Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Jerry Green
Sponsored
Became law1
Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation. *
Out of committee4
Modifies rule governing decisions under the "Municipal Land Use Law."
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.
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes Council on Affordable Housing.
Requires contracting units and boards of education to credit contractors with interest earned on certain funds withheld from payment to contractors.
In committee19
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.
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.
Permits price adjustments in local public contracts for asphalt cement and fuel.
Modifies intent, purpose and standard of construction of "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.
Requires appointed board of education members and candidates for an elected board to reveal criminal convictions prior to assuming or running for office.
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Amends the "Fair Housing Act" to change details of regional contribution agreements.
Provides for increase in relocation assistance amounts based on increase of CPI.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Concerns membership and management of homeowners associations.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Modifies development application process under the "Municipal Land Use Law."
Vetoed2
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes Council on Affordable Housing.
Requires contracting units and boards of education to credit contractors with interest earned on certain funds withheld from payment to contractors. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Requires insurers to cover treatment for sickle cell anemia; requires DHSS to provide information to public about sickle cell anemia.*
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Vetoed · 3
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Provides State school aid to districts in amount consistent with provisions of "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Passed the General Assembly · 2
Extends suspension of Statewide non-residential development fee to October 30, 2010.
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. *
Out of committee · 15
Provides for increased penalties for a crime committed in a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
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.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Reduces number of printed copies of each State report or publication required to be filed with State Library; provides for State Library liaison at each State office.
Requires all wireless telephones and electronic communication devices issued by public entities to be activated to receive Amber Alerts.
Requires requestor pick up government records within 10 business days of availability.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
Designates entire length of New Jersey Route No. 19 in Passaic County as "Congressman William J. Pascrell, Jr. Highway."
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
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.
Establishes procedures for districts, municipalities, or voters to opt to move the annual school election to November and eliminates vote on school budgets for such districts, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
In committee · 46
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
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.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Imposes limits on fees charged for discovery in municipal court matters.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Makes chief of police contractual municipal employee and requires peer review and performance evaluation for contract renewal.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
"Janet's Law"; requires public schools, recreational fields and youth camps to have automated external defibrillators for youth athletic events, and public schools to include pupil training in use thereof and in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Permits surcharge of up to 22% to offset private collection fees for certain delinquent debts owed to courts, counties, and municipalities.
Permits certain oaths, affirmations, and affidavits to be taken before township and village mayors.
Provides for automatic expungement of criminal records under certain circumstances.
Requires study of availability of certain health care services by independent entity.
Prohibits penalizing pharmacy for dispensing forged or fraudulent prescription approved by certain State prescription drug benefit programs.
Establishes the "Healthy New Jersey Labor-Management" demonstration program.
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 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.
Restricts sale or lease of certain ultrasound equipment.
Adds fraud via telecommunication or electronic means to list of prohibited activities for certain security transactions; increases penalties.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Victim-Witness Scholarship Fund;" establishes "Witness Protection Fund;" and concerns State forfeiture funds.
Establishes a pothole repair and research program in the Department of Transportation and provides funding from new motor vehicle tire fee revenue.
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.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Permits transcript or videotape of testimony before local issuing authority to be admissible in ABC appeal.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
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 New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Establishes "Smart Housing Incentives Act."
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
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.
Creates enabling act for certain homeowners' associations; provides standards for governing documents, membership and management of all homeowners associations.
Adjusts period triggering abandonment for stored value cards from 2 to 5 years and exempts stored value cards useable solely for telephone services from State's escheatment processes.
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.