Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, Senate.
Philip E. Haines
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires Office of Emergency Management to maintain directory of emergency supplies. *
Out of committee2
Revises requirements for distribution of State aid under "Special Municipal Aid Act."
Exempts Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans' Memorial Cemetery from law requiring reforestation plans.
In committee49
Prohibits State from exporting water from the Pinelands.
Establishes Vacancy Review Board in the Department of Personnel to review continued need for positions in Executive Branch that become vacant.
Allows certain owners of preserved farmland to reacquire development rights for land underlying and next to farm buildings or structures.
Limits hospital charges for care provided to county inmates at county correctional facilities to Medicaid rate.
Prohibits release on bail of persons in the country illegally who are charged with crimes of the first or second degree or with two prior criminal convictions.
Exempts renewable energy systems from real property taxation and from fees for municipal construction permits.
Removes proposed exemption from State's public records act for certain domestic nonprofit corporations under certain circumstances.
Upgrades penalties for assaults committed against process servers and licensed private investigators and detectives.
Requires signs posted by retail motor fuel dealers to indicate motor fuel prices for cash and credit customers; adds new penalties for violations.
Eliminates development review fees charged by Pinelands Commission.
Requires motor vehicle dealer to pay off loan on trade-in within seven days.
Authorizes creation of local gypsy moth control commissions.
Requires person eligible for health care benefits from more than one public entity to choose coverage from only one.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain businesses telecommuting program development and implementation costs.
Requires State agencies to adopt telecommuting programs and reports to be made on implementation of these programs.
Requires permanent driver's license suspension for third drunk driving offense.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinances regulating where sex offenders may reside.
Prohibits member of Legislature from holding local appointive office or position; removes provision allowing current members holding more than one elective position as of February 1, 2008 to continue to do so if service continuous.
Requires sewerage companies to provide metered service to certain single family, age-restricted community housing customers upon request; prohibits those companies from assessing charges for sewer service prior to providing such service.
"Safe Places Safe Kids Act;" makes it a crime to commit certain offenses in school zones and near playgrounds.
Establishes penalties for manufacture, purchase or possession of certain keys.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Exempts provisional driver licensees participating in Safe Rides programs from passenger and hour restrictions.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping for certain retired military personnel.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service, and their immediate family members.
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests for retired veterans living in NJ and their immediate family members.
Establishes special license plates supporting autism awareness.
Creates New Jersey Invest in Children License Plate.
Imposes a two-year moratorium on increases in public utility rates.
Expands the list of crimes that may not be expunged.
Establishes crime for adult to misrepresent age in order to join youth serving organization.
Creates permissive county-based housing assistance program.
Protects property owned by military personnel and first responders from condemnation.
Establishes requirements governing the closing of any State prison.
Provides that minimum local tax levy requirement will only be applicable to certain school districts.
Authorizes the executive county superintendent of schools to reduce the required local share of a non-operating district.
Increases the penalty for certain gang related crimes.
Establishes crime of initiating a false "Amber Alert."
Provides enhanced penalties for making a false report to law enforcement authorities in certain circumstances.
Establishes penalties for drivers who have never obtained driver's license.
Establishes penalties for employer who allows unauthorized aliens to operate employer owned motor vehicle.
Requires a private seller of a used motor vehicle to request identification information from purchaser.
Penalizes employment of unauthorized aliens; requires verification of citizenship for employment.
Requires payment from New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund for costs of installation and maintenance of point of entry water treatment systems.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
Requires Commissioner of Education to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on school districts.
Restricts certain former DEP employees from employment with a permit applicant for one year after termination of DEP employments.
Requires lobbyists and governmental affairs agents to file annually with ELEC information on certain for profit and not-for-profit activities.
Protects municipalities that have complied with affordable housing obligations from being required to provide more than their fair share.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. **
Appropriates $33 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Authorizes counties and municipalities to acquire real property, and to resell or lease it with agricultural deed restrictions attached, for farmland preservation purposes.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Makes changes to PERS and TPAF concerning retirement age, eligibility, purchase of service credit; makes various changes to SHBP administration; merges Washington and Lincoln holidays for State employees in Presidents Day. *
Appropriates $27.75 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $49.65 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $6.45 million from "2007" Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $11,293,478 from various farmland preservation bond funds and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $66 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," "2007 Green Acres Fund," and "2007 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Appropriates $15,557,201 from various historic preservation funds to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $574,805 from certain historic preservation bond funds for associated administrative expenses.
Appropriates $19,919,700 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Passed the Senate · 5
Provides that person who impersonates law enforcement officer and commits crime is guilty of third degree crime.
Increases income eligibility limit for reduction or abatement of municipal or county utility authority fees.
Requires sex offenders in satellite-based monitoring program to pay for certain equipment and monitoring costs.
Requires municipalities eligible for Special Municipal Aid to submit budgets for special improvement districts and municipal public benefit corporation for DCA review, requires State Comptroller conduct audits of municipalities reveiving aid. *
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Out of committee · 13
Eliminates throwout of receipts in allocation of entire net income under the corporation business tax; eliminates "regular place of business" requirement to allocate less than 100% of income to New Jersey.
Permits municipalities to offer prescription drug benefit to certain retired volunteer firefighters and other emergency aid volunteers.
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS, SPRS, PERS and TPAF to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard. *
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow their customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages.
Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years. **
Permits municipalities and counties to make certain traffic engineering decisions without DOT approval.
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Establishes the Troops to College Program in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to assist veterans in making the transition into the college classroom. *
Permits State aid to fund start-up costs for local shared services projects.
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Extends requirement of wastewater management planning agencies to establish or update wastewater management plans, and extends validity of sewer service areas and wastewater service areas, until April 7, 2011.* *
In committee · 17
The "Public Dam Rehabilitation Project Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $90,000,000 and appropriates $5,000.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to chaining or other restraint of animals.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Grandfathers use of certain dry cleaning equipment and machinery and perchloroethylene by dry cleaners.
Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.
Specifies motor vehicle fines from tickets issued by State Police providing rural patrol be paid to municipality, not State.
Provides temporary period for making certain estate tax refund claims and directs notice be given to certain affected parties.
Eliminates throwout of receipts in allocation of entire net income under the corporation business tax.
"Zero-Based Budget Act;" requires State Treasurer to develop and integrate certain zero-based budgeting practices and procedures in preparation and submission of Governor's annual budget message.
Revises and expands duties and responsibilities of State Auditor in performance of certain audits and reviews.
Revises Special Municipal Aid program.
Designated the Shop Here, Save Money, Secure Jobs Act of 2008; establishes sales and use tax rate reduction period from November 28, 2008 through January 4, 2009, sets reduction period tax rate at 3.5%.
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 approval of certain regional contribution agreements through December 31, 2009.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Concerns dispensation by an optometrist or ophthalmologist to a patient of drugs delivered to the eye through a contact lens.