Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Jason O'Donnell
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Requires background check for private gun sales.
Out of committee3
Provides for screening newborn infants for adrenoleukodystrophy.
Requires newborn infant screening for tongue tie.
Removes certain requirements for professional engineers to take examination to operate water supply and wastewater treatment systems.
In committee16
Allows public contractors paying benefits under collective bargaining agreements to count benefit costs toward compliance with local "living wage" ordinances.
Requires certain State public employees and officers and members of Legislature to file financial disclosure statement with State Ethics Commission or Joint Legislative Committee on Ethics.
Directs NJTA to dedicate toll increase revenue no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project to Transportation Trust Fund Account.
Imposes requirements concerning Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners budgets and capital plan; requires commissioners' meetings and public hearings be made available to public; requires commissioners make certain information available on website.
Makes changes to manner in which State-administered retirement systems operate and to public employee pension benefits.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations.
Increases PFRS employee contribution rate; requires new members to be age 50 for special retirement; creates cap on PFRS retiree COLA; restructures PFRS board of trustees and gives it control over fund investments.
Permits establishment of county-wide purchasing system by county employing qualified purchasing agent and requires participation by all municipalities and school districts within the county.
Limits when bidders can be required to submit a financial statement in order to bid on a local public contract or county college contract.
Develops evaluation procedure for classroom teachers and requires establishment of lead teacher endorsement.
Permits establishment of county-wide purchasing system by a county employing qualified purchasing agent and requires participation by all school districts within the county.
Prohibits school district from denying student school breakfast or school lunch because payment is in arrears without prior notice to parent.
Prohibits imposition of parking fees in Meadowlands Sports Complex.
Requires reimbursement to State for costs related to provision of New Jersey State Police at certain Meadowlands Sports Complex events.
Provides for life imprisonment without parole for killing an emergency responder.
Prohibits use of wearable computer with head mounted display while driving.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Provides for screening newborn infants for adrenoleukodystrophy.
Vetoed1
Requires newborn infant screening for tongue tie.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Requires, for roof mounted solar photovoltaic systems, identifying emblem on certain structures, and fire department notification for all structures. **
Requires Department of Education to biannually distribute a letter to school districts reminding districts of requirement to enroll resident students regardless of immigration status.
Requires the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to develop and distribute a document containing student loan repayment information for school districts and nonpublic high schools to disseminate to students.
Requires SHBP and joint insurance funds to provide certain information to participating public employers.*
Establishes offense of unlawfully accessing location of law enforcement vehicles through certain electronic means.*
Establishes program in DOE to address State's shortage of mathematics and science teachers.
Permits electronic mail notification, and makes certain other revisions, regarding the "Self-Service Storage Facility Act."
Requires homeowners insurance consumer information brochure to contain one page summary of policy.
Vetoed · 3
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.*
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing assault firearms for civilian use.**
Passed the General Assembly · 10
Establishes mutual aid assistance request protocols for 9-1-1 ambulance dispatchers.
Establishes bill of rights for authorized family members of persons with developmental disabilities.*
Revises law concerning alarm business licensees.*
Requires monitoring of prescriptions for human growth hormones.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school.
Establishes grant program to provide rebate of sales and use tax paid for purchase of certain materials and supplies used for construction of certain off-track wagering facilities.*
Establishes a regulatory and reporting program for ammunition sales and transfers.*
Requires firearms seizure when mental health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.
Revises statutes concerning firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits; makes handgun purchase permit valid for four years.*
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Out of committee · 17
Enacts the "Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act."
Provides immunity from civil liability to certain individuals who acquire or use an automated external defibrillator.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.
Establishes task force to study various issues related to improving special education programs and services for public school students.
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Immunizes from civil liability first responders who forcibly enter property to provide emergency assistance.
Increases minimum wage for tipped workers.
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship.
Prohibits emergency shelters for the homeless from refusing to provide services for minimum time frame unless shelters are at maximum capacity.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit persons with mental illness unless they pose danger.
Authorizes certain incinerator authorities to perform sanitation, public works, and environmental services.*
"Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act."*
Clarifies that certain types of sewage and sewage sludge do not constitute hazardous substances under "Spill Compensation and Control Act."
Reduces number of rooms necessary for historic hotel to receive liquor license.
Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.
In committee · 48
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Establishes new crimes concerning service dogs and upgrades crimes against certain other animals.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires NJ FamilyCare to treat earned and unearned income in same manner when calculating gross family income for parents and caretakers.
Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for net interest amount received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.
Establishes program to provide financial assistance towards installation of blue roofs and green roofs; authorizes use of Global Warming Solutions Fund for certain such purposes.
Prohibits attorney serving as elected local government officer in a municipality from representing campaign of candidate for elective office in that municipality to contest election results.
Requires assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes to ensure connection of emergency cords in residential units to facility staff.
Provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes to small and medium-sized businesses for certain export and export promotion activity; designated as the Export Promotion Tax Credit Act.
Replaces plenary winery and farm winery licenses with small winery and wine manufacturing licenses.
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain warning about volume and hearing loss.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
Provides gross income tax credit for payment of certain tolls and fares related to certain transportation projects and improvements maintained and operated by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Extends period for requested medical exam for disability benefits under PFRS to every two years until 55 years of age.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Establishes standards for commercial insurers and Medicaid program implementing electronic prescribing systems.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Restores benefit under State earned income credit program to 25 percent of federal credit beginning in Tax Year 2012.
Lowers gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years for taxpayers that file jointly with $100,000 or less of taxable income and certain taxpayers that file individually with $50,000 or less of taxable income.
Lowers gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years for taxpayers that file jointly with $150,000 or less of taxable income and certain taxpayers that file individually with $75,000 or less of taxable income.
Lowers gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years for taxpayers that file jointly with $250,000 or less of taxable income and certain taxpayers that file individually with $125,000 or less of taxable income.
Lowers gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years for taxpayers that file jointly with $200,000 or less of taxable income and certain taxpayers that file individually with $100,000 or less of taxable income.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Applies current laws banning political contributions by certain business entities holding public contracts to State colleges and universities.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.
Requires electric and gas public utilities to file maps and information concerning utility infrastructure to municipal emergency management personnel.
Prohibits municipalities from charging interest on unpaid property taxes for 30 days after payment is due following hurricane or other catastrophic weather event.
Provides three years of partial funding to urban enterprise zone assistance fund for Hurricane Sandy relief.
Allows for waiver of school bus requirements for mobility assistance vehicle technicians who transport students with medical needs to and from school.
Reduces lawful maximum capacity of certain ammunition magazines in New Jersey.
Prohibits mail order, Internet, telephone, and any other anonymous method of ammunition sale or transfer in New Jersey.
Requires mental health screening by licensed professional to purchase a firearm.
Authorizes retired law enforcement officers to provide security in public schools.
Establishes regulatory and reporting program for all ammunition sales.
Requires firearms to be unloaded and securely locked or stored within home.
Increases references required for application for handgun permit and firearms identification card from two to five.
Establishes pilot program to provide summer employment opportunities to underserved youth and young adults.
Prohibits Governor or Lieutenant Governor from appearing in certain announcements and federal or State-funded advertisements during gubernatorial election year.
Prohibits persons with certain disorderly persons convictions from purchasing firearm.
Clarifies that municipalities that failed to fill police vacancies created by retirements are eligible for "Safe and Secure Communities" grants.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.
Protects home addresses of law enforcement officers from being released by governmental entities.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning safety of certain pedestrians.
Permits municipalities to authorize property tax reward programs; validates actions of municipalities that have created them.