Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Alison Littell McHose
Sponsored
Became law1
Encourages purchase of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural products by State agencies, departments and facilities.
Out of committee2
Prohibits unauthorized use of name, image or likeness of members of Armed Forces of United States.*
Establishes task force to study treatment of veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder in judicial proceedings.
In committee63
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
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."
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.
Adds "significant bodily injury" to assault by auto or vessel statute; upgrades penalties for inflicting serious bodily injury.
Establishes Lane Splitting Task Force.
Requires voter registration forms be made available when applying for hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Provides that public official may refuse to solemnize civil unions if solemnization conflicts with public official's conscience or sincerely held moral or religious beliefs.
Clarifies certain standards for regulation of recreational vehicles as housing.
Prohibits State departments and agencies from considering or requiring compliance by Highlands planning area municipalities with Highlands regional master plan in certain circumstances.
Establishes reporting requirements and permissive inference for violations by motor vehicle operators approaching or passing certain horses, ponies and mules.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Revises definition of religious employer in statute concerning insurance coverage of prescription female contraceptives.
Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in certain counties.
Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.
Sunsets "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" five years after date of enactment unless certain conditions are met.
"Ovarian Health Protection Act"; prohibits procurement or use of human eggs for research or experimentation.
Limits the salaries of school business administrators, superintendents of schools, and assistant superintendents of schools to the salary of the Commissioner of Education.
Establishes Department of Economic Development and Regulatory Affairs; transfers certain functions, powers, duties, agencies, divisions, and other entities from other principal departments to Department of Economic Development and Regulatory Affairs.
Prohibits placing primary election candidates into political party lines on primary ballot.
Prohibits MVC from charging certain fees for renewal of boat or motor vehicle registrations.
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
Renames Dept. of Agriculture as Dept. of Agriculture and Conservation; transfers certain agencies from other depts. to Dept. of Agriculture and Conservation; clarifies authority of Fish and Game Council.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Excludes certain stable stall rentals from sales and use tax imposition and provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of equine-related services.
Expands range of local units eligible to join an insurance fund established by a municipality or county under certain circumstances.
Establishes sex-selection and race-selection abortions as third degree crimes and permits civil actions.
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.
Eliminates $500 minimum tax on New Jersey S corporations with New Jersey gross receipts less than $100,000 under Corporation Business Tax.
Provides certain retirees from public police departments the right to hawk, peddle and vend.
Permits use of deadly force against black bears in certain cases.
Prohibits housing allowance in contract between State Board of Education and State district superintendent.
Exempts certain lake association membership fees and dues from imposition of sales and use tax.
Removes charges in the nature of initiation fees, membership fees or dues from sales and use tax.
Prohibits DOT from putting tolls on I-78 and I-80 and from transferring jurisdiction to independent authority or entity.
Provides procedures for crediting certain dwellings used by agricultural workers in determination of municipality's fair share housing obligation.
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
Protects property owned by military personnel and first responders from condemnation.
Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Requires appropriations in the nature of grants-in-aid to include certain criteria in the act in which they are enacted.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Requires that the members of a housing authority must reside in the municipality in which the housing authority was created.
Precludes most distributions of increased value of pre-marital residence at time of divorce.
Expands calibers of rim-fire rifles permitted on State wildlife management target ranges.
Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program.
Eliminates legislative leadership committees.
Establishes separate license for dealers of non-motorized trailers.
Prohibits filling of vacancy among candidates nominated at primaries after 48th and before 14th day before general election, except due to death; prohibits filling subsequent vacancies before elections.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Eliminates prohibition against purchasing more than one handgun in calendar month.
Repeals certain restrictions on future retail sales of handguns.
Revises statutes concerning permissible length of time between certain public questions in certain municipalities.
Clarifies local government unit obligations with regard to DEP loan awards for dam repairs.
Repeals the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
Suspends pension of any retired public employee who resumes public employment with compensation more than $15,000.
Clarifies the definition of citizenship in the State of New Jersey.
Renders federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" null and void in NJ.
Repeals law requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information for menu items.
Authorizes Governor to enter into interstate compact to clarify fourteenth Amendment.
Requires certain public entities to issue requests for proposals for purchase of certain insurance products and services; requires disclosure of commissions paid.
Requires law enforcement agency to issue retired law enforcement officer identification card to certain qualified retirees.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Establishes task force to study treatment of veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder in judicial proceedings.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Clarifies type of liability insurance coverage certain licensed auto body repair facilities must carry.
Allows DMVA to fundraise for handicap accessible vehicle purchase.
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2014 for lands in Highlands Region.
Expands "Jersey Fresh" program to include "Made With Jersey Fresh" designation of certain baked goods and other food products.
Concerns contracting and licensing procedures for certain organizations under contract with DHS and DCF.
Requires all State agency rules be published in NJ Register, and prohibits use of regulatory guidance documents except under certain circumstances.
Establishes new procedure in "Administrative Procedure Act" to allow substantial changes to agency rule-making upon adoption.
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related to economic development projects.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Revises provisions of "Franchise Practices Act" relating to motor vehicle franchises.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Vetoed · 3
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.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Passed the General Assembly · 10
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Eliminates award of attorneys' fees, filing fees and costs of suit for technical violation of the consumer fraud act.
Requires DMVA, through State veterans service offices, to provide surviving beneficiary of deceased service member with comprehensive benefits packet.
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.
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
Authorizes free State park and forest admission and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for persons with certain types of military service. *
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning conflicts between rules of different State agencies.
Reestablishes historic driving privileges afforded holders of agricultural driver's licenses in operating farm equipment and vehicles.
"Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act."
Revises exemption from license requirement for raffles for door prizes of donated or purchased merchandise; increases total retail value from $50 to $200 or higher if permitted.
Out of committee · 34
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Modifies rule governing decisions under the "Municipal Land Use Law."
Establishes program for directing motorists to agricultural tourism establishments.*
Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Upgrades the disorderly persons offense of desecration of a venerated object to a crime of the third degree if the object desecrated is a military monument.
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. *
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.*
Concerns liability, standards of care, and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Reduces number of reports and publications printed by State; provides for most to be available primarily on Internet; requires notice of availability of reports and publications.*
Requires State-administered pension systems to train employers on enrollment requirements; requires employers to certify validity of employee enrollment with acknowledgement of penalty for providing false information. *
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million. *
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer.*
Enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Makes position of treasurer of school moneys optional.
Reduces number of printed copies of each State report or publication required to be filed with State Library; provides for State Library liaison at each State office.
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
Appropriates $1,279,941 from various historic preservation funds to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Allows certain organizations to file complaints with Council on Local Mandates in certain circumstances.
Permits agricultural tourism events to be conducted on preserved farmland.
Consolidates certain business-related categories of gross income and provides 20 year carryforward of certain net losses under gross income tax.
Phases out cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.*
Establishes that certification for police training course lasts five years.
Establishes a process for renewal of DOE issued authorization of certified educational facilities manager.
Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development 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 $39 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Appropriates $23 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $8.831 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Establishes Grow New Jersey Assistance Program to provide tax credits to certain businesses; changes eligibility and certain other requirements for other business assistance programs; authorizes transfer of certain real property.*
Extends validity of wastewater service area and sewer service area designations, and revises certain aspects of wastewater management planning process.*
Establishes New Jersey Multiple Sclerosis Task Force.
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
In committee · 179
Provides for philosophical exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
Abolishes Department of the Public Advocate.
Provides that farm, farmstand, or other agricultural operation selling firewood obtained from property other than seller's shall not be considered a lumber yard.
Authorizes municipalities that petition for or receive substantive certification pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act" to make certain affordable housing units available on a preferential basis to certain eligible persons.
Prohibits use of public funds for embryonic stem cell research.
Provides that no more than four of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of the same political party.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Allows for exclusion of certain properties from Highlands preservation area.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
Enhances duty and broadens liability concerning security of personal information, and response to breach of security, under "Identity Theft Prevention Act."
Requires "permanent injury" under limitation on lawsuit threshold to seriously impact life of injured person to pierce threshold.
Repeals sections of law pertaining to transfer of civil service and non-civil service employees of terminated local health agency to superseding agency.
Establishes "New Jersey Commission on Government Efficiency and Cost Control" to recommend measures for efficiency and cost reduction in State government.
Requires State provide description of services to be provided if local unit must pay for services.
Requires voter referendum and vote by affected governing bodies for approval of proposed consolidation plan.
Authorizes black bear hunting permits and permit fees, and clarifies Fish and Game council authority over bear hunting.
Requires high-mounted rear stoplights on certain passenger vehicles.
Prohibits employment of unauthorized aliens.
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of school each day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Provides authorized emergency vehicles protection under lemon law.
Concerns hazardous waste transporter fee.
Eliminates expansion of preschool education program in "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Establishes in DEP the Environmental Science Review Board and Environmental Policy Review Board to review proposed environmental regulations for consistency with planning policies and science.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Exempts contaminated and industrially-zoned sites from affordable housing rules.
Prohibits the imposition of affordable housing need and related fees upon the local transfer or move of a business.
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%.
Expands scope of review of Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.
Provides that certain absentee ballots will be counted if received within ten days of election.
Provides that sales by UEZ retailers of items delivered to location outside of the UEZ shall not qualify for partial exemption from the sales tax.
Grants municipal courts discretion to assess court costs for certain dismissals and changes court costs for certain violations.
Prohibits elected officials and public employees from enrolling for health benefits with more than one public entity; provides civil action for treble expenses by public entity providing additional coverage.
The "New Jersey Self-Defense Law."
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Ends the transitional energy facilities assessment, caps the State use portion of State energy tax revenues and ensures the balance of such State revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Prohibits public and independent institutions of higher education from admitting any student who is not a United States citizen or who does not hold lawful immigration status.
Establishes motor vehicle registration for street rods and custom motor vehicles.
Allows vendors to retain 1% of sales tax collected as consideration for collecting and promptly remitting the tax.
Provides sales tax exemption for sales of prepared foods.
Prohibits awarding of certain State grant funds to nonprofit organization which includes on its governing board the Governor or legislator.
Limits contributions to certain candidates and elected officials by certain public contractors; limits contributions by certain political party committees; repeals certain campaign contribution prohibitions.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective offices; provides for transition period between offices.
Establishes a "State Authorities Review Commission."
Establishes a "Local Authorities Review Commission."
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Requires State Treasurer to post information about State contracts for legal services on special website.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Requires interpretive statements of State general obligation bond act public questions to include certain fiscal information.
Prohibits candidates and elected public officials charged with crimes from using campaign contributions for their legal defense.
Repeals gross receipts and use taxes on retail sales of fur clothing.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.
Designates bison as agricultural livestock.
Expands duties of State Auditor to include performance audits at request of legislator; establishes Performance Audit Committee, consisting of eight public members, to help conduct performance audits.
Requires public bodies to allow public comment at every meeting.
Allows property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
Authorizes the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations concerning the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation.
Exempts employees and school board members of federal impact aid districts from certain out-of-state travel restrictions.
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.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee and one percent fee on transfers of certain commercial real estate and tax on sale of controlling interests in certain commercial real property.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Eliminates imposition of sales and use tax on charges for initiation fees, membership fees, or dues for access to or use of certain health and fitness clubs and organizations.
Revises procedure for removal of municipal administrator by municipal council; provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator upon removal.
Repeals law providing benefits for family temporary disability leave.
Delays implementation of paid family leave for two years.
"Zero-Based Budget Act;" requires State Treasurer to develop and integrate certain zero-based budgeting practices and procedures in preparation and submission of Governor's annual budget message.
Expands the list of crimes that may not be expunged.
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.
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Bars sex offenders from jobs which primarily consist of contact with children.
Eliminates public school district budget reduction appeals to Commissioner of Education.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Clarifies right of employers to require employees to speak English while engaged in work.
Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions at $250,000.
Excludes overtime pay of certain employees from gross income tax.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Repeals law allowing PFRS member to retire with PFRS pension and continue to receive salary for current PFRS-covered elective office.
Dedesignates portions of Route 24.
"Women's Right to Know Act."
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Decreases BPU membership from five to three members.
Designates New Jersey Route No. 15 as "Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway."
Establishes Lake Hopatcong Fund, dedicates $700,000 annually from pleasure boat registration fees to that fund, and appropriates $700,000 for FY2009.
Abolishes offices of superintendent of elections and deputy superintendent; transfers powers and duties thereof to county commissioner of registration or county board of elections.
Mandates NICS check be the exclusive method law enforcement uses to determine whether an applicant is qualified to purchase and possess a firearm.
Provides certain limits on benefits coverage by health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP for certain services related to infertility.
Changes membership of Lake Hopatcong Commission and requires DEP to develop water level management plan for Lake Hopatcong to be approved by commission.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Establishes 18-month moratorium on promulgation of new administrative rules and issuance of new policy circular letters by State agencies.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain small business employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Prohibits enrollment in PERS of public employee who is also public contractor; requires member to designate only one position as basis of enrollment.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Prohibits certain public officers and employees from receiving dual health care benefit coverage.
Permits approval of certain regional contribution agreements through December 31, 2009.
Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Excludes certain contributions to deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings under the gross income tax.
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Prohibits employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer; prohibits certain TPAF and PERS members from receiving service credit while on leave with labor organization.
Appropriates $600,000 to the Lake Hopatcong Commission from constitutionally dedicated Corporation Business Tax revenues.
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 that receipt of public pension or retirement allowance will be suspended during reemployment with public employer; allows enrollment in DCRP based on such reemployment.
"Property Assessment Appeal Transparency Act"; revises content of required annual notification of real property assessment.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2014.
Permits possession of certain types of ammunition.
"Post-Viability Protection Act."
Requires municipal governing bodies and boards of education to provide sufficient time for all requested public comment at open public meetings.
Increases membership of Fish and Game Council and clarifies it has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Phases in single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula, over five years, provides airline-specific sales fraction.
Concerns affordable housing in the Highlands Region.
Requires Attorney General to defend certain local law enforcement officers.
"State Authorities Reform Act."
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Establishes in DEP the Environmental Science Review Board to review proposed environmental regulations for consistency with science.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Consolidates certain business-related categories of gross income and provides 20 year carryforward of certain net losses under gross income tax.
Places restrictions on unsolicited school budget communications sent by a board of education to school district residents 90 days prior to annual school election.
Prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens and requires employers to use E-Verify program.
Eliminates certificated superintendent and administrator exceptions to TPAF retiree reenrollment requirement.
Repeals law allowing PERS member to retire with PERS pension and continue to receive salary for current PERS-covered elective office.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex and Warren Counties.
Concerns collective bargaining by executive county superintendents.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Provides one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred.
Bars certain employees of certain public agencies from participating in PERS; repeals law permitting PERS and TPAF members on leave who work for labor organization to purchase pension credit.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
Eliminates seniority in Civil Service and other jurisdictions for reductions in force in certain circumstances.
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against a taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes.
Requires women incarcerated in county correctional facilities to cover full cost of abortion.
Provides criminal penalties for unauthorized use of images or likeness of minors and establishes civil action.
Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license and permits farm wineries to produce hard cider.
Creates cooperative farm winery licenses.
"The Abortion Mandate Opt-Out Act"; prohibits certain qualified health plans that provide abortion coverage from participating in health benefits Exchanges in the State.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE every seven years rather than every three years.
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain warning about volume and hearing loss.
Exempts agricultural driver's licensees from certain graduate driver law restrictions when operating farm equipment and vehicles.
Provides for early termination of appointed municipal court positions under certain circumstances.
Revises individual cause of action under consumer fraud act and makes certain other revisions regarding applicability of act.
Concerns State regulation of certain telecommunications services.
Requires suspension of payments for unused sick or vacation leave payable to person indicted for criminal offense; requires forfeiture of such payment upon service deemed dishonorable or conviction for crime.
Establishes and enhances certain insurance fraud prevention measures.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
Requires State Comptroller to review, and make recommendations for improvement of, the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Permits direct shipping by wineries and creates Out-of-State Winery license.
Requires local authorities and commissions to establish an Internet website and post information related to each entity's mission, finances, meetings, and employees.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Caps attorney fee awards in actions against public entities.
Increases production limitations and revises privileges of limited and restricted breweries.
Repeals State inheritance taxes.
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.
Authorizes deer hunting with firearm on Sundays on private property.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Establishes right to immediate interlocutory appeal from determinations as to class certification in class action lawsuits.
Allows qualifying counties and municipalities to become "agriculture development counties" and "agriculture development municipalities" and provides certain associated resulting benefits therefrom to encourage, protect, and preserve agriculture and relat
Provides for automatic waiver of juvenile case to adult court for repeat juvenile offenders.
Changes restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
"Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Transparency and Accountability Act."
Prohibits certain political activity by members and employees of local boards of education.
Filed · 1
Prohibits soliciting of campaign contributions on any public property by elective public office candidates; prohibits persons from making contributions to such candidates on any public property.