Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Angel Fuentes
Sponsored
Became law1
Modifies procedures available under the Drug Offender Restraining Order Act.
Out of committee4
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to entities contributing to scholarships for low-income children. *
Concerns appeal of assessment of real property in certain municipalities.
"Urban Hope Act"; provides a process to permit authorized entities to build, operate, and manage "renaissance school projects" as public schools in no more than three identified failing districts.
In committee33
Establishes a gross income tax credit for attendance at New Jersey county colleges.
Expands number of literacy advocacy programs eligible to receive voluntary taxpayer contributions through gross income tax returns.
Requires that certain relocation notices be bilingual in municipalities where at least one-third of the population are likely to speak a common non-English native language.
Affords emergency services peer counselors confidentiality privileges.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Establishes procedure to insure inmates with military service receive all the veteran benefits to which they are entitled upon release.
Requires automobile insurers to maintain sales representation in urban rating territories.
The "Abandoned Cemetery Maintenance and Preservation Act."
Requires NJMVC to implement procedures for issuing nondriver identification cards to persons rendered immobile by disabilities.
Establishes 180 day prohibition on purchase of handgun for certain individuals who fail to report loss or theft of firearm.
Establishes the Early Childhood Educator Development Scholarship Program.
Establishes School Success Task Force to study the issues of student truancy, suspensions, expulsions, dropouts, and school violence.
Requires training for certain staff working with persons with developmental disabilities.
Expands DNA database to include samples from certain arrestees.
Requires persons to report incidents of domestic violence to law enforcement and makes it a disorderly persons offense to fail to report.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Tuition Waiver Program."
Requires person in business of selling all-terrain vehicles to properly register vehicle prior to delivery to buyer; increases penalties for violating all-terrain vehicle restrictions.
Requires landlord to permit tenant to remain in foreclosed property in certain circumstances.
Allows denial of coverage to an insured who commits fraud but not to innocent spouse.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th Birthday.
Establishes "Small Business Revolving Loan and Credit Enhancement Fund" within EDA to provide loans and credit enhancement assistance to certain small businesses.
Requires Commissioner of Education to annually evaluate the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education in the State.
Provides for a municipal court community service fee.
Expands DNA database to include samples from certain arrestees; designated "Katie's Law."
"Internet Service Provider Customer Bill of Rights."
Provides tax credit against corporation business tax and gross income tax for certain small businesses receiving qualifying loans.
Establishes bill of rights for parents of persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires period of mandatory incarceration for second or subsequent conviction for prostitution.
Upgrades offense and increases penalty for certain acts of defiant trespass.
"Urban Hope Act"; permits charter school conversions in five failing districts; permits private entities with board approval to build and operate up to two schools in five failing districts.
Exempts individuals with certain types of military service from certain fees and continuing education or professional competency requirements.
Provides that NJBEST Program is available to persons with taxpayer identification number; establishes DREAM Commission to provide scholarships for children of immigrants; and requires teaching staff professional development include information on serving
Increases domestic violence civil penalty and surcharge; imposes new civil penalties under certain circumstances; provides funds to Legal Services.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Allows professional corporation to use or register an alternate name; allows use of certain abbreviations in certain business names; updates references for certain State business filings. *
"Urban Hope Act"; provides a process to permit authorized entities to build, operate, and manage "renaissance school projects" as public schools in no more than three identified failing districts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Provides bill of rights for persons receiving services under Congregate Housing Services Program.
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.
The "Banking Development District Act."
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years.
Concerns contracting and licensing procedures for certain organizations under contract with DHS and DCF.
Establishes new procedure in "Administrative Procedure Act" to allow substantial changes to agency rule-making upon adoption.
Changes five year chapter expiration date for rules to seven years; changes procedures for readoption of rules. **
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related to economic development projects.
Authorizes sale and lease of unneeded public property to certain nonprofits for gardening and urban farming and exempts such urban farms from property taxation.
Requires DHS to collect and disseminate data about persons with developmental disabilities.
Permits use of rebates, allowances, concessions, or benefits for motor fuel purchases on credit, debit or rewards cards. *
Requires Department of State to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.*
Provides corporation with right to renounce corporate opportunity doctrine.
Allows the parent of a public school pupil eligible for transportation services to waive pupil's right to those services for the school year.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Revises provisions of "Franchise Practices Act" relating to motor vehicle franchises.
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
Requires State, regional, and local authorities, boards,and commissions to establish an Internet website and post information related to each entity's mission, finances, meetings, and employees.*
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Revises statutes concerning crematories and the cremation of human remains.
Vetoed · 19
Increases gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable year 2010.
Requires designated fire command structure in municipal emergency operations plans involving mutual aid responses to fires.
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period. *
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Revises requirements for emergency medical services delivery.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Requires AG to study and report on graduated driver's license program. *
Directs BPU to establish standards concerning local government renewable energy generation demonstration projects utilizing renewable energy technologies. *
Expands treatment of mixed use projects under urban transit hub tax credit. *
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for employers who hire former prisoners.
Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.
Provides State school aid to districts in amount consistent with provisions of "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Restores benefit under State earned income credit program to 25 percent of federal credit beginning in Tax Year 2011.
Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions; limits number of sample ballots transmitted to each residence.
Passed the General Assembly · 13
Permits a child whose parent or quardian 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.
Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.
Directs DOT to allow wineries to erect tourist-oriented directional signs on roads and highways. *
Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers. *
Exempts certain car-sharing programs from motor vehicle rental fees.
Maintains right of corporate directors and officers to indemnification under certain circumstances.
Allows licensing authorities to grant a license to certain child support obligors under certain circumstances.*
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.
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle charging stations. *
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.
Requires insurance coverage in the individual and small employer markets and SHBP and SEHBP for "off-label" uses of certain drugs. *
Establishes "Study Commission on E-Licensing."
Establishes linked deposit program allowing State Treasurer to deposit State funds at below market interest rates with certain banks.
Out of committee · 66
Establishes NJ Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission.
"Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority Act." *
Establishes program for directing motorists to agricultural tourism establishments.*
Concerns eligibility for Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief fund assistance when more than one child in family has catastrophic illness.
Requires the design of new public schools to incorporate the "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) guidelines.
Grants EDA broader discretion to approve applications for corporation business tax certificate transfer program and business employment incentive program.
Permits adoptees and certain others access to adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information. *
Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
Authorizes credit unions to serve as depositories of public funds; requires credit unions to provide certain funds for financial literacy education.*
Provides that 20% of fee charged for initial certified copy of birth certificate shall be used to support certain activities of NJ Cord Blood Bank. *
Establishes a gross income tax credit for full time enrollment at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *
Allows students with disabilities to bring service animal to school.*
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.*
Revises provisions of "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009" concerning public-private higher education construction and improvement projects and municipal ordinances to adopt stimulus measures.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Requires certain public officers and employees to reside in State. *
Allows municipalities adjacent to two or more municipalities having urban enterprise zones to qualify for NJ Redevelopment Authority financing assistance. *
Reduces employer unemployment taxes during fiscal year 2011.
Allows professional corporation to use or register an alternate name; allows use of certain abbreviations in certain business names; updates references for certain State business filings.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Exempts from payment certain taxes and energy charges for manufacturing facilities.
Permits sale of motorcycles on Sunday.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
Makes FY 2011 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 for Women's Health and Family Planning Services, reduces FY 2011 appropriation for State Employees' Prescription Drug Program by $7,453,000, and requires filing of application for expansion of Medica
Supplemental appropriation of $24.6 million in State funds and $45.7 million in federal funds to the DHS.
Provides for development of searchable "Bulletin NJ" local public bidding and employment database.
Increases fine and imposes license suspension for talking or texting on hand-held device while driving.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for net interest amount received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.
Requires managed care plans, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide for reasonable accommodation in accessing providers for persons with physical disabilities. *
Expands availability of general development plan approvals and long-term vesting of preliminary and final site plan approvals in Smart Growth areas.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Revises financial assistance under Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program; repeals requirement to study implementation.
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Concerns employee leasing companies.
Provides sales tax exemption for student parking provided by certain colleges and universities.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for natural gas, and transportation or transmission of natural gas, to certain colleges and universities.
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.
"Anti-Snow Dumping Act"; prohibits commercial snowplow operators on private property from depositing snow in public roads, streets, and highways or on public lands. *
Permits small, women or minority owned businesses located in designated regional centers to qualify for loans from EDA as if located in designated urban center.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Concerns creation of benefit corporations.
Provides corporation business tax incentives for life sciences research.
Creates grant program for newly established small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Creates matching grant program for small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Requires approval of extending special improvement districts every 10 years by majority of affected property owners.
Establishes that certification for police training course lasts five years.
Expands treatment of mixed use projects under urban transit hub tax credit and requires developers utilizing State funds to reserve affordable units under certain conditions.
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 $10,250,780 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and 2007 Historic Preservation Fund to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $600,000 from "2009 Historic Preservation Fund" for associated administrative
Appropriates $23 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Requires public parking facilities at NJ Transit stations to be open to public on weekends and other occasions; permits reasonable fee for use of parking facility.
Eliminates limit on application of corporation business tax research credit to 50% of liability otherwise due.
Decreases the minimum corporation business tax on certain New Jersey subchapter S corporations by 25%.
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Establishes New Jersey Food Access Initiative; funds initiative with certain sales tax revenue from urban enterprise zones for five years.
Provides for review and consolidation of certain toll free telecommunications services maintained and operated by certain State and local entities.*
Extends certain business tax credit programs to the gross income tax.
Establishes New Jersey Multiple Sclerosis Task Force.
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
In committee · 32
Establishes the offense of incest.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
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.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Establishes a pothole repair and research program in the Department of Transportation and provides funding from new motor vehicle tire fee revenue.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Requires prosecution of domestic violence-related cases in Superior Court; removes jurisdiction from municipal court.
Authorizes "Proud to Be an American" license plate with proceeds to veterans' and emergency management organizations.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting certain health care professionals and workers.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes Council on Affordable Housing.
Establishes process by which a fiduciary is discharged.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Prohibits smoking in automobiles when children are present.
Adjusts period triggering abandonment for stored value cards from 2 to 5 years and exempts stored value cards useable solely for telephone services from State's escheatment processes.
Provides for transfer of certain funds from "Main Street Business Assistance Program" to "Main Street New Jersey Program Fund."
"The Anti-Big Brother Act."
Prohibits retail dealer from charging in excess of five cents more per gallon for credit purchase of fuel than for cash purchase; requires certain price disclosures.
Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements.
Authorizes creation of economic recovery districts; authorizes certain economic recovery district management corporations to issue bonds secured by incentive grants.
Prohibits certain local public employer continuation of pay programs.
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Authorizes public institution of higher education to establish in-municipality tuition rate for students who graduate from public high schools located in the same municipality as the institution.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for business enterprises that are owned by or that employ veterans.
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.
Establishes a Non-Profit Hospital Redevelopment and Growth Grant program.
"Innovative Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act."
Extends limited protection from certain penalties if medical assistance is sought for drug overdose victim in certain cases.