Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
David C. Russo
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Exempts local governmental units from supplemental titling fees on passenger automobiles they purchase or lease.
Designates highway ramp off of State Highway Route No. 23 at Alps Road in Wayne Township as "Gregory F. Velardi, Sr., Ramp."
In committee34
Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from permitting direct solicitation of students for credit card accounts.
Establishes a Special Medical Malpractice Part in the Superior Court.
Creates 12 additional Superior Court judgeships; establishes a Special Business Part in the Superior Court; provides for appropriations.
Establishes a Business Part in the Superior Court.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Conforms voter identification procedures to requirements of Statewide voter registration system; permits use of provisional ballots for voters who move to different counties; revises certain penalty provisions.
Creates a Business Court.
Establishes grant program for school districts to develop in-district and collaborative special education programs and services to reduce need to place classified students out-of-district.
Provides Student Population Density Aid to certain public school districts.
Clarifies applicability to primary elections of campaign contribution and expenditures reporting act.
Applies certain conflicts of interest restrictions on legislators to county, municipal and local authority condemnation proceedings and project contracts funded directly or indirectly by State monies.
Requires Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards to maintain information on Internet; requires certain assistance to be provided to individuals filing complaints with the committee.
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment for contempt for violation of domestic violence orders.
Clarifies authority of municipalities to utilize zoning authority to regulate billboards or outdoor advertising bearing commercial advertisements.
Concerns additional unemployment benefits during training in cases of disability.
Prohibits campaign contributions between county party committees; makes such contributions a third degree crime; increases to third degree crimes certain other campaign finance offenses.
Prohibits contributions by certain entities doing business with State; limits amount of contributions by principals and officers of such entities.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Limits political contributions by certain government contractors; revises disclosure standards applicable to State officials; expands disclosure for lobbyists; prohibits certain types of dual office holding.
Authorizes counties and municipalities to adopt regulations limiting political contributions by contractors.
Limits contributions to certain candidates and elected officials by certain public contractors; limits contributions by certain political party committees; repeals certain campaign contribution prohibitions.
Provides local governments may limit political contributions by business entities performing or seeking to perform public contracts; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Prohibits public entities from engaging certain governmental affairs agents.
Establishes certain ethical standards and financial control requirements for State authorities.
Imposes penalties on certain State officers and employees for failure to file financial disclosure statements required by executive order or by code of ethics.
Provides that MIA-OON flag be displayed at certain public buildings annually for 30 days beginning September 11.
Eliminates statute of limitations in cases brought under the "Survivor's Act" where the death resulted from murder or manslaughter under certain circumstances.
Protects employee rights to ownership and usage of employee inventions developed entirely on employee's own time and without using employer's resources.
Prohibits the unauthorized photographing or videotaping of a child.
Upgrades crime of invasion of privacy under certain circumstances.
Requires that wheelchairs be secured using four-point securement system in paratransit vehicles.
Requires driver's licenses to indicate veteran status.
Designates the "Honor and Remember Flag" as an official State flag.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Designates highway ramp off of State Highway Route No. 23 at Alps Road in Wayne Township as "Gregory F. Velardi, Sr., Ramp."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Vetoed · 1
Requires designated fire command structure in municipal emergency operations plans involving mutual aid responses to fires.
Passed the General Assembly · 1
Establishes new crimes concerning service dogs and upgrades crimes against certain other animals.
Out of committee · 4
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $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.
In committee · 17
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
Prohibits public financing of privately-owned, for-profit projects within the meadowlands complex.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Provides that municipalities with minimum amounts of developable land may file certification with the Council on Affordabe Housing, even if no petition for substantive certification is filed.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
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 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.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Delays implementation of paid family leave for two years.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Prohibits sale of caffeinated alcoholic beverages.
Upgrades the crime of invasion of privacy if it results in death or serious bodily injury to a crime of the second degree.
Allows certain sole proprietors to join a small employer health benefits purchasing alliance.