Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Marcia A. Karrow
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Clarifies penalties for trespassers who damage farmland and crops with all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.
Out of committee3
Authorizes lease of farmed land acquired by a county or municipality to farmer who was prior lessee of that land.
Requires DEP to refund application fee to certain persons exempt from Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act. *
Allocates $6 million annually in revenue from retail margin surcharge assessed on certain commercial customers to benefit only those customers.
In committee41
Provides State Agriculture Development Committee with right of first refusal before farmland is acquired for recreation and conservation purposes through Garden State Preservation Trust.
Provides parity between school boards and municipalities with respect to the prevailing wage threshold.
Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to include a representative of New Jersey State First Aid Council.
Expands eligibility for NJ Distinguished Service Medal and commemorative Vietnam service medal and ribbon to certain former State residents.
Establishes 55 mph speed limit for certain trucks for portions of State highway system with 65 mph speed limit.
Authorizes MVC to give refunds for unexpired portions of motor vehicle registration periods in certain cases.
Allows corporation business tax credit for full cost of purchasing portable defibrillators.
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Requires use of highest appraisal value as acquisition offer price for land acquisitions by Green Acres and farmland preservation programs in Highlands Region.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2029 for lands in Highlands Region.
Requires use of highest appraisal value as offer price for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2029.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Caps bond counsel legal fees and costs on public issuers' bond transactions and requires a competitive selection process for retaining bond counsel.
Prohibits DEP from imposing conditions on projects exempt from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Authorizes any municipality outside Highlands Region to establish receiving zones for Highlands transfer of development rights program.
Authorizes local law enforcement officers to inspect trucks.
Requires trucks to have governors set at 68 miles per hour.
Exempts certified multiple peril crop adjusters from the "Public Adjusters' Licensing Act."
Restricts the submission to the voters of the same school facilities project that has been defeated within the prior one-year period.
Provides for exclusion of certain farm dwellings from the determination of a municipality's fair share of low and moderate income housing obligation.
Provides for awarding of certain costs to defendants who prevail in DEP enforcement actions.
Requires State compensation of property owners for certain property devalued due to certain environmental laws; and requires State agencies to evaluate proposed administrative rules for potential to constitute taking of real property.
Revises certain exemptions to "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey - Local Open Space and Farmland Acquisition.
Establishes clean energy efficiency credit against societal benefits charge for purchase of energy conservation products or services.
Prohibits the BPU from granting preference to geographical regions or areas for incentives or funding under programs funded by the societal benefits charge.
Provides that benefits under certain programs funded from societal benefits charge be allocated between residential, small commercial and large commercial and industrial utility customers in proportion to each group's liability for the charge.
Repeals gross receipts and use taxes on retail sales of fur clothing.
Requires boards of education to provide more detailed information on compensation of school district employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Establishes violation of hands-free cell phone law may constitute recklessness under vehicular homicide statute.
Provides for allocation of societal benefits charge among residential, small commercial and large commercial and industrial utility customers, establishes a credit against societal benefits charge and provides for certain energy assistance grants.
Establishes a 10-year pilot program for school districts in certain counties to evaluate the effectiveness of a school district model which functions with increased autonomy.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Authorizes municipalities that petition for or receive substantive certification pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act" to make certain affordable housing units available on a preferential basis to certain eligible persons.
Eliminates COAH requirement that municipality obtain initial plan endorsement from the State Planning Commission to retain substantive certification.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance prohibiting sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Permits regional contribution agreements through COAH bank; permits units transferred to be counted toward recipient municipality's fair share obligation.
Limits fair share affordable housing obligation in planning areas 4 and 5.
Eliminates the death penalty for certain murders; retains the death penalty for murder of law enforcment officer, murder of a child during the commission of a sex crime, murder by terrorism and multiple murders.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes lease of farmed land acquired by a county or municipality to farmer who was prior lessee of that land.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Creates New Jersey POW-MIA medal. *
Appropriates $6.515 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $8,100,000 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 central NJ.
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.
Broadens the exception for small businesses under the UEZ sales tax rebate program. **
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Appropriates $40 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $11 million from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Appropriates $30,660,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland acquisitions, and appropriates certain bond funds for soil and water conservation grants.
Appropriates $45.15 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $15,375,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $6 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation 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.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Classifies victim impact statements as confidential communications.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Appropriates $33 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Out of committee · 19
Authorizes special license plates for county and municipal emergency management volunteers.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties. *
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them. *
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Permits a farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Appropriates $1,263,166 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Exempts solar energy systems from real property taxation.
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Appropriates $750,000 in federal funds for the Gypsy Moth Program.
Appropriates moneys from the "Dam, Lake, Stream, Flood Control, Water Resources, and Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act of 2003" for loans for lake dredging and restoration projects, or stream cleaning and desnagging projects.
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.
Appropriates $48.5 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $21,588,646 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes, and $600,000 for county farmland preservation program strategic plans.
Appropriates $15 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes in Highlands Region.
Requires Attorney General to defend certain local law enforcement officers.
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Establishes special fund for proceeds from sale of certain State-owned real property; restricts use for State debt reduction and capital projects.
Removes appropriations for gypsy moth suppression from the municipal expenditure cap and county and municipal tax levy cap.
In committee · 76
Changes membership of Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards to increase number of public members.
Establishes the required level of State aid for the Abbott districts.
Requires interpretive statements of State general obligation bond act public questions to include certain fiscal information.
Death Tax Phase-Out Act; phases out the transfer inheritance tax over three years.
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.
Prohibits certain cabinet-level officers from engaging in outside employment for compensation.
Requires annual written authorization of payroll deductions for political contributions.
Provides that no more than four of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of the same political party.
Exempts certain alternative electrical energy systems from real property taxation.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Revises calculation of budget caps and increases allowable surplus for public school districts.
Combines the filing of application for the NJ SAVER rebate, homestead rebate, homestead property tax reimbursement, and homestead property tax credit with the New Jersey gross income tax return.
Concerns affordable housing in the Highlands Region.
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."
Grants county planning board power to review site plans for land development affecting county roads.
Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Route 31 Purple Heart Memorial Highway," appropriates $2,500.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
Requires family of juvenile in county detention center to reimburse county.
Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.
Provides that budget cap adjustment for the opening of a new school facility may be taken over several budget years in certain circumstances.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
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 dogs licensed out of state that are brought into NJ to be licensed in NJ within 60 days, and raises penalties for violations of law requiring licensing of dogs and of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.
Establishes special license plates for World War II veterans.
Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $1,000 income tax deduction.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Repeals Highlands planning and environmental permitting provisions of "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," and amends various statutes to reflect repeal thereof.
Revises Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act; repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Establishes a "State Authorities Review Commission."
Allows for exclusion of certain properties from Highlands preservation area.
Establishes new home "lemon law."
Extends Consumer Fraud Act to include new residential construction.
Revises definition of "major construction defect" in "New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act."
Increases duration of warranties under "New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act."
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to establish when a defect has occurred under New Home Warranty Program for items of lot improvement.
Authorizes certain actions by new homeowners without affecting status of new home warranty.
Requires builders of new homes to provide owners with building plans.
Requires DCA to keep list of certain builders.
Provides that owner is not foreclosed from lawsuit regarding new home defects if warranty claim made.
Establishes a Code of Ethics for licensed municipal code officials.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to implement certain complaint procedures with respect to housing construction.
Increases certain maximum fines under "State Uniform Construction Code Act."
Clarifies DCA's authority to ensure planned real estate development builders comply with disclosure requirements.
Requires developer under "The Planned Real Estate Full Disclosure Act" to post bond with DCA and provides for more accountability to owners in common interest community.
Increases annual property tax deduction for senior citizens and disabled persons from $250 to $500.
Revises difinition of religious employer in statute concerning insurance coverage of prescription female contraceptives.
Establishes universal credit equivalency program to provide seamless transfer of college credits by institutions of higher education.
Prohibits BPU from requiring or authorizing basic generation service suppliers after May 31, 2006 to impose charge on customers for not choosing to switch to an alternative electric power supplier.
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment and forfeiture of pension and retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes involving or touching their office or employment.
Bars direct solicitation letters from attorneys to accident victims and other persons.
Provides that farm, farmstand, or other agricultural operation selling firewood obtained from property other than seller's shall not be considered a lumber yard.
Requires reduction in number of State employees to FY2000 level; establishes procedure to control creation of new State positions and filling of vacancies.
Decreases sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%.
Allows for certain variances, exemptions, and waivers under "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Provides for reduced sales tax imposition on certain sales in certain Highlands Region Preservation Area municipalities.
Provides that chair and vice-chair of Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards will be selected from among committee's public members on bipartisan basis.
Eliminates the imposition of sales and use tax on certain services and goods effective October 1, 2006.
Eliminates charges for initiation fees, membership fees, and dues of health and fitness, athletic, and sporting clubs and organizations from sales and use tax.
Creates special fallen firefighter plates with proceeds to children of fallen firefighters.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Defines compensation for calculation of PERS contributions and benefits as amount taxed for Social Security purposes for new members.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, certain membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding.
Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.
Removes sales tax on charges for massage, bodywork and somatic services.
Requires electric utility bills to separately list the amount of State sales and use tax, societal benefits charge and transitional energy facility assessment unit rate surcharge.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for certain purchases made by certain flood victims.
Authorizes certain non-emergency mutual agreements between municipalities for law enforcement purposes.
Authorizes Commissioner of Transportation to extend current ban on large trucks outside of National Network to 96-inch wide trucks.
Limits hospital charges for care provided to county inmates at county correctional facilities to Medicaid rate.
Requires school districts to inform the parent or guardian of a student recommended to use certain medications of the possible side effects and potential negative consequences of those medications.
Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.
Upgrades penalties for tampering with witnesses and informants.
Changes maximum stream length and width restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.