Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, Senate.
Thomas Goodwin
Sponsored
Became law1
Increases penalties against Medicaid fraud.
In committee36
Permits municipalities to enact ordinances regulating where sex offenders may reside.
Imposes a two-year moratorium on increases in public utility rates.
Repeals New Jersey Turnpike Authority's authorization to build the Route 92 Freeway extension through Middlesex County.
Expands definition of "safe corridor."
Prohibits campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations performing public contracts.
Prohibits persons who violated certain laws from registering as governmental affairs agents and from acting as representative before local government units.
Requires greater disclosure for campaign advertisements broadcast within certain time periods prior to an election.
Prohibits political contributions by persons or businesses investing or rendering advice regarding investment of certain State funds.
Criminalizes driving under the influence with person 17 years of age or younger in vehicle.
Requires the placement of defibrillators on certain trains.
Provides that receipt of public pension or retirement allowance will be suspended during reemployment with public employer; allows enrollment in DCRP based on such reemployment.
Limits job creation estimation under COAH regulations for warehousing activities.
Provides that graduates of regional or consolidated high schools with constituent municipalities located in different counties are eligible for resident tuition rates at certain county colleges.
Requires public school districts to provide CPR training and certification as part of curriculum; requires DOE to provide CPR instructor training; requires certain teachers to obtain training in CPR instruction.
Provides life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for all murders.
Provides for excused absences for public school students involved in election activities on day of general election under certain circumstances.
Prohibits persons charged with certain gun crimes from entering pretrial intervention programs.
Allows credit against corporation business tax equal to 50 percent of fair market value of new computer equipment donated to public or nonpublic school.
Establishes certain standards for awarding of State contracts.
Prohibits State officer or employee or special State officer or employee with contracting responsibilities from seeking or accepting employment with certain vendors or contractors until two years after leaving office or employment.
Clarifies that certain ethical standards apply to Governor and Governor's staff.
Prohibits awarding of municipal professional services contracts to members of Legislature.
Establishes new standard and procedure for forfeiture of elective public office for accepting illegal contributions; removes illegal contribution threshold for such forfeiture.
Prohibits elected officials from holding more than one elective office.
Requires all elected officials and candidates and certain other public officials to file financial disclosure statement.
Jessica Rogers' Law: upgrades assault by auto or vessel in situations of road rage.
Requires Secretary of State to set standards for certification of electronic voting machines; permits voting machine examiners to request certain information and consults with experts as necessary.
Prohibits implementation of formula-based rates for sewerage authorities and electric, gas and water public utilities.
Removes decal requirement from graduated driver's license law; establishes new system for law enforcement to identify novice drivers.
Extends duration of civil service promotional eligible list to not more than five years or two additional years for good cause.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than 2% over the prior academic year.
Concerns campaign contributions by business entities performing public contracts.
Establishes the Senator Peter A. Inverso Outstanding Scholars Recruitment Program.
Requires boil water notices be provided to mayor and municipal clerk within one hour.
Subjects certain municipal water companies to BPU regulation.
Requires boil water notices to be provided by certain public water systems via telephone, email or text message.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Revises financial assistance under Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program; repeals requirement to study implementation.
Vetoed · 1
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes Council on Affordable Housing.
Passed the Senate · 6
Requires spousal consent to election of certain pension payout options under TPAF, JRS and PERS.
Requires inclusion of certain types of drugs in public school instructional programs on nature of drugs and repeals inoperative statutes.
Requires governmental affairs agents retained by government entities to file certain reports with ELEC; requires certain government entities retaining governmental affairs agents to file annual reports with ELEC.
Requires display of State vehicle abuse hotline bumper stickers on all State vehicles.
Provides primary and school election sample ballots may be sent to registered voter by electronic mail if so requested. *
Creates "New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force."
Out of committee · 10
Criminalizes participation in criminal street gang.*
Establishes Governor's authority over approval of minutes of certain regional commissions.
Directs Attorney General to publicize information about human trafficking hotlines; mandates law enforcement training on responding to the needs of victims of the crime of human trafficking.
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Directs that one sample ballot shall be delivered to each residence address where at least one resident thereof is registered to vote.
"Sara's Law;" requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish next-of-kin program.
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
Jaden's Law; requires DHSS to prepare online brochure about the option to donate bone marrow.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
In committee · 28
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
"Judy and Nikki's Law"; provides for life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder of a child 16 years of age or younger.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act"; increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Directs ELEC to collect fees from certain firms that employ legislative agents; increases certain penalties imposed by ELEC and Executive Commission on Ethical Standards; dedicates funds to those commissions.
Prohibits campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations that purchase or acquire property involved in eminent domain proceedings.
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions at $250,000.
Requires Treasurer and Division of Pensions and Benefits and Investment Directors to report on status of State-administered pension plans to Legislature by May 15 and November 15 each year.
Clarifies that retention of unearned wages by a public servant is theft under certain circumstances.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
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.
Makes public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes or found at fault in certain civil actions liable and subject to pension garnishment for public legal expenses and illegally obtained funds.
Allows judgment for restitution of stolen public funds to be levied against convicted employee's retirement allowance or pension contributions.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Provides immunity to law enforcement officers who, in good faith, release driver in violation of provisional driver's license law.
Extends property tax benefit to veterans who performed active service in U.S. Armed Forces during Cold War.
Upgrades sexual assault to aggravated sexual assault when committed in conjunction with a carjacking.
Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Amends Kyleigh's Law to remove requirement that holder of a special learner's permit, examination permit, and probationary driver's license display decal.
Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements and to approve school district collective negotiations agreements prior to execution of agreement.
Allows Council on Local Mandates to authorize certain organizations to file complaints.
Authorizes the establishment of probationary periods for nontenured faculty members at State colleges.
Bars certain employees of certain public agencies from participating in PERS; repeals law permitting PERS and TPAF members on leave who work for labor organization to purchase pension credit.
Requires forfeiture of public office, position or employment upon conviction of certain offenses.
Establishes Inspector General of Statewide Interscholastic Sports to monitor the operating and financial activities of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.