Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Upendra J. Chivukula
Sponsored
Became law11
Provides bill of rights for persons receiving services under Congregate Housing Services Program.
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses that pay societal benefits charges to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding. *
Authorizes companies under BPU jurisdiction to bill customers electronically upon customers' request.
Directs Chief Technology Officer to conduct study of costs and benefits of replacing the State's high-volume, basic computing systems with more cost-effective alternatives.
Authorizes public providers of utility services to bill customers electronically upon customers' request.
Directs Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Information Technology to study and report potential benefits of expanding the use of electronic transactions, including the use of electronic signature and electronic record by the State.
"New Jersey Trade Secrets Act."
Requires State Soil Conservation Committee to adopt standards concerning soil restoration measures. *
Establishes credit for commercial or industrial ratepayers against societal benefits charge for costs of certain products or services.*
Regulates imposition of standby charges upon distributed generation customers.
Provides exception from BPU standards for construction and installation of certain solar and photovoltaic electric generation equipment on utility poles by electric public utilities.
Vetoed5
Requires State to use energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Concerns energy efficiency and renewable energy requirements. **
Directs BPU to establish standards concerning local government renewable energy generation demonstration projects utilizing renewable energy technologies. *
Provides for streamlined review of certain wind energy generation facility installments on farmland. **
Passed the General Assembly5
Directs the BPU to establish certain energy-conservation programs.
Requires development of uniform fee schedule by Department of Treasury for registration and certification of small and women- and minority-owned businesses; requires collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
Authorizes certified celebrants to solemnize marriages and civil unions.*
Provides immunity to institutions of higher education for food donations.
Authorizes certain municipalities and rural electric cooperatives to establish a municipal shared services energy authority.*
Out of committee15
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Limits electric public utility cost recovery to equipment or software that is compatible with, and capable of interoperating with, a smart grid system.
Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. **
Exempts solar panels from impervious surface or impervious cover designation.
Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."
Provides dedicated line item on property tax bill to fund municipal free public libraries and joint free public libraries. *
The "Offshore Wind Economic Development Act"; establishes offshore wind renewable energy certificate program, and authorizes EDA to provide tax credits for qualified wind energy facilities in wind energy zones.
Establishes a long-term capacity agreement pilot program to promote construction of qualified electric generation facilities. *
Provides certain exemptions from disclosure requirements for licensing of solid waste and hazardous waste operations.
Establishes lease guaranty assistance program in NJEDA for use by certain eligible emerging technology and biotechnology companies.
Excludes proceeds of sales or exchanges of solar renewable energy certificates from taxation under gross income tax and corporation business tax.
Provides corporation business tax incentives for life sciences research.
Establishes uniform real property taxation for commercial renewable energy systems and limits municipal construction permit fees for non-commercial renewable energy systems.*
Provides certain collocations of wireless equipment, minor site plan status.
Makes changes to solar renewable energy programs and requirements, concerns energy efficiency and renewable energy requirements.*
In committee26
Requires development and implementation of mitigation plans for radon contamination in certain child care centers; requires DOE to develop such plans for child care centers operating in public schools, request funding, and implement plans when funded.
Establishes a Smart Grid Pilot Program and Smart Grid Technology Research Center at Rutgers The State University; appropriates funding for grants.
Expands State programs to encourage investments in small technology companies.
Requires EDA to establish a "High Performance Green Building Demonstration Project."
Requires BPU to offer similar incentives to residents purchasing certain oil heating equipment as are offered to residents purchasing certain natural gas heating equipment.
"Reduce Plastic and Paper Bag Usage Act."
Concerns regulation of paratransit vehicles and drivers transporting persons in wheelchairs.
Requires municipal certification of installation of automatic rain sensors on lawn sprinklers as condition of transfer of residential property.
Requires installation of automatic rain sensors on lawn sprinklers on commercial, retail and industrial property.
Places statutory restrictions on the type and amount of compensation provided to local public employees.
Appropriates $17.45 million in 1992 and 2003 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects and $1.371 million in 1992 bond act monies to fund State dam restoration projects.
Requires licensed home inspector to report an energy rating for each home inspected for buyer in contemplation of purchase.
Increases host community benefit for municipalities wherein solid waste transfer stations are located from fifty cents to one dollar per ton of solid waste processed at such facilities.
Establishes "Solar Roof Installation Warranty Program" in NJ EDA; appropriates $2 million from "Global Warming Solutions Fund."
Requires electric power suppliers to pay retail power prices for purchase of certain renewable energy production.
Permits physicians to prescribe, dispense, or administer antibiotics long-term for treatment of Lyme disease under certain circumstances.
Provides for submission to voters in each county a binding referendum on the establishment of a county administrative school district to govern and operate all public schools in the county.
Establishes governance structure for county administrative school districts.
The "Public School Employee Collective Bargaining Reform Act."
Prohibits BPU from requiring or authorizing basic generation service suppliers after May 31, 2011 to impose charge on customers for not choosing to switch to an alternative electric power supplier.
Concerns State regulation of certain telecommunications services.
Changes certain licensing requirements for out-of-state entities to operate drivers' schools in New Jersey.
"Telecommunications-Cable Television Deregulation Ensuring Consumer Protection Act"; revises State regulation of competitive services provided by telecommunications and cable television companies.
"Emergency Information Access Act"; requires utility service providers to report severe weather and emergency related service; directs utility service providers and State Office of Emergency Management to present reported information online and via telep
Imposes certain registration and reporting requirements to prevent illegal trade of tigers.
Concerns determination of allocated net operating losses for corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program.
Carried from the Senate
Became law7
Exempts solar panels from impervious surface or impervious cover designation.
Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."
The "Offshore Wind Economic Development Act"; establishes offshore wind renewable energy certificate program, and authorizes EDA to provide tax credits for qualified wind energy facilities in wind energy zones.
Provides dedicated line item on property tax bill to fund municipal free public libraries and joint free public libraries.
Provides certain exemptions from disclosure requirements for licensing of solid waste and hazardous waste operations.
Establishes a long-term capacity agreement pilot program to promote construction of qualified electric generation facilities. *
Exempts certain collocations of wireless equipment from site plan approval.*
Vetoed2
Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. *
Establishes uniform real property taxation for commercial renewable energy systems and limits municipal construction permit fees for non-commercial renewable energy systems.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 46
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Revises the "Construction Lien Law."
Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation. *
Establishes the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact."
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Decreases certain public document copy fees; amount of fee dependent upon whether letter size page or legal size page. *
Requires State entities to purchase biofuels in place of fossil fuels when reasonable, prudent and cost effective. *
Prohibits manufacture or sale of reflective glass beads with high arsenic content; prohibits DOT and State's toll road authorities from using paint mixed with reflective glass beads for roadway markings. *
Clarifies type of liability insurance coverage certain licensed auto body repair facilities must carry.
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Requires DCF to provide information on home visitation resources and shaken baby syndrome to parents of newborn infants. *
Permits candidate in any election to sign own nominating petition and be circulator therof.
Changes membership requirements of the Veterans' Services Council.
Extends time period during which municipal fire departments may hire certain laid off firefighters.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2014 for lands in Highlands Region.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Clarifies school district eligibility to receive State funding for special education evaluation services for children enrolled in New Jersey nonpublic school and living out-of-State.
Encourages purchase of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural products by State agencies, departments and facilities.
Directs each institution of higher education to develop and coordinate a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan.
"Sara's Law;" requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish next-of-kin program.
The "Reinsurance and Surplus Lines Stimulus and Enhancement Act."
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. **
Permits school boards to charge certain students for remedial or advanced courses provided during summer school.
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
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.
Directs the Department of Education to develop a school district dating violence policy and requires school districts to provide dating violence education in the health curriculum.
Permits Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to waive statutory liability-to-policyholders' surplus ratio on application by mortgage guaranty insurance company.
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.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support the Boys and Girls Clubs in New Jersey.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
Directs BPU to establish online process for submission of required documents by BPU regulated and licensed entities.*
Revises procedure for police and fire contract disputes; imposes a "cap" on certain arbitration awards. **
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Concerns certain limitations on claims for victim compensation.
Authorizes transfer of certain assets of State's public broadcasting system to an entity eligible to operate a public broadcasting system. *
Requires DOT to study stormwater basins in Barnegat Bay watershed; requires DOT and NJ Turnpike Authority to include repairs of stormwater basins in capital project plans.
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Prohibits municipal library trustees from transferring donated funds to municipality.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Allows all municipalities to sell and lease unneeded public property for "urban" farming and gardening purposes.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support the Girl Scouts councils in New Jersey.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for purchase of flood-prone properties.
Vetoed · 12
Concerns regulation of court reporting firms.
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.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Establishes deadlines for filing financial disclosure statements with State Ethics Commission.
Expands treatment of mixed use projects under urban transit hub tax credit. *
Authorizes zero-interest loans to local governments for certain brownfield remediations; changes priorities for financial assistance from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund. *
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Requires health care facilities to offer influenza vaccination to their health care workers.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Passed the General Assembly · 26
Limits actions against court-appointed psychologists and psychiatrists in certain Family Court matters.
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. *
Requires license suspension of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal.
Requires retailers to post warnings of lead poisoning from improper paint removal.
Expands parity between certain State-chartered financial institutions, and permits interstate banking by such institutions through de novo branching or expanded authority to acquire existing branches or institutions.
Eliminates award of attorneys' fees, filing fees and costs of suit for technical violation of the consumer fraud act.
Allows homestead property tax reimbursement program participants who lose income eligibility due to an IRA withdraw for certain purposes to maintain base year upon requalification.
Requires electronic submission of certain periodic reports to Governor and Legislature by State agency.
Directs that one sample ballot shall be delivered to each residence address where at least one resident thereof is registered to vote.
Regulates mailed manufacturer's rebates.
Requires investigating law enforcement officer to contact next of kin of unconscious motor vehicle accident victim who has been transported to hospital emergency room.
"New Jersey Health Benefit Exchange Act." *
Requires DMVA, through State veterans service offices, to provide surviving beneficiary of deceased service member with comprehensive benefits packet.
Includes reverse rate evasion as form of insurance fraud and provides for civil and criminal penalties.
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. *
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Provides rental and lease protections for domestic violence victims.
Concerns permits, letters of exemption, and enforcement with regard to agricultural activities under "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act". *
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.*
Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle charging stations. *
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. *
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 voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school. *
Out of committee · 68
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance to borrower within five business days after request.
"Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority Act." *
Prohibits sale of products containing dextromethorphan to minors under 18 years of age.*
Establishes program for directing motorists to agricultural tourism establishments.*
Allows construction of wind dependent energy facilities within 500 feet of mean high water line of tidal waters under certain circumstances.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets.
Grants EDA broader discretion to approve applications for corporation business tax certificate transfer program and business employment incentive program.
Provides for increased penalties for a crime committed in a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship.
Authorizes public institutions of higher education to establish textbook rental programs.
Establishes design-build delivery system for New Jersey Turnpike Authority projects. *
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Authorizes credit unions to serve as depositories of public funds; requires credit unions to provide certain funds for financial literacy education.*
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.*
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of National Guard members.
Requires physician supervision of nurse anesthetists.
Requires consumer complaints to licensing boards of regulated professions to be resolved within 120 days.
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer.*
Appropriates $1,279,941 from various historic preservation funds to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Permits certain patient data to be reported to DHSS under "Health Care Facility-Associated Infection Reporting and Prevention Act".
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Prohibits minors under 18 years of age from using indoor tanning beds.
Exempts storage facility space furnished to active duty military personnel from the sales and use tax.
Permits sale of motorcycles on Sunday.
Renames the Division of Insurance Fraud Prevention as the Bureau of Fraud Deterrence in the Department of Banking and Insurance; modifies structure of Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor.
Revises sales and use tax to maintain compliance with certain terms and conditions of Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
Prohibits municipal zoning ordinances from regulating solar panels under certain circumstances; limits fees for certain renewable energy installations.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of the borrower's death.
Requires hospitals to report certain injuries to local and State police.
Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Expands availability of general development plan approvals and long-term vesting of preliminary and final site plan approvals in Smart Growth areas.
Clarifies the effective date of the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
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.
Establishes NJ Center for Oral Health at UMDNJ Dental School.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
Requires use of biometric technology to verify coverage under Medicaid program.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
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.
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.
Authorizes various public entities to utilize competitive contracting procedures for certain energy savings improvement projects.
Creates grant program for newly established small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Creates matching grant program for small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Establishes Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project in DHS.
Phases out cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.*
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.*
Provides credit against ambulatory care facility assessment liability for value of unreimbursed care provided to hospital charity care patients.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
Repeals obsolete statutes concerning the status of women.
"Pamela's law;" criminalizes possession and sale of mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, commonly known as "bath salts."*
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.
Requires Chief Administrator of Motor Vehicle Commission to establish standards for average customer wait times at facilities.
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.
Concerns rights of financial counterparties to terminate and settle certain agreements with certain insurers in the event of insolvency or liquidation.
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 procedures for districts, municipalities, or voters to opt to move the annual school election to November and eliminates vote on school budgets for such districts, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.
In committee · 97
Requires that notice of hearing on certain zoning changes be by certified mail only.
Establishes the offense of incest.
Exempts construction, expansion or renovation of buildings or other structures for police departments, fire departments, and volunteer first aid, emergency, ambulance or rescue squads from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Permits submission of online voter registration form through secure Department of State Internet site; authorizes use of digitized signature from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission database for online voter registration form approval.
Revises New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act and other laws relating thereto.
Requires police departments and parole board to adopt maternity policies.
Prohibits use of certain underwriting guidelines by insurers pertaining to guide dogs, service dogs, or hearing assistance dogs harbored on the insured property.
Establishes a Business Part in the Superior Court.
Creates a Business Court.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates.
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain infant formulas.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Increases penalties for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat while operating a motor vehicle.
Permits master deed of condominium to reflect proportional common and limited common elements interests of each owner as fractions.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Creates offense of impairing communications, which would constitute domestic violence in certain circumstances.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative Act."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Establishes a loan redemption program for certified technology education teachers employed in public schools in the State.
Provides for Autism Advocate in Division of Advocacy for the Developmentally Disabled.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Allows State agencies, counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet.
Requires certain cities of the second class to establish a Second Chance Council to develop a plan to increase jobs for released criminals and high school dropouts.
Includes limitations on amount of retirement compensation which may be provided by a school board in the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008."
Affords employment protection to certain volunteer emergency responders.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies; makes an appropriation.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Establishes "William's Law," pertaining to pool safety.
Outlines criteria municipalities are to consider when establishing speed limits for local streets.
The "Smart Container Act."
Requires certain appointed public officials to work 35 hours or more per week to be eligible for PERS and SHBP; requires termination of PERS and SHBP participation of certain appointed officials whose term of appointment expires.
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Includes local emergency management volunteers in Emergency Services Volunteer Length of Service Award Program.
Requires the State and local contracting units to purchase biodiesel or biodiesel blended fuel manufactured in NJ.
Authorizes legal permanent resident aliens to sit for examination for certification as municipal clerk, chief financial officer, tax collector, or public works manager.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Requires health insurance carriers to use standard explanation of benefits form.
Permits payments in subsidized adoption until child becomes 21 years of age under certain circumstances.
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.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Requires the "Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing" to examine activities which victimize persons, particularly women and children, and are not codified in the Code of Criminal Justice and recommend appropriate legislation for establishing such crime
Concerns transfer of PANYNJ contracts related to marine terminals.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Revises laws concerning pedestrian safety and traffic control; requires drivers to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians under certain conditions.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
Concerns continuing education for dentists.
Shortens time periods for adverse possession, clarifies statutes, and repeals N.J.S.2A:14-30 and N.J.S.2A:14-31.
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for alternative fueled vehicles.
Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
Creates Office of Energy Savings to implement program to improve energy efficiency and conservation for all State agencies.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts.
Qua-Daishia's Law: bars disclosure of personal identifying information contained in grand jury materials; creates fourth degree offense for unauthorized disclosure.
Provides for continuing education for real estate brokers, broker-salespersons and salespersons, and creates a new licensing category of referral agents.
Makes changes in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program.
Establishes guidelines for operating authorized emergency vehicles in emergency situations.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Child Protection Zone Act."
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Provides matching grant program for local governments to facilitate energy efficiency and conservation of resources in public buildings; appropriates $50 million.
Requires installation of operational automatic rain sensor on lawn sprinklers as condition of sale and on lawn sprinklers on commercial, retail or industrial property and in common interest communities within specified timeframes.
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
Prohibits local governments from acquiring by condemnation any airport that has had its development rights purchased.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Requires health insurers to disclose broker commissions to purchasers.
Establishes special motorcycle license plates for veterans.
Transfers Bureau of Securities to Department of Banking and Insurance.
Requires certain motor vehicle reinspections be conducted at licensed private inspection facilities.
Establishes pilot project to permit overseas and military voters to vote in certain elections using Internet; makes an appropriation.
Reorganizes New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority as New Jersey Public Media Corporation.
Provides criminal penalties for unauthorized use of images or likeness of minors and establishes civil action.
Repeals temporary reduction in annual cap on corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program for certain technology and biotechnology companies.
Establishes public-private alternative fueling station pilot program.
Authorizes State contracting agencies, local contracting units, boards of education, public institutions of higher education, and other public entities to enter into guaranteed energy savings contracts.
Prohibits minors under 18 years of age from using indoor tanning beds.
Changes the scope of public notification regarding contaminated site remediation.
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Revises membership of Public Health Council and fully restores functions, powers, and duties of council.
Requires that police obtain warrant to seize cell phone data.
Requires that police obtain warrant to attach GPS device to suspect's motor vehicle.
Requires child's religion not be changed due to foster care or adoption.
Extends limited protection from certain penalties if medical assistance is sought for drug overdose victim in certain cases.