Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Angel Fuentes
Sponsored
Became law5
Affords emergency services peer counselors confidentiality privileges.
Concerns disclosure of certain employment information.
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.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on responsible use of social media for middle school students as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Technology.
Creates pilot program to allow certain county utilities authorities to fund certain local infrastructure.*
Vetoed2
Revises law concerning the purchase of scrap metal.
"The New Jersey Social Innovation Act"; establishes social innovation loan pilot program and study commission within EDA.**
Passed the General Assembly4
Establishes 180 day prohibition on purchase of handgun for certain individuals who fail to report loss or theft of firearm.
Establishes bill of rights for authorized family members of persons with developmental disabilities.*
Places certain limitations on attorney solicitation letters.
Exempts mugshots of arrestees who have not been convicted of the underlying offense from State's open public records law.
Out of committee6
Requires NJMVC to implement procedures for issuing nondriver identification cards to persons rendered immobile by disabilities.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Tuition Waiver Program."
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for business enterprises that are owned by or that employ veterans.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Establishes the "Neighborhood Scholar Revitalization Pilot Program."
Makes various changes to the "Urban Hope Act" including the financing and siting of renaissance school projects.
In committee56
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.
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.
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."
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.
Requires persons to report incidents of domestic violence to law enforcement and makes it a disorderly persons offense to fail to report.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
Requires that public address, and phone number or email address, of local elected officials be available on local unit website.
Excludes from disclosure as public record e-mail addresses provided to government entities to receive emergency notices.
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to NJ Alliance for Children Youth and Families.
Exempts certain health information contained in 9-1-1 calls from definition of government record.
"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.
Authorizes sale of certain property interests in public roads by local governments to connect certain electric generating facilities with customers; provides for net metering, virtual net metering and connections by public utility.
The "New Jersey Responsible Banking Act."
Requires certain buyers of precious metals and jewelry to pay by check and maintain certain records.
"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
Requires developers constructing certain renewable energy generation systems to ensure that such systems would be functionally integrated to the electric grid prior to commencement of construction.
Criminalizes mental or emotional hazing.
Provides that institutions of higher education require candidates for membership in or members of fraternities, sororities, sports teams, and other student organizations to sign anti-hazing agreement.
Criminalizes purchasing or owning weapon if person has previous conviction of unlawful possession of weapon.
Anti-Hazing Reporting and Immunity Pilot Program Act.
"Public Utility Reliability Investment Act"; requires public utilities to file infrastructure improvement plans to increase service reliability with BPU.
Imposes mandatory fine and education requirement for prostitution offenses committed on school, registered day care or licensed child care facility property; creates fund.
Requires State Police to produce brochure summarizing law governing transport and possession of firearms; requires MVC to make brochure available to new State residents registering vehicles.
Requires cost-saving reforms to administration of correctional health care.
Expands notification when an offender is released from custody or transferred within the criminal justice system.
Increases statute of limitations for prosecution of theft of firearm.
Prohibits sale and possession of undetectable firearms manufactured using three dimensional printing technology.
Concerns employment of certain minors as runway or print models.
Requires completion of a computer science class as part of the high school graduation requirements.
"New Jersey Open Data Initiative;" requires certain information be made available on Internet by State departments and agencies.
Requires public school student to receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillator as requirement for high school graduation.
Provides certain issuers of securities with exemption from registration.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for business enterprises that are owned by or that employ veterans.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Makes various changes to the Urban Hope Act including the financing and siting of renaissance school projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
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.
Requires a review of corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit programs for payments to interns.*
Revises privileges of limited and restricted breweries.*
Requires plans, specifications, and bid proposal documents for certain local public contracts to address soil contamination, and requires contracting unit to approve change order under certain circumstances related thereto.*
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.**
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
Requires employers post notice of worker rights under certain State and federal laws.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Permits appointment and transfer of certain special law enforcement officers and county park police officers by certain sheriffs and counties.*
The "Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act."
Prohibits certain energy suppliers from making false and misleading claims to potential customers; prohibits suppliers' calls to customers where no business relationship exists.*
Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court.
"The New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013."**
Disqualifies person named on federal Terrorist Watchlist from obtaining firearms identification card or permit to purchase handgun.
Expands notification when an offender is released from custody or transferred within the criminal justice system. *
Requires transfer of certain records to DOLWD and DHS.
Vetoed · 8
"Good Samaritan Emergency Response Act"; eliminates criminal liability for persons who seek medical assistance in response to drug overdose. *
Requires public contractors to report certain employment information.
Provides that unlawful employment practice occurs each time individual is affected by decision or practice, including each time compensation is paid.
Requires municipalities to submit economic growth plans to DCA for approval of continued participation in the urban enterprise zone program.
Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court; alters eligibility requirements and increases fees for existing conditional discharge and supervisory treatment programs.
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Requires Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to establish public awareness campaign about new federally required health insurance exchange.
Requires certain police vehicles to be equipped with cameras.
Passed the General Assembly · 11
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle charging stations.
Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act": imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.**
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Provides for certain psychologists to prescribe medications.
Requires public water utilities to provide customers notice in utility bills of request for increase in rates.
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and resident tuition rate.*
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain failing schools under alternate route program.*
Permits certain witnesses under the age of 16 and victims of any age to testify by closed circuit television in prosecutions for crimes or offenses involving domestic violence.*
Out of committee · 18
Exempts certain car-sharing programs from motor vehicle rental fees.
Revises penalties for animal cruelty, increasing degree of certain offenses; designated as Patrick's Law.
Establishes linked deposit program allowing State Treasurer to deposit State funds at below market interest rates with certain banks.
Increases fine and imposes license suspension for talking or texting on hand-held device while driving.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions.*
Requires insurance coverage in the individual and small employer markets and SHBP and SEHBP for "off-label" uses of certain drugs.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
Establishes the "New Jersey Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act."
The "Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prevention Act."
Establishes summary action to foreclose mortgages on vacant and abandoned residential property.
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 Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education and State financial aid.*
Establishes "College Affordability Study Commission" to examine issues and develop recommendations to increase the affordability of higher education in New Jersey.*
Amends special charter of Gloucester City in Camden County to revise method of election of members of Common Council.
In committee · 52
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
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.
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.
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.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for net interest amount received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.
Increases gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable year 2010.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for employers who hire former prisoners.
Restores benefit under State earned income credit program to 25 percent of federal credit beginning in Tax Year 2011.
Prohibits smoking in automobiles when children are present.
Establishes "Study Commission on E-Licensing."
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.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside; restricts locations of certain child care centers and school bus stops.
Creates grant program for newly established small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Creates matching grant program for small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Extends certain business tax credit programs to the gross income tax.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Authorizes creation of economic recovery districts; authorizes certain economic recovery district management corporations to issue bonds secured by incentive grants.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers.
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.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Provides corporation business tax incentives for life sciences research.
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.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Establishes Statewide database of beds in shelters for the homeless.
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.
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Revises statutes concerning crematories and the cremation of human remains.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
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.
Establishes as third degree crime new offense of serious bodily injury to an animal; revises other offenses and penalties for animal cruelty, increasing the degree of certain offenses; designated as Patrick's Law.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of natural gas, and charges for transportation or transmission of natural gas, to certain colleges and universities.
Provides sales and use tax exclusion for charges for student parking provided by certain colleges and universities.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
"Child Protection Act of 2012": amends statute of limitations for civil actions concerning sexual abuse; implements training programs for certain persons who work with children; establishes requirement for certain criminal background checks.
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.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Requires MVC to issue driving privilege cards to persons who cannot prove lawful presence in the country.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education and State financial aid.
Authorizes dedicated National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate.
Concerns earned sick leave.