Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, Senate.
John H. Adler
Sponsored
Became law4
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. **
Provides statute of limitations for residential mortgage foreclosures.
Provides marketing, information disclosure, and suitability requirements for certain annuities directly solicited to consumers. *
Appropriates $54,917,725 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Out of committee6
Amends special probation statute to increase participation in drug court program; permits court to reduce certain fees. *
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
"Ricci's Law;" revises ignition interlock device requirements for certain drunk driving offenses. *
Provides that the New Jersey Supreme Court shall have the authority to administer juror challenges through its rulemaking process.
Provides one hour and two hour service options for expedited over the counter corporate service requests.
Allows certain corporate notices to be provided via electronic transmission.
In committee24
Amends wrongful death act to clarify that surviving children continue to share in any recovery awarded under that act.
Establishes the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
Makes various changes to the "Law Against Discrimination"; repeals section 4 of P.L.1985, c.73.
Limits liability of food producers, manufacturers, packers, distributers, carriers, holders, sellers, marketers and advertisers for claims arising out of weight gain or obesity.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Establishes certain requirements on the food and beverages sold to students through vending machines in public school districts.
Authorizes bars and restaurants to offer special discounts to certain persons under certain circumstances.
Revises definition of destructive device to include weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Revises duties and function of Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission.
Requires school districts to participate in the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services energy-buying cooperative unless district can demonstrate it receives the goods or services at less than or equal the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services cost.
Eliminates regional contribution agreements; creates housing rehabilitation and assistance program for grants to municipalities.
Appoints the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of Transportation to county bridge commissions; requires county bridge commissions to submit annual reports to the Legislature and the Governor.
Broadens scope of information sharing and civil immunity therefor, related to insurance fraud.
Creates "New Jersey Catastrophic Health Care Claims Reinsurance Program."
Provides for the phase-out of the sale of incandescent light bulbs.
Criminalizes certain actions in or on railroad property.
Requires certain public contract bid advertisements to contain certified cost estimates or estimate ranges of projected contract costs and specifies grounds for rejection of all bids.
Provides for civil and criminal penalties for giving false information pertaining to violations of environmental laws.
Authorizes special Recreational Fishing Alliance license plate.
"Ricci's Law;" clarifies that use of ignition interlock device is mandatory for all drunk driving offenses and requires installation during license suspension.
Permits use of perchloroethylene in dry cleaning equipment through 2011 and requires DEP study alternatives.
Establishes "Hospital-based Patient and Family Support Services Pilot Program"; appropriates $95,000.
Permits solar panels in or on locally zoned historic sites or historic districts.
Establishes public access requirements for shore protection projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Authorizes each municipality that shares courtroom facilities with one or more municipalities to appoint a judge and an administrator. *
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger.
Establishes forest stewardship and forest certification programs in DEP; establishes Forest Stewardship Incentive Fund. *
"New Jersey Hero Act"; concerns organ and tissue donation.**
Requires single operating-room facilities to register with DHSS, permits practitioners to refer patients to ambulatory surgery facilities in which practitioners have financial interest under certain circumstances. **
"Public Access and Marina Safety Task Force Act." *
Requires DHS to verify income of applicants for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare with Department of the Treasury records.
Passed the Senate · 4
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Revises and expands New Jersey Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Act.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information. *
Permits licensed dealers to display and auction firearms at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations. *
Out of committee · 8
Establishes the Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in the DEP and appropriates $200,000.
Provides students using absentee ballots with application for absentee ballot for next election. *
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
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. *
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Permits use of overseas absentee ballots for all elections; authorizes transmission of ballots by electronic means.
Provides veterans' organizations right to receive unclaimed veterans' cremains after one year. *
Allows military personnel extended period to qualify for exclusion of capital gain from income of the sale or exchange of a principal residence.
In committee · 30
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Affords DRPA police officers authority to inspect hazardous materials carriers and cargoes.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Requires completion of legislative ethics training program for legislators and State officers or employees and special State officers or employees in Legislative Branch.
Eliminates membership in various State-administered retirement systems for part-time public employees and elected officials commencing service after enactment; clarifies that part-time public employees and officials are ineligible for employer-paid healt
Designated "New Jersey Economic Development Promotion Act"; streamlines and reorganizes State economic development statutes in order to promote administrative efficiency.
Requires radiation detectors to be mounted on cranes within Port of New York District.
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Amends "Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act" to address terrorist and criminal acts.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Permits water and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Requires DHSS to make reported information about certain adverse events publicly available.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
The "Najeeb Green-Lewis Law," requires motor vehicle rental companies to confirm driving status of driver as condition of renting certain vehicles.
Authorizes special license plate for distinguished service medal recipients.
Prohibits employment of unauthorized aliens.
Requires all State firefighter training to be accredited.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
"New Jersey G.I. Bill"; provides higher education benefits to New Jersey veterans.
Creates special fallen firefighter plates with proceeds to children of fallen firefighters.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain Energy Star labeled residential lighting and appliances.
Requires certain appointed public officials to work 35 hours or more per week to be eligible for PERS and SHBP; requires termination of PERS and SHBP participation of certain appointed officials whose term of appointment expires.
Excludes financial benefit received by volunteer emergency responder from gross income.
"Uniform Trust Code."
Allows certain veterans, their spouses, and dependent children to qualify for in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.