Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Jamel C. Holley
Sponsored
In committee4
Requires combined reporting of corporation business tax by certain members of unitary business groups.
"New Jersey International Arbitration, Mediation, and Conciliation Act."
Prohibits sale of unsafe supplemental mattresses designed for children's products.
Makes humane officers for NJSPCA and county societies eligible for body armor grants.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Requires DOH to provide information about crib safety on its Internet website.*
"New Jersey Small Business Retirement Marketplace Act."*
Requires facilities providing services to persons with developmental disabilities and schools to adopt policies permitting administration of medical marijuana to qualifying patients.
Vetoed · 1
Requires DCPP to implement policies and procedures to ensure caseworker safety; "Leah's Law." *
Passed the General Assembly · 3
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice services.*
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.*
Requires DMAVA to develop online historic tour identifying locations of war battles and places of significance to war efforts in State. *
Out of committee · 9
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities through accountability and transparency; designated as "Stephen Komninos' Law."
Requires audits of managed care plan provider networks.
Concerns earned sick leave.
Clarifies that Alzheimer's disease and related disorders may be listed as secondary cause of death on death certificate when appropriate.
Permits municipal land banking in conjunction with online property database development.*
Establishes requirements for training programs for homemaker-home health aides in care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.*
Codifies the Judiciary's Foreclosure Mediation Program; dedicates monies from foreclosure filing fees and fines.
Exempts sales to homeowner assistance and recovery programs from realty transfer fees.
Authorizes establishment of recovery high school alternative education programs.
In committee · 32
Disqualifies persons with three drunk driving or refusal convictions in five years from purchasing firearm.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning safety of certain pedestrians.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Creates advisory council to oversee revision of core curriculum content standards.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Grants credit against business taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Requires background check for private gun sales.
Provides for life imprisonment without parole for killing an emergency responder.
Authorizes retired law enforcement officers to provide security in public schools.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbooks available to students at no charge and requires buyback of used textbooks at 50 percent of purchase price.
Allows gross income tax deduction for certain student loan interest.
Establishes voluntary program to provide caregivers of children diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities with GPS tracking devices; designated as "Avonte's Law."
Requires State to make pension contribution payments quarterly; provides reduction in State employee contribution rate of 0.1% and penalty for State of 0.1% of payroll for each month State is in arrears for pension payment.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval.
Requires use of bear-resistant containers, dumpsters, or food boxes in certain areas located in black bear habitat under certain circumstances, including garbage collection, and prohibits certain actions that would result in feeding of black bears.
Requires institution of higher education to provide victim-centered training to employees who assist student victims of sexual assault.
Requires public institutions of higher education to offer two-hour seminar on prevention of sexual assault to certain students.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient has Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires Division of Purchase and Property to provide additional notification of contracting opportunities to vendors or potential vendors providing or interested in providing home health care services to State agencies.
Requires safeguards for anonymity and confidentiality with respect to communications presented through phone lines, electronic communication systems, or websites dedicated to accepting anonymous tips for use by law enforcement in criminal investigations.
Imposes $0.25 surcharge on alcoholic beverages to be dedicated to Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Permits certain breweries to sell beer at community farm markets.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers.
Requires certain disclosures by non-fiduciary investment advisors.
Dedicates five percent of cigarette tax revenue to anti-smoking initiatives.
Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols.