Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Peter J. Barnes III
Sponsored
Became law3
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Prohibits practice of excluding unemployed individuals in advertisements for job vacancies.
Directs BPU to establish online process for submission of required documents by BPU regulated and licensed entities.*
Passed the General Assembly1
Establishes a civil cause of action for gender-motivated violence.
Out of committee10
Allows credit against certain charges to CATV customers opting out of premium service within 30 days of CATV company notice of network or programming change.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees.
Requires certain DOC, county, and municipal prison physicians to acquire certain training.
Requires correctional facilities to provide inmates with prescription medication that was prescribed for chronic conditions existing prior to incarceration.
Renames the Division of Insurance Fraud Prevention as the Bureau of Fraud Deterrence in the Department of Banking and Insurance; modifies structure of Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of the borrower's death.
Modifies certain notice requirements concerning rates, prices, or service packages of CATV companies.
Revises notice requirements by CATV companies for changes to station channel positions. *
Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey.
Creates a civil cause of action for stalking.
In committee13
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Includes nonpublic schools and incidents occurring off school grounds in school bullying law and provides greater protections for victims of bullying.
Establishes special parking for hybrid, electric, and alternative fuel vehicles.
Increases penalties for certain alteration of an automobile's computer and establishes penalty for resulting death or injury.
Requires school districts to ensure that certain student information stored on an electronic data processing system is backed up daily, and that teachers have access to the information for at least 150 days.
Regulates individuals engaged in the facilitation of like-kind exchanges of property pursuant to Section 1031 of the United States Tax Code.
Creates New Jersey Business Action Center.
Requires independent State authority members to disclose employment and contractual relationships between authority and authority member's relatives.
Limits sale and manufacture of flame retardant chemical decabromodiphenyl ether.
Concerns exclusion of individuals with certain employment history in advertisements for job vacancies.
Provides for new and increased court and application fees to fund Legal Services of New Jersey and to fund the Judiciary's computerized court information systems.
Conforms Megan's law to requirements of federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Requires registered qualifying patient's authorized use of medical marijuana to be considered equivalent to use of any other prescribed medication.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Renames the Division of Insurance Fraud Prevention as the Bureau of Fraud Deterrence in the Department of Banking and Insurance; modifies structure of Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Establishes standards for certain fertilizer applications, requires certification of professional fertilizer applicators, and regulates labeling and sale of certain fertilizers. *
Requires State Soil Conservation Committee to adopt standards concerning soil restoration measures. *
Requires BPU orders to be issued in writing and posted on Internet. *
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Allows municipalities to reexamine municipal master plan every 10 years. *
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
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.
Authorizes Commissioner of NJDOT to procure revenue-generating sponsors for, and permit sponsorship acknowledgment and advertising on, safety and emergency service patrol vehicles and equipment.
Vetoed · 2
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
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.*
Passed the General Assembly · 9
Requires ATM independent sales organizations to provide certain withdrawal options.
Concerns compensation and benefits of officers, employees, and members of State and local authorities. *
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning conflicts between rules of different State agencies.
Establishes conditional intervention program in municipal court for certain first-time offenders.
Modifies certain service outage compensation and notice requirements for CATV companies.
Requires review of arbitration agreements for unconscionability.
Establishes certain consumer protections related to arbitration organizations.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school. *
Requires DOT Commissioner to erect signs informing motorists of State's "move over" law.
Out of committee · 24
Concerns priority of claims against certain insured tortfeasors as between insurer paying PIP benefits and injured party.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.*
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer.*
"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. *
Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
Prohibits minors under 18 years of age from using indoor tanning beds.
Reduces school district, county, and municipal property tax levy cap from 4% to 2.9% percent and permits unused school district, county and municipal increases to be banked for three succeeding years.
Clarifies that the implementation of a municipal court security plan, shall be at the discretion of the municipal governing body.
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Consolidates certain business-related categories of gross income and provides 20 year carryforward of certain net losses under gross income tax.
Removes statute of limitations in certain civil actions for sexual abuse; expands categories of defendants liable in such actions.*
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.*
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
Requires specific instructions for workers filing unemployment insurance claims.
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 $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 $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.
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Eliminates limit on application of corporation business tax research credit to 50% of liability otherwise due.
Bars solicitation of professional employment for 30 days after date of accident or disaster under certain circumstances.
In committee · 47
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
"New Jersey College Student and Parent Consumer Information Act"; requires each four-year public institution of higher education to provide on its website certain information regarding its costs, faculty, and graduation rates.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Establishes permissive inferences related to conduct that serves as predicate to sex offenses against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes conditional intervention program in municipal court for certain first-time offenders.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Provides prescriber or health care facility with discretion to number prescription blank forms consecutively.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on general election days when Office of President of the United States is on ballot.
Requires the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners maintain minutes of meetings; provides Governor veto over minutes.
Provides enhanced penalties for certain crimes when victim is 65 years of age or older, or disabled.
Requires the State and local contracting units to purchase biodiesel or biodiesel blended fuel manufactured in NJ.
Requires health insurance carriers to use standard explanation of benefits form.
Provides for registration of mold inspectors and remediators.
Permits municipality, fire district or authority to approve transfer of certain firefighters from PERS to PFRS.
Permits municipalities to install traffic-lights on self-contained municipal streets without approval of the Commissioner of Transportation.
Requires newly licensed registered professional nurse to attain baccalaureate degree in nursing within 10 years of initial licensure.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Creates eight additional judgeships; increases certain court fees to fund judgeships and to supplement funding for Legal Services of New Jersey.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Provides for immediate driver's license suspension under certain circumstances.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Amends RICO to add certain crimes involving public servants.
Requires executive county superintendent to designate a county special services school district or educational services commission as the county education services agency to assist local school districts in sharing services.
"Sara's Law;" requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish next-of-kin program.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Permits municipality to pay tax refund in equal installments over period of three years.
Requires taxpayer to provide certificate of merit setting forth estimated true value of certain property which is subject to county tax appeal.
Requires State Board of Education to promulgate policy regarding outside employment of superintendents of schools.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for amount of annual homestead property tax that exceeds 7 percent of homestead owner's New Jersey gross income.
Modifies New Jersey gross income tax rates.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax.
Provides for access to adoptee's original birth certificate under certain circumstances.
Provides tax credit against gross income tax for costs of certain property that conserves energy or promotes energy efficiency and for other energy efficiency measures.
Requires BPU to promulgate regulations requiring electricity providers to provide information so customers can compare prices and services.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Restricts campaign contributions by certain entities performing public contracts.
Establishes Retaining Our Best and Brightest Loan Redemption Program.
Establishes reward program in DOE for districts with high academic performance and low per pupil expenditures.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana.
Requires all lamps and lighting devices on motor vehicles be kept in working order.
Requires that sexual abuse against a child be reported to law enforcement officials.
Filed · 1
Establishes alternative business calculation under gross income tax to permit consolidation and carryforward of certain business-related losses.