Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Joseph Vas
Sponsored
Became law3
Broadens small qualified business exception under UEZ sales tax rebate program. *
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. *
Allows director of corporation to provide notice of resignation, which resignation is only effective upon occurrence of certain event.
Out of committee3
Provides manufacturers a single sales fraction corporation business tax income allocation formula.
Abolishes NJ Commerce Commission; establishes Division of Business Assistance, Marketing and International Trade in NJEDA; transfers functions, powers and duties of commission to division.
Revises certain eligibility requirements and employment incentive limitations and provides for extension of certain grant agreements under Business Employment Incentive Program.
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Requires appointed board of education members and candidates for an elected board to reveal criminal convictions prior to assuming or running for office.
Permits transcript or videotape of testimony before local issuing authority to be admissible in ABC appeal.
Clarifies test for determining when personal property is not a taxable fixture attached to real property.
Requires school districts annually to measure the body mass index of public school pupils.
Establishes the Higher Education Study Commission.
Imposes mandatory minimum term of 10 years on defendant convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 13.
Increases eligible compensation level for enrollment in TPAF to $10,000.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of nonprofit community agencies from using title of psychologist.
Permits municipalities to adopt aesthetic standards as part of zoning ordinance.
Allows a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases by full-time undergraduate students at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Makes loitering in brown zones by certain sex offenders a crime of the fourth degree.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Requires State Board of Education to include two hours of instruction in suicide prevention as part of professional development for public school teaching staff members.
Clarifies that advertisements by persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery are subject to the Consumer Fraud Act.
Establishes October 1 as uniform eligibility date for admission to kindergarten in public school districts.
Prohibits requirement by landlord of payment by tenant of both refurbishment fee and security deposit.
Increases maximum homestead rebate amounts for residential tenants.
Prevents tenants' property tax rebate reductions due to effects of revaluation, reassessment, or tax appeal.
Clarifies the entities able to participate in school district joint self-insurance groups.
Establishes Task Force on Education Partnerships.
Requires disclosure to subscribers of certain cable television costs.
Permits MVC to issue driving privilege cards to persons who cannot prove ID or lawful presence in the country; appropriates $90,000.
Bars high-risk and moderate-risk sex offenders from residing within 2,500 feet of a school, child care center or playground.
Authorizes municipal governing body to create and maintain list of municipal residents in need of special assistance in case of emergency for public safety purposes.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Requires training for constables.
Requires certain school districts to develop and implement student-advisor programs for students in grades 7 through 12.
Provides that gift certificates and cards shall not expire or contain dormancy fees.
Allows PFRS members hired prior to October 1, 1993 to serve until age 68 or 20 years of service, whichever comes first.
Codifies traffic courtesies for funeral processions.
Requires employers to provide rest and meal breaks.
Concerns eligible municipalities under the urban transit hub credit.
Authorizes SDA school districts to construct school facilities projects and receive State debt service aid.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Changes definition of "small qualified business" in UEZ statute from having less than $3,000,000 to having less than $5,000,000 in annual gross receipts in that business.
Allows certain business employment incentives to be taken as credit under corporation business tax.
Modifies "Revenue Allocation District Financing Act" and "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law" to increase availability of revenue allocation district financing; modifies "Redevelopment Area Bond Financing Law" and authorizes special assessments for envi
Permits counties, municipalities, and school districts to issue bonds to pay a portion of PERS and PFRS liability and other purposes under certain conditions for up to three budget years.
Provides certain public employees regain pay status when appeals of termination are not resolved within 180 days.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Abolishes NJ Commerce Commission; establishes Division of Business Assistance, Marketing and International Trade in NJEDA; transfers functions, powers and duties of commission to division.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 64
Prohibits individuals from purchasing more than one handgun in a calendar month.
Requires facility where patient dies to provide medical examiner with contact information for next-of-kin so medical examiner may obtain additional information about death. *
Permits real estate brokers to provide rebates to purchasers.*
Establishes measures to provide employment stability for teaching paraprofessionals employed in school districts that receive federal funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Modifies reference from "substance awareness coordinator" to "student assistance coordinator" in substance abuse programs in public schools.
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 wheelchair securement and occupant securement devices for wheelchaired passengers.
Establishes New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force.
Directs the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to establish adapted athletic programs.
Authorizes public entities to implement energy savings improvement programs. *
Requires training program for and recognizes position of technical assistant to construction code official.
Revises statutes regarding acupuncturists; criminalizes unauthorized practice of acupuncture. *
Daniel Mackay's Law; requires certain information be given to next of kin of relatives killed or incapacitated in motor vehicle accident; caps certain abandoned vehicle storage fees.
Requires developers to offer solar energy systems in certain new home construction. *
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Prohibits unfair discrimination in the issuance, renewal or rating of life insurance policies based on future foreign travel.
Permits parent of twins or higher order multiples enrolled in public school to select shared or separate classroom placement of their children.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors.
Imposes moratorium on harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs.
Increases cap for underground storage tank remediation grants to independent colleges.
Authorizes BPU to use Retail Margin Fund monies to provide grants for combined heat and power production, energy efficiency projects and programs promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency; makes an appropriation. **
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund and to Cat and Dog Spay/Neuter Fund. *
Authorizes EDA to develop and finance parking structures in certain urban and suburban areas. *
Provides veterans' organizations right to receive unclaimed veterans' cremains after one year. *
Requires law enforcement agency to inform school principal of certain crimes committed by students. *
Permits municipalities and counties to make certain traffic engineering decisions without DOT approval.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Permits municipalities to set strict absentee policies for service on authorities, boards, and commissions.
Establishes a "Silver Alert System." *
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Allows certain corporate notices to be provided via electronic transmission.
Provides one hour and two hour service options for expedited over the counter corporate service requests.
Provides that corporate by-laws may allow corporation to eliminate plurality voting for corporate directors.
Expands scope of unincorporated entities permitted to merge or consolidate with domestic corporations.
Allows officers of corporation to grant employees and officers of corporation shares of stock, rights or options.
Makes revisions to personal assistance services program in DHS.
Adds Chairman of State Parole Board to Police Training Commission.
Requires school security drills to improve emergency preparedness.
Authorizes establishment of Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission. *
Requires railroad company to negotiate in good faith with certain entities for sale of railroad right of way proposed for abandonment.
Prohibits sale and distribution of novelty lighters. *
Establishes the InvestNJ Business Grant Program in NJEDA to stimulate certain capital investment and job creation in New Jersey during a limited period, makes appropriations. *
Criminalizes certain actions in or on utility company's property.
Adds non-voting member to NJT board.
Establishes the Troops to College Program in the Commission on Higher Education to assist veterans in making the transition into the college classroom.
Concerns prevailing wage in construction projects connected with Board of Public Utilities financial assistance.
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Makes FY 2009 supplemental appropriations totaling $22,500,000 to provide food, energy and legal aid assistance to individuals and families under the "New Jersey Economic Assistance and Recovery Plan."
Establishes the "Main Street Business Assistance Program;" appropriates $50 million.
Concerns hospital asset transformation program.
Eliminates cancellation of charges against employer UI accounts for benefits exceeding 50% of total base year, base week wages.
Appropriates $12,500,000 from Long Term Obligation and Capital Expenditure Fund and $51,471,000 in federal funds for housing related purposes.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Concerns stop-work orders and certain violations of workers' compensation requirements.
Requires DHS to develop procedures to enable hospitals to promptly transfer emergency department patients with mental illness to appropriate treatment setting. *
Requires DHS and DCF to establish standardized admission protocols and medical clearance criteria for admission to behavioral health care facilities. *
Requires DHS and DCF to identify available mental health services and perform needs assessment. *
Makes several changes to the Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program.
Concerns court actions against uninsured employers for non-payment of workers' compensation.
Provides for specified alternative proposals and base specifications for certain public contracts; requires contracting unit to specify basis for determining lowest responsible bid and criteria for selection of alternate bids. *
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Authorizes interception of wire or electronic communications of suspected computer trespasser under certain circumstances.
Creates "Computer Crime Prevention Fund"; imposes penalties on certain offenders.
The "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act"; concerns certain licensed mortgage and consumer lending practices, supervision and enforcement.
Vetoed · 1
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Passed the General Assembly · 47
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.
Requires municipality to post sign on property subject of development application.
Increases motor vehicle property damage reporting threshold to over $1,000.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warning."
Establishes Task Force to study the benefits of student recess and make recommendations on advisability of mandatory recess in school districts.
Creates offense of impairing communications, which would constitute domestic violence in certain circumstances. *
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Requires court, prior to granting a domestic violence victim's application to dissolve restraining order, to make a finding that the application was made voluntarily. *
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding.
Directs the BPU to establish certain energy-conservation programs.
Requires weekly reporting of construction and building permit approvals to municipal tax assessor.
Increases fine for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat and for failing to secure the seat belts of passengers between the ages of 8 and 18. *
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008." *
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. *
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Prohibits mislabeling and misbranding of farm products; directs Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and enforce violations; increases penalties for certain violations.
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts. *
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Requires BPU financial incentives for photovoltaic equipment for residences that are Energy Star compliant receive preferred treatment.
Provides DYFS caseworkers with personnel and law enforcement assistance when conducting DYFS investigations.
Requires sports and entertainment facilities to submit evacuation plan with municipal emergency management coordinator.
Requires ATM operators to disclose balance inquiry fees.
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance to borrower within five business days after request.
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Establishes "New Jersey Colon Cancer Research Fund;" provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Authorizes alternate route trained police officers to be hired as parole of sheriff's officers. **
Prohibits sale of certain products using advertisements alluding to controlled dangerous substances or analogs.
Permits State aid to fund start-up costs for local shared services projects.
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
Includes limitations on amount of retirement compensation which may be provided by a school board in the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators.
Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.
Establishes procedures to prevent and eradicate bedbug infestations in certain residential property.
Expands parity between certain State-chartered financial institutions, and permits interstate banking by such institutions through de novo branching or expanded authority to acquire existing branches or institutions.
Requires license suspension of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal. *
Directs Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Information Technology to study and report potential benefits of expanding the use of electronic transactions, including the use of electronic signature and electronic record by the State.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Authorizes institutions of higher education to grant college credit to high school students who complete the Jersey Boys State or Jersey Girls State program. *
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Makes Housing Assistance and Recovery Program effective immediately.
Makes it a crime to communicate or transmit sexually suggestive communications to a minor under certain circumstances.
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Allows certain undocumented aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.
Requires insurers to inform insureds whether certain coverages extend to rental automobiles.
Requires 45 days' notice to affected municipalities of discontinuance of certain bus and train service.
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT. *
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside. *
Requires lighting and security cameras at sexually oriented businesses; imposes civil penalty for permitting access to minors; permits negative secondary effects study; permits tax on sexually oriented business. *
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
Provides for issuance of a uniform identification card for all law enforcement officers.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list. *
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
Provides for development of universal public procurement application for use by public entities at all levels of government; provides for collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Regulates impoundment of shopping carts.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Imposes conditions on drivers approaching stopped emergency vehicles, tow trucks or highway maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights.
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals from charging for certain medical errors. *
"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.
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies; makes an appropriation.
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. *
Authorizes enhancement of State Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode based on anticipated energy savings; provides down payment assistance to certain purchasers of homes meeting enhanced energy subcode requirements.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Bars certain sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations. *
Requires creditor to provide certain disclosures to borrower prior to residential mortgage loan closing.
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Regulates certain credentialing and trade practices of insurance producers, and provides private cause of action for insurance producer violations.
Requires assisted living facilities to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
The "New Jersey Homeownership Preservation Act."
Authorizes special Gold Star Parent motor vehicle plates for parents of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Permits eligible claimant who is proportionate owner paying entire property tax bill to collect entire homestead property tax reimbursement amount.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Concerns access to certain job training courses for employees affected by plant closings, mass layoffs or transfer of operations.
Allows UEZ municipalities to include certain homeland security expenses as eligible for funding from enterprise zone assistance fund.
Increases carryover period of net operating loss deduction under corporation business tax. *
Allows municipalities to require mortgage lenders to maintain vacant residential properties during foreclosure.
Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities. *
Provides for improved structure and fiscal management of higher education in New Jersey. *
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Concerns regulation of court reporting firms. *
"Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act;" creates Mortgage Stabilization Program and Housing Assistance and Recovery Program; imposes additional requirements on lender foreclosing mortgage; appropriates $40 million from "Long Term Obligation and Capital E
Directs Medicaid to establish medical home demonstration project.
Requires NJ Transit to do report on rail station accessibility to the disabled.
"New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."
Concerns franchisors' assignment of interest relating to franchisees engaged in the retail sale of motor fuel.
Expands membership of Police Training Commission to include representative from Northern New Jersey and South Jersey chapters of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
Requires residential mortgage lenders to provide debtors with certain information about curing default prior to initiation of mortgage foreclosure action.
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Requires mandatory sexual violence training for law enforcement, judicial and prosecutorial personnel.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to adopt a Code Adam program.
"Janet's Law"; requires public schools, recreational fields and youth camps to have automated external defibrillators for youth athletic events, and public schools to include pupil training in use thereof and in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology, marriage and family therapy, chiropractic or State-certified psychoanalysis without the appropriate license or certification.
Sets State's mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Exempts municipal clerk from penalties for Open Public Records Act violations under certain circumstances.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Makes unlawful possession of assault firearm a second degree crime.
Upgrades penalty for unlawfully transferring a firearm to an underage person.
Establishes NJ FamilyCare coverage buy-in program for certain small employers.
Requires insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer.
Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 annual compensation PERS retiree may earn in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment.
Provides for compensation of teachers on appropriate salary guide and schedule after withholding of an increment.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
"Billy's Law"; establishes Council on Out-of-State Placement of Children and registry of qualified out-of-State residential schools and programs in DCF.
The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Eliminates statute of limitations in wrongful death actions arising out of murder, aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter where a conviction was not obtained.
Increases penalties for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat while operating a motor vehicle.
Makes chief of police contractual municipal employee and establishes in DLPS "Chiefs of Police Performance Evaluation Commission."
Allows New Jersey S corporations to elect to transfer corporation business tax credits to shareholders to apply against the shareholders' gross income tax liability.
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
The "Najeeb Green-Lewis Law," requires motor vehicle rental companies to confirm driving status of driver as condition of renting certain vehicles.
Requires sexually oriented businesses to notify property owners within 3,000 feet and obtain variance prior to operation.
Provides for commencement of short term tax exemptions and abatements as of date of completion of project.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer recognizing income, gain or loss pursuant to a plan of complete liquidation to deduct its net operating loss carryovers notwithstanding the limitations on such deductions during the 2002-2005 tax years.
Removes two license limit on plenary retail distribution license holders.
Abolishes Landscape Architect Examination and Evaluation Committee; transfers powers to New Jersey State Board of Architects.
Adds two additional public members to NJ Transit board.
Requires the State Police to establish a recently relocated offenders section within the Megan's Law sex offender Internet registry.
Prohibits use of credit information by property-casualty insurers in formulating underwriting rules.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Requires keg registration; makes the unlawful possession of an unregistered keg a petty disorderly persons offense.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Sets confidentiality standards for public employee assistance program records; prohibits employer actions against program participants.
Requires court to issue animal protective orders against persons found guilty of abusing animals.
Requires health insurers to cover costs of early intervention services.
Provides for development of uniform fee schedule for registration and certification of businesses seeking to perform State contracts; provides for collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Drunk Driving Prevention and Education Grant Fund.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Excludes charges for certain membership and initiation fees and dues from sales and use tax.
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Grants tenure or permanent status to certified fire officials and inspectors under certain conditions.
Includes auxiliary police officers in Emergency Services Length of Service Award Program.
Requires DMVA to send Servicemembers' Advisory Notice to members of National Guard called to active duty.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Provides for increase in relocation assistance amounts based on increase of CPI.
Establishes a pilot program in DOE for the organization of a county administrative school district.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Directs Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning furnishings purchased by public and independent institutions of higher education.
Establishes the offense of incest.
Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.
Exempts sales of energy and utility service to manufacturing facilities from the sales and use tax and the transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharge.
Requires State budget to include funds for annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain contracted providers of services.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Authorizes a motion to dismiss in a cause of action (a "SLAPP" suit) arising from a defendant's valid exercise of the constitutional rights of freedom of speech.
Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.
Removes appropriations for municipal library purposes from the four percent municipal property tax levy cap.
Expands eligibility for special automobile insurance policies.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Prohibits sale on school property of certain foods during school breakfast and lunch periods.
Concerns transfer of PANYNJ contracts related to marine terminals.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Extends responsibilities of tow truck operators responding to calls for assistance from motorists.
"New Jersey Health Information Technology Act"; establishes New Jersey Health Information Technology Commission and Office for e-HIT, and provides for Statewide health information technology plan.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Requires appointing authority to perform criminal history record background check on applicant or employee for employment, appointment, retention or promotion in a position designated with a domestic security classification.
Requires one half of natural resource damage payments to State to be remitted to municipality where damage occurred.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Restores point of sale sales tax exemption on purchases by businesses located in UEZ.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Provides for civil and criminal penalties for giving false information pertaining to violations of environmental laws.
Establishes circumstances under which municipalities may base development approval, the timing thereof, or denial, on sufficiency of local transportation infrastructure.
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition to students who are parents, spouses or children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Revises child pornography law.
Amends "State Transfer of Development Rights Act," and provides for impact fees and other incentives for establishment of transfer of development rights programs.
Requires county superintendent of schools to determine routes and bid and award contracts for all nonpublic school busing in the county.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Provides matching grant program for local governments to facilitate energy efficiency and conservation of resources in public buildings; appropriates $50 million.
Allows school psychologists to treat certain individuals in the private sector; provides for health benefits coverage therefor.
Clarifies certain standards for regulation of recreational vehicles as housing.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits of elected official convicted of crime involving office held.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Child Protection Zone Act."
Authorizes denying development applications of developers who defaulted on performance and maintenance bonds and establishes system for sharing notice of performance and maintenance bond defaults.
Requires DYFS to take certain actions to ensure caseworker safety.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to Department of State to continue the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative Statewide database program.
Allows TPAF retiree to be employed as certificated superintendent or administrator for limited time frame due to critical need without TPAF reenrollment.
Requires reimbursement of physical damage deductible paid by insured under private passenger automobile insurance policy within 180 days under certain circumstances.
Increases host community benefit for municipalities wherein solid waste transfer stations are located from fifty cents to one dollar per ton of solid waste processed at such facilities.
Prohibits price gouging during a declared state of emergency.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Requires hearing loss sensitivity training for public school pupils and teaching staff members.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Prohibits registration of identical or similar corporate alternate names.
Requires health insurance carriers to use standard explanation of benefits form.
Requires handgun ammunition to be encoded with serial number.
Requires certain financial institutions to make certain disclosures on periodic account statements.
Requires certain conditions affecting development of buildings, structures, or land to be recorded with municipality.
Restricts use of accumulated sick leave by public employees in year prior to retirement.
Limits payment upon retirement to $10,000 to State and local public officers and employees for accumulated sick leave.
Requires nursing homes and ambulatory surgical facilities to implement infection prevention programs.
Requires municipal redevelopment agency commissioners to approve the hiring of all employees.
The "Truth in Mortgaging Act"; creates crime of residential mortgage fraud.
Exempts child care centers operating in public schools from certain environmental review licensing requirements.
Requires signs posted by retail motor fuel dealers to indicate motor fuel prices for cash and credit card customers; establishes new penalties for violations.
Requires cost analysis in certain cases when State department contracts out work.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Prohibits hospital from charging patient or third party payer for costs associated with certain hospital-acquired conditions.
Extends the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse cases.
Provides for an extended term of imprisonment, supervision for life and sex offender registration for the crime of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Adds fraud via telecommunication or electronic means to list of prohibited activities for certain security transactions; increases penalties.
Requires Secretary of State to prepare standard absentee ballot design.
Requires outer envelope for mailing of voted absentee ballot by voter to include postage prepaid.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Requires filing of report comparing investment returns earned by private money managers and by State employees for public employee retirement funds and State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund.
Presumes motor vehicle registrant wants to register to vote at time of registration, unless person specifically declines.
Requires on-site care for children in school bus accidents.
Improves capacity of Commission on Higher Education and the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to aid in planning and development of higher education in the State.
Establishes do not leave list.
Provides prescriber or health care facility with discretion to number prescription blank forms consecutively.
Provides exemption from tax on sales of certain energy saving products and services purchased from businesses located in UEZ.
Establishes standardized energy audit and training program.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Establishes "Smart Housing Incentives Act."
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.
Increases penalties for violations of special learner's permits, examination permits, and probationary driver's licenses; changes "provisional" license to "probationary" license.
Provides exception to local cap law for purchases of fuel efficient vehicles and permits loans by New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust for those purchases.
Establishes voluntary gross income tax check-off donation for State low-income and shelter-adoption spaying and neutering programs; establishes veterinarian continuing education credits for certain services to certain cats or dogs provided free of charge
"Assistance to Firefighters' Families Act"; doubles State survivor pension amounts for beneficiaries of certain deceased volunteer emergency service providers; requires municipal life insurance and burial expenses for volunteer firefighters; permits fire
Concerns calculation of certain HMO loss ratios; makes various changes to individual and small employer health benefits programs, charity care and NJ FamilyCare programs.
Concerns adding names of certain veterans to certain civil service eligibility lists.
Permits PFRS retiree to borrow from life insurance benefit amount equal to no more than 50% of benefit's total value.
Requires DOE to submit evaluation report to Legislature prior to fully implementing secondary education redesign proposal.
Requires notification of certain fee increases by assisted living residences within certain time frames.
Establishes an urban job training and resource center for certain women.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide coverage for interpreter services for persons who have limited English proficiency or deafness.
Requires each school district to adopt a dating violence policy to prevent and address incidents involving dating violence.
Requires Secretary of State to provide voter registration forms to newly naturalized citizens.