Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, Senate.
Jeff Van Drew
Sponsored
Became law5
Designates Rt. 9 in Cape May County as "Police Unity Tour Memorial Highway." *
Requires DEP to notify coastal municipalities of certain settlement discussions.
Regulates impoundment of shopping carts.
Revises statutes concerning abandoned vessels to include sunken vessels; authorizes certain entities to remove abandoned vessels. *
Changes riparian land grant and lease process and amends various parts of statutory law.
Out of committee22
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Creates "Real Property Revaluation Review Commission."
Permits municipal board of library trustees to transfer surplus funds to municipality for tax relief under certain conditions.
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Requires bittering agent to be added to certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render it unpalatable.
Concerns homeowners insurance coverage with respect to dogs.
Delays expiration date of certain professional and occupational licenses and registrations for individuals with certain types of military service.
Concerns the moratorium on taking, landing, or possession of horseshoe crabs. *
Provides veterans' organizations right to receive unclaimed veterans' cremains after one year. *
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution. *
Changes petition filing date for Board of Fire Commissioners.
Expands scope of unincorporated entities permitted to merge or consolidate with domestic corporations.
Allows director of corporation to provide notice of resignation, which resignation is only effective upon occurrence of certain event.
Establishes New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force.
Requires issuance of construction permits for installation of wheelchair ramps on residential real property within 3 business days of application.
Permits bars and restaurants to serve alcohol at bingo games on premises.
Removes licensing requirement for recreational bingo games.
Requires disclosure when selling certain clothing apparel containing fur.
Designates bridge carrying State Highway Route No. 109 over Cape May Canal as "Cape May County Veterans Memorial Bridge."
Provides for specified alternative proposals and base specifications for certain public contracts; requires contracting unit to specify basis for determining lowest responsible bid and criteria for selection of alternate bids. *
In committee224
Reduces rate of State hotel and motel occupancy fee after State FY2004 from 5% to 1%; revises dedications of fee revenue.
Designates "New Jersey, U.S.A." as State song.
Clarifies that animal cruelty investigations may be conducted by county sheriff's office; appropriates $100,000.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes criminal and civil penalties for transmission of certain commercial electronic mail messages.
Requires written prescriptions to be legibly printed or typed.
Expresses additional rationale for existing statutory prohibition of self-service dispensing of motor fuel at service stations.
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
Prohibits individual from holding simultaneously more than one elective public office.
Requires reduction in number of positions in State service; establishes procedure to control creation of new State positions and filling of vacancies.
"State Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
Concerns recorded telephone messages.
Phases out sales and use tax on certain initiation fees, membership fees and dues.
Returns pension loan interest rate in TPAF, PERS, JRS, PFRS and SPRS to fixed 4%.
Permits juveniles under 14 years old to be tried as adults for certain heinous homicides.
Prohibits members or affiliates of criminal street gangs from being appointed corrections officers.
Permits bars and restaurants to have electronic games of skill on premises.
Establishes the Travel and Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund.
Authorizes former mayors and deputy mayors to solemnize marriages.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Establishes program concerning motorist directional signs for agricultural tourism establishment locations.
Concerns abandonment of private bridges that carry a State highway.
Requires forfeiture of public office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher; disqualifies person from future office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher or conviction of crime involving dishonesty.
Permits the use of project labor agreements in certain public works projects other than projects involving buildings.
Provides for representation of regions of the State on New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Requires DOT and DEP to conduct study on options to alleviate congestion on Route 47.
Directs DOT Commissioner to allocate Transportation Trust Fund monies for concept development and design of Route 55 extension.
Creates "Task Force on the Extension of Route 55."
Exempts certain physician-owned or operated ambulatory health care facilities from ambulatory care gross receipts assessment if facility is Medicaid or NJ Family Care provider.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans' Hospital Task Force."
Excludes veterans' entitlements from income for determination of PAAD eligibility.
Requires certain safety measures at certain swimming pools.
Requires all able-bodied Work First New Jersey recipients to perform community service.
The "New Jersey Health Insurance Exchange Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $12,000,000 in capital funding to DOC for construction of 400-bed housing unit at Bayside State Prison.
Invalidates consumer contracts which require a waiver of right to file a consumer complaint.
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
The Chloe Keiser Law; requires notice to consumers of availability of products to prevent tip-over accidents involving certain furniture or televisions.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Requires municipalities to exempt 100% disabled veterans from construction permit surcharge fees for improvements to promote living unit accessibility; appropriates $20,000 for municipal reimbursements.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Permits municipalities to contract with animal and humane societies which engage in animal foster care.
Requires that extended terms be imposed on defendants serving sentences of parole supervision for life who subsequently commit any crime of the first or second degree.
Establishes arson investigation unit in Division of Fire Safety, Department of Community Affairs.
Authorizes free State park admission and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for persons with certain types of military service.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Requires State to hold local public hearing prior to State, county, or nonprofit organization acquiring and preserving any open space in already substantially preserved municipalities.
Limits certain State and nonprofit open space acquisitions in municipalities.
Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zones in Garfield, Harrison, Keansburg, and two joint urban enterprise zones, one in Cliffside Park and Fairview, and one in Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough.
Grants Abbott district status to the school districts of Buena Regional, Commercial Township, Fairfield Township and Woodbine.
Extends useful life of certain school buses from 12 to 16 years.
Exempts assets redeemed for long-term health care from property tax reimbursement income standards; requires notice of property tax reimbursement program on tax bills.
Excludes from gross income under the gross income tax certain United States military compensation paid to members of units of the NJ National Guard and reserve components of the United States Armed Forces.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $12 million from the General Fund to the Department of Education for Teacher Quality Mentoring.
Provides annual salary supplement for teachers earning National Board certification; appropriates $500,000.
Reduces State hotel and motel occupancy fee from five to two percent starting FY2009; preserves dedication.
Increases pensions for certain PFRS retirees when special retirement benefit for active PFRS members increases to 70%.
Increases PFRS benefits for active members when PFRS funded at 101%, for retirees over three fiscal years thereafter.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain police and firefighter members of PFRS.
Eliminates maximum age requirement for appointment as police officer or paid firefighter.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Permits municipality to establish public financing program for campaigns for elective public office in the municipality.
Provides State-paid SHBP benefits to TPAF retirees who retired with at least 20 years of service prior to May 1, 1988.
Permits purchase of temporary service credit in TPAF and PERS even if the service did not result without interruption in permanent employment.
Permits PFRS retiree to borrow from life insurance benefit amount equal to no more than 50% of benefit's total value.
Reinstates PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits to certain surviving spouses who remarried.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Provides for funding of casino regulation during period when annual appropriations act is not in effect.
Establishes sterilization and animal control programs; establishes dog license surcharge.
Prohibits certain unsolicited political calls by political organizations or candidates to persons in this State.
Requires disclosure to subscribers of certain cable television costs.
Prohibits telecommunications, utility or cable television companies from charging certain customers prior to actual billing due date.
Prohibits BPU from exercising authority over utility service extensions in manner which creates cost differentials that distinguish among persons or localities based on location of such extensions.
Provides for value of certain riparian grants to be determined at time of application to Tidelands Resource Council.
Requires DEP to treat bay islands the same as barrier islands for purposes of CAFRA.
Allows PFRS members hired prior to October 1, 1993 to serve until age 68 or 20 years of service, whichever comes first.
Chloe and Samantha's Law; requires notice to consumers of availability of products to prevent tip-over accidents involving certain furniture or televisions.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Prohibits financial institutions from charging any fee on sales and use tax portion of retail sales transaction.
Makes certain repeat offenders ineligible for parole.
Establishes procedures for selecting hearing officers in certain police disciplinary hearings.
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to institute 15-minute shift overlap in State correctional facilities.
Requires criminal history background check for certain persons working at schools.
Requires corrections officers be notified when inmates test positive for certain communicable diseases.
Authorizes police officers to waive local disciplinary hearings and appeal to administrative law judge in civil service and Superior Court judge in non-civil service municipalities.
Enhances penalties for driving when license revoked.
Requires disciplinary actions against police officers be based exclusively on rules and regulations adopted by the appropriate authority.
Clarifies chief of police is responsible for disciplining subordinates.
Requires civilian employees of DOC to be trained in gang awareness.
Establishes special license plates for World War II veterans.
Requires 40 hours annual in-service training for State corrections officers.
Requires home interview of corrections officer applicants.
Authorizes Boy Scouts license plate.
Requires internal affairs investigations to be conducted by unit separate from unit responsible for collecting gang intelligence information.
Provides that only certain DOC employees may recruit, interview, and hire corrections officers.
Requires State to offer surplus State police vehicles to certain volunteer fire and emergency service organizations.
Requires serological testing for hepatitis of certain defendants.
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Requires State Auditor review of certain Department of Corrections privatization contracts.
Requires notification to corrections officers when disturbance occurs in correctional facility.
Establishes aid program for certain municipalities with State correctional facilities.
Authorizes paid leaves of absence for certain delegates of employee organizations representing corrections officers when attending conventions.
"New Jersey Fair Market Drug Pricing Act"; establishes New Jersey Rx Card Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Establishes Office of Agricultural Water Usage Assistance and requires DEP to consult with that office regarding water usage certification for farmland.
Establishes special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Allows municipality to approve transfer from PERS to PFRS by certain firefighters.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
"County Corrections Officers Act."
"One Strike, You're Ours;" adds use of Internet as aggravating factor in child sex crimes and requires lifetime electronic monitoring of offender.
Prohibits an executive county superintendent of schools from eliminating a nonoperating school district if its elimination would result in a property tax increase.
Provides for nonbinding referendum to ascertain voter sentiment with respect to elimination of homestead rebate program except for senior and disabled residents and use of $1.33 billion in savings to balance the annual State budget; appropriates $5,000.
Directs State Comptroller to identify and recommend certain programmatic budget reductions for certain State agencies, authorities, and instrumentalities.
Prohibits use of certain underwriting guidelines by insurers pertaining to guide dogs, service dogs, or hearing assistance dogs harbored on the insured property.
Increases membership of Fish and Game Council and clarifies it has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Clarifies failure to provide minimum care to an animal constitutes animal cruelty.
Permits in-person wagering at casinos and horse racetracks on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
Assures workers' compensation benefits to police, fire and emergency personnel rendering aid under certain emergency circumstances.
Revises moratorium on taking, landing or possession of horseshoe crabs or the eggs of horseshoe crabs.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex and Warren Counties.
Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Prohibits local governments from acquiring by condemnation any airport that has had its development rights purchased.
Prohibits adoption of certain rules and regulations by State agencies prior to July 1, 2009.
Provides immunity for police officers who are subjects of certain disciplinary and administrative hearings.
Prohibits insurers and affiliated entities offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract.
Extends burial of indigent veterans to those who did not serve in time of war; clarifies role of DMVA in identifying deceased veterans; provides additional funding for burial of indigent veterans.
Clarifies certain standards for regulation of recreational vehicles as housing.
Clarifies that failure to provide minimum care to an animal constitutes animal cruelty.
Imposes a surcharge on motor vehicle violations to provide property tax relief to municipalities for local police services.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
Establishes animal hoarding as a criminal and civil animal cruelty offense.
Establishes criminal offense of animal cruelty in the presence of a child.
Revises animal fighting laws; increases existing, and establishes new, penalties.
Revises animal cruelty offenses concerning abuse, abandonment, neglect, and improper euthanizing of animals, increases criminal and civil penalties therefor; establishes such penalties for new offenses; repeals conflicting sections of law.
Revises conditions when posted price of motor fuel may be changed after a 24-hour period.
Allows counties to establish emergency management registry for individuals with special needs.
Requires State and county offices of emergency management to designate critical infrastructure in need of emergency power generators.
Expands emergency operations plans to include care for domestic animals.
Establishes commission authorized to identify and locate emergency shelters.
Prohibits towing and transportation of boats during emergency evacuations.
Requires State and local emergency operations plans include provisions to address needs of families of emergency responders serving during a disaster or emergency.
Requires the State Police to implement reverse lane strategy on certain roads.
Provides for Statewide evacuation strategy for hospitals and other health care facilities.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and undertake annual public awareness campaign concerning State's emergency coastal evacuation plan.
Establishes coastal operations team to review county evacuation plans.
Permits public employees to waive enrollment in State-administered pension systems and elect enrollment in Defined Contribution Retirement Program.
Designates four State songs.
Validates certain local parking, speed limit and traffic direction regulations.
Requires all assisted living facilities set aside at least 10% of beds for Medicaid-eligible persons and accept at least 5% Medicaid direct admission.
Requires that newly built schools be constructed to serve as emergency shelters.
Includes limitations on amount of retirement compensation which may be provided by a school board in the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators.
Authorizes establishment through collective bargaining of alternative workers' compensation programs and group self-insurance plans.
Permanently revokes license of health professional for illegal disposal of medical waste.
Prohibits inposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Requires counties, municipalities, fire districts, and boards of education to cooperatively develop and implement five-year financial plans.
Requires DEP to establishes free recreational saltwater fishing registry.
Excludes financial benefit received by volunteer emergency responder from gross income.
"Josh's Law," increases penalties for vehicular homicide.
Establishes funding programs to provide financial assistance to municipalities to defray police service costs.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Provides certain enhancements to Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program.
Allows representation on receiving district boards of education for certain sending school districts.
Establishes that board of fire commissioners provide emergency medical services to areas encompassing each fire district.
Permits board of fire commissioners to amend fire district budget after adoption to insert special items of revenue.
Allows motor vehicle operator to make left hand turn onto one-way street at red light.
Requires registration of certain additional securities investment advisers.
Provides Bureau of Securities with certain responsibilities concerning variable annuities.
Provides additional penalties for violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)" involving certain persons.
Increases statute of limitations and provides treble damages for violation of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)."
Allows bureau chief to assess civil penalty for certain violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)."
Establishes that police cruisers have a useful life of five years and allows local units to bond for such vehicles.
Prohibits hospital from charging patient or third party payer for costs associated with certain hospital-acquired conditions.
Provides additional penalties for certain crimes involving cemeteries and other property.
Requires designation of one position for PERS membership by person holding more than one PERS-covered position.
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Lowers age of eligibility for surviving spouse under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Provides that gift certificates, prepaid bank cards and gift cards shall not expire or contain dormancy fees.
Prohibits cruel restraint of dogs.
Revises laws relative to affordable housing.
Permits agreement by taxpayer and municipal tax assessor to modify an assessment to correct errors in certain circumstances.
Requires all campaign contributions to be reported to ELEC.
Requires pension loan interest rate in TPAF, PERS, JRS, PFRS and SPRS be no more than 4%.
Implements recommendations of the Assembly Coastal New Jersey Evacuation Task Force.
Increases the application fee and provides for an admission fee to pre-trial intervention; dedicates fee increase for victim services.
Clarifies definition of "primary care" in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program to include practice of geriatrics.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren Counties, and requires existing bus stops to be used.
Makes position of treasurer of school moneys optional.
Places 2-1/2 percent limit on annual increases on municipal service fees imposed on manufactured homes in mobile home parks.
Protects law enforcement officers from liability when checking car seats.
Allows public employers to offer retirees with other health care coverage incentive to waive SHBP coverage.
Excludes veteran disability compensation from income qualification limits under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Permits municipality, fire district or authority to approve transfer of certain firefighters from PERS to PFRS.
Penalties certain activities; prohibits holding more than one elective public office; addresses activities during and after elective public office; restricts campaign contribution use; restricts certain benefits; regulates gifts to public officials.
Provides a gross income tax deduction for the payment of credit card interest.
Requires reduction in number of State vehicles over period of five fiscal years.
Exempts police from jury duty.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
Authorizes waiver of certain juvenile firearm-related cases.
Permits certain retired law enforcement officers to possess hollow nose ammunition.
Permits members of Pinelands Commission to approve revisions to comprehensive management plan.
Permits employees of construction companies who use personal motor vehicles to display amber warning lights while working at certain construction areas.
Designates "Made With Jersey Fresh" baked goods and other food products.
Requires the Attorney General to issue uniform guidelines regarding release of arrest information to media.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
Requires DEP to designate three sites in State park or forest where snowmobiles, all terrian vehicles, and dirt bikes may be used; regulates operation of those vehicles and certain other off-road vehicles.
Provides immunity to law enforcement officers who, in good faith, release driver in violation of provisional driver's license law.
Requires the impoundment of certain motor vehicles with expired inspection stickers.
Provides that person owning or controlling premises not liable for raffles law violation occurring without person's knowledge.
Allows certification of a qualified UEZ retailer as a business, notwithstanding that it sells items out of stock at time of purchase at a UEZ location and later mails them to purchaser from another location.
Increases certain penalties for vehicular homicides involving intoxicated drivers; designated "Josh's and Craig's Law."
Provides fair standards for elections and recall of officers for homeowners' associations.
Allows construction of wind dependent energy facilities within 500 feet of mean high water line of tidal waters under certain circumstances.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to and from school to pupils who reside along certain routes.
Designates July 30th of each year as "Corrections Officers Day."
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Requires BPU to provide same financial incentives for purchase and installation of wind technologies as for solar technologies.
Establishes new crimes concerning service dogs and upgrades crimes against certain other animals.
Revises statute concerning licenses to take menhaden.
Establishes income tax check-off option for donations to non-profit animal shelters.
Provides automatic farmland assessment for owners of permanently preserved farmland.
Mandates health insurance coverage for certain infant formulas for children up to age five.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Authorizes each municipality that shares courtroom facilities with one or more municipalities to appoint a judge and an administrator. *
Requires Office of Emergency Management to maintain directory of emergency supplies. *
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Establishes forest stewardship and forest certification programs in DEP; establishes Forest Stewardship Incentive Fund. *
Establishes involuntary commitment to outpatient treatment for person in need of involuntary commitment to treatment. *
Requires single operating-room facilities to register with DHSS, permits practitioners to refer patients to ambulatory surgery facilities in which practitioners have financial interest under certain circumstances. **
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.
Permits municipality to determine permissible parking distance from intersection, crosswalk or "stop" sign.
Authorizes construction of curb extensions for pedestrian safety on local roadways without Commissioner of Transportation's approval.
Provides marketing, information disclosure, and suitability requirements for certain annuities directly solicited to consumers. *
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.
Establishes criteria municipalities and counties are to consider when establishing speed limits. *
"Public Access and Marina Safety Task Force Act." *
Revises jurisdiction of Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission, and transfers administration of Historic New Bridge Landing State Park from DEP to Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission.
Allows UEZ municipalities to include certain homeland security expenses as eligible for funding from enterprise zone assistance fund.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Permits casino employees to serve on Atlantic City governing body in certain circumstances. *
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals from charging for certain medical errors. **
Increases penalties for failing to yield to pedestrian when pedestrian is seriously injured.
Concerns continuing education for dentists. *
Appropriates $49.65 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Passed the Senate · 11
Permits municipalities hosting UEZs to establish set-aside programs favoring local businesses for construction projects using State funds.
Revises criminal history record check process undergone by public and nonpublic school employees and school bus drivers.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Permits local government units to grant Length of Service Award Program points to certain activated military members.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information. *
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship.
Permits licensed dealers to display and auction firearms at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations. *
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Concerns collection of surplus lines premiums receipts tax dedicated to firemen's relief fund.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Modifies laws concerning affordable housing and makes an appropriation to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Out of committee · 41
Broadens small qualified business exception under UEZ sales tax rebate program.
Establishes the InvestNJ Business Grant Program in NJEDA to stimulate certain capital investment and job creation in New Jersey during a limited period, makes appropriations.
Concerns chiropractic scope of practice. *
Allows surviving spouses between 55 and 64 years of age to carry forward homestead property tax reimbursement of qualified deceased program participant.
Requires New Jersey DMVA to issue Cold War certificates to Cold War veterans.
Redefines role and qualifications of purchasing agent in "Local Public Contracts Law."
Requires electronic bulletin board on DCA website for local units to advertise shared services opportunities; requires development of computerized survey to match local units together to implement shared services.
Delays effective date of recycling tax and adjusts allocation of moneys in the State Recycling Fund. *
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Extends payment of homestead property tax reimbursement to non-eligible surviving spouse for portion of tax year during which deceased spouse lived.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Provides for establishment of county offices for disability services; appropriates $90,000. *
Designates bridge carrying State Highway Route No. 9 over Throckmorton Street in Freehold Township as "Corporal Philip A. Reynolds Memorial Bridge." *
Enhances protections for new homebuyers.
Repeals provision allowing vehicles, under certain conditions, to enter and proceed through stop intersection without stopping twice.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity. *
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. *
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Authorizes public entities to implement energy savings improvement programs. *
Establishes a "Silver Alert System." *
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Requires law enforcement agency to inform school principal of certain crimes committed by students.
Establishes licensing program for site remediation professionals; changes laws concerning site remediation. *
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
"Ricci's Law;" revises ignition interlock device requirements for certain drunk driving offenses. *
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools. *
Permits State aid to fund start-up costs for local shared services projects.
Enacts "Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children."
Exempts certain State authorities and local government contracting units from bidding requirements when goods and services are procured below prices available under State contract; modifies process for contracting through certain cooperative purchasing a
Provides exception to local cap law for purchases of fuel efficient vehicles and permits loans by New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust for those purchases.
Makes several changes to the Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program.
Establishes "Smart Housing Incentives Act."
Makes various changes related to casino service industry licensing, casino service employees, testing of gaming devices, casino simulcasting, and unclaimed casino obligations. *
Requires Public Advocate intervention, additional public participation, and health impact study as conditions of conversion of health service corporation to domestic stock insurer. *
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Makes sundry changes to limousine laws.
Grants immunity to certain underage persons for unlawful possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Establishes the "New Jersey Scenic and Historic Highways Program."
Requires member of New Jersey National Guard to apply for tuition benefits under Post-911 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to qualify for tuition-free enrollment at public institutions of higher education. *
Authorizes increased grant funding to local governments for site remediation for redevelopment of contaminated property for renewable energy projects.
In committee · 83
Provides private cause of action for first-party insureds regarding unfair claims settlement practices.
Permits in-person wagering at casinos on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
"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.
Requires training in diabetes care for certain school employees and use of medical management plans in schools for students with diabetes.
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Revises duties and function of Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission.
Creates "New Jersey Catastrophic Health Care Claims Reinsurance Program."
Clarifies offenders are not eligible for parole under "Michael's Law".
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Authorizes transfer of the Atlantic City Convention Center project to the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority.
Establishes fixed dates for employment contracts of certain State college professors and other employees.
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.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Prohibits motor fuel wholesaler from increasing price more than once in 24-hour period.
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
Increases maximum LOSP contributions and prospectively changes certain vesting requirements.
Removes maximum price limitation for sale of certain tickets of admission to places of entertainment.
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain corrections officers.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Makes No Early Release Act applicable to persons convicted of child pornography crimes.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Includes death by auto or vessel and certain assaults as crimes with bail restrictions.
Requires DHSS to make reported information about certain adverse events publicly available.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires cost analysis in certain cases when State department contracts out work.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
The "Najeeb Green-Lewis Law," requires motor vehicle rental companies to confirm driving status of driver as condition of renting certain vehicles.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Makes it unlawful practice to sell certain products via Internet auction.
The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act."
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Requires interactive computer service to remove images, information, or data which depicts child engaged in prohibited sexual act from computer server or other storage device controlled or owned by the interactive computer service.
Requires municipality to post sign on property subject of development application.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Concerns private entities that own, operate or manage correctional facilities or jails.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Expands covered claims under New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund to include liquor law liability insurance claims.
Provides for increase and annual adjustment in allowance paid to veterans with certain wartime service-connected disabilities.
Allows property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeal after revaluation.
"New Jersey G.I. Bill"; provides higher education benefits to New Jersey veterans.
Requires assessment of bay scallop resource, and authorizes DEP to establish a bay scallop fishery.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Permits county government to limit appropriation for county prosecutors' offices.
Requires account numbers to be truncated on certain sales receipts.
Enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members on federal active duty to receive temporary suspension of payment of interest on mortgage loan.
Establishes special license plates to fund juvenile diabetes research and education.
Prohibits DEP from mandating public access to tidal waterfront areas adjacent to critical infrastructure or requiring the purchase or improvement of off-site locations for this purpose.
Regulates receipt of things of value by members and employees of Legislature and officers and employees of Executive Branch.
Allows persons affected by certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs to receive temporary suspension of payment of interest on mortgage loan.
Provides for expedited injunction for violations of law requiring prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs.
Concerns access to certain job training courses for employees affected by plant closings, mass layoffs or transfer of operations.
Requires account numbers to be truncated on certain sales receipts.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund."
Directs Attorney General to develop guidelines for positive identification of suspects before release.
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Exempts developments for which construction permits were issued prior to the effective date of P.L.2008, c.46 from the imposition of Statewide nonresidential development fees; provides for refund of funds paid.
Lifts cap on ticket resale prices.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping for certain retired military personnel.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service, and their immediate family members.
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Child Protection Zone Act."
Establishes a one-year pilot program to assist separating service members pursue higher education goals.
Creates permissive county-based housing assistance program.
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.
Provides penalties for sexually offensive or abusive communication through social networking websites.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Permits tenant to be removed from leased housing due to criminal activity under certain circumstances.
Provides for certain surplus lines producer fees to be determined by regulation.
Establishes NJ Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission.
Establishes conflict resolution procedures through Department of Agriculture for complaints against commercial fishing docks and fish processing facilities.
Designates portion of Route 47 in Glassboro as "South Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Highway"; appropriates $2,500.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to provide every person engaged in raising a dog for guide or service the right to access public facilities.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Authorizes courts to include animals in domestic violence restraining orders.
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Permits casino employees to serve on Atlantic City governing body in certain circumstances.