Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Connie Wagner
Sponsored
Vetoed4
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.*
"Good Samaritan Emergency Response Act"; eliminates criminal liability for persons who seek medical assistance in response to drug overdose. *
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Passed the General Assembly5
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle charging stations.
Requires employer notification when relocating call center services to foreign country.
Provides primary and school election sample ballots may be sent to registered voter by electronic mail if so requested.
Provides disabled persons with discount on fishing license fees. *
Amends "Flood Hazard Area Control Act" to require DEP to take certain actions concerning delineations of flood hazard areas and floodways.
Out of committee8
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Supplemental appropriation to DOT of $10,000,000 as State contribution towards resolution of flooding issues at Marsellus Street Bridge in Bergen County.
"The Truth In Tolling Act"; requires New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to display toll amount paid when EZ-Pass user passes through toll collection point.*
Establishes an industrial hemp license.
"Blue Acres Floodplain Protection and Home Elevation Bond Act of 2013," authorizes bonds for $100 million, and appropriates $5,000.*
Requires employer notification when relocating call center services outside the United States.
Establishes the "New Jersey Workforce Development and Education Commission."
Requires a public school district to provide a daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5.
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Requires installation of low-flow toilets and low-flow showerheads in multiple dwellings having 3 or more units.
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.
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 newly licensed registered professional nurse to attain baccalaureate degree in nursing within 10 years of initial licensure.
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.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
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.
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.
Prohibits health insurance policy exclusion of coverage for loss sustained while intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics; repeals statute permitting such exclusion.
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.
Requires NJ FamilyCare to treat earned and unearned income in same manner when calculating gross family income for parents and caretakers.
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.
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.
Permits primary elections to be conducted by mail.
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.
Concerns methods of paying wages.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Implements real property assessment reforms recommended by the State Comptroller in his investigative report entitled "Inequitable Tax Assessments in the Borough of Edgewater."
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than 4% over the prior academic year.
Prohibits possession and sale of shark fins.
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 farmland assessment incentive for landowner to lease land for community garden.
Requires school social workers to be licensed by State Board of Social Work Examiners and establishes criteria for emergency certificate.
Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.
Requires Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement to patrol shellfish beds.
Permits chair or booth rentals for the purpose of providing cosmetology and hairstyling services or ancillary services.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide after school programs to students in certain districts and allows tax credit for contributions to "After School Program Support Fund."
Requires wireless cell phone company to inform subscribers that cell phone GPS capability may be deactivated.
Limits rent increases for certain senior citizens.
"Plastic and Paper Bag Reduction Act"; requires certain retailers to provide recyclable, compostable or reusable bags instead of plastic or paper carryout bags.
Requires private cord blood banks to pay a fee to support State-designated public cord blood bank.
Requires BPU to report annually on certain public utility bill assistance program expenditures.
Requires employers and health care providers to disseminate certain information regarding temporary disability leave benefits.
Provides that a school district may be placed under full or partial State intervention pursuant to the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) for no longer than five years.
Requires mandatory imprisonment for child luring and requires certain information about Megan's Law to be provided to sex offenders annually.
Requires disclosures by temporary help service firms.
Prohibits municipalities from charging interest on unpaid property taxes for 30 days after payment is due following hurricane or other catastrophic weather event.
Makes looting during a state of emergency an aggravating circumstance in sentencing.
Dedicates sales and use tax collections from sales of medical marijuana to the "Medical Marijuana for a Cure Fund" for medical research grants on certain debilitating medical conditions.
Imposes additional five percent tax on sale of firearms and ammunition to fund safety infrastructure improvements in public buildings.
Requires owner of building advised of structural safety concern during private inspection to notify municipal code official and DCA; provides for emergency inspection.
Requires school districts and charter schools to annually report to Commissioner of Education on use of virtual learning options.
Supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DHS for substance abuse treatment and prevention.
Provides for issuance of certificate of rehabilitation to certain offenders with substance abuse disorders.
Permits four-year public institution of higher education to establish academic quality standards for the transfer of college credits earned by a student while the student was enrolled in high school.
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.
Imposes tax on certain State lottery winnings to finance grant program for not-for-profit entities operating after school programs in certain districts.
Establishes Office of the Special Education Ombudsman in DOE.
Establishes "New Jersey Higher Education Funding Formula Commission."
Establishes a limited license for threading within the practice of cosmetology and hairstyling.
Prohibits the administration of State assessments via the Internet prior to 2016-2017 school year.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school and summer programs; appropriates $60,000.
Filed1
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.
Carried from the Senate
Vetoed4
Supplemental appropriation to DOT of $10,000,000 as State contribution towards resolution of flooding issues at Marsellus Street Bridge in Bergen County.
Requires employer notification when relocating call center services outside the United States.
Establishes the "New Jersey Workforce Development and Education Commission."
Establishes an industrial hemp license.
Co-sponsored
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Provides for indication of veteran status on driver's licenses and identification cards issued by MVC.*
Requires direct deposit for all State employee compensation on and after July 1, 2014; allows county, county college, municipality,and local school district to opt for mandatory direct deposit for all employee compensation on or after July 1, 2014.***
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice or represent oneself to others concerning certain licensed or certified health care related professions.**
Prohibits health care facilities from discharging prescription medications into sewer or septic systems in certain circumstances.***
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 the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to develop and distribute a document containing student loan repayment information for school districts and nonpublic high schools to disseminate to students.
Requires a review of corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit programs for payments to interns.*
Requires plans, specifications, and bid proposal documents for certain local public contracts to address soil contamination, and requires contracting unit to approve change order under certain circumstances related thereto.*
Removes licensing requirement for recreational bingo games.
"Janet's Law"; requires public and nonpublic schools to have automated external defibrillators and to establish emergency action plans for responding to sudden cardiac events.*
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from permitting direct solicitation of students for credit card accounts.
Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents concerning sports-related eye injuries.
Extends burial of indigent veterans to those who did not serve in time of war; clarifies role of DMVA in identifying deceased veterans; provides additional funding, subject to availability, for burial of indigent veterans.*
Prohibits slaughter of horses and sale of horse flesh for human consumption.
Allows municipalities to provide veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Prohibits minors under 14 years of age from using spray tanning in tanning facilities and prohibits minors under 17 years of age from using tanning beds.**
Establishes program in DOE to address State's shortage of mathematics and science teachers.
Authorizes placement of horse racing wagers using mobile gaming devices at in-State racetracks subject to commission rules and regulations.
Reappropriates $3 million from "Dam, Lake, Stream, Flood Control, Water Resources, and Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act of 2003" to fund State flood control projects.
Designates State Highway Route 7 bridge between Township of Belleville and Borough of North Arlington "Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca Memorial Bridge." *
Directs State Board of Education to promulgate regulations requiring school districts to develop a plan to establish stability in special education programming.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Prohibits requirement to disclose user name, password, or other means for accessing account or service through electronic communications device by employers.
Provides unemployment benefits for certain ex-service members.
Authorizes public schools to serve to students certain produce grown in community garden.
Requires Commissioners of Education and Labor and Workforce Development to study and report on departments' efforts in providing students with information on employment in high-demand industries.***
Requires school districts to provide instruction on responsible use of social media for middle school students as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Technology.
The "Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act."
Exempts certain properties acquired by municipalities from county, school, and fire district taxes immediately upon aquisition.*
Allows nonpublic schools to participate in joint purchasing agreements entered into by two or more school districts.
Provides for temporary professional or occupational licensure for qualified nonresident military spouses.
Permits pet owners to board public transportation with domesticated animals during emergency evacuation.
Allows monies statutorily dedicated to standardbred or thoroughbred horse racing purses to be used for benefit of horse racing industry, subject to agreement between permitholder and representative horsemen's organization.*
Establishes School Security Task Force.*
Appropriates $38.5 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Provides that participation by New Jersey residents in contests of skill does not constitute unlawful gambling. *
Requires emergency operations plans in certain senior occupied buildings.
Requires homeowners insurance consumer information brochure to contain one page summary of policy.
Creates crime of cyber-harassment.
Expands Sire Stakes Program to include newly-established Standardbred Development Program; allocates funds from Sire Stakes Program.
Vetoed · 12
Requires registered qualifying patient's authorized use of medical marijuana to be considered equivalent to use of any other prescribed medication.
Regulates mailed manufacturer's rebates.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.**
Increases minimum wage to $8.50, then makes annual adjustments based on CPI increases.
Requires Energy Master Plan to include long-term capacity planning and infrastructure planning.
Increases distributions to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore aid reductions; extends "poison pill" protection to total formula aid provided to each municipality.
Requires training program for school bus drivers and aides on interacting with students with special needs.
Requires that contract for private operation of State Lottery be subject to approval by Legislature.
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
"Corporate Disinvestment Property Tax Relief Act"; appropriates $13.5 million.*
Changes date of 2013 general election from November 5th to October 16th.
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Commences payment in lieu of taxes for tax exempt real property owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Requires certain State departments, divisions, commissions, and authorities to consider use of green or blue roof in construction of certain new State buildings, facilities, and structures.*
Requires adoption of certain rules and regulations by DCA and DEP concerning blue roofs and green roofs.**
Revises penalty for destruction of, or damage to, trees, saplings, shrubs or other plants; repeals current law thereon.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Secretary of Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.*
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Imposes restrictions concerning Delaware River Port Authority commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.
Imposes restrictions concerning Delaware River and Bay Authority commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.
Imposes restrictions concerning Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.
Imposes restrictions concerning Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Requires school districts to take all steps to ensure adequate security for students when school is open as a polling place and provides that school district costs shall be deducted from the itemized list of expenses submitted by the county board of elec
Allows municipalities to designate redevelopment entities and certain non-profits to act as land banks.
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
Reverses certain changes to laws governing State treatment of unclaimed property.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school.
Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional STEM programs.*
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act"; provides expedited process for foreclosing abandoned residential properties.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to publish list of certain tamper-resistant opioid drugs; establishes that certain conditions be met for pharmacist to substitute for tamper-resistant opioid drug.*
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Establishes grant program to provide rebate of sales and use tax paid for purchase of certain materials and supplies used for construction of certain off-track wagering facilities.*
Allows State residents who are outside of New Jersey to place wagers on horse races using account wagering system.
Establishes 12-month moratorium on establishment of new virtual charter schools and creates Virtual Charter School Task force.
Concerns payment of independent contractors.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
"Disaster Information Access Act"; requires utility service providers to report severe weather and emergency related service interruptions; directs utility service providers and State Office of Emergency Management to present reported information online
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Establishes "Energy Infrastructure Study Commission."
Requires notification of certain domestic violence victims through the Victim Information and Notification Everyday System (VINE).
Makes direct deposit the default distribution method for gross income tax refunds and allows gross income tax refunds via prepaid debit cards.*
Modernizes the form of disbursement for certain State and local government payments to individuals and business entities.*
Requires certain persons licensed or appointed to inspect homes to pass criminal history background check.
Establishes workplace training program for unemployment compensation recipients; makes an appropriation.
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Requires posting of information about availability of services from substance abuse treatment facilities on county and DHS websites.
Revises statutes concerning firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits; makes handgun purchase permit valid for four years.*
Requires follow-up studies of developmental center residents transitioning to the community.
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.
Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.
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Enacts the "Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act."
Allows permitholder that leases Meadowlands Racetrack from the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to conduct wagering on simulcast horse races at sports,retail and entertainment development at Meadowlands Complex, subject to agreement and approva
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Establishes grant program in DCA to provide funding to youth mentoring programs.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of the student borrower's death.
Revises penalties for animal cruelty, increasing degree of certain offenses; designated as Patrick's Law.
"PANYNJTransparency and Accountability Act." *
Concerns prompt payment of construction contracts.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for business enterprises that are owned by or that employ veterans.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Establishes task force to study various issues related to improving special education programs and services for public school students.
The " Responsible Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act." *
Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter Public School Teachers, and Sanitation Worker Home-buyer Assistance Act."; appropriates $5 million.*
Allows casino to pay up to 6% or 9% of parimutuel pool to out-of-State racetrack for simulcast races; provides casino retains 55% of certain remaining takeout rate amounts.
Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.
Requires SHBP and SEHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism, other substance-use disorders, and non biologically-based mental illnesses under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses. *
Establishes standards of practice for providers of clinical nursing services for medically fragile students.*
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Establishes Helmets to Hardhats pilot program in New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Requires insurers to cover breast evaluations and other additional medically necessary testing under certain circumstances and requires certain mammogram reports to contain information on breast density.**
Prohibits State and local public contracts with persons or entities engaging in certain investment activities in energy or finance sectors of Iran.*
Extends hiring preference for certain civilian federal firefighters.
Prohibits certain contractors from public works projects.
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
Permits a student to participate in certain voluntary surveys if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents; limits use of information obtained from survey.*
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
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.
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship.
Prohibits employers from obtaining, requiring, or discriminating on the basis of credit reports.
Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2013.
Requires veterinarians to provide written prescriptions and certain notifications.
Establishes "Veterans Higher Education Commission."
Provides for distributions from ABP during transition to retirement programs for faculty at institutions of higher education.
Creates cause of action for failure to maintain certain vacant properties; requires out-of-state creditors to designate in-State representative.
The "Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prevention Act."
Allows for the issuance of special licenses to sell alcoholic beverages in qualifying development projects.
The "Bio-based Heating Oil Act."
Establishes animal cruelty offense of cruel confinement of a gestating pig.
Requires public and independent institutions of higher education to collect and report employment data for certain graduates.*
Concerns certain appeals of unemployment benefits determinations.
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
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 $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.
Appropriates $8,930,975 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires HMFA to expand participation in the NJ HomeKeeper Program.
Prohibits Medicaid managed care organizations from reducing certain provider reimbursement rates without approval from DHS.*
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
Clarifies that a single State college may enter into a joint purchasing agreement with other contracting units. *
Requires president of public institution of higher education to regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution's governing board.
Creates craft distillery license.
Excludes certain conveyances of graves, crypts and niches from 15% fee charged by cemetery company.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Appropriates up to $1,000,000 to bridge federal funding for Violence Against Women Act grantees.
Provides gross income or corporation business tax credit to property owners for vegetation management near electric utility lines.
Prohibits retail mercantile establishments from imposing surcharges on consumer credit card purchases.
Authorizes award of attorney's fees and expenses in landlord-tenant actions under certain circumstances.*
Requires disclosure of contributions received and expenditures made by committees or organizations not affiliated or coordinated with any candidate, or committee organized to support or oppose public questions.
Concerns importation and delivery of motor fuel during certain emergencies.
Concerns sale of certain motor fuel during certain emergencies.
Establishes the "Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program."
Permits Office of Emergency Management to order reduction in reservoir levels prior to weather emergency; requires DEP to adopt regulations concerning reservoir levels.
Rescinds recommendation of the Task Force on the Closure of State Developmental Centers and creates new task force.
Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties.*
Establishes Medicaid Smart Card Pilot Program.
Eliminates 10% surcharge on employer UI taxes during fiscal year 2014.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2014.
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Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Allows municipalities to require mortgage lenders to maintain vacant residential properties during foreclosure.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
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 BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates for solar energy produced by equipment manufactured in NJ.
Permits local unit to contract with private entities to lease advertising space on local unit's official Internet website.
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.
Requires contribution for health care benefits provided for certain local elected and appointed officials.
Creates bistate commission to coordinate management and flood prevention of waterways flowing between Bergen County, NJ and Rockland County, NY.
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.
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 Standardbred private entity lessee or permit holder to exclude certain persons from racetrack and off-track wagering facility.
Directs Division of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with New Jersey Racing Commission, to establish and oversee slot machine gambling operations at horse racetracks.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.
Amends RICO to add certain crimes involving public servants.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Makes various statutory changes to "Child Care Licensing Act."
Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
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.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain minimum three foot safety distance when overtaking bicycles.
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.
Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations.
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.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Prohibits practice of requiring credit check as condition of employment.
Requires NJ Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program to give additional weight in ranking system to projects including green or blue roofs.
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.
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.
Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license and permits farm wineries to produce hard cider.
Creates cooperative farm winery licenses.
Requires carriers to clarify whether medically necessary procedures are covered benefits and remit certain payments to hospitals for services rendered.
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.
Creates "Inmate Community Service Program" in DOC.
The "Smart Container Act."
Prohibits smoking at public parks and beaches.
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain warning about volume and hearing loss.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
Requires certain issue advocacy organizations to register with ELEC and disclose contribution and independent expenditure information.
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.
Requires certain motor vehicle reinspections be conducted at licensed private inspection facilities.
Provides for termination of child support obligation upon certain conditions.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Provides gross income tax credit for interest paid on certain student loans.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th birthday.
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.
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.
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.
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Revises definition of class I renewable energy to include energy produced by certain geothermal heat pumps.
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 breath or blood sample to be obtained from certain drivers involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Requires insurers to provide coverage for medications and dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
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.
Provides corporation business tax incentives for life sciences research.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Provides public servant is guilty of official misconduct if he knowingly obtains, arranges or provides "no-show" job for himself or another.
Prohibits cemetery company from charging additional fee for rendering certain services on Sunday.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
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.
Creates Craft Distillery License to permit the manufacture of smaller amounts of distilled alcoholic beverages.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
Permits service of beer and wine by certain restaurants.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Creates the "Mold Safe Housing Act."
Guarantees each municipality, at a minimum, Fiscal Year 2010 distribution of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid in State Fiscal Year 2012.
Establishes Educational Security Task Force.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Concerns access to certain job training courses for employees affected by plant closings, mass layoffs or transfer of operations.
Requires audits of managed care plan provider networks.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warnings."
Requires executive county superintendent to designate a county special services school district or educational services commission as the county education services agency to assist local school districts in sharing services.
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
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.
Requires investigating law enforcement officer to contact next of kin of unconscious motor vehicle accident victim who has been transported to hospital emergency room.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
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.
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.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Permits establishment of county-wide purchasing system by a county employing qualified purchasing agent and requires participation by all school districts within the county.
"Flood Control, Mitigation, and Prevention Bond Act of 2012," authorizes bonds for up to $2 billion, and appropriates $5,000.
Permits commercial advertising and sponsorship signs on equipment and materials related to the collection of tolls consistent with State law on outdoor advertising.
Concerns unemployment insurance benefits and certain severance payments.
Requires school districts to employ a certain number of student assistance coordinators based on district enrollment.
Provides that toll revenue generated from PANYNJ bridges shall not exceed cost of maintenance, operation, and debt service of those bridges.
Provides for establishment and operation of casino at Meadowlands Complex.
Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.
Requires acquisition of defibrillators for use in public and nonpublic high schools and training of certain personnel in usage.
Requires textbook publishers to provide public institutions of higher education with information on price and availability of textbooks.
Appropriates $3.963 million from General Fund to DOE for nonpublic nursing services aid.
Transportation for Hazardous Walking Routes Act; requires school districts to provide busing for students required to walk to school along hazardous routes and prohibits school bus stops within 250 feet of residence of sex offender.
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.
Permits counties to share county tax administrators.
Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.
Provides for school and medical family leave.
Eliminates exception to public advertising and bidding requirements for certain public contracts involving insurance coverage and consulting services.
Prohibits feeding of black bears and requires use of bear-resistant containers, dumpsters, or food boxes in certain areas located in bear habitat and under certain circumstances, including garbage collection.
Exempts employees and school board members of federal impact aid districts from certain out-of-state travel restrictions.
Provides sales and use tax rebate for certain purchases made by, or on behalf of, individuals and small businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program; appropriates $95,000.
Expands definition and licensure requirements for health care service firms.
Requires in-network hospitals to notify patients of out-of-network health care professionals who provide services in hospital.
"New Jersey Long-Term Care Oversight Act."
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Permits temporary casino gaming at Meadowlands Complex for 2014 Super Bowl.
Permits temporary casino gaming at Meadowlands Complex for 2014 Hambletonian Race.
Requires a board of education to consult with appropriate nonpublic school representatives prior to any change in the provision of nursing services.
"Save New Jersey Electric and Gas Public Utility Customer Service and Call Center Jobs Act"; requires notification by electric and gas utilities when relocating customer and call centers out of State.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Requires BPU to conduct pilot program to allow free parking for alternative fuel vehicles and alternative technology vehicles.
Exempts from sales tax for two years certain highly fuel efficient vehicles and energy efficient appliances.
Modifies powers of Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission.
Requires DHS to conduct follow-up study of former residents of North Princeton Developmental Center.
Provides sales and use tax rebate for certain purchases made by, or on behalf of, individuals and small businesses affected by natural disasters.
Provides that certain personal identifying information may be redacted from certain public records in certain circumstances.
Requires existing and new senior residential multiple dwellings to install standby generators to provide electricity in case of emergency.
Provides State, county, municipal, and school district contracts for professional services will be awarded pursuant to competitive contracting process.
Requires carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings.
Allows for waiver of school bus requirements for mobility assistance vehicle technicians who transport students with medical needs to and from school.
Prohibits public utility from filing rate increase petition under certain circumstances.
Prohibits enforcement, for a period of 12 months, of homeowners' association bylaws prohibiting domesticated animals if owner is FEMA designated displaced individual following emergency declaration by President or Governor.
Provides grants for cleanup of flood damaged residential property; establishes New Jersey Flood Cleanup Fund; appropriates $5 million.
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from tax levy and appropriation cap, as applicable, for school districts, municipalities, and counties.
Expands coverage for infertility under certain health insurance plans to women who are not currently covered.
Prohibits retail mercantile establishments from imposing surcharges on consumers.
Increases penalties for careless driving when violation results in injury or death to pedestrian.
Provides that Good Samaritans are not required to pay for ambulance service if injured while rendering emergency care.
The "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2013"; authorizes bonds for $500 million; appropriates $5,000.
Expands school breakfast program to all schools with 5% or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions by certain taxpayers to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program and provides a State match for contributions to NJBEST accounts for families meeting certain income guidelines.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish performance-based funding plans for public institutions of higher education.
Authorizes dedicated National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate.
Prohibits use of tobacco products on the grounds of any public or private institution of higher education.
Requires electric public utilities to implement flood mitigation plans for electric distribution substations and transfer stations in certain flood zones.
Exempts from disclosure as public record personal identifying information provided to government agency for emergency notification purposes.
Provides for licensure of dementia care homes by DOH.
Requires State Board of Education to include training in mental health as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.
Prohibits mortgage loan discrimination based on familial status.
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain veterans.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide notice and grace period before enrolling student who has not provided proof of coverage in health insurance plan offered by institution.
Increases flexibility, clarity, and available tools of optional municipal consolidation process.
Provides unemployment benefits to certain college and university adjunct faculty members.
Encourages school districts and nonpublic schools to increase student participation in school breakfast programs.
Establishes task force to study issues related to use of technology in education.
Establishes "Collaborative Mental Health Care Pilot Program" in DOH; appropriates $750,000.
Requires school districts to pay advanced placement examination fees for certain students and the State to reimburse school districts for the cost.
Establishes a charter school review board in DOE to review charter school applications and modifies aspects of the charter school program including approval, monitoring, and evaluation of charter schools.
Establishes "Rutgers, The State University Study Commission."
Expands infertility coverage under certain health insurance plans.