Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
John F. Amodeo
Sponsored
Became law1
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
In committee27
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Prohibits smoking in State-owned or operated vehicles.
Creates "New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force."
Prohibits awarding of certain State grant funds to nonprofit organization which includes on its governing board the Governor or legislator.
Reduces compensation afforded members of Legislature by 20%.
Decreases the threshold percentages of student enrollment necessary for a sending school district to obtain representation on a receiving school district board of education.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for income earned in aviation related employment during or after qualified aviation related job training.
Expands "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit" program to municipalities with casino gaming.
Revises provisions of "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009" concerning public-private higher education construction and improvement projects and municipal ordinances to adopt stimulus measures.
Extends casino employment and post employment restrictions to employees and members of State Police assigned to Division of Gaming Enforcement and Casino Control Commission, and members of immediate family and business associates thereof.
Eliminates compensation for Chairman and appointed and voting public members of Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.
Authorizes counties to participate in property tax appeals for real property having a value of $10 million or more.
Provides for licensure of landscape professionals and registration of professional landscape businesses.
Eliminates imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Adds public colleges and universities and county colleges to definition of a "qualifying economic redevelopment and growth grant incentive area."
Directs NJTransit to study use of E-ZPass technology at Transit parking facilities.
Prohibits Pinelands Commission from requiring pinelands development credits for the construction of development project that includes affordable housing.
Makes all members of Legislature ineligible to participate in SHBP.
Transfers the Div. of Fish and Wildlife and related entities to the Dept. of Agriculture.
Authorizes certain local enforcing agencies to perform plan review of certain buildings and structures.
Revises list of documents required to be submitted when bidding on public contracts.
Provides for transfer of certain funds from "Main Street Business Assistance Program" to "Main Street New Jersey Program Fund."
Limits tuition rate charged by Atlantic City School district to per pupil amounts used to determine State school aid.
Authorizes use of county tax board fee revenue for county budget purposes under certain circumstances.
Provides State indemnification for certain local law enforcement officers.
Requires preservation of employee benefits and contractual rights as condition of sale of Atlantic City International Airport.
Prohibits certain drunk driver claims against licensed alcoholic beverage servers.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Requires DEP to establish free recreational saltwater fishing registry.
Prohibits manufacture or sale of reflective glass beads with high arsenic content; prohibits DOT and State's toll road authorities from using paint mixed with reflective glass beads for roadway markings. *
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Establishes professional sports team specialty license plates and dedicates net proceeds to General Fund.
Revises provisions of "Franchise Practices Act" relating to motor vehicle franchises.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Vetoed · 1
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Establishes new crimes concerning service dogs and upgrades crimes against certain other animals.
Authorizes free State park and forest admission and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for persons with certain types of military service. *
Reestablishes historic driving privileges afforded holders of agricultural driver's licenses in operating farm equipment and vehicles.
The "Market Competition and Consumer Choice Act," alters State regulation of competitive services provided by telecommunications and CATV companies.
Out of committee · 19
Permits adoptees and certain others access to adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information. *
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Appropriates $17.45 million in 1992 and 2003 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects and $1.371 million in 1992 bond act monies to fund State dam restoration projects. *
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.*
Revises provisions of "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009" concerning public-private higher education construction and improvement projects and municipal ordinances to adopt stimulus measures.
Establishes alternative methods of casino licensure.
Appropriates $1,279,941 from various historic preservation funds to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
The "Offshore Wind Economic Development Act"; establishes offshore wind renewable energy certificate program, and authorizes EDA to provide tax credits for qualified wind energy facilities in wind energy zones.
Extends waiver for new car inspections to five years and eliminates safety inspections for certain motor vehicles.
Establishes a long-term capacity agreement pilot program to promote construction of qualified electric generation facilities. *
Revises various aspects of casino industry regulation.
Directs establishment of Atlantic City Tourism District; broadens powers and duties of CRDA; transfers Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority and its functions to CRDA.
Enhances penalty for killing police dog or dog engaged in search and rescue efforts.
Requires periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings.
Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $10,250,780 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and 2007 Historic Preservation Fund to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $600,000 from "2009 Historic Preservation Fund" for associated administrative
Appropriates $39 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Provides penalty for registration violations occurring under State's saltwater fishing registry program.
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
In committee · 81
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Establishes "New Jersey Commission on Government Efficiency and Cost Control" to recommend measures for efficiency and cost reduction in State government.
Prohibits disqualification and replacement of cast absentee ballots because of withdrawal of candidate prior to election day.
"Invest in New Jersey First' Act;" requires preference in awarding certain contracts for critical infrastructure projects.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain unreimbursed psychiatric treatment of veterans.
Eliminates general purpose, supplemental and mansion realty transfer fees.
Creates temporary suspension of certain rules of Council on Affordable Housing under certain economic conditions.
Permits in-person wagering at casinos on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval and change in federal law.
Increases the types of matters eligible to be voted upon by a sending district representative on a receiving district board of education.
Makes elected officials with compensation less than $50,000 ineligible for health care benefits on the 61st day after enactment.
Makes certain State and local appointed public officials ineligible, retroactive to July 1, 2007, for PERS membership regardless of prior PERS membership.
Limits State appointment or employment of members of Legislature for two years after completion of legislative service.
Eliminates PERS credit and health care benefits for appointees to State or local agency, board, commission, authority or instrumentality with annual compensation less than $20,000 and weekly hours fewer than 35.
Requires appointment of State monitor in certain school districts.
Prohibits nonrenewal of homeowners insurance policies based on proximity to water or risk of windstorm related claims.
Provides that certain districts are not penalized in the calculation of State debt service aid for school facilities projects in which bonds were authorized but not issued prior to effective date of P.L.2008, c.39.
Increases penalty for certain type of manslaughter.
Provides sales tax exemption for sales of prepared foods.
Prohibits casino licensees from entering into certain agreements.
Extends Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program eligibility to areas located in municipality in which casino gaming is authorized.
Increases fine for defacement of private property including property used for religious purposes.
Prohibits Pinelands Commission from altering pinelands management area boundaries.
Makes various changes to registration and community notification requirements under Megan's Law.
Removes penalty of suspension or postponement of driving privileges for underage person convicted of unlawfully entering or wagering in casino or simulcasting facility.
Provides investment alternative tax will not apply to new casinos during first five years of operation; changes certain requirements for CRDA projects funding; temporarily changes rates for casino gross revenue tax and investment alternative tax.
Reduces number of members serving on Casino Control Commission from five to three.
Provides for off-site public access and setback waivers for certain coastal developments; establishes standard for determining filled water's edge.
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish aviation related job certification, training, and internship programs and provides a corporation business tax credit for funds donated to support such programs.
Reduces from ten to three number of qualified voters in an election for whom a person can serve as an authorized messenger.
Addresses qualifications and compensation of casino conservators and persons providing services under conservatorship.
Expands area for designation of eligible neighborhoods under "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
Requires specific reduction of sulfur content in heating oil, and scheduled increase of blending biofuels therein after July 1, 2011, unless requirements are waived by Governor pursuant to Executive Order.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Imposes a two-year moratorium on increases in public utility rates.
Eliminates supplemental realty transfer fee.
Requires Attorney General to seize campaign funds of convicted candidates; prohibits convicted criminal offenders from making contributions to candidates and committees.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Increases amount of Transportation Trust Fund monies that may be used for salaries and overhead of DOT and NJT.
Permits wage withholding for costs associated with certain employee identification.
Establishes 18-month moratorium on promulgation of new administrative rules and issuance of new policy circular letters by State agencies.
Permits casino employees to serve on Atlantic City governing body in certain circumstances.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Limits tuition increase in district sending-receiving relationships to change in State aid and tax levy of sending school district.
Establishes innovation zone program and creates innovation zone around Aviation Research and Technology Park in Atlantic County.
Requires municipality to comply with State audit prior to receiving State aid.
Reinstates prohibition against representation of casino licensees and applicants by legal and other professional service entities associated with certain former public officers and employees.
Prohibits Casino Control Commission employees and members from performing casino internal control functions during casino conservatorship period.
Requires issuance of general permit for beach food and drink concession stands under certain circumstances pursuant to CAFRA.
Provides for the suspension of tolls on the State's toll roads under certain conditions.
Establishes standards for sale and application of fertilizer intended for use on turfgrass.
Permits members of Pinelands Commission to approve revisions to comprehensive management plan.
Provides exception to requirement that posted price of motor fuel must remain unchanged for 24-hour period.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Eliminates salary for part-time members of certain boards, commissions, and independent authorities.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Prohibits dual elective office holding and holding of elective office and public office or position.
Establishes School Breakfast and Lunch Program Task Force.
Requires persons convicted of possessing child pornography to register as sex offenders.
Clarifies that publication of all county ordinances may be by title and summary.
Extends waiver for new car inspections to five years and eliminates safety inspections for certain motor vehicles.
Establishes professional sports team specialty license plates and dedicates net proceeds to General Fund.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Provides that members of Legislature employed in local government or public education must take approved leave of absence without pay from public employment for legislative duties.
Authorizes transfer of State's public broadcasting system to a nonprofit corporation or other entity eligible to operate a public broadcasting system; abolishes NJ Public Broadcasting Authority and Foundation for NJ Public Broadcasting.
Permits municipalities and fire districts to appoint paid fire chiefs for paid and certain part-paid fire departments; clarifies duties and responsibilities.
Requires SJTA to provide a cash payment option at every toll plaza.
Establishes that refusal conviction constitutes prior conviction when imposing drunk driving sentence.
Permits public referendum on certain bond ordinances in municipalities operating under the Walsh Act.
Mandates health insurance coverage for certain amino acid-based elemental formulas.
Requires binding arbitration to determine contested cases involving dismissal or reduction in compensation of tenured public school employees.
Entitles member of Legislature, who also serves in another public or tax-supported position, unpaid time off from position to attend to legislative duties.
Requires appointed or elected official receive annual salary of $50,000 or more for position to participate in PERS or DCRP.
Allows elected official who is enrolled in PERS by virtue of another public position to waive coverage in retirement system based on that other public position.
Filed · 1
Exempts beach bars, amusement parks and carnival amusement rides from noise restrictions of "Noise Control Act of 1971" during certain time periods and subject to certain conditions.