Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Jerry Green
Sponsored
Became law3
Permits price adjustments in local public contracts for asphalt cement and fuel.
Requires each general hospital and State psychiatric hospital to annually conduct public meeting for community it serves. *
Directs NJHMFA to transfer up to $12 million in unencumbered reserves to the State for rental assistance program and makes appropriation.
Vetoed1
Extends requirement of wastewater management planning agencies to establish or update wastewater management plans, and extends validity of sewer service areas and wastewater service areas, until April 7, 2011. *
Out of committee1
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
In committee21
Adds the fact that the crime was committed against a child under the age of 16 as an aggravating factor in sentencing.
Prohibits smoking by minors in facilities receiving State funds.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Increases penalties for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat while operating a motor vehicle.
Permits eviction for good cause of tenants who are creating nuisance; requires court to notify landlord when restraining order has been issued barring tenant from residential rental property.
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Permits master deed of condominium to reflect proportional common and limited common elements interests of each owner as fractions.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Authorizes designation of joint urban enterprise zone by Urban Enterprize Zone Authority.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Makes chief of police contractual municipal employee and establishes in DLPS "Chiefs of Police Performance Evaluation Commission."
Modifies intent, purpose and standard of construction of "Municipal Land Use Law."
Modifies rule governing decisions under the "Municipal Land Use Law."
Prohibits BPU from exercising authority over utility service extensions in manner which creates cost differentials that distinguish among persons or localities based on location of such extensions.
Increases license fee for owning or operating rooming or boarding house.
Disqualifies member of board of education for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.
Modifies rule governing decisions under the "Municipal Land Use Law;" requires economic impact analysis by EDA.
Authorizes providing police director in certain cities with duties and powers of police chief under certain circumstances.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Revises laws concerning the provision of affordable housing.
Repeals bidding requirement for local public contracts to allow bidders to avoid unresponsive bid if they inadvertently omit business registration from bid proposal provided that bidder was registered before bid submission deadline.
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS, SPRS, PERS and TPAF to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard. *
Authorizes court to provide alternatives for persons who default in payment of fines.
Repeals provision allowing vehicles, under certain conditions, to enter and proceed through stop intersection without stopping twice.
Daniel Mackay's Law; requires certain information be given to next of kin of relatives killed or incapacitated in motor vehicle accident; caps certain abandoned vehicle storage fees.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Permits surcharge of up to 22% to offset private collection fees for certain delinquent debts owed to courts, counties, and municipalities. *
Imposes moratorium on harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs.
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Authorizes establishment of Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission. *
Authorizes creation of non-lapsing Attorney ID Card Program trust fund by counties.
Appropriates $12,500,000 from Long Term Obligation and Capital Expenditure Fund and $51,471,000 in federal funds for housing related purposes.
Concerns extension of certain local government financial agreements.
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Regulates mortgage foreclosure forbearance period and repeals section 18 of the "Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act" to authorize lenders and creditors to exchange information concerning delinquent borrowers. *
Passed the General Assembly · 8
Provides for the election of school board members at November general election and eliminates vote on school budgets except for separate proposals to spend above cap which will also occur at general election.
Permits certain oaths, affirmations, and affidavits to be taken before township and village mayors.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Prohibits persons under age 19 from smoking or carrying a lighted tobacco product in an outdoor public place.
Permits municipality containing a Health Enterprise Zone, or contiguous with three such municipalities, to grant property tax exemption to acute care hospitals.
Restricts sale or lease of certain ultrasound equipment.
Out of committee · 17
Allows certain undocumented aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list. *
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals from charging for certain medical errors. *
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Regulates certain credentialing and trade practices of insurance producers, and provides private cause of action for insurance producer violations.
The "New Jersey Homeownership Preservation Act."
Permits eligible claimant who is proportionate owner paying entire property tax bill to collect entire homestead property tax reimbursement amount.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Prohibits penalizing pharmacy for dispensing forged or fraudulent prescription approved by certain State prescription drug benefit programs. *
"Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act;" creates Mortgage Stabilization Program and Housing Assistance and Recovery Program; imposes additional requirements on lender foreclosing mortgage; appropriates $40 million from "Long Term Obligation and Capital E
"New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."
In committee · 66
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Makes unlawful possession of assault firearm a second degree crime.
Allows for a deduction from gross income for certain expenses of providing parental housing in the taxpayer's home.
Extends definition of sick leave to include birth or placement for adoption of child.
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.
Eliminates awards of punitive damages against municipalities and boards of education, and against employees of municipalities and boards of education acting within the scope or under color of their office, employment or agency.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Eliminates statute of limitations in wrongful death actions arising out of murder, aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter where a conviction was not obtained.
Requires telephone and cable companies to schedule installation and service calls within four-hour period and reschedule missed calls promptly; establishes penalties for failure to keep appointments in certain cases.
Requires appointed board of education members and candidates for an elected board to reveal criminal convictions prior to assuming or running for office.
Permits transcript or videotape of testimony before local issuing authority to be admissible in ABC appeal.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter and Public School Teacher Home-buyer Assistance Act."
Provides for automatic expungement of criminal records under certain circumstances.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Prohibits use of unmarked police vehicles for routine traffic stops.
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Amends the "Fair Housing Act" to change details of regional contribution agreements.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Provides for increase in relocation assistance amounts based on increase of CPI.
Requires issuance of permit to replace shower valves.
Provides family leave insurance.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Provides that preliminary eligible costs will equal estimated actual costs for certain school facilities projects necessary to address a health hazard.
Provides that repayment of liquid assets by certain former constituent districts of dissolved limited purpose regional district be made over ten-year period.
Requires retail food establishments to provide certain nutritional information for food or beverage items sold to its customers.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Requires county superintendent of schools to determine routes and bid and award contracts for all nonpublic school busing in the county.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Imposes limits on fees charged for discovery in municipal court matters.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Requires handgun ammunition to be encoded with serial number.
Restricts use of accumulated sick leave by public employees in year prior to retirement.
Limits payment upon retirement to $10,000 to State and local public officers and employees for accumulated sick leave.
Establishes division in Department of Treasury to oversee and enforce equal employment opportunity requirements with regard to public works contracts.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Requires nursing homes and ambulatory surgical facilities to implement infection prevention programs.
Makes chief of police contractual municipal employee and requires peer review and performance evaluation for contract renewal.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Requires study of availability of certain health care services by independent entity.
Requires insurers to cover treatment for sickle cell anemia; requires DHSS to prepare and distribute informational booklet about sickle cell anemia; appropriates $95,000.
Lowers maximum interest rate that municipalities can charge on first $1500 of unpaid municipal taxes, assessments, liens or other charges.
Establishes the "Healthy New Jersey Labor-Management" demonstration program.
Creates tax exemption for public parks and recreational facilities owned, maintained, or operated by joint municipal recreation commission.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
"The Muhammad Ali/Rocky Marciano Boxing Reform Act"; enhances regulation of boxing.
Requires small employer health insurance carriers to offer coverage for treatment of infertility.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Extends the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse cases.
Provides for an extended term of imprisonment, supervision for life and sex offender registration for the crime of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Provides certain requirements for donation container solicitations by charities.
Requires insurers to provide coverage for medications and dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Provides for registration and regulation of athlete agents.
Adds fraud via telecommunication or electronic means to list of prohibited activities for certain security transactions; increases penalties.
Establishes "Smart Housing Incentives Act."
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
Extends requirement of wastewater management planning agencies to establish or update wastewater management plans, and extends validity of sewer service areas and wastewater service areas, until April 7, 2011.