Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, Senate.
Jim Whelan
Sponsored
Became law16
Revises various aspects of casino industry regulation.
Requires guidance offered by Local Finance Board to members of local governing body employed by casino, or regarding casino employment of immediate family member thereof, be in form of public advisory opinion.
Allows construction of wind dependent energy facilities on piers within 500 feet of mean high water line of tidal waters.*
Extends time period for renewal of lapsed alcoholic beverage retail licenses.
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. **
Prohibits misleading use of senior-specific certifications or professional designations in connection with sales of securities.
Establishes alternative methods of casino licensure.
Permits development of solar and wind facilities and structures on landfills and resource extraction operations under certain circumstances. **
Establishes procedure for destroying certain contraband tobacco products and cigarettes.
Phases-in single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula over three years and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
Reduces membership of Casino Control Commission from five to three.
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 $23,588,760 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.
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.
Extends deadline for licensing of certain off-track wagering facilities that remain to be established.
Passed the Senate5
Establishes one permanent seat on State Records Committee for Chief Technology Officer and one annually rotating seat for county clerk and municipal clerk.
Permits certain county boards of chosen freeholders to publish notices of proposed or amended ordinances by title and summary.
Provides that certain funds in Casino Simulcasting Special Fund will be paid to Atlantic City Racetrack and prescribes use thereof with certain amounts remaining paid to other racetracks.
Permits county clerk to create identification cards for certain veterans for certain purposes.
Modifies economic redevelopment and growth grant program for projects involving redevelopment of certain hospitals.*
Out of committee11
Supplements the State annual appropriations act for the State fiscal year 2010-2011, makes appropriations for Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Programs and the Homestead Rebate/Credit Program.
Requires issuance of general permit for beach food and drink concession stands under certain circumstances pursuant to CAFRA.
Removes requirement that Casino Control Commission inspectors and agents be present at all times during casino operations and instead permits presence at times deemed appropriate by commission.
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
Prohibits manufacture or sale of reflective glass beads with high arsenic content; prohibits DOT and State's toll road authorities from using paint mixed with reflective glass beads for roadway markings.
Establishes "Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week."
Provides that subcontractors who furnish non-specialty trade work shall not be named in local public bid documents.
Allows casino to pay up to 6% or 9% of parimutuel pool to out-of-State racetrack for simucast races; provides casino retains 55% of certain remaining takeout rate amounts.*
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.
Provides exception from BPU standards for construction and installation of certain solar and photovoltaic electric generation equipment on utility poles by electric public utilities.
Extends deadline for licensing of certain off-track wagering facilities that remain to be established.
In committee33
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.
Establishes fixed dates for employment contracts of certain State college professors and other employees.
Prohibits application of certain temporary "black" or "blue" henna tattoos.
Requires government records to be made available on the Internet.
Removes appropriations for gypsy moth suppression from the municipal expenditure cap and county and municipal tax levy cap.
"Ricci's Law;" revises ignition interlock device requirements for certain drunk driving offenses.
Requires MVC to notify Medicaid if driver's license of medical transportation services provider is suspended or revoked.
Requires simple majority for proposal to increase school tax levy above tax levy growth limit.
Expands area for designation of eligible neighborhoods under "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Authorizes counties to participate in property tax appeals for real property having a value of $10 million or more.
Requires school districts to provide for the safe operation of electrically operated partitions in classrooms or other school facilities.
Establishes conflict resolution procedures through Department of Agriculture for complaints against commercial fishing docks and fish processing facilities.
Establishes minimum reimbursement amounts for medical transportation services under Medicaid.
Repeals restriction on weights and measures officers' and employees' duties.
Requires certain liability coverage, and offering of coverage, under basic and special private passenger automobile insurance policies.
Defines "transient guest" for purposes of good cause for New Jersey Anti-Eviction Law.
Establishes innovation zone program and creates innovation zone around Aviation Research and Technology Park in Atlantic County.
Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.
Prohibits sale of lottery tickets or shares after claim of top prizes.
Revises statutes regulating bingo, raffles and amusement games.
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Includes reverse rate evasion as form of insurance fraud and provides for civil and criminal penalties.
Requires at least 50% of highest Casino Simulcasting Special Fund amount awarded to racetrack be paid to Atlantic City Race Course; prescribes uses thereof.
Requires a board of education to consult with appropriate nonpublic school representatives prior to any change in the provision of nursing services.
"Consumer Credit Fairness Act."
Provides that certain disabled veterans may purchase special automobile insurance policies.
Provides State indemnification for certain local law enforcement officers.
Designates Atlantic City and Pleasantville, Atlantic County, as areas eligible for redemption of pinelands development credits.
Exempts disabled veterans and recipients of the Purple Heart from the payment of municipal parking meter fees when their vehicles bear a disabled veteran's or Purple Heart license plate issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
Requires Secretary of State create e-mail notification system alerting when US and State flags flown at half-staff.
"Emergency Information Access Act"; requires utility service providers to report severe weather and emergency related service; directs utility service providers and State Office of Emergency Management to present reported information online and via telep
Provides immunity to institutions of higher education for food donations.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.
Filed1
Prohibits MVC from inspecting buses on casino-owned property and designated casino parking, pick-up, or drop-off locations, except under exigent circumstances.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
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.
Directs establishment of Atlantic City Tourism District; broadens powers and duties of CRDA; transfers Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority and its functions to CRDA.
Reduces school district, county, and municipal property tax levy cap from 4% to 2.0% and permits unused school district, county, and municipal increases to be banked for three succeeding years.*
Permits physicians and veterinarians to earn continuing education credits by providing certain free medical or veterinary services.
Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs' to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *
Designates portion of Route 47 in Glassboro as "South Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Highway". *
Revises provisions of "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009" concerning public-private higher education construction and improvement projects and municipal ordinances to adopt stimulus measures.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans' Hospital Task Force."
Requires all wireless telephones and electronic communication devices issued by public entities to be activated to receive Amber Alerts.
Establishes "Veteran to Veteran Peer Support Program" telephone helpline. *
The "Offshore Wind Economic Development Act"; establishes offshore wind renewable energy certificate program, and authorizes EDA to provide tax credits for qualified wind energy facilities in wind energy zones.
Provides for development of searchable "Bulletin NJ" local public bidding and employment database.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty. *
Allows certain organizations to file complaints with Council on Local Mandates in certain circumstances.
Revises financial assistance under Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program; repeals requirement to study implementation.
Decreases annual standardbred race dates to 75 minimum upon consent from Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey; increases to 5% maximum amount of certain purse moneys that may be distributed to aid horsemen.*
Establishes Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project in DHS.
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Requires services be provided for sexually exploited juveniles charged with certain offenses; creates an affirmative defense regarding prostitution.*
Exempts beach bars, amusement parks and carnival amusement rides from noise restrictions of "Noise Control Act of 1971" during certain time periods and subject to certain conditions.*
Provides penalty for registration violations occurring under State's saltwater fishing registry program.
Decreases the minimum corporation business tax on certain New Jersey subchapter S corporations by 25%.
Vetoed · 8
Requires that the monetary equivalent of any wage or benefit concession agreed to by a collective bargaining unit be used by the school district to offset any reduction in force initiated for economic reasons.
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
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Requires Governor notify local government to fly United States and State flags at half-staff upon death of member of Armed Forces of United States or National Guard who was State resident.*
Requires periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings.
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Passed the Senate · 13
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of National Guard members.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers; permits in-State wineries to ship to other states. *
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
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. *
Prohibits imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Provides civil service preference to veterans of Operation "Noble Eagle."
Establishes Interagency Council on Preventing and Reducing Homelessness. *
Authorizes hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Tri-County Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for business enterprises that are owned by or that employ veterans.
Extends for three years application submission deadline to EDA for review and approval of certain construction projects involving public institutions of higher education.
Out of committee · 40
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related to economic development projects. *
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period. *
Requires municipalities to exempt 100% disabled veterans from construction permit surcharge fees for improvements to promote living unit accessibility; appropriates $20,000 for municipal reimbursements.
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Requires Pinelands Commission members, officers, employees, or agents to follow State ethics code. *
Expands "Jersey Fresh" program to include "Made With Jersey Fresh" designation of certain baked goods and other food products.*
Encourages purchase of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural products by State agencies, departments and facilities.
Changes membership requirements of the Veterans' Services Council.
Allows DMVA to fundraise for handicap accessible vehicle purchase.
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.
Extends time period during which municipal fire departments may hire certain laid off firefighters.
Permits hiring of certain laid off law enforcement officers without utilizing Civil Service lists. *
Allows certain entities to submit emergency plans electronically.
Permits school boards to charge certain students for remedial or advanced courses provided during summer school.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for wind energy equipment.
Jaden's Law; requires DHSS to prepare online brochure about the option to donate bone marrow.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Eliminates use of rebate procedure for claims of sales and use tax exemption made in connection with certain sales to certain UEZ qualified businesses. *
Provides that 1.5% contribution required to be made by certain public employees will not take effect until expiration of collective bargaining agreement made applicable to such employees.
Authorizes zero-interest loans to local governments for certain brownfield remediations; changes priorities for financial assistance from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund. *
Requires assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home that surrenders its license and promised not to discharge Medicaid residents to escrow funds to pay for care in alternate facility. *
Concerns energy efficiency and renewable energy requirements. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires State Treasurer to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Requires appointments for safety-related recalls on vehicles to be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support the Boys and Girls Clubs in New Jersey.
Authorizes Department of Agriculture to implement mobile fresh produce markets for residents of urban "food desert" communities.
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.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Grants eligibility for solar renewable energy certificates to solar facilities connected to net metering customer's side of the meter, or directly to electric grid at 69 kilovolts or less.*
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.
Provides State school aid to districts in amount consistent with provisions of "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Requires certain health care facilities to offer, and health care workers to receive, annual influenza vaccination.*
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
In committee · 37
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Clarifies the responsible planning entity for provision of fair share housing.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Extends eligibility for certain veterans' benefits to members of reserve components of US Armed Forces and NJ organized militia who serve at least 180 continuous days.
Establishes New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Permits municipalities to recover certain costs and fees from alcoholic beverage licensees charged with violations.
Appropriates $960,000 in FY 2010 to the Department of Education to pay the State share of new school facilities construction in the Toms River Regional School District.
Provides grants and tax credits for school districts and private contractors for installing cameras on school buses.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Permits municipalities to offer prescription drug benefit to certain retired volunteer firefighters and other emergency aid volunteers.
Permits certain retired law enforcement officers to possess hollow nose ammunition.
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.
Provides that person owning or controlling premises not liable for raffles law violation occurring without person's knowledge.
Waives commercial driver's license fees for certain volunteer firefighters.
Expands covered claims under New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund to include liquor law liability insurance claims.
Eliminates imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Exempts sales of certain seasonal rentals and other dwelling units from the bulk sale notification requirements.
Permits a child whose parent or quardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in the school district where the child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.
Requires development and implementation of mitigation plans for radon contamination in certain child care centers; requires DOE to develop such plans for child care centers operating in public schools, request funding, and implement plans when funded.
Defines homeowners' association membership and fair standards for elections and recall of trustees in homeowners' associations of planned real estate developments.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.
Revises "Local Bond Law" provisions to exempt certain energy projects from appropriation requirement for five percent down payment.
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.
Prohibits retail motor fuel dealer from charging a credit card customer in excess of four percent of purchase price for same fuel to customer paying by cash.
Creates advisory council to oversee revision of core curriculum content standards.
Establishes and enhances certain insurance fraud prevention measures.
Creates Craft Distillery License to permit the manufacture of smaller amounts of distilled alcoholic beverages.
Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
Provides for collection on child support arrearages and certain public assistance overpayments through withholding of casino and racetrack winnings.
Authorizes Internet wagering at Atlantic City casinos under certain circumstances.
Establishes New Jersey Task Force to Address the Nurse Faculty Shortage.
Authorizes South Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Association license plates with proceeds to veterans' and emergency management operations.
Extends limited protection from certain penalties if medical assistance is sought for drug overdose victim in certain cases.
Allows any licensed healthcare provider trained in evaluation and management of concussions to provide written return to play clearance for student-athlete who has sustained a head injury.
Filed · 1
Clarifies tax status of certain construction projects undertaken at State and county colleges through public-private partnerships and eliminates the sunset provision for such projects.