Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Sean Connors
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Authorizes certain incinerator authorities to perform sanitation, public works, and environmental services.*
In committee2
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
The "Save the Hudson River Palisades Act."
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes certain incinerator authorities to perform sanitation, public works, and environmental services.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Designates State Highway Route 7 bridge between Township of Belleville and Borough of North Arlington "Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca Memorial Bridge." *
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Passed the General Assembly · 9
Requires affidavits for civil actions concerning certain mental health professionals. *
Prohibits notaries public from falsely representing themselvesas attorneys in advertisments.*
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and resident tuition rate.*
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Establishes "Task Force To Review Residential Community Release Programs" to review this State's halfway houses and make recommendations concerning security and inmate services.
Establishes "Energy Infrastructure Study Commission."
Establishes a regulatory and reporting program for ammunition sales and transfers.*
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 · 6
"PANYNJTransparency and Accountability Act." *
Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter Public School Teachers, and Sanitation Worker Home-buyer Assistance Act."; appropriates $5 million.*
Clarifies that certain types of sewage and sewage sludge do not constitute hazardous substances under "Spill Compensation and Control Act."
Provides that certain personal identifying information may be redacted from certain public records in certain circumstances.
Appropriates $55 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and approves $2,400,800 from 1995 bond act for coastal blue acres projects.
Declares violence a public health crisis and establishes "Study Commission on Violence."*
In committee · 29
Makes supplemental appropriation of $7,000,000 to DOE to reinstate nonpublic technology initiative aid.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes offense of criminal mischief committed on historical sites.
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to develop online historic tour identifying locations of war battles and places of significance to war efforts in NJ.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Appropriates $3.963 million from General Fund to DOE for nonpublic nursing services aid.
Establishes the Division of Fire Safety in, but not of, the Department of Law and Public Safety; grants Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness certain supervisory powers.
Provides a NJHOPE credit, increases the current gross income tax homestead property tax credit, and increases the gross income tax rate on taxable income exceeding $1,000,000.
Provides that student truancy cases would be heard in municipal court and requires truants to attend an appropriate intervention program.
Requires nursing homes to permit use of electronic monitoring devices at request of resident.
Revises eligibility requirements for an applicant seeking licensure as a locksmith based on criminal background.
Requires lobby security for certain senior citizen high-rise buildings in areas with high violent crime rates.
Allows graduates of foreign dental schools to take examination and become licensed as dental hygienists.
Requires DOC to conduct quarterly site visits at residential community release programs.
Prohibits pre-trial county inmates charged with first, second, or third degree crimes from being placed in halfway houses.
Requires the Division of Purchase and Property to award contracts to halfway houses; sets forth certain contract requirements.
Requires residential community release programs to file certain financial disclosure documents with DOC.
Provides for sick leave injury program of 30 days for State employees who are members of PFRS or SPRS.
Allows for waiver of school bus requirements for mobility assistance vehicle technicians who transport students with medical needs to and from school.
Prohibits mail order, Internet, telephone, and any other anonymous method of ammunition sale or transfer in New Jersey.
Designates ephedrine and pseudoephedrine as Schedule III controlled dangerous substances.
Prohibits notaries public from falsely representing themselves as attorneys in advertisements.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for development of Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Clarifies that municipalities that failed to fill police vacancies created by retirements are eligible for "Safe and Secure Communities" grants.
Extends validity of certain retired law enforcement officers handgun carry permits from one to two years.
Requires disclosure of water damage prior to household appliance sales.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.