farmland preservation purposes.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of services performed to certain prewritten computer software delivered electronically.
Requires condominium and homeowners' associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers.
Exempts, for five years, certain new business activities in pinelands area from compliance with Pinelands Commission development approval process.
Establishes pilot program for municipalities and school districts to contract for video monitoring systems to assist in enforcing law against unlawfully passing a school bus.
Prohibits harassment of farmers engaged in farming operations.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employers engaged in farming operations.
Clarifies law concerning the advertising and promoting of NJ farm products.
Clarifies sales tax collection responsibilities of horse-boarding businesses in New Jersey; makes change retroactive to October 1, 2006.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Concerns promotion and protection of agriculture.
Concerns Superstorm Sandy recovery.
Implements recommendations of SCI report concerning bail bond industry.
Exempts principal residences from the transfer inheritance and estate taxes.
Imposes mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for habitual driver's license suspensions.
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.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Upgrades burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree; upgrades it to a crime of the first degree if committed while armed.
Provides court with sentencing discretion in certain cases under the "Graves Act."
Establishes New Jersey Eco-Ag Tourism Council.
Requires DOT to place tourist oriented directional signs for agri-tourism and natural attractions on State roads; expands sites that qualify as natural attraction.
Requires consideration of ecotourism when evaluating and ranking applications by local government units or qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations for acquisition or development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes annual photography competition to promote ecological and agricultural wonders of NJ.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to establish Internet webpage promoting and advertising ecological and agricultural tourist attractions on division's website.
Implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for open space, farmland and historic preservation purposes.
Upgrades offense of endangering welfare of incompetent person; establishes new crime of enticing certain disabled persons to commit act likely to be injurious to their own welfare.
Provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain crimes of domestic violence.
Makes fiscal year 2016 State supplemental appropriation and reduces State appropriation to transfer appropriation from preschool education aid to TPAF.
Repeals law suspending certain licenses, registrations and certifications for failure to repay student loans.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Permits individuals to possess pepper spray in larger quantities for purpose of repelling aggressive bears.
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Partially repeals prohibitions against sports wagering at racetracks and casinos in New Jersey.