Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Ralph R. Caputo
Sponsored
Became law2
Permits hiring of certain laid off law enforcement officers without utilizing Civil Service lists. *
Implements provisions of "Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Bond Act"; appropriates $7,403,340.
Passed the General Assembly2
Prohibits delivery of more than one magazine issue before billing information is obtained. *
Requires appointments for safety-related recalls on vehicles to be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. *
Out of committee4
Limits amount of time vacant teaching position can be filled by substitute teacher.
Limits amount of time a vacant teaching position can be filled by certain teachers employed in a temporary capacity.
Permits appointment of certain EMT's laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
"Caylee's Law;" requires missing child be reported within 12 hours.
In committee16
Prohibits sale of certain products using advertisements alluding to controlled dangerous substances or analogs.
Requires schools to provide eligible high school students with voter registration material.
Directs Division of Consumer Affairs to develop informational brochure regarding dental amalgam, and requires dentists to distribute brochure to patients and offer composite alternatives.
Requires public schools to include instruction on caffeine-related health issues as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Allows municipalities to require mortgage lenders to maintain vacant residential properties during foreclosure.
Authorizes creation of 33rd urban enterprise zone in Belleville Township.
Broadens criteria for certain municipalities to qualify as having UEZ-impacted business districts.
Directs DOT, in consultation with other State entities, to study and report on certain solar and wind energy installations.
Permits exemption from mandatory immunization for students in writing for any reason.
Authorizes municipality to adopt ordinance permitting tenant to remain in illegal occupancy with no immediate health or safety risk; requires expiration of ordinance upon evidence of economic stabilization.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates 1/3 net proceeds to General Fund, 1/3 to State education aid, and 1/3 to horse racing industry.
Requires State to pay all costs associated with maintaining and operating the office of the executive county superintendent of schools.
Establishes certain specifications for NJ Sports and Exposition Authority sale or lease of Meadowlands Racetrack.
Permits appointment of certain nonpermanent firefighters laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
Establishes air quality standards and certification requirements for indoor skating rinks.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Limits amount of time vacant teaching position can be filled by substitute teacher.
Limits amount of time a vacant teaching position can be filled by certain teachers employed in a temporary capacity.
Permits appointment of certain EMT's laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation. *
Requires insurers to cover treatment for sickle cell anemia; requires DHSS to provide information to public about sickle cell anemia.*
Imposes certain bail restrictions on persons charged with violating domestic violence restraining orders.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Extends time period during which municipal fire departments may hire certain laid off firefighters.
Modifies procedures available under the Drug Offender Restraining Order Act.
Establishes new procedure in "Administrative Procedure Act" to allow substantial changes to agency rule-making upon adoption.
Changes five year chapter expiration date for rules to seven years; changes procedures for readoption of rules. **
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related to economic development projects.
Permits DOT to contract with county or municipality for certain work on highways to prevent public hazards.
Permits use of rebates, allowances, concessions, or benefits for motor fuel purchases on credit, debit or rewards cards. *
Requires Department of State to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.*
Provides corporation with right to renounce corporate opportunity doctrine.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
Requires DOE to include cheerleaders in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Directs New Jersey Racing Commission to implement pilot program for State-owned racetrack purchaser or lessee to establish electronic terminals for wagering on horse races at qualified taverns, restaurants, and similar establishments under one issued lic
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Permits wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events.
Eliminates the term "mentally defective" from the Criminal Code.*
Vetoed · 14
Requires designated fire command structure in municipal emergency operations plans involving mutual aid responses to fires.
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period. *
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Requires AG to study and report on graduated driver's license program. *
Expands treatment of mixed use projects under urban transit hub tax credit. *
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for employers who hire former prisoners.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.
Authorizes annulments of marriage and civil unions without cause within 30 days of the ceremony; eliminates waiting period for marriage and civil union licenses; and increases fees for such licenses.*
Passed the General Assembly · 21
Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.
Limits actions against court-appointed psychologists and psychiatrists in certain Family Court matters.
Prohibits sale of lottery tickets or shares after claim of top prizes.
Requires criminal history record check of school district volunteers.
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Clarifies immunity from civil liability for volunteers affiliated with Citizen Corps under certain circumstances.
Prohibits access to police vehicle global positioning system.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Provides for the removal of a State Board of Education member for failure to attend three consecutive board meetings without good cause.
Modifies process for contested case hearings by OAL with regard to telephone and video conferences, delegation of final decision authority, oral decisions, checklist decisions, electronic filings, and settlements.
Requires BPU to issue a decision within 180 days after receipt of petition by public utilities to sell certain real property. *
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Provides rental and lease protections for domestic violence victims.
Prohibits BPU review and approval of property transactions of certain telecommunications companies. *
Modifies certain service outage compensation and notice requirements for CATV companies.
Exempts certain car-sharing programs from motor vehicle rental fees.
Maintains right of corporate directors and officers to indemnification under certain circumstances.
Allows licensing authorities to grant a license to certain child support obligors under certain circumstances.*
The "Market Competition and Consumer Choice Act," alters State regulation of competitive services provided by telecommunications and CATV companies.
Requires DEP to conduct analysis of "Pollution Prevention Act."
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school. *
Out of committee · 51
"Tabitha's Law"; requires parent or guardian to notify school administrators if pupil will be absent; requires school to notify parent in event of unexcused pupil absence.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in a public school complex.
Requires the design of new public schools to incorporate the "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) guidelines.
Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.
Provides for increased penalties for a crime committed in a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship.
Requires applicants for liquor licenses and license transfers to notify residents within 200 feet of licensed premises.
Provides that 20% of fee charged for initial certified copy of birth certificate shall be used to support certain activities of NJ Cord Blood Bank. *
Regulates advertising of manufacturer's rebates by retail mercantile establishments.
Removes requirement that Casino Control Commission inspectors and agents be present at all times during casino operations and instead permits presence at times deemed appropriate by commission.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Requires DOE to adopt green cleaning policy for schools and child care centers with 50 or more students.
Expands jurisdiction of municipal arson investigators.
Upgrades burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree; upgrades it to a crime of the first degree if committed while armed. *
Creates the criminal offense of affinity fraud.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.
Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
Permits wager to be placed at racetracks or casino simulcasting facilities in advance for races not simulcast at facility under certain circumstances if race is simulcast at other facilities in the State.
Provides "grace period" for certain cable television company violations.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Permits sale of motorcycles on Sunday.
Eliminates requirement for CATV companies to provide advance notification of price decreases.
Provides for development of searchable "Bulletin NJ" local public bidding and employment database.
Authorizes central municipal court to hear cases brought by county office of consumer affairs.
Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for net interest amount received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.
Reverses certain changes to laws governing State treatment of unclaimed property.
Clarifies that gang related incident offense report is to be forwarded to Superintendent of State Police for inclusion in Uniform Crime Report.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Expands availability of general development plan approvals and long-term vesting of preliminary and final site plan approvals in Smart Growth areas.
Revises financial assistance under Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program; repeals requirement to study implementation.
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Revises various aspects of casino industry regulation.
Consolidates certain business-related categories of gross income and provides 20 year carryforward of certain net losses under gross income tax.
Directs establishment of Atlantic City Tourism District; broadens powers and duties of CRDA; transfers Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority and its functions to CRDA.
Permits small, women or minority owned businesses located in designated regional centers to qualify for loans from EDA as if located in designated urban center.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.*
Designates entire length of New Jersey Route No. 19 in Passaic County as "Congressman William J. Pascrell, Jr. Highway."
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
Repeals obsolete statutes concerning the status of women.
"Pamela's law;" criminalizes possession and sale of mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, commonly known as "bath salts."*
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
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.
Creates a civil cause of action for stalking.
Authorizes marriage and entry into a civil union by proxy for certain persons serving overseas in the Armed Forces or National Guard.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.
Requires guidance offered by Local Finance Board to members of local governing body employed by casino, or regarding casino employment of immediate family member thereof, be in form of public advisory opinion.
In committee · 78
Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 annual compensation PERS retiree may earn in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment.
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
"Janet's Law"; requires public schools, recreational fields and youth camps to have automated external defibrillators for youth athletic events, and public schools to include pupil training in use thereof and in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Permits in-person wagering at casinos on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
Prohibits imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Provides for electronic monitoring of domestic violence offenders and notification to the victim; designated as "Lisa's Law."
The "Smart Container Act."
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.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Provides certain requirements for donation container solicitations by charities.
Requires insurers to provide coverage for medications and dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Adds fraud via telecommunication or electronic means to list of prohibited activities for certain security transactions; increases penalties.
Extends eligibility for certain benefits to veterans who performed active service in U.S. Armed Forces during Cold War.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Victim-Witness Scholarship Fund;" establishes "Witness Protection Fund;" and concerns State forfeiture funds.
Establishes a pothole repair and research program in the Department of Transportation and provides funding from new motor vehicle tire fee revenue.
Establishes special license plates supporting autism awareness.
Permits certain special law enforcement officers to carry firearms at all times when in State.
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Requires public bodies to provide funds for outreach and training programs for minority group members and women in connection with certain construction contracts.
Prohibits certain alcoholic beverage advertisements within 300 feet of a school, church, or public park.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
"Personal Seat License Holder's Bill of Rights."
Criminalizes certain actions in or on railroad property.
Establishes "New Jersey Partnership for Secure Schools Pilot Program" in Department of Education; appropriates $3 million.
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Criminalizes certain actions in or on utility company's property.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Mandates that certain personnel critical to certain State finance and revenue generating activities are essential employees during a declared State government shutdown due to failure to enact an annual appropriation act.
Expands domestic violence protection for adoptive parents.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Requires municipalities to include unique identifier on signs at certain handicapped parking spots.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Eliminates contractual tenure for certain superintendents of schools and administrative principals and reinstates career tenure for these positions.
Requires training for constables.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Changes "board of chosen freeholders" to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner" in new sections of law and revisions to current law; requires counties to change terms on website.
Requires certain issue advocacy organizations to disclose contributions and expenditure information.
Establishes "Early High School Graduation Pilot Program" in the Department of Education.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Clarifies that publication of all county ordinances may be by title and summary.
Requires mail-in ballot postmarked before election day but received within seven days after closing of polls to be considered valid and counted.
Requires owner of multiple dwelling to eradicate infestation of bedbugs at own expense.
Requires school districts to employ a certain number of student assistance coordinators based on district enrollment.
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain warning about volume and hearing loss.
Enacts "Truth in Caller Identification Act"; prohibits manipulation of certain telephone caller identification information.
Requires health care providers to observe certain practices concerning collection of outstanding balances on patient accounts.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Prohibits NJ member of Delaware River Basin Commission from supporting use of drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Revises individual cause of action under consumer fraud act and makes certain other revisions regarding applicability of act.
Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Establishes Inspector General of Statewide Interscholastic Sports to monitor the operating and financial activities of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Prohibits retail motor fuel dealer from charging customer more for debit card purchase of fuel than for cash purchase.
Prohibits sale of caffeinated alcoholic beverages.
Establishes the number of students to be supported under the veterinary medicine education program and a service requirement for students who participate in the program.
Establishes and enhances certain insurance fraud prevention measures.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th Birthday.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for amount of annual homestead property tax that exceeds 7 percent of homestead owner's New Jersey gross income.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax.
Establishes mandatory, uniform attorney identification card.
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Authorizes public institution of higher education to establish in-municipality tuition rate for students who graduate from public high schools located in the same municipality as the institution.
Prohibits sale of merchandise designed to conceal license plates.
Excludes gains on sales of certain real estate purchases from taxation under corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Requires direct deposit for all State employee compensation on and after July 1, 2014.
Creates "Inmate Community Service Program" in DOC.
Limits applicability of vacancy decontrol under local rent control ordinances under certain circumstances.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana.