2010-2011 Regular Session

Concerns determination of allocated net operating losses for corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

"Tabitha's Law"; requires parent or guardian to notify school administrators if pupil will be absent; requires school to notify parent in event of unexcused pupil absence.

Sponsor: Kevin O'Toole

Provides immunity from civil liability to certain individuals who acquire or use an automated external defibrillator.

Sponsor: Joseph Cryan

Prohibits certain political activity by members and employees of local boards of education.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Requires certain qualifications for employment as a surgical technologist.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Authorizes State oversight of municipalities in the Transitional Aid to Localities Program; appropriates $140,500,000 to DCA for Transitional Aid to Localities and administrative costs.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Creates New Jersey Business Action Center; requires center to provide competitive intelligence information to certain businesses.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Establishes pilot program suspending operations of superintendent and deputy superintendent of elections in certain second class counties. *

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions; limits number of sample ballots transmitted to each residence.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Requires health care facilities to offer influenza vaccination to their health care workers.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Concerns certain limitations on claims for victim compensation.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Prohibits municipal library trustees from transferring donated funds to municipality.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support the Girl Scouts councils in New Jersey.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Establishes procedures for districts, municipalities, or voters to opt to move the annual school election to November and eliminates vote on school budgets for such districts, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.

Sponsor: Declan O'Scanlon

Expands education requirements for special learner's and examination permits.*

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Urges U.S. Postal Service to keep open Eatontown mail processing and distribution center.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Requires guidance offered by Local Finance Board to members of local governing body employed by casino, or regarding casino employment of immediate family member thereof, be in form of public advisory opinion.

Sponsor: Ralph Caputo

Designates October 21-27, 2012 as "Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week."

Sponsor: Grace Spencer

Requires certain commissions to maintain meeting minutes; establishes Governor's authority to approve or veto the minutes of those commissions.

Sponsor: Kevin O'Toole

Requires periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Establishes that vacant permit parking spaces normally reserved for NJT train passengers are available for general public use during off-peak times. *

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *

Sponsor: Peter Biondi

Requires State to provide recipients of State tax refunds, unemployment insurance benefits and State employee compensation certain payment options.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning conflicts between rules of different State agencies.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Requires designated fire command structure in municipal emergency operations plans involving mutual aid responses to fires.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Provides penalty for registration violations occurring under State's saltwater fishing registry program.

Sponsor: John Amodeo

"Emergency Transportation and Water Infrastructure Recovery Bond Act of 2011;" authorizes bonds for $100,000,000.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Limits annual fee increases in shared service agreement to 2 percent.

Sponsor: Linda Stender

Allows all municipalities to sell and lease unneeded public property for "urban" farming and gardening purposes.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Prohibits MVC from inspecting buses on casino-owned property and designated casino parking, pick-up, or drop-off loccations, except under exigent circumstances.*

Sponsor: Nelson Albano

Establishes task force to study various issues related to improving special education programs and services for public school students.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Extends deadline for licensing of certain off-track wagering facilities that remain to be established.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Concerns certain limitations on claims for victim compensation.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Establishes a Health Facility Reuse and Community Revitalization program.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Creates Veterans Haven Council.

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Establishes Grow New Jersey Assistance Program to provide tax credits to certain businesses; changes eligibility and certain other requirements for other business assistance programs; authorizes transfer of certain real property.*

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Permits institutions of higher education to make supplemental contributions to ABP.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requires schools that participate in Statewide interscholastic sports programs to annually inform student-athletes about National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility standards for participation in collegiate athletics.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for purchase of flood-prone properties.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Requires inmates be provided with medical discharge summary before release.*

Sponsor: Jon Bramnick

Revises "Administrative Procedure Act" concerning conflicts between rules of different State agencies.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Establishes New Jersey Food Access Initiative; funds initiative with certain sales tax revenue from urban enterprise zones for fives years.*

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Requires DHS to collect and disseminate data about persons with developmental disabilities.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Establishes online portal for acceptance of donations to certain funds to which contributions may be made on gross income tax returns.*

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Provides penalty for registration violations occurring under State's saltwater fishing registry program.

Sponsor: John Amodeo

Requires periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Upgrades offenses of engaging in unauthorized practice of law; creates civil action; provides that persons convicted of the offenses are barred from appointment as a notary public. *

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requires audits of managed care plan provider networks.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Permits wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Establishes procedures for districts, municipalities, or voters to opt to move the annual school election to November and eliminates vote on school budgets for such districts, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

"Emma's Law"; provides for screening newborn infants for lysosomal storage disorders.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Requires investigating law enforcement officer to contact next of kin of unconscious motor vehicle accident victim who has been transported to hospital emergency room.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Clarifies liability for discharges of hazardous substances from drilling platforms that enter NJ waters. **

Sponsor: John McKeon

Revises statutes concerning dental hygienists and dentists.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Revises renewable energy requirements under "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act." *

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Allows all municipalities to sell and lease unneeded public property for "urban" farming and gardening purposes.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Urges Congress to enact legislation to extend unemployment benefits for laid off workers.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Requires carriers to clarify whether medically necessary procedures are covered benefits and remit certain payments to hospitals for services rendered.

Sponsor: Linda Stender

Appropriates $1,000,000 for outreach and enrollment activities in Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs.

Sponsor: Fred Madden

Provides for suspension of minimum number of racing days requirement for certain purposes.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Authorizes the court to include provisions for animals in domestic violence restraining orders.*

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

"Emma's Law"; provides for screening newborn infants for lysosomal storage disorders.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Requires investigating law enforcement officer to contact next of kin of unconscious motor vehicle accident victim who has been transported to hospital emergency room.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Requires State to provide recipients of State tax refunds, unemployment insurance benefits and State employee compensation certain payment options.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Urges school districts to implement a baseline cognitive testing program to assist in measuring the post-injury condition of a student athlete or cheerleader who has sustained a concussion.*

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Modifies provisions of municipal ordinance requiring bond or other security from landlord.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Urges school districts to implement a baseline cognitive testing program to assist in measuring the post-injury condition of a student athlete or cheerleader who has sustained a concussion.*

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Eliminates permit requirement for home production of wine and beer for personal use.

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Prohibits MVC from inspecting buses on casino-owned property and designated casino parking, pick-up, or drop-off locations, except under exigent circumstances.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Designates November 10 of each year as "Neuroendocrine Tumor Cancer Awareness Day."

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Requires insurers to cover comprehensive ultrasound breast screening if a mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue and requires mammogram reports to contain information on breast density.

Sponsor: Nia Gill

Prohibits manufacture or sale of reflective glass beads with high arsenic content; prohibits DOT and State's toll road authorities from using paint mixed with reflective glass beads for roadway markings.

Sponsor: James Whelan

The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Bars solicitation of professional employment for 30 days after date of accident or disaster under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Peter Barnes

Requires insurers to cover treatment for sickle cell anemia; requires DHSS to provide information to public about sickle cell anemia.

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

Requires guidance offered by Local Finance Board to members of local governing body employed by casino, or regarding casino employment of immediate family member thereof, be in form of public advisory opinion.

Sponsor: Ralph Caputo

The "Child Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at schools, child care centers and recreational fields.

Sponsor: John McKeon

Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Allows MVC to process title transfers of abandoned vessels without court order; lengthens time period required for desertion of vessel to ripen into abandonment.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Upgrades offenses of engaging in unauthorized practice of law; creates civil action; provides that persons convicted of the offenses are barred from appointment as a notary public. *

Sponsor: Nicholas Scutari

Permits direct shipping by wineries and creates Out-of-State winery license.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Provides for streamlined review of certain wind energy generation facility installations on farmland.*

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions; limits number of sample ballots transmitted to each residence.

Sponsor: James Beach

Prohibits soliciting of campaign contributions on any public property by elective public office candidates; prohibits persons from making contributions to such candidates on any public property.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Creates Veterans Haven Council.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.

Sponsor: Dawn Addiego

Establishes New Jersey Multiple Sclerosis Task Force.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Requires DOE to include cheerleaders in the student-athlete head injury safety program.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Makes various changes to civil service law concerning seasonal appointments, temporary layoffs, and rescinding adoption of civil service.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Bars solicitation of professional employment fo 30 days after date of accident or disaster under certain circumstances.**

Sponsor: Nicholas Scutari

Establishes New Jersey Multiple Sclerosis Task Force.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Restores the death penalty for certain murders.

Sponsor: Dawn Addiego

Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in DHSS.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Establishes "Task Force on the Closure of State Developmental Centers."

Sponsor: James Beach

Permits development of solar and wind facilities and structures on landfills and resource extraction operations under certain circumstances. **

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Requires DOE to adopt green cleaning policy for schools and child care centers with 50 or more students.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Recognizes Camp Evans for its designation as State and National Historic District and supporting its preservation as World War II living memorial.

Sponsor: David Rible

Establishes moratorium on licensing of certain emergency medical service helicopter response units pending evaluation and report.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.

Sponsor: Brian Rumpf

Directs BPU to establish online process for submission of required documents by BPU regulated and licensed entities.

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Establishes Cyber Security Bureau within the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.

Sponsor: Gordon Johnson

"Urban Hope Act"; provides a process to permit authorized entities to build, operate, and manage "renaissance school projects" as public schools in no more than three identified failing districts.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Revises the date for submission of school district applications for designation as a choice district.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Recognizes Camp Evans for its designation as State and National Historic District and supporting its preservation as World War II living memorial.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Provides alternative annual reorganization meeting date for county political committees if regular date coincides with period of religious observance.*

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Establishes credit for commercial and industrial ratepayers against societal benefits charge for costs of certain products or services.*

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Exempts local governmental units from supplemental titling fees on passenger automobiles they purchase or lease.

Sponsor: Kevin O'Toole

Designates Pine Barrens treefrog as New Jersey State Amphibian.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Increases domestic violence civil penalty and surcharge; imposes new civil penalties under certain circumstances; provides funds to Legal Services.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Authorizes annulments of marriage and civil unions without cause within 30 days of the ceremony; eliminates waiting period for marriage and civil union licenses; and increases fees for such licenses.*

Sponsor: Ralph Caputo

Urges President and Congress to enact legislation that permits all veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to transfer their education benefits to dependents.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Reduces number of reports and publications printed by State; provides for most to be available primarily on Internet; requires notice of availability of reports and publications.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requires schools that participate in Statewide interscholastic sports programs to annually inform student-athletes about National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility standards for participation in collegiate athletics.

Sponsor: Elease Evans

Memorializes Congress to seek withdrawal of United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer.

Sponsor: Alex DeCroce

Requires DOT Commissioner to erect signs informing motorists of State's "move over" law.

Sponsor: Nicholas Sacco

Requires the placement of defibrillators in a public school complex.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requires health benefits coverage for mammograms for women under 40 who lack access to family medical history due to their or their parent's adoption.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Replaces TPAF, PERS, PFRS and SPRS accidental disability benefits with reduced work-related disability benefit; modifies JRS disability benefit.

Sponsor: Gary Chiusano

Directs Division of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with New Jersey Racing Commission, to establish and oversee slot machine gambling operations at horse racetracks.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Requires Legislative review and approval of toll increases or new tolls proposed by toll road authorities.

Sponsor: Gerald Cardinale

Permits liquor licensees to employ certain ex-offenders in certain positions without a special permit.*

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Establishes real property assessment demonstration program.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Provides for regulation of modeling and talent marketing companies.

Sponsor: Caroline Casagrande

Requires certain civil actions against certain licensed persons to be brought within two years.

Sponsor: Amy Handlin

Allows municipalities to provide veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.

Sponsor: Matthew Milam

Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requires managed care plans, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide for reasonable accommodation in accessing providers for persons with physical disabilities. *

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Requires driver's licenses to indicate veteran status.

Sponsor: Kevin O'Toole

Modifies economic redevelopment and growth grant program for projects involving redevelopment of certain hospitals.

Sponsor: Alberto Coutinho

Concerns appeal of assessment of real property in certain municipalities.

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Develops evaluation procedure for classroom teachers and requires establishment of lead teacher endorsement.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Extends certain business tax credit programs to the gross income tax.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Provides that certain funds in Casino Simulcasting Special Fund will be paid to Atlantic City Racetrack and prescribes use thereof with certain amounts remaining paid to other racetracks.

Sponsor: Vincent Polistina

Forbids members of the State Investment Council from voting on transactions concerning investment with which a member has certain financial or familial conflicts and requires removal for violations thereof.

Sponsor: Alex DeCroce

Determines that proposed DEP rules and regulations establishing procedure for waiver of DEP rules are inconsistent with legislative intent.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Allows Eatontown, Oceanport, and Tinton Falls mayors to designate council member to represent them as members of Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority.

Sponsor: Declan O'Scanlon

Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Creates New Jersey Business Action Center; requires center to provide competitive intelligence information to certain businesses.

Sponsor: Alberto Coutinho

Requires review and approval by New York and New Jersey legislatures of toll increases or new tolls proposed by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Sponsor: Gerald Cardinale

Provides gross income tax credit for payment of certain tolls and fares related to certain transportation projects and improvements maintained and operated by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Requires certain disclosures by health care professionals.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Encourages local unit sharing of services; makes appropriations.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Designates November 10 of each year as "Neuroendocrine Tumor Cancer Awareness Day."

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Reduces membership of Casino Control Commission from five to three.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. *

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

"Caylee's Law;" requires missing child be reported within 12 hours.

Sponsor: Ralph Caputo

Establishes teacher residency as component of a higher education teacher preparation program; requires teachers who serve as mentors in residency program to meet certain qualifications.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Permits reuse of returned prescription drugs within licensed health care facilities; directs Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to evaluate feasibility of reuse for treatment of indigent persons.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Allows Eatontown, Oceanport, and Tinton Falls mayors to designate council member to represent them as members of Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Requires services be provided for sexually exploited juveniles charged with certain offenses; creates an affirmative defense regarding prostitution.*

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Restores eligibility of New Jersey Health ACCESS recipients for NJ FamilyCare effective August 1, 2011.

Sponsor: Joseph Cryan

Requires New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to designate lanes approaching toll booths on toll roads with appropriate pavement markings.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Concerns radiologic technology licensure.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Revises law concerning certain professional and occupational licenses.

Sponsor: Scott Rumana

Revises law concerning certain professional and occupational licenses.

Sponsor: Steven Oroho

Extends limited protection from certain penalties if medical assistance is sought for drug overdose victim in certain cases.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Exempts individuals with certain types of military service from certain fees and continuing education or professional competency requirements.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Proposes constitutional amendment giving Legislature authority to establish slot machine gambling at horse racetracks.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Establishes forest harvest program on State-owned land.

Sponsor: John McKeon

Prohibits municipal library trustees from transferring donated funds to municipality.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Exempts certain car-sharing programs from motor vehicle rental fees.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

"Innovative Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act."

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Establishes procedures for districts to opt to move the annual school election to November and eliminates vote on school budgets for such districts, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Requires hearing and approval of premium changes for individual and small employer health benefits plans; requires certain information be posted on DOBI's website.

Sponsor: Herbert Conaway

Allows homestead property tax reimbursement program participants who lose income eligibility due to an IRA withdraw for certain purposes to maintain base year upon requalification.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Revises statutes concerning crematories and the cremation of human remains.

Sponsor: Thomas Kean

Provides that NJBEST Program is available to persons with taxpayer identification number; establishes DREAM Commission to provide scholarships for children of immigrants; and requires teaching staff professional development include information on serving such children.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Permits board of fire commissioners to amend fire district budget after adoption to insert special items of revenue.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Allows students with disabilities to bring service animal to school.*

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Concerns prompt payment of construction contracts.

Sponsor: Charles Mainor

Establishes Small Business Loan Program in EDA allowing certain small businesses to be eligible for low interest rate loans of up to $250,000 to expand their businesses.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Permits limited pharmacy sales of syringes and needles without a prescription.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Increases workers' compensation for loss of hand or foot.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Increases workers' compensation for loss of hand or foot.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Urges USDA and other federal agencies to support State efforts and fund solutions that reduce or eliminate the stink bug population.

Sponsor: Nelson Albano

Permits board of fire commissioners to amend fire district budget after adoption to insert special items of revenue.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Rivises geographic restrictions on where United States Park Police are authorized to make arrests for certain crimes and offenses.*

Sponsor: Gordon Johnson

Concerns basic skills training provided by the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs' to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Establishes Small Business Loan Program in EDA allowing certain small businesses to be eligible for low interest rate loans of up to $250,000 to expand their businesses.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Allows any licensed healthcare provider trained in evaluation and management of concussions to provide written return to play clearance for student-athlete who has sustained a head injury.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Authorizes certain municipalities and rural electric cooperatives to establish a municipal shared services energy authority.*

Sponsor: James Beach

"Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Oversight Act."

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Provides immunity to institutions of higher education for food donations.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Establishes forest harvest demonstration program in pinelands area.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Condemns National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011's inherent violation of principle of state's rights.

Sponsor: Troy Singleton

Directs each institution of higher education to develop and coordinate a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Provides purchasing preference to local and environmentally responsible businesses in the awarding of State contracts.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Authorizes certain municipalities and rural electric cooperatives to establish a municipal shared services energy authority.*

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Provides immunity from civil liability to certain individuals who acquire or use an automated external defibrillator.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Requires medical examination and submission of student work portfolios for home-schooled children; provides that children under supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Requires owner of autocab to provide proof of financial responsibility.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Requires contracting units and boards of education to credit contractors with interest earned on certain funds withheld from payment to contractors. *

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Phases out cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.*

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Clarifies the effect of abstention by a member of a public body.

Sponsor: Nicholas Scutari

Regulates imposition of standby charges upon distributed generation customers.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Allows gross income tax deduction for expenses associated with enrollment in nonpublic schools.

Sponsor: Caroline Casagrande

Condemns National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011's inherent violation of principle of states' rights.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Directs BPU to establish standards concerning local government renewable energy generation demonstration projects utilizing renewable energy technologies.*

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Grants law enforcement agencies authority to order road closures; increases penalty for violations.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Establishes teacher residency as component of a higher education teacher preparation program; requires teachers who serve as mentors in residency program to meet certain qualifications.

Sponsor: Barbara Buono

Prohibits municipal library trustees from transferring donated funds to municipality.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Concerns adding names of certain veterans to certain civil service eligibility lists.

Sponsor: Gilbert Wilson

Establishes "Naturally Occurring Retirement Community" pilot program; appropriates $250,000.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Establishes uniform real property taxation for commercial renewable energy systems and limits municipal construction permit fees for non-commercial renewable energy systems.*

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Requires public parking facilities at NJ Transit stations to be open to public on weekends and other occasions; permits reasonable fee for use of parking facility.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

"Emergency Transportation and Water Infrastructure Recovery Bond Act of 2011;" authorizes bonds for $100,000,000.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Provides for three year retail alcoholic beverage licenses.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Permits health care professionals licensed in another state or territory but not NJ to provide health care services on voluntary basis in NJ under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Grace Spencer

Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage, in the State, of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.*

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Establishes civil penalty for certain unlawful conduct.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain minimum three foot safety distance when overtaking bicycles.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Establishes procedures for districts to opt to move the annual school election to November and eliminates vote on school budgets for such districts, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.

Sponsor: Louis Greenwald

Creates a civil cause of action for stalking.

Sponsor: Ralph Caputo

Provides for priority consideration, by DCA, DEP, DOT, and local government units, of permit applications for green building projects.

Sponsor: Denise Coyle

Appropriates $3,279,459 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund to NJ Historic Trust for grant to Proprietary House Association for historic preservation purposes.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Establishes a Non-Profit Hospital Redevelopment and Growth Grant program.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Memorializes Congress and President to enact "National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011."

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Requires hearing and approval of premium changes for individual and small employer health benefits plans; expands jurisdiction of Division of Rate Counsel.

Sponsor: Linda Stender

Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Requires review and approval by New York and New Jersey legislatures of toll increases or new tolls proposed by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Sponsor: Charlotte Vandervalk

Establishes forest harvest demonstration program in pinelands area.

Sponsor: John McKeon

Requires State Building Authority to make certain payments in lieu of taxes for public safety facilities to municipalities; makes appropriation.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Establishes system of graduated parole violation sanctions.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Prohibits imposition of sewerage service connection fee by regional sewerage authorities and public utilities upon certain municipalities and boards of education.

Sponsor: Grace Spencer

Requires driver's licenses to indicate veteran status.

Sponsor: Scott Rumana

Requires that Board of Pharmacy compile and publish list of certain tamper-resistant opioid drugs and that certain conditions be met for pharmacist to substitute for tamper-resistant opioid drug. *

Sponsor: Mary Angelini

Provides for homestead property tax relief for senior homestead owners with certain gross income based on higher of homestead credit or local school property taxes on first $60,000 of homestead value.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Requires Chief Administrator of Motor Vehicle Commission to establish standards for average customer wait times at facilities.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Requires that Board of Pharmacy compile and publish list of certain tamper-resistant opioid drugs and that certain conditions be met for pharmacist to substitute for tamper-resistant opioid drug.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Proposes constitutional amendment giving Legislature authority to establish slot machine gambling at horse racetracks.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Supplemental appropriation of $6.4 million in State funds and $11.9 million in federal funds to DHS to restore eligibility to parents in NJ FamilyCare.

Sponsor: Fred Madden

Provides that requirements of implied consent statutes do not constitute an element of the offense of refusing the breath test.

Sponsor: Samuel Thompson

Requires surgical practices to be licensed by DHSS as ambulatory care facilities.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Directs New Jersey Racing Commission to implement pilot program for taverns, restaurants, and similar establishments to provide electronic terminals for wagering on horse races under issued license.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoir levels prior to certain severe weather events.

Sponsor: Alex DeCroce

Provides for automatic waiver of juvenile case to adult court for repeat juvenile offenders.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Permits participation agreements between casinos and casino service industry enterprise licensees for purchase or lease of slot machines, which pay licensees portion of proceeds from operation thereof.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Concerns UEZ funding to qualifying municipalities.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Changes restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Designates May of each year as "Displaced Homemakers Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Provides tax credits to companies contributing to loan and loan redemption program for residents who attend institutions of higher education in the State and work at such a company upon graduation.

Sponsor: Anthony M. Bucco

Directs Division of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with New Jersey Racing Commission, to establish and oversee slot machine gambling operations at horse racetracks.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Requires DCA to establish standards concerning mold hazards in residential building interiors, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.*

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Proposes constitutional amendment clarifying Legislature's authority to pass laws requiring contributions from justices' and certain judges' salaries to help fund employee benefits.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Requires Director of Division of Taxation to study impact of State business income taxes on business out-migration, business formation, and employment.

Sponsor: Caroline Casagrande

Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than 2% over the prior academic year.

Sponsor: Scott Rudder

Opposes closure of North Plainfield and Plainfield post offices.

Sponsor: Linda Stender

Designates November 2011 as "Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Anthony M. Bucco

Prohibits public and private employers from discriminating against ex-convicts.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Proposes constitutional amendment clarifying Legislature's authority to pass laws requiring contributions from justices' and certain judges' salaries to help fund employee benefits.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Permits establishment of county-wide purchasing system by county employing qualified purchasing agent and requires participation by all municipalities and school districts within the county.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Requires State Board of Education members to undergo two-day training program upon initial appointment and qualification to the board.

Sponsor: Bonnie Coleman

Clarifies functions of Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services telephone hotline.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

The "Family and Private Burial Grounds Preservation Act."

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Eliminates DOT approval of municipal traffic calming measures in business districts.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Concerns the sale of portable electronics insurance and licensing of limited lines insurance producers for that purpose.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Establishes "Yellow Dot" program in Division of Highway Traffic Safety.

Sponsor: Richard Codey

Provides for interlocal construction offices through shared services agreement or joint contract between municipalities.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Increases the gross income tax exclusion for certain pension, annuity, and retirement income to $75,000 and removes an income qualification for the exclusion.

Sponsor: Nelson Albano

Waives parking meter fee for certain veterans.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Revises State designation of "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" from February to September.

Sponsor: Mary Angelini

Provides sales and use tax rebates for certain purchases made by victims of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Permits and regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.

Sponsor: Grace Spencer

Requires Legislative review and approval of toll increases or new tolls proposed by toll road authorities.

Sponsor: Charlotte Vandervalk

Requires identifying emblems on certain structures to notify firefighters of solar panels; requires exterior disconnection for solar panels.

Sponsor: Robert Schroeder

Permits municipality to establish restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Supplemental appropriation of $400,000 to DOT for installation of a traffic signal on Route 130 at the Shoppes at Hamilton in Hamilton Township, Mercer County.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Requires municipalities eligible for Special Municipal Aid to submit budgets for special improvement districts and municipal public benefit corporation for DCA review, requires State Comptroller conduct audits of municipalities receiving aid.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Provides State school aid to districts in amount consistent with provisions of "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Limits eligibility for solar renewable energy certificates; changes certain conditions related to solar renewable portfolio standards requirements.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Establishes illegal use of a hand-held cell phone as reckless driving; requires education component.

Sponsor: Gordon Johnson

Establishes "Task Force on the Closure of State Psychiatric Hospitals."

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Permits EDA to provide financial assistance to businesses that relocate to NJ from sites in Asia.

Sponsor: Domenick DiCicco

"Plastic and Paper Bag Reduction Act"; requires certain retailers to provide recyclable, compostable or reusable bags instead of plastic or paper carryout bags.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Authorizes South Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Association license plates with proceeds to veterans' and emergency management operations.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Memorializes interstate authorities and compacting states to release fiscal information concerning interstate authorities; urges compacting states to pass legislation necessary to require that interstate authorities release fiscal information.

Sponsor: Domenick DiCicco

Provides explicit authorization for the Schools Development Authority to use the design/build/operate/maintain procurement model for school facilities projects.

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Permits advertising on exterior of school buses owned by a school bus contractor and requires sharing of the advertising revenue with school districts.

Sponsor: Mary Angelini

Permits board of chosen freeholders to change title to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner"; requires county that changes terms to update website.

Sponsor: Alex DeCroce

Makes supplemental appropriation of up to $6.3 million to DHSS for certain grants to counties for women's health services.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Clarifies that hospitals are not subject to PIP medical fee schedules.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Clarifies right to access the judicial system in PIP benefit disputes.

Sponsor: Jon Bramnick

Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Urges Congress and federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to move forward in timely manner in approving base closure plan for Fort Monmouth.

Sponsor: Declan O'Scanlon

Concerns regulation of court reporting firms.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Urges continued NJ participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative because of its importance to national security and energy independence.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Allows permitholder that leases Meadowlands Racetrack from the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to conduct wagering on simulcast horse races at Xanadu complex, subject to agreement and approvals.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Allows qualifying counties and municipalities to become "agriculture development counties" and "agriculture development municipalities" and provides certain associated resulting benefits therefrom to encourage, protect, and preserve agriculture and related businesses.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Proposes amendment to Constitution permitting justices and judges to engage in extra-judicial activities for compensation as permitted by court rule.

Sponsor: John McKeon

Establishes default provision for what constitutes a quorum at homeowner association meetings.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

The "Retail Establishment Check Cashers Act"; establishes license for retail establishments to cash checks for fees.

Sponsor: John DiMaio

Requires owner of building advised of structural safety concern during private inspection to notify municipal code official and DCA; provides for emergency inspection.*

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Establishes "Emergency Department Triage Referral Pilot Program" in DHSS.

Sponsor: Bonnie Coleman

Requires DOC to transport inmate to county where crime was committed upon release from correctional facility.

Sponsor: Domenick DiCicco

Allows residents of certain Highlands municipalities to designate on gross income tax returns that a portion of gross income tax paid be returned to municipality of residence.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Urges USDA to identify natural predator or brown marmorated stink bug and promote its use to reduce current infestation.

Sponsor: Domenick DiCicco

Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for . net interest received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.*

Sponsor: James Beach

Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Permits the conversion of high-performing nonpublic schools located in failing school district into charter schools.*

Sponsor: Alberto Coutinho

Supplemental appropriation to DOT of $10,000,000 as State contribution towards resolution of flooding issues at Marsellus Street Bridge in Bergen County.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Permits instruction on backpack safety to be included in the curriculum of elementary, middle, and high school students as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Requires certain health care facilities and operators of certain transient dwellings to maintain agreements for bedbug eradication services. *

Sponsor: Robert Singer

"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

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.

Sponsor: Ruben Ramos

Urges Governor to assist laid off New Jersey Network employees in attaining public positions.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Expands jurisdiction of Division of Rate Counsel.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Establishes certain apprentice hunting licenses.*

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Clarifies that fishing license is not required to fish at a private community lake.

Sponsor: James Holzapfel

Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requires Chief Technology Officer in Office of Information Technology to collect and make publicly available online fiscal data of State departments, independent State authorities, and interstate authorities.

Sponsor: Domenick DiCicco

Amends Constitution to give public employees the right to collective bargaining.

Sponsor: Thomas Giblin

Establishes reward program in DOE for districts with high academic performance and low per pupil expenditures.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Makes sundry changes to taxicab laws. *

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Designates November 13-19, 2011 as "Veterans' Education Awareness Week."

Sponsor: James Beach

Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Establishes loan redemption program for persons with Master's Degree in Business Administration or other business-related fields of study or Juris Doctorate and provide consulting or legal services to small business and legal services clients.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Concerns regulation of court reporting firms.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Imposes certain bail restrictions on persons charged with violating domestic violence restraining orders.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Designates third full week of May in each year as "Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week."

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

"Property Tax Reduction Work Act"; permits local units to recruit residents to perform services in return for property tax vouchers.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Establishes real property assessment demonstration program.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Revises eligibility requirements for an applicant seeking licensure as a locksmith based on criminal background.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.

Sponsor: Dawn Addiego

Prohibits the restraint of prisoners during and immediately after childbirth.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Requires written notice of pending gubernatorial succession to both designated successor and Legislature whenever responsibilities of office of Governor will devolve upon temporary successor.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Concerns wage protection and certain penalties for violating laws regarding wages, compensation or benefits.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Prohibits shipping or transporting into, or treatment in, the State, of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Requires hospitals implement Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection prevention programs in all units except inpatient psychiatric units.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

"Innovative Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act."

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish aviation related job certification, training, and internship programs and provides a corporation business tax credit for funds donated to support such programs.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers under which they are permitted to redeem loan amounts received under the New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public schools in New Jersey.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Establishes conditional intervention program in municipal court for certain first-time offenders.

Sponsor: Sean Kean

Provides loan redemption for certain physicians who work in State 10 years.*

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Authorizes planned developments for hospitals and higher educational facilities.

Sponsor: Joseph Kyrillos

Authorizes additional State oversight of municipalities either in fiscal distress or under State supervision; appropriates $139 million.

Sponsor: Kevin O'Toole

Allocates Amistad Commission in the DOE, designates Commissioner of Education as chair and Secretary of State as vice-chair, and requires DOE to serve as staff.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Permits imposition of municipal host community petroleum bulk processing impact fees under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Stephen Sweeney

Upgrades penalties for assault against minors and disabled persons.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for net interest amount received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Provides for discounted resident trapping license fees for senior citizens.

Sponsor: Christopher Connors

Grants eligibility for solar renewable energy certificates to solar facilities connected to net metering customer's side of the meter, or directly to electric grid at 69 kilovolts or less.*

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Concerns permissible number of, and salary for, aids to municipal council members in certain municipalities.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Provides for interlocal construction offices through shared services agreement or joint contract between municipalities.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Provides affirmative defense to prostitution charge for persons under 16.

Sponsor: Jennifer Beck

Expands membership of Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Clarifies type of liability insurance coverage certain licensed auto body repair facilities must carry.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Provides bill of rights for persons receiving services under Congregate Housing Services Program.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Allows the parent of a public school pupil eligible for transportation services to waive pupil's right to those services for the school year.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements. *

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Establishes moment of remembrance on September 11, 2011.

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Transfers $5,000,000 of unexpended balance from Purchase of Service for Inmates Incarcerated in County Penal Facilities account in Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Appropriations Act and appropriates that amount for Women's Health and Family Planning Services.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers. *

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

"Ocean County Stormwater Management System Demonstration Act."

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Designates Atlantic City and Pleasantville, Atlantic County, as areas eligible for redemption of pinelands development credits.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Requires legal action against certain licensed persons to be brought within two years.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Provides that modification of collective bargaining agreement concerning State holiday of Lincoln's Birthday in February 2011 and day after Thanksgiving in November 2010 is to be given effect.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Permits municipality to establish restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Restores income eligibility level for AIDS Drug Distribution Program to 500% of the federal poverty level.

Sponsor: Celeste Riley

Establishes "Veteran to Veteran Peer Support Program" telephone helpline. *

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Allows elected official who is enrolled in PERS by virtue of another public position to waive coverage in retirement system based on that other public position.

Sponsor: John Amodeo

Revises method of regulation and collection of surplus lines insurance premium taxes.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Concerns employee leasing companies.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

"Anti-Snow Dumping Act"; prohibits commercial snowplow operators on private property from depositing snow in public roads, streets, and highways or on public lands. *

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Designates "Red Bank Train Station" as "Daniel J. O"Hern Station - Red Bank, New Jersey."

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Establishes NJ Advisory Council on End-of-Life Care in DHSS.

Sponsor: Grace Spencer

Permanently designates May as "Lupus Awareness Month" in New Jersey.

Sponsor: Cleopatra Tucker

Repeals obsolete statutes concerning the status of women.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Designates bridge on Route 36 over Shrewsbury River as "Captain Joseph Azzolina Memorial Bridge."

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Clarifies that sexual assault victims are not responsible for any costs of forensic sexual assault examinations or related services.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Appropriates $23 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.

Sponsor: John DiMaio

Encourages purchase of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural products by State agencies, departments and facilities.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Appropriates $10,250,780 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and 2007 Historic Preservation Fund to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $600,000 from "2009 Historic Preservation Fund" for associated administrative expenses.

Sponsor: John DiMaio

Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.

Sponsor: Patrick Delany

Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Makes various changes to urban transit hub tax credit program concerning mixed use projects, in-State job relocation, tax credit and investment criteria, and affordable housing; makes certain NJ Meadowlands area properties eligible for incentive grants.*

Sponsor: Alberto Coutinho

Creates new taxable category of alcoholic beverages called flavored malt beverages, imposes separate rate of taxation on new category pursuant to alcoholic beverages tax and allocates associated revenue.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Overrides Governor's line-item veto reducing an appropriation for Payments for Medical Assistance Recipients - Nursing Homes in the Department of Health and Senior Services.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Overrides Governor's line-item veto eliminating appropriation for and budget language allocation of Municipal Public Safety Aid in the Department of Community Affairs.

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Conditions receipt of special State financial assistance on implementation of efficiency and oversight measures; permits use of State aid for certain administrative and oversight costs.

Sponsor: Joseph Pennacchio

Overrides Governor's line-item veto reducing an appropriation for Transitional Aid to Localities in the Department of Community Affairs.

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Provides State transportation aid incentive to support shared services agreements between municipalities and districts with efficient transportation systems for the provision of public school hazardous busing.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Clarifies that hospitals are not subject to PIP medical fee schedules.

Sponsor: Nicholas Sacco

Overrides Governor's line-item veto of budget language concerning the reporting of the adequacy of drug treatment programs in the Department of Corrections.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Overrides Governor's line-item veto reducing appropriation to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, in but not of Dept. of State, for Tuition Aid Grants.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Overrides Governor's line-item veto eliminating Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation for Medicaid coverage of certain prescription drug expenses of Medicaid recipients who are enrolled in Medicare Part D program.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Designates TBM Avenger as New Jersey State Airplane.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Overrides Governor's line-item veto eliminating an appropriation for Family Planning Services grants and a related language provision in the Department of Health and Senior Services.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Overrides Governor's line-item veto eliminating an appropriation for Governor's Council on Mental Health Stigma in the Department of Human Services.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Makes various changes in the charter school program in regard to student enrollment procedures, charter revocation, and monitoring of charter schools.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Overrides Governor's line-item veto reducing an appropriation for Patient Care and Health Services salaries and wages for Mental Health Services in the Department of Human Services.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Concerns repayment of unemployment compensation overpayments.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Overrides Governor's line-item veto reducing Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation for Payments for Cost of General Assistance.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Overrides Governor's line-item veto eliminating Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation to Clinical Legal Programs for the Poor - Seton Hall University.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Overrides Governor's line-item veto reducing an appropriation for Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in the Department of Human Services.

Sponsor: James Beach

Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Requires insurance coverage in the individual and small employer markets and SHBP and SEHBP for "off-label" uses of certain drugs. *

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Requires telephone companies regulated by BPU to mail certain service discontinuance notices via certified, return receipt requested.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Requires the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to develop and distribute a document containing student loan repayment information for school districts and nonpublic high schools to disseminate to students.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for fish and wildlife management and conservation.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Clarifies responsibility of Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund for pedestrian personal injury protection claims.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Overrides Governor's line-item veto of budget language concerning use of increased State aid from the Department of Education for certain increased general fund expenditures by school districts.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school. *

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Establishes certain consumer protections related to arbitration organizations.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Modifies various aspects of charter school program including student enrollment procedures, revocation of charter, monitoring of charter schools, and collaboration between school districts and charter schools.

Sponsor: Teresa Ruiz

Overrides Governor's line-item veto eliminating a budget language provision concerning the reporting of charity care claim payment distribution methods in the Department of Health and Senior Services.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Overrides Governor's line-item veto reducing appropriation to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, in but not of Dept. of State, for NJ Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarships.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Overrides Governor's line-item veto of a budget language provision disregarding school district surplus funds in allocating underfunded State Aid appropriations in the Department of Education.

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Conforms Megan's law to requirements of federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Overrides Governor's line-item veto eliminating an appropriation for Nonpublic Technology Initiative aid from the General Fund in the Department of Education.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Requires specific instructions for workers filing unemployment insurance claims.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Appropriates $30,609,343,000 in State funds and $12,128,463,665 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2011-2012.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Memorializes Congress and President to modernize Toxic Substances Control Act. *

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Requests that Department of Defense, Federal Voting Assistance Program, and New Jersey election officials provide members of Armed Forces and dependents with certain voting information.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Urges Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reject proposed reductions in NJ FamilyCare income eligibility limits and provider reimbursement rates in NJ Medicaid Comprehensive Waiver.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Makes Fiscal Year 2011 State and federal supplemental appropriations, and amends certain Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations and other provisions of P.L.2010, c.35.

Sponsor: Cleopatra Tucker

Decreases the minimum corporation business tax on certain New Jersey subchapter S corporations by 25%.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Appropriates $3.6 million from the Clean Waters Fund for sewerage infrastructure improvements at the former Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital.

Sponsor: Declan O'Scanlon

Allows the parent of a public school pupil eligible for transportation services to waive pupil's right to those services for the school year.

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Eliminates separate presidential primary election; provides for delegates and alternates to political party national conventions to be elected at regular June primary election.

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Establishes procedure for destroying certain contraband tobacco products and cigarettes.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Designates March of each year as "Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Fred Madden

Provides for equal opportunity for businesses that pay societal benefits charges to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding.*

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Establishes uniform real property taxation for commercial renewable energy systems and limits municipal construction permit fees for non-commercial renewable energy systems.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Replaces references to Civil Service Commission with chairperson of commission to clarify duties and responsibilities of chairperson.

Sponsor: Gary Chiusano

The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Makes various changes to civil service law concerning seasonal appointments, temporary layoffs, and rescinding adoption of civil service.

Sponsor: Anthony M. Bucco

Accelerates solar renewable energy portfolio standards.*

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Concerns collective negotiations for public institutions of higher education.

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Authorizes sale of certain property interests in public roads by local governments to connect certain electric generating facilities with customers; provides for net metering, virtual net metering and connections by public utility.*

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Limits right of appeal of disciplinary action taken by employer against certain public employees.

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Designates "Red Bank Train Station" as "Daniel J. O'Hern Station - Red Bank, New Jersey." *

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Prohibits imposition of sewerage service connection fee by regional sewerage authorities and public utilities upon certain municipalities and boards of education.*

Sponsor: Brian Stack

Urges Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reject proposed reductions in NJ FamilyCare income eligibility limits and provider reimbursement rates in NJ Medicaid Comprehensive Waiver.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Expands DNA database to include samples from certain violent arrestees.

Sponsor: Amy Handlin

Amends State college law to remove certain employees from civil service system and allow boards of trustees to conduct collective bargaining.

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Designates third full week of May in each year as "Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week."

Sponsor: Robert Gordon

Permits layoff plans as substitute for employment reconciliation plans for joint meetings or shared service agreements under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Repeals obsolete statutes concerning the status of women.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Decreases the minimum corporation business tax on certain New Jersey subchapter S corporations by 25%.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Approves FY 2012 Financial Plan of New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Provides State school aid to districts in amount consistent with provisions of "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."

Sponsor: James Whelan

Authorizes law enforcement agency to inform the president of a public or independent institution of higher education when a student is charged or convicted of certain crimes.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Condemns Delta Air Lines partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Permits reuse of returned prescription drugs within licensed health care facilities; directs Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to evaluate feasibility of reuse for treatment of indigent persons.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Extends for three years application submission deadline to EDA for review and approval of certain construction projects involving public institutions of higher education.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Concerns collective negotiations for school employees; repeals law prohibiting school boards from imposing terms and conditions of employment.

Sponsor: John DiMaio

Eliminates limit on application of corporation business tax research credit to 50% of liability otherwise due.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Amends Constitution to give public employees the right to collective bargaining.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Declares Governor's withdrawal of NJ from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to be inconsistent with legislative intent; affirms support for and commitment to the Initiative.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Makes Fiscal Year 2011 State and federal supplemental appropriations, and amends certain Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations and other provisions of P.L.2010, c.35.

Sponsor: Cleopatra Tucker

Designates portion of New Jersey Route No. 34 in Wall Township as the "Duncan Thecker Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Robert Singer

Regulates certain service contracts to perform maintenance, repair, replacement, or service of property used for personal, family, or household purposes.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Conforms Megan's law to requirements of federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

Sponsor: Peter Barnes

Repeals requirement that public employers provide certain health benefit plans to public employees.*

Sponsor: Gary Chiusano

Requires local public contracts to contain provision for renegotiation upon key construction material's price change based on recognized industry price index.

Sponsor: Linda Stender

Specifies additional offenses and penalties for torturing or tormenting an animal; designated as Patrick's Law.

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Memorializes United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to enhance oversight of New Jersey's nuclear facilities.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Revises responsibility for meadowlands adjustment payments.

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Requires guards at gated communities and multi-unit complexes to allow the service of process. *

Sponsor: Diane Allen

Supports preserving Princeton Battlefield and honors those who fought and died there.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Disapproves State Treasurer's negotiated contract delegating to Public Media NJ, Inc., responsibility for conducting television operations of State public broadcasting system.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Guarantees each municipality, at a minimum, Fiscal Year 2010 distribution of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid in State Fiscal Year 2012.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Establishes new standard for court to grant grandparent or sibling visitation rights under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Memorializes Congress and the President to reform federal trade policy.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Urges Congress to support rescission of FDA lifetime ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Requires public schools which have automated external defibrillators to adopt policies concerning usage.

Sponsor: Charlotte Vandervalk

Limits use and supplemental compensation for certain leave.

Sponsor: Caroline Casagrande

Converts loan awarded to Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum from loan to grant.

Sponsor: Brian Rumpf

Permits direct shipping by wineries and creates Out-of-State Winery license.

Sponsor: James Beach

Upgrades offense and increases penalty for certain acts of defiant trespass.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Establishes public bidding and contracting procedures for Rutgers, the State University that mirror those in place for the State colleges.

Sponsor: Caroline Casagrande

Concerns freshwater wetlands and agricultural irrigation.

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Guarantees each municipality, at a minimum, Fiscal Year 2010 distribution of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid in State Fiscal Year 2012.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sponsor: Mary Angelini

Clarifies trustee's discretionary authority concerning income tax liability.

Sponsor: Nicholas Scutari

Memorializes FAA to adopt rules prohibiting airlines from charging baggage fees to military personnel.

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Designates July 2011 as "Smart Irrigation Month."

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Appropriates $23 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.

Sponsor: John DiMaio

Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.

Sponsor: Daniel Benson

Designates bridge on Route 36 over Shrewsbury River as "Captain Joseph Azzolina Memorial Bridge."

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Establishes Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer to monitor efforts to promote participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Appropriates $8.831 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.

Sponsor: John DiMaio

Requires examinations of joint insurance funds and certain reporting by those funds.

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Establishes the Office of Dropout Prevention and Reengagement of Out-of-School Youth in DOE, and the Student Dropout Prevention Task Force.

Sponsor: Sandra Cunningham

Prohibits municipal zoning ordinances from regulating solar panels under certain circumstances; limits fees for certain renewable energy installations. *

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Concerns employee leasing companies.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

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.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Provides standards and procedures for museum to acquire title to property that is on loan to museum but has not been claimed by lender for period of time.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Makes various changes to pension and health care benefits for public employees.

Sponsor: Declan O'Scanlon

Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Permits board of chosen freeholders to change title to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner"; requires county that changes terms to update website.

Sponsor: Joseph Pennacchio

Establishes NJ Advisory Council on End-of-Life Care in DHSS.

Sponsor: Grace Spencer

Revises the period of time required for a State or county college faculty member to receive tenure. *

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all future elections.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Clarifies that sexual assault victims are not responsible for any costs of forensic sexual assault examinations or related services.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Concerns UEZ funding to qualifying municipalities.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Revises requirement that public employers provide certain health benefit plans to public employees.

Sponsor: Gary Chiusano

Requires certain public entities to issue requests for proposals for purchase of certain insurance products and services; requires disclosure of commissions paid.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Appropriates $10,250,780 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and 2007 Historic Preservation Fund to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $600,000 from "2009 Historic Preservation Fund" for associated administrative expenses.

Sponsor: John DiMaio

Establishes NJ Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Allows casino to pay up to 6% or 9% of parimutuel pool to out-of-State racetrack for simucast races; provides casino retains 55% of certain remaining takeout rate amounts.*

Sponsor: James Whelan

Requires preservation of employee benefits and contractual rights as condition of sale of Atlantic City International Airport.

Sponsor: Thomas Giblin

Memorializes Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission to rescind toll rate increase.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Establishes right to immediate interlocutory appeal from determinations as to class certification in class action lawsuits.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Authorizes Commission on Higher Education to impose a fine against an institution of higher education that fails to appropriately respond to a student's allegation of sexual assault by another student.

Sponsor: Reed Gusciora

Limits applicability of vacancy decontrol under local rent control ordinances under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Ralph Caputo

Urges Congress to enact H.J.Res. 46, proposing constitutional amendment permitting repeal of any federal law or regulation by two-thirds vote of state legislatures.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Supports decision of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to enforce Medicaid law and preserve access to preventative and reproductive care for women.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Rescinds all applications previously transmitted by the New Jersey Legislature to Congress calling for constitutional convention.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Updates provisions governing Board of Education Employees' Pension Fund of Essex County to comply with Internal Revenue Code.

Sponsor: John McKeon

Provides certain reemployment rights to teachers dismissed due to a reduction in force.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.

Sponsor: Ruben Ramos

Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to fully disabled veterans.

Sponsor: Brian Rumpf

Renders federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" null and void in NJ.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Designates June 7th of each year as "Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Awareness Day."

Sponsor: Ronald Dancer

Modifies certain State and county-funded rental assistance programs.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Requires the design of new public schools to incorporate the "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) guidelines.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Provides for collection on child support arrearages and certain public assistance overpayments through withholding of casino and racetrack winnings.

Sponsor: Linda Stender

Prohibits use of jobs relocated within State in calculation of net positive benefit under "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act."

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Honors Korean veterans of Vietnam War.

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Authorizes local governments to license the use of, or sell in fee simple or as an easement interest, public roads within a municipality to connect a non-contiguous solar, wind, combined heat and power, or biomass generation facility with an end-use customer; requires public utility to provide for the connection.

Sponsor: Gilbert Wilson

Eliminates licensure of rehabilitation counselors.

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Clarifies manner of delivery of certain notices pursuant to "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."

Sponsor: David Rible

Memorializes Congress to oppose proposal to eliminate traditional Medicare program.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Requires Commissioner of Education to change deadline for municipal review of defeated school budgets whenever he changes the annual school election date.

Sponsor: Gary Schaer

Prohibits unauthorized use of name, image or likeness of members of Armed Forces of United States.*

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Permits retired law enforcement officers to join the New Jersey Detective Association.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Urges Congress to create National Museum of American Latino History and Culture.

Sponsor: Angel Fuentes

Revises responsibility for meadowlands adjustment payments.

Sponsor: Vincent Prieto

Prohibits distribution of campaign materials at any facility owned, maintained, operated or leased by unit of local government.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Concerns repayment of unemployment compensation overpayments.

Sponsor: Gordon Johnson

Supplemental appropriation of $6.4 million in State funds and $11.9 million in federal funds to DHS to restore eligibility to parents in NJ FamilyCare.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Creates "New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force."

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Requires health insurers to cover oral anticancer medications on no less favorable basis than intravenous anticancer medications.*

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Enhances disclosure and oversight of certain local unit salary actions.

Sponsor: Ronald Rice

The "Residential Mortgage Satisfaction Act."

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Prohibits all persons under 18 from using tanning facilities.

Sponsor: Mary Angelini

Memorializes Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission to rescind toll rate increase.

Sponsor: Michael Doherty

Prohibits minors under 18 years of age from using indoor tanning beds.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Permits veteran's property tax deduction for tax year when veteran was previously qualified to receive deduction and became owner of real property after October 1 of pretax year.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Tightens eligibility criteria and supervision protocols for early release program; directs Attorney General to evaluate program.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Prohibits minors under 18 years of age from using indoor tanning beds.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Establishes Retaining Our Best and Brightest Loan Redemption Program.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Permits retired law enforcement officers to join the New Jersey Detective Association.

Sponsor: Paul Sarlo

Criminalizes participation in criminal street gang.*

Sponsor: Dawn Addiego

Provides that charter schools will be subject to monitoring under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Designates April of each year as "Alcohol Awareness for New Jersey Youth Month." *

Sponsor: Peter Biondi

Establishes "Bleeding Disorders Treatment Fund."

Sponsor: Cleopatra Tucker

Proposes constitutional amendment to incrementally increase amount of veterans' property tax deduction from $250 to $500 per year.

Sponsor: James Beach

Reduces period of time that member of Legislature may be absent, without excuse, before member's seat is deemed vacant.

Sponsor: Joseph Kyrillos

Proposes constitutional amendment authorizing statute transferring probation functions from Judiciary to State Parole Board.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Prohibits public and private employers from discriminating against ex-convicts.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Allows for modifications to land use approvals because of changed economics.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Requires school districts and child care centers to distribute information on Megan's Law and instructions on how to access the Megan's Law sex offender registry website.

Sponsor: Diane Allen

Authorizes certified celebrants to solemnize marriages.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Exempts certain medically appropriate tattooing services from the sales and use tax.

Sponsor: Diane Allen

Establishes licensing program in Department of Agriculture for farmed deer and other cervids.

Sponsor: Nelson Albano

Concerning the "Contractors' Registration Act."

Sponsor: John McKeon

Establishes bill of rights for parents of persons with developmental disabilities.

Sponsor: Jeff Van Drew

Requires inmates serving "No Early Release Act" sentences be placed in State correctional institutions and prohibits their participation in Residential Community Release programs until they are eligible for parole.

Sponsor: Matthew Milam

Requires State Comptroller to review, and make recommendations for improvement of, the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Prohibits imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus. *

Sponsor: Nelson Albano

Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Provides gross income tax credit for certain costs of home bedbug infestation remediation.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.

Sponsor: Joseph Pennacchio

Limits sale and manufacture of flame retardant chemical decabromodiphenyl ether.

Sponsor: Robert Smith

Expands treatment of mixed use projects under urban transit hub tax credit and requires developers utilizing State funds to reserve affordable units under certain conditions.

Sponsor: James Beach

Repeals law allowing PERS member to retire with PERS pension and continue to receive salary for current PERS-covered elective office.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Proposes an amendment to Constitution specifying a method of providing for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of free public schools and allocating all income tax receipts to school districts.

Sponsor: Joseph Pennacchio

Permits local government units to increase service charge imposed for check payments returned for insufficient funds.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

Permits commercial advertising and sponsorship signs on equipment and materials related to the collection of tolls consistent with State law on outdoor advertising.

Sponsor: Donald Norcross

Requires public schools to include instruction on the events relating to September 11, 2001 and the death of Osama bin Laden, as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sponsor: Anthony R. Bucco

"Kulesh and Kubert's Law;" establishes violation of hands-free cell phone law as reckless under vehicular homicide statute and assault by auto statutes.

Sponsor: Raymond Lesniak

Provides for county welfare agency monitoring of welfare emergency assistance motel placements, annual inspection of hotels used for emergency assistance recipients and notice of mobile health van services.

Sponsor: Joseph Vitale

Prohibits burial of Petty's Run archaeological excavation site.

Sponsor: Patrick Diegnan

Requires appointments for safety-related recalls on vehicles to be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. *

Sponsor: Ralph Caputo

Prohibits burial of Petty's Run archaeological excavation site.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Calls on Congress and President of United States to enact "Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011," H.R.459 and S.202.

Sponsor: Michael Doherty

The "New Jersey Parental Rights Program Act."

Sponsor: Steven Oroho

Requires Department of State to establish and maintain a website to provide a clearinghouse of information for nonprofits.

Sponsor: Linda Stender

Urges DCF in consultation with DHS to apply for federal grant for expansion of mental health services for children and their families.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Requires State toll road authorities to give preference in awarding service station contracts to bidders offering to dispense certain alternative fuels on State's toll roads.

Sponsor: Valerie Huttle

Concerns contracting and licensing procedures for certain organizations under contract with DHS and DCF.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Requires certain public contract bid advertisements to contain certified cost estimates or estimate ranges of projected contract costs and specifies grounds for rejections of all bids.

Sponsor: John Wisniewski

Urges PJM Interconnection to study electric transmission system planning requirements to accommodate offshore wind energy.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Exempts from real property taxation during construction any building, or portion thereof, to be used for a property tax-exempt purpose.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo

Authorizes labeling of foods that are free of genetically modified material.

Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt

Provides that subcontractors who furnish non-specialty trade work shall not be named in local public bid documents.

Sponsor: Jon Bramnick

Prohibits sale of baked products containing supplemental melatonin.

Sponsor: Mary Angelini

Enhances procedures for disposition of State surplus computers, computer equipment and software allocated for redistribution, sale, or disposal.

Sponsor: Linda Greenstein

Deems employee completion of required training in Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health program standard valid for other employers with same requirement.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Creates "Inmate Community Service Program" in DOC.

Sponsor: Concetta Wagner

Memorializes President and United States Congress to enact legislation that would eliminate preferential tax treatment for oil and natural gas companies.

Sponsor: Shirley Turner

Limits compensation provided to presidents of public institutions of higher education.

Sponsor: John DiMaio

Prohibits a public institution of higher education from using State funds to pay a commencement speaker.

Sponsor: John DiMaio

Requires Chief Administrator of Motor Vehicle Commission to establish standards for average customer wait times at facilities.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Permits licensed veterinarians to employ foreign veterinary school graduates under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Annette Quijano

Establishes certain requirements for trapping of snapping turtles.

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) every seven years rather than every three years.

Sponsor: Thomas Kean

Requires certain non-profit organizations be subject to open public records act.

Sponsor: John Burzichelli

Clarifies that conviction of refusal to submit to breathalyzer constitutes prior conviction for sentencing purposes under drunk driving law.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Provides totally disabled persons with discount on hunting license fees.

Sponsor: Nelson Albano

Disapproves of inviting rapper Common to poetry event at White House due to support of convicted criminals and controversial raps.

Sponsor: David Rible

Provides that subcontractors who furnish non-specialty trade work shall not be named in local public bid documents.

Sponsor: James Whelan

Prohibits first responders from disseminating photographs of accident victims and patients to public without consent of victim or patient.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Permits freeholders and municipal clerks to solemnize marriage and civil union ceremonies.

Sponsor: Joan Voss

Requires withholding of the State operating aid of any public or independent institution of higher education that enrolls students who are not lawfully present in the U.S.

Sponsor: Alison McHose

Designates November of each year as "Children's Product Safety Awareness Month."

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Amends definition of "racketeering activity" in RICO statute to include unemployment insurance fraud offenses.

Sponsor: Amy Handlin

Prohibits service repair contractors from charging hourly rates for travel time.

Sponsor: Nancy Munoz

Requires Commissioner of Education to contract with qualified independent entity to conduct evaluation of State's charter schools.

Sponsor: Bonnie Coleman

Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance to borrower within five business days after request.

Sponsor: Upendra Chivukula

Requires hearing and approval of premium changes for individual and small employer health benefits plans; requires certain information be posted on DOBI's website.

Sponsor: Barbara Buono

Expands "New Jersey Parentage Act" to include donation of egg or sperm; repeals artificial insemination provision.

Sponsor: Loretta Weinberg

Requires use of pervious concrete by State agencies under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Scott Rudder

Permits school districts to withdraw from civil service system by referendum or adoption of board of education resolution.

Sponsor: Christopher Bateman

Revises current juror compensation.

Sponsor: Gary Chiusano

Provides procedure to cancel mortgage of record by affidavit under certain conditions.

Sponsor: Jack Conners

Restricts campaign contributions by certain entities performing public contracts.

Sponsor: Wayne DeAngelo