Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Gail Phoebus
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Designates month of November as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Month" in NJ.
Out of committee3
Requires voter registration forms be made available when applying for hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program for certain farming operation equipment purchases.
Provides for retained eligibility for members of NJ National Guard or reserve component of US Armed Forces called to active federal military service who met maximum age requirement at closing date of civil service examination.
In committee33
Prohibits State departments and agencies from considering or requiring compliance by Highlands planning area municipalities with Highlands regional master plan in certain circumstances.
Sunsets "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" five years after date of enactment unless certain conditions are met.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Increases filing threshold and the applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
Repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Repeals the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
Provides municipality with affordable housing credit toward its municipal fair share housing obligation for funds transferred to the New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund pursuant to P.L.2008, c.46.
Provides procedures for crediting certain dwellings used by agricultural workers in determination of municipality's fair share housing obligation.
"Property Assessment Appeal Transparency Act"; revises content of required annual notification of real property assessment.
Eliminates prohibition against purchasing more than one handgun in calendar month.
Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.
Requires preschool tuition rates equal actual cost per pupil.
Allows qualifying counties and municipalities to become "agriculture development counties" and "agriculture development municipalities" and provides certain associated resulting benefits therefrom to encourage, protect, and preserve agriculture and relate
Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.
Requires certain contractors to verify work authorization of newly hired employees.
Requires law enforcement agency to issue retired law enforcement officer identification card to certain qualified retirees.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Permits county correctional facilities to seek reimbursement from inmate welfare fund for certain medical services provided in county jails.
Prohibits harassment of farmers engaged in farming operations.
Suspends pension of any retired public employee who resumes public employment with compensation more than $15,000.
Establishes "New Jersey Commission on Government Efficiency and Cost Control" to recommend measures for efficiency and cost reduction in State government.
Prohibits placing primary election candidates into political party lines on primary ballot.
Establishes "New Jersey Electromagnetic Infrastructure Advisory Commission."
Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.
Permits farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Requires school districts to notify State after receiving offer of assistance from federal government to address environmental issue.
Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by school districts, county vocational school districts, county special services districts, jointure commissions, and private schools for students with disabilities to two percent.
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.
Exempts rural electric cooperatives from requirement that electric and gas public utilities deposit unclaimed property into Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund.
Concerns long term tax exemptions on certain age-restricted low-income housing.
"Motor Vehicle Insurance Verification Act."
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Provides for retained eligibility for members of NJ National Guard or reserve component of US Armed Forces called to active federal military service who met maximum age requirement at closing date of civil service examination.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 35
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*
Permits a victim or witness of any age to testify by closed circuit television under certain circumstances in prosecutions for domestic violence, sexual assault, and certain other crimes.*
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Provides for voluntary discharge of personal representitives overseeing administration of estates by application to the Surrogate's Court.**
Requires OAL to maintain Internet database summarizing all State rule-making actions.
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Permits local units of government to enter into shared services agreements with federal military installations located in the State.
Establishes New Jersey Military Skills Council.
Provides preference to certain employers applying for workforce development grants.
Expands list of retired law enforcement officers eligible to carry handgun.
Requires DMVA to develop online historic tour identifying locations of war battles and places of significance to war efforts in State.
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*
Establishes Farm to School Coordinating Council.
Clarifies law concerning the advertising and promoting of NJ farm products.
Permits charging late fee for rental payments due on self-service storage units and authorizes sale of property via website.
Concerns electronic medical bills for workers' compensation claims.*
Revises application deadline for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Permits authorities and local units operating water supply or sewerage facilities to waive, reduce, or defer sewerage and water service fees for deployed military personnel.
Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.
Eliminates sales and use tax on certain transportation services provided by a limousine operator.*
Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Allows certain fuel dealers and distributors refunds of petroleum products gross receipts tax and credits against motor fuel tax for certain bad debts from sale of fuel.
Appropriates $2,900,000 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $22,385,743 to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $32.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Appropriates $7,500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Vetoed · 1
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to authorize and advise food hubs.
Passed the General Assembly · 16
Allows shore municipalities to provide spouse and dependent children of veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
"Red Mascara Act;" designates five State songs.*
Extends post-military service protection against mortgage foreclosure.
Establishes State park passport to promote outdoor recreation, education, and visitation to State parks, forests, and historic sites.
Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.
Prohibits purchase of certain items by scrap metal businesses.
Establishes "Blue Alert System."*
Establishes "New Jersey Farm to Public Institution of Higher Education Program."
Allows qualified school to be called "New Jersey Farm Fresh School."
Permits school participating in NJ "Farm to School" program to submit recipe for posting on Dept. of Agriculture website.
Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture to create clearinghouse website for vendors to provide surplus food to charities in State.
Establishes requirements for sale of home baked goods or cottage foods. *
Out of committee · 28
Provides that farm, farmstand, or other agricultural operation selling firewood obtained from property other than seller's shall not be considered a lumber yard.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Requires municipalities to file copies of tax abatement and exemption agreements with county chief financial officer and county counsel within 30 days of execution.
Provides dedicated funding for promotion of apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Provides PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law.*
Directs BPU to allow broadband telecommunications service providers to use poles belonging to public utilities or CATV companies in certain instances.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Designates bison as agricultural livestock.
Prohibits public institution of higher education from using State funds in excess of$10,000 to pay fee of commencement and other speakes.*
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
Requires professional boards to provide for online processing of application for licensure or renewal.
Directs State agencies to take certain actions to expedite permitting through use of general permits and permits-by-rule. *
Concerns employment status of certain truck operators.*
Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.
Authorizes State Fish and Game Council to establish number of beaver trapping permits issued annually.*
Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation.
Establishes Dept. of Agriculture cooking contest.
Establishes New Jersey Eco-Ag Tourism Council.
Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings.
Extends voting rights of representatives of sending districts on receiving district board of education.
Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient.
Requires any State entity administering State or federal public benefit programs to verify recipient's personal information against death records to prevent payment to deceased individual.
Requires certain contractors to register under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."
Requires DOLWD to permit veterans and other groups to apply for UI benefits online.
Provides for early termination of terms of office for certain appointed municipal court positions when two or more municipalities enter into agreements to establish joint or shared municipal courts.
Establishes Lake Hopatcong Fund and dedicates $500,000 annually from certain power vessel operator license fees to the fund.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018.
In committee · 162
Authorizes municipalities that petition for or receive substantive certification pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act" to make certain affordable housing units available on a preferential basis to certain eligible persons.
Provides that no more than four of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of the same political party.
Allows for exclusion of certain properties from Highlands preservation area.
Repeals sections of law pertaining to transfer of civil service and non-civil service employees of terminated local health agency to superseding agency.
Eliminates expansion of preschool education programs in "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Exempts contaminated and industrially-zoned sites from affordable housing rules.
Prohibits the imposition of affordable housing need and related fees upon the local transfer or move of a business.
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%.
Increases membership of Fish and Game Council and clarifies it has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Eliminates seniority in Civil Service and other jurisdictions for reductions in force in certain circumstances.
Requires women incarcerated in county correctional facilities to cover full cost of abortion.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Expands range of local units eligible to join an insurance fund established by a municipality or county under certain circumstances.
Replaces references to Civil Service Commission with chairperson of commission to clarify duties and responsibilities of chairperson.
Expands scope of review of Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.
Provides that certain absentee ballots will be counted if received within ten days of election.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee and one percent fee on transfers of certain commercial real estate and tax on sale of controlling interests in certain commercial real property.
Establishes motor vehicle registration for street rods and custom motor vehicles.
Restricts use of electronic benefit cards by cash assistance recipients.
Requires access to law enforcement guidelines for processing firearms permit applications upon public records request.
Requires eligibility checklist and audit for enrollment in PERS of certain public employees who provide professional services; imposes fine on certifying officer or supervisor for ineligible enrollments.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren Counties, and requires existing bus stops to be used.
Revises procedure for transferring motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Requires certain documentation as proof of voter identity to vote; updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity.
Establishes 80 as maximum age for issuing special handgun carry permits to retired police officers.
Requires legislative approval of changes to core curriculum content standards and Statewide assessments.
The "School Safety and Security Act"; establishes penalties for certain criminal acts committed on school property.
Repeals certain restrictions on future retail sales of handguns.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Gives priority to applicants for firearms purchaser identification card and permits to purchase handguns when domestic violence restraining order is in effect.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Establishes "Local Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act."
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Authorizes Governor to enter into interstate compact to clarify Fourteenth Amendment.
Amends and repeals certain parts of New Jersey firearm statutes.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Removes prohibition on possession of stun guns.
Directs Secretary of State to work with chief elections official in other states to identify and eliminate duplicate voter registration records.
Bars certain employees of certain public agencies from participating in PERS; repeals law permitting PERS and TPAF members on leave who work for labor organization to purchase pension credit.
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Prohibits DEP from imposing conditions on projects exempt from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Requires State compensation of property owners for certain property devalued due to certain environmental laws; and requires State agencies to evaluate proposed administrative rules for potential to constitute taking of real property.
Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.
Allows commercial farmer to recover reasonable costs and attorney fees of defending against unreasonable complaints under "Right to Farm Act."
Provides one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.
Provides discounted hunting and trapping license, permit, and stamp fees for senior citizens.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Ends the transitional energy facilities assessment, caps the State use portion of State energy tax revenues and ensures the balance of such State revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against a taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Increases amount of, and income limit for eligibility to receive, senior citizens' and disabled persons' property tax deduction.
Prohibits administration of standardized assessments not required under State or federal law.
Allows parent, guardian, or adult student to prevent disclosure of student information to certain entities.
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Requires municipal governing bodies and boards of education to provide sufficient time for all requested public comment at open public meetings.
Requires certain health care professionals to complete continuing education courses regarding issues related to prescription opioids.
Requires interpretive statements of State general obligation bond act public questions to include certain fiscal information.
Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions at $250,000.
Excludes overtime pay of certain employees from gross income tax.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
"Home-Based Jobs Creation Act"; classifies certain home businesses as accessory uses needing no use variances in residential zone; authorizes municipalities to limit or exclude certain warehousing, manufacturing, or retailing activities.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Expands authority of emergency management departments in requesting assistance outside normal territorial jurisdictions.
Concerns proof of workers' compensation coverage with certain legally required annual reports of employers.
Prohibits adoption of new rules exceeding federal standards unless specifically authorized by State law or necessary to protect public health, safety, or welfare.
Revises timeframes for issuance of certain construction permits by DEP in 90 days.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million.
Prohibits municipal ordinance to create sanctuary city; Establishes State and local employee ethics violation upon noncompliance with federal immigration enforcement request.
Prioritizes applications for firearms purchaser identification cards, permits to purchase a handgun, and permits to carry a handgun under certain circumstances.
Permits Adjutant General to authorize members of NJ National Guard to carry firearm at recruiting centers.
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer.
Concerns liability, standards of care, and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Revises laws concerning real estate licensees.
Provides for appointment of certain municipal court judges at the local or county level.
Requires public utilities and cable television companies to accommodate and relocate facilities when necessary for transportation infrastructure projects at direction of DOT.
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Eliminates duplication and redundancy in registration of certain apartments.
Prohibits immobilization of motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from considering number of arrests made and citations issued when evaluating police officer's professional performance.
Prohibits submission of New Jersey license plate information to national photo ticketing system or other states for certain purposes.
Authorizes deer hunting with firearm on Sundays on private property.
Revises statutes concerning permissible length of time between certain public questions in certain municipalities.
Requires public schools to allow certain students not enrolled in the school to participate in interscholastic athletics.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
Allows county sheriffs to issue firearms identification cards and permits to purchase handguns; authorizes county sheriffs to accept applications for permits to carry handguns.
Requires State to recognize permits to carry handguns issued to certain New Jersey residents by other states.
Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.
Revises individual cause of action under consumer fraud act.
Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) every seven years rather than every three years.
Requires State personal income tax materials to include notice of certain property tax relief programs.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amounts under New Jersey estate tax in accordance with provisions of federal tax law.
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations and William J. Hughes Technical Center.
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.
Authorizes special plate for holders of "Combat Action Ribbon."
Provides for a mandatory term of imprisonment for assault involving domestic violence.
Prohibits use of volunteer driving activities in underwriting for private passenger automobile insurance; revises charitable immunity statute as applied to volunteer drivers.
Increases minimum civil fine for harassing person taking wildlife and increases criminal penalty for subsequent offenses.
Revises definition of "antique firearm" to include handguns.
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Reduces residency requirement for resident hunting licenses from six months to 60 days.
Establishes construction workforce recruitment and training program in DOLWD.
"Empower the Principal Act"; eliminates local school superintendents and prohibits schools from having more than one assitant or vice-principal.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Increases the personal income tax's pension and retirement income exclusion fivefold over three years.
"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.
Authorizes issuance of duplicate firearms purchaser identification cards for change of address with certain proof.
Prohibits for 10 years applicability of new State and local rules and regulations to certain manufacturing facilities.
Requires tenure charges be filed against any public school employee found to have bullied a student and requires the employment of any nontenured public school employee be terminated for such activity.
Permits certain off-duty law enforcement officers to carry firearms on State property.
Increases exclusion amount under New Jersey estate tax; phases out estate tax over five years.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
Requires school district that includes grades kindergarten through six to offer Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program.
Requires personal service of notice of unpaid parking ticket before issuing arrest warrant or suspending license.
Excludes bonuses for reenlistment or voluntary extension of enlistment in armed forces from gross income.
Concerns alternate methods of wage payment.
Designates "Franklinite" as official mineral of State of NJ.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Requires professionals certifying death to perform any testing and related actions necessary for survivors to claim State and federal benefits.
Exempts public institutions of higher education from motor vehicle registration fee.
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of school each day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Clarifies scope of affordable housing obligations.
"New Jersey Rural Electric Cooperative Act."
Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by county vocational school districts to two percent.
Repeals requirement for general hospitals and State psychiatric hospitals to hold annual public meetings.
Designates Lake Mohawk German Christmas Market as New Jersey State German Christmas Market.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
"Health Care Consumer's Out-of-Network Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Provides for agreement between Secretary of State and AOC to match information in Statewide voter registration system with certain jury records in order to identify and remove ineligible non-citizen voter registrants from system.
Decreases petroleum products gross receipts tax rate on certain petroleum products; dissolves Transportation Trust Fund Authority; establishes "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Account Commission."
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who donate organs.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
Permits veteran to receive credit toward licensure as licensed practical nurse upon completing certain military medical training programs.
Permits certain firefighter training courses to be taken online.
Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Provides gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.