Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Amy H. Handlin
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Requires DHS to ensure distribution to senior citizens of notice from Division of Consumer Affairs concerning risks and prevention of fraud.
In committee52
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
Clarifies penalties court may impose in sentencing certain adults and juveniles guilty of making false public alarms.
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 local elected and appointed officers and employees indicted for certain offenses that, upon conviction, require forfeiture of office or position.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Limits payment to certain public employees for accumulated sick leave upon retirement; requires fine and reprimand or termination for violation of sick leave by public employee.
Creates "Comprehensive Anti-Nepotism Act."
Concerns repayment of unemployment insurance benefits obtained fraudulently.
Amends definition of "racketeering activity" in RICO statute to include unemployment insurance fraud offenses.
Establishes the "New Jersey Right to Work Act"; prohibits payroll deduction of union dues from wages or salaries of public employees.
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits for certain seasonal workers.
Prohibits dual government employment and office holding; requires pension forfeiture by convicted elected officials; bans use of campaign funds for criminal defense costs; revises legislative conflict of interest standards.
Requires candidates keep detailed records of how campaign funds are spent for the ordinary and necessary expenses of holding public office.
Establishes system for early resolution of medical injury claims.
Establishes pilot project to install global positioning system (GPS) devices on certain State vehicles.
Provides for permanent debarment from government contracting of any person who is convicted of certain crimes involving government contracts.
Regulates receipt of things of value by members and employees of Legislature and officers and employees of Executive Branch.
Increases penalties for contractors who victimize clients during states of emergency.
Prohibits candidates and elected public officials charged with crimes from using campaign contributions for their legal defense.
Permits MVC to issue registration plates to certain mechanics who rehabilitate and sell used motor vehicles.
Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements and to approve school district collective negotiations agreements prior to execution of agreement.
Establishes various good governance requirements at State and local authorities.
Establishes publicly accessible Internet registry of offenders who cause bodily harm, or property theft or damage, against disabled persons, senior citizens, or veterans.
Requires signs displaying clear instructions be posted in vicinity of parking meters.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Requires public hearings concerning public utility rate increase to be conducted within two years of public utility's application for rate increase.
Establishes time limit for retention of automated license plate reader data by law enforcement agency.
"Permit Transparency Act"; requires State entity to post on official website number of permits applied for and issued, revenue derived, number of employees involved, and salary of such employees.
Directs board of trustees of county college to post information on the compensation paid to college president on its website.
Removes expiration of required payment by public employees of percentage of cost of health care coverage provided by public employers.
Permits school boards and contracting units to disqualify public contract bidder with whom any school board or local contracting unit had prior negative experience; establishes prior negative experience database.
Requires certain public contracts for insurance coverage and consulting services to be awarded through competitive contracting process.
Requires display of State vehicle abuse hotline bumper stickers on all State vehicles.
Establishes certain practices as animal cruelty; prohibits animal cruelty violators from working with animals; requires registry and operating requirements for cat and dog breeders and animal rescue organizations.
Prohibits electric transmission company from constructing overhead electric transmission lines within 100 feet of buildings.
Increases penalties for certain vehicular homicide offenses involving intoxicated drivers; designated as "Victoria's Law."
Restricts certain campaign contributions by public employee labor organizations.
Amends "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act."
Directs New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority to allocate funds according to certain requirements; places annual spending limit on projects; repeals Annual Transportation Capital Program Approval Committee.
Provides changes to transportation planning and funding process to reduce costs of certain transportation infrastructure projects.
Permits municipality to publish legal notices in newspaper published in another municipality in certain circumstances.
Establishes primary health care plan with optional riders in SEHBP for school employees; requires contribution by school employees for health care benefits.
Establishes primary health care plan with optional riders in SHBP for public employees; requires contribution by public employees for health care benefits.
Changes application deadline under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program and Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Program from July 1, 2019 to July 1, 2017.
"Microphone-Enabled Devices Act"; requires user consent before enabling device microphone.
Requires commercial Internet website and online service operators to notify customers of collection and disclosure of personally identifiable information to third parties.
Limits collection and use of geographic location information.
Requires person administering annuity retirement plans for teachers to annually disclose fee ratio, return, and fees to each participant.
Permits taxpayers to deduct the total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.
"Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act." *
Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*
Permits charging late fee for rental payments due on self-service storage units and authorizes sale of property via website.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Establishes 9/11 Memorial Registry.
Concerns violations of certain occupational licensing laws.
Establishes Gold Star Family Counseling Program in DMVA; creates tax credit for certain health care professionals.
Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Appropriates $32.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Vetoed · 1
Requires Attorney General to provide identity theft passport to certain victims of identity theft.
Passed the General Assembly · 15
Enhances the reporting and disclosure requirements concerning State tax expenditures and limits the duration of new State tax expenditure enactments.
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives.
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism.
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
Provides that trespassing in nuclear power plant is third degree crime.
"The Smarter Lunchroom Act;" promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias.
Authorizes attorney-at-law who validates an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation to affix a seal indicating that he is an attorney-at-law. *
Establishes pilot program to allow certain counties and municipalities to use single firm for design and inspection services on certain transportation projects.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence. *
Provides for increase and annual adjustment in allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Revises "Fair Foreclosure Act."
Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.
Out of committee · 36
Requires motor vehicle inspection stickers to notify drivers of penalty for texting while driving.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Requires municipalities to file copies of tax abatement and exemption agreements with county chief financial officer and county counsel within 30 days of execution.
Requires municipalities to share certain payments received in lieu of property taxes with school districts; informs counties and school districts of application for property tax exemption.*
Prohibits conflict of interests by governing board members or management employees of homeowners' associations.
Directs BPU to allow broadband telecommunications service providers to use poles belonging to public utilities or CATV companies in certain instances.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Requires public bodies under Open Public Meetings Act to display U.S. flag and recite Pledge of Allegiance at beginning of meeting.
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by state in companies that boycott Isreal or Israeli businesses.*
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Abuse of Persons who are Elderly or Disabled."
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.*
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ; and regulates capital planning process.
Establishes asset forfeiture reporting requirements.
"The Peter Falk Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning access to persons subject to order of guardianship.
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain psychiatrists who work in underserved areas or psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey.*
Establishes standards for Batterers' Intervention Programs in domestic violence cases.
Permits county improvement authorities to establish student loan refinancing loan programs.
Revises New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program to require applicants first exhaust federal student loans, require income verification, and limit total student loan amounts.
Creates Veterans Diversion Program to divert eligible servicemembers away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaison.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for Gold Star families.
Requires governmental affairs agents to disclose on notice of representation form compensation amount received from State or local government entities; requires notice to be posted on Internet site of Election Law Enforcement Commission.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to develop and implement beginning farmer mentoring program in cooperation with certain agricultural and educational organizations and entities.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to persons hiring beginning farmers to perform custom farming.
Establishes "New Farmers Improvement Grant Program" to provide matching grants for farm improvements to beginning farmers.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Establishes Garden State Young Farmers Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to persons leasing agricultural land to beginning farmers.
Establishes gubernatorial veto power over Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor's meeting minutes; expands gubernatorial oversight powers over commission.
Establishes defacement of certain gravesites where human remains are stored or interred as possible bias intimidation offense.
Clarifies that violation of "New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act" results in loss of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage in certain circumstances; provides certain coverage for innocent persons in event of fraudulent actions by policyholders.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2018 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018; allocates funds from Local Aid Infrastructure Fund for operating and administrative expenses for transportation
In committee · 152
Provides sales and use tax rebate for certain purchases made by, or on behalf of, individuals and small businesses affected by natural disasters.
"New Jersey Residents' Power Protection Act"; requires use of emergency power generators by various facilities and businesses; provides related tax incentives.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing battery backups for certain home solar electrical generators.
Requires each school district to offer a summer payment plan for school district employees.
Establishes "Government Crowdfunding Act" to allow government entities to conduct fundraising for certain government projects.
Requires 10 percent bail; prohibits installment payments.
Requires electric public utilities to implement flood mitigation plans for certain electric distribution substations; prohibits rate increase pending implementation of flood mitigation plans.
Exempts properties within flood zones from variance requirements to raise structure.
Requires wheelchair-only handicapped parking spaces in certain parking lots.
"Drew's Law"; establishes 15 miles per hour speed limit in or near certain public parks.
Permits demonstration county to terminate its participation in the "Real Property Assessment Demonstration Program."
Requires notification of municipalities by public utilities under certain circumstances.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act."
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Requires PANYNJ to report monthly to counties within port district.
Establishes amber light duration at traffic control signals.
"Holocaust Reparations Tax Exemption Act"; exempts value of certain payments to Holocaust survivors and their eligible descendants from transfer inheritance and estate taxes.
Establishes a Business Part in the Superior Court.
Prohibits public entities from engaging certain governmental affairs agents.
Allows Hurricane Sandy victims to claim gross income tax deduction for certain personal casualty losses.
Exempts certain properties acquired by municipalities from county, school, and fire district taxes immediately upon aquisition.
Clarifies that records custodians are not subject to penalties under State's open public records law if due diligence is exercised.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Prohibits assessment of overlimit fee assessed by issuer of credit or debit cards in certain instances.
Limits overlimit fee assessed by issuer of credit or debit cards.
Limits late fees assessed by issuer of credit cards.
Prohibits payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave, provides for forfeiture of payment for unused sick leave for certain criminal convictions, and requires documentation for use of sick leave.
Imposes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment and forfeiture of pension and retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of crimes involving or touching their office or employment.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Dedicates 0.1 percent of cigarette tax revenue to anti-smoking initiatives.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Concerns collective negotiations for school employees; repeals law prohibiting school boards from imposing terms and conditions of employment.
Makes certain changes to public access of government records.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Allows New Jersey gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions for Hurricane Sandy relief in New Jersey.
Reforms PANYNJ; "Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015."
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ.
Transfers responsibility for establishment and enforcement of ethical standards for local officials and school officials to the State Ethics Commission.
Requires newly-constructed grocery stores to have generators.
Requires electric distribution lines be located underground in areas affected by severe weather or natural disasters.
Requires local governing body and DCA to suspend collection of certificate of occupancy and related inspection fees for homes being rented by persons identified by FEMA as displaced individuals.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Creates the "Local Unit Audit Teams" program in the Department of the Treasury.
Provides for public comment period at certain sessions of each house of the Legislature.
Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with carriers over contractual terms and conditions.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Makes all persons convicted of sexual assault subject to the No Early Release Act; specifies that any use of force elevates sexual assault to aggravated sexual assault.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
Establishes threats of violence against prosecutors, law enforcement officers and their family members as a second degree crime, subject to the No Early Release Act sentencing.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Tax Relief for New Jersey Families Act; provides income tax credits for property tax relief, quadruples the homestead property tax credit and increases the earned income tax credit.
Provides public access to certain information received or possessed by legislators.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain seasonal employers.
Imposes a two-year moratorium on increases in public utility rates.
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.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential and other private property under redevelopment laws.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $5 million over period of five years.
Revises penalties for certain violations of law by public movers and warehousemen.
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act of 2012"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Recodifies offenses against animals under State criminal code; increases degree of crime for certain offenses.
Establishes mandatory penalties for committing burglary and theft during a state of emergency.
Prohibits public utility from filing rate increase petition under certain circumstances.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.
Establishes "Superstorm Sandy Homeowners Protection Act."
Clarifies that certain types of sewage and sewage sludge expelled from a public sewer system or public sewage treatment plant are not hazardous substances for purposes of "Spill Compensation and Control Act."
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Requires disclosure of original purchase price for land to be sold to a county, county agriculture development board, or municipality for farmland preservation purposes.
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
"Home-Based Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as accessory uses needing no use variances in residential zone; authorizes municipalities to limit or exclude certain warehousing, manufacturing, or retailing activities.
Prohibits dual elective office holding and holding of elective office and public office or position.
Excludes certain Medicaid income from gross income tax.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million.
Provides loan redemption for certain physicians who work in State 10 years.
Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight.
Provides credit against ambulatory care facility assessment liability for value of unreimbursed care provided to hospital charity care patients.
Requires wholesalers, terminal facilities, motor fuel retail dealers, grocery stores, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and residential rehabilitation facilities to install appropriate wiring for use of generator during power outage.
Prohibits boards of education from charging students a fee to participate in extracurricular activities.
Concerns liability, standards of care, and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Concerns liability and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Requires certain health care facilities to offer, and health care workers to receive, annual influenza vaccination.
Provides civil immunity for certain volunteer physicians, nonprofit clinics, and federally qualified health centers.
Reforms PANYNJ.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Establishes compensation limits for licensed public adjusters during certain emergencies.
Amends RICO to add certain crimes involving public servants.
Provides public servant is guilty of official misconduct if he knowingly obtains, arranges or provides "no-show" job for himself or another.
Requires posting of information about availability of services from substance abuse treatment facilities on county and DHS websites.
Establishes publicly accessible domestic violence Internet registry.
Requires that police obtain warrant to seize cell phone data.
Requires that police obtain warrant to attach GPS device to suspect's motor vehicle.
Excludes certain institutions of higher education from prevailing wage requirements.
Expands definitions of "abused child" or "abused or neglected child" to include prenatal exposure of child to controlled substances.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Makes various changes to interest arbitration procedures; repeals sunset provision.
Reauthorizes use of regional contribution agreements between nine most Superstorm Sandy-impacted counties; permits units transferred to be counted toward recipient municipality's fair share obligation.
Concerns Superstorm Sandy recovery.
Requires certain contractors to verify work authorization of newly hired employees.
Permits public records custodian to require deposit for OPRA record requests exceeding $15.
Directs Division of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with New Jersey Racing Commission, to establish and oversee slot machine gambling operations at horse racetracks.
Increases the personal income tax's pension and retirement income exclusion fivefold over three years.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Authorizes installation of automatic standby generators in certain residences without zoning or planning board approval.
Establishes Task Force on School District Regionalization.
Establishes task force to study technology and other methods used to reduced or eliminate telemarketing harassment intimidation.
Establishes housing expense reimbursements for families of certain public safety officers killed in line of duty.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain E-ZPass tolls paid.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Criminalizes the manufacture, sale, and possession of controlled dangerous substance U-47700, known as U-4 or "Pink."
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Amends child abuse reporting law to require provision of identifying information by reporting persons; to impose penalties for false reporting; and to authorize disclosure of confidential information necessary to evaluate false reporting claims.
Permits counties to establish county-municipal courts with limited, countywide jurisdiction.
Prohibits licensure of persons performing teeth whitening services.
Repeals "Interior Designers Certification Act."
Exempts certain persons providing hair braiding or eyebrow threading services from licensure requirement.
Removes licensing requirement for persons sampling and weighing milk and cream.
Restricts levy of motor vehicle surcharges to drunk driving offenses.
Provides for agreement between Secretary of State and AOC to match information in Statewide voter registration system with certain jury records in order to identify and remove ineligible non-citizen voter registrants from system.
Decreases petroleum products gross receipts tax rate on certain petroleum products; dissolves Transportation Trust Fund Authority; establishes "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Account Commission."
Establishes fourth degree crime of manufacturing, selling, or possessing vehicle theft devices.
Permits candidates for school board to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot; permits short nonpolitical designation of principles on petitions and ballots.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility to no more than one year.
Imposes moratorium on affordable housing litigation through December 31, 2017.
Establishes "Affordable Housing Obligation Study Commission."
Provides tax relief for State horseracing industry; establishes racetrack property tax reimbursement program and corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain expenses paid by permit holders and qualified racehorse owners.
Requires COAH to credit municipalities with units against fair share affordable housing obligation for certain types of housing; provides certain types of affordable housing units will be credited as two units.
Requires additional credit against fair share obligation for abandoned property converted to affordable housing.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential and prohibit any disclosure, sale, or unauthorized access to subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose informatio
Requires NJT to provide free rail tickets to rail passengers delayed more than one hour due to rail car or light rail vehicle mechanical failure.
Requires NJT to adopt plan to evacuate passengers when rail passenger vehicle becomes immobilized in tunnel.
Requires Internet service providers to keep confidential subscriber's personally identifiable information unless subscriber authorizes Internet service provider in writing to disclose information.
Reauthorizes use of regional contribution agreements.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Permits certain firefighter training courses to be taken online.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Provides gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for prescription drugs through entire course of treatment as determined by prescriber.
Filed · 3
Appropriates $8,992,898 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $71,700,224 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $12.3 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.