Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, Senate.
Christopher Bateman
Sponsored
Became law2
Clarifies informed consent provisions of "Access to Medical Research Act" for persons with developmental disabilities.
Renames the Division of Insurance Fraud Prevention as the Bureau of Fraud Deterrence in the Department of Banking and Insurance; modifies structure of Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor.
Passed the Senate8
Creates crime of threatening the life of certain animals.
Prohibits health care institutions from discharging medications into sewer or septic systems.
Clarifies when penalty points are to be assessed for convictions of driving in an unsafe manner.
Requires Executive Branch departments or agencies to notify Legislature of completion of certain draft school district audit reports and submit copy of final report to Legislature.
Provides for time period during which complaints may be filed for certain motor vehicle violations.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Prohibits sale of merchandise designed to conceal license plates.
Expands type of school bus driver required to undergo DOE criminal record check process and requires matching of data files to ensure school bus drivers remain qualified pursuant to records maintained by DOE and MVC.
Out of committee10
Decreases certain motor vehicle fines.
Requires design of new public schools to incorporate green building practices. *
Exempts certain State authorities and local government contracting units from bidding requirements when goods and services are procured below prices available under State contract; modifies process for contracting through certain cooperative purchasing a
Establishes pilot program in DEP for chemical cleanouts in schools.
Revises the "Construction Lien Law."
Revises eligibility for expungement of criminal records for certain youthful offenders.
Prohibits electric public utilities from installing capacitor banks within 300 feet of a residential area. *
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Requires plans, specifications, and bid proposal documents for certain local public contracts to address soil contamination.
In committee35
Excludes deferred compensation of certain public school and federal tax-exempt organization employees from current taxation under the gross income tax.
Indexes the maximum gross income tax deduction for homestead property taxes to certain changes in the State average residential property tax.
Requires public school districts to provide an annual, in-school community service opportunity for high school pupils; requires DOE to include community service statistics in annual school report card.
Revises Medicaid reimbursement methodology for certain special hospitals and specifies reimbursement methodology for certain group homes whose residents use the special hospital.
"Plastic Carryout Bag and Film Plastic Recycling Act."
Establishes special license plates for members of the United States Armed Forces.
Defines exclusionary zoning for purposes of New Jersey constitutional obligation.
"Uniform Trust Code."
Revises laws governing provision of affordable housing; reestablishes regional contribution agreement as method of meeting affordable housing obligation; repeals Statewide non-residential development fee.
Requires insurance producers to notify Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of any disciplinary action taken by non-governmental regulatory authority.
Requires fingerprinting for certain disorderly persons offenses.
Directs ELEC to collect fees from certain firms that employ legislative agents; increases certain penalties imposed by ELEC and Executive Commission on Ethical Standards; dedicates funds to those commissions.
Prohibits campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations that purchase or acquire property involved in eminent domain proceedings.
Places statutory restrictions on the type and amount of compensation provided to local public employees.
Requires completion of no more than 18 credits of continuing education for renewal of burglar alarm licenses.
Increases fine for failure to obtain highway occupancy permit issued by DOT Commissioner and provides new requirements and exceptions to obtaining permit prior to constructing work affecting highways under DOT jurisdiction.
Abolishes Department of the Public Advocate.
Permits veterans' organization to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
Requires Director of Division of Local Government Services, in consultation with State Comptroller, to promulgate rules and regulations concerning best practices in public contracts.
Requires health insurers to disclose broker commissions to purchasers.
Clarifies interpretation of certain wills and trusts in accordance with changes to Federal law governing estate taxes.
Makes various changes to civil service law concerning seasonal appointments, temporary layoffs, and rescinding adoption of civil service.
Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license and permits farm wineries to produce hard cider.
Authorizes the establishment of probationary periods for nontenured faculty members at State colleges.
Requires criminal background check for name change and prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from changing their name.
Requires producer disclosure of compensation to purchaser of health benefits plan.
Requires school bus drivers to speak, read, and write English.
Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE every seven years rather than every three years.
Extends alternate route police training certification from three to five years.
Establishes formula for distribution of State aid to school districts.
Permits school districts to withdraw from civil service system by referendum or adoption of board of education resolution.
Establishes civil penalty for certain unlawful conduct.
Grants law enforcement agencies authority to order road closures; increases penalty for violations.
Requires that sexual abuse against a child be reported to law enforcement officials.
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Makes various pension system changes concerning eligibility, retirement allowance formula, compensation definition, position eligible for service credit, non-forfeitable rights, prosecutors part, PFRS special retirement, employer contributions. *
Makes various changes to SHBP and SEHBP concerning eligibility, cost sharing, plan choice, benefit change application, coverage waiver, multiple coverage; requires contributions toward health care benefits by public employees and certain retirees. *
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Establishes NJ Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission.
Exempts solar panels from impervious surface or impervious cover designation.
Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."
Requires all wireless telephones and electronic communication devices issued by public entities to be activated to receive Amber Alerts.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty. *
Establishes State Public Safety Interoperable Communications Coordinating Council.
Establishes a long-term capacity agreement pilot program to promote construction of qualified electric generation facilities. *
Enhances penalty for killing police dog or dog engaged in search and rescue efforts.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Establishes that certification for police training course lasts five years.
"Pamela's Law;" criminalizes possession and sale of mephedrone and methylenedioxpyrovalerone, commonly known as MDPV or "bath salts."
Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Appropriates $8.831 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $23 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $39 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $23,588,760 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $10,250,780 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and 2007 Historic Preservation Fund to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $600,000 from "2009 Historic Preservation Fund" for associated administrative
Vetoed · 2
Prohibits municipal zoning ordinances from regulating solar panels under certain circumstances; limits fees for certain renewable energy installations. *
Clarifies liability for discharges of hazardous substances from drilling platforms that enter NJ waters. **
Passed the Senate · 9
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website; requires certain public entities receiving State funds to establish similar website. *
Grandfathers municipal ordinances that require merchants of used and secondhand jewelry to maintain possession longer than minimum period required by State law.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against a taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes and adjusts administration of setoffs against gross income tax refunds and homestead rebates or credits. *
Authorizes sale of certain property interests in public roads by local governments to connect certain electric generating facilities with customers; provides for net metering, virtual net metering and connections by public utility.*
Designates portion of U.S. Route 1 in South Brunswick Township as "Pleasant T. Macon Highway."
Permits county clerk to create identification cards for certain veterans for certain purposes.
Imposes certain registration and reporting requirements to prevent illegal trade of tigers.
Out of committee · 38
Authorizes any municipality outside Highlands Region to establish receiving zones for Highlands transfer of development rights program.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Establishes Governor's authority over approval of minutes of certain regional commissions.
Establishes "Bleeding Disorders Treatment Fund."
Authorizes the court to include provisions for animals in domestic violence restraining orders.*
Exempts veterans from $15 fee for open and competitive civil service examinations.*
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Requires State Soil Conservation Committee to adopt standards concerning soil restoration measures. *
Requires State entities to purchase biofuels in place of fossil fuels when reasonable, prudent and cost effective. *
Requires EDA to establish a "High Performance Green Building Demonstration Project."
Directs that one sample ballot shall be delivered to each residence address where at least one resident thereof is registered to vote.
Reduces 2010 minimum racing dates; makes various changes to breeders' awards during 2010; authorizes certain loans. *
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for wind energy equipment.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to the "American Red Cross-NJ Fund".
Requires development of interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program; requires certain measures to protect student athletes with concussions; and requires continuing education for athletic trainers.*
Directs the Department of Education to develop a school district dating violence policy and requires school districts to provide dating violence education in the health curriculum.
Directs BPU to establish standards concerning local government renewable energy generation demonstration projects utilizing renewable energy technologies.*
Requires DOT to study stormwater basins in Barnegat Bay watershed; requires DOT and NJ Turnpike Authority to include repairs of stormwater basins in capital project plans. *
Concerns energy efficiency and renewable energy requirements. *
Requires, after study, DEP to adopt total maximum daily loads for Barnegat Bay ecosystem, and requires DEP to adopt nutrient standards for NJ marine waters.*
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
Creates "Earn Your Way Out of Prison Into Supervision, Treatment, and Recovery Program."
Expands membership of Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force to include DOBI commissioner.
Clarifies that conviction of refusal to submit to breathalyzer constitutes prior conviction for sentencing purposes under drunk driving law.
Limits sale and manufacture of flame retardant chemical decabromodiphenyl ether.
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.
Clarifies functions of Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services telephone hotline.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support the Girl Scouts councils in New Jersey.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for purchase of flood-prone properties.*
In committee · 67
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
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.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires school districts to provide for the safe operation of electrically operated partitions in classrooms or other school facilities.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
"Jessica Lunsford Act;" concerns sentencing of sex offenders and persons who harbor them; requires electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders and creates child protection zones.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Increases compensation for persons wrongfully imprisoned.
Revises Special Municipal Aid program.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
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.
Establishes "Solar Roof Installation Warranty Program" in NJ EDA; appropriates $2 million from "Global Warming Solutions Fund."
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
"Judy and Nikki's Law"; provides for life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder of a child 16 years of age or younger.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Prohibits campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations performing public contracts.
Permits local government units to grant Length of Service Award Program points to certain activated military members.
Establishes "Volunteer Emergency Services Highway Reimbursement Fund."
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%.
Prohibits certain elected officials and appointed officers from receiving dual health benefit coverage.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Permits municipalities to recover certain costs and fees from alcoholic beverage licensees charged with violations.
Provides for State assumption of the costs of the county prosecutors' offices.
Requires ten years of legal experience to be eligible to be appointed county prosecutor.
Extends the estate tax to the real and tangible property of nonresident decedent estates located in New Jersey.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Requires the State and local contracting units to purchase biodiesel or biodiesel blended fuel manufactured in NJ.
Requires water purveyors to develop and implement a drought interconnection system.
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.
Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable television customers.
Designates Earth Day week each year for special effort to enforce littering laws.
Permits unused vacation and sick leave by public employee to be carried forward for one year only; requires unused administrative leave to be cancelled.
Amends Kyleigh's Law to remove requirement that holder of a special learner's permit, examination permit, and probationary driver's license display decal.
Designated as the "Dogfighting Zero Tolerance Act of 2010."
Eliminates seniority in Civil Service and other jurisdictions for reductions in force in certain circumstances.
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
Amends State college law to remove certain employees from civil service system and allow boards of trustees to conduct collective bargaining.
Concerns collective negotiations for public institutions of higher education.
Concerns processing and payment of insurance claims for physical therapy services.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Exempts agricultural driver's licensees from certain graduate driver law restrictions when operating farm equipment and vehicles.
Prohibits persons violating animal cruelty law from owning, keeping, or harboring animals; requires DHSS establish and maintain website list of such persons.
Increases statutory mandatory retirement age for justices, judges, administrative law judges, county prosecutors, and workers' compensation judges from 70 to 75.
Revises the definitions of Class I renewable energy and renewable energy certificate under the Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act.
Establishes "Solar Equipment Purchase and Installation Assistance Program" in NJ EDA.
Establishes and enhances certain insurance fraud prevention measures.
Authorizes various public entities to utilize competitive contracting procedures for certain energy savings improvement projects.
Adds certain cannabis-like chemical substances to list of controlled dangerous substances.
Requires establishment of indoor standards for mold hazards and certification of mold inspectors and abatement workers.
The "Wildlife Rehabilitation Act"; establishes Wildlife Rehabilitation Board in, but not of, DEP; and establishes continuing education requirements and permit program for wildlife rehabilitators.
Provides for appointment of certain municipal court judges at the local or county level.
Increases Spill Compensation and Control Act cap on recovery of damages from certain dischargers.
Repeals early release program for certain inmates established under P.L.2009, c.330.
Specifies additional offenses and penalties for torturing or tormenting an animal; designated as Patrick's Law.
Requires suspension of local elected and appointed officers and employees indicted for certain offenses that, upon conviction, require forfeiture of office or position.
Regulates certain service contracts to perform maintenance, repair, replacement, or service of property used for personal, family, or household purposes.
Makes supplemental appropriation of up to $6.3 million to DHSS for certain grants to counties for women's health services.
Makes various changes in the charter school program in regard to student enrollment procedures, charter revocation, and monitoring of charter schools.
"Caylee's Law," establishes penalties for failing to report to authorities or otherwise concealing death or disappearance of a child.
Establishes preservation requirements for certain biological evidence.
Increases compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
Filed · 1
Establishes standards for certain fertilizer applications, requires certification of professional fertilizer applicators and regulates labeling and sale of certain fertilizers.