Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, Senate.
Christopher Bateman
Sponsored
Became law2
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
Designates portion of U.S. Route 206 bypass in Hillsborough Township as "Peter J. Biondi Bypass."
Passed the Senate2
Clarifies when penalty points are to be assessed for convictions of driving in an unsafe manner.
Affords immunity to private colleges and their police officers in certain cases.
Out of committee11
Revises certain motor vehicle fines imposed on motor vehicle drivers or operators for failing to have required documentation. *
Prohibits health care facilities from discharging prescription medications into sewer or septic systems in certain circumstances. **
Establishes pilot program in DEP for chemical cleanouts in schools.
Requires plans, specifications, and bid proposal documents for certain local public contracts to address soil contamination, and requires contracting unit to approve change order under certain circumstances related thereto.*
Permits certain military funeral buglers to receive New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.*
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Allows certain emergency squad volunteers holding municipal elective office to vote on emergency squad concerns.
Provides for time period during which complaints may be filed for certain motor vehicle violations.
Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.
The "Bio-based Heating Oil Act."
Provides that Good Samaritans are not required to pay for ambulance service if injured while rendering emergency care.
In committee39
Excludes deferred compensation of certain public school and federal tax-exempt organization employers 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.
"Plastic Carryout Bag and Film Plastic Recycling Act."
Requires design of new public schools to incorporate green building practices.
"Uniform Trust Code."
Requires fingerprinting for certain disorderly persons offenses.
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.
Places statutory restrictions on the type and amount of compensation provided to local public employees.
Revises eligibility for expungement of criminal records for certain youthful offenders.
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.
Requires criminal background check for name change and prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from changing their name.
Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE every seven years rather than every three years.
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Extends alternate route police training certification from three to five years.
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.
Requires that sexual abuse against a child be reported to law enforcement officials.
Grants law enforcement agencies authority to order road closures; increases penalty for violations.
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.
Prohibits possession and sale of shark fins.
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.
Requires court to deny defendant's right to copy or reproduce images of child pornography as part of discovery.
Establishes offense of advertising commercial sexual abuse of minor.
Specifies conditions under which State, county, municipality, independent authority, school district, or higher education institution can grant unpaid or paid leave of absence to public employee to perform work for labor organization.
Establishes Hunterdon-Somerset Flood Advisory Task Force.
Requires sex offenders to note criminal status on social network accounts.
Makes discretionary driver's license suspension for first offense of driving without motor vehicle liability insurance under certain circumstances.
Authorizes appointment of part-time county tax administrators.
Requires public utility requesting rate increase to hold public hearings in every county.
Revises procedure for transfer of terminated employees of closed local health agency to superseding local health agency.
Requires certain health benefits coverage for diagnosing and treating autism and other developmental disabilities.
Clarifies that electronic funds transfers are included within the scope of the statute concerning issuing or passing bad checks.
Reduces number of rooms necessary for historic hotel to receive liquor license.
Clarifies that aggravated assault on victim of sexual assault constitutes aggravated sexual assault under certain circumstances.
Expands implied consent statute to include blood and urine testing; permits use of reasonable force to obtain blood sample in certain cases.
Directs public utilities and pipeline operators to reimburse municipalities for certain emergency services.
Provides for disclosure of person's medical records related to AIDS or HIV infection for investigations or prosecutions of crime of diseased person committing act of sexual penetration; makes crime ineligible for expungment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Prohibits first responders from photographing persons being assisted or disclosing photographs of such persons without their consent.*
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create identification cards for certain veterans for certain purposes. *
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Eliminates prosecutorial objection to admission to drug court program; expands eligibility and provides for phased in mandatory drug court program.***
Increases compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
Revises penalties for animal cruelty, increasing degree of certain offenses; designated as Patrick's Law.
Prohibits State and local public contracts with persons or entities engaging in certain investment activities in energy or finance sectors of Iran. *
Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Tri-County Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Establishes the "New Jersey Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act."
Prohibits manufacture, sale, or possession of synthetic marijuana.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a service animal or guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law." *
Permits local units to enter into joint agreements to purchase fire equipment.
The "Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prevention Act."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Appropriates $55 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and approves $2,400,800 from 1995 bond act for coastal blue acres projects.
Appropriates $8,930,975 from "2009 Green Acres 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.
Authorizes impoundment of motor vehicles for certain crimes and offenses.
Revises statutes and enhances penalties for offenses involving child pornography; makes crime of causing a child to engage in a prohibited sexual act subject to "No Early Release Act."
"Building Our Future Bond Act"; authorizes the issuance of $750,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance higher educational capital projects for increasing of academic capacity; appropriates $5,000.
Clarifies charitable contributions are not a factor in determining where person is domiciled under New Jersey gross income tax.
Makes certain changes to NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Vetoed · 3
Imposes certain registration and reporting requirements to prevent illegal trade of tigers.
Provides standards for, and requires registration of, home elevation contractors.*
Authorizes AOC to assess, collect, and pay service charges and costs for electronic payment of fees and other obligations owed courts; prohibits defendants from using debit cards for bail and penalty payments for certain crimes.
Passed the Senate · 9
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of 25 years to life for aggravated sexual assault against a child under 13 and increases penalties for harboring certain sex offenders.**
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear at artificial reef sites.*
Enhances penalties for false incrimination and making fictitious reports.*
Establishes "Bleeding Disorders Treatment Fund."
Permits compressed natural gas as fuel source to power school buses.
Renames Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility as "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility."
Concerns importation and delivery of motor fuel during certain emergencies.
Enhances penalty for leaving the scene of a boating accident.
Out of committee · 36
Creates crime of threatening the life of certain animals; designated as Dano and Valder's Law.**
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.*
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.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Alex DeCroce's Law, enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights." *
Establishes "Solar Roof Installation Warranty Program" in EDA and transfers $2 million from societal benefits charge to initially fund program.*
Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
"Good Samaritan Emergency Response Act"; eliminates criminal liability for persons who seek medical assistance in response to drug overdose.*
Allows municipalities to provide veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish aviation related job certification, training, and internship programs and provides a corporation business tax credit for funds donated to support such programs.
Establishes conditional intervention program in municipal court for certain first-time offenders.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools.*
Directs the Division on Women to conduct an audit of the coordination of community responses to domestic violence.
Expands domestic violence protection for adoptive parents.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court; alters eligibility requirements and increases fees for existing conditional discharge and supervisory treatment programs.
"Drug Dealer Accountability Act;" increases penalties for distribution of phencyclidine; establishes criminal liability for drug dealers under certain circumstances; imposes civil and criminal penalties for combinations of controlled dangerous substances
Exempts certain properties acquired by municipalities from county, school, and fire district taxes immediately upon aquisition.*
Requires development of a diabetes action plan by DOH.
Permits municipal court to order certain offenders to perform community service in lieu of payment of penalty.
Appropriates $38.5 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Provides that President of Municipal Clerks' Association of New Jersey shall serve as member of Government Records Council.
Expands notification when an offender is released from custody or transferred within the criminal justice system.
The "Preserve New Jersey Act of 2013"; implements constitutional dedication of sales tax revenue for preservation of open space, including lands that protect water supplies and flood prone areas, farmland, and historic properties.*
"New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013."**
Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court.
Requires consideration of increased property value due to dune construction or beach replenishment in determining compensation provided for condemned beachfront property.*
Establishes pediatric respite care program licensure requirements.
Establishes "New Jersey Higher Education Funding Formula Commission."
Creates Office of Clean Energy in BPU.*
Requires that sexual abuse against a child be reported to law enforcement officials.
Establishes "Mom2Mom Peer Support Program" telephone helpline.
Permits persons at racetracks, off-track wagering facilities, and casino simulcasting facilities to place instant racing wagers.
Authorizes extension of time for completion of investigation of certain contaminated sites prior to DEP undertaking direct oversight.*
In committee · 71
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Requires ten years of legal experience to be eligible to be appointed county prosecutor.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Eliminates seniority in Civil Service and other jurisdictions for reductions in force in certain circumstances.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%.
Requires school districts to provide for the safe operation of electrically operated partitions in classrooms or other school facilities.
Establishes the authority of the court to order electronic monitoring of certain convicted domestic violence offenders.
Designates Pine Barrens treefrog as New Jersey State Amphibian.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.
Makes various changes in the charter school program in regard to student enrollment procedures, charter revocation, and monitoring of charter schools.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Prohibits persons violating animal cruelty law from owning, keeping, or harboring animals; requires DHSS establish and maintain website list of such persons.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
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.
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.
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.
Amends Kyleigh's Law to remove requirement that holder of a special learner's permit, examination permit, and probationary driver's license display decal.
Establishes Governor's authority over approval of minutes of certain regional commissions.
Establishes "Bleeding Disorders Treatment Fund."
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.
Revises the definitions of Class I renewable energy and renewable energy certificate under the Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act.
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.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
Amends law concerning application, sale, and use of fertilizer to exempt organic fertilizer from certain requirements.
"Flood Control, Mitigation, and Prevention Bond Act of 2012," authorizes bonds for up to $2 billion, and appropriates $5,000.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Creates offense of impairing communications, which would constitute domestic violence in certain circumstances.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified material.
Enhances penalty for leaving the scene of a boating accident.
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Exempts agricultural driver's licensees from certain graduate driver law restrictions when operating farm equipment and vehicles.
Amends Kyleigh's Law to suspend requirement that graduated driver licensees display decal until certain technology developed.
Provides a gross income tax credit of up to $7,500 for qualified home purchases made by certain first-time homebuyers in the remaining portion of taxable year 2012, taxable year 2013 and taxable year 2014.
Provides for electronic monitoring of domestic violence offenders and notification to the victim; designated as "Lisa's Law."
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
The "Wildlife Rehabilitation Act"; establishes Wildlife Rehabilitation Board and continuing education requirements and permit program for wildlife rehabilitators.
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
Creates the "Mold Safe Housing Act."
Establishes DOT roadside memorial program for fallen police officers, EMS workers, and firefighters.
Extends time period for municipalities to commit to expend collected development fees and payments-in-lieu of constructing affordable units.
Establishes three regional superintendents of schools and eliminates the position of executive county superintendent of schools.
Increases the State earned income tax credit from 20 percent to 25 percent of the federal earned income tax credit over two taxable years.
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act of 2012"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Tuition Waiver Program."
Creates Voluntary Registry for Individuals with a Mental Illness or Developmental Disability.
Prohibits municipalities from charging interest on unpaid property taxes for 30 days after payment is due following hurricane or other catastrophic weather event.
Directs BPU to adopt best practices and standards for public utility disaster response.
Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.
Requires newly-constructed grocery stores to have generators.
Requires electric distribution lines be located underground in areas affected by severe weather or natural disasters.
Establishes process for recovering cost of caring for animals involved in animal cruelty violations.
Requires electric public utilities to implement flood mitigation plans for certain electric distribution substations; prohibits rate increase pending implementation of flood mitigation plans.
Requires electric public utilities to file with BPU and implement distribution infrastructure protection plans; prohibits rate increase pending implementation of plans.
Allows Hurricane Sandy victims to claim gross income tax deduction for certain personal casualty losses.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
"Certificates of Insurance Act."
Makes it a crime of the fourth degree for a public servant, during a state of emergency, to use or make disposition of a public resource in an unauthorized manner with purpose to obtain a benefit for himself or another.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Revises alimony laws, including eliminating permanent alimony and establishing guidelines for amount and duration of alimony awards.
Permits alternate members of county planning boards to vote in place of any absent public member.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Permits charter schools to establish an enrollment preference for certain student populations and requires a uniform application for admission to a charter school which will be prescribed by the Commissioner of Education.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Provides sales and use tax exclusion for charges for student parking provided by certain colleges and universities.
Establishes mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for harming or threatening to harm animal owned or used by a law enforcement agency or a search and rescue dog.
Filed · 1
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special permits for horse racing on beach and for steeplechase race meeting; allows wagering on such races.