Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Reed Gusciora
Sponsored
Vetoed2
Establishes that vacant permit parking spaces normally reserved for NJT train passengers are available for general public use during off-peak times. *
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Passed the General Assembly4
Eliminates award of attorneys' fees, filing fees and costs of suit for technical violation of the consumer fraud act.
Allows lawsuits against home improvement contractors to be brought in county in which residential or non-commercial property is located.
Clarifies failure to provide minimum care to an animal constitutes animal cruelty.
Establishes conditional intervention program in municipal court for certain first-time offenders.
Out of committee13
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets.
Sets confidentiality standards for public employee assistance program records; prohibits employer actions against program participants.
Requires the design of new public schools to incorporate the "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) guidelines.
Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.
Permits limited pharmacy sales of syringes and needles without a prescription.
Grants EDA broader discretion to approve applications for corporation business tax certificate transfer program and business employment incentive program.
Requires DOE to adopt green cleaning policy for schools and child care centers with 50 or more students.
Requires vehicle registration to contain issue date.
Establishes penalties for use of bump key to commit certain crimes.
Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
Permits sale of motorcycles on Sunday.
Amends effective date of New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act.
In committee72
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Permits certain sheriffs to enforce truck weight limits.
Establishes N.J. Historical Commission program for preservation and promotion of graves of significant individuals of the American Revolutionary period; appropriates $200,000.
Raises vehicle registration fees for heavy vehicles and dedicates portion to Transportation Trust Fund Account.
Provides for automatic expungement of criminal records under certain circumstances.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Enacts the "New Jersey Parentage Act of 2006."
Directs AG to develop guidelines for law enforcement cooperation with municipal prosecutors.
Establishes the "Municipal Court Prosecutors' Automated System."
Directs AG to develop mandatory guidelines for municipal prosecutors.
Provides public servant is guilty of official misconduct if he knowingly obtains, arranges or provides "no-show" job for himself or another.
Requires in-network hospitals to notify patients of out-of-network health care professionals who provide services in hospital.
Establishes procedures for admitting into evidence blood sample certificates and related lab reports in drunk driving cases.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Creates nine-member New Jersey Legislative Elections Public Financing Study Commission.
Requires electronic recording of purchases of over-the-counter drugs used to manufacture methamphetamine.
Requires certain tax-exempt institutions to reimburse school districts for the local educational costs of students who reside in tax-exempt institutional facilities and are enrolled in the district.
Prohibits use of State funds to lease or purchase certain motor vehicles.
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Prohibits cemetery company from charging additional fee for rendering certain services on Sunday.
Requires dental benefits coverage for dental composite restorations.
Increases fine for student truancy and requires truant student to attend court-ordered truancy counseling program or other appropriate program.
Requires filing of report comparing investment returns earned by private money managers and by State employees for public employee retirement funds and State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund.
Requires replacement of all electronic voting machines used in State by district-based optical scan voting systems by June 8, 2010; makes appropriation.
Imposes certain conditions on NJPDES permit for energy generation facilities that withdraw water from, or discharge water to, a shallow lagoonal estuary.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for 50% of purchase cost of diesel engine conversion devices.
Increases penalties for violations of certain pet shop laws and regulations.
Provides for sales tax exemption for advanced technology partial zero emission vehicles, imposes surcharge on certain automobiles.
Requires DEP to designate smoke-free sections of State beaches, parks, and forests.
Establishes sales tax holiday for certain energy efficient products during third week of April and October.
Requires court to issue animal protective orders against persons found guilty of abusing animals.
Consolidates various municipalities into the new municipalities of Seaside Township and Long Beach Island Township, or alternatively requires shared services agreements for all major services.
Consolidates all "doughnut municipalities" and "doughnut-hole municipalities" within 10 years.
Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter and Public School Teacher Home-buyer Assistance Act."
Requires sharing of revenues derived from major developments situated near municipal borders under certain circumstances.
Establishes a "Home Energy Efficiency Improvement Program" in the EDA.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Makes certain changes concerning the appointment, duties, and tenure of the Director of Division on Civil Rights.
Raises minimum wage to $8.50, then makes annual adjustments based on increases in the Statewide average weekly wage.
Establishes up to four-month extension for expiring carrier contracts with acute care hospitals while parties engage in contract renegotiation.
Clarifies the intent of the Legislature that the attempt or conspiracy to commit certain offenses may constitute acts of domestic violence.
Amends RICO to add certain crimes involving public servants.
Requires recycling of digital audio players and certain printers.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list.
Establishes "Early High School Graduation Pilot Program" in the Department of Education.
Designates portion of New Jersey Route 27 in Princeton Township as "Patrolman Billie D. Ellis Memorial Highway."
Clarifies authority of municipal court to suspend driver's licenses.
The "Seaside Lodging and Rental District Act"; imposes tax on certain lodging properties for tourism promotion therein.
Permits levy cap exclusion for certain monies expended by local unit for shared services.
Requires reduction in number of State vehicles over five fiscal years.
Subjects most State property to local property taxation beginning on July 1, 2010.
Requires spousal consent to election of certain pension payout options under TPAF, JRS and PERS.
Requires notice to covered person under certain managed care plans of direction or referral to out-of-network provider.
Requires legislators to certify in writing, upon introduction of legislation, that no monetary benefit will be derived from it; requires certification be filed with the Legislative Ethics Commission.
Repeals temporary reduction in annual cap on corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program for certain technology and biotechnology companies.
Upgrades crime of invasion of privacy under certain circumstances; eliminates presumption of nonimprisonment.
Provides that a charter school may only be established in certain school districts and prohibits further payments to a charter school in the event of closure.
Requires nonpublic secondary schools and independent institutions of higher education to reimburse school districts for educational costs of students residing in tax-exempt housing and adjusts recipient districts' tax levy growth limit.
Authorizes donation of forfeited bicycles to charities.
Requires ignition interlock device to be installed on vehicle owned or leased by drunk driver only after period of driver's license suspension.
Guarantees each municipality, at a minimum, Fiscal Year 2010 distribution of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid.
Creates Craft Distillery License to permit the manufacture of smaller amounts of distilled alcoholic beverages.
Requires State to pay full contribution to State-administered pension systems plus $300 million annually until systems are fully funded; provides members of systems with contractual right to financially sound funding of systems.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Authorizes Commission on Higher Education to impose a fine against an institution of higher education that fails to appropriately respond to a student's allegation of sexual assault by another student.
Revises confiscation, impoundment, and forfeiture procedures for an animal abandoned by owner or seized from abusing owner.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Permits municipality to establish restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters.
Establishes "Naturally Occurring Retirement Community" pilot program; appropriates $250,000.
Requires all lamps and lighting devices on motor vehicles be kept in working order.
Establishes civil penalty for certain unlawful conduct.
Carried from the Senate
Became law4
Permits limited pharmacy sales of syringes and needles without a prescription.
Permits sale of motorcycles on Sunday.
Amends effective date of New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act.
Sets confidentiality standards for public employee assistance program records; prohibits employer actions against program participants.
Vetoed2
Establishes penalties for use of bump key to commit certain crimes.
Requires vehicle registration to contain issue date.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Establishes the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact."
Authorizes any municipality outside Highlands Region to establish receiving zones for Highlands transfer of development rights program.
Authorizes companies under BPU jurisdiction to bill customers electronically upon customers' request.
Upgrades offenses of engaging in unauthorized practice of law; creates civil action; provides that persons convicted of the offenses are barred from appointment as a notary public. *
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.
Authorizes the court to include provisions for animals in domestic violence restraining orders.*
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Establishes standards for certain fertilizer applications, requires certification of professional fertilizer applicators, and regulates labeling and sale of certain fertilizers. *
Revises law relating to title recordation.
Authorizes sale and lease of unneeded public property to certain nonprofits for gardening and urban farming and exempts such urban farms from property taxation.
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Allows municipalities to reexamine municipal master plan every 10 years. *
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Makes certain changes to NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Vetoed · 5
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Requires AG to study and report on graduated driver's license program. *
Regulates deed procurement services.*
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Passed the General Assembly · 10
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. *
Requires development of uniform fee schedule by Department of Treasury for registration and certification of small and women- and minority-owned businesses; requires collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
Concerns magazine subscriptions.
Requires electronic submission of certain periodic reports to Governor and Legislature by State agency.
Prohibits access to police vehicle global positioning system.
"New Jersey Health Benefit Exchange Act." *
Requires printers to display average cost per 1,000 printed pages and ink cartridges to display yield. *
Prohibits burial of Petty's Run archaeological excavation site.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for fish and wildlife management and conservation.
Out of committee · 35
Prohibits sale of products containing dextromethorphan to minors under 18 years of age.*
Allows construction of wind dependent energy facilities within 500 feet of mean high water line of tidal waters under certain circumstances.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. **
Permits physicians and veterinarians to earn continuing education credits by providing certain free medical or veterinary services.
Requires additional public participation and health impact study as conditions of conversion of health service corporation to domestic stock insurer; dissolves the Heath Service Corporation Conversion Temporary Advisory Commission. *
Permits adoptees and certain others access to adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information. *
Authorizes credit unions to serve as depositories of public funds; requires credit unions to provide certain funds for financial literacy education.*
Regulates advertising of manufacturer's rebates by retail mercantile establishments.
Protects property taxpayers by requiring removal of certain property tax deduction and credit information from documents available for public inspection and provides for homestead property tax benefit in form of credit.
Allows students with disabilities to bring service animal to school.*
Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."
Changes date for mail-in ballots transmission from 40th to 45th day before an election, with certain exceptions; permits referendum on school levy cap and municipal levy cap to occur on same day. **
Directs State Lottery Commission to permit purchase of lottery tickets by electronic means.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Makes FY 2011 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 for Women's Health and Family Planning Services, reduces FY 2011 appropriation for State Employees' Prescription Drug Program by $7,453,000, and requires filing of application for expansion of Medica
Prohibits municipal zoning ordinances from regulating solar panels under certain circumstances; limits fees for certain renewable energy installations.
Provides standards and procedures for museum to acquire title to property that is on loan to museum but has not been claimed by lender for period of time.
Clarifies that the implementation of a municipal court security plan, shall be at the discretion of the municipal governing body.
Clarifies the effective date of the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Establishes Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project in DHS.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.*
Requires specific instructions for workers filing unemployment insurance claims.
Requires signs posted by retail motor fuel dealers to indicate motor fuel prices for cash and credit card customers.
Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $39 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $23 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Makes changes to solar renewable energy programs and requirements, concerns energy efficiency and renewable energy requirements.*
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage, in the State, of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.*
In committee · 91
Establishes the offense of incest.
Prohibits double-trailer truck combinations on certain portions of U.S. Route 206 in Mercer and Somerset counties.
Limits operation of personal watercraft in coastal wetlands.
Prohibits use of certain underwriting guidelines by insurers pertaining to guide dogs, service dogs, or hearing assistance dogs harbored on the insured property.
Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Extends penalties for driving under the influence to include any substance that impairs driving ability; deems driver's consent to non-invasive drug tests.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Amends the "Fair Housing Act" to change details of regional contribution agreements.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Creates offense of impairing communications, which would constitute domestic violence in certain circumstances.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Provides for Autism Advocate in Division of Advocacy for the Developmentally Disabled.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008."
Regulates sale of certain bicycles with quick release wheels.
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Requires debt collector to provide debtor certain information.
Requires State Treasurer to organize and publish certain contract and grant data and information on State expenditure Internet website.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Prohibits delegation of investment discretion of Director of Division of Investment to outside managers.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires graduated driver licensees who plead guilty to non-point violations to complete driver safety course.
Establishes conditional intervention program in municipal court for certain first-time offenders.
Outlines criteria municipalities are to consider when establishing speed limits for local streets.
The "Smart Container Act."
Requires specific reduction of sulfur content in heating oil, and scheduled increase of blending biofuels therein after July 1, 2011, unless requirements are waived by Governor pursuant to Executive Order.
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 bittering agent to be added to certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render it unpalatable.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Permits all municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring bond from seasonal rental landlords in certain circumstances and increases penalties for subsequent offenses.
Provides that tuition assistance or additional compensation for graduate degree provided under employment contracts for certain school district administrators may only be provided if degree is conferred by accredited institution.
Requires ATM operators to disclose balance inquiry fees.
Permits transcript or videotape of testimony before local issuing authority to be admissible in ABC appeal.
"Personal Seat License Holder's Bill of Rights."
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for alternative fueled vehicles.
Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Requires boards of education to provide civics instruction in elementary and middle school grades and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Provides for receipt for voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election; provides State reimbursement.
Restricts large trucks to certain highway networks.
Qua-Daishia's Law: bars disclosure of personal identifying information contained in grand jury materials; creates fourth degree offense for unauthorized disclosure.
Establishes "Smart Housing Incentives Act."
Establishes September 11th Memorial License Plate; dedicates fees therefrom to support a memorial and victims injured in attack.
Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits of elected official convicted of crime involving office held.
Makes it a crime to sell or possess products or materials designed to alter firearms to look like toy guns.
Requires signs posted by retail motor fuel dealers to indicate motor fuel prices for cash and credit card customers; establishes new penalties for violations.
"Water Resource Lands Protection Act."
Grandfathers municipal ordinances that require merchants of used and secondhand jewelry to maintain possession longer than minimum period required by State law.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Eliminates legislative leadership committees.
Establishes process by which a fiduciary is discharged.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates 1/3 net proceeds to General Fund, 1/3 to State education aid, and 1/3 to horse racing industry.
Requires certain issue advocacy organizations to disclose contributions and expenditure information.
Allows persons with conditional discharge to receive pretrial intervention as long as discharge did not occur in last five years.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.
Clarifies that publication of all county ordinances may be by title and summary.
Allows construction of wind dependent energy facilities within 500 feet of mean high water line of tidal waters under certain circumstances.
Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Tri-County Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Requires counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Gives Director subpoena powers in administration of Division of Pensions and Benefits.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Prohibits NJ member of Delaware River Basin Commission from supporting use of drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Upgrades harassment under certain circumstances; restricts cyberbullying offenders' access to the Internet.
Exempts carsharing rentals from State imposed $5 per day motor vehicle rental fee.
Makes invasion of privacy a crime of the second degree under certain circumstances; eliminates presumption of nonimprisonment.
Establishes black bear special hunting permit and a per-day permit fee of $5 for State residents and $15 for out-of-State residents.
Prohibits retail motor fuel dealer from charging customer more for debit card purchase of fuel than for cash purchase.
Prohibits use of volunteer driving activities in underwriting for private passenger automobile insurance; revises charitable immunity statute as applied to volunteer drivers.
Prohibits cruel restraint of dogs.
Permits exterior-based property reassessments within eight years of last municipal-wide revaluation.
Modifies current law regarding regulation and restrictions on business entities who are public contractors and make campaign contributions to certain office holders, candidates and political organizations.
Restricts campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations that purchase or acquire property involved in eminent domain proceedings.
Requires that contracts by non-utility load serving entities to purchase solar renewable energy certificate shall extend for a term of 15 years or longer.
Clarifies that conviction of refusal to submit to breathalyzer constitutes prior conviction for sentencing purposes under drunk driving law.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than 4% over the prior academic year.
Supplemental appropriation to DHSS for $7,453,000 for family planning services, and requires filing of State Plan Amendment to extend Medicaid coverage for family planning services to persons with incomes up to 200% of federal poverty level.
Provides that any superintendent salary caps adopted by the commissioner will apply to charter school administrators.
Makes changes to manner in which State-administered retirement systems operate and to public employee pension benefits.
Authorizes public access to government records through government website.
Permits direct shipping by wineries and creates Out-of-State Winery license.
Requires health benefits coverage for mammograms for women under 40 who lack access to family medical history due to their or their parent's adoption.
Designates Pine Barrens treefrog as New Jersey State Amphibian.