Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, Senate.
Jim Whelan
Sponsored
Became law15
Permits certain county boards of chosen freeholders to publish notices of proposed or amended ordinances by title and summary.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create identification cards for certain veterans for certain purposes. *
Provides immunity to institutions of higher education for food donations.
Allows casino to pay up to 6% or 9% of parimutuel pool to out-of-State racetrack for simulcast races; provides casino retains 55% of certain remaining takeout rate amounts.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.
Makes various changes regarding regulation of casino gaming; limits use of certain Casino Reinvestment Development Authority assets and revenues; permits use of mobile devices at casinos and racetracks to place wagers on sports or athletic events*
Establishes Helmets to Hardhats pilot program in New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Changes parameters of existing exemption for certain beach bars from noise control standards.*
Establishes "Veterans Higher Education Commission."
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Changes deadline for filing nominating petitions for school board candidates to last Monday in July; revises procedure for filling school board candidate vacancy; and revises certain other election procedures.*
Appropriates $55 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and approves $2,400,800 from 1995 bond act for coastal blue acres projects.
Clarifies that a single State college may enter into a joint purchasing agreement with other contracting units.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2014.
Concerns eligibility for certain leave and benefit programs.
Vetoed1
Permits NJ boat manufacturers to qualify for EDA loans for renewable energy technology, equipment, or systems.
Passed the Senate5
Requires Secretary of State create e-mail notification system alerting when US and State flags flown at half-staff.
Permits liens in favor of planned real estate development associations for unpaid assessments in planned real estate developments.
Permits toll-free passage on State toll roads for certain buses traveling to casinos.
Establishes small business loan guarantee program in EDA to support capital purchases and operating expenses and permits certain qualified businesses in regional centers to qualify for certain EDA loans.*
Prohibits retail mercantile establishments from imposing surcharges on consumer credit card purchases.
Out of committee30
Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.
Provides that subcontractors who furnish non-specialty trade work shall not be named in local public bid documents.
Requires NJ Business Action Center to assist boat manufacturers in converting or expanding business operations to manufacture components for wind energy equipment.
Revises calculation of assessments concerning certain casino licensee fees; clarifies certain conditions of employment concerning Atlantic City Tourism District; makes non-gaming tourism district and certain CRDA project site properties eligible for tax
"New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program Act;" establishes New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program and allows voluntary contributions on gross income tax returns to support homeless veterans.**
Exempts from sales and use tax the sale of materials and equipment used in the manufacture of wind energy components.
Establishes pilot program to utilize value-based benefit design in SHBP to increase health benefits coverage for certain employees concerning chronic health conditions.
Establishes program in DOE to address State's shortage of mathematics and science teachers.
Establishes NJ Council on Lupus Education and Awareness in DOH.*
Requires professional boards to provide waivers or exemptions from requirements for licensure for veterans with substantially equivalent training.
Authorizes certain cooperative purchasing agreements involving certain State and local government entities for certain purchases.
Requires Department of Agriculture to publish on its website information concerning wineries and community supported agriculture entities in NJ.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for compressed natural gas used to fuel certain bus operation.
Establishes procedure for licensure of timeshare salespersons.
Requires Secretary of State to establish secure Internet website for online voter registration; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database.
Revises "Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law" to mirror federal law; permits overseas voters to vote in any election; permits use of federal write-in absentee ballot to vote, register or request ballot for all elections.*
Gives State Lottery winners option of remaining anonymous for one year.
Revises calculation of assessments concerning certain casino licensee fees and clarifies certain conditions of employment concerning Atlantic City Tourism District.*
Requires each State agency to review permits issued by the agency and make necessary changes to expedite and facilitate permitting.
Amends "Administrative Procedure Act" to require State agencies to use various electronic technologies in rule-making procedures.
Exempts certain persons from HVACR licensing requirement; clarifies definition of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act."
Requires consideration of increased property value due to dune construction or beach replenishment in determining compensation provided for condemned beachfront property.*
Establishes criteria and requirements for shore protection project priority list and funding from Shore Protection Fund.
Concerns various authorities, boards, commissions, councils, divisions, and task forces.
Requires building materials dealer to provide uniquely identified delivery ticket to consumer.
Requires Energy Master Plan to include long-term capacity planning and infrastructure planning.
Expands Sire Stakes Program to include newly-established Standardbred Development Program; allocates funds from Sire Stakes Program.
Permits Internet gaming equipment to be located at certain secure facilities in Atlantic City.
Increases State hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues required to be annually appropriated to fund certain arts and cultural, historical, and tourism-related programs and activities.
In committee38
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Requires government records to be made available on the Internet.
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 issuance of general permit for beach food and drink concession stands under certain circumstances pursuant to CAFRA.
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.
Provides grants and tax credits for school districts and private contractors for installing cameras on school buses.
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Requires a board of education to consult with appropriate nonpublic school representatives prior to any change in the provision of nursing services.
Provides that certain disabled veterans may purchase special automobile insurance policies.
Provides State indemnification for certain local law enforcement officers.
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.
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.
"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
Revises exemption from license requirement for raffles for door prizes of donated or purchased merchandise; increases total retail value from $50 to $200 or higher if permitted.
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Upgrades offense and increases penalty for certain acts of defiant trespass.
Requires period of mandatory incarceration for second or subsequent conviction for prostitution.
Provides bonus awards to certain businesses who hire employees who were previously unemployed for more than 13 weeks.
Designates Atlantic City and Pleasantville, Atlantic County, as areas eligible for redemption of pinelands development credits.
Establishes safety zone speed control device pilot program.
Establishes license for timeshare salespersons.
Provides certain small businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy a corporation business tax or gross income tax credit for certain reinvestment in shore municipalities.
Establishes mileage-based fee on passenger vehicles; exempts passenger vehicles from motor fuels tax.
The "Emergency Disaster Relief Act of 2013"; appropriates $100 million.
Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.
Establishes pilot program within Office of Emergency Management to provide zero-interest loans to certain gas stations that install appropriate wiring for generators.
Permits municipality to sell certain impounded vehicles.
Requires certain bidders for prevailing wage public work to provide proof that the prevailing wage will be paid.
Provides supplemental enrollment growth aid to districts that experienced significant enrollment growth; appropriates $21,881,000 to DOE.
Allows law enforcement agencies to utilize electronic signatures on police reports; requires Attorney General to adopt uniform guidelines.
Makes construction work on public utilities subject to "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for business enterprises that are owned by or that employ veterans.
Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy of up to five years.*
Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Tri-County Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Prohibits discrimination against potential organ transplant recipient on basis of mental or physical disability.
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship.
Establishes the "New Jersey Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act."
"Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act;" establishes measures to ensure health of student-athletes.
Revises certain solar renewable energy programs and requirements; provides for aggregated net metering of electricity consumption related to properties owned by certain governmental bodies and school districts.***
The "Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prevention Act."
Creates craft distillery license.
Declares violence a public health crisis. and establishes "Study Commission on Violence."*
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education.***
Makes certain changes to NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Appropriates $715,706,303 from the "Building Our Future Bond Act" to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education for public and private institutions of higher education.
Vetoed · 8
Allows establishment of county-wide purchasing system for certain school district services; offers employment protections for certain food or custodial services employees; and regulates subcontracting by districts and public higher education institutions
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Requires employer notification when relocating call center services outside the United States.
Requires availability of early voting for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Provides, under certain circumstances, for immediate issuance of marriage and civil union licenses at the time license application is made.
Increases benefit amounts under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to 25 percent of federal earned income tax credit amounts beginning in Tax Year 2013.
Permits real estate licensees to prepare broker price opinions and comparative market analyses.
Expands Medicaid eligibility pursuant to federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act."
Passed the Senate · 4
Permits Governor to notify local governments 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 New Jersey Turnpike Authority to hold regular meetings in various counties in the State.*
Permits compressed natural gas as fuel source to power school buses.
Revises penalties for certain drunk driving offenses, including mandating installation of ignition interlock device, and creates restricted use driver's license.*
Out of committee · 32
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
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 indication of veteran status on driver's licenses and identification cards issued by MVC.*
"Carryout Bag Reduction and Recycling 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.
"Good Samaritan Emergency Response Act"; eliminates criminal liability for persons who seek medical assistance in response to drug overdose.*
Revises exemption from license requirement for raffles for door prizes of donated or purchased merchandise; increases total retail value from $50 to $200 or higher if permitted.
Prohibits imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools.*
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2013 and 2014. *
Authorizes Internet gaming at Atlantic City casinos under certain circumstances.*
Provides for representation of certain regions of State on New Jersey Turnpike Authority.*
Increases distributions to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore aid reductions; extends "poison pill" protection to total formula aid provided to each municipality.
Prohibits requirement to disclose user name, password, or other means for accessing account or service through electronic communications device by employers.
Allows certain military spouses with out-of-State teaching license to receive temporary instructional certificate in New Jersey.
Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court; alters eligibility requirements and increases fees for existing conditional discharge and supervisory treatment programs.
Reduces number of voters for whom person can serve as messenger; limits to three number of voted mail-in ballots transmittable by bearer; modifies conviction standard under vote by mail law.
Designates portion of U.S. Route No. 40 in Buena Borough, Atlantic County as "Peter 'Pete' Dandrea Section of the Harding Highway."
The "Bio-based Heating Oil Act."
Imposes tax on certain State lottery winnings to finance grant program for not-for-profit entities operating after school programs in certain districts.
Requires State pay postage for voted ballots returned by mail.
The "Preserve New Jersey Act of 2013"; implements constitutional dedication of sales tax revenue for preservation of open space, including lands that protect water supplies and flood prone areas, farmland, and historic properties.*
"New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013."**
Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court.
Provides limited exemption from development regulations to allow certain structures to be raised as high as the highest applicable flood elevation standard.**
Concerns registration of contractors and sets criteria for responsible bidders in public work.
Creates Office of Clean Energy in BPU.*
Establishes "Mom2Mom Peer Support Program" telephone helpline.
Enables collection of voluntary contributions for New Jersey Nonprofit Veterans Organizations through gross income tax returns.*
Authorizes extension of time for completion of investigation of certain contaminated sites prior to DEP undertaking direct oversight.*
Concerns disclosure and reimbursement procedures of board of education and municipal employee health care benefit contracts.
In committee · 42
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for purpose of natural gas exploration or production until certain conditions are met.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Establishes the authority of the court to order electronic monitoring of certain convicted domestic violence offenders.
Requires that Board of Pharmacy compile and publish list of certain tamper-resistant opioid drugs and that certain conditions be met for pharmacist to substitute for tamper-resistant opioid drug.
Authorizes hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Permits a child whose parent or guardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in the school district where the child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.
Requires appointments for safety-related recalls on vehicles to be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Provides for collection on child support arrearages and certain public assistance overpayments through withholding of casino and racetrack winnings.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.
Creates Craft Distillery License to permit the manufacture of smaller amounts of distilled alcoholic beverages.
Waives commercial driver's license fees for certain volunteer firefighters.
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.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Authorizes South Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Association license plates with proceeds to veterans' and emergency management operations.
Creates advisory council to oversee revision of core curriculum content standards.
Includes administrative law judges and workers compensation judges among persons permitted to solemnize marriages.
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.
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.
Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
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.
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.
Extends "Right to Farm" protections to cultivation or production of marijuana for medical use; permits such activity on preserved farmland; prohibits county or municipal interference with such activity.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified material.
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.
Permits municipalities and school districts to contract for video monitoring systems to assist in enforcing law against unlawfully passing a school bus.
The "Wildlife Rehabilitation Act"; establishes Wildlife Rehabilitation Board and continuing education requirements and permit program for wildlife rehabilitators.
Requires employer notification when relocating call center services to foreign country.
Prohibits municipalities from charging interest on unpaid property taxes for 30 days after payment is due following hurricane or other catastrophic weather event.
Appropriates $20,000,000 from General Fund to the Department of State for travel and tourism advertising and promotion to communicate that New Jersey's tourism destinations are operational despite damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Includes reverse rate evasion as form of insurance fraud and provides for civil and criminal penalties.
Prohibits enforcement, for a period of 12 months, of homeowners' association bylaws prohibiting domesticated animals if owner is FEMA designated displaced individual following emergency declaration by President or Governor.
Amends Offshore Wind Economic Development Act concerning offshore wind energy facilities and wind energy zones.
Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Requires availability of early voting for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
"Government Energy Reliability and Savings Public-Private Partnership Act."
Enables the collection of voluntary contributions for New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts through gross income tax returns.
Filed · 1
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special permits for horse racing on beach and for steeplechase race meeting; allows wagering on such races.