Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Jerry Green
Sponsored
Became law2
Shortens waiting periods for expungement of criminal and other records and information; makes various changes to other expungement procedures and requirements.**
Extends for one year expiration date of certain permits pursuant to "Permit Extension Act of 2008." *
Passed the General Assembly4
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Clarifies that using animal to cause bodily injury to another constitutes assault with a deadly weapon; grants immunity to police officers who use police dog as deadly weapon.*
Concerns membership and management of homeowners associations.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."*
Out of committee7
Permits master deed of condominium to reflect proportional common and limited common elements interests of each owner as fractions.
Provides for increase in relocation assistance amounts based on increase of CPI.
Requires contracting units and boards of education to credit contractors with interest earned on certain funds withheld from payment to contractors.
Establishes compensation limits for licensed public adjusters during certain emergencies.
"Property Tax Lien Pilot Program," establishes pilot program to allow certain municipalities greater control over sale of tax liens.
Establishes the "Superstorm Sandy Bill of Rights."*
Exempts sales to homeowner assistance and recovery programs from realty transfer fees.
In committee27
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.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
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.
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.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
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.
Permits automatic expungement for certain persons completing a sentence to drug court under the special probation statute.
Extends time municipalities have to commit fees and payments-in-lieu of constructing affordable units to six years.
Allows corporation business tax or gross income tax credits to developers for certain capital investments for repurposing qualified health care facilities.
Eliminates duplication and redundancy in registration of certain apartments.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Permits liens in favor of planned real estate development associations for unpaid assessments in planned real estate developments.
Extends moratorium on the imposition of Statewide non-residential development fees until 2018; establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Establishes alternatives to monetary bail for certain criminal offenders.
Permits charter school to limit admission to students with a substance abuse or dependence disorder.
Re-establishes moratorium on the imposition of Statewide non-residential development fees until 2016.
Concerns payment of certain TDI and family temporary disability leave benefits.
Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing.
Carried from the Senate
Vetoed3
"Property Tax Lien Pilot Program," establishes pilot program to allow certain municipalities greater control over sale of tax liens.
Establishes the "Superstorm Sandy Bill of Rights."
Exempts sales to homeowner assistance and recovery programs from realty transfer fees.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.
Prohibits notaries public from falsely representing themselves as attorneys in advertisments.
"The Opportunity to Compete Act;" establishes certain employment rights for persons with criminal record.*
Requires elevators in new buildings be at least a certain size.
Vetoed · 2
Permits small businesses to qualify for loans from NJEDA for costs of energy audit and making energy efficiency or conservation improvements.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Passed the General Assembly · 6
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Requires newly-constructed multiple dwellings with 25 or more residential units to install standby generators to provide electricity in case of emergency.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Clarifies that certain types of sewage and sewage sludge do not constitute hazardous substances under "Spill Compensation and Control Act."
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Out of committee · 15
Establishes the "Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program."
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically engineered material.*
Creates Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Stabilization Revolving Trust Fund; places temporary surcharge on mortgage foreclosure complaints.
Concerns earned sick leave.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with various entities, to design a manufacturing career pathway to provide students with skills necessary to gain employment in manufacturing sector.
Permits small, women owned, or minority owned businesses located in designated regional centers or planning areas to qualify for loans from EDA as if located in designated urban center.
Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015.
Requires that information about legal rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords in rental dwelling units be kept up to date in both English and Spanish.
Provides for licensure of ambulatory care facilities to provide integrated primary care services including behavioral health care.
Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.*
Expands category of lists from which a single juror source list is compiled to include recipients of cash assistance or food stamps.
Provides expedited procedure for foreclosing residential properties in uncontested actions.
Permits municipal land banking in conjunction with online property database development.*
Codifies the Judiciary's Foreclosure Mediation Program; dedicates monies from foreclosure filing fees and fines.
In committee · 33
Provides for private cause of action for bad faith in settlement of certain insurance claims.
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.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Amends special probation statute to give judges additional discretion to admit certain offenders to "drug court" program.
Prohibits public and private employers from automatically disqualifying ex-offenders from employment.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of 25 years to life for aggravated sexual assault against a child under 13 and increases penalties for harboring certain sex offenders.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $7,000,000 to DOE to reinstate nonpublic technology initiative aid.
Appropriates $3.963 million from General Fund to DOE for nonpublic nursing services aid.
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Requires State pay postage for voted ballots returned by mail; makes an appropriation.
Provides homestead owners gross income tax deduction for certain water supply and sewerage charges.
Permits qualifying patients to possess and use medical marijuana legally obtained from another jurisdiction; extends State medical marijuana laws to qualifying out-of-State patients; expands ability of parents to serve as primary caregiver to minor childr
Establishes "Victim-Witness Scholarship Fund;" establishes "Witness Protection Fund;" and concerns State forfeiture funds.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Rutgers, The State University Study Commission."
Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program; appropriates $95,000.
Permits temporary casino gaming at Meadowlands Complex for 2014 Hambletonian Race.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
Regulates advertising of manufacturer’s rebates by retail mercantile establishments.
"Economic Opportunity Act of 2014, Part 1."
Establishes the New Jersey School Counts County College Scholarship Program.
Establishes "Fund to Prevent Use of Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices"; supports activities to prevent use and promote awareness of associated health conditions.
Requires law enforcement officer to verify vehicle registration with MVC before issuing summons for violation of red light camera.
Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.
The "Full Marriage Recognition for Civil Union Couples Act"; recognizes certain civil unions as marriages dating back to inception of such civil unions.
Prohibits sale of powdered caffeine to minors.
Requires prosecutorial or law enforcement review of fatal incidents involving police officers or State Police.
Requires owner of foreclosed property to provide relocation assistance to tenant displaced by termination of illegal occupancy.
Requires fire suppression and alarm systems in certain group homes.
Establishes "Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Act;" requires DOLWD to promulgate standards and regulations concerning safe handling of hazardous drugs by health care personnel.