Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, Senate.
Steven V. Oroho
Sponsored
Passed the Senate2
Clarifies provisions of law concerning commissions and buyer's premiums for sale of local government real estate.
Encourages purchase of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural products by State agencies, departments and facilities.
Out of committee2
Prohibits use of purchased out-of-State service pension credit for post-retirement health care benefits.
Provides authorized emergency vehicles protection under lemon law.
In committee69
Authorizes inclusion of compulsive gambling education in public school curriculum; requires higher education institutions to provide compulsive gambling education programs and services.
Prohibits DOT from putting tolls on I-78 and I-80 and from transferring jurisdiction to independent authority or entity.
Provides that no more than four of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of the same political party.
Permits a farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires appropriations in the nature of grants-in-aid to include certain criteria in the act in which they are enacted.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
Prohibits certain cabinet-level officers from engaging in outside employment for compensation.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
Requires voter registration forms be made available when applying for hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Permits use of deadly force against black bears in certain cases.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Regulates the level of State debt service payments on bonds issued by the State or State entities and prohibits the use of bond proceeds to pay interest on bonds.
Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.
Prohibits use of public funds for embryonic stem cell research.
Allows for exclusion of certain properties from Highlands preservation area.
Sunsets "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" five years after date of enactment unless certain conditions are met.
Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in certain counties.
Establishes eleven-member "New Jersey Clean Elections Financing Study Commission."
Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.
David's Law; establishes crime of negligent vehicular homicide.
Adds "significant bodily injury" to assault by auto or vessel statute; upgrades penalties for inflicting serious bodily injury.
Specifies motor vehicle fines from tickets issued by State Police providing rural patrol be paid to municipality, not State.
Establishes the "Rural Police Services Relief Fund."
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Prohibits unauthorized use of name and images of members of Armed Forces of United States.
Bars sex offenders from jobs which primarily consist of contact with children.
Exempts contaminated and industrially-zoned sites from affordable housing rules.
Concerns affordable housing in the Highlands Region.
Prohibits the imposition of affordable housing need and related fees upon the local transfer or move of a business.
Repeals sections of law pertaining to transfer of civil service and non-civil service employees of terminated local health agency to superseding agency.
Prohibits State departments and agencies from considering or requiring compliance by Highlands planning area municipalities with Highlands regional master plan in certain circumstances.
Eliminates throwout of receipts in allocation of entire net income under the corporation business tax.
Establishes "New Jersey Commission on Government Efficiency and Cost Control" to recommend measures for efficiency and cost reduction in State government.
Prohibits Council on Affordable Housing from establishing affordable housing need and fees based on commercial and industrial development.
Clarifies the responsible planning entity for provision of fair share housing.
Authorizes municipalities that petition for or receive substantive certification pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act" to make certain affordable housing units available on a preferential basis to certain eligible persons.
Requires appointment of insurance broker by local unit and risk manager by joint insurance fund to include public dislosure of certain commissions and fees.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Expands range of local units eligible to join an insurance fund established by a municipality or county under certain circumstances.
Establishes Department of Economic Development and Requlatory Affairs; transfers certain functions, powers, duties, agencies, divisions, and other entities from other principal departments to Department of Economic Development and Regulatory Affairs.
Establishes new Dept. of Agriculture and Conservation; clarifies authority of Fish and Game Council in but not of the new department.
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
Prohibits public financing of privately-owned, for-profit aquarium projects within the meadowlands complex.
"Zero-Based Budget Act;" requires State Treasurer to develop and integrate certain zero-based budgeting practices and procedures in preparation and submission of Governor's annual budget message.
Revises Special Municipal Aid program.
Requires State provide description of services to be provided if local unit must pay for services.
Concerns hazardous waste transporter fee.
Repeals law allowing PFRS member to retire with PFRS pension and continue to receive salary for current PFRS-covered elective office.
Authorizes black bear hunting permits and permit fees, and clarifies Fish and Game council authority over bear hunting.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2014 for lands in Highlands Region.
Renames Dept. of Agriculture as Dept. of Agriculture and Conservation; transfers certain agencies from other depts. to Dept. of Agriculture and Conservation; clarifies authority of Fish and Game Council.
Requires voter referendum and vote by affected governing bodies for approval of proposed consolidation plan.
Establishes in DEP the Environmental Science Review Board and Environmental Policy Review Board to review proposed environmental regulations for consistency with planning policies and science.
Prohibits DEP from requiring recycling coordinators to complete educational course on recycling.
Eliminates expansion of preschool education program in "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Directs DEP to establish air pollution control general permit for certain cogeneration facilities.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for natural gas and utility service purchased or used by certain co-generation facilities in production of electricity and steam or other forms of useful energy.
Establishes in DEP the Environmental Science Review Board to review proposed environmental regulations for consistency with science.
Establishes in DEP the Environmental Policy Review Board to review proposed environmental regulations for consistency with planning policies.
Expands scope of review of Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Excludes certain stable stall rentals from sales and use tax imposition and provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of equine-related services.
Establishes task force to study treatment of veterans diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in judicial proceedings.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain minimum three foot safety distance when overtaking bicycles.
Requires certain public entities to issue requests for proposals for purchase of certain insurance products and services; requires disclosure of commissions paid.
Makes various technical and procedural amendments to the "Municipal Land Use Law."
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.
Provides that sales by UEZ retailers of items delivered to location outside of the UEZ shall not qualify for partial exemption from the sales tax.
Provides certain retirees from public police departments the right to hawk, peddle and vend.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Requires DCF to provide Safe Haven information to county and municipal agencies, social service agencies, physicians, pregnancy crisis centers, adoption agencies and colleges and universities. *
Provides for promotion and sale of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural or horticultural products at service areas along certain toll roads.
Bars certain sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations.
Appropriates $33 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Requires adoption of constitutions and bylaws by county political party committees; requires certain information concerning committee members to be filed with county clerk; eliminates fixed terms for committee members and chairs. *
Appropriates $8,430,250 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Makes changes to PERS and TPAF concerning retirement age, eligibility, purchase of service credit; makes various changes to SHBP administration; merges Washington and Lincoln holidays for State employees in Presidents Day. *
Increases carryover period of net operating loss deduction under corporation business tax.
"Kyleigh's law;" requires holders of special learner's permits, examination permits, and provisional driver's licenses to display certain decals. *
Establishes pilot program in Gloucester County, transferring municipal tax assessment function to county through appointment of a county assessor and deputy county assessors.*
The "Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act." *
Appropriates $27.75 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $49.65 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $6.45 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $11,293,478 from various farmland preservation bond funds and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $66 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," "2007 Green Acres Fund," and "2007 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Appropriates $120,123,420 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $15,557,201 from various historic preservation funds to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $574,805 from certain historic preservation bond funds for associated administrative expenses.
Appropriates $19,919,700 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Passed the Senate · 5
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.
Permits licensed dealers to display and auction firearms at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations. *
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Modifies laws concerning affordable housing and makes an appropriation to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Out of committee · 25
Eliminates throwout of receipts in allocation of entire net income under the corporation business tax; eliminates "regular place of business" requirement to allocate less than 100% of income to New Jersey.
Establishes the Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in the DEP and appropriates $200,000.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Redefines role and qualifications of purchasing agent in "Local Public Contracts Law."
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Clarifies obligation of cemeteries to hold consumer prepayments for cemetery services in trust accounts.
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS, SPRS, PERS and TPAF to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard. *
Permits use of overseas absentee ballots for all elections; authorizes transmission of ballots by electronic means.
Authorizes public entities to implement energy savings improvement programs. *
Permits parent of twins or higher order multiples enrolled in public school to select shared or separate classroom placement of their children.
"Urban Enterprise Zone Jobs Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of the Treasury to provide tax credits for contributions to entities which provide tuition scholarships to children in certain urban enterprise zone municipalities.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2011.
Establishes licensing program for site remediation professionals; changes laws concerning site remediation. *
Permits municipalities and counties to make certain traffic engineering decisions without DOT approval.
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Revises law authorizing issuance of special license plates for street rods; extends authorization to replica custom vehicles. *
Establishes the Troops to College Program in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to assist veterans in making the transition into the college classroom. *
Exempts use of citizen's band and two-way radios by operators of commercial motor vehicles from prohibition on use of hand-held wireless telephone or electronic communication devices while driving.*
Concerns on-site generation facilities.
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Extends deadline for municipal certified recycling coordinator requirements.
Extends requirement of wastewater management planning agencies to establish or update wastewater management plans, and extends validity of sewer service areas and wastewater service areas, until April 7, 2011.* *
Appropriates $17.45 million in 1992 and 2003 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects and $1.371 million in 1992 bond act monies to fund State dam restoration projects. *
Requires additional information on State's long-term liabilities be presented in State annual debt report.
In committee · 52
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
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.
"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.
Disqualifies member of board of education for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
Expands duties of State Auditor to include performance audits at request of legislator; establishes Performance Audit Committee, consisting of eight public members, to help conduct performance audits.
Designated "New Jersey Economic Development Promotion Act"; streamlines and reorganizes State economic development statutes in order to promote administrative efficiency.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Removes appropriations for gypsy moth suppression from the municipal expenditure cap and county and municipal tax levy cap.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Exempts construction, expansion or renovation of buildings or other structures for police departments, fire departments, and volunteer first aid, emergency, ambulance or rescue squads from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Exempts certain lake association membership fees and dues from sales and use tax.
Provides that public official may refuse to solemnize civil unions if solemnization conflicts with public official's conscience or sincerely held moral or religious beliefs.
Prohibits campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations that purchase or acquire property involved in eminent domain proceedings.
Prohibits county committee of a political party from contributing to or accepting contribution from another such county committee.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Establishes stricter limits on contributions to county committees of political parties and by county committees to candidates; prohibits contributions between county committees.
Creates 14 additional judgeships; raises court fees.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Prohibits employment of unauthorized aliens.
Requires disclosure of appraisals conducted on land to be included in farmland preservation program.
Abolishes Department of the Public Advocate.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex and Warren Counties.
Prohibits adoption of certain rules and regulations by State agencies prior to July 1, 2009.
Creates eight additional judgeships; increases certain court fees to fund judgeships and to supplement funding for Legal Services of New Jersey.
The "New Jersey Self-Defense Law."
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Requires income eligibility requirements to be met upon lease renewal of affordable housing units.
Clarifies certain standards for regulation of recreational vehicles as housing.
Provides that municipalities with minimum amounts of developable land and minimum densities in residential zones are protected from builders' remedy lawsuits.
Appropiates $600,000 to the Lake Hopatcong Commission from constitutionally dedicated Corporation Business Tax revenues.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Provides manufacturers a single sales fraction corporation business tax income allocation formula.
Establishes Lake Hopatcong Fund, dedicates $700,000 annually from pleasure boat registration fees to that fund, and appropriates $700,000 for FY2009.
Designated the Shop Here, Save Money, Secure Jobs Act of 2008; establishes sales and use tax rate reduction period from November 28, 2008 through January 4, 2009, sets reduction period tax rate at 3.5%.
Revises laws governing provision of affordable housing; reestablishes regional contribution agreement as method of meeting affordable housing obligation; repeals Statewide non-residential development fee.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
Consumer Relief Act of 2009; establishes temporary sales and use tax rate reduction periods for sales of certain goods and services.
Provides that farm, farmstand, or other agricultural operation selling firewood obtained from property other than seller's shall not be considered a lumber yard.
Permits approval of certain regional contribution agreements through December 31, 2009.
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates to owners using solar equipment manufactured in NJ.
Protects property taxpayers by requiring removal of certain property tax deduction and credit information from documents available for public inspection and provides for homestead property tax benefit in form of credit.
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
Changes membership of Lake Hopatcong Commission and requires DEP to develop water level management plan for Lake Hopatcong to be approved by commission.