Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
Leonard Lance
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes lease of farmed land acquired by a county or municipality to farmer who was prior lessee of that land.
Passed the Senate1
Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Route 31 Purple Heart Memorial Highway," appropriates $2,500.
Out of committee2
Appropriates $9,066,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in northern NJ.
Appropriates $6 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee58
Clarifies and strengthens disclosure requirements for certain complimentary tickets received by candidates, officeholders, political party officials, political committees and continuing political committees.
Reconstitutes Executive Commission on Ethical Standards with public members; requires certain public officers and employees to file financial disclosure statements and dispose of certain prohibited interests.
Prohibits: solicitation or acceptance of political contributions on public property; certain uses of campaign contributor information; and certain uses of information about persons doing business with public entities.
Requires greater disclosure by lobbyists engaged in certain types of lobbying; appropriates $150,000.
Establishes a joint legislative and executive branch State Revenue Forecasting Integrity Commission to provide a revenue forecast for annual State budget purposes.
Eliminates awards of punitive damages against public entities, and against public officers, employees and servants acting within the scope or under color of their office, employment or agency.
Prohibits political contributions by persons or businesses investing or rendering advice regarding investment of certain State funds.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Provides for the election of school board members at November general election.
Provides for State constitutional convention to reduce government spending and to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Requires ballot question on approval of State bond issue to disclose total amount of debt of State or other entity, debt service on which is funded through annual State appropriation.
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Limits certain campaign contributions by certain business entities and by political party committees and legislative leadership committees.
Regulates the participation of issuers of State bonds in derivatives agreements and requires the adoption of certain standards and disclosure policies for State financial advisors, brokers, dealers, and municipal securities dealers.
Limits certain supplemental compensation upon retirement for local government employees to a maximum of $15,000.
Requires licensed professional engineer on construction board of appeals to possess a certified municipal engineer certificate.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Provides procedure for approving airport expansion; provides assistance to affected property owners.
Directs State public issuer of obligations to use competitive bidding process when investing proceeds from such obligations.
Requires disclosure of appraisals conducted on land to be included in farmland preservation program.
Exempts construction, expansion or renovation of buildings or other structures for police departments, fire departments, and volunteer first aid, emergency, ambulance or rescue squads from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.
Excuses students with conflicts of conscience from certain class requirements of public institutions of higher education.
Prohibits use of equipment and facilities to produce obscene materials in public school districts and public institutions of higher education.
Eliminates sending district choice students and transfer students under federal law from the calculation of a district's low-income concentration rate if such students would reduce the rate.
Authorizes Commissioner of Transportation to extend current ban on large trucks outside of National Network to 96-inch wide trucks.
Authorizes temporary handicapped parking permits for certain relatives of nursing home residents.
Upgrades possession of child pornography to third degree crime.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Provides a school district budget cap adjustment for payments made by a district for charter school students.
Prohibits filling of vacancy among candidates nominated at primaries after 48th and before 14th day before general election, except due to death; prohibits filling subsequent vacancies before elections.
Changes date for election of fire district commissioners from third Saturday in February to day of general election.
Moves school, fire district and certain municipal elections to date of nonpartisan municipal elections.
Regulates involvement of candidates and officeholders with issue advocacy organizations.
Requires health benefits coverage for expenses incurred in purchase and administration of flu vaccine.
Prohibits contributions by administrator of Type II school district to candidates for member of district's school board; restricts employment by Type II school district of contributors to election campaign of member of district's school board.
Prohibits political contributions by out-of-State casinos and certain individuals and business entities associated therewith.
Makes certain revisions to Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act.
Increases statutory mandatory retirement age for justices, judges, administrative law judges, county prosecutors, and workers' compensation judges from 70 to 75.
Creates defined contribution program for elected officials and certain appointed public officials.
Limits annual license fees for radon businesses to $1,000.
Requires court to issue animal protective orders against persons found guilty of abusing animals.
Requires DOT to provide for removal of deer carcasses from county and municipal roads; appropriates $730,000.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for medications with "black box warnings."
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles for pupils residing in Cumberland, Sussex, Hunterdon, Warren, Salem and Gloucester Counties who attend schools both within and outside the State.
Repeals gross receipts and use taxes on retail sales of fur clothing.
Provides budget cap adjustments and transfer authority for school districts which receive certain dissolution payments.
Revises child pornography law.
Requires foreign corporations providing electronic communication services or remote computing services to comply with New Jersey subpoenas, court orders and search warrants.
Defines compensation for calculation of PERS contributions and benefits as amount taxed for Social Security purposes for new members.
Concerns debarment of contractors for conviction of certain computer-related crimes.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Appropriates $400,000 to the Department of Agriculture for honeybee resources support.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Authorizes EDA to provide grants to reimburse certain nonprofit organizations for costs incurred prior to filing grant application to clean up leaking underground storage tanks.
Authorizes creation of memorial license plates for immediate family members of September 11 victims.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Matthew Albrecht Act; requires mattresses and box springs for sale in State to meet federal cigarette-ignition and open-flame standards. **
Makes various changes to the laws governing underground storage tanks. *
Provides for commencement of short term tax exemptions and abatements as of date of completion of project.
Establishes the crime of corruption of public resources.
Establishes the "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
Requires commercial pesticide applicators and operators to contact agricultural agencies prior to exterminating honey bee colonies; establishes penalties for destruction of man-made hives.
"Medicaid Program Integrity and Protection Act"; establishes Office of Medicaid Inspector General; appropriates $3 million.
Creates the "Internet Dating Safety Act," requiring Internet dating services to provide notice whether the service conducts criminal background screenings.
Provides for mandatory term of imprisonment for luring and enticing an adult; increases mandatory term for luring and enticing a child.
Restricts certain sex offenders' access to the Internet.
"Nicole's Law;" permits victim of sex offense to obtain restraining order against offender. *
Excludes membership fees and dues of certain governmental and charitable clubs and organizations and certain parking services from sales and use tax. ****
Passed the Senate · 2
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Restricts receipt of things of value by members of the Legislature and legislative staff from lobbyists and governmental affairs agents; increases certain penalty provisions. *
Out of committee · 15
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Designated the "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act."
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Upgrades penalties for recruiting minors and confined persons to be in criminal street gang. *
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Appropriates $80 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition or development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $6.515 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $8,552,405 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
Expands NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection Program in DHSS to include treatment for colorectal and prostate cancers; appropriates $450,000.
Makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees because of religious practices.
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in foreign companies doing business in Iran.
Appropriates $40 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
The "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007"; authorizes issuance of $200 million in bonds; appropriates $5,000.
In committee · 27
Establishes limits on contributions county and municipal committees of a political party can give per election or per year to candidates and certain political committees.
Requires dissemination of organ and tissue donation by State Treasurer, Personnel Commissioner, State contractors, and preparers of advanced health care directives; designates April of each year as Donate Life Month.
Permits municipalities to offer prescription drug benefit to certain retired volunteer firefighters and other emergency aid volunteers.
Provides for State income tax deduction to private well owners for water testing costs.
Extends the mileage limit for receipt of transportation services for students in certain counties attending out-of-State nonpublic schools.
Ensures that school districts in Hunterdon, Warren and Sussex Counties continue to provide out-of-State transportation to certain nonpublic school pupils, despite population changes in the county.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS for Office on Women's Health.
"Long-Term Care Partnership Program Act"; establishes Long-Term Care Partnership Program in DHSS.
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.
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 18 and younger.
Authorizes the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services to accept proper and sufficient service of process on behalf of the State Legislature when either or both Houses are named defendants in any legal proceeding.
"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.
Requires evidence-based standards and best practices for substance abuse programs.
Requires affordable housing be built to green building standards; requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to issue standards.
Permits water and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation.
Exempts initiation fees, membership fees, and dues of certain municipal, county, and nonprofit clubs and organizations from sales and use tax.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Requires vehicles in funeral processions activate hazard signals.
Establishes the "Equal Benefits Act of 2007."
Requires State government agencies to be carbon neutral by 2012.
Requires that each school district receive a minimum of 35% State support of its net budget and that a minimum of 35% of the net budget be supported through local tax levy.
Prohibits DOT from putting tolls on I-78 and I-80 and from transferring jurisdiction to independent authority or entity.
Provides that a homestead owner who is 65 years of age or older or disabled shall not receive a homestead rebate of less than $1,440.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey for reinstatement of certain athletic teams.
Removes investigation and security services from sales and use tax.
Establishes financial incentives for certain energy providers to conduct energy audits.