Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Bob Andrzejczak
Sponsored
Became law16
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Enhances penalty for tampering with evidence after fleeing the scene of an accident resulting in death.
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.
Designates certain interchanges of Garden State Parkway in honor of Melvin M. Loftus and Christopher Meyer.*
Prohibits certain agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types.
Allows contributions to "New Jersey Farm to School Program.*
Establishes Menhaden Personal Use and Limited Sale License, and permits use of certain gear for taking of menhaden.
Authorizes property tax deferment for deployed military personnel.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for active duty members of United States Armed Forces, Reserve components thereof, and National Guard from New Jersey.
Provides that certain field sports conducted or occurring in agricultural production area in pinelands area constitute low intensity recreational use under pinelands comprehensive management plan.***
Expands exceptions to minimum age requirement for operating a boat to include nontidal waters.
Requires DMVA to encourage and facilitate returning service members' registration with VA.*
Requires drivers to slow down before passing slow moving vehicles; establishes Statewide educational campaign on rural roadway safety; updates agriculture-related motor vehicle laws to reflect current industry practices.
"New Jersey Tuition Equality for America's Military (NJTEAM) Act"; provides in-State tuition at New Jersey public institutions of higher education to military veterans and certain family members living in New Jersey.
Authorizes DEP and NJ Marine Fisheries Council to regulate taking and management of striped bass; establishes interim taking restrictions.
Provides an excused absence on Veterans Day for pupil who participates in certain activities for veterans or active duty members of United States Armed Forces or New Jersey National Guard.
Vetoed2
Establishes telemarketing fraud investigation unit.
Requires local recreation departments and youth serving organizations to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.**
Passed the General Assembly3
Designates New Jersey Route 47 from Wildwood City to Maurice River Township as "Veterans Memorial Highway at Delsea Drive."
Establishes mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for harming or threatening to harm animal owned or used by a law enforcement agency or a search and rescue dog.
Permits municipalities to contract with animal and humane societies which engage in animal foster care.
Out of committee32
Authorizes special Distinguished Flying Cross license plates.
Authorizes school district hiring preference for veterans.
Requires issuance of construction permits for installation of wheelchair ramps on residential real property within 5 business days of application.
Authorizes municipalities to contract with appropriately trained municipal firefighters to provide paramedic services.
"New Jersey Tuition Equality for America's Military (NJTEAM) Act;" provides in-State tuition at New Jersey public institutions of higher education to military veterans.
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members on federal active duty to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.***
Increases maximum municipal contribution to fire districts and volunteer fire companies; indexes amount biennially for inflation.
Prohibits DEP from reducing fishing quotas established by federal or regional entities, unless authorized by law.
Authorizes special striped bass license plate.*
Establishes licensing program in Department of Agriculture for farmed deer and other cervids.
Establishes penalty for failure to include bittering agent in antifreeze.
Establishes process for recovering cost of caring for animals involved in animal cruelty violations.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network, and updates crime of animal fighting; amends RICO concerning dog fighting.**
Provides fair standards for elections and recall of officers for homeowners' associations.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Requires Fish and Game Council to establish summer bow and arrow hunting season.
Authorizes issuance of multi-species depredation permit for wildlife control on farmland.
Designates Dept. of Agriculture as sole agency to administer "Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program."
Permits DCA to nominate a municipality as a qualified municipality for purposes of NJ Redevelopment Authority program participation.
Provides maximum sales and use tax imposition amount for sales and uses of boats and vessels; establishes grace period for imposition of use tax on certain boats and vessels used by resident purchasers.
Allows nonprofit organizations to serve food made from wild game animals at charity and fundraising events and meetings.
Authorizes sale of alcoholic beverages to certain spouses of bona fide benevolent organization club members.
Exempts certain property from attachment.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for certain firefighter training graduates.
Implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain enviromental purposes; revises States's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs.**
Establishes Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Task Force.
Directs DEP to establish three-year pilot program to permit for-hire vessels to fish for summer flounder in Delaware waters pursuant to Delaware regulations.
"Music Therapist Licensing Act."
Establishes multi-species depredation permit.
Sets fees for DEP permits and approvals for repair or reconstruction of Sandy-damaged structures at no more than amount in effect on October 28, 2012.
Requires DMVA assist and mentor veterans through criminal justice system.
Permits municipality with UEZ to participate in Downtown Business Improvement Zone Loan Fund.
In committee130
Directs State Comptroller to identify and recommend certain programmatic budget reductions for certain State agencies, authorities, and instrumentalities.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
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.
Excludes veteran disability compensation from income qualification limits under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
Permits a joint meeting by the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees to review and veto utility rate increases approved by BPU.
Makes "Skinner's and Michelle's Law" violators subject to No Early Release Act sentencing guidelines.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
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.
Shortens term of municipal court judges from three years to one year.
Directs DOT Commissioner to allocate Transportation Trust Fund monies for concept development and design of Route 55 extension.
Reduces State hotel and motel occupancy fee from five to two percent starting FY2011; preserves dedication.
Revises qualifications for handgun permit, establishes crimes for certain handgun use; establishes annual fee of $100.
Requires municipalities to submit economic growth plans to DCA for approval of continued participation in urban enterprise zone program; allow zone funds to pay for storm related recovery costs for five years.
Excludes .22 caliber tubular magazines from large capacity ammunition magazine definition.
Creates State Dredging Task Force.
Provides gross income tax credits to support development of New Jersey-based small business start-ups.
Designates four State songs.
Establishes recreational fishing license plate; dedicates fees to coastal fishing research.
Authorizes free State park and forest admission and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for persons with certain types of military service.
Establishes minimum criminal penalties for animal cruelty offenses.
Includes death by auto or vessel and certain assaults as crimes with bail restrictions.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Makes disabled persons receiving disability payments pursuant to federal Railroad Retirement Act eligible to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and undertake annual public awareness campaign concerning State's emergency coastal evacuation plan.
Makes certain repeat offenders ineligible for parole.
Requires 40 hours annual in-service training for State corrections officers.
Increases certain penalties for vehicular homicides involving intoxicated drivers; designated "Josh's and Craig's Law."
Establishes aid program for certain municipalities with State correctional facilities.
Creates "Real Property Revaluation Review Commission."
Authorizes county government to appoint county assessor for taxes.
Revises animal cruelty provisions concerning euthanizing and impoundment of animals, and provisions for court disposition of seized animals; establishes civil penalty for improper euthanizing of animals; repeals conflicting sections of law.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Requires State Comptroller to review, and make recommendations for improvement of, the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.
Excludes veterans' entitlements from income for determination of PAAD eligibility.
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to institute 15-minute shift overlap in State correctional facilities.
Clarifies that certain former New Jersey National Guard members may be eligible for higher education tuition assistance.
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
Permits, as approved by court, use of assistance dogs by certain victims or witnesses when giving testimony on certain offenses.
Establishes new crimes concerning killing or injuring service dogs, and upgrades crimes involving killing or injuring certain other animals.
Requires New Jersey Turnpike Authority to hold regular meetings in various counties in the State.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Transfers administration of certain nutrition programs to Department of Agriculture.
Increases minimum penalty for aggravated manslaughter under certain circumstances.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for fish and wildlife management and conservation.
Provides for representation of certain regions of State on New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Concerns withholdings and deductions from employee wages for certain payments.
"Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator Act"; establishes licensure requirements for wildlife rehabilitators.
Requires DCA to establish training and certification program and arbitration standards for new home warranty arbitrators and publish a "New Home Buyer's Bill of Rights."
Restores State fiscal year 2011 reductions to Garden State Preservation Trust payments in lieu of taxes; appropriates $3,400,000 to DCA.
Directs DOT to establish roadside accident memorial program.
Provides tax relief through three refundable tax credits under the gross income tax, for homestead property taxpayers, renters and working poor.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for maintenance of certain State memorials honoring war veterans.
Provides family leave insurance for certain first responders.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping for certain retired military personnel.
Repeals State moratorium prohibiting taking of horseshoe crabs from State waters.
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.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Permits qualified person with post-traumatic stress disorder to obtain handicapped parking placard.
Requires person convicted of criminal sexual contact with person with intellectual disability to register under Megan's Law.
Establishes "State Vehicle Reduction Task Force."
Revises animal cruelty offenses involving neglect and abuse, and the penalties therefor; repeals appropriate sections of law.
Revises animal cruelty offenses involving neglect, care and euthanasia of impounded animals, and the penalties therefor.
Establishes cruelly restraining a dog as a criminal and civil animal cruelty offense.
Revises animal cruelty offenses and penalties concerning animal abandonment and failure to report injuring certain animals with a motor vehicle; increases civil penalties for certain other animal cruelty offenses.
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.
Establishes compensation program for State, county, and juvenile corrections officers and parole officers injured while performing official duties.
Extends Class Two special law enforcement training for time deployed.
Clarifies that use of propane-powered noise making device is allowed as non-lethal method of wildlife control on farmland.
Concerns promotion and protection of agriculture.
Provides for drug testing of certain recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Regulates operation of low-speed electric bicycles.
"Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator Act;" establishes licensure requirements for wildlife rehabilitators.
Makes it a crime of the fourth degree to unlawfully use a controlled dangerous substance or prescription drug while pregnant.
Prohibits sale of certain laser pointers that exceed certain power output.
Requires civilian employees of DOC to be trained in gang awareness.
Requires DOT and DEP to conduct study on options to alleviate congestion on Route 47.
Expresses additional rationale for existing statutory prohibition of self-service dispensing of motor fuel at service stations.
Requires DHS to approve providers that serve persons with developmental disabilities in all areas of State.
Provides for one-time increase of PFRS retiree annual pensions under $32,000.
Prohibits certain unsolicited political calls by political organizations or candidates to persons in this State.
Requires municipalities to submit economic growth plans to DCA for approval of continued participation in urban enterprise zone program.
Requires State to enable applicants for State agency-issued permits to electronically track the progress and status of their permit application.
Concerns UEZ program funding to qualifying municipalities.
Concerns recorded telephone messages.
Requires debt collectors, in certain circumstances, to cease debt collections against certain victims of identity theft.
Reinstates sick leave injury program for State corrections officers and juvenile justice officers under certain circumstances.
Establishes designated driver motor vehicle license plates.
Requires electric or gas public utilities to apply residential rates and charges to any business heated or cooled by residential heating or cooling system.
Reinstates State sick leave injury program for State employees who are members of PFRS or SPRS.
Establishes time periods for adverse possession of certain property.
Authorizes mayors to veto proposed actions of municipal authorities.
Establishes guardianship monitoring program in Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults.
Permits agriculture-related events on preserved farmland.
Establishes "Veterans Court Pilot Program in several counties."
Establishes "no mail" list for residents of this State.
Provides court with sentencing discretion in certain cases under the "Graves Act."
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Provides diamondback terrapins protection as nongame indigenous species.
Requires public bodies under Open Public Meetings Act to display U.S. flag and recite Pledge of Allegiance at beginning of meeting.
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Provides annual salary supplement for teachers earning National Board certification; appropriates $500,000.
Requires creditors to maintain vacant and abandoned non-residential properties under foreclosure.
Requires creditors to maintain interior of vacant and abandoned residential property under foreclosure.
Updates factors for consideration for grandparent and sibling petitions seeking visits with child over objection of parent, guardian, or custodian; adds preference for child's temporary placement with grandparent under "Child Placement Bill of Rights Act.
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Permits farm wineries to create alternating proprietorship for production of wine.
Creates viticulture trail tourist directional signs.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education for dependents of certain veterans.
Establishes failure to provide certain specific protections from weather and during emergencies for domestic companion animals as animal cruelty.
Requires retail establishments to allow persons with certain medical conditions access to employee restrooms.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Permits sale of motor fuels that have not been blended with ethanol for certain purposes.
Requires county emergency management coordinators to establish Code Blue Program to shelter homeless during severe weather events.
Revises definition of "antique handgun;" provides exceptions to certain firearm laws.
Allows eligible landscape operators to make certain purchases of certain materials and supplies without payment of sales and use tax.
Establishes maximum fees for providing copies of patient medical records.
Concerns operation of vehicle by family of deceased.
Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to have one veteran coordinator for every 200 veteran students; requires veteran coordinator to work with DMVA to ensure veterans have access to all available services.
Permits juveniles age 14 years and younger to be tried as adults for certain homicides.
Provides automatic farmland assessment for owners of permanently preserved farmland.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to Department of State to fund Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at Rutgers Agricultural Experiment Station.
Expands eligibility for property tax reimbursement program.
Permits local health boards to require minimum temperature of 70 degrees from October through April in certain buildings occupied by seniors and disabled persons.
Requires deeds presented for recording to include description of property based on survey completed within five years of presentment.
Allows consumption of food on craft distillery premises.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture and DEP to work with US Army Corps of Engineers to establish joint permit application process for aquaculture projects.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture and DEP to adopt joint permit application and review program for aquaculture projects.
Appropriates $1.6 million to Dept. of Agriculture for Jersey Fresh program.
Carried from the Senate
Became law7
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network, and updates crime of animal fighting; amends RICO concerning dog fighting.*
Requires issuance of construction permits for installation of wheelchair ramps on residential real property within 5 business days of application. *
Establishes penalty for failure to include bittering agent in antifreeze.
Permits DCA to nominate a municipality as a qualified municipality for purposes of NJ Redevelopment Authority program participation.
Provides partial exemption and maximum sales and use tax imposition amount for sales and uses of boats and vessels; establishes grace period for use tax imposition on certain boats and vessels used by resident purchasers.*
Requires DMVA assist and mentor veterans through criminal justice system.
Permits municipality with UEZ to participate in Downtown Business Improvement Zone Loan Fund.
Vetoed1
Implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain environmental purposes; revises State's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 39
Requires Department of Agriculture to post on its website certain information regarding State's farm to school program.
Reestablishes certain historic driving privileges afforded holders of agricultural driver's licenses in operating farm equipment and vehicles.*
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.
Authorizes the establishment of federal impact aid reserve account.
Extends Right to Farm Act protections to commercial beekeepers, with some restrictions.
Establishes exclusive State regulatory authority over apiary activities and allows for delegation of monitoring and enforcement authority to municipalities.
Establishes penalty for destruction of man-made native bee hive.
Requires hiring preference for veterans seeking position with State Police.
Permits child whose parent or guardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in school district where child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.
Extends protections of the new vehicle "lemon law" to new farm tractors purchased or leased in New Jersey.*
Requires issuance of one free copy of a veteran's death certificate to certain authorized persons upon request.
Includes reverse rate evasion as form of insurance fraud and provides for civil and criminal penalties.
Enables collection of voluntary contributions for New Jersey Nonprofit Veterans Organizations through gross income tax returns.*
Requires Secretary of State create e-mail notification system alerting when US and State flags flown at half-staff.
Authorizes rural electric cooperative and certain municipalities to establish municipal shared services authority.*
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support farm to school and school gardens programs.
Establishes "Best in New Jersey 'Farm to School' Awards Program" to annually recognize the best farm to school programs implemented by a school or school district.
Directs the Dept. of Agriculture to establish a clearinghouse website for farmers to offer produce and dairy products for use by school breakfast programs, school lunch programs, and food banks.*
"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.
Establishes certain requirements for hospitals regarding patient-designated caregivers.
Requires State Employment and Training Commission to prepare annual report on State workforce.
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. *
Allows military personnel and veterans to present certain identifying documents in lieu of municipal beach tags to gain admission to certain beaches.
Creates financial planning assistance program for disabled veterans and their caregivers.
Increases income eligibility cap to receive respite care for certain veterans.*
Establishes program to provide assistance to qualified veterans in in-patient and out-patient treatment programs to travel to medical counseling in State.*
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for women veterans.*
Extends for one year expiration date of certain permits pursuant to "Permit Extension Act of 2008." *
Directs Department of Agriculture to publish on its website "New Jersey Gleaning Week" and "Farmers Against Hunger Day" page.
New Jersey Stolen Valor Act; makes unauthorized use of military uniforms, medals or insignias, and certain false statements regarding receipt of military awards with intent to obtain benefit crimes of third degree.
Requires DHS to notify enrollees in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly of Medicare eligibility.
Requires providers to submit to DHS expenditure details of enrollees in Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
Requires DHS to monitor utilization and billing of services for Medicaid home and community-based long-term care.
Expands timeframe for renewal of driver's license, registration, and inspection by military personnel and immediate family members under certain circumstances.*
Upgrades crime of false public alarm under certain circumstances and establishes reporting requirements concerning crime.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Appropriates $88,592,361 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Vetoed · 6
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
"Casino Property Taxation Stabilization Act."
Requires holder of casino license to provide certain employees with certain health care and retirement benefits.
Removes provisions of law relating to Atlantic City Alliance.
Creates workforce training program for former casino workers.
Requires DCPP to implement policies and procedures to ensure caseworker safety; "Leah's Law." *
Passed the General Assembly · 24
Revises grades and sentencing determinations for certain controlled dangerous substances.**
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Imposes moratorium on DHS transitions and transfers of certain individuals with developmental disabilities to new residential placements until certain conditions are met. *
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Clarifies that members of volunteer first aid squads that bill third parties do not lose right to use emergency warning lights.
Revises definition of volunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Designates Common Eastern Bumble Bee as New Jersey State Native Pollinator.
Requires State to offer surplus State Police vehicles to certain volunteer fire and emergency service organizations.
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.
Requires written contract between customers and third-party electric power and gas suppliers.
Requires DOLWD to permit veterans and other groups to apply for UI benefits online.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
"Disaster Victims Protection Act"; requires Governor to allocate federal and State disaster aid to municipalities in proportion to amount of catastrophic physical damage sustained within each municipality.
"Atlantic City Urban Enterprise Zone and Property Tax Relief Act"; creates urban enterprise zone in Atlantic City for 10 years.
"Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act"; restricts collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes.*
Extends post-military service protection against mortgage foreclosure.
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.
Facilitates identification of municipal liens on residential property of certain seniors and disabled persons.
Requires DCA to establish county assistance programs aiding seniors in property tax lien foreclosure; notification of certain county offices upon senior property tax lien sale; collector to provide requested lien satisfaction information within seven days
Establishes Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman in Department of State.*
Out of committee · 39
Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Establishes DOT roadside memorial program for fallen police officers, sheriff's officers, EMS workers, and firefighters; designated as "Patrolman Joseph Wargo's Law.**
Authorizes hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.*
Establishes time periods for adverse possession of certain property.*
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Designates State Route 173 between Clinton and Phillipsburg as "173rd Airborne Brigade Highway."
Establishes one-year moratorium on replacement of copper-based landline telephone service with wireless telephone service; requires BPU to report to Governor and Legislature. *
Authorizes special "We Support the Arts" license plates with proceeds to the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Designates September 11 each year "September 11 Remembrance Day" in New Jersey.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with various entities, to design a manufacturing career pathway to provide students with skills necessary to gain employment in manufacturing sector.
Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish a pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete a career and technical education certificate program in 12 months.*
Establishes "Higher Education Manufacturing Grant Program" for public institutions of higher education to establish or expand programs in manufacturing fields.
Creates the New Jersey Advanced Manufacturing Council.
Requires use of goods made in the United States for public contracts; requires disclosures by businesses that receive public contracts or development assistance.**
Requires each State agency to review permits issued by agency and make necessary changes to expedite and facilitate permitting.
Establishes tiered-preference system for purchase of agricultural products by school districts.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015.
Requires Deleware River Port Authority to use certain products manufactured in U.S.
Requires Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission to use certain products manufactured in U.S.
Requires Delaware River and Bay Authority to use certain products manufactured in U.S.
Establishes additional requirements, and penalties for failure to comply, concerning information to be provided to persons purchasing cats or dogs from pet shops. *
Designates U.S. Route 22 bridge, Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge, as "Sergeant William John Cahir Memorial Bridge."
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Provides State Investment Council must report private money managers' fee information and that council's regulations addressing political contributions will apply to federal or national committees and non-State political committees.
Streamlines responsibilities of Division of Local Government Services and local governments; designated as the Division of Local Government Services Modernization and Local Mandate Relief Act of 2015.
Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.*
Requires DOT to include certain tourist-oriented facilities in New Jersey Delaware Bayshore in Tourist Oriented Directional Sign Program.
Establishes "Atlantic City Growth Tax Credit Program" to grant tax credits to promote the development of non-rental housing in Atlantic City.
Creates "Fishing Buddy License."
Prohibits NJ State Forest Nursery from undercutting private nurseries by selling forestation stock below average market price.
Provides expedited procedure for foreclosing residential properties in uncontested actions.
Provides active duty Armed Forces and Reserves members with exemption from jury duty and protection from assault while on military duty.
Establishes temporary mortgage relief programs for certain owners of real property impacted by "Superstorm Sandy."*
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Appropriates $4,750,000 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes New Jersey Military Skills Council.
Provides preference to certain employers applying for workforce development grants.
Facilitates coordination of land use planning between civilian and military interests to preserve viability of federal military installations within State.
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Exempts individuals with certain types of military service from certain professional and occupational fees and continuing education requirements.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Bars sales of aerosol dusters to persons under the age of 18.
Converts loan awarded to Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum from loan to grant.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit, select, and train veterans for school security positions in school districts.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of 25 years to life for aggravated sexual assault against a child under 13 and increases penalties for harboring certain sex offenders.
Requires Adjutant General to consider need for inpatient hospice care for admission to veterans' facilities; permits waiver of State residency requirement.
Requires State to reimburse municipalities for portion of foregone property tax revenue resulting from veterans' property tax exemption.
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition to students who are parents, spouses or children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Transportation for Hazardous Walking Routes Act; requires school districts to provide busing for students required to walk to school along hazardous routes and prohibits school bus stops within 250 feet of residence of sex offender.
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 school district to teach about traditional winter celebrations, display holiday symbols on school property, and include musical selections with religious themes.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses paying a salary differential to National Guard members or reservists on active duty.
Eliminates imposition of sales and use tax on charges for initiation fees, membership fees, or dues for access to or use of certain health and fitness clubs and organizations.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Establishes farmland preservation inheritance tax deduction program within Department of Agriculture.
Requires MVC to provide Gold Star Family decals to certain family members of armed services members who died while on active duty.
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.
The New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act; Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for qualified wages of certain veterans.
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Permits veteran's property tax deduction for tax year when veteran was previously qualified to receive deduction and became owner of real property after October 1 of pretax year.
Creates new offenses and penalties regarding animal fighting.
Exempts certain surviving spouses and surviving civil union partners of certain disabled veterans from components of the realty transfer fee.
Appropriates $3.5 million to Phillip Alampi Beneficial Insect Rearing Laboratory improvements project.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employers engaged in farming operations.
Reduces thresholds for certain heroin offenses.
Prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Requires any POW-MIA flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in United States.
Requires law enforcement officer to verify vehicle registration with MVC before issuing summons for violation of red light camera.
Clarifies that only products assembled in U.S. meet "Buy-American" standards of public contracts laws.
Establishes a manufacturing reinvestment account program to incentivize capital investment and workforce training in New Jersey with income tax rate reductions, deferrals, and accelerated deductions.
Provides corporation business tax and the gross income tax credits for insourcing business to New Jersey.
Creates pilot program to fund adult education programs for residents of certain communities.
Establishes manufacturing machine and metal trade apprenticeships tax credit program.
Requires Pinelands Commission to designate North American fox grape as native Pinelands plant within special agricultural production areas.
Establishes "Opioid Abuse Prevention Commission."
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Upgrades and expands crime of criminal mischief under certain circumstances.
Requires DEP to obtain approval from Secretary of Agriculture prior to levying penalties against farmers.
Directs DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to permit certain wineries to participate in certain sign programs on freeways, interstate highways, and toll roads.
Permits certain retired law enforcement officers to possess hollow nose ammunition.
Modifies education requirement for licensure by the NJ State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Requires display of State vehicle abuse hotline bumper stickers on all State vehicles.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of the borrower's death.
Requires New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to require criminal history records check for person to serve as official at athletic events sanctioned by association.
Provides courts with sentencing discretion for certain convictions concerning possession of a firearm.
Creates cidery and meadery license.
Makes Fiscal Year 2015 General Fund appropriation of $250,000 for restoration and maintenance of A.J. Meerwald.
Requires owner of foreclosed property to provide relocation assistance to tenant displaced by termination of illegal occupancy.
Permits Governor to notify local governments to fly United States and State flags at half-staff upon death of member of Armed Forces of United States or National Guard who was State resident.
Upgrades crime of false public alarm under certain circumstances.
Establishes special veteran motorcycle license plates.
Provides credits under corporation business tax and gross income tax for qualified wages of certain disabled veterans.
Provides assistance to manufacturing businesses by having certain State agencies promote economic development and identify credentials needed for careers in modern manufacturing.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with their employment, trade or business.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with enjoyment of any accommodation, facility, public accommodation, or privilege.
Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory.
Permits wineries to produce hard cider.
Exempts certain plenary winery licensees from filing requirements imposed on retail sellers of litter-generating products.
Permits certain breweries to sell beer at community farm markets.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers.
Clarifies that defendants are to be credited for pre-sentence jail time directly attributable to specific offense for which sentence is imposed.
Requires DOH license additional angioplasty facilities, with at least one facility in each county.
Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Provides incentives for certain businesses associated with military installations.