Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, Senate.
Gerald Cardinale
Sponsored
Became law2
Requires DEP to adopt regulations to allow cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research, educational, or restoration purposes; requires community engagement process for revision therof.**
Designates State Highway Route 17 in Borough of Ramsey as "Staff Sergeant Timothy R. McGill Memorial Highway."
Passed the Senate1
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Out of committee2
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Prohibits MVC from imposing duplicate license or identification card fee and digitized picture fee if duplicate is requested to reflect change in organ donor status.
In committee19
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of school each day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Changes restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.
Establishes "Commission on College Tuition."
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Increases and makes uniform mileage reimbursement rate for sheriffs, constables, and other court officers for various duties performed.
Establishes certain traffic privileges for funeral processions.
Concerns interest rate chargeable by licensed pawnbrokers on certain transactions.
Permits court to order involuntary outpatient treatment in any county; concerns patient compliance with taking medication.
Requires notice and payment of amounts that may be due for New Jersey transfer inheritance and estate taxes from funds held in escrow arising from real estate transactions.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Increases threshold value of surplus State-owned real property and easements above which legislative review and approval is required before sale.
Transfers immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers to other healthcare providers in certain circumstances.
Permits use of virtual instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
Concerns insurance coverage for motor vehicles involved in transportation network company trips.
Eliminates brand registration requirement for certain wines.
Clarifies that breath test warnings given to suspected drunk drivers are to be in English; requires applicants for driver's licenses to be able to read and understand English and directs MVC to offer examinations only in English.
Permits farm wineries to create alternating proprietorship for production of wine.
Excludes sale of and services associated with mausoleums, memorials, and vaults from sales and use tax.
Establishes Office of International Trade and Protocol in EDA.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Modifies certain fees charged by, and requirements imposed on, check casher licensees.
Removes presumption of nonimprisionment in certain assault cases involving domestic violence victims; expands criminal coercion statute; revises Pretrial Intervention procedures in certain criminal cases.*
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 laws concerning real estate licensees.
Passed the Senate · 1
Makes retroactive current law requiring "palimony" agreements to be in writing; provides that pre-existing palimony agreements are unenforceable unless put into writing within one year of enactment of this bill.
Out of committee · 7
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act"; imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances. *
Requires BPU to issue written decision concerning utility rate increase approvals to public via its website.
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons who are fingerprinted and permits law enforcement officers to collect certain biological samples.
Establishes durational limits and enumerates certain factors concerning modification and termination of alimony; establishes "open durational" alimony."*
Concerns conveyance of certain State-owned lands.*
Modifies laws regarding compensation and leaves of absence for certain public employees who served in the military; requires public employers to follow certain policies and procedures for leaves of absence.*
Prohibits health insurance carriers from requiring optometrists to become providers with vision care plans as condition of becoming providers in carriers' panel of providers.
In committee · 34
Eliminates payments for unused sick leave earned after effective date; limits carry forward of unused vacation leave; requires suspension and forfeiture of certain payments; limits use of unused sick leave in year before retirement.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified material.
Requires court to deny defendant's right to copy or reproduce images of child pornography as part of discovery.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Exempts certain properties acquired by municipalities from county, school, and fire district taxes immediately upon aquisition.
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Revises requirements related to public hearings on proposed public utility rate increases.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Requires public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Restricts access to motor vehicle accident reports under certain circumstances.
Provides for two-year post-employment restriction on certain employees of the Department of Banking and Insurance.
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.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
Expands domestic violence protection for adoptive parents.
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain corrections officers.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Directs DOE to develop and implement pilot program for compressed natural gas school buses, and authorizes establishment of permanent voluntary program under certain circumstances.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
"New Jersey G.I. Bill"; provides higher education benefits to New Jersey veterans.
Supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DHS for substance abuse treatment and prevention.
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.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
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.
Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; reinstates moratorium on Statewide non-residential development fees until January 2015.
Implements certain governance and transparency reforms at PANYNJ.
Requires certain new residential buildings to have fire barriers in cocklofts, concrete or steel frames, and fire stops.
Provides for regulated consumer choice in the dispensing of fuel at service stations.
Provides governance, transparency, and accountability reforms at PANYNJ.