Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Gilbert L. Wilson
Sponsored
Became law6
Establishes pilot program suspending operations of superintendent and deputy superintendent of elections in certain second class counties.
Concerns adding names of certain veterans to certain civil service eligibility lists.
Authorizes public schools to serve to students certain produce grown in community garden.
Permits appointment and transfer of certain special law enforcement officers and county park police officers by certain sheriffs and counties.*
Establishes School Security Task Force.*
Authorizes certain municipalities to impose parking surcharges.
Vetoed1
Provides for uniform basic structure of taxicab fares in certain municipalities.
Passed the General Assembly1
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Out of committee11
Establishes a pilot program in DOE to increase the length of the school day and school year and provides tax credits for corporate contributions to fund the program.
Requires corporations qualifying for State development subsidy grants to repay entire grant amount if corporation fails to uphold grant terms.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
The "Common Sense Shared Services Act"; concerns shared service agreements for certain local personnel under "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act."*
Designates State Highway Route 42 as the "Route 42 Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Increases fine for failure to keep right or failure to observe traffic lanes; establishes fund to pay for certain signage.*
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Establishes animal cruelty offense of cruel confinement of a gestating pig.
Upgrades certain unlawful possession of firearms to first degree crime; revises certain penalties under the "Graves Act."
Authorizes impoundment of motor vehicles for certain crimes and offenses.
Amends special charter of Gloucester City in Camden County to revise method of election of members of Common Council.
In committee18
Authorizes payment in lieu of taxes for tax exempt institution of higher education property if 25 percent of property of municipality is tax exempt and 12.5 percent is institution's property.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old; increases fine on parent of truant student; and requires truant student to complete community service requirement.
Allows private passenger automobile usage information as rating factor in insurance underwriting.
Requires each charter school to annually employ teachers who hold special education endorsements.
Authorizes local governments to license the use of, or sell in fee simple or as an easement interest, public roads within a municipality to connect a non-contiguous solar, wind, combined heat and power, or biomass generation facility with an end-use cust
Establishes New Jersey Food Access Initiative; funds initiative with certain sales tax revenue from urban enterprise zones for five years.
Provides for homestead property tax relief for senior homestead owners with certain gross income based on higher of homestead credit or local school property taxes on first $60,000 of homestead value.
Converts four paid holidays to administrative leave days; provides State and local government offices remain open for business on those days.
Revises qualifications for handgun permit, establishes crimes for certain handgun use; establishes annual fee of $100.
Amends and supplements the "New Jersey Parentage Act" to provide relief from judgment and modification of child support orders under certain circumstances; requires paternity testing of all infants at birth.
Concerns sharing of certain services by municipalities subject to provisions of "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act."
Establishes electronic lien and titling system for New Jersey motor vehicles.
Creates "Expungement Waiting Period Reduction Study Commission."
Requires the Division of Purchase and Property to award contracts to halfway houses; sets forth certain contract requirements.
Authorizes transfer of officers of abolished county park police forces to county police force in certain cases.
Establishes that police cruisers have a useful life of five years and allows local units to bond for such vehicles.
Expands school breakfast program to all schools with 5% or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation resulting from eminent domain.
Carried from the Senate
Became law8
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Increases fine for failure to keep right or failure to observe traffic lanes; establishes fund to pay for certain signage.*
The "Common Sense Shared Services Pilot Program Act"; concerns shared service agreements and joint contracts, in certain municipalities, for certain tenured local employees under "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act."**
Designates State Highway Route 42 as the "Route 42 Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Authorizes impoundment of motor vehicles for certain crimes and offenses.
Upgrades certain unlawful possession of firearms to first degree crime; revises certain penalties under the "Graves Act."
Amends special charter of Gloucester City in Camden County to revise method of election of members of Common Council.
Vetoed1
Establishes animal cruelty offense of cruel confinement of a gestating pig.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Creates crime of threatening the life of certain animals; designated as Dano and Valder's Law.**
Requires the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to develop and distribute a document containing student loan repayment information for school districts and nonpublic high schools to disseminate to students.
Revises the period of time required for a State college faculty member to receive tenure.*
Revises privileges of limited and restricted breweries.*
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
"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.**
Prohibits slaughter of horses and sale of horse flesh for human consumption.
Allows municipalities to provide veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Permits chief administrator of MVC to waive CDL skills test for certain applicants with military experience operating commercial motor vehicles.*
Provides for EMT and Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic certification for certain veterans.
Authorizes sale of site of former Riverfront State Prison in City of Camden as State surplus property to NJEDA for public auction to prequalified developer.
Creates Veterans Haven North Council; renames current Veterans Haven Council to Veterans Haven South Council.
Provides for temporary professional or occupational licensure for qualified nonresident military spouses.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit, select, and train veterans for school security positions in school districts.
Vetoed · 3
Revises law concerning the purchase of scrap metal.
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Requires certain police vehicles to be equipped with cameras.
Passed the General Assembly · 12
Requires court to issue animal protective orders against persons found guilty of abusing animals.
The "Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator Act"; establishes licensure requirements for wildlife rehabilitators.**
Allows municipalities to designate redevelopment entities and certain non-profits to act as land banks.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Requires DEP to allow for correction of technical and administrative permit application violations; and subjects adoption of DEP technical manuals to Administrative Procedure Act." *
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.*
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Provides that Probation Division would file child support judgement as a lien only when amount of judgement equals or exceeds amount of child support due for a one-month period.*
Establishes "Task Force To Review Residential Community Release Programs" to review this State's halfway houses and make recommendations concerning security and inmate services.
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
Requires State agencies to post Internet links to programs and services for women as applicable.
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.
Out of committee · 25
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Establishes linked deposit program allowing State Treasurer to deposit State funds at below market interest rates with certain banks.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for business enterprises that are owned by or that employ veterans.
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
Provides immunity to institutions of higher education for food donations.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Provides totally disabled persons with discount on hunting license fees.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Establishes Helmets to Hardhats pilot program in New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create identification cards for certain veterans for certain purposes.
Affords DRPA police officers authority to inspect hazardous materials carriers and cargoes; clarifies authority of State Police to conduct inspections.*
Criminalizes second or subsequent drunk driving offenses in certain cases.
Revises certain provisions of farmland assessment law.*
Reduces number of rooms necessary for historic hotel to receive liquor license.
Provides that certain personal identifying information may be redacted from certain public records in certain circumstances.
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.
Requires county board of elections provide notice to voters by mail and on county's Internet site when change in polling place location for any election district occurs within 60 days of any election.
Revises statutes and enhances penalties for offenses involving child pornography; makes crime of causing a child to engage in a prohibited sexual act subject to "No Early Release Act." *
Allows SPRS members to purchase SPRS credit for prior military service.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a service animal or guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law." *
Creates exemption from certain MVC fees for prisoners of war.
Makes various changes to the "Urban Hope Act" including the financing and siting of renaissance school projects.
Clarifies that compensation may be paid for expenses related to service animals required due to injuries resulting from crime against victim.*
In committee · 51
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Establishes conflict resolution procedures through Department of Agriculture for complaints against existing commercial fishing docks and fish processing facilities at established locations.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for fish and wildlife management and conservation.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Replaces plenary winery and farm winery licenses with small winery and wine manufacturing licenses.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for employers who hire former prisoners.
Prohibits smoking in automobiles when children are present.
Requires certain motor vehicle reinspections be conducted at licensed private inspection facilities.
Establishes "Study Commission on E-Licensing."
Exempts certain files of clinical programs at law schools in State from Open Public Records Act.
Establishes Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer to monitor efforts to promote participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.
Provides gross income tax credit for interest paid on certain student loans.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th birthday.
Provides for a municipal court community service fee.
Requires period of mandatory incarceration for second or subsequent conviction for prostitution.
Upgrades offense and increases penalty for certain acts of defiant trespass.
Concerns appeal of assessment of real property in certain municipalities.
Exempts individuals with certain types of military service from certain fees and continuing education or professional competency requirements.
Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.
Establishes pilot project to permit overseas and military voters to vote in certain elections using Internet; makes an appropriation.
Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
Requires insurers to provide coverage for medications and dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Establishes "Victim-Witness Scholarship Fund;" establishes "Witness Protection Fund;" and concerns State forfeiture funds.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Extends alternate route police training certification from three to five years.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Requires public institutions of higher education to implement certain practices concerning academic credits and residency requirements for military servicemembers.
Establishes offense of criminal mischief committed on historical sites.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Extends protections of the new vehicle "lemon Law" to new motor vehicle farm equipment purchased or leased in New Jersey.
Provides unemployment benefits for certain veterans.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Requires DEP to obtain legislative approval and authorization for any fee increase, or imposition of a new regulatory fee.
Exempts certain health information contained in 9-1-1 calls from definition of government record.
Provides post-traumatic stress disorder from military service during combat may be mitigating factor during sentencing.
Provides a NJHOPE credit, increases the current gross income tax homestead property tax credit, and increases the gross income tax rate on taxable income exceeding $1,000,000.
Enhances penalties for false incrimination.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to entities contributing to scholarships for low-income children; appropriates $1,500,000 to Treasury.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from using social networking websites and requires certain identifying information.
Establishes bio-recovery specialist license and requires first responders to provide certain support to victims.
Requires MVC to issue driving privilege cards to persons who cannot prove lawful presence in the country.
"Drug Dealer Accountability Act;" increases penalties for distribution of phencyclidine; establishes criminal liability for drug dealers under certain circumstances; imposes civil and criminal penalties for combinations of controlled dangerous substances
Changes the age for excuse from juror service to 70 years.
Requires DOC to conduct quarterly site visits at residential community release programs.
Prohibits pre-trial county inmates charged with first, second, or third degree crimes from being placed in halfway houses.
Requires residential community release programs to file certain financial disclosure documents with DOC.
Authorizes dedicated National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate.
Revises alimony laws, including eliminating permanent alimony and establishing guidelines for amount and duration of alimony awards.
"New Jersey Tuition Equality for America's Military (NJTEAM) Act;" provides in-State tuition at New Jersey public institutions of higher education to military veterans.