Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Caridad Rodriguez
Sponsored
Became law1
Establishes the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact."
In committee1
Creates new offenses and penalties regarding animal fighting.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Permits hiring of certain laid off law enforcement officers without utilizing Civil Service lists. *
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Prohibits use of wireless telephones or electronic communication devices by operators of public transit vehicles in certain situations. *
Decreases certain public document copy fees; amount of fee dependent upon whether letter size page or legal size page. *
Authorizes companies under BPU jurisdiction to bill customers electronically upon customers' request.
Authorizes public providers of utility services to bill customers electronically upon customers' request.
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.
Requires insurers to cover treatment for sickle cell anemia; requires DHSS to provide information to public about sickle cell anemia.*
Includes midwives within definition of "licensed person" for purposes of affidavits of merit in certain actions filed on or after effective date.
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. *
Requires sports and entertainment facilities to submit emergency operations plan to municipal emergency management coordinator. *
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Expands membership of Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.
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.
Requires development of interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program; requires certain measures to protect student athletes with concussions; and requires continuing education for athletic trainers.*
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
Requires DHS to collect and disseminate data about persons with developmental disabilities.
Permits DOT to contract with county or municipality for certain work on highways to prevent public hazards.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
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.
Vetoed · 7
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period. *
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Expands treatment of mixed use projects under urban transit hub tax credit. *
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Passed the General Assembly · 12
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages. *
Requires retailers to post warnings of lead poisoning from improper paint removal.
Requires criminal history record check of school district volunteers.
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Allows cosmetologist-hairstylists to operate mobile facilities when providing services.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
Prohibits towing of motor vehicles displaying wheelchair placards or license plates under certain conditions, requires clear signage for restricted handicapped parking zones, and requires 24-hour access to certain towed motor vehicles.
Provides for the removal of a State Board of Education member for failure to attend three consecutive board meetings without good cause.
Directs DOT to allow wineries to erect tourist-oriented directional signs on roads and highways. *
Provides State recognition of certain Indian tribes for certain limited purposes, establishes process for future recognition of tribes and revises membership and duties of New Jersey Commission on American Indian Affairs.
The "Market Competition and Consumer Choice Act," alters State regulation of competitive services provided by telecommunications and CATV companies.
Replaces plenary winery and farm winery licenses with small winery and wine manufacturing licenses.**
Out of committee · 27
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Prohibits misleading use of senior-specific certifications or professional designations in connection with sales of securities.
Allows credit against certain charges to CATV customers opting out of premium service within 30 days of CATV company notice of network or programming change.
Makes discretionary driver's license suspension for first offense of driving without motor vehicle liability insurance.
Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. **
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.
Grants EDA broader discretion to approve applications for corporation business tax certificate transfer program and business employment incentive program.
Permits adoptees and certain others access to adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information. *
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. *
Protects property taxpayers by requiring removal of certain property tax deduction and credit information from documents available for public inspection and provides for homestead property tax benefit in form of credit.
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
Allows municipalities adjacent to two or more municipalities having urban enterprise zones to qualify for NJ Redevelopment Authority financing assistance. *
Requires all wireless telephones and electronic communication devices issued by public entities to be activated to receive Amber Alerts.
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
Permits Legislature to void closing of State psychiatric hospital or developmental center.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Permits sale of motorcycles on Sunday.
Expands availability of general development plan approvals and long-term vesting of preliminary and final site plan approvals in Smart Growth areas.
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
Establishes a long-term capacity agreement pilot program to promote construction of qualified electric generation facilities. *
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Permits small, women or minority owned businesses located in designated regional centers to qualify for loans from EDA as if located in designated urban center.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
In committee · 68
Requires insurers to inform insureds whether certain coverages extend to rental automobiles.
Requires that automated external defibrillators be located on every floor of State House and State House Annex; requires training for State Police.
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.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and harassment under certain circumstances.
Creates "New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force."
Clarifies school district employees subject to statutory provisions concerning supplemental compensation for unused sick leave and vacation carry forward requirements.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
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.
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.
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Requires staff of shelters for victims of domestic violence and emergency shelters for homeless to undergo criminal history record background checks.
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Permits municipality to determine permissible parking distance from intersection, crosswalk or "stop" sign.
Permits certain sheriffs to enforce truck weight limits.
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Requires study of availability of certain health care services by independent entity.
Prohibits penalizing pharmacy for dispensing forged or fraudulent prescription approved by certain State prescription drug benefit programs.
Establishes the "Healthy New Jersey Labor-Management" demonstration program.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
"The Muhammad Ali/Rocky Marciano Boxing Reform Act"; enhances regulation of boxing.
Requires small employer health insurance carriers to offer coverage for treatment of infertility.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Extends the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse cases.
Provides certain requirements for donation container solicitations by charities.
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.
Restricts sale or lease of certain ultrasound equipment.
Adds fraud via telecommunication or electronic means to list of prohibited activities for certain security transactions; increases penalties.
Requires public bodies to provide funds for outreach and training programs for minority group members and women in connection with certain construction contracts.
Makes various statutory changes to "Child Care Licensing Act."
Establishes grant program to rehabilitate veterans' organizations posts; appropriates $300,000.
Regulates certain service contracts to perform maintenance, repair, replacement, or service of property used for personal, family, or household purposes.
Requires registration of certain additional securities investment advisers.
Requires ATM operators to disclose balance inquiry fees.
Concerns continuing education for dentists.
Establishes additional investigative and enforcement powers in Division of Consumer Affairs to deter individuals from engaging in unauthorized practice of professions and occupations.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Requires licensure as insurance producer to sell certain funeral insurance policies; prohibits financing of certain preneed funeral arrangements with reverse mortgage.
Establishes New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Limits payment upon retirement to $15,000 to local public officers and employees for accumulated sick leave.
Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Regulates expiration dates and dormancy fees for certain prepaid bank cards, such as mall gift cards.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Concerns suspension and revocation of employer licenses for repeated violations of wage, benefit and tax laws.
Requires sex offender's tier designation to be completed and reviewed by the court prior to release from incarceration.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for 50% of purchase cost of diesel engine conversion devices.
Establishes sales tax holiday for certain energy efficient products during third week of April and October.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Adds three members to New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Requires DHSS to authorize Jersey City to issue certified copies of birth certificates by December 31, 2010.
Requires certain motor vehicle reinspections be conducted at licensed private inspection facilities.
Permits retail dealer of motor fuel to sell motor fuel at price below retail dealer's net cost to meet competition.
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.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Prohibits NJ member of Delaware River Basin Commission from supporting use of drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Requires use of direct deposit and Internet for State, local government, and school district employee compensation and certain retirement payments and information.
Provides for termination of child support obligation upon certain conditions.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for amount of annual homestead property tax that exceeds 7 percent of homestead owner's New Jersey gross income.
Requires information on pay checks to be provided on the Internet for State employees who elect direct deposit.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax.
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.
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Requires Department of Education to biannually distribute a letter to school districts reminding districts of requirement to enroll resident students regardless of immigration status.
Permits direct shipping by wineries and creates Out-of-State Winery license.