Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, General Assembly.
Alison Littell McHose
Sponsored
Became law1
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for development of Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Passed the General Assembly1
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Out of committee4
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations and William J. Hughes Technical Center.*
Concerns access to records of wages for prevailing wage public work projects.
Clarifies that county sheriff may simultaneously hold position of emergency management coordinator.
Authorizes certain county veteran identification cards to serve as proof of status for veteran designation on driver's license or identification card.
In committee49
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
Prohibits State departments and agencies from considering or requiring compliance by Highlands planning area municipalities with Highlands regional master plan in certain circumstances.
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.
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.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Repeals certain restrictions on future retail sales of handguns.
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.
Establishes "New Jersey Commission on Government Efficiency and Cost Control" to recommend measures for efficiency and cost reduction in State government.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Increases filing threshold and the applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
Eliminates certificated superintendent and administrator exceptions to TPAF retiree reenrollment requirement.
Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.
Repeals law establishing offshore wind renewable energy certificate program.
Requires certain contractors to verify work authorization of newly hired employees.
Permits county correctional facilities to seek reimbursement from inmate welfare fund for certain medical services provided in county jails.
Repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act."
Eliminates $375 minimum Corporation Business Tax on New Jersey S corporations with New Jersey gross receipts of less than $100,000.
Revises definition of "landlord" to include rooming and boarding house owners and operators with regard to ordinances holding landlords to certain standards of responsibility.
Requires voter registration forms be made available when applying for hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Repeals the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
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.
Provides procedures for crediting certain dwellings used by agricultural workers in determination of municipality's fair share housing obligation.
"Property Assessment Appeal Transparency Act"; revises content of required annual notification of real property assessment.
Eliminates prohibition against purchasing more than one handgun in calendar month.
Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.
Revises definition of religious employer in statute concerning insurance coverage of prescription female contraceptives.
Authorizes Governor to enter into interstate compact to clarify Fourteenth Amendment.
Prohibits DOT from putting tolls on I-78 and I-80 and from transferring jurisdiction to independent authority or entity.
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 insurance producers to perform bona fide services for public entities in order to share commissions; requires disclosure of commission sharing.
Requires NJ State Council on the Arts to establish "Artist Colony" designation and select certain municipalities or areas therefor.
Allows county sheriffs to issue firearms identification cards and permits to purchase handguns; authorizes county sheriffs to accept applications for permits to carry handguns.
Requires preschool tuition rates equal actual cost per pupil.
Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by school districts, county vocational school districts, county special services districts, jointure commissions, and private schools for students with disabilities to two percent.
Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by county vocational school districts to two percent.
Requires certain minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage upon conviction of certain offenses involving motor vehicles.
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 relate
Designates "Franklinite" as official mineral of State of NJ.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Clarifies that county sheriff may simultaneously hold position of emergency management coordinator.
Authorizes certain county veteran identification cards to serve as proof of status for veteran designation on driver's license or identification card.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 35
Requires Department of Agriculture to post on its website certain information regarding State's farm to school program.
Reestablishes certain historic driving privileges afforded holders of agricultural driver's licenses in operating farm equipment and vehicles.*
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Establishes durational limits and enumerates certain factors concerning modification and termination of alimony; establishes "open durational" alimony.*
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Authorizes the establishment of federal impact aid reserve account.
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.
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.
Exempts certain offers and sales of securities from registration.*
Requires issuance of one free copy of a veteran's death certificate to certain authorized persons upon request.
Enables collection of voluntary contributions for New Jersey Nonprofit Veterans Organizations through gross income tax returns.*
Prohibits certain agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support farm to school and school gardens programs.
Allows contributions to "New Jersey Farm to School Program.*
Establishes "Best in New Jersey 'Farm to School' Awards Program" to annually recognize the best farm to school programs implemented by a school or school district.
Directs the Dept. of Agriculture to establish a clearinghouse website for farmers to offer produce and dairy products for use by school breakfast programs, school lunch programs, and food banks.*
Concerns authority of DOLWD to inspect prevailing wage public work projects.
Requires Commissioner of DOLWD to disseminate certain information to contractors who bid on or perform prevailing wage public work.
Allows gross income taxpayers to use their gross income tax returns to make voluntary contributions to ALS Association for services to New Jersey residents.
Allows military personnel and veterans to present certain identifying documents in lieu of municipal beach tags to gain admission to certain beaches.
Allows school districts and requires public colleges to enter into dual enrollment agreements to provide college-level instruction to high school students through courses offered on college or high school campuses.*
Provides that if a career and technical education program of a school district is taught in an industry setting, off-site location will be exempt from certain State regulations.*
Amends law concerning county and municipal stream cleaning activities.
Requires Adjutant General to create informational webpage for women veterans.*
Extends for one year expiration date of certain permits pursuant to "Permit Extension Act of 2008." *
New Jersey Stolen Valor Act; makes unauthorized use of military uniforms, medals or insignias, and certain false statements regarding receipt of military awards with intent to obtain benefit crimes of third degree.
Permits holders of certain alcoholic beverage licenses to be issued amusement game license and updates definition of recognized amusement park.
Provides an excused absence on Veterans Day for pupil who participates in certain activities for veterans or active duty members of United States Armed Forces or New Jersey National Guard.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2016.
Appropriates $88,592,361 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Vetoed · 3
Requires an annual State debt affordability analysis be included in the State Debt Report.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to review construction work on public utilities.*
Reinstates moratorium on imposition of Statewide non-residential development fees until January 2015.
Passed the General Assembly · 13
Permits new cigar lounges to be opened under certain circumstances.*
Designates bison as agricultural livestock.
Revises grades and sentencing determinations for certain controlled dangerous substances.**
Imposes moratorium on DHS transitions and transfers of certain individuals with developmental disabilities to new residential placements until certain conditions are met. *
Authorizes special license plates with proceeds to the families of NJ troops overseas.
Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Requires OAL to maintain Internet database summarizing all State rule-making actions.
Allows parent, guardian, or adult student to prevent disclosure of student information to certain entities.
Provides that farm, farmstand, or other agricultural operation selling firewood obtained from property other than seller's shall not be considered a lumber yard.
Creates Education Reform Review Task Force; delays implementation of certain assessments and certain changes to teacher evaluation system.
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.
Out of committee · 29
Eliminates awarding of attorneys' fees, filing fees and costs of suit for certain technical violations of consumer fraud act.*
Requires posting of information about availability of services from substance abuse treatment facilities on county and DHS websites.
Establishes DOT roadside memorial program for fallen police officers, sheriff's officers, EMS workers, and firefighters; designated as "Patrolman Joseph Wargo's Law.**
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 the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Extends "Right to Farm" protection to certain agricultural tourism acttivities and events; requires adoption of agricultural management practices therefor; permits special occasion events that promote agricultural tourism conducted at wineries under certa
Reduces amount of fire duty required in order to receive exempt fireman certificate.
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning conflicts between rules of different State agencies.
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
Designates State Route 173 between Clinton and Phillipsburg as "173rd Airborne Brigade Highway."
Establishes certain apprentice hunting licenses.
Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
Designates September 11 each year "September 11 Remembrance Day" in New Jersey.
Extends for five years expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres program and farmland preservation program for lands in Highlands Region; makes change to special appraisal process for certain farmers. *
Creates gallery space on State House grounds for display of certain art works.
Requires funds collected through societal benefits charge not allocated or spent for at least one year be reappropriated in following fiscal year.*
Requires each State agency to review permits issued by agency and make necessary changes to expedite and facilitate permitting.
Appropriates $22,463,000 in 2003 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015.
Requires nursing homes to obtain form designating beneficiary of personal needs allowance accounts from incoming and current residents.
Requires PANYNJ be subject to NY Freedom of Information Law and NJ open public records act.
Designates U.S. Route 22 bridge, Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge, as "Sergeant William John Cahir Memorial Bridge."
Increases transparency and accountability at PANYNJ.
Requires State agencies to periodically review administrative rules and regulations to ensure continued efficacy.
Creates "Fishing Buddy License."
Expands number of safe havens for leaving newborn infants.
Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation.
In committee · 220
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.
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 for exclusion of certain properties from Highlands preservation area.
Repeals sections of law pertaining to transfer of civil service and non-civil service employees of terminated local health agency to superseding agency.
Concerns hazardous waste transporter fee.
Eliminates expansion of preschool education programs in "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
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%.
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.
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.
Expands range of local units eligible to join an insurance fund established by a municipality or county under certain circumstances.
Replaces references to Civil Service Commission with chairperson of commission to clarify duties and responsibilities of chairperson.
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.
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.
Establishes motor vehicle registration for street rods and custom motor vehicles.
Exempts employees and school board members of federal impact aid districts from certain out-of-state travel restrictions.
Clarifies local government unit obligations with regard to DEP loan awards for dam repairs.
Repeals requirement for general hospitals and State psychiatric hospitals to hold annual public meetings.
Restricts use of electronic benefit cards by cash assistance recipients.
Concerns procedures for public comment about matters before municipal planning and zoning boards.
Concerns alternate methods of wage payment.
Requires access to law enforcement guidelines for processing firearms permit applications upon public records request.
Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.
"The Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act of 2012"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective offices; provides for transition period between offices.
Directs AG to enter into agreement with U.S. Attorney General to empower certain corrections officers to investigate immigration status of inmates.
Requires all lamps and lighting devices on motor vehicles be kept in working order.
Provides public servant is guilty of official misconduct if he knowingly obtains, arranges or provides "no-show" job for himself or another.
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
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.
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.
Allows certain sole proprietors to join a small employer health benefits purchasing alliance.
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.
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.
Makes desecration of a military monument a crime of the third degree.
Eliminates minimum corporation business tax on New Jersey S corporations.
Phases out estate tax over five-year period.
Increases maximum penalty for attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder in certain cases.
Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years.
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.
Creates Veterans Haven North Council; renames current Veterans Haven Council to Veterans Haven South Council.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
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.
Revises certain exemptions to "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against a taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Eliminates duplication and redundancy in registration of certain apartments.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
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.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Provides for philosophical exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Prohibits DEP from imposing conditions on projects exempt from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.
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.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
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.
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.
Prohibits dual elective office holding and holding of elective office and public office or position.
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.
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Bars sex offenders from jobs which primarily consist of contact with children.
Concerns access to information maintained by Prescription Monitoring Program.
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.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
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.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Revises individual cause of action under consumer fraud act; restricts consumer fraud act to New Jersey residents.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a service animal or guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law."
Expands eligibility under the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act by broadening certain municipal qualifier provisions.
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.
Changes restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.
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.
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.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
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.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under gross income tax, eliminates income cap on exclusion.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to $50 million.
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.
"PANYNJ Transparency and Accountability Act."
"State Authorities Reform Act."
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.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program; prohibits future use of red light cameras in State.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity.
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.
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.
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.
Requires prescribers and pharmacists to check prescription monitoring program prior to prescribing and dispensing Schedule II drugs.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
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.
Prohibits use of volunteer driving activities in underwriting for private passenger automobile insurance; revises charitable immunity statute as applied to volunteer drivers.
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.
Requires notification of certain domestic violence victims through the Victim Information and Notification Everyday System (VINE).
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.
Upgrades penalties for crimes committed with aid of firearms locator application.
Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.
Extends validity of certain retired law enforcement officers handgun carry permits from one to two years.
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.
Establishes fourth degree crime of possessing firearms locator application; enhances penalty if such application is used in the theft of firearm.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Requires electric utility bills to separately list the amount of State sales tax, societal benefits charge and transitional energy facility unit rate assessment surcharge.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Requires screening of certain high-risk pregnancies and reporting of fetal deaths.
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.
Caps attorney fee awards in actions against public entities.
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.
Requires explanatory statement on ballot question for school district capital projects to include certain information.
Enacts the "NJ Family First Employer Act"; establishes award for certain employers.
Prohibits sex offenders from holding any job, position, or type of employment that primarily consists of contact with children.
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
Provides for appointment of certain municipal court judges at the local or county level.
Requires public utilities and cable television companies to accommodate and relocate facilities when necessary for transportation infrastructure projects at direction of DOT.
Requires mandatory imprisonment for child luring and requires certain information about Megan's Law to be provided to sex offenders annually.
Increases penalties for improper prescribing of drugs.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Authorizes deer hunting with firearm on Sundays on private property.
Directs State agencies to take certain action to expedite permitting through use of general permits.
Expands notification when an offender is released from custody or transferred within the criminal justice system.
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.
Concerns liability, standards of care, and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Concerns liability and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license and permits farm wineries to produce hard cider.
Creates cooperative farm winery licenses.
Permits a farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Decreases the premium receipts tax for surplus lines insurance coverage.
Renames Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility as "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility."
Provides extended validity to wastewater service area designations and sewer service area designations, and revises certain aspects of wastewater management planning process.
Revises procedure for removal of municipal administrator by municipal council; provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator upon removal.
Requires condominium and homeowners' associations to provide information to federal home loan insurance providers at no cost to potential buyers.
Authorizes issuance of duplicate firearms purchaser identification cards for change of address with certain proof.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Prohibits harassment of farmers engaged in farming operations.
Increases minimum civil fine for harassing person taking wildlife and increases criminal penalty for subsequent offenses.
Removes statutory limitation on number of permits that may be issued by Division of Fish and Wildlife for the taking of beaver.
Restores the death penalty for certain murders.
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.
Clarifies law authorizing application of reciprocal limitations against businesses from states that give in-state preference in awarding public contracts.
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer.
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Requires immediate forfeiture of public office, position or employment, without application by the prosecutor, for public officials and employees convicted under federal law of certain public corruption offenses.
Clarifies law concerning the advertising and promoting of NJ farm products.
Prohibits use of public funds for embryonic stem cell research.
Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Permits holders of certain alcoholic beverage licenses to be issued amusement game license.
Requires any POW-MIA flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in United States.
Clarifies use of motor vehicle headlights to warn oncoming traffic of certain road conditions is permissible.
Makes various changes to interest arbitration procedures; repeals sunset provision.
Establishes per se standard for driving under influence of inhalant; designated as "Kimmie's Law."
Prohibits payment of more than one copayment, coinsurance or deductible for series of vaccinations used in preventive treatment of rabies under certain health benefits plans.
Revises statutes concerning permissible length of time between certain public questions in certain municipalities.
Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.
Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.
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.
Permits expungement for one-time disorderly persons offense after a period of two years.
Prohibits for 10 years applicability of new State and local rules and regulations to certain manufacturing facilities.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Prohibits certain mental health facilities, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, and homeless shelters in residential zones and within 1,000 feet of schools.
Provides for the inclusion of home-schooled students in the NJ STARS Program.
Amends and repeals certain parts of New Jersey firearm statutes.
Modifies education requirement for licensure by the NJ State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Prohibits immobilization of motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Reforms bi-state transportation authorities.
Provides for early termination of terms of office for certain appointed municipal court positions when two or more municipalities enter into agreements to establish joint or shared municipal courts.
Requires display of State vehicle abuse hotline bumper stickers on all State vehicles.
Requires public schools to allow certain students not enrolled in the school to participate in interscholastic athletics.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from considering number of arrests made and citations issued when evaluating police officer's professional performance.
Increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount for the New Jersey estate tax to $5 million over period of five years.
Revises individual cause of action under consumer fraud act.
Requires 10 percent bail; prohibits installment payments.
Prohibits submission of New Jersey license plate information to national photo ticketing system or other states for certain purposes.
Revises procedure for transferring motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Creates cidery and meadery license.
Requires certain documentation as proof of voter identity to vote; updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity.
"Volunteer Medical Professional Health Care Act."
Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.
Requires credit check for certain DEP loans to private dam owners and lake associations.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State.
The "Motherhood Violence Act;" creates the offense of fetal homicide.
Establishes 80 as maximum age for issuing special handgun carry permits to retired police officers.
Exempts county college from motor vehicle registration fee.
Designates five State songs.
Requires State to recognize permits to carry handguns issued to certain New Jersey residents by other states.
Limits authority of court to order one or both parents to pay post-high school education expenses on behalf of a child if both parents agree that they will not pay such expenses.
Exempts transfers of property to Class C beneficiaries from transfer inheritance tax and increases filing threshold and applicable exclusion amount under estate tax to $5,000,000 over five-year period.
Declares the rights of a parent to be fundamental and not subject to infringement by the State absent compelling need.
Revises definition of "antique firearm" to include handguns.
Establishes State Transportation Cost Analysis Task Force.
Requires legislative approval of changes to core curriculum content standards and Statewide assessments.
Decriminalizes manufacture and certain possession of slingshots.
Requires Director of Division of Taxation to study impact of State business income taxes on business out-migration, business formation, and employment.