Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Michael Patrick Carroll
Sponsored
Became law1
Dedesignates portions of Route 24.
In committee32
Clarifies that the domestic pigeon (Rock Pigeon) is not protected by law.
Requires beneficiary photo to be included on State-issued benefit debit cards.
Amends and repeals certain parts of New Jersey firearm statutes.
Requires cost disclosures by health care providers under certain circumstances; applies certain restrictions to charges for medical supplies.
"Property Rights and Affordable Housing Act of 2014."
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Establishes immunity from liability for manufacturers and sellers in certain product liability actions.
Removes prohibition on possession of stun guns.
Prohibits assessment of overlimit fee assessed by issuer of credit or debit cards in certain instances.
Limits overlimit fee assessed by issuer of credit or debit cards.
Limits late fees assessed by issuer of credit cards.
Prohibits fees for certain bill payments.
Requires recipient of alimony or child support to notify payor of certain changes in financial circumstances.
Repeals laws regulating campaign finance and lobbying; abolishes ELEC.
Provides that certain temporary support orders in pending matrimonial or civil union actions expire in six months or less, subject to renewal.
Directs Secretary of State to work with chief elections official in other states to identify and eliminate duplicate voter registration records.
Requires certain documentation to register and to vote; establishes penalties for failure to obtain NJ driver's license in certain circumstances, and for being registered to vote in this State and another state.
Directs BPU to allow broadband telecommunications service providers to use poles belonging to public utilities or CATV companies in certain instances.
Requires non-citizen designation on driver's license, driving permit, or identification card.
Excludes projects funded by Transportation Trust Fund from prevailing wage requirements.
Permits publication of legal notices by governments and individuals on official government website instead of newspaper.
Establishes durational time limits for receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Provides that recent law requiring palimony agreements to be in writing encompasses palimony agreements made prior to the effective date unless certain circumstances apply.
Caps liability of public entities and public employees for compensatory, noneconomic losses in tort actions at $350,000.
Extends immunity for sports and recreational activities to premises located in residential and semi-rural areas for activity of sledding.
Eliminates mandatory newspaper publication of legal notices by governments and individuals; permits voluntary publication of legal notices in newspapers or on Internet.
Provides immunity against "wrongful birth" and "wrongful life" suits.
Permits self-service dispensing of motor fuels.
Eliminates certain motor vehicle registration renewal.
Provides that, upon request of applicant, change of name would be confidential and not constitute public record.
Requires municipalities comprised within regional school districts to share certain payments received in lieu of taxes with counties and regional school districts.
Provides for establishment of publicly-funded education savings accounts for use at educational institutions other than public elementary and secondary schools.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Establishes the "New Jersey Family Collaborative Law Act." *
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Appropriates $88,592,361 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Out of committee · 6
Designates State Route 173 between Clinton and Phillipsburg as "173rd Airborne Brigade Highway."
Appropriates $22,463,000 in 2003 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015.
Designates State Highway Route 15 in Sussex County as "Senator Robert E. Littell Memorial Highway."
Enacts new "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"; repeals previous uniform law.
In committee · 39
Prohibits placing primary election candidates into political party lines on primary ballot.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Repeals certain restrictions on future retail sales of handguns.
Requires access to law enforcement guidelines for processing firearms permit applications upon public records request.
Prohibits payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave, provides for forfeiture of payment for unused sick leave for certain criminal convictions, and requires documentation for use of sick leave.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits for certain seasonal workers.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana, imposes civil penalties, and establishes fund for drug education.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Prohibits public and independent institutions of higher education from admitting any student who is not a United States citizen or who does not hold lawful immigration status.
Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Prohibits wrongful life/birth suits.
Requires that police obtain warrant to seize cell phone data.
Requires that police obtain warrant to attach GPS device to suspect's motor vehicle.
Eliminates requirement that notice of elections list polling place locations; requires notice include Division of Elections Internet site providing polling place locations.
Prohibits terminal leave compensation for local government employees.
The "New Jersey Parental Rights and Property Tax Reduction Act."
Increases salary of certain government officials; codifies legislative district office allowance and legislative director salary; opens PERS enrollment to certain elected officers; eliminates PERS/TPAF disability insurance.
Legalizes possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, subject to voter approval.
Establishes a fixed term for Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director of PANYNJ; requires approval from Governors of New Jersey and New York prior to employment of directors.
Requires State Comptroller to receive and provide certain independent authority employee information on State Comptroller's website.
Makes various changes to interest arbitration procedures; repeals sunset provision.
Authorizes Governor to enter into interstate compact to clarify Fourteenth Amendment.
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.
Prohibits immobilization of motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Authorizes certain law enforcement officers and corrections officers to possess and use stun guns while on duty.
Increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $5 million over period of five years.
Prohibits MVC from imposing duplicate license or identification card fee and digitized picture fee if duplicate is requested to reflect change in organ donor status.
Provides that Secretary of State, as leader of tourism and economic development, will have authority to designate and prepare special commemorative day, week, month, or year for the State.
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.
Establishes State Transportation Cost Analysis Task Force.
Clarifies law concerning conduct of certain legislative investigations.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Requires local units to recover contributions under Emergency Services Length of Service Award Program paid in excess of statutory limit; requires annual audits.
Links police and fire interest arbitration base salary cap to property tax levy; makes cap permanent.