Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Alison Littell McHose
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Establishes reporting requirements and permissive inference for violations by motor vehicle operators approaching or passing certain horses, ponies and mules.
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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.
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.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
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.
Prohibits placing primary election candidates into political party lines on primary ballot.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
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.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Prohibits housing allowance in contract between State Board of Education and State district superintendent.
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Establishes separate license for dealers of non-motorized trailers.
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.
Repeals the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
Suspends pension of any retired public employee who resumes public employment with compensation more than $15,000.
Renders federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" null and void in NJ.
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.
Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program.
Provides procedures for crediting certain dwellings used by agricultural workers in determination of municipality's fair share housing obligation.
Requires that the members of a housing authority must reside in the municipality in which the housing authority was created.
Permits use of deadly force against black bears in certain cases.
Establishes Lane Splitting Task Force.
Prohibits DOT from putting tolls on I-78 and I-80 and from transferring jurisdiction to independent authority or entity.
Precludes most distributions of increased value of pre-marital residence at time of divorce.
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
Revises statutes concerning permissible length of time between certain public questions in certain municipalities.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Provides certain retirees from public police departments the right to hawk, peddle and vend.
Revises definition of religious employer in statute concerning insurance coverage of prescription female contraceptives.
Establishes sex-selection and race-selection abortions as third degree crimes and permits civil actions.
Authorizes Governor to enter into interstate compact to clarify fourteenth Amendment.
Prohibits MVC from charging certain fees for renewal of boat or motor vehicle registrations.
Repeals law requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information for menu items.
Clarifies the definition of citizenship in the State of New Jersey.
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
Increases filing threshold and the applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
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.
Establishes the New Jersey State Commission on Education Reform to develop academic outcome-based per pupil public school funding amounts.
"Property Assessment Appeal Transparency Act"; revises content of required annual notification of real property assessment.
Eliminates legislative leadership committees.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
Requires appropriations in the nature of grants-in-aid to include certain criteria in the act in which they are enacted.
Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in certain counties.
Eliminates certificated superintendent and administrator exceptions to TPAF retiree reenrollment requirement.
Requires insurance producers to perform bona fide services for public entities in order to share commissions; requires disclosure of commission sharing.
Provides municipality with affordable housing credit toward its municipal fair share housing obligation for funds transferred to the New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund pursuant to P.L.2008, c.46.
Repeals law establishing offshore wind renewable energy certificate program.
Modifies "inherently beneficial use" definition for purposes of zoning variance to discourage siting of wind and solar energy facilities on agricultural land and open space.
Requires county bridge commissions, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and South Jersey Transportation Authority to offer cash payment option at every toll plaza.
Requires Deleware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission to offer cash payment option at every toll plaza.
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to offer cash payment option at every toll plaza.
Requires Delaware River Port Authority to offer cash payment option at every toll plaza.
Requires Delaware River and Bay Authority to offer cash payment option at every toll plaza.
Prohibits State departments and agencies from requiring or considering compliance by municipalities with State Development and Redevelopment Plan in certain circumstances.
Requires certain contractors to verify work authorization of newly hired employees.
Eliminates 10% surcharge on employer UI taxes during fiscal year 2014.
Permits county correctional facilities to seek reimbursement from inmate welfare fund for certain medical services provided in county jails.
Revises definition of "landlord" to include rooming and boarding house owners and operators with regard to ordinances holding landlords to certain standards of responsibility.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for development of Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
"New Jersey Rural Electric Cooperative Act."
Upgrades vehicular homicide to first degree crime under certain circumstances; designated as "Rosie's law."
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Provides for licensing of abortion facilities and establishes criminal and civil penalties for violations, and designated as the "Women's Health Protection Act."
Requires preschool tuition rates equal actual cost per pupil.
Filed1
Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 34
Requires all lamps and lighting devices on motor vehicles be kept in working order.
Fred Baker's Law; establishes July 30th of each year as "Corrections Officer Day."*
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Prohibits health care facilities from discharging prescription medications into sewer or septic systems in certain circumstances.***
Establishes a process for renewal of DOE issued authorization of certified educational facilities manager.
Revises privileges of limited and restricted breweries.*
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
"Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act."
Revises law concerning certain professional and occupational licenses.
Permits certain military funeral buglers to receive New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.*
Designates the "Honor and Remember Flag" as an official State flag.
Directs Board of Nursing to encourage nursing schools to give academic credit to students for training received in US military as corpsmen and medics.
Revises State designation of "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" from February to September.
Alex DeCroce's Law; enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Requires Director of Division of Fire Safety to review preparation of local fire mutual aid plans and determine necessity of designated fire command structure.*
Authorizes placement of horse racing wagers using mobile gaming devices at in-State racetracks subject to commission rules and regulations.
Provides that subcontractors who furnish non-specialty trade work shall not be named in local public bid documents.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Provides for temporary nurse licensure for qualified nonresident military spouses.
Provides for EMT and Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic certification for certain veterans.
Allows certain military spouses with out-of-State teaching license to receive temporary instructional certificate in New Jersey.
Amends "Administrative Procedure Act" to require State agencies to use various electronic technologies in rule-making procedures.
The "Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act."
Creates Veterans Haven North Council; renames current Veterans Haven Council to Veterans Haven South Council.
Provides for temporary professional or occupational licensure for qualified nonresident military spouses.
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.
Appropriates $16,250,000 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $4,083,320 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.
Expands notification when an offender is released from custody or transferred within the criminal justice system. *
Codifies regulation exempting firearms records from State's open public records law. *
Requires transfer of certain records to DOLWD and DHS.
Appropriates $1,393,084 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Provides extended validity to wastewater service area designations and sewer service area designations, and revises certain aspects of wastewater management planning process.
Authorizes extension of time for completion of remedial investigation of certain contaminated sites prior to DEP undertaking direct oversight.*
Vetoed · 1
Requires each State agency to review permits issued by the agency and make neccessary changes to expedite and facilitate permitting. *
Passed the General Assembly · 25
Permits special occasion events that promote agricultural tourism to be conducted on preserved farmland under certain circumstances. *
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives. *
Forbids members of the State Investment Council from voting on transactions concerning investment with which a member has certain financial or familial conflicts and requires removal for violations thereof.
Dedesignates portions of Route 24.
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.
Provides for appointment of certain municipal court judges at the local or county level.
Allows property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act": imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.**
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for maintenance of certain State memorials honoring war veterans.
Permits certain witnesses under the age of 16 and victims of any age to testify by closed circuit television in prosecutions for crimes or offenses involving domestic violence.*
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Requires notification of certain domestic violence victims through the Victim Information and Notification Everyday System (VINE).
Requires OAL to maintain Internet database summarizing all State rule-making actions.
Requires posting of information about availability of services from substance abuse treatment facilities on county and DHS websites.
Removes statutory limitation on number of permits that may be issued by Division of Fish and Wildlife for the taking of beaver.
Concerns proof of workers' compensation coverage with certain legally required annual reports of employers.
Clarifies law authorizing application of reciprocal limitations against businesses from states that give in-state preference in awarding public contracts.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Reinstates moratorium on imposition of Statewide non-residential development fees until January 2015.
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Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Tri-County Purple Heart Memorial Highway."
Reestablishes historic driving privileges afforded holders of agricultural driver's licenses in operating farm equipment and vehicles.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Allows commercial farmer to recover reasonable costs and attorney fees of defending against unreasonable complaints under "Right to Farm Act."
Establishes right to immediate interlocutory appeal from determinations as to class certification in class action lawsuits.
Establishes and enhances certain insurance fraud prevention measures.
Permits a farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
"PANYNJTransparency and Accountability Act." *
The "Common Sense Shared Services Act"; concerns shared service agreements for certain local personnel under "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act."*
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning conflicts between rules of different State agencies.
Authorizes deer hunting with firearm on Sundays on private property.
Concerns liability and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Establishes Agricultural Tourism Directional Sign Program, administered by DOT and Department of Agriculture, to direct motorists to agricultural tourism establishments. *
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
"The Truth In Tolling Act"; requires New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to display toll amount paid when EZ-Pass user passes through toll collection point.*
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
Permits county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages to create identification cards for certain veterans for certain purposes.
Designates portion of U.S. Route 206 bypass in Hillsborough Township as "Peter J. Biondi Bypass."
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Lieutenant Scott Jenkins' Law; creates certain new criminal offenses aimed at theft from carriers; amends theft statutes.*
Eliminates duplication and redundancy in registration of certain apartments.
Directs State agencies to take certain action to expedite permitting through use of general permits.
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 craft distillery license.
Revises statutes and enhances penalties for offenses involving child pornography; makes crime of causing a child to engage in a prohibited sexual act subject to "No Early Release Act." *
Designates State Highway Route 53 as "Alex DeCroce Memorial Highway."
Clarifies charitable contributions are not a factor in determining where person is domiciled under New Jersey gross income tax.
Authorizes the establishment of federal impact aid reserve account.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a service animal or guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law." *
Eliminates 10% surcharge on employer UI taxes during fiscal year 2014.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Prohibits PANYNJ from imposing cargo facility charge in certain instances.
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.
Extends Right to Farm Act protections to commercial beekeepers, with some restrictions.*
Establishes exclusive State regulatory authority over apiary activities and allows for delegation of monitoring and enforcement authority to municipalities.*
Establishes penalty for destruction of man-made native bee hive.
"Autumn Joy Stillbirth Research and Dignity Act"; requires DOH to establish protocols for stillbirths, establishes stillbirth research database.
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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 "Local Authorities Review Commission."
Requires State Treasurer to post information about State contracts for legal services on special website.
Concerns collective bargaining by executive county superintendents.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Requires municipal governing bodies and boards of education to provide sufficient time for all requested public comment at open public meetings.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
Designates September 11 each year "September 11 Remembrance Day" in New Jersey.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million.
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.
Requires public bodies to allow public comment at every meeting.
Eliminates dual governmental pay to members of Legislature for legislative duties.
Prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens and requires employers to use E-Verify program.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
Authorizes the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations concerning the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation.
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.
Prohibits certain agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types.
Provides for philosophical exemption to mandatory immunizations.
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.
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 one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred.
Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
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.
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.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations.
The "Jobs, Trade and Democracy Act."
Expands eligibility under the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act by broadening certain municipal qualifier provisions.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
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.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Prohibits certain political activity by members and employees of local boards of education.
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.
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 high-mounted rear stoplights on certain passenger vehicles.
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.
Concerns hazardous waste transporter fee.
Eliminates expansion of preschool education programs 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%.
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."
Increases membership of Fish and Game Council and clarifies it has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Eliminates seniority in Civil Service and other jurisdictions for reductions in force in certain circumstances.
Requires women incarcerated in county correctional facilities to cover full cost of abortion.
"The Abortion Mandate Opt-Out Act"; prohibits certain qualified health plans that provide abortion coverage from participating in health benefits Exchanges in the State.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Provides for automatic waiver of juvenile case to adult court for repeat juvenile offenders.
Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license and permits farm wineries to produce hard cider.
Creates cooperative farm winery licenses.
Requires interpretive statements of State general obligation bond act public questions to include certain fiscal information.
"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."
Places restrictions on unsolicited school budget communications sent by a board of education to school district residents 90 days prior to annual school election.
Eliminates public school district budget reduction appeals to the Commissioner of Education.
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain warning about volume and hearing loss.
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.
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations.
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against a taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes.
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Requires Attorney General to defend certain local law enforcement officers.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
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.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Eliminates award of attorneys' fees, filing fees and costs of suit for technical violation of the consumer fraud act.
Provides public servant is guilty of official misconduct if he knowingly obtains, arranges or provides "no-show" job for himself or another.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Requires local authorities and commissions to establish an Internet website and post information related to each entity's mission, finances, meetings, and employees.
"Women's Right to Know Act."
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Permits possession of certain types of ammunition.
"Post-Viability Protection Act."
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Repeals State inheritance taxes.
Establishes certain apprentice hunting licenses.
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.
Eliminates minimum corporation business tax on New Jersey S corporations.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
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.
Revises procedure for removal of municipal administrator by municipal council; provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator upon removal.
Prohibits certain expenditures in school districts and establishes State aid penalty for violations.
Provides that minimum local tax levy requirement will only be applicable to certain school districts.
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.
Concerns liability, standards of care, and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Requires State Treasurer, in consultation with State Comptroller, to promulgate rules and regulations concerning best practices for awarding independent State authority contracts.
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.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Excludes certain contributions to deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings under the gross income tax.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Requires suspension of payment 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.
Caps attorney fee awards in actions against public entities.
Establishes public bidding and contracting procedures for Rutgers, the State University that mirror those in place for the State colleges.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2014.
Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) every seven years rather than every three years.
Requires public institutions of higher education to implement certain practices concerning academic credits and residency requirements for military servicemembers.
Expands range of local units eligible to join an insurance fund established by a municipality or county under certain circumstances.
Decreases the premium receipts tax for surplus lines insurance coverage.
Requires State, counties, municipalities, and instrumentalities thereof to post public employee contracts on respective websites; requires posting on Civil Service Commission's website when local unit does not maintain own website.
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Prohibits candidates and elected public officials charged with crimes from using campaign contributions for their legal defense.
Designates New Jersey Route No. 15 as "Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway."
Creates "Real Property Revaluation Review Commission."
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren Counties, and requires existing bus stops to be used.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to study impact of State business income taxes on business out-migration, business formation, and employment.
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.
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.
Prohibits dual elective office holding and holding of elective office and public office or position.
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.
Provides certain limits on benefits coverage by health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP for certain services related to infertility.
"State Authorities Reform Act."
Applies current laws banning political contributions by certain business entities holding public contracts to State colleges and universities.
Requires condominium and homeowners' associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers.
Establishes motor vehicle registration for street rods and custom motor vehicles.
Establishes DOT roadside memorial program for fallen police officers, EMS workers, and firefighters.
Establishes Lake Hopatcong Fund, dedicates $400,000 annually from certain power vessel operator license fees to the fund, and appropriates $400,000 for FY2012.
Mandates NICS check be the exclusive method law enforcement uses to determine whether an applicant is qualified to purchase and possess a firearm.
Creates gallery space on State House grounds for display of certain art works.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law."
Establishes bribery in official and political matters applies to person soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept benefit as consideration to act even though not yet in office or otherwise qualified to act.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Requires NJ State Council on the Arts to establish "Artist Colony" designation and select certain municipalities or areas therefor.
Allows certain fuel dealers and distributors refunds of petroleum products gross receipts tax and credits against motor fuel tax for certain bad debts from sale of fuel.
Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program; prohibits future use of red light cameras in State.
Requires tenure charges be filed against any public school employee found to have bullied a student and requires the employment of any nontenured public school employee be terminated for such activity.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Exempts employees and school board members of federal impact aid districts from certain out-of-state travel restrictions.
Specifies conditions under which State, county, municipality, independent authority, school district, or higher education institution can grant unpaid or paid leave of absence to public employee to perform work for labor organization.
Requires public utilities and cable television companies to accommodate and relocate facilities when necessary for transportation infrastructure projects at direction of DOT.
Requires any candidate convicted of crimes or offenses to return campaign contributions to donors; freezes most campaign funds of candidates indicted for crimes or offenses.
Eliminates transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amounts under New Jersey estate tax in accordance with provisions of federal tax law.
Authorizes penalties for failure to file certain public employment contracts; clarifies requirement for electronic posting of public employment contracts and interest arbitration awards.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity.
Establishes per se standard for driving under influence of inhalant; designated as "Kimmie's Law."
Prohibits use of speed cameras in State.
Clarifies local government unit obligations with regard to DEP loan awards for dam repairs.
Increases maximum penalty for attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder in certain cases.
Specifies failure to restrain a cat, dog, or other domestic companion animal while the animal is riding in a motor vehicle is not cruel or inhumane transport.
Reduces gross income tax rates by 10 percent over three years.
Prohibits local officer or employee from lobbying or advocating before any body of the municipality where officer or employee serves.
"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.
Revises individual cause of action under consumer fraud act; restricts consumer fraud act to New Jersey residents.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of 25 years to life for aggravated sexual assault against a child under 13 and increases penalties for harboring certain sex offenders.
Lengthens amber light at traffic signal with red light camera; sets penalty for failing to stop before turning right on red when detected by red light camera; implements half-second delay for red light camera violations.
Changes membership of Lake Hopatcong Commission and requires DEP to develop water level management plan for Lake Hopatcong to be approved by commission.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
Renames Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility as "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility."
Permits human trafficking victims to testify by closed circuit television under certain circumstances.
Concerns human trafficking of a minor.
Subjects Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to New York's Freedom of Information Law and New Jersey's Open Public Records Act.
Repeals requirement for general hospitals and State psychiatric hospitals to hold annual public meetings.
Restricts use of electronic benefit cards by cash assistance recipients.
Requires eligibility checklist and audit for enrollment in PERS of certain public employees who provide professional services; imposes fine on certifying officer or supervisor for ineligible enrollments.
Requires mandatory imprisonment for child luring and requires certain information about Megan's Law to be provided to sex offenders annually.
Amends Fiscal Year 2013 annual appropriations act to prohibit application of budget adjustment factor when determining Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain nursing facilities.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Prohibits enforcement, for a period of 12 months, of homeowners' association bylaws prohibiting domesticated animals if owner is FEMA designated displaced individual following emergency declaration by President or Governor.
Requires explanatory statement on ballot question for school district capital projects to include certain information.
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Revises alimony laws, including eliminating permanent alimony and establishing guidelines for amount and duration of alimony awards.
Enacts the "NJ Family First Employer Act"; establishes award for certain employers.
Extends validity of certain retired law enforcement officers handgun carry permits from one to two years.
Makes it a crime of the fourth degree for a public servant, during a state of emergency, to use or make disposition of a public resource in an unauthorized manner with purpose to obtain a benefit for himself or another.
Authorizes Parole Board and sheriff's offices to hire alternate route trained police officers; exempts alternate route trainees from certain civil service requirements.
Requires screening of certain high-risk pregnancies and reporting of fetal deaths.
Expands notification when an offender is released from custody or transferred within the criminal justice system.
Requires an annual State debt affordability analysis be included in the State Debt Report.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Prohibits sex offenders from holding any job, position, or type of employment that primarily consists of contact with children.
Increases penalties for improper prescribing of drugs.
Concerns access to information maintained by Prescription Monitoring Program.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
Authorizes issuance of duplicate firearms purchaser identification cards for change of address with certain proof.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
Requires sharing of incarceration information between government agencies; prohibits certain benefits program payments to incarcerated individuals.
Requires State personal income tax materials to include notice of certain property tax relief programs.
Concerns procedures for public comment about matters before municipal planning and zoning boards.
Requires any State entity administering State or federal public benefit programs to verify recipient's personal information against death records to prevent payment to deceased individual.
Establishes Statewide Opioid Law Enforcement Coordinating Task Force.
Establishes Common Core State Standards Evaluation Task Force; delays use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers until task force submits final report.
Concerns alternate methods of wage payment.
Requires access to law enforcement guidelines for processing firearms permit applications upon public records request.
Requires Department of Agriculture to post on its website certain information regarding State's farm to school program.
Upgrades penalties for crimes committed with aid of firearms locator application.
Increases penalties for certain heroin offenses by revising threshold amounts for first, second, and third degree crimes of manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing heroin.
Authorizes DOT and historic entities to accept gifts and grants for purchase and erection of historic markers and signs.
Establishes fourth degree crime of possessing firearms locator application; enhances penalty if such application is used in the theft of firearm.
Requires municipal auditors to test whether tax exempt properties remain eligible for exemption.
Requires prescribers and pharmacists to check prescription monitoring program prior to prescribing and dispensing Schedule II drugs.
Provides certain issuers of securities with exemption from registration.