Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Amy H. Handlin
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell surplus real property and improvements in the Township of Holmdel, Monmouth County.
In committee29
Repeals law that allows commercial nonagricultural activities to occur, and personal wireless service facilities to be erected, on preserved farmland under certain circumstances.
Prohibits member of Legislature from performing certain no-bid contracts.
Requires issue advocacy organization using certain candidate information in advertisements to register with ELEC as political committee or continuing political committee.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective offices; provides for transition period between offices.
Creates the "New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project of 2007"; appropriates $3.5 million
Bans campaign contributions and certain political communication by corporations and labor organizations.
Establishes a "State Authorities Review Commission."
Establishes "Local Authorities Review Commission."
Clarifies penalties court may impose in sentencing certain adults and juveniles guilty of making false public alarms.
Regulates employment practices and campaign contributions for redevelopment entities designated by municipal governing bodies.
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.
Requires suspension of State officer or employee indicted for certain offenses that, upon conviction, require forfeiture of office or position.
Requires suspension of local elected and appointed officers and employees indicted for certain offenses that, upon conviction, require forfeiture of office or position.
Clarifies time by which public bodies are required to make minutes of meetings available to the public.
Concerns criminal background checks for certain school employees.
Requires electronic bulletin board on DCA website for State independent authorities to advertise shared services opportunities, and development of computerized survey to match State independent authorities with each other and with local units for shared
Requires completion of legislative ethics training program for legislators and State officers or employees and special State officers or employees in Legislative Branch.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Requires State Treasurer to post information about State contracts for legal services on special website.
Requires public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes or found at fault in certain civil actions to reimburse public entities for legal expenses.
Requires decal for holder of a provisional license.
Authorizes Commissioner of Transportation to extend current ban on large trucks outside of National Network to 96-inch wide trucks.
Requires school bus drivers to have annual physical.
Establishes certain minimum standards for State contracts paid on hourly basis.
Requires establishment of prequalification process for prospective bidders on school district transportation contracts; authorizes debarment of bidders convicted of certain crimes; authorizes disqualification of bidder or termination of contract for cert
The "Municipal Planning Tool Box Act of 2007."
Establishes measures to provide employment stability for teaching paraprofessionals employed in school districts that receive federal funding under Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Increases penalties for underage drinking.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell surplus real property and improvements in the Township of Holmdel, Monmouth County.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Creates "The 2007 New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project Act"; appropriates $7.675 million.
Extends eligibility for higher education tuition assistance to certain former members of New Jersey National Guard and increases number of tuition-free credits available to National Guard members and their dependents.
Upgrades simple assault against a private school teacher to aggravated assault; adds definition of "school" to criminal code. *
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Appropriates $6.515 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $8,100,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central NJ.
Appropriates $39,430,430 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds, and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "ur
Broadens the exception for small businesses under the UEZ sales tax rebate program. **
Reorganizes and renames NJ Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission as NJ Commerce Commission; transfers Division of Travel and Tourism to Department of State.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Vetoed · 1
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Classifies victim impact statements as confidential communications.
Requires New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission to provide information clearinghouse on website for businesses interested in relocating to State.
Authorizes enhancement of State Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode based on anticipated energy savings; provides down payment assistance to certain purchasers of homes meeting enhanced energy subcode requirements. *
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Out of committee · 15
Requires public school districts to prepare annual report on school district contracts.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them. *
Exempts solar energy systems from real property taxation.
Requires certain State buildings to be designed and managed to meet high performance green building standards. *
Upgrades penalty for failure to register as sex offender; imposes penalty for failure to verify address and requires verification prior to release.
Establishes the "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates $48.5 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $21,588,646 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes, and $600,000 for county farmland preservation program strategic plans.
Requires DEP to conduct public hearing and provide opportunity for public comment at conclusion of feasibility study for shore protection projects.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Amends "State Transfer of Development Rights Act," and provides for impact fees and other incentives for establishment of transfer of development rights programs. *
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Establishes New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.
In committee · 61
Prohibits nepotism by public officials.
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Requires successful bidder on State contract to certify that bidder does not support foreign terrorist organizations.
Prohibits loans as political contributions by certain persons; prohibits certain inducements for political contributions; reduces permitted amount of outstanding loans in certain cases.
Prohibits campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations performing public contracts.
Requires all elected officials and candidates and certain other public officials to file financial disclosure statement.
Requires legislators with simultaneous PERS-covered elected office or employment to choose one position for receipt of PERS credit.
Clarifies that certain ethical standards apply to Governor and Governor's staff.
Establishes new standard and procedure for forfeiture of elective public office for accepting illegal contributions; removes illegal contribution threshold for such forfeiture.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Requires sharing of revenues derived from major developments situated near municipal borders under certain circumstances.
"New Jersey Medical Care Availability and Patient Protection Act of 2004."
Dedicates $20 million annually in realty transfer fee revenues to pay for development, improvement, and repair of State parks, forests, recreation areas, historic sites, natural areas and fish and wildlife areas.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
Requires State Treasurer to post information about State contracts for $17,500 or more on special website.
Prohibits awarding of municipal professional services contracts to certain elected officials.
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.
Limits contributions to certain candidates and elected officials by certain public contractors; limits contributions by certain political party committees; repeals certain campaign contribution prohibitions.
Prohibits public entities from engaging certain governmental affairs agents.
Recodifies offenses against animals under State criminal code; increases degree of crime for certain offenses.
Requires the establishment of a prequalification process for prospective bidders on public school district transportation contracts.
Authorizes a board of education to reject the lowest bid for a school transportation contract based on the school bus safety inspection record of the bidder.
Requires school bus safety instruction in all school districts which provide pupil transportation.
Establishes circumstances under which municipalities may base development approval, the timing thereof, or denial, on sufficiency of local transportation infrastructure.
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts in order to satisfy certain urban revitalization goals.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
Exempts sales of energy and utility service to manufacturing facilities from the sales and use tax and the transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharge.
Establishes campaign advertising ethics committee; imposes penalties for making false, deceptive, misleading or fraudulent statements about candidates for public office.
Requires filing of financial and conflict disclosure statements as condition of development approval.
Authorizes municipalities to require conformity with traffic performance objectives as condition of subdivision or site plan approval.
Revises provisions of the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act."
Provides that school bus driver charged with certain crimes or offenses shall be removed from contact with pupils and terminated from employment upon conviction.
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Authorizes MVC to give refunds for unexpired portions of motor vehicle registration periods in certain cases.
Prohibits certain political activity by governmental employees and by public employee unions.
Prohibits campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations that purchase or acquire property involved in eminent domain proceedings.
Requires Office of Legislative Services to make complete voting records of legislators available to the public in electronic form.
Establishes NJ Commission on Global Climate Change.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential and other private property under redevelopment laws.
Requires keg registration; makes the unlawful possession of an unregistered keg a petty disorderly persons offense.
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment and forfeiture of pension and retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes involving or touching their office or employment.
Requires reduction in number of State employees to FY2000 level; establishes procedure to control creation of new State positions and filling of vacancies.
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Requires DEP to conduct testing of child care centers for hazardous substances.
Establishes the "Conserve for America Loan Program;" allocates $5 million from societal benefits charge to fund program; appropriates $200,000.
Requires insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HPV vaccine.
Eliminates PERS membership for current and future part-time elected and appointed officials.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Defines compensation for calculation of PERS contributions and benefits as amount taxed for Social Security purposes for new members.
Requires new State buildings to be designed and managed to meet Silver level certification under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, certain membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
Provides for supervision of certain convicted sex offender's e-mail.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Prohibits sex offenders from entering school property.
Provides public servant is guilty of official misconduct if he knowingly obtains, arranges or provides "no-show" job for himself or another.
Requires county superintendent of schools to determine routes and bid and award contracts for all nonpublic school busing in the county.
Prohibits candidates and elected public officials charged with crimes from using campaign contributions for their legal defense.
Implements measures to strengthen oversight of hospital charity care subsidies.
Establishes Office of Airline Consumer Advocate and consumer bill of rights for airline passengers.