Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, Senate.
Anthony R. Bucco
Sponsored
Became law3
Expands number of safe havens for leaving newborn infants.
Reduces amount of fire duty required in order to receive exempt fireman certificate.
Establishes DOT roadside memorial program for fallen police officers, sheriff's officers, EMS workers, and firefighters; designated as "Patrolman Joseph Wargo's Law."*
Passed the Senate7
Prohibits residential development fees on reconstruction after natural disasters.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Requires MVC to accept death certificate as proof of name change.
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Requires annual evaluation reports by Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development on survey responses to be obtained from certain employers that end operations in this State.*
Guarantees full and equal access to all housing to disabled persons who retain their retired service or guide dog as a pet, and who also obtain a new service or guide dog.
Establishes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in public and nonpublic schools.
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Requires municipalities that receive transitional aid to certify that all municipal buildings adhere to fire codes.*
Requires security guards at institutions of higher education which do not employ police officers to immediately report crimes committed on campus to the local police department.
Requires public schools to allow certain students not enrolled in the school to participate in interscholastic athletics.*
Requires Division on Civil Rights and DCA to post information regarding disability accommodation rights for owners and occupants of condominiums, cooperatives, and other common interest communities.
Dedesignates portions of Route 24.
Concerns property taxes due and owing on real property damaged or destroyed during, or as the result of, a natural disaster when a state of emergency is declared by the Governor. *
Requires hiring preference for veterans seeking position with State Police.
Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Prohibits existing child care subsidy recipient from being treated as a new applicant for subsidy after moving to a new county of residence.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Requires warning sign to be posted at pontoon boat rental businesses; designated as "Christopher's Law."
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Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for positron emission tomography to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.
Requires insurers to provide minimum of 30 days inpatient treatment for substance abuse when physician determines treatment is medically necessary.
Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
Requires public schools to include instruction on the events relating to September 11, 2001 and the death of Osama bin Laden, as part of core curriculum content standards.
Requires, for roof mounted solar photovoltaic systems, identifying emblem on certain structures, and fire department notification for all structures.
Establishes a State aid program for charter school facilities.
Prohibits State agencies from posting emergency medical technicians' personal information on web sites.
Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.
Provides for a presumption of joint physical custody in a child custody determination; addresses relocation.
Clarifies that crime victims' rights must be recognized by all courts in the State.
Provides that English shall be the official language of the State.
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of carbon monoxide detectors and any device or equipment sold for residential use to detect, warn of, abate, or extinguish fires.
Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification.
Requires adoption agency, court, or DYFS to maintain child's religious upbringing when placing child in adoptive or resource family home.
Requires retail food establishments to donate surplus unused baked goods and surplus canned and packaged goods close to retail sale date to local nonprofits and charities.
Requires 30-day grace period prior to accrual of interest on late water and sewer bill payments.
Upgrades burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree; upgrades it to a crime of the first degree if committed while armed.
Provides two-year window for persons to transfer, render inoperable or surrender assault firearm.
"Property Tax Reduction Work Act"; permits local units to recruit residents to perform services in return for property tax vouchers.
Increases certain arson offenses to a crime of the third degree.
Provides for establishment of child support lien against life insurance proceeds; requires insurers perform child support judgment search.
Exempts all transfers made to lineal relatives from the Transfer Inheritance Tax.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
"Post-Viability Protection Act."
Repeals the New Jersey estate tax.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain high-efficiency home heating equipment.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain costs of home bedbug infestation remediation.
Allows for certain variances, exemptions, and waivers under "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Revises certain exemptions to "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Requires municipality to comply with State audit prior to receiving State aid.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Exempts sale of recreational safety helmets from sales and use tax.
Removes investigation and security services from imposition of sales and use tax.
Individual's status as minor may not disqualify him from bone marrow donation if medical criteria and informed consent requirements are met.
Establishes free smoke detector program in DCA.
Requires managed care plans to deem valid referral for a covered health care service as satisfying requirements for prior notification.
Establishes mutual aid assistance request protocols for 9-1-1 ambulance dispatchers.
Establishes 80 as maximum age for issuing special handgun carry permits to retired police officers.
Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.
Expands membership of Police Training Commission to include representative from Chiefs of County Detectives/Investigators Association of NJ.
Establishes death benefit for forest firefighters.
Establishes "William's Law," pertaining to pool safety.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employers who employ certain individuals who have received training from certain community rehabilitation programs.
Prohibits improper release of photographs or videos captured by public entities.
Increases maximum penalty under "Local Government Ethics Law."
Permits municipal affordable housing trust funds and payments-in-lieu fees transferred to the New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund to be returned to the originating county for affordable housing purposes.
Requires replacement of door and ignition locks on county and municipal vehicles prior to sale.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of services performed to certain prewritten computer software delivered electronically.
Changes membership of Lake Hopatcong Commission and requires DEP to develop water level management plan for Lake Hopatcong to be approved by commission.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Allows certain fuel dealers and distributors refunds of petroleum products gross receipts tax and credits against motor fuel tax for certain bad debts from sale of fuel.
Directs DOE to develop and implement pilot program for compressed natural gas school buses, and authorizes establishment of permanent voluntary program under certain circumstances.
Prohibits emergency service fees.
Requires health benefits plans in Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, SHBP, and SEHBP to offer equal terms for participation of certain health care providers in their provider networks.
Codifies Lyme disease reporting requirements.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Requires fire districts, school districts, and county governments to share in burden of property assessment appeal refunds.
Extends time period for municipalities to commit to expend collected development fees and payments-in-lieu of constructing affordable units.
Clarifies insurance coverage for certain home and health care agency employees under their own private passenger automobile insurance.
Transfers records management functions of Division of Archives and Records Management from Department of State to Department of Treasury; transfers State Records Committee from Department of State to Department of Treasury.
Requires display of State vehicle abuse hotline bumper stickers on all State vehicles.
Requires ATM facilities to be equipped with access to emergency telephone service.
Exempts certain motor vehicle repair dealers from consumer fraud law and regulation under certain circumstances.
Provides for the inclusion of home-schooled students in the NJ STARS Program.
Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
"New Jersey G.I. Bill"; provides higher education benefits to New Jersey veterans.
Adds members representing fire fighting and fire safety interests to the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group.
Establishes process by which a fiduciary is discharged.
Requires DEP to obtain legislative approval and authorization before increasing a fee or imposing a new fee, but retains DEP authority to use ordinary administrative procedure when decreasing a fee.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
The "New Jersey Parental Rights and Property Tax Reduction Act."
Requires public and independent institutions of higher education to collect and report employment data for certain graduates.
Increases the State earned income tax credit from 20 percent to 25 percent of the federal earned income tax credit over two taxable years.
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism.
Abolishes Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, transfers bridges to NJ DOT and Penn DOT, removes tolls.
Mandates basic training for certain newly-appointed entry-level firefighters and supervisory training for full-time firefighters promoted to certain positions.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to victims injured in September 11th and 1993 World Trade Center attacks.
Clarifies that using motor vehicle to publicly display obscene material is fourth degree crime.
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.
Allows adopted person or other authorized requester access to original birth certificate under certain circumstances.
Revises and expands duties and responsibilities of State Auditor in performance of certain audits and reviews.
Prohibits bad faith assertion of patent infringement.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Creates procedure for destruction of all records pertaining to juveniles who are arrested but subsequently not charged with delinquency.
Requires DOH to establish carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide air quality standards and certification requirements for ice arenas.
Allows certain members of PFRS to serve until age 70 upon approval by municipal governing body.
Authorizes certain law enforcement officers and corrections officers to possess and use stun guns while on duty.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in companies doing business in countries that sponsor terrorism.
Limits non-debt service portion of sewerage and utilities authority charge or fee increases to no more than two percent over previous year.
Clarifies law authorizing application of reciprocal limitations against businesses from states that give in-state preference in awarding public contracts.
Revises licensing requirements and procedures under the "Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act."
Modernizes business filing statutes to include entity conversion and domestication.
Requires certain health care facilities and operators of certain transient dwellings to maintain agreements for bedbug eradication services.
The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act."
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Revises application and issuance procedures for employment certificates for minors.
Requires minimum water usage charge to be applied per dwelling unit in multi-family dwelling.
Establishes public-private partnership for certain transportation projects; requires 10% of public-private partnership projects to be set aside for small businesses.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,200,000 to Maritime Industry Fund in Office of Maritime Resources in DOT.
Permits juveniles to be admitted to drug court program under certain circumstances.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
Clarifies certain factors concerning modification and termination of alimony; eliminates the term "permanent alimony" from the statutes.
Requires establishment of regulations for solar panel installation, maintenance, and education.
Establishes three regional superintendents of schools and eliminates the position of executive county superintendent of schools.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Limits upfront costs for oral anticancer medications for persons covered under certain health benefits plans.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for remediation of collapsed mine shafts and sinkholes on property owned by county or municipality.
Clarifies that records custodians are not subject to penalties under State's open public records law if due diligence is exercised.
Establishes procedures to prevent and eradicate bedbug infestations in certain residential property.
Increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $5 million over period of five years.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from considering number of arrests made and citations issued when evaluating police officer's professional performance.
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Prohibits plea bargain if sex offender who committed Megan's Law offense would not be required to register.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Requires installation of baby-changing stations in certain public restrooms.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain services performed to manufacturing equipment.
Removes prohibition on possession of stun guns.
Requires health insurance carriers to reimburse network providers of diagnostic radiologic services at the same rate.
Clarifies small business consultants are subject to consumer fraud act.
Provides assistance to manufacturing businesses by having certain State agencies promote economic development and identify credentials needed for careers in modern manufacturing.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain child and dependent care expenses.
Provides for licensure and regulation of small business consultants.
Provides dedicated funding for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Exempts transfers of property to Class C beneficiaries from transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount under estate tax to $5,000,000 over five-year period.
Prohibits municipalities from charging annual fee for storm water permits and inspections.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Allows municipalities to acquire and sell inactive plenary retail consumption licenses.
Requires DOE to establish NJ Dyslexia website.
Authorizes county colleges to offer retirement incentive to employees age 65 or older with 25 years of service credit in ABP.
Requires condemnor to acquire road access easement for property owner if condemnation eliminates road access.
Establishes the "New Jersey Electronic Plan Review System."
Permits State tax debt forgiveness for taxpayers experiencing undue economic hardship.
Requires narcotic and drug abuse treatment centers to offer Hepatitis C testing to clients.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Allows certain public colleges and universities to use the design-build or construction manager at-risk method as the means to contract for the construction of buildings.
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
Expands crime of bias intimidation to include law enforcement officers.
Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings.
Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to have one veteran coordinator for every 200 veteran students; requires veteran coordinator to work with DMVA to ensure veterans have access to all available services.
Requires municipalities comprised within regional school districts to share certain payments received in lieu of taxes with counties and regional school districts.
Enhances consideration of fire safety issues during review of development applications.
Filed1
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law2
Concerns property taxes due and owing on real property damaged or destroyed during, or as the result of, a natural disaster when a state of emergency is declared by the Governor. *
Requires warning sign to be posted at pontoon boat rental businesses; designated as "Christopher's Law."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Requires high school driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include aggressive driving information.
Provides that nonpublic school nursing services may include nursing services for a preschool pupil in the event of an emergency.
Requires annual physical examination of child 19 years of age or younger include certain questions related to cardiac health.*
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network, and updates crime of animal fighting; amends RICO concerning dog fighting.*
Enhances penalty for leaving the scene of boating accident.
Designates Black Swallowtail butterfly as State Butterfly.
Extends for five years expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres program and farmland preservation program for lands in Highlands Region; makes change to special appraisal process for certain farmers.*
Establishes additional requirements, and penalties for failure to comply, concerning information to be provided to persons purchasing cats or dogs from pet shops. *
Regulates pharmacy benefits managers and requires certain disclosures concerning multiple source generic drug pricing.
Authorizes Attorney General to coordinate Statewide law enforcement efforts against opioid drug abuse.*
Establishes NJ Innovation and Research Fellowship Program in DOWLD.
Authorizes certain county veteran identification cards to serve as proof of status for veteran designation on driver's license or identification card.
Requires DEP to adopt regulations to allow cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research, educational, or restoration purposes; requires community engagement process for revision therof.**
Designates State Highway Route 15 in Sussex County as "Senator Robert E. Littell Memorial Highway."
Creates new criminal offenses concerning endangering another person; repeals N.J.S.2C:12-2 and N.J.S.2C:24-7.
Prohibits Division of Developmental Disabilities from compelling transfers of individuals with developmental disabilities from out-of-State to in-State facilities unless certain exceptions apply.
Vetoed · 3
Prohibits the restraint of prisoners during and immediately after childbirth.
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.*
Establishes time periods for adverse possession of certain property.
Passed the Senate · 9
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Transfers responsibility for establishment and enforcement of ethical standards for local officials to State Ethics Commission.**
Requires debt collectors, in certain circumstances, to cease debt collections against certain victims of identity theft.
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations and William J. Hughes Technical Center.*
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
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.
Requires family day care providers and certain household members to undergo criminal history record background checks.
Establishes "New Jersey Business Advisory Council" in Business Action Center.
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Requires certain bidders for prevailing wage public work to provide proof that the prevailing wage will be paid.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act"; imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances. *
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Establishes State Transportation Infrastructure Bank within New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust.
Requires voter registration forms be available when applying for hunting, fishing, or trapping license; requires display and collection of completed application if the applicant wishes to register at public agency.
Directs State agencies to take certain action to expedite permitting through use of general permits.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for development of Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Establishes durational limits and enumerates certain factors concerning modification and termination of alimony; establishes "open durational" alimony."*
Permits municipality to establish restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters.
Establishes "Court Security Enhancement Fund" and increases certain court fees and assessments.*
The "Green Building and Infrastructure Tax Credit Act"; provides tax credits for certain green buildings and wood utility poles.*
Requires schools to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit administration of epinephrine to any student having anaphylactic reaction.
Authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoir levels prior to certain severe weather events.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Establishes special motorcycle license plates for veterans.
"New Jersey Tuition Equality for America's Military (NJTEAM) Act"; provides in-State tuition at New Jersey public institutions of higher education to military veterans and certain family members living in New Jersey.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and veterans' property tax exemption to residents of continuing care retirement communities.*
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for capital gains from sale of certain employer securities.
Reinstates moratorium on imposition of Statewide non-residential development fees until January 2015.*
Allows modernization for the form of disbursement for certain State government and local unit payments to individuals and business entities. *
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Authorizes property tax deferment for deployed military personnel.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.
Provides that crime victims do not have to pay fees to obtain records relating to the crime and that requests for such records are not public information.*
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Prohibits certain agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types.*
Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
Requires an annual State debt affordability analysis be included in the State Debt Report.
"Military Dependents Scholarship Fund Act"; provides college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn.
Revises exemption from license requirement for raffles for door prizes of donated or purchased merchandise; increases total retail value from $50 to $200 or higher if permitted.
Makes construction work on public utilities subject to "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Requires Rutgers University to create a liberal studies program for students with intellectual disabilities; appropriates $500,000.*
Provides for increase in allowance paid to veterans with certain wartime service-connected disabilities.
Permits a child whose parent or guardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in the school district where the child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.
New Jersey Stolen Valor Act; makes unauthorized use of military uniforms, medals or insignias, and certain false statements regarding receipt of military awards with intent to obtain benefit crimes of third degree.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with enjoyment of any accommodation, facility, public accommodation, or privilege.
Provides an excused absence on Veterans Day for pupil who participates in certain activities for veterans or active duty members of United States Armed Forces or New Jersey National Guard.
"New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act"; establishes retirement savings program for certain workers.
Revises definition of all-terrain vehicles.
Exempts employees of for-profit, non-religious summer camps from minimum wage and overtime requirements.
Removes presumption of non-imprisonment when drunk drivers commit assault by auto resulting in serious bodily injury.
Permits holding companies of eligible New Jersey emerging technology companies to receive investments under "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
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Encourages sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Eliminates payments for unused sick leave earned after effective date; limits carry forward of unused vacation leave; requires suspension and forfeiture of certain payments; limits use of unused sick leave in year before retirement.
Requires that victims of sex offense be informed of offender's risk of re-offense upon release.
Permits State aid to fund start-up costs for local shared services projects.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified material.
"Volunteer Medical Professional Health Care Act."
Directs BPU to adopt best practices and standards for public utility disaster response.
Authorizes disclosure by DCF of child abuse and neglect information to religious institutions.
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Requires prescribers and pharmacists to check prescription monitoring program prior to prescribing and dispensing Schedule II drugs.
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Excludes deferred compensation of certain public school and federal tax-exempt organization employees from current taxation under the gross income tax.
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Grants law enforcement agencies authority to order road closures; increases penalty for violations.
The "Bio-based Heating Oil Act."
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of school each day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Permits veteran's property tax deduction for tax year when veteran was previously qualified to receive deduction and became owner of real property after October 1 of pretax year.
Requires prosecutors to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
Imposes mandatory term of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole on persons who commit particularly brutal sexual assaults.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Increases penalties for certain heroin offenses by revising threshold amounts for first, second, and third degree crimes of manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing heroin.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Requires tenure charges be filed against any public school employee found to have bullied a student and requires the employment of any nontenured public school employee be terminated for such activity.
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Extends alternate route police training certification for military personnel for time deployed.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
Establishes Common Core State Standards Evaluation Task Force; delays use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers until task force submits final report.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Establishes one-year moratorium on replacement of copper-based landline telephone service with non-copper-based landline or wireless telephone service; requires BPU to report to Governor and Legislature.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping for certain retired military personnel.
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests for retired veterans living in NJ and their immediate family members.
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Prohibits State departments and agencies from considering or requiring compliance by Highlands planning area municipalities with Highlands regional master plan in certain circumstances.
"Zero-Based Budget Act;" requires State Treasurer to develop and integrate certain zero-based budgeting practices and procedures in preparation and submission of Governor's annual budget message.
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Suspends "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" until certain conditions are met.
Concerns access to information maintained by Prescription Monitoring Program.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Directs State acquisition of Troy Meadows Natural Area, Morris County, for recreation and conservation purposes and designates it as natural area and wildlife sanctuary.
Provides for reduced sales tax imposition on certain sales in certain Highlands Region Preservation Area municipalities.
Requires sex offenders in satellite-based monitoring program to pay for certain equipment and monitoring costs.
Requires immediate resumed qualification as dependent covered person under certain health benefits plans after active military duty under certain circumstances.
"Flood Control, Mitigation, and Prevention Bond Act of 2012," authorizes bonds for up to $2 billion, and appropriates $5,000.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
"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.
Restricts sale and use of remaining State-owned portion of Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital property in Morris County.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Designates Pine Barrens treefrog as New Jersey State Amphibian.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as "Peggy's Law."
Requires school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of texting while driving as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Adds Sons of The American Legion to list of organizations whose representatives receive paid leaves of absence to attend State and national conventions.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Requires DHS to establish training, educational assessment, and remedial instruction programs, and minimum educational standards for staff at State psychiatric hospitals.
Provides penalties for sexually offensive or abusive communication through social networking websites.
Clarifies that certain former New Jersey National Guard members may be eligible for higher education tuition assistance.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Permits counties to share county tax administrators.
Requires blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death; designated as "Michelle's Law."
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
"Direct Tax Relief for New Jersey Families Act"; Establishes the New Jersey Direct Property Tax Relief Program; increases the renter's gross income tax credit for property taxes; and increases the earned income tax credit.
Strengthens rights of certain sexual assault victims to sole custody; allows victim to place child for adoption without notice to person who committed sexual assault resulting in birth of the child.
Expands definitions of "abused child" or "abused or neglected child" to include prenatal exposure of child to controlled substances.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.
Allows military member to qualify for resident tuition rate at county college.
Creates crime of home invasion; makes crime subject to No Early Release Act.
Excludes appropriations to reserve for uncollected taxes in excess of two percent from calculations of municipal adjusted tax levy.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Requires certain commissions to maintain meeting minutes; establishes Governor's authority to approve or veto the minutes of those commissions.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes committed during a state of emergency.
Provides that information technology professionals who find child pornography on computers must report the finding to law enforcement.
Provides for mandatory imprisonment and forfeiture of retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Reduces corporation business tax rate and provides an additional rate reduction for three years for taxpayers that relocate corporate headquarters to New Jersey.
Suspends pension of any retired public employee who resumes public employment with compensation more than $15,000.
Provides for discounted resident trapping license fees for senior citizens.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Authorizes penalties for failure to file certain public employment contracts; clarifies requirement for electronic posting of public employment contracts and interest arbitration awards.
Repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act"; prohibits COAH from basing prospective need portion of fair share obligation on commercial development.
Revises "Contractors Registration Act" to include water remediation services.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Heating Oil and Propane Reserves.
Codifies in statute case law developed legal standards for establishing grandparent and sibling visitation with a child when visitation objected to by child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian.
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain veterans.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amounts under New Jersey estate tax in accordance with provisions of federal tax law.
Excludes from gross income under the gross income tax certain United States military compensation paid to members of units of the NJ National Guard and reserve components of the United States Armed Forces.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Requires any State entity administering State or federal public benefit programs to verify recipient's personal information against death records to prevent payment to deceased individual.
Establishes offense of advertising commercial sexual abuse of minor.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Requires certain CATV companies to make CATV service available throughout residential areas of municipality within specified number of years after CATV company first provides service to municipality.
Provides for a mandatory minimum term for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Upgrades theft to a crime of the first degree if amount involved is $500,000 or more.
Extends Class Two special law enforcement training for time deployed.
Regulates smoking in multiple dwellings; requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate construction standards for new multiple dwellings permitting smoking.
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
David's Law; establishes crime of negligent vehicular homicide.
Conforms Megan's law to requirements of federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Establishes Sex Offender Management Commission; amends Megan's Law in response to federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
Directs BPU to study whether State's electric distribution system meets certain standards.
Requires electric distribution lines be located underground in areas affected by severe weather or natural disasters.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
Allows for exclusion of certain properties from Highlands preservation area.
Establishes the authority of the court to order electronic monitoring of certain convicted domestic violence offenders.
Requires emergency action plans for delivery of oxygen to patient residences during public health emergency.
Creates "New Jersey Life Sciences Internship Challenge" program.
Eliminates imposition of sales and use tax on charges for initiation fees, membership fees, or dues for access to or use of certain health and fitness clubs and organizations.
Removes expiration of required payment by public employees of percentage of cost of health care coverage provided by public employers.
Permits counties to establish a central municipal drug court.
Grants prescriptive authority to certain psychologists.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Eliminates power of DRPA to finance economic development; changes composition of board; imposes restrictions regarding financing, contract procedures, conflicts of interest, and review audits; creates commuter's council.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.
Schedules the termination of the realty transfer fees.
Permits change in case manager for persons with developmental disabilities under certain circumstances.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Prohibits cloud computing service providers from disclosing data collected from public, private, or charter school.
Requires release of bid list prior to bid date under "Local Public Contracts Law."
Allows public contractors paying benefits under collective bargaining agreements to count benefit costs toward compliance with local "living wage" ordinances.
Makes revisions to the "Contractors' Registration Act."
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Provides courts with sentencing discretion for certain convictions concerning possession of a firearm.
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; reinstates moratorium on Statewide non-residential development fees until January 2015.
Prohibits sale or planting of certain invasive plant species.
Permits certain fire police units to appoint fire police officers.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with their employment, trade or business.
Establishes "Business Tax and Incentive Task Force."
Requires students in grade 12 to pass United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics test as part of high school graduation requirements.
Establishes insurance and safety requirements for companies that use digital network or software application to match passengers with drivers.
Requires evaluation of appropriateness of light frame construction for multiple dwellings and imposes moratorium on light frame construction until determination and recommendations are adopted.
Implements certain governance and transparency reforms at PANYNJ.
Establishes State Transportation Cost Analysis Task Force.
Updates factors for consideration for grandparent and sibling petitions seeking visits with child over objection of parent, guardian, or custodian; adds preference for child's temporary placement with grandparent under "Child Placement Bill of Rights Act.
Permits certain breweries to sell beer at community farm markets.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers.
Requires DOH license additional angioplasty facilities, with at least one facility in each county.
Provides governance, transparency, and accountability reforms at PANYNJ.
Regulates tethering of, and outdoor shelter for, dogs.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Requires local units to recover contributions under Emergency Services Length of Service Award Program paid in excess of statutory limit; requires annual audits.
"Holocaust Reparations Tax Exemption Act"; exempts value of certain payments to Holocaust survivors and their eligible descendants from transfer inheritance and estate taxes.
Permits juveniles age 14 years and younger to be tried as adults for certain homicides.
Expands eligibility for property tax reimbursement program.
Establishes appraisal method for taxation of watershed lands.
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility to no more than one year.
Encourages wearing blue to honor law enforcement officers on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.