Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, Senate.
Anthony R. Bucco
Sponsored
Became law5
Establishes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in public and nonpublic schools and county colleges.*
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.
Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings.
Expands acceptable military separation forms for county veteran identification card; allows issuance to National Guard veterans of other states.*
Establishes Lake Hopatcong Fund and dedicates $500,000 annually from certain power vessel operator license fees to the fund.
Vetoed1
Increases membership of fire safety commission in DCA.
Passed the Senate2
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
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.
Out of committee13
Requires condemnor to acquire road access easement for property owner if condemnation eliminates road access.
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.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from considering number of arrests made and citations issued when evaluating police officer's professional performance.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Requires certain employees and candidates for public school employment or service and youth camp employees to undergo child abuse record information check.
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Provides for voluntary discharge of personal representitives overseeing administration of estates by application to the Surrogate's Court or Surrogate's Office.*
Requires MVC to accept death certificate as proof of name change.
Permits authorities and local units operating water supply or sewerage facilities to waive, reduce, or defer sewerage and water service fees for deployed military personnel.
Creates exemption from certain MVC fees for prisoners of war.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
In committee221
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.
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 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.
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.
Exempts all transfers made to lineal relatives from the Transfer Inheritance Tax.
Repeals the New Jersey estate tax.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Establishes 80 as maximum age for issuing special handgun carry permits to retired police officers.
Requires fire districts, school districts, and county governments to share in burden of property assessment appeal refunds.
Creates procedure for destruction of all records pertaining to juveniles who are arrested but subsequently not charged with delinquency.
Limits non-debt service portion of sewerage and utilities authority charge or fee increases to no more than two percent over previous year.
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.
Provides for licensure and regulation of small business consultants.
Requires warning sign to be posted at pontoon boat rental businesses; designated as "Christopher's Law."
Modernizes business filing statutes to include entity conversion and domestication.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Revises and expands duties and responsibilities of State Auditor in performance of certain audits and reviews.
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.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employers who employ certain individuals who have received training from certain community rehabilitation programs.
Permits State tax debt forgiveness for taxpayers experiencing undue economic hardship.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain services to certain business-use personal property.
Removes investigation and security services from imposition of sales and use tax.
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.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of services performed to certain prewritten computer software delivered electronically.
Allows municipalities to acquire and sell inactive plenary retail consumption licenses.
Establishes death benefit for forest firefighters.
Removes prohibition on possession of stun guns.
Mandates basic training for certain newly-appointed entry-level firefighters and supervisory training for full-time firefighters promoted to certain positions.
Clarifies small business consultants are subject to consumer fraud act.
Permits juveniles to be admitted to drug court program under certain circumstances.
Establishes mutual aid assistance request protocols for 9-1-1 ambulance dispatchers.
Expands membership of Police Training Commission to include representative from Chiefs of County Detectives/Investigators Association of NJ.
Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.
Prohibits plea bargain if sex offender who committed Megan's Law offense would not be required to register.
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.
Provides two-year window for persons to transfer, render inoperable or surrender assault firearm.
Clarifies that using motor vehicle to publicly display obscene material is fourth degree crime.
Prohibits improper release of photographs or videos captured by public entities.
Requires public schools to allow certain students not enrolled in the school to participate in interscholastic athletics.
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Prohibits emergency service fees.
Increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $5 million over period of five years.
Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.
The "New Jersey Parental Rights and Property Tax Reduction Act."
Requires DOE to establish NJ Dyslexia website.
Establishes procedures to prevent and eradicate bedbug infestations in certain residential property.
Requires certain health care facilities and operators of certain transient dwellings to maintain agreements for bedbug eradication services.
The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act."
Increases maximum penalty under "Local Government Ethics Law."
Prohibits residential development fees on reconstruction after natural disasters.
Prohibits existing child care subsidy recipient from being treated as a new applicant for subsidy after moving to a new county of residence.
Individual's status as minor may not disqualify him from bone marrow donation if medical criteria and informed consent requirements are met.
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.
Requires managed care plans to deem valid referral for a covered health care service as satisfying requirements for prior notification.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Codifies Lyme disease reporting requirements.
Requires narcotic and drug abuse treatment centers to offer Hepatitis C testing to clients.
Provides dedicated funding for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
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.
"Post-Viability Protection Act."
"Property Tax Reduction Work Act"; permits local units to recruit residents to perform services in return for property tax vouchers.
Requires replacement of door and ignition locks on county and municipal vehicles prior to sale.
Requires installation of baby-changing stations in certain public restrooms.
Clarifies that records custodians are not subject to penalties under State's open public records law if due diligence is exercised.
Requires municipalities that receive transitional aid to certify that all municipal buildings adhere to fire codes.
Establishes free smoke detector program in DCA.
Requires minimum water usage charge to be applied per dwelling unit in multi-family dwelling.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Allows for certain variances, exemptions, and waivers under "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Revises certain exemptions to "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Directs DOE to develop and implement pilot program for compressed natural gas school buses, and authorizes establishment of permanent voluntary program under certain circumstances.
Requires 30-day grace period prior to accrual of interest on late water and sewer bill payments.
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.
Prohibits municipalities from charging annual fee for storm water permits and inspections.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Changes membership of Lake Hopatcong Commission and requires DEP to develop water level management plan for Lake Hopatcong to be approved by commission.
Establishes carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide air quality standards and certification requirements for ice arenas.
Requires public and independent institutions of higher education to collect and report employment data for certain graduates.
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 include instruction on the events relating to September 11, 2001 and the death of Osama bin Laden, as part of core curriculum content standards.
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.
"New Jersey G.I. Bill"; provides higher education benefits to New Jersey veterans.
Abolishes Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, transfers bridges to NJ DOT and Penn DOT, removes tolls.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,200,000 to Maritime Industry Fund in Office of Maritime Resources in DOT.
Establishes public-private partnership for certain transportation projects; requires 10% of public-private partnership projects to be set aside for small businesses.
Provides assistance to manufacturing businesses by having certain State agencies promote economic development and identify credentials needed for careers in modern manufacturing.
Requires establishment of regulations for solar panel installation, maintenance, and education.
Extends time period for municipalities to commit to expend collected development fees and payments-in-lieu of constructing affordable units.
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.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Establishes the "New Jersey Electronic Plan Review System."
Requires municipality to comply with State audit prior to receiving State aid.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
Requires ATM facilities to be equipped with access to emergency telephone service.
Creates housing purchase matching grant program for reserve component of U.S. Armed Forces and the New Jersey National Guard who have served in certain military operations; appropriates $2,000,000.
Adjusts State school aid calculations to account for student attendance rates.
Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Adds members representing fire fighting and fire safety interests to the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group.
Provides for a presumption of joint physical custody in a child custody determination; addresses relocation.
Increases certain arson offenses to a crime of the third degree.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism.
Makes various changes to civil service; permits institution of temporary layoffs; permits government entities to opt-out of civil service; requires civil service examinations be offered on continual basis.
Enhances consideration of fire safety issues during review of development applications.
Expands crime of bias intimidation to include law enforcement officers.
Clarifies insurance coverage for certain home and health care agency employees under their own private passenger automobile insurance.
Revises licensing requirements and procedures under the "Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act."
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
Exempts certain motor vehicle repair dealers from consumer fraud law and regulation under certain circumstances.
Revises application and issuance procedures for employment certificates for minors.
Limits upfront costs for oral anticancer medications for persons covered under certain health benefits plans.
Requires health insurance carriers to reimburse network providers of diagnostic radiologic services at the same rate.
Prohibits bad faith assertion of patent infringement.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
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.
Provides for inclusion of students who receive equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school in NJ STARS Program.
Provides tax credits to companies contributing to loan and loan redemption program for residents who attend institutions of higher education in the State and work at such a company upon graduation.
Restores the death penalty for persons who commit certain murders.
Establishes criminal penalties for unlawful control over weapons of any law enforcement officer and interference with equipment or duties of law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel.
Increases penalties for injuring school crossing guard or student pedestrian in crosswalk.
Establishes "William's Law," pertaining to pool safety.
Clarifies that retired campus police officers are eligible for handgun carry permit.
Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.
Authorizes deer hunting with firearm on Sundays on private property.
Establishes public-private alternative fueling station pilot program.
Permits municipalities to provide information on property tax bills concerning amount of local tax dollars saved through shared services.
Requires State agencies, when developing and proposing rules, to utilize approaches that will accomplish objectives of statutory law while minimizing adverse economic impact on municipalities.
Requires municipalities comprised within regional school districts to share certain payments received in lieu of taxes with counties and regional school districts.
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against a taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes.
Expands acceptable military separation forms for county veteran identification card; allows issuance to National Guard veterans of other states; allows issuance only for certain classifications.
Permits pharmacists to dispense certain drugs in emergency without prescription.
Establishes a State aid program for charter school facilities.
Allows certain members of PFRS to serve until age 70 upon approval by municipal governing body.
Clarifies law authorizing application of reciprocal limitations against businesses from states that give in-state preference in awarding public contracts.
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.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in companies doing business in countries that sponsor terrorism.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Establishes three regional superintendents of schools and eliminates the position of executive county superintendent of schools.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain high-efficiency home heating equipment.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain costs of home bedbug infestation remediation.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain child and dependent care expenses.
Provides for establishment of child support lien against life insurance proceeds; requires insurers perform child support judgment search.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Authorizes certain law enforcement officers and corrections officers to possess and use stun guns while on duty.
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to victims injured in September 11th and 1993 World Trade Center attacks.
Requires DCA to provide accounting of monies remitted to the "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund" by municipality and allows for municipal affordable housing credit for funds remitted.
Requires HIV testing for pregnant women and marriage license applicants.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting licensed bounty hunters.
Authorizes county colleges to offer retirement incentive to employees age 65 or older with 25 years of service credit in ABP.
Exempts electric vehicle charging systems from real property taxation.
Provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain domestic violence crimes.
Provides for life imprisonment without parole for killing an emergency responder.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Increases Hearing Aids Assistance for the Aged and Disabled Program annual allowance to $500.
Revises definition of "antique firearm" to include handguns.
Provides for a mandatory term of imprisonment for assault involving domestic violence.
Expands types of abusive acts that constitute domestic violence under "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991."
Permits volunteer fire company or volunteer first aid or rescue squad licensed to conduct bingo games to use public building for operation of bingo games under certain circumstances.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Prohibits any entity receiving public funds from banning display of United States flag under certain circumstances.
Exempts certain persons from provisions of "Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act."
Provides that unlawful use, manufacture, or distribution of controlled dangerous substance by parent or caregiver in presence of child constitutes crime of endangering welfare of that child.
Permits certain off-duty law enforcement officers to carry firearms on State property.
Requires DNA sample be taken from certain arrestees.
Clarifies that handgun ammunition may be sold to retired law enforcement officers with certain identification.
Upgrades certain penalties for resisting arrest; prohibits merger of resisting arrest with other criminal convictions.
Directs Commissioner of Education to study safety of school bus passengers in emergencies.
Establishes second degree crime for threatening to kill law enforcement officers.
Authorizes courts to assess costs of prosecution against certain drug defendants.
Extends for two years expiration date of certain permits pursuant to "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Requires special paratransit vehicles to display flashing warning lights while discharging or receiving passengers.
Creates motor vehicle offenses related to special paratransit vehicles.
Requires persons convicted of sex offense in foreign countries to comply with Megan's Law.
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.
Requires health benefits coverage of hearing aids for children 17 years of age and younger.
Provides for establishment of publicly-funded education savings accounts for use at educational institutions other than public elementary and secondary schools.
Requires sale of remaining unused State-owned portion of Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital to Morris County.
Concerns notification of employees of procedures for wage claims.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax for step-grandchildren.
Requires Attorney General provide active supervision of certain occupational and professional licensing boards.
Permits retired corrections officer to be appointed Class Three special law enforcement officer.
Upgrades assault against servicemember to aggravated assault; expands crime of bias intimidation to encompass crimes and offenses committed against servicemembers.
Permits drawing of candidate names for primary election ballot to occur on day before 53rd day prior to primary if date falls on legal holiday.
Requires safeguards for anonymity and confidentiality with respect to communications presented through phone lines, electronic communication systems, or websites dedicated to accepting anonymous tips for use by law enforcement in criminal investigations.
Allows possession of bear spray under certain conditions.
Authorizes active duty military to fish in freshwaters without license or trout stamp.
Maintains eligibility for veteran's property tax deduction when property is placed in trust.
Authorizes Commissioner of Transportation to allow painting of blue line between double yellow centerline marking on public roads.
Allows veterans of the United States Armed Forces or National Guard with 20 or more years of service to carry handgun.
Waives certain inspection fees for municipally owned affordable housing developments.
Permits transfer of certain special license plates to immediate family member.
Establishes disabled veteran tenant gross income tax credit.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Provides gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
Revises certain Class Three special law enforcement officer appointment qualifications.
"Voluntary Employment for Taxpayers Act"; permits certain local governments to recruit residents to perform services in return for property tax credits.
Allows certain municipalities to establish lower property tax rate on improvements than land and eliminates urban enterprise zone program.
Increases penalties for providing controlled dangerous substances to inmates.
Clarifies that person who graduates from special probation drug court is ineligible for post-graduation records expungement if convicted of crime or offense, or if charges are pending, for act committed during term of drug court.
Changes definition of major facility under "Spill Compensation and Control Act" for facilities that store hazardous substances other than petroleum or petroleum products.
Permits certain former elected county officials to obtain special license plates.
Provides enhanced base tax credit and maximum limit for new and retained full-time jobs at manufacturing businesses located in certain municipalities.
Requires individuals appointed to serve as school anti-bullying specialist and district anti-bullying coordinator to serve in those capacities full-time.
Requires law enforcement to obtain blood sample for chemical testing from persons arrested for drug-impaired driving; expands implied consent to include blood testing.
Establishes licensure for master hearth professionals.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law4
Provides for voluntary discharge of personal representitives overseeing administration of estates by application to the Surrogate's Court.**
Permits authorities and local units operating water supply or sewerage facilities to waive, reduce, or defer sewerage and water service fees for deployed military personnel.
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.
Requires candidates for election to school board to file with their nominating petitions specific affirmation that they have not been convicted of crimes that would disqualify them from office.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 28
Establishes "Small Business Bonding Readiness Assistance Program" in EDA to assist certain small businesses meet State or federal contract surety bond requirements.*
Creates Veterans Diversion Program to divert eligible servicemembers away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.**
Requires family day care providers and certain household members to undergo criminal history record background checks.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with their employment, trade or business.
Provides US Armed Forces and Reserves members with protection against interference with enjoyment of any accommodation, facility, public accommodation, or privilege.
Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create Gold Star Parent identification card.
Establishes certain requirements for use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities in school districts, educational services commissions, and approved private schools for students with disabilities.*
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."
Establishes requirements concerning necessary care of dogs, domestic companion animals, and service animals, and for tethering of dogs.*
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
Establishes special motorcycle license plates for veterans.
Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Enhances resident voting participation rights in common interest communities.
Requires Office of Emergency Management to establish county storm preparedness funding program.*
Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens.
Provides that driver's license and identification cards expire every four years on licensee or cardholder's birthday. *
Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for digital tomosynthesis for screening and diagnostic purposes related to breast cancer.
Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaisons.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for Gold Star families.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled veterans' property tax exemption to members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to the rescue and recovery mission at the World Trade Center between September 11, 2001 and May 30
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Transfer State Lottery Enterprise to TPAF, PERS, and PFRS.
Establishes standardized changed conditions clauses for local public construction contracts.
Expands background check requirements for entities that provide services to individuals with certain disabilities and requires inspections of certain entities.
Exempts certain motor vehicles that provide service to persons with developmental disabilities from motor vehicle registration fees.
Appropriates $4,990,934 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Vetoed · 2
Provides that PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law.*
Transfers management of PFRS to Board of Trustees of PFRS.
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Requires public bodies under Open Public Meetings Act to display U.S. flag and recite Pledge of Allegiance at beginning of meeting.
Transfers responsibility for establishment and enforcement of ethical standards for local officials to State Ethics Commission.
"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education to New Jersey residents who are members of reserve component of Armed Forces of United States.
Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*
Requires nursing home facility operated by DMVA for veterans to provide State-funded transportation to health care services outside of facility.
Provides State aid to counties and municipalities to fund transportation services for veterans to VA facilities; appropriates $500,000. *
Exempts fuel used for operation of certain school buses from petroleum products gross receipts tax and motor fuel tax; clarifies tax treatment of certain dyed fuel thereunder; clarifies determination of taxable estates of certain decedents.*
Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.
Permits short-term tax exemption for certain improvements to dwellings damaged by natural disasters.
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Encourages sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Permits State aid to fund start-up costs for local shared services projects.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Permits charging late fee for rental payments due on self-service storage units and authorizes sale of property via website.
Directs State agencies to take certain actions to expedite permitting through use of general permits and permits-by-rule. *
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as
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.
Establishes State Transportation Infrastructure Bank and State Energy Bank within New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust.*
Provides for increase and annual adjustment in allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities. *
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Requires public school student with concussion to be evaluated by physician or other licensed health care provider before return to school and return to physical activity at school.*
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Extends veteran's property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Directs Commissioner of Education to encourage implementation of Natural High Drug Prevention Program in school districts.*
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.
Permits certain breweries to sell beer at seasonal farm markets. *
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
Requires boards of education to conduct student vision screenings that include evaluation of acuity and binocular vision.
"Music Therapist Licensing Act."
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Increases exclusion amount under New Jersey estate tax; phases out estate tax over five years.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Expands list of retired law enforcement officers eligible to carry handgun.
Establishes Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman in DMVA.*
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Allows "100 percent Disabled Veterans" to receive parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans.
Exempts honorably discharged United States military veterans from initial insurance producer licensing fee.
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
Excludes veterans' entitlements from income for determination of PAAD eligibility.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Reduces required limousine insurance in certain circumstances; eliminates sales and use tax on limousine service.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Extends expiration date of certain permits for one year in Superstorm Sandy-impacted counties.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Establishing New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits in DMVA.
"Charlie's Law"; Establishes civil penalties for persons who interfere with or deny persons with disabilities accompanied by service or guide dogs access to places of public accommodation.
Requires candidates for election to school board to file with their nominating petitions specific affirmation that they have not been convicted of crimes that would disqualify them from office.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Establishes Gold Star Family Counseling Program in DMVA; creates tax credit for certain health care professionals.
Requires DMVA to distribute military discharge upgrade information.
Provides that motor vehicle registration expires on registrant's numerical calendar day of birth.
Establishes Gold Star Family Scholarship Program; appropriates $100,000 from General Fund to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Exempts disabled veterans from beach buggy permit fees.
Appropriates $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Establishes 9/11 Memorial Registry.
Modifies requirements for receipt of distinguished service medal; codifies qualifications for receipt of meritorious service medal.*
"Community Mental Health Safety Net Act"; requires DHS to provide cost-based reimbursement on quarterly basis for certain mental health and substance use disorder treatment services through June 2018; makes appropriation.
Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
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Revises law concerning ticket sales.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Designates Black Swallowtail butterfly as State Butterfly.
Authorizes use of juvenile records for prosecution of gang criminality.
Requires DOH license additional angioplasty facilities, with at least one facility in each county.
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility to no more than one year.
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.
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.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employing immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed in action.
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Requires that victims of sex offense be informed of offender's risk of re-offense upon release.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified material.
"Volunteer Medical Professional Health Care Act."
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.
Upgrades theft to a crime of the first degree if amount involved is $500,000 or more.
Requires Rutgers University to create a liberal studies program for students with intellectual disabilities; appropriates $500,000.
Raises maximum eligibility age for exempt fireman certificates and membership in New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
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.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Increases penalties for certain heroin offenses by revising threshold amounts for first, second, and third degree crimes of manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing heroin.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
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.
Provides courts with sentencing discretion for certain convictions concerning possession of a firearm.
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.
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.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.
Establishes NJ Innovation and Research Fellowship Program in DOWLD.
Ends the estate tax and increases the gross income tax's retirement income exclusions.
Provides governance, transparency, and accountability reforms at PANYNJ.
Clarifies that certain former New Jersey National Guard members may be eligible for higher education tuition assistance.
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.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Prohibits cloud computing service providers from disclosing data collected from public, private, or charter schools.
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.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Prohibits local units of government from adopting increased minimum wage and mandatory paid sick leave for private employers.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and veterans' property tax exemption to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Suspends pension of any retired public employee who resumes public employment with compensation more than $15,000.
Repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act"; prohibits COAH from basing prospective need portion of fair share obligation on commercial development.
Removes expiration of required payment by public employees of percentage of cost of health care coverage provided by public employers.
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment on persons convicted of certain sex crimes against minors.
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.
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.
Extends property tax benefit to veterans who performed active service in U.S. Armed Forces during Cold War.
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.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Establishes special license plates for veterans.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping for certain retired military personnel.
Permits municipality to establish restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters.
Provides that information technology professionals who find child pornography on computers must report the finding to law enforcement.
Establishes appraisal method for taxation of watershed lands.
Excludes appropriations to reserve for uncollected taxes in excess of two percent from calculations of municipal adjusted tax levy.
Establishes "Court Security Enhancement Fund"; increases certain court fees and assessments.
Requires blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death; designated as "Michelle's Law."
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.
Establishes insurance and safety requirements for companies that use digital network or software application to match passengers with drivers.
Requires emergency action plans for delivery of oxygen to patient residences during public health emergency.
Establishes "New Jersey Business Advisory Council" in Business Action Center.
Criminalizes fourth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Requires State to lower compensation rate of civilly committed sexually violent predators to same level as State inmates for institutional work.
Regulates tethering of, and outdoor shelter for, dogs.
Expands statute authorizing temporary restraining orders for certain alleged stalking victims to include victims of any age or mental capacity.
Provides for notice to schools of court-ordered domestic violence restraints restricting contact in schools; increases penalty for violation of such orders.
Indexes the maximum gross income tax deduction for homestead property taxes to certain changes in the State average residential property tax.
Requires fingerprinting for certain disorderly persons offenses.
Excludes deferred compensation of certain public school and federal tax-exempt organization employees from current taxation under the gross income tax.
Requires criminal background check for name change and prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from changing their name.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Reduces corporation business tax rate and provides an additional rate reduction for three years for taxpayers that relocate corporate headquarters to New Jersey.
Expands registration requirements under Megan's Law to include persons committing human trafficking crimes or engaging in prostitution, when crimes involve minors.
Authorizes restricted breweries to annually sell up to 1,000 barrels of beer to in-State and out-of-state retailers.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Requires debt collectors, in certain circumstances, to cease debt collections against certain victims of identity theft.
Creates the New Jersey Advanced Manufacturing Council.
Grants law enforcement agencies authority to order road closures; increases penalty for violations.
Encourages wearing blue to honor law enforcement officers on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Extends Class Two special law enforcement training for time deployed.
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations and William J. Hughes Technical Center.
Establishes a manufacturing reinvestment account program to incentivize capital investment and workforce training in New Jersey with income tax rate reductions, deferrals, and accelerated deductions.
Establishes manufacturing machine and metal trade apprenticeships tax credit program.
Establishes "Higher Education Manufacturing Grant Program" for public institutions of higher education to establish or expand programs in manufacturing fields.
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.
Exempts certain surviving spouses and surviving civil union partners of certain disabled veterans from components of the realty transfer fee.
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
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.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.
Creates crime of home invasion; makes crime subject to No Early Release Act.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to veterans of Operation "Praying Mantis."
Adjusts fee schedule for county and municipal golf courses for certain veterans and service members.
Establishes right of sexual assault victim to notification of certain developments in criminal case.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.
Requires DOE to include military-connected student identifier in student-level database; requires district inform teacher when military-connected student enrolls in class taught by teacher.
Permits certain retired law enforcement officers to possess hollow nose ammunition.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for volunteer emergency workers and persons with certain types of military service.
Permits certain fire police units to appoint fire police officers.
Reforms procedures concerning provisions of affordable housing; repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Establishes primary health care plan with optional riders in SHBP for public employees.
Provides for a mandatory minimum term for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
Creates housing purchase matching grant program for members of United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard who have served in certain military operations.
Requires certain medical transportation vehicles to be equipped with stop signal arms and requires drivers to stop for vehicles under certain circumstances.
Limits tobacco products wholesale sales and use tax to 50 cents per cigar.
"Consumer Freedom From Unwanted Expense in Health Insurance Coverage Act."
Reinstates death penalty for certain murders.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Requires school districts, charter schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employees to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct and includes penalties for certain willful violations.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Requires issuance of tourniquets to law enforcement officers; requires emergency service vehicles be equipped with tourniquets.
Revises distribution of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Imposes moratorium on affordable housing litigation through December 31, 2017.
Establishes "Affordable Housing Obligation Study Commission."
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross tax returns for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Concerns baked goods sold at farm markets.
Exempts veterans from non-driver identification card fees.
"Personal Injury Trust Fund Transparency Act;" requires plaintiff to file personal injury trust claims under certain circumstance; addresses allocation of trust claims; establishes scheduling and discovery requirements for certain tort actions.