Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Connie Wagner
Sponsored
Became law6
Authorizes the court to include provisions for animals in domestic violence restraining orders.*
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Clarifies school district eligibility to receive State funding for special education evaluation services for children enrolled in New Jersey nonpublic school and living out-of-State.
Authorizes exchange wagering on results of in-State and out-of-State horse races through exchange wagering system.
Allows the parent of a public school pupil eligible for transportation services to waive pupil's right to those services for the school year.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for purchase of flood-prone properties.
Passed the General Assembly1
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle charging stations. *
Out of committee13
Provides that 20% of fee charged for initial certified copy of birth certificate shall be used to support certain activities of NJ Cord Blood Bank. *
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
"Meadowlands Regionalization, Efficiency and Property Tax Relief Act of 2010."
Provides tax relief for certain non-residential property owners and tenants in consolidated municipalities.
Permits combination of voter petitions and application by municipal governing body for approval of Municipal Consolidation Study Commission by Local Finance Board.
Concerns creation of benefit corporations.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.*
Provides totally disabled persons with discount on fishing license fees.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
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.
Requires public parking facilities at NJ Transit stations to be open to public on weekends and other occasions; permits reasonable fee for use of parking facility.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage, in the State, of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.*
"Emergency Transportation and Water Infrastructure Recovery Bond Act of 2011;" authorizes bonds for $100,000,000.
In committee45
Prohibits issuance of DEP permits or approvals for activities associated with offshore drilling for oil or natural gas.
Provides gross income tax deduction for three years of nursing pay for new enrollees in nursing education programs.
Requires boards of education to provide civics instruction in elementary and middle school grades and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Provides that if wireless telephone service subscriber terminates service, any applicable subscriber termination fee is to be prorated.
Regulates expiration dates and dormancy fees for certain prepaid bank cards, such as mall gift cards.
Eliminates 15% fee charged by cemetery company on transfer of graves, crypts and niches.
Establishes "New Jersey Energy Efficient Weekend" sales tax holiday during third weekend of April.
Requires notification of certain fee increases by assisted living residences within certain time frames.
Requires newly licensed registered professional nurse to attain baccalaureate degree in nursing within 10 years of initial licensure.
Requires premium sharing for health care benefits for elected officials and certain appointed officials.
"Plastic Carryout Bag Reduction Act."
Requires officers and employees of political subdivisions to contribute a portion of their base salary towards the cost of their health care coverage.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Establishes minimum reimbursement amounts for medical transportation services under Medicaid.
Requires sellers collecting New Jersey sales tax for locations in New Jersey to record and report on their returns the amount of sales tax collected within each municipality in New Jersey.
Designates walking as New Jersey State Exercise.
Provides general election, primary, and school election sample ballots may be sent to registered voter by electronic mail if so requested.
Imposes two-year moratorium on certain new outpatient radiation oncology services and establishes Outpatient Radiation Oncology Services Task Force in DHSS.
Allows gross income tax deduction for first $200,000 earned by certain new physicians in their first seven taxable years of practice in New Jersey.
Provides one-time reduction of pension contribution of local public employer of employee who retires with pension reduced for dishonorable service in amount equivalent to certain previous contributions by that employer.
Allows cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research and educational purposes.
Requires State Board of Education to promulgate policy regarding outside employment of superintendents of schools.
Prohibits health insurance policy exclusion of coverage for loss sustained while intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics; repeals statute permitting such exclusion.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Prohibits NJ member of Delaware River Basin Commission from supporting use of drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Establishes black bear special hunting permit and a per-day permit fee of $5 for State residents and $15 for out-of-State residents.
Requires multiple dwelling owner advised of structural safety issues discovered during private inspection to advise DCA; requires DCA to schedule emergency inspection of that multiple dwelling within 24 hours.
Concerns furloughing of direct care nurses employed by certain State institutions.
Requires use of direct deposit and Internet for State, local government, and school district employee compensation and certain retirement payments and information.
Authorizes public institution of higher education to establish in-municipality tuition rate for students who graduate from public high schools located in the same municipality as the institution.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than 4% over the prior academic year.
Prohibits elected public official from approving certain promotions or increases in compensation during period immediately prior to leaving office.
Supplemental appropriation to DHSS for $7,453,000 for family planning services, and requires filing of State Plan Amendment to extend Medicaid coverage for family planning services to persons with incomes up to 200% of federal poverty level.
Requires NJ FamilyCare to treat earned and unearned income in same manner when calculating gross family income for parents and caretakers.
Requires DHSS to provide written notice to certain federal, State and local elected officials upon the filing of application for certificate of need to close hospital.
Provides that any superintendent salary caps adopted by the commissioner will apply to charter school administrators.
Modifies State's role in local unit consolidations.
Deems employee completion of required training in Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health program standard valid for other employers with same requirement.
Establishes Retaining Our Best and Brightest Loan Redemption Program.
Permits primary elections to be conducted by mail.
Supplemental appropriation to DOT of $10,000,000 as State contribution towards resolution of flooding issues at Marsellus Street Bridge in Bergen County.
Establishes teacher residency as component of a higher education teacher preparation program; requires teachers who serve as mentors in residency program to meet certain qualifications.
Extends limited protection from certain penalties if medical assistance is sought for drug overdose victim in certain cases.
Establishes a Health Facility Reuse and Community Revitalization program.
Carried from the Senate
Became law5
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Concerns creation of benefit corporations.
Permits combination of voter petitions and application by municipal governing body for approval of Municipal Consolidation Study Commission by Local Finance Board.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 27
Directs Medicaid to establish medical home demonstration project.
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to the "American Red Cross-NJ Fund".
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. *
Revises various off-track wagering provisions of the "Off-Track and Account Wagering Act."
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Establishes standards for certain fertilizer applications, requires certification of professional fertilizer applicators, and regulates labeling and sale of certain fertilizers. *
Concerns contracting and licensing procedures for certain organizations under contract with DHS and DCF.
Establishes "Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week."
Authorizes sale and lease of unneeded public property to certain nonprofits for gardening and urban farming and exempts such urban farms from property taxation.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Requires Department of State to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.*
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires certain owners of foreclosed property to file contact information with municipality and common interest community.*
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
Eliminates separate presidential primary election; provides for delegates and alternates to political party national conventions to be elected at regular June primary election.
Modifies employer UI tax rates.
Authorizes Commissioner of NJDOT to procure revenue-generating sponsors for, and permit sponsorship acknowledgment and advertising on, safety and emergency service patrol vehicles and equipment.
Makes certain changes to NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Allows all municipalities to sell and lease unneeded public property for "urban" farming and gardening purposes.
Directs New Jersey Racing Commission to implement pilot program for State-owned racetrack purchaser or lessee to establish electronic terminals for wagering on horse races at qualified taverns, restaurants, and similar establishments under one issued lic
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Permits wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events.
Vetoed · 14
Establishes that vacant permit parking spaces normally reserved for NJT train passengers are available for general public use during off-peak times. *
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Revises requirements for emergency medical services delivery.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Authorizes zero-interest loans to local governments for certain brownfield remediations; changes priorities for financial assistance from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund. *
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Requires plans, specifications, and bid proposal documents for certain local public contracts to address soil contamination.
Revises definition of class I renewable energy to include energy produced by certain geothermal heat pumps. *
Requires health care facilities to offer influenza vaccination to their health care workers.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.
Provides State school aid to districts in amount consistent with provisions of "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Passed the General Assembly · 20
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Clarifies failure to provide minimum care to an animal constitutes animal cruelty.
Removes licensing requirement for recreational bingo games.
Requires electronic submission of certain periodic reports to Governor and Legislature by State agency.
Directs that one sample ballot shall be delivered to each residence address where at least one resident thereof is registered to vote.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
Regulates mailed manufacturer's rebates.
Requires investigating law enforcement officer to contact next of kin of unconscious motor vehicle accident victim who has been transported to hospital emergency room.
Requires pharmacist to dispense epilepsy drug from same manufacturer as previously dispensed for certain patients. *
Requires physicians to complete survey as condition for biennial registration with Board of Medical Examiners and requires board to maintain and disseminate survey data as appropriate.
Requires audits of managed care plan provider networks.
Revises penalty for destruction of, or damage to, trees, saplings, shrubs or other plants; repeals current law thereon.
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Requires carriers to clarify whether medically necessary procedures are covered benefits and remit certain payments to hospitals for services rendered.
Authorizes account wagering licensee to accept wagers from residents of eligible United States jurisdictions through account wagering system via electronic means such as internet.
Allows casino to pay up to 6% or 9% of parimutuel pool to out-of-State racetrack for simucast races; provides casino retains 55% of certain remaining takeout rate amounts.**
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. *
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. *
Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.
Out of committee · 82
Establishes task force to study treatment of veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder in judicial proceedings.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Permits a child who moves out of a school district due to a family crisis to remain enrolled in that district until the end of the school year.
Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from certain drivers involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.*
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans' Hospital Task Force."
Requires additional public participation and health impact study as conditions of conversion of health service corporation to domestic stock insurer; dissolves the Heath Service Corporation Conversion Temporary Advisory Commission. *
Provides alternative annual reorganization meeting date for county political committees if regular date coincides with period of religious observance.*
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain minimum three foot safety distance when overtaking bicycles.
Requires the design of new public schools to incorporate the "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) guidelines.
Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.
Authorizes public institutions of higher education to establish textbook rental programs.
Permits adoptees and certain others access to adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information. *
Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.
Authorizes credit unions to serve as depositories of public funds; requires credit unions to provide certain funds for financial literacy education.*
Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Requires DOE to adopt green cleaning policy for schools and child care centers with 50 or more students.
Concerns access to certain job training courses for employees affected by plant closings, mass layoffs or transfer of operations.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.*
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Provides civil immunity for certain volunteer physicians, nonprofit clinics and federally qualified health centers.
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates for solar energy produced by equipment manufactured in NJ. *
Permits commercial advertising and sponsorship signs on equipment and materials related to the collection of tolls consistent with State law on outdoor advertising. *
Creates bistate commission to coordinate management and flood prevention of waterways flowing between Bergen County, NJ and Rockland County, NY.
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer.*
Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."
Renames "New Jersey Trauma Center" at University Hospital as "Eric Munoz Trauma Center."
Permits Internet wagering at Atlantic City casinos under certain circumstances.
Clarifies that sexual assault victims are not responsible for any costs of forensic sexual assault examinations or related services.
Reduces number of printed copies of each State report or publication required to be filed with State Library; provides for State Library liaison at each State office.
Requires that the monetary equivalent of any wage or benefit concession agreed to by a collective bargaining unit be used by the school district to offset any reduction in force initiated for economic reasons.
Establishes New Jersey Aphasia Study Commission.
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
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.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Establishes New Jersey Epilepsy Task Force.
Eliminates dock fees and establishes penalty for boat permit violations on Greenwood Lake.
Makes FY 2011 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 for Women's Health and Family Planning Services, reduces FY 2011 appropriation for State Employees' Prescription Drug Program by $7,453,000, and requires filing of application for expansion of Medica
Provides for development of searchable "Bulletin NJ" local public bidding and employment database.
Permits development of solar and wind facilities and structures on landfills and resource extraction operations under certain circumstances. *
Authorizes central municipal court to hear cases brought by county office of consumer affairs.
Permits racetrack permitholders to provide for single parimutuel pool for each running or harness horse race.
Limits amount of time vacant teaching position can be filled by substitute teacher.
Prohibits practice of requiring credit check as condition of employment.
Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.
Expands availability of general development plan approvals and long-term vesting of preliminary and final site plan approvals in Smart Growth areas.
Makes certain requirements concerning downhill skiing.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Establishes NJ Center for Oral Health at UMDNJ Dental School.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
"Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act"; provides for use of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms and requires physicians and advanced practice nurses to pursue continuing education in end-of-life care.*
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Decreases annual standardbred race dates to 75 minimum upon consent from Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey; increases to 5% maximum amount of certain purse moneys that may be distributed to aid horsemen.*
Revises various aspects of casino industry regulation.
Dedicates revenues derived from certain sales and uses subject to sales and use tax to provide enhanced incentives for breeding and development of certain racehorses in this State.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
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.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Enhances penalty for killing police dog or dog engaged in search and rescue efforts.
Provides corporation business tax incentives for life sciences research.
Establishes Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project in DHS.
Requires NJ Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program to give additional weight in ranking system to projects including green or blue roofs.
Requires construction of certain new State buildings, facilities, and structures to include green or blue roofs.
Requires DEP to adopt rules concerning blue roofs and green roofs and provides priority consideration for related permits and other authorizations.
Requires construction of new buildings, facilities, and structures using State, EDA, or NJ Schools Development Authority funds to include green or blue roofs.
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.
Establishes assisted living facility and comprehensive personal care home resident rights.
Requires DCA to establish standards concerning mold hazards in residential building interiors, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.*
Requires specific instructions for workers filing unemployment insurance claims.
Repeals obsolete statutes concerning the status of women.
Establishes that certification for police training course lasts five years.
Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all future elections.
Establishes maximum fees for licensing and administration of raffles by Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission and certain municipalities.
Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
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.
Expands "urban transit hub" eligibility criteria under Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program to include sites of 100 or more contiguous acres within port district municipalities.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations.
Authorizes marriage and entry into a civil union by proxy for certain persons serving overseas in the Armed Forces or National Guard.
Establishes Small Business Loan Program in EDA allowing certain small businesses to be eligible for low interest rate loans of up to $250,000 to expand their businesses.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.
In committee · 154
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Requires 45 days' notice to affected municipalities of discontinuance of certain bus and train service.
Requires that automated external defibrillators be located on every floor of State House and State House Annex; requires training for State Police.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology, marriage and family therapy, chiropractic or State-certified psychoanalysis without the appropriate license or certification.
Provides that MIA-OON flag be displayed at certain public buildings annually for 30 days beginning September 11.
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Provides for Statewide evacuation strategy for hospitals and other health care facilities.
Establishes, in the Division of Fish and Wildlife in DEP, a program to encourage school children to avoid drug use and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Requires DOE to submit evaluation report to Legislature prior to fully implementing secondary education redesign proposal.
Requires DHSS to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and harassment under certain circumstances.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT.
Removes monk parakeet from list of potentially dangerous species.
Establishes certain specific gambling offenses connected with animal fights under the animal cruelty laws; establishes minimum jail time for first offenders.
Creates Bergen County Transportation Trust Fund.
Increases amount of divorce filing fees to be allocated to displaced homemaker services.
Establishes a loan redemption program for certified technology education teachers employed in public schools in the State.
Requires van accessible handicapped parking spaces be used exclusively by handicapped equipped vans.
Requires simple majority for proposal to increase school tax levy above tax levy growth limit.
Requires installation of low-flow toilets and low-flow showerheads in multiple dwellings having 3 or more units.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Allows State agencies, counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet.
Requires DHS to develop procedures to enable hospitals to promptly transfer emergency department patients with mental illness to appropriate treatment setting.
Extends prevailing wage requirements to certain maintenance-related projects.
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.
Requires site remediation procedures for structures to be used for residential purposes; modifies procedures for structures to be used for child care and educational purposes, and sites previously used for agricultural purposes.
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.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies; makes an appropriation.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
"Janet's Law"; requires public schools, recreational fields and youth camps to have automated external defibrillators for youth athletic events, and public schools to include pupil training in use thereof and in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Requires certain persons to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Clarifies definition of "primary care" in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program to include practice of geriatrics.
Permits in-person wagering at casinos on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
Suspends certain tolls during evacuation of coastal areas.
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Expands State programs to encourage investments in small technology companies.
Requires notice of development applications be given to residential tenants on that property.
The "Smart Container Act."
Provides that public schools will not be in session on general election days when Office of President of the United States is on ballot.
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
The "Animal Cruelty Recodification and Modernization Act."
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
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.
Provides public servant is guilty of official misconduct if he knowingly obtains, arranges or provides "no-show" job for himself or another.
Creates nine-member New Jersey Legislative Elections Public Financing Study Commission.
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Prohibits cemetery company from charging additional fee for rendering certain services on Sunday.
Increases fine for student truancy and requires truant student to attend court-ordered truancy counseling program or other appropriate program.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Prohibits penalizing pharmacy for dispensing forged or fraudulent prescription approved by certain State prescription drug benefit programs.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Revises laws governing provision of affordable housing; reestablishes regional contribution agreement as method of meeting affordable housing obligation; repeals Statewide non-residential development fee.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize 5,000 video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack; preserves Casino Revenue Fund at FY2005 level; provides for benefits to horse racing industry.
Requires labeling of food containing any product from a cloned animal or its progeny.
Requires retailers to provide consumers with information on origin of raw produce.
Revises laws concerning pedestrian safety and traffic control; requires drivers to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians under certain conditions.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to chaining or other restraint of animals.
Makes various statutory changes to "Child Care Licensing Act."
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Changes statutory provisions regarding who may interpret and perform evoked potentials or nerve conduction studies.
"Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licensing Act."
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Permits in-person wagering at casinos and horse racetracks on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
Commences payment in lieu of taxes for tax exempt real property owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain small business employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Directs certain recoveries of federal funds for services to persons with developmental disabilities be used for grants to support community infrastructure purposes.
Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Excludes financial benefit received by volunteer emergency responder from gross income.
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
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.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Provides immunity from civil liability to anyone who in good faith uses an automated external defibrillator in an emergency.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Increases penalties for failing to yield to pedestrian when pedestrian is seriously injured.
Requires contribution for health care benefits provided for certain local elected and appointed officials.
Permits licensed facilities currently providing inpatient psychiatric services to add inpatient psychiatric beds without obtaining certificate of need.
"New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act."
Prohibits smoking at public parks and beaches.
Requires textbook publishers to provide public institutions of higher education with information on price and availability of textbooks.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Revises law concerning disposition of assets of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that has dissolved or has had its charter revoked, canceled, or suspended.
Amends RICO to add certain crimes involving public servants.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates 1/3 net proceeds to General Fund, 1/3 to State education aid, and 1/3 to horse racing industry.
Requires MVC to notify Medicaid if driver's license of medical transportation services provider is suspended or revoked.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Requires certain motor vehicle reinspections be conducted at licensed private inspection facilities.
Permits service of beer and wine by certain restaurants.
Creates enabling act for certain homeowners' associations; provides standards for governing documents, membership and management of all homeowners associations.
Provides criminal penalties for unauthorized use of images or likeness of minors and establishes civil action.
Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license and permits farm wineries to produce hard cider.
Creates cooperative farm winery licenses.
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
Limits rescheduling, cancelation, and no-show fees providers of health care services may charge in certain instances.
Limits cancelation and rescheduling fees for cosmetology and hairstyling, barbering, beauty culture, manicuring, and skin care specialty services in certain instances.
Establishes 30-day grace period for consumer to cancel contract for telephone or cable service.
Requires boards of education to calculate body mass index for students in first, fourth, seventh, and tenth grades.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain warning about volume and hearing loss.
Requires legislators to certify in writing, upon introduction of legislation, that no monetary benefit will be derived from it; requires certification be filed with the Legislative Ethics Commission.
Increases total marriage license and civilian license fees from $28 to $50; allocates $25 to municipality.
Requires DHSS to dispose of newborn screening specimens within 60 days after testing.
Expands number of salesrooms winery may operate from six to seven and permits sampling of wine at salesrooms.
Permits wineries to sell wine at certain farm markets.
Provides that a charter school may only be established in certain school districts and prohibits further payments to a charter school in the event of closure.
Requires certain issue advocacy organizations to register with ELEC and disclose contribution and independent expenditure information.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Provides for termination of child support obligation upon certain conditions.
Permits New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Standardbred Breeders' and Owners' Association of New Jersey to use purse funds from off-track and account wagering for retired race horses and certain stabling costs.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th Birthday.
Requires information on pay checks to be provided on the Internet for State employees who elect direct deposit.
Lowers several corporation business tax rates, increases withholding rate on nonresident noncorporate partners and establishes separate gross income tax rate on gross income in excess of $500,000 but not including foremost categories of business income.
Creates "Earn Your Way Out of Prison Into Supervision, Treatment, and Recovery Program."
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Creates the "Mold Safe Housing Act."
Creates Craft Distillery License to permit the manufacture of smaller amounts of distilled alcoholic beverages.
Restricts sale and manufacture of flame retardant chemical decabromodiphenyl ether in certain products.
Requires direct deposit for all State employee compensation on and after July 1, 2014.
Establishes public-private alternative fueling station pilot program and requires DOT to conduct study.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of fuel cell vehicles.
Establishes public-private pilot program for level 3 electric vehicle charging stations.
Permits local unit to contract with private entities to lease advertising space on local unit's official Internet website.
Directs Board of Nursing to encourage nursing schools to give academic credit to students for training received in US military as corpsmen and medics.
Establishes "School Bus Safety and Child Protection Act," requires periodic criminal background checks for certain school employees; and prohibits interference with school bus monitoring devices.
Creates "Inmate Community Service Program" in DOC.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Provides for interlocal construction offices through shared services agreement or joint contract between municipalities.
Provides sales and use tax rebates for certain purchases made by victims of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
Requires DEP and owners of reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures, and authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs in response to severe weather events.
Directs Division of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with New Jersey Racing Commission, to establish and oversee slot machine gambling operations at horse racetracks.
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.
Develops evaluation procedure for classroom teachers and requires establishment of lead teacher endorsement.
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.
"Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Transparency and Accountability Act."
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.