Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Christopher J. Brown
Sponsored
In committee12
Prohibits the construction of school facilities on a contaminated or remediated site.
Establishes Public School Revenue Study Commission.
Prohibits sale of emergency warning lights to unauthorized motorists.
Increases penalties for unauthorized display or use of emergency warning lights.
Requires condominium and homeowners' associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers.
Transfers records management functions of Division of Archives and Records Management from Department of State to Department of Treasury; transfers State Records Committee from Department of State to Department of Treasury.
Requires public utilities to mail customers detailed explanation of rate settlement agreements prior to final BPU vote.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Gives priority status for connection of solar photovoltaic systems for customer-generators who are public entities.
Prohibits smoking on property acquired or developed for recreation and conservation purposes by local government units of nonprofit organizations using State funds.
Prohibits smoking at State parks, forests, beaches, and wildlife management areas.
Exempts certain surviving spouses and surviving civil union partners of certain disabled veterans from components of the realty transfer fee.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Requires, for roof mounted solar photovoltaic systems, identifying emblem on certain structures, and fire department notification for all structures. **
Concerns adding names of certain veterans to certain civil service eligibility lists.
"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.**
Designates the "Honor and Remember Flag" as an official State flag.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Requires professional boards to provide credits toward requirements for licensure for veterans with substantially equivalent training.*
Provides for EMT and Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic certification for certain veterans.
Revises "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act."
Appropriates $38.5 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
"The New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013."**
Requires transfer of certain records to DOLWD and DHS.
Vetoed · 1
Concerns registration of contractors and sets criteria for responsible bidders in public work.
Passed the General Assembly · 6
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act": imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.**
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
"Disaster Information Access Act"; requires utility service providers to report severe weather and emergency related service interruptions; directs utility service providers and State Office of Emergency Management to present reported information online
Requires notification of certain domestic violence victims through the Victim Information and Notification Everyday System (VINE).
Replaces NJ Wine Industry Advisory Council with NJ Wine Board and establishes new duties and authorizes revenue-producing activities.
Out of committee · 17
Revises penalties for animal cruelty, increasing degree of certain offenses; designated as Patrick's Law.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of services performed to certain prewritten computer software delivered electronically.*
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.
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
Establishes the "New Jersey Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act."
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Establishes "Commission on College Tuition."
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 school districts to allow charter school students, county vocational school students, and students receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to participate in interscholastic sports programs on resident district's sports teams.
Creates exemption from certain MVC fees for prisoners of war.
Eliminates requirement that every full-time student at an institution of higher education in New Jersey maintain health insurance coverage.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2014.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2014.
Concerns assessment of penalties for certain fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits and requires recovered penalties deposited into unemployment compensation fund.
Designates State Highway Route No. 71 bridge between Borough of Belmar and Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea as "Robert A. Briant, Sr. Memorial Bridge." *
In committee · 63
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Requires person eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity to choose coverage from only one.
Imposes a two-year moratorium on increases in public utility rates.
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Penalizes employment of unauthorized aliens; requires verification of citizenship for employment.
Establishes penalties for drivers who have never obtained driver's license.
Provides enhanced penalties for making a false report to law enforcement authorities in certain circumstances.
Restricts certain former DEP employees from employment with a permit applicant for one year after termination of DEP employments.
Prohibits implementation of formula-based rates for sewerage authorities and electric, gas and water public utilities.
Revises procedure for removal of municipal administrator by municipal council; provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator upon removal.
Prohibits release on bail of persons in the country illegally who are charged with crimes of the first or second degree or with two prior criminal convictions.
Prohibits certain expenditures in school districts and establishes State aid penalty for violations.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain business telecommuting program development and implementation costs.
Invalidates any nominating petition filed after deadline therefor; voids any attempt by candidate to petition court to accept validity of petition filed after deadline.
Prohibits filling of vacancy among candidates if vacancy occurs after 48th and before 14th day before general election, with certain exceptions; prohibits filling subsequent vacancies before general election.
Establishes special license plates supporting autism awareness.
Increases penalties for luring a child and kidnapping.
Establishes crime for adult to misrepresent age in order to join youth serving organization.
Provides for use of alternative dispute resolution to settle disagreements between State agencies concerning public works projects.
Provides 10% reduction in compensation for members of Legislature.
Increases the penalty for certain gang related crimes.
Provides that minimum local tax levy requirement will only be applicable to certain school districts.
Establishes penalties for employer who allows unauthorized aliens to operate employer owned motor vehicle.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
Expands authorization for use of dealer and temporary license plates and establishes fines for their misuse.
Repeals law providing benefits for family temporary disability leave and deposits moneys from the "Family Temporary Disability Leave Account" into the unemployment compensation fund.
Permits preference in awarding certain public contracts.
Requires a private seller of a used motor vehicle to request identification information from purchaser.
Creates permissive county-based housing assistance program.
Exempts sheltered workshops from disclosure and fingerprinting requirements for certain solid waste operations.
Renames quail management area within Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area as "Dr. A. Hunter Wilcox Field Trial Grounds."
Establishes crime of using blue lights or other insignia on vehicle to impersonate law enforcement authority.
Requires use of pervious concrete by State agencies under certain circumstances.
"Melanie A. Cantwell Law;" requires MVC to issue modified license to person convicted of driving under the influence.
Requires withholding of the State operating aid of any public or independent institution of higher education that enrolls students who are not lawfully present in the U.S.
Prohibits use of emergency warning lights or other insignia to impersonate law enforcement officer; prohibits sale of these lights to unauthorized persons and increases penalties for unauthorized use.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than 2% over the prior academic year.
Prohibits terminal leave compensation for local government employees.
Designates Pine Barrens treefrog as New Jersey State Amphibian.
Restricts occupancy of dwelling unit in age-restricted community to older adults following resale.
Upgrades penalties for assaults committed against process servers and licensed private investigators and detectives.
Provides for voluntary waiver of compensation by members of Senate and General Assembly.
Defines and removes limits on municipal market to affordable programs.
Establishes fine for committing motor vehicle offense that results in collision with bicyclist.
Requires Commissioner of Education to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on school districts.
Establishes crime of initiating a false "Amber Alert."
Requires permanent driver's license suspension for third drunk driving offense.
Establishes requirements governing the closing of any State prison.
Eliminates the office of the executive county superintendent of schools and transfers all the duties of that office to the Commissioner of Education.
Exempts, for five years, certain new business activities in pinelands area from compliance with Pinelands Commission development approval process.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law."
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act of 2012"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Prohibits public utility from filing rate increase petition under certain circumstances.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to certain manufacturers who donate green or sustainable products to schools.
Codifies DEP's New Jersey Recycling Awards Program to annually recognize outstanding recycling achievements.
Requires Adjutant General to consider need for inpatient hospice care for admission to veterans' facilities; permits waiver of State residency requirement.
"Direct Tax Relief for New Jersey Families Act"; Establishes the New Jersey Direct Property Tax Relief Program; increases the renter's gross income tax credit for property taxes; and increases the earned income tax credit.
Allows New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy to accept alternative proof of education for licensure of current practitioners.
Clarifies that timely deposits and withdrawals constitute sufficient activity to prevent State escheatment of certain private financial accounts and interests.