Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, Senate.
Michael J. Doherty
Sponsored
Became law3
Designates State Route 173 between Clinton and Phillipsburg as "173rd Airborne Brigade Highway."
Designates U.S. Route 22 bridge, Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge, as "Sergeant William John Cahir Memorial Bridge."
Permits unregulated solicitation to perform snow shoveling within 24 hours of predicted snowstorm.
Out of committee2
Provides one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred.
Requires Motor Vehicle Commission to issue exempt certificates for motor vehicles not required to be inspected.
In committee53
Exempts certain municipalities from payment for certain State Police services.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Requires school districts to inform the parent or guardian of a student recommended to use certain medications of the possible side effects and potential negative consequences of those medications.
Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
Permits DEP air quality regulation of certain outdoor wood burning units only in response to complaint.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Provides public employee salaries at all levels of government cannot exceed salary of Governor.
Extends property tax benefit to veterans who performed active service in U.S. Armed Forces during Cold War.
Restricts use of accumulated sick leave by public employees in year prior to retirement.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program; prohibits future use of red light cameras in State.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Blocks beach fees in shore municipalities accepting certain government provided beach replenishment funding and dedicates two percent of taxable receipts under the sales and use tax collected in the shore municipalities to the shore municipalities.
Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.
Provides that a teaching staff member dismissed by a district due to a reduction in force who subsequently retires must be removed from preferred eligible lists and has no right of reemployment.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Extends certain PERS benefits to veterans of "Operation Uphold Democracy".
Permits counties to share county tax administrators.
Allows county sheriffs to issue firearms identification cards and permits to purchase handguns; authorizes county sheriffs to accept applications for permits to carry handguns.
Implements Governor's "Tool Kit" proposals for public employer-public employee collective negotiation agreements.
Exempts agricultural driver's licensees from certain graduate driver law restrictions when operating farm equipment and vehicles.
Specifies that certain images generated by body scans violate State statutes prohibiting invasion of privacy, pornography, and endangerment of child welfare under certain circumstances.
Expands eligibility for reduced-cost spaying and neutering program to any disabled State resident.
Establishes program authorizing lease of historic buildings and structures in State parks, forests, and wildlife management areas.
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.
Modifies "inherently beneficial use" definition for purposes of zoning variance to discourage siting of wind and solar energy facilities on agricultural land and open space.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Eliminates the alternative minimum assessment under the corporation business tax.
Provides additional State school aid to, and increases tax levy growth limitation for, certain school districts experiencing significant increase in tuition costs, appropriates $1,719,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Prohibits use of body imaging scanners to screen passengers and airline crew members.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Establishes NJ Water Supply and Pharmaceutical Product Study Commission.
Provides for awarding of certain costs to defendants who prevail in DEP enforcement actions.
Authorizes business entities to designate representatives in court proceedings without the necessity for representation by an attorney.
Requires shore municipalities accepting government funds for storm-damaged beach replenishment to provide free beach access and public toilet facilities.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
Establishes special license plates for veterans.
Grants county governing body final authority to determine expenditures for courtroom facilities.
Makes certain body searches third degree crime of sexual assault under certain circumstances.
Declares the rights of a parent to be fundamental and not subject to infringement by the State absent compelling need.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Permits municipalities to designate newly-appointed tax assessors as professional service contractors.
Provides discounted hunting and trapping license, permit, and stamp fees for senior citizens.
Establishes State Transportation Cost Analysis Task Force.
Requires accountability of NJSPCA and county societies for prevention of cruelty to animals to Attorney General and county prosecutors, respectively.
Revises law concerning disposition of assets of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that has dissolved or has had its charter revoked, canceled, or suspended.
Changes membership of, and election process for, NJSPCA board of trustees.
Repeals N.J.S.3B:23-18, concerning intestate property distribution under certain circumstances.
Removes imposition of sales and use tax on sales of massage, bodywork and somatic services.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Extends for five years expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres program and farmland preservation program for lands in Highlands Region; makes change to special appraisal process for certain farmers.*
Requires local unit approval of applications for participation in federal 1033 program.
Establishes requirements for training programs for homemaker-home health aides in care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.*
Prohibits Division of Developmental Disabilities from compelling transfers of individuals with developmental disabilities from out-of-State to in-State facilities unless certain exceptions apply.
Vetoed · 1
Revises certain laws governing police and fire interest arbitration; extends two-percent cap on base salary awards.
Passed the Senate · 4
Establishes Hunterdon-Somerset Flood Advisory Task Force.
Designates five State songs.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient has Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Establishes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in public and nonpublic schools.
Out of committee · 7
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act"; imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances. *
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and veterans' property tax exemption to residents of continuing care retirement communities.*
Prohibits certain agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types.*
Allows military personnel and veterans to present certain identifying documents in lieu of municipal beach tags to gain admission to certain beaches.
Allows school districts and requires public colleges to enter into dual enrollment agreements to provide college-level instruction to high school students through courses offered on college or high school campuses.*
Requires Secretary of State create e-mail notification system alerting when US and State flags flown at half-staff.
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.
In committee · 33
"Volunteer Medical Professional Health Care Act."
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
Establishes Common Core State Standards Evaluation Task Force; delays use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers until task force submits final report.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Establishes one-year moratorium on replacement of copper-based landline telephone service with non-copper-based landline or wireless telephone service; requires BPU to report to Governor and Legislature.
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Suspends "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" until certain conditions are met.
Lengthens yellow light at traffic signal with red light camera; sets penalty for failing to stop before turning right on red when detected by camera; implements one second delay for red light camera violations.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Restricts certain campaign contributions by public employee labor organizations.
Establishes public bidding and contracting procedures for Rutgers, the State University that mirror those in place for the State colleges.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.
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.
Abolishes Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, transfers bridges to NJ DOT and Penn DOT, removes tolls.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Eliminates power of DRPA to finance economic development; changes composition of board; imposes restrictions regarding financing, contract procedures, conflicts of interest, and review audits; creates commuter's council.
Raises maximum eligibility age for exempt fireman certificates and membership in New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Creates Education Reform Review Task Force; delays certain uses of certain assessments and certain changes to teacher evaluation system.
Authorizes special Combat Action Badge license plate program.
Requires institutions of higher education to offer cats and dogs no longer used for educational, research, or scientific purposes to animal rescue organizations for adoption.
Expands eligibility for veterans civil service preference.
Establishes the offense of incest.
Requires DOH license additional angioplasty facilities, with at least one facility in each county.