Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Daniel M. Van Pelt
Sponsored
In committee29
Requires health insurers to cover Lyme disease.
Establishes municipal authority to supervise, discipline and terminate employment of construction code officials.
Supplemental appropriation of $150 million to DOT for repair or construction of bridges on Route 72 connecting Long Beach Island to the mainland.
Requires notaries public to be U.S. citizens.
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Requires assessment of bay scallop resource, and authorizes DEP to establish a bay scallop fishery.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DLPS to assist local police departments in paying for new N.C.I.C. terminals.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Authorizes municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring maintenance and repair of certain wharves, piers, docks and bulkheads.
Permits conversion of fines for violation of certain municipal ordinances into tax liens.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Provides immunity from civil liability for persons performing animal rescue and authorizes formation of emergency animal rescue response units.
Establishes "Seniors Helping Seniors Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Demonstration Program" in DHS; appropriates $360,000.
Allows gross income tax filers to designate contributions to VetGroup, Inc. for services for veterans.
Authorizes special license plate for distinguished service medal recipients.
Provides certain veteran benefits to veterans of the global war on terror conflicts and those of certain military engagements served during certain periods.
Requires State to reimburse counties and municipalities for salary and fringe benefit costs of employee on official leave of absence for military service in war on terror; makes an appropriation.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Allows PERS ordinary disability retiree to earn up to $3,000 in PERS-covered employment annually before cancellation of disability benefit and reenrollment in PERS.
Extends payment of homestead property tax reimbursement to non-eligible surviving spouse for portion of tax year during which deceased spouse lived.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Requires fast food packaging to be made from recyclable or compostable materials.
Requires newly hired State employees be New Jersey residents.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Makes annual compensation paid to surviving spouses of certain blind or disabled veterans payable from date of veteran's death.
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.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain unreimbursed psychiatric treatment of veterans.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
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. *
Requires bittering agent to be added to certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render it unpalatable.
Imposes moratorium on harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs.
Provides veterans' organizations right to receive unclaimed veterans' cremains after one year. *
Establishes a "Silver Alert System." *
"Ricci's Law;" revises ignition interlock device requirements for certain drunk driving offenders. *
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Passed the General Assembly · 7
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Requires New Jersey DMVA to issue Cold War certificates to Cold War veterans.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity. *
Changes membership requirements of the Veterans' Services Council.
Requires account numbers to be truncated on certain sales receipts. *
Expands emergency operations plans to include care for domestic animals.
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.
Out of committee · 16
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Requires certification by purchaser or grantee that federal law will not be violated by sale in age-restricted community. *
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside. *
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals from charging for certain medical errors. *
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Appropriates $54,917,725 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $8,430,250 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
"Public Access and Marina Safety Task Force Act." *
Requires scrap metal dealers to maintain certain records regarding purchases. *
Revises laws restricting operation of personal watercraft and permits local police enforcement.
Requires Department of the Treasury to calculate State motor vehicle fleet miles per gallon average and to increase it over four years.
Implements recommendations of the Assembly Coastal New Jersey Evacuation Task Force.
Appropriates $120,123,420 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
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.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
In committee · 93
Increases senior citizen stabilization aid to $500 and makes certain regional districts eligible for senior citizen stabilization aid.
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Makes escapees responsible for apprehension costs.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Requires DEP to assume responsibility for dredging of waterways providing boat access to lagoon communities; appropriates $6,000,000.
Establishes special dredging account; directs $5,000,000 of sales tax collected annually be deposited therein; directs DEP to administer account and dredging program with certain requirements.
Appropriates $26,140,000 for dredging projects and dredged material disposal projects related to navigational waterways.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
Requires any individual seeking elective public office to disclose when filing petition of nomination whether he or she has been convicted of a criminal offense.
Establishes a New Jersey Coordinating Council on the Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Generating Facilities.
Establishes a joint legislative and executive branch State Revenue Forecasting Integrity Commission to provide a revenue forecast for annual State budget purposes.
Repeals State and local hotel and motel occupancy taxes and voids existing municipal implementing ordinances.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Requires court to consider results of domestic violence assessment before dissolving certain domestic violence restraining orders.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential and other private property under redevelopment laws.
Requires reduction in number of State employees to FY2000 level; establishes procedure to control creation of new State positions and filling of vacancies.
Requires public hearings on proposed off-track wagering facilities to be held in municipalities contiguous to site where proposed facitities will be located.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low income persons residing in certain facilities.
Eliminates certificate of need requirement for home health care services provided by a hospital.
Bars companies which hire illegal aliens from public contracts, grants, loans, or tax incentives for seven years.
Increases prison time for certain persons convicted of a motor vehicle offense when license suspended for DUI.
Extends penalties for driving under the influence to include any substance that impairs driving ability; deems driver's consent to non-invasive drug tests.
Criminalizes fifth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Prohibits permanent change of child custody during period of active military duty; provides that absence due to active military duty, by itself, is not sufficient to justify modification of a child custody or visitation order.
Ends the transitional energy facilities assessment, caps the State use portion of State energy tax revenues and ensures the balance of such State revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires the State Police to establish a recently relocated offenders section within the Megan's Law sex offender Internet registry.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Prohibits seller of real estate to transfer realty transfer fee liability to buyer.
Authorizes municipal dredging of lagoon community waterways and levying of special assessment or issuing of bonds to finance such dredging.
Provides that raffle license applicant that previously held license for five years would not be denied license based on number of members.
Establishes civil action for damages against organizations that support terrorism.
Requires electric public utilities to notify interested parties upon petitioning BPU for approval to operate high power electric transmission line.
Establishes "Internet Predator Investigation and Prosecution Fund" with $200 assessment on persons convicted of certain offenses.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.
Excludes the value of certain manufacturer's rebates from the sales price of motor vehicles taxable under the sales and use tax.
Prohibits electronic printing of certain debit card information on certain sales receipts.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Provides exception to requirement that posted price of motor fuel must remain unchanged for 24-hour period.
Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.
Clarifies that harassment made anonymously or otherwise through electronic communication devices constitutes a petty disorderly offense.
"Plastic Carryout Bag and Film Plastic Recycling Act."
Requires certain offenders to register under Megan's Law; upgrades the crimes of invasion of privacy and peering into a window of a dwelling for a second or subsequent offense.
Requires scrap metal dealers to maintain certain records regarding purchases.
Converts loan awarded to Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum from loan to grant.
Repeals law providing benefits for family temporary disability leave.
Establishes the Public School Educational Funding Commission.
Permits board of chosen freeholders to establish "Sharing Resources" grant and loan program to encourage shared services and municipal consolidation.
Provides temporary period for making certain estate tax refund claims and directs notice be given to certain affected parties.
Requires State and county offices of emergency management to designate critical infrastructure in need of emergency power generators.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and undertake annual public awareness campaign concerning State's emergency coastal evacuation plan.
Prohibits towing and transportation of boats during emergency evacuations.
Establishes coastal operations team to review county evacuation plans.
Provides for Statewide evacuation strategy for hospitals and other health care facilities.
Allows counties to establish emergency management registry for individuals with special needs.
Establishes commission authorized to identify and locate emergency shelters.
Requires the State Police to implement reverse lane strategy on certain roads.
Requires State and local emergency operations plans include provisions to address needs of families of emergency responders serving during a disaster or emergency.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Heating Oil and Propane Reserves.
Requires notice to municipality prior to submitting application for wine wholesale license.
Directs DOT and NJT to study and report on transportation infrastructure needs in coastal counties.
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%.
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Authorizes, at the discretion of the bidder, irrevocable letter of credit as performance guarantee under the "Local Public Contracts Law."
" 'Invest in New Jersey First' Act;" requires preference in awarding certain contracts for critical infrastructure projects.
Delays implementation of paid family leave for two years.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
Requires Department of Transportation to conduct an early warning, traffic congestion avoidance pilot program.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals and physicians from charging patient for certain medical errors.
Provides for immediate driver's license suspension under certain circumstances.
Directs NJT to study and design bus rapid transit demonstration projects.
"Breann's Law" requires health insurers, the State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide "out of network" coverage for children with catastrophic illnesses.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Requires the State and local contracting units to purchase biodiesel or biodiesel blended fuel manufactured in NJ.
Provides for discounted resident trapping license fees for senior citizens.
Permits county board of chosen freeholders to appoint interim member of county tax board under certain circumstances.
Establishes NJ Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission.
Prohibits permanent change of child custody during period of active military service; provides that absence due to active military duty, by itself, is insufficient justification to modify a child custody or visitation order.
Requires MVC to provide itemization of motor vehicle registration and driver's license and permit fees.
Requires DEP rejection of new solid waste facility registration if affected municipality disapproves proposed facility location.
Requires BPU to provide funding for purchase and installation of photovoltaic technologies for age-restricted community clubhouse facilities from societal benefits charge.
Requires use of electronic mail for community notification under Megan's law.