Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Nelson T. Albano
Sponsored
Became law5
Requires certain persons to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Requires all automobile passengers to wear seat belts.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Establishes New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force.
Expands scope of unincorporated entities permitted to merge or consolidate with domestic corporations.
Passed the General Assembly7
Clarifies definition of "primary care" in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program to include practice of geriatrics.
Requires notice to primary and secondary borrower before repossession of motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Permits in-person wagering at casinos on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
Chloe and Samantha's Law; requires notice to consumers of availability of products to prevent tip-over accidents involving certain furniture or televisions.
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Expands emergency operations plans to include care for domestic animals.
Allows bureau chief to assess civil penalty for certain violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)."
Out of committee10
Establishes program for directing motorists to agricultural tourism establishment locations. *
Revises statutes concerning abandoned vessels to include sunken vessels; authorizes certain entities to remove abandoned vessels. *
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Establishes Office of Agricultural Water Usage Assistance; requires DEP to consult with that office regarding water usage certification for farmland; prohibits assessment of certain fees for water usage by farmers. *
Requires DEP to establish free recreational saltwater fishing registry.
Eliminates downgrading of DWI offenses that occur more than 10 years after previous conviction.
Provides penalties for sexually offensive communication or harassing communication through social networking websites. *
Appropriates $49.65 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $11,293,478 from various farmland preservation bond funds and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Expands authorization for clamming on Sundays.
In committee73
Grants Abbott district status to the school districts of Buena Regional, Commercial Township, Fairfield Township, Salem City and Woodbine.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex and Warren Counties.
Makes certain repeat offenders ineligible for parole.
Criminalizes driving under the influence with person 17 years of age or younger in vehicle.
The "South Jersey Regional Veterans' Health Care Facility Grant Fund Act."
Requires DOT and DEP to conduct study on options to alleviate congestion on Route 47.
Makes No Early Release Act applicable to persons convicted of child pornography crimes.
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Drunk Driving Prevention and Education Grant Fund.
Increases drunk driving enforcement surcharge.
Allows deduction against gross income for gains from sale of development easement on farmland.
Enhances penalties for driving when license revoked.
Requires forfeiture of public office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher; disqualifies person from future office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher or conviction of crime involving dishonesty.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Jay's Law; requires DWI offenders to wear alcohol monitoring device.
Requires serological testing for hepatitis of certain defendants.
Includes death by auto or vessel and certain assaults to crimes with bail restrictions; adds non-United States citizenship status to conditions warranting presumption favoring posting full cash bail.
Permits police officer to impound uninsured motor vehicle.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for assault upon senior citizens.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain police and firefighter members of PFRS.
Appropriate $75,000 to DMVA for recreational purposes at NJ veterans' memorial homes.
Provides for instruction in dyslexia awareness and methods of teaching students with dyslexia for candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers and paraprofessionals.
Permits juveniles under 14 years old to be tried as adults for certain heinous homicides.
Excludes charges for certain membership and initiation fees and dues from sales and use tax.
Includes death by auto or vessel and certain assaults as crimes with bail restrictions.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Provides credit against gross income tax for first time home buyers with household incomes less than $100,000.
"New Jersey Fair Market Drug Pricing Act"; establishes New Jersey Rx Card Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Requires adult Work First New Jersey recipients to complete secondary education under certain circumstances and receive life skills training.
Permits school bus operator to display "Stop When Red Lights Are Flashing" on rear of bus.
Allows municipality to approve transfer from PERS to PFRS by certain firefighters.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Directs State Comptroller to identify and recommend certain programmatic budget reductions for certain State agencies, authorities, and instrumentalities.
Provides for nonbinding referendum to ascertain voter sentiment with respect to elimination of homestead rebate program except for senior and disabled residents and use of $1.33 billion in savings to balance the annual State budget; appropriates $5,000.
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
Phases out sales and use tax on certain initiation fees, membership fees and dues.
Requires reduction in number of positions in State service; establishes procedure to control creation of new State positions and filling of vacancies.
Prohibits an executive county superintendent of schools from eliminating a nonoperating school district if its elimination would result in a property tax increase.
Designates "New Jersey, U.S.A." as State song.
Reinstates PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits to certain surviving spouses who remarried.
Increases the application fee and provides for an admission fee to pre-trial intervention; dedicates fee increase for victim services.
Revises animal fighting laws; increases existing, and establishes new, penalties.
Establishes animal hoarding as a criminal and civil animal cruelty offense.
Requires cost analysis in certain cases when State department contracts out work.
Requires State and local emergency operations plans include provisions to address needs of families of emergency responders serving during a disaster or emergency.
Requires persons who serve alcoholic beverages in bars and restaurants to complete educational program.
"Josh's Law," increases penalties for vehicular homicide.
Requires designation of one position for PERS membership by person holding more than one PERS-covered position.
Authorizes establishment through collective bargaining of alternative workers' compensation programs and group self-insurance plans.
Provides additional penalties for certain crimes involving cemeteries and other property.
Provides 90-day window for persons to transfer, render inoperable or surrender assault firearm.
Provides that any public or nonpublic building used as a polling place and involved in providing care to children must be closed on general election day.
Requires cruise ship lines to make certain disclosures when booking passengers.
Increases pensions for certain PFRS retirees when special retirement benefit for active PFRS members increases to 70%.
Establishes arson investigation unit in Division of Fire Safety, Department of Community Affairs.
Increases penalties for certain motor vehicle right-of-way violations and requires attendance at Driver Improvement Program.
Returns pension loan interest rate in TPAF, PERS, JRS, PFRS and SPRS to fixed 4%.
Eliminates maximum age requirement for appointment as police officer or paid firefighter.
Permits PFRS retiree to borrow from life insurance benefit amount equal to no more than 50% of benefit's total value.
Establishes that police cruisers have a useful life of five years and allows local units to bond for such vehicles.
Authorizes waiver of certain juvenile firearm-related cases.
Provides immunity for police officers who are subjects of certain disciplinary and administrative hearings.
Places 2-1/2 percent limit on annual increases on municipal service fees imposed on manufactured homes in mobile home parks.
Clarifies chief of police is responsible for disciplining subordinates.
Establishes sales and use tax rate reduction period from October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 for sales of certain goods and services greater than or equal to $10,000; sets reduction period tax rate at 3.5%.
Permits certain retired law enforcement officers to possess hollow nose ammunition.
Establishes conflict resolution procedures through Department of Agriculture for complaints against commercial fishing docks and fish processing facilities.
Designates July 30th of each year as "Corrections Officers Day."
Increases certain penalties for vehicular homicides involving intoxicated drivers; designated "Josh's and Craig's Law."
Mandates health insurance coverage for certain infant formulas for children up to age of five.
Provides automatic farmland assessment for owners of permanently preserved farmland.
Establishes new crimes concerning service dogs and upgrades crimes against certain other animals.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Revises statutes concerning abandoned vessels to include sunken vessels; authorizes certain entities to remove abandoned vessels. *
Appropriates $49.65 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $11,293,478 from various farmland preservation bond funds and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS, SPRS, PERS and TPAF to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard. *
Delays expiration date of certain professional and occupational licenses and registrations for individuals with certain types of military services. *
Authorizes court to provide alternatives for persons who default in payment of fines.
Affords employment protection to certain volunteer emergency responders.
Daniel Mackay's Law; requires certain information be given to next of kin of relatives killed or incapacitated in motor vehicle accident; caps certain abandoned vehicle storage fees.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for certain first responders. *
Requires a State tax expenditure report be included in the Governor's annual budget message.
Permits use of overseas absentee ballots for all elections; authorizes transmission of ballots by electronic means. *
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Allows officers of corporation to grant employees and officers of corporation shares of stock, rights or options.
"Ricci's Law;" revises ignition interlock device requirements for certain drunk driving offenders. *
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution. *
Establishes the InvestNJ Business Grant Program in NJEDA to stimulate certain capital investment and job creation in New Jersey during a limited period, makes appropriations. *
Adds non-voting member to NJT board.
Concerns prevailing wage in construction projects connected with Board of Public Utilities financial assistance.
Changes petition filing date for Board of Fire Commissioners.
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Creates "Computer Crime Prevention Fund"; imposes penalties on certain offenders.
Designates bridge carrying State Highway Route No. 109 over Cape May Canal as "Cape May County Veterans Memorial Bridge."
Imposes additional penalties for loaning motor vehicle to person with suspended driver's license under certain circumstances. *
Provides that certain drunk driving offenders who drive with a suspended driver's license are guilty of a fourth degree crime.
Passed the General Assembly · 22
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Prohibits free housing for cabinet members.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008." *
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow their customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages. *
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity. *
Invalidates consumer contracts which require a waiver of right to file a consumer complaint.
Enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Prohibits DEP from mandating public access to tidal waterfront areas adjacent to critical infrastructure or requiring the purchase or improvement of off-site locations for this purpose.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools. *
Permits casino employees to serve on Atlantic City governing body in certain circumstances. *
Requires license suspension of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal. *
Provides additional penalties for violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)" involving certain persons.
Increases statute of limitations and provides treble damages for certain violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)." *
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and harassment under certain circumstances.
Provides that information technology professionals who find child pornography on computers must report the finding to law enforcement.
Permits bars and restaurants to serve alcohol at bingo games on premises.
Expands "Jersey Fresh" program to include "Made With Jersey Fresh" designation of certain baked goods and other food products. *
Out of committee · 43
Expands State law enforcement powers of United States Park Police.
Provides for promotion and sale of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural or horticultural products at service areas along certain toll roads.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list. *
Establishes the "Municipal Court Prosecutors' Automated System." *
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals from charging for certain medical errors. *
Provides triggers for reductions of employer unemployment insurance taxes.
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger.
Prohibits the use of a dog or other animal in a drug distribution scheme.
Makes use of an animal to carry illegal drugs or facilitate drug-related crimes an animal cruelty offense; provides for non-merger of criminal animal cruelty offenses.
Changes riparian land grant and lease process and amends various parts of statutory law.
Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Appropriates $33 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Removes appropriations for gypsy moth suppression from the municipal expenditure cap and county and municipal tax levy cap.
Requires single operating-room facilities to register with DHSS, permits practitioners to refer patients to ambulatory surgery facilities in which practitioners have financial interest under certain circumstances. **
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Exempts certain purchases by school food service providers from the sales and use tax.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Appropriates $54,917,725 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Mandates that certain personnel critical to certain State finance and revenue generating activities are essential employees during a declared State government shutdown due to failure to enact an annual appropriation act.
Designates Rt. 9 in Cape May County as "Police Unity Tour Memorial Highway." *
The "New Jersey Homeownership Preservation Act."
"Public Access and Marina Safety Task Force Act." *
Authorizes special Gold Star Parent motor vehicle plates for parents of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Creates crime of exposure to toxic pollutants.
Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
Establishes forest stewardship and forest certification programs in DEP; establishes Forest Stewardship Incentive Fund. *
Amends P.L.1999, c.23 concerning renewable energy.
Protects property taxpayers by requiring removal of certain property tax deduction and credit information from documents available for public inspection and provides for homestead property tax benefit in form of credit. *
Establishes that board of fire commissioners provide emergency medical services to areas encompassing each fire district.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Lowers age of eligibility for surviving spouse under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Authorizes N.J. Historical Commission to establish program for roadside markers to designate historic sites.
Revises New Jersey False Claims Act to comply with federal Deficit Reduction Act for purposes of entitling State to enhanced recovery in Medicaid fraud cases; establishes an annual reporting requirement for the Attorney General. *
Implements recommendations of the Assembly Coastal New Jersey Evacuation Task Force.
Requires DEP to notify coastal municipalities of certain settlement discussions.
Appropriates $19,919,700 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Provides for annual adjustments in family temporary disability leave contribution rates and limits certain refunds of contributions.
In committee · 137
Establishes a permanent Gang Land Security Task Force.
Provides that limitation on lawsuit option does not apply in accident caused by drunk driver.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential property under redevelopment laws.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
The "Najeeb Green-Lewis Law," requires motor vehicle rental companies to confirm driving status of driver as condition of renting certain vehicles.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes school property tax freeze program for resident homeowners age 65 or older and disabled homeowners.
Provides for automatic expungement of criminal records under certain circumstances.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets.
Directs AG to develop guidelines for law enforcement cooperation with municipal prosecutors.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to chaining or other restraint of animals.
The " Abandoned Cemetery Maintenance and Preservation Act."
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; appropriates $425,000.
Prohibits school districts from hiring governmental affairs agents.
Bars sales of aerosol dusters to persons under the age of 18.
Requires Attorney General to defend certain local law enforcement officers.
Prohibits insurers offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
Authorizes civil action for certain economic damages against owner or keeper of pet animal that injures or kills another person's pet animal.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Sets standards regarding New Jersey Transit Corporation contracts privatizing public transit services.
Clarifies certain standards for regulation of recreational vehicles as housing.
Establishes parental orientation program in the Abbott school districts.
Requires insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HPV vaccine.
Requires State to offer surplus State police vehicles to certain volunteer fire and emergency service organizations.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Modifies blood alcohol concentration level for drunk driving conviction for repeat offender.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Revises criminal history record check process undergone by public and nonpublic school employees and school bus drivers.
Establishes additional factors to be used when calculating value of land to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes; and excludes, from taxation, income from certain sales of land for farmland preservation purposes.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund.
Concerns recorded telephone messages.
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Establishes criminal and civil penalties for transmission of certain commercial electronic mail messages.
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Expands covered claims under New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund to include liquor law liability insurance claims.
Permits bars and restaurants to have electronic games of skill on premises.
Requires certain safety measures at certain swimming pools.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Clarifies failure to provide minimum care to an animal constitutes animal cruelty.
Permits in-person wagering at casinos and horse racetracks on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for alternative fueled vehicles.
Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.
"One Strike, You're Ours;" adds use of Internet as aggravating factor in child sex crimes and requires lifetime electronic monitoring of offender.
Limits payment upon retirement to $15,000 to local public officers and employees for accumulated sick leave.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Prohibits adoption of certain rules and regulations by State agencies prior to July 1, 2009.
Provides for funding of casino regulation during period when annual appropriations act is not in effect.
Establishes pilot program to study feasibility of regionalization of certain school districts; appropriates $150,000.
Authorizes SDA school districts to construct school facilities projects and receive State debt service aid.
Provides for deprivatization of motor vehicle inspection program when vendor contract concludes.
Provides for value of certain riparian grants to be determined at time of application to Tidelands Resource Council.
Exempts assets redeemed for long-term health care from property tax reimbursement income standards; requires notice of property tax reimbursement program on tax bills.
Exempts certain physician-owned or operated ambulatory health care facilities from ambulatory care gross receipts assessment if facility is Medicaid or NJ Family Care provider.
Extends useful life of certain school buses from 12 to 16 years.
Authorizes former mayors and deputy mayors to solemnize marriages and civil unions.
Upgrades lewdness to fourth degree crime if committed in public rest room.
Establishes criminal offense of animal cruelty in the presence of a child.
Imposes a surcharge on motor vehicle violations to provide property tax relief to municipalities for local police services.
Revises animal cruelty offenses concerning abuse, abandonment, neglect, and improper euthanizing of animals, increases criminal and civil penalties therefor; establishes such penalties for new offenses; repeals conflicting sections of law.
Requires State and county offices of emergency management to designate critical infrastructure in need of emergency power generators.
Permits public employees to waive enrollment in State-administered pension systems and elect enrollment in Defined Contribution Retirement Program.
Revises conditions when posted price of motor fuel may be changed after a 24-hour period.
Designates four State songs.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and undertake annual public awareness campaign concerning State's emergency coastal evacuation plan.
Prohibits towing and transportation of boats during emergency evacuations.
Establishes coastal operations team to review county evacuation plans.
Provides for Statewide evacuation strategy for hospitals and other health care facilities.
Allows counties to establish emergency management registry for individuals with special needs.
Establishes commission authorized to identify and locate emergency shelters.
Requires the State Police to implement reverse lane strategy on certain roads.
Requires all assisted living facilities set aside at least 10% of beds for Medicaid-eligible persons and accept at least 5% Medicaid direct admission.
Requires investigating law enforcement officer to contact next of kin of unconscious motor vehicle accident victim who has been transported to hospital emergency room.
Creates "Real Property Revaluation Review Commission."
Prohibits certain unsolicited political calls by political organizations or candidates to persons in this State.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Creates "Task Force on the Extension of Route 55."
Directs DOT Commissioner to allocate Transportation Trust Fund monies for concept development and design of Route 55 extension.
Prohibits imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Requires that newly built schools be constructed to serve as emergency shelters.
Allows motor vehicle operator to make left hand turn onto one-way street at red light.
Prohibits hospital from charging patient or third party payer for costs associated with certain hospital-acquired conditions.
Exempts certain municipalities from certified recycling coordinator requirements.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Requires all campaign contributions to be reported to ELEC.
Designates September 11 each year "September 11 Remembrance Day" in New Jersey.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Establishes an urban job training and resource center for certain women.
Expands eligibility under "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act."
Revises laws relative to affordable housing.
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 pension loan interest rate in TPAF, PERS, JRS, PFRS and SPRS be no more than 4%.
Concerns the moratorium on taking, landing, or possession of horseshoe crabs.
Requires issuance of construction permits for installation of wheelchair ramps on residential real property within 3 business days of application.
Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Authorizes police officers to waive local disciplinary hearings and appeal to administrative law judge in civil service and Superior Court judge in non-civil service municipalities.
Establishes procedures for selecting hearing officers in certain police disciplinary hearings.
Permits members of Pinelands Commission to approve revisions to comprehensive management plan.
Establishes NJ Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission.
Requires the Attorney General to issue uniform guidelines regarding release of arrest information to media.
Provides immunity to law enforcement officers who, in good faith, release driver in violation of provisional driver's license law.
Allows public employers to offer retirees with other health care coverage incentive to waive SHBP coverage.
Penalties certain activities; prohibits holding more than one elective public office; addresses activities during and after elective public office; restricts campaign contribution use; restricts certain benefits; regulates gifts to public officials.
Concerns timeliness of certain workers' compensation claims filed by surviving dependents of certain law enforcement personnel.
Provides a gross income tax deduction for the payment of credit card interest.
Requires disciplinary actions against police officers be based exclusively on rules and regulations adopted by the appropriate authority.
Requires DEP to designate three sites in State park or forest where snowmobiles, all terrian vehicles, and dirt bikes may be used; regulates operation of those vehicles and certain other off-road vehicles.
Provides that person owning or controlling premises not liable for raffles law violation occurring without person's knowledge.
Allows certification of a qualified UEZ retailer as a business, notwithstanding that it sells items out of stock at time of purchase at a UEZ location and later mails them to purchaser from another location.
Expands eligibility for State-endorsed high school diploma under Operation Recognition in DOE to veterans of certain wars and conflicts.
Provides fair standards for elections and recall of officers for homeowners' associations.
Allows construction of wind dependent energy facilities within 500 feet of mean high water line of tidal waters under certain circumstances.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Requires BPU to provide same financial incentives for purchase and installation of wind technologies as for solar technologies.
Filed · 1
Permits casino employees to serve on Atlantic City governing body in certain circumstances.