Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, Senate.
Robert M. Gordon
Sponsored
Became law5
Appropriates $1,279,941 from various historic preservation funds to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Permits combination of voter petitions and application by municipal governing body for approval of Municipal Consolidation Study Commission by Local Finance Board.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Appropriates $10,250,780 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and 2007 Historic Preservation Fund to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $600,000 from "2009 Historic Preservation Fund" for associated administrative
Vetoed1
Limits DEP regulation of medical diagnostic x-ray equipment in facilities performing 750 or fewer x-rays per year.
Passed the Senate6
Provides limit on number of multiple timeshare interests that may be included in a single foreclosure complaint under "New Jersey Real Estate Timeshare Act." *
Requires owner of building advised of structural safety concern during private inspection to notify municipal code official and DCA; provides for emergency inspection.*
Provides tax relief for certain non-residential property owners and tenants in consolidated municipalities.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations.
Provides purchasing preference to local and environmentally responsible businesses in the awarding of State contracts.
"Emergency Transportation and Water Infrastructure Recovery Bond Act of 2011;" authorizes bonds for $100,000,000.
Out of committee14
Provides bill of rights for persons receiving services under Congregate Housing Services Program.
Clarifies school district eligibility to receive State funding for special education evaluation services for children enrolled in New Jersey nonpublic school and living out-of-State.
Imposes two-year moratorium on certain new outpatient radiation oncology services and establishes Outpatient Radiation Oncology Services Task Force in DHSS.
Permits certain members of Junior Firemen's Auxiliaries to perform non-hazardous support duties at fire sites.
Directs Chief Technology Officer to conduct study of costs and benefits of replacing the State's high-volume, basic computing systems with more cost-effective alternatives.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Requires DHS to collect and disseminate data about persons with developmental disabilities.
"Meadowlands Regionalization, Efficiency and Property Tax Relief Act of 2010."
Expands membership of Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Exempts from real property taxation during construction any building, or portion thereof, to be used for a property tax-exempt purpose.
Permits use of rebates, allowances, concessions, or benefits for motor fuel purchases on credit, debit or rewards cards.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for purchase of flood-prone properties.*
Establishes a Health Facility Reuse and Community Revitalization program.
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Creates Meadowlands Economic Development Trust; provides for sharing of tax revenues generated by developments of regional economic significance to improve local quality of life.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Provides gross income tax deduction for three years of nursing pay for new enrollees in nursing education programs.
Requires certain persons to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Requires van accessible handicapped parking spaces be used exclusively by handicapped equipped vans.
Exempts reconstruction, improvement or enlargement of hospitals and nursing homes from imposition of affordable housing fees; prohibits calculation of fair share obligation on same.
Regulates operation of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes, and certain other vehicles and off-road vehicles; requires DEP to designate three sites on State-owned land where snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes may be used.
Provides additional enforcement provisions under "Health Care Quality Act"; allows certain private causes of action for violations; expands administrative remedies; establishes enforcement fund.
Requires uniform billing and reporting of infection rates by ambulatory surgical centers and requires DHSS to make reported information public.
Provides exception to local cap law for purchases of fuel efficient vehicles and permits loans by New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust for those purchases.
"Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licensing Act."
Increases New Jersey Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association payment cap to $250,000 for certain annuities.
Provides for asset disregard for Medicaid recipients under long-term care insurance partnership.
Permits member of volunteer fire company and emergency response squad to hold municipal elective office.
Requires closed-cycle cooling towers as condition of NJPDES permit for certain energy generation facilities.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Requires sellers collecting New Jersey sales tax for locations in New Jersey to record and report on their returns the amount of sales tax collected within each municipality in New Jersey.
Prohibits use of volunteer driving activities in underwriting for private passenger automobile insurance; revises charitable immunity statute as applied to volunteer drivers.
Requires three forms of identification when requesting birth certificate.
Requires carriers to classify medically necessary procedures as covered benefits and remit certain payments to hospitals for services rendered.
Prohibits NJ member of Delaware River Basin Commission from supporting use of drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Establishes moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for purpose of natural gas exploration or production until certain conditions are met.
Establishes standards for commercial insurers and Medicaid program implementing electronic prescribing systems.
Increases penalties for repeated violations of Predatory Towing Prevention Act.
Prohibits shipping or transporting into, or treatment in, the State, of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.
"Innovative Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act."
Establishes loan redemption program for persons with Master's Degree in Business Administration or other business-related fields of study or Juris Doctorate and provide consulting or legal services to small business and legal services clients.
Provides sales and use tax rebates for certain purchases made by victims of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
Supplemental appropriation to DOT of $10,000,000 as State contribution towards resolution of flooding issues at Marsellus Street Bridge in Bergen County.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 37
Makes various pension system changes concerning eligibility, retirement allowance formula, compensation definition, position eligible for service credit, non-forfeitable rights, prosecutors part, PFRS special retirement, employer contributions. *
Makes various changes to SHBP and SEHBP concerning eligibility, cost sharing, plan choice, benefit change application, coverage waiver, multiple coverage; requires contributions toward health care benefits by public employees and certain retirees. *
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
Creates bistate commission to coordinate management and flood prevention of waterways flowing between Bergen County, NJ and Rockland County, NY.
Provides alternative annual reorganization meeting date for county political committees if regular date coincides with period of religious observance.*
Authorizes central municipal court to hear cases brought by county office of consumer affairs.
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Changes date for mail-in ballots transmission from 40th to 45th day before an election, with certain exceptions; permits referendum on school levy cap and municipal levy cap to occur on same day. **
Clarifies that sexual assault victims are not responsible for any costs of forensic sexual assault examinations or related services.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans' Hospital Task Force."
Renames "New Jersey Trauma Center" at University Hospital as "Eric Munoz Trauma Center."
Establishes alternative methods of casino licensure.
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
Phases out cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.*
Revises sales and use tax to maintain compliance with certain terms and conditions of Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
Provides for certain requirements concerning Independent Health Care Appeals Program.
Concerns creation of benefit corporations.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty. *
"Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act"; provides for use of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms and requires physicians and advanced practice nurses to pursue continuing education in end-of life care. *
Establishes NJ Advisory Council on End-of-Life Care in DHSS.
Restores income eligibility level for AIDS Drug Distribution Program to 500% of the federal poverty level.
Permits racetrack permitholders to provide for single parimutuel pool for each running or harness horse race.
Revises financial assistance under Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program; repeals requirement to study implementation.
Establishes Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project in DHS.
Establishes assisted living facility and comprehensive personal care home resident rights.
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $8.831 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $23 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $39 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $23,588,760 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Eliminates limit on application of corporation business tax research credit to 50% of liability otherwise due.
Decreases the minimum corporation business tax on certain New Jersey subchapter S corporations by 25%.
Establishes Grow New Jersey Assistance Program to provide tax credits to certain businesses; changes eligibility and certain other requirements for other business assistance programs; authorizes transfer of certain real property.*
Restores eligibility of New Jersey Health ACCESS recipients for NJ FamilyCare effective August 1, 2011.
Establishes Small Business Loan Program in EDA allowing certain small businesses to be eligible for low interest rate loans of up to $250,000 to expand their businesses.
Vetoed · 13
Limits annual fee increases in shared service agreement to 2 percent. *
Permits Internet wagering at Atlantic City casinos under certain circumstances.
"Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act"; expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs.
Consolidates certain business-related categories of gross income and provides 20 year carryforward of certain net losses under gross income tax. *
"Ocean County Stormwater Management System Demonstration Act."
Authorizes Ocean County Planning Board and municipal planning boards in Ocean County to take certain measures to control stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollution in Barnegat Bay watershed. *
Makes FY 2011 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 for Women's Health and Family Planning Services, reduces FY 2011 appropriation for State Employees' Prescription Drug Program by $7,453,000, and requires filing of application for expansion of Medica
Establishes NJ Center for Oral Health at UMDNJ Dental School.
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Dedicates revenues derived from certain sales and uses subject to sales and use tax to provide enhanced incentives for breeding and development of certain racehorses in this State.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Requires surgical practices to be licensed by DHSS as ambulatory care facilities.
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Prohibits health care institutions from discharging medications into sewer or septic systems.
Requires additional public participation and health impact study as conditions of conversion of health service corporation to domestic stock insurer; dissolves the Health Service Corporation Conversion Temporary Advisory Commission. **
Establishes grant program in DCA to provide funding to youth mentoring programs.
Requires public notice of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board meetings.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers; permits in-State wineries to ship to other states. *
Requires executive county superintendent to designate a county special services school district, jointure commission, or educational services commission as the county education services agency to assist local school districts in sharing services. *
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside; restricts locations of certain child care centers and school bus stops.
Allows property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain unreimbursed mental health treatment of veterans. *
Requires governmental affairs agents retained by government entities to file certain reports with ELEC; requires certain government entities retaining governmental affairs agents to file annual reports with ELEC.
Revises statutes concerning permissible length of time between certain public questions in certain municipalities.
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.
Authorizes hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Provides partial sales tax exemption for energy and utility service to certain manufacturers. *
Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
Authorizes county to establish county hospital authority; amends title of "Municipal Hospital Authority Law."
Requires State Comptroller to perform compliance audit to verify municipal implementation of corrective action plan following performance audit.
Requires Commissioner of DHSS to assess how to increase number of teaching hospitals and medical residency programs throughout State.
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Exempts senior citizens, disabled persons and veterans from E-ZPass account monthly service charge.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for business enterprises that are owned by or that employ veterans.
Requires private entity primarily engaged in business of providing transportation for passengers in wheelchairs to secure passengers in wheelchairs using four-point securement system and to secure unoccupied wheelchairs. *
Supplemental appropriation to DHSS for $7,453,000 for family planning services, and requires filing of State Plan Amendment to extend Medicaid coverage for family planning services to persons with incomes up to 200% of federal poverty level.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
"Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act"; expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs.
Modifies economic redevelopment and growth grant program for projects involving redevelopment of certain hospitals.*
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Authorizes any municipality outside Highlands Region to establish receiving zones for Highlands transfer of development rights program.
Repeals law allowing PFRS member to retire with PFRS pension and continue to receive salary for current PFRS-covered elective office.
Requires each hospital board of trustees to adopt a written policy governing conflicts of interest.
Specifies public members on Board of Medical Examiners and requires board to take certain actions to investigate licensees.
Directs Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Information Technology to study and report potential benefits of expanding the use of electronic transactions, including the use of electronic signature and electronic record by the State.
Establishes pilot program in DEP for chemical cleanouts in schools.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Directs Medicaid to establish medical home demonstration project.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period. *
Exempts from sales tax for two years certain highly fuel efficient vehicles and energy efficient appliances. *
Authorizes exchange wagering on results of in-State and out-of-State horse races through exchange wagering system.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Revises law concerning meetings of public bodies to provide greater public access to meetings and to information about meetings.
Makes certain changes to open public records act; formally names open public records act "Martin O'Shea Open Public Records Act."
Requires State entities to purchase biofuels in place of fossil fuels when reasonable, prudent and cost effective. *
Provides that 20% of fee charged for initial certified copy of birth certificate shall be used to support certain activities of NJ Cord Blood Bank. *
Requires DHSS to coordinate physician workforce data.
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease.
Concerns furloughing of direct care nurses employed by certain State institutions. *
Requires State to use energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
"Tara's Law"; provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities residing in community care residences and for investigations of abuse of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Authorizes sale and lease of unneeded public property to certain nonprofits for gardening and urban farming and exempts such urban farms and gardens from property taxation.
Revises various off-track wagering provisions of the "Off-Track and Account Wagering Act."
Allows gross income tax deduction for first $200,000 earned by certain new physicians and dentists in first seven taxable years of practice in NJ. *
Jaden's Law; requires DHSS to prepare online brochure about the option to donate bone marrow.
Concerns compensation and benefits of officers, employees, and members of State and local authorities.
Eliminates use of rebate procedure for claims of sales and use tax exemption made in connection with certain sales to certain UEZ qualified businesses. *
Expands treatment of mixed use projects under urban transit hub tax credit. *
Requires DOT to study stormwater basins in Barnegat Bay watershed; requires DOT and NJ Turnpike Authority to include repairs of stormwater basins in capital project plans. *
The "Banking Development District Act."
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
Allows the parent of a public school pupil eligible for transportation services to waive pupil's right to those services for the school year.
Requires, after study, DEP to adopt total maximum daily loads for Barnegat Bay ecosystem, and requires DEP to adopt nutrient standards for NJ marine waters.*
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Amends Fiscal Year 2011 annual appropriations act to require filing of application for expansion of Medicaid coverage for family planning services.
Requires BPU orders to be issued in writing and posted on Internet.
Requires State Treasurer to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
Permits local units to participate in cooperative purchasing agreements.
Modifies employer UI tax rates.
Requires State Comptroller to review, and make recommendations for improvement of, the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.
Requires NJ FamilyCare to treat earned and unearned income in same manner when calculating gross family income for parents and caretakers.
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Makes certain changes to NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.
Requires plans, specifications, and bid proposal documents for certain local public contracts to address soil contamination.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Establishes "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
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Changes restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for contributions to support facilities construction, expansion, renovation and upgrade at New Jersey public and independent institutions of higher education.
Requires MVC to notify Medicaid if driver's license of medical transportation services provider is suspended or revoked.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Requires installation of low-flow toilets and low-flow showerheads in multiple dwellings having 3 or more units.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Eliminates 15% fee charged by cemetery company on transfer of graves, crypts and niches.
Increases and revises membership of New Jersey Cemetery Board.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Authorizes county regulation of fertilizer application.
Concerns regulation of paratransit vehicles and drivers transporting persons in wheelchairs.
Permits local government units to grant Length of Service Award Program points to certain activated military members.
Requires Treasurer and Division of Pensions and Benefits and Investment Directors to report on status of State-administered pension plans to Legislature by May 15 and November 15 each year.
Permits New Jersey Historic Trust to charge fees for publications and access to seminars; permits Trust to become tax-exempt charitable organization under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain corrections officers.
Amends State fiscal year 2009 appropriations provision to remove prohibition on payment of scheduled salary increase for judges of the Division of Workers' Compensation.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Establishes procedures for operation of air ambulance services.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of certain entities from using title of psychologist.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires municipality to post sign on property subject of development application.
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Provides premium assistance to certain small employers who purchase health benefits plans; appropriates $10 million.
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 specific reduction of sulfur content in heating oil, and scheduled increase of blending biofuels therein after July 1, 2011, unless requirements are waived by Governor pursuant to Executive Order.
Requires health insurers to disclose broker commissions to purchasers.
Revises "Notaries Public Act of 1979."
Requires State Board of Education to promulgate policy regarding outside employment of superintendents of schools.
Establishes gross income tax credit for cost of certain postage for sending goods to members of United States Armed Forces and National Guard who are serving their country away from home.
Requires audits of managed care plan provider networks.
Transfers $5,000,000 of unexpended balance from Purchase of Service for Inmates Incarcerated in County Penal Facilities account in Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Appropriations Act and appropriates that amount for Women's Health and Family Planning Services.
Requires producer disclosure of compensation to purchaser of health benefits plan.
Establishes and enhances certain insurance fraud prevention measures.
"New Jersey Health Benefit Exchange Act"
Excludes appropriations to reserve for uncollected taxes in excess of two percent from calculations of municipal adjusted tax levy.
Implements recommendations of State Comptroller's report analyzing the on-line transparency of local authorities and commissions.
Clarifies the effective date of the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
Makes changes to manner in which State-administered retirement systems operate and to public employee pension benefits.
Requires video cameras at certain ATMs.
Provides immunity from civil liability to certain individuals who acquire or use an automated external defibrillator.