Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Ralph R. Caputo
Sponsored
Became law3
Authorizes municipalities to impose penalties on creditors that fail to timely remedy code violations of certain properties in foreclosure.*
Allows person to request voluntary exclusion from gaming activities without acknowledging being problem gambler.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance allowing voluntary registration of private outdoor video surveillance cameras.*
Vetoed1
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Passed the General Assembly3
Reduces dollar amount of full outstanding debt issue that exempts casino institutional investor from requirement to maintain qualifications.
Requires DMAVA to develop online historic tour identifying locations of war battles and places of significance to war efforts in State. *
Requires employees of private entity with access to student information under contract with DOE, school districts, or charter schools to undergo criminal background check.
Out of committee5
Establishes carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide air quality standards and certification requirements for ice arenas.*
Requires each casino licensee conducting Internet gaming in this State to prominently advertise name of its Atlantic City casino on its Internet gaming websites and advertisements.
Partially repeals prohibitions, permits, licenses, and authorizations concerning wagers on professional, collegiate or amateur sport contests or athletic events.*
Requires Internet gaming affiliates to be licensed as casinos; prohibits waiver of licensing requirements.
Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation.
In committee34
Prohibits sale of certain products using advertisements alluding to controlled dangerous substances or analogs.
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.
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.
Prohibits delivery of more than one magazine issue before billing information is obtained.
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 appointments for safety-related recalls on vehicles to be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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.
Permits appointment of certain EMTs laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
"Caylee's Law;" requires missing child be reported within 12 hours.
Establishes the Office of Dropout Prevention and Reengagement of Out-of-School Youth in DOE, and the Student Dropout Prevention Task Force.
Changes calculation of years of service from date of enrollment in pension system to date of appointment to determine certain retirees' payment obligations for health care coverage.
Requires certain entities to be equipped with generators and allows those entities to qualify for NJEDA loans for cost of generators.
Clarifies application of business personal property tax on local exchange telephone companies that were subject to tax as of April 1, 1997.
Authorizes professional and occupational boards to recognize continuing education approval entities.
Limits political contributions by hedge funds and private equity funds that invest in casinos or in which State funds are invested.
Caps at 35 percent share of State public employee pension and annuity funds portfolio that may be invested in combination of hedge funds, private equity, commodities, and real estate.
Eliminates certificated superintendent and administrator exceptions to TPAF retiree reenrollment requirement.
Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.
"Corporate Disinvestment Property Tax Relief Act"; appropriates $13.5 million.
Partially repeals prohibitions against sports wagering at racetracks and casinos in New Jersey.
Imposes 66% tax on gross gaming revenue from wagering at Meadowlands Complex casino; provides distributions to State General Fund, CRDA, and Hackensack Meadowlands Tax Sharing Stabilization Fund.
Imposes 66% tax on gross gaming revenue from wagering at casino outside Atlantic City; provides distributions to State General Fund and CRDA.
Requires nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to a local law enforcement.
Requires public and nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Requires casino licensee to apply every five years for casino license renewal.
Establishes air quality standards and requires certificate from Commissioner of Health for operation of indoor ice arenas, indoor motorsports arenas, and special indoor motorsports events.
Filed1
Partially repeals prohibitions against sports wagering at racetracks and casinos in New Jersey.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Partially repeals prohibitions, permits, licenses, and authorizations concerning wagers on professional, collegiate, or amateur sport contests or athletic events.
Vetoed1
Partially repeals prohibitions against sports wagering at racetracks and casinos in New Jersey.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 30
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for development of Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Requires schools to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit administration of epinephrine to any student having anaphylactic reaction.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.
Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.
Allows for waiver of school bus requirements for mobility assistance vehicle technicians who transport students with medical needs to and from school.
Requires hiring preference for veterans seeking position with State Police.
Revises exemption from license requirement for raffles for door prizes of donated or purchased merchandise; increases total retail value from $50 to $200 or higher if permitted.
Prohibits certain agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types.
Requires continuing education for licensed practicing psychologists.
"Military Dependents Scholarship Fund Act"; provides college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn.
Codifies "Project Medicine Drop" program; requires Division of Consumer Affairs to maintain secure prescription medicine drop-off receptacles at certain law enforcement agencies.*
Permits the incorporation of psychologists.
Prohibits sale, purchase, and possession of certain merchandise designed to conceal license plate to evade law enforcement.*
Concerns property taxes due and owing on real property damaged or destroyed during, or as the result of, a natural disaster when a state of emergency is declared by the Governor. *
Prohibits administration of standardized assessments in kindergarten through second grade.
Allows gross income taxpayers to use their gross income tax returns to make voluntary contributions to ALS Association for services to New Jersey residents.
Requires New Jersey School Report Card to include indicators of student career readiness.
Requires preparation programs for teachers and school counselors to include programming to improve student career readiness.*
Establishes four-year County Vocational School District Partnership Grant Program in DOE.
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.*
Provides that if a career and technical education program of a school district is taught in an industry setting, off-site location will be exempt from certain State regulations.*
Permits Newark to use rental car tax proceeds over three-year period to help reduce its "cash deficit for preceding year" appropriation and operational deficit.
Creates financial planning assistance program for disabled veterans and their caregivers.
Increases income eligibility cap to receive respite care for certain veterans.*
Requires development and maintenance of database to advise public about open bed availability in residential substance use disorders treatment facilities.
"Hackensack Meadowlands Agency Consolidation Act"; "Hackensack Meadowlands Transportation Planning District Act of 2014"; "New Jersey Meadowlands Tax Relief Act."
Authorizes county vocational school district to request county improvement authority to construct and issue bonds to finance school facilities project.
Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in certain structures; designated as "Korman and Park's Law."
"New Jersey Small Business Retirement Marketplace Act."*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Vetoed · 11
Revises penalty provisions for certain drunk driving violations, including use of and applicable time periods covering driver's license suspensions and installations of ignition interlock devices on motor vehicles.*
Enacts the "Reader Privacy Act."
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Provides additional State school aid to county vocational school districts in which enrollment increases by more than 10%.
Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.
Requires each school district with middle school or high school to establish food services advisory committee to consider menu options that reflect students' cultural, traditional, and dietary preferences.*
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
Authorizes operation of lottery courier services.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Permits municipal, county, and regional police and fire forces to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers and firefighters; allows exceptions to requirement under certain circumstances.**
Increases tax credit cap by $165 million for certain qualified residential projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program and restricts increase to certain projects.**
Passed the General Assembly · 24
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Permits new cigar lounges to be opened under certain circumstances.*
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Concerns reviews of State's economic development incentives.
Increases fine for violation of certain laws concerning pedestrian safety and traffic control; dedicates funds to certain roadways.
Imposes moratorium on DHS transitions and transfers of certain individuals with developmental disabilities to new residential placements until certain conditions are met. *
Establishes pilot program within Office of Emergency Management to provide zero-interest loans to certain gas stations that install appropriate wiring for generators.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Clarifies that certain types of sewage and sewage sludge do not constitute hazardous substances under "Spill Compensation and Control Act."
Enacts "Truth in Caller Identification Act"; prohibits manipulation of certain telephone caller identification information.
Requires school districts and charter schools to annually provide to parents or guardians of enrolled students information on certain tests to be administered during the school year.
Creates Education Reform Review Task Force; delays implementation of certain assessments and certain changes to teacher evaluation system.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of online account.
Prohibits purchase of certain items by scrap metal businesses.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
Extends urban enterprise zone designation in all qualifying municipalities for additional 10 years. *
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.
Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.
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 Commissioner of Education to declare educational state of emergency for certain districts with low proficiency rates in language arts and literacy and provides for corrective measures.
Out of committee · 37
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.
Establishes compensation limits for licensed public adjusters during certain emergencies.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs.*
Creates cause of action for failure to maintain certain vacant properties; requires out-of-state creditors to designate in-State representative.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically engineered material.*
Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning electronic communications between employees and students.
Establishes procedures to prevent and eradicate bedbug infestations in certain residential property.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th birthday.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.*
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Concerns earned sick leave.
Establishes one-year moratorium on replacement of copper-based landline telephone service with wireless telephone service; requires BPU to report to Governor and Legislature. *
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Establishes publicly accessible domestic violence Internet registry.
Authorizes special "We Support the Arts" license plates with proceeds to the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Permits court to order involuntary outpatient treatment in any county; concerns patient compliance with taking medication.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students; appropriates $45,000 to DOE for New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association testing of student-athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing substances.*
Grants prescriptive authority to certain psychologists.
Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) every seven years rather than every three years.
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to use certain products manufactured in US.
Requires PANYNJ be subject to NY Freedom of Information Law and NJ open public records act.
Increases transparency and accountability at PANYNJ.
Requires State Board of Education to develop rigorous computer science curriculum guidelines and school districts to incorporate those guidelines in grades six through 12.
Directs Governor to withdraw from compact establishing Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor; dissolves compact and commission; transfers commission's NJ operations to State Police.
Requires chairs of certain ward political party committees to have same rights and responsibilities as chairs of municipal political party committees; specifies certain cities not required to have municipal chairs.
Requires minimum temperature in senior citizen housing projects to be maintained at 70 degrees from October 1 to May 1.
Designates State Highway Route 15 in Sussex County as "Senator Robert E. Littell Memorial Highway."
Clarifies that Alzheimer's disease and related disorders may be listed as secondary cause of death on death certificate when appropriate.
Establishes Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Task Force.
Prohibits tourist helicopter operations in New Jersey.
Establishes requirements for training programs for homemaker-home health aides in care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.*
"Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act." *
Revises laws concerning real estate licensees.
Requires school district or charter school to provide notification to parent or guardian of enrolled student on upcoming administration of State assessments or commercially-developed standardized assessments.
In committee · 126
Prohibits improper release of photographs or videos captured by public entities.
Imposes criminal penalties for illegally obtaining or disclosing personally identifiable health information.
Requires judge approval prior to installation of video camera by public entity.
Requires all lamps and lighting devices on motor vehicles be kept in working order.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana, imposes civil penalties, and establishes fund for drug education.
Requires public utility requesting rate increase to hold public hearings in every county.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Requires applicants for liquor licenses and license transfers to notify residents within 200 feet of licensed premises.
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Requires minimum level of police staffing based on municipal population and violent crime rate.
Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
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.
Prohibits emergency shelters for the homeless from refusing to provide services for minimum time frame unless shelters are at maximum capacity.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit persons with mental illness unless they pose danger.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Excludes gains on sales of certain real estate purchases from taxation under corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Requires firearms to be unloaded and securely locked or stored within home.
Provides that student truancy cases would be heard in municipal court and requires truants to attend an appropriate intervention program.
Increases penalty for harboring or concealing certain sex offenders.
Requires State to reimburse municipalities for portion of foregone property tax revenue resulting from veterans' property tax exemption.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Allows school districts to enter into school construction public-private partnership agreements with private entities.
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.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.
The "Smart Container Act."
"PANYNJ Transparency and Accountability Act."
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
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.
Allows monies statutorily dedicated to standardbred or thoroughbred horse racing purses to be used for benefit of horse racing industry, subject to agreement between permitholder and representative horsemen's organization.
Limits fees charged in connection with certain prepaid debit accounts; requires access to certain account information.
Establishes "Victim-Witness Scholarship Fund;" establishes "Witness Protection Fund;" and concerns State forfeiture funds.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 annual compensation PERS retiree may earn in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment.
Provides for the removal of a State Board of Education member for failure to attend three consecutive board meetings without good cause.
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.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing battery backups for certain home solar electrical generators.
Requires screening of certain high-risk pregnancies and reporting of fetal deaths.
Prohibits possession of ammunition capable of penetrating body armor.
Requires criminal history record check of school district volunteers.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Redirects vehicle surcharge revenues for Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental delays and disabilities enrolled in the Early Childhood Intervention Program.
Provides DYFS caseworkers with personnel and law enforcement assistance when conducting DYFS investigations.
Establishes "Rutgers, The State University Study Commission."
Permits toll-free passage on State toll roads for certain buses traveling to casinos.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
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.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Establishes animal cruelty offense of cruel confinement of a gestating pig.
Authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoir levels prior to certain severe weather events.
Regulates advertising of manufacturer’s rebates by retail mercantile establishments.
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 MVC to offer driver's license knowledge test in Italian.
Requires certain health care facilities to offer, and health care workers to receive, annual influenza vaccination.
Creates "Inmate Community Service Program" in DOC.
Exempts mugshots of arrestees who have not been convicted of the underlying offense from State's open public records law.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Increases State hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues required to be annually appropriated to fund certain arts and cultural, historical, and tourism-related programs and activities.
Provides that a homestead owner who is 65 years of age or older or disabled shall not receive a homestead rebate of less than $1,440.
Requires assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes to ensure connection of emergency cords in residential units to facility staff.
Establishes gubernatorial veto power over Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor's meeting minutes; expands gubernatorial oversight powers over commission.
Increases benefit amounts under New Jersey earned income credit program to 25 percent of federal earned income tax credit amounts beginning in Tax Year 2014.
Permits conduct of lottery games on Internet.
Requires each county to establish and maintain veterans' service office.
Prohibits administration of standardized assessments not required under State or federal law.
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.
Permits juveniles to be admitted to drug court program under certain circumstances.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Establishes voluntary program to provide caregivers of children diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities with GPS tracking devices; designated as "Avonte's Law."
Eliminates presumption of non-imprisonment for theft of a firearm.
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns.
Requires written residential leases to be provided in both English and Spanish in certain municipalities.
Prohibits attorney spouse or domestic partner of elected local government officer in a municipality from representing campaign of candidate for elective office in that municipality to contest election results.
Allows credit against certain charges to CATV customers opting out of premium service within 30 days of CATV company notice of network or programming change.
Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for net interest amount received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.
Allows firms, designated as qualified UEZ businesses, that experience economic hardship to lower employment levels without losing that designation.
Requires Attorney General to provide certain information regarding certain charitable organizations to public on Internet.
Prohibits imposition of the corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations that only store personal property in this State incident to its importation.
Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control.
Requires NJT to remove snow from certain stops, stations, and stands for motorbus regular route service and to make name and contact information of entities responsible for snow removal publicly available.
Upgrades and expands crime of criminal mischief under certain circumstances.
Allows persons affected by certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs to receive one year suspension of payment of interest on mortgage loan.
Establishes "Government Crowdfunding Act" to allow government entities to conduct fundraising for certain government projects.
Establishes "County Career Technical Education Annual Recognition Awards" to annually recognize best programs implemented by county vocational school districts.
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for employers who hire former prisoners.
Revises laws concerning access to medical marijuana.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
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.
Establishes red light camera program in DOT; requires one-half of red light camera ticket revenue be used to improve highway traffic safety.
Designates five State songs.
Clarifies that law enforcement officer who knowingly chokes another person engages in use of deadly force.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors accept and provide a rebate for certain returned drugs.
Prohibits termination of law enforcement officer based upon determination that officer is physically unable to perform duty under certain circumstances.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient has Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards in Social Studies.
Requires Commissioner of Transportation to publish notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications.
Requires Standardbred organization to use certain portion of purse moneys from in-State Standardbred races to fund foundation providing retired Standardbred race horses pre-adoption care and support Standardbred racing and breeding legislation with nonpub
Establishes "gun-free" and "weapon free" zones around certain school and public properties.
Establishes three-year moratorium on increases in charter school enrollment.
Requires health insurers to limit patient cost-sharing and provide appeal process concerning certain prescription drug coverage.
Dedicates five percent of cigarette tax revenue to anti-smoking initiatives.
Requires health care practitioners to discuss risk of addiction when prescribing certain drugs to patients who are minors.
Expands Medicaid eligibility to the age of 26 for certain former foster children.
Provides Medicaid coverage for advance care planning.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses.
Requires issuance of one free copy of birth certificate for child born in New Jersey to active duty service member.
Ensures fairness of project deadlines, enhances transparency, and creates foreclosure protections for Superstorm Sandy victims.
Provides dedicated funding for promotion of apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses which employ eligible apprentices.
Prohibits sale of certain toy guns and imitation firearms.
Establishes artist bank to provide interest-free loans to artist colonies in development.