Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Angel Fuentes
Sponsored
Became law4
Requires public school students in grades 9 through 12 to receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator prior to graduation.*
Exempts certain offers and sales of securities from registration.*
Extends economic recovery term under "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act."
Establishes State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of bilingual proficiency.
Vetoed1
"The New Jersey Social Innovation Act"; establishes social innovation loan pilot program and study commission within EDA.
Passed the General Assembly2
Revises law concerning the purchase of scrap metal.
"Linnette Lebron's Law" modifies procedures for marriage or civil union where a party is terminally ill.*
Out of committee4
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th birthday.
Authorizes establishment of three pilot recovery alternative high schools that provide high school education and substance dependency plan of recovery to test the effectiveness of this model.*
Concerns street light outage reporting.
Requires exemption of certain students from administration of State assessments, and requires DOE notify districts of availability of certain assessment accommodations.*
In committee38
Establishes a gross income tax credit for attendance at New Jersey county colleges.
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 Commissioner of Education to annually evaluate the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education in the State.
"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 authorized family members of persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires period of mandatory incarceration for second or subsequent conviction for prostitution.
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.
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.
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.
Places certain limitations on attorney solicitation letters.
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."
Establishes the "Neighborhood Scholar Revitalization Pilot Program."
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 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.
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.
Exempts mugshots of arrestees who have not been convicted of the underlying offense from State's open public records law.
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.
Increases statute of limitations for prosecution of theft of firearm.
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.
Prohibits a person from charging a fee to stop publishing personal identifying information obtained through the criminal justice system.
Allows gross income tax credit for contributions to nonprofit public school support organizations.
Requires insurers to provide minimum of 30 days inpatient treatment for substance abuse when physician determines treatment is medically necessary.
Permits municipal clerks to solemnize marriage and civil union ceremonies when authorized by mayor.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age17 for voting at next election occurring on or after18th birthday.
Concerns street light outage reporting.*
Vetoed1
Authorizes establishment of three pilot recovery alternative high schools that provide high school education and substance dependency plan of recovery to test the effectiveness of this model.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.
"Art Therapist Licensing Act."
Requires certain police vehicles to be equipped with cameras.
Establishes requirements for pharmacists to dispense biological products.*
Establishes certain requirements for hospitals regarding patient-designated caregivers.
Establishes the Task Force on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in DOH.
Creates financial planning assistance program for disabled veterans and their caregivers.
Increases income eligibility cap to receive respite care for certain veterans.*
Requires development and maintenance of database to advise public about open bed availability in residential substance use disorders treatment facilities.
Requires insurance producer licensing examination and registration materials to be offered in English and Spanish, and examination instructional materials to be available in Spanish.
Makes certain changes to Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Vetoed · 4
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.
Requires each school district with middle school or high school to establish food services advisory committee to consider menu options that reflect students' cultural, traditional, and dietary preferences.*
Passed the General Assembly · 8
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Provides that strangulation of victim resulting in bodily injury during commission of act of domestic violence constitutes aggravated assault.*
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Creates Education Reform Review Task Force; delays implementation of certain assessments and certain changes to teacher evaluation system.
Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act; Provides income tax credit to family caregivers of certain armed service members with physical disabilities.
Extends urban enterprise zone designation in all qualifying municipalities for additional 10 years. *
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act"; provides funding to small food retailers to sell fresh and nutritious food.
Out of committee · 17
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.*
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain failing schools under alternate route program.
Requires audits of managed care plan provider networks.
Requires insurance coverage in the individual and small employer markets and SHBP and SEHBP for "off-label" uses of certain drugs.
Requires high school students to be assessed using college placement cut scores to determine readiness for college-level course work, and Commissioner of Education to develop plan to improve college and career counseling for students.
Requires all school districts and public institutions of higher education to offer dual enrollment programs to provide college-level instruction to high school students and requires these students be charged a reduced tuition rate.
Requires State Board of Education to develop rigorous computer science curriculum guidelines and school districts to incorporate those guidelines in grades six through 12.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidence for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.*
Permits successful completion of special probation drug court program notwithstading use of medication-assisted treatment.*
Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.*
Protects current out-of-State placements of individuals with developmental disabilities and prohibits transfer in-State under certain conditions.*
Regulates use of motor vehicle payment assurance devices.*
Provides expedited procedure for foreclosing residential properties in uncontested actions.
Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in emergency shelters, rooming and boarding houses, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.
Criminalizes using drones to conduct surveillance of or fly over critical infrastructures; requires certain drones to be registered and insured.*
Authorizes impoundment of all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes for certain crimes and offenses.
In committee · 50
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
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.
"Naturopathic Doctors Licensing Act."
Prohibits smoking in automobiles when children are present.
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.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Prohibits certain energy suppliers from making false and misleading claims to potential customers; prohibits suppliers' calls to customers where no business relationship exists.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
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.
Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities.
"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.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
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.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
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.
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.
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.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
Expands notification when an offender is released from custody or transferred within the criminal justice system.
Establishes Statewide database of beds in shelters for the homeless.
Concerns organ and tissue donation.
Allows Attorney General to prevent halfway house placement of murderers.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbooks available to students at no charge and requires buyback of used textbooks at 50 percent of purchase price.
Eliminates presumption of non-imprisonment for theft of a firearm.
Requires written residential leases to be provided in both English and Spanish in certain municipalities.
Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.
Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control.
Modifies various aspects of the charter school program, including authorization, regulation, and monitoring of charter schools; appropriates $250,000 from General Fund to DOE.
Requires owner of foreclosed property to provide relocation assistance to tenant displaced by termination of illegal occupancy.
Requires certain law enforcement officers to wear cameras.
Authorizes limited brewery licensee to operate restaurant under certain circumstances.
Requires pharmacies to install and maintain secure prescription medication drop-off receptacles, and Division of Consumer Affairs to post receptacle location information online.
Establishes "Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Act;" requires DOLWD to promulgate standards and regulations concerning safe handling of hazardous drugs by health care personnel.
Requires Commissioner of Transportation to publish notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications.
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.
Creates new liquor licenses for certain restaurants and permits the issuance of additional liquor licenses; provides tax credit under corporate business tax and gross income tax for fair market value of certain alcoholic beverage licenses.
Establishes "gun-free" and "weapon free" zones around certain school and public properties.
Permits appointment of certain lawful permanent residents to county and municipal forces and State Police.