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NJ Legislative Histories
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201 Establishes a tax clearance certificate program for awards of certain business assistance and incentivesRequires governmental affairs agent to report particular items in annual appropriation legislation or appropriation legislation supplemental thereto on which agent acted
202 Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charity in which candidate or candidate's immediate family is an officer or employee or receives compensation for goods or services provided to the charity
203 Establishes the position of Ethics Counsel and mandates certain ethics consultation and training in the Legislative Branch of State government
204 Eliminates the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances
205 Ensures fire drills are conducted in schools while open for summer instructional programs
206 Establishes New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium
207 No History Compiled
208 Requires portion of State rental assistance grants be reserved for graduates of State veterans' transitional housing program
209 Regulates donation clothing bins
210 Prohibits product testing with traditional animal test methods if federally recommended alternative test method exists, with certain exceptions; and provides for injunctive relief for violations
211 Establishes the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors
212 Requires prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs
213 No History Compiled
214 Provides a military service exemption to the requirement of continuous enrollment under the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs
215 Mandates alternate testing dates because of days of religious observance for certain applicants seeking licensure
216 Provides for religious accommodation regarding admission procedures at licensed heath care facilities
217 "Charity Care Fraud Prevention and Detection Act"
218 Requires health care providers to test pregnant women for HIV as part of routine prenatal care unless woman refuses testing, and requires testing of certain newborns for HIV
219 Restricts certain sex offenders' access to the Internet
220 Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district or municipality maintaining volunteer fire department
221 Increases penalty amounts to $1,500 and $3,000 for violations of certain laws regulating retail sale of motor fuel
222 Permits the consolidation of the boards of education of a county vocational school district and a county special services school district into one board
223 Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees
224 Prohibits the sale of Yo-Yo Waterballs
225 "Safe Patient Handling Act"\; requires health care facilities to establish safe patienthandling programs
226 Allows State banks to provide for staggered terms of directors in certificate of incorporation
227 Requires Violence Institute of UMDNJ to undertake comprehensive study of Megan's Law
228 Authorizes DYFS to review prospective resource family parents' child abuse record information from other states, and provides these parents with right to be heard at certain hearings
229 Clarifies that in nonpublic schools the school nurse would be required to recruit and train volunteer designees to administer epinephrine to students when nurse is not physically present
230 Reduces annual assessment on intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded from 5.8% to 5.3% for limited period
231 Clarifies law on incorporation of religious societies or congregations by eliminating outdated references to specific religious groups; lowers age requirement for those electing trustees for purpose of incorporation
232 Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge\; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge
233 Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support New Jersey Veterans Haven program
234 Upgrades penalties for recruiting minors and confined persons to be in criminal street gang
235 Changes criteria for eligibility to receive limited teaching certificates in dental schools
236 "Violence Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act," requires certain health care entities to establish violence prevention programs to protect health care workers
237 Lowers to 62 statutory qualifying age for low-income senior citizen State rental assistance grants
238 No History Compiled
239 Provides certain employment protections for employees on military leave in time of war or emergency
240 Eliminates requirements for private passenger automobile insurers and agents to provide certain information on premium options
241 Authorizes local units to invest in federally insured certificates of deposit under certain circumstances
242 Authorizes use of logo and warning light for certain public utilities employees
243 No History Compiled
244 Establishes Prescription Monitoring Program in Division of Consumer Affairs and provides division with authority over registration and control of controlled dangerous substances
245 Requires Business Employment Incentive Program and other program grant recipients to pay the prevailing wage on certain public work projects.
246 Updates enforcement provisions of various environmental laws in a uniform manner
247 Requires hospitals and health care professionals to advise women of option to donate or store umbilical cord blood and placental tissue
248 Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences
249 Prescribes maximum overall length and width of recreational vehicles
250 Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in foreign companies doing business in Iran
251 Expands lead paint inspection requirement to dwelling units in single-family and two-family properties
252 Increases investment options for domestic property and casualty insurance companies' capital, surplus and other funds
253 Reorganizes and renames NJ Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission as NJ Commerce Commission; transfers Division of Travel and Tourism to Department of State
254 Transfers Division of Elections from Department of Law and Public Safety to Department of State\; designates Secretary of State as chief election official
255 Designated the "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act"
256 Permits county board of taxation to extend municipality's filing deadline for assessment appeals for any year in which revaluation is implemented
257 Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain digital media content expenses and concerning the film production expenses credit, amending P.L.2005, c.345
258 Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients
259 Regulates dental decisions by insurers and third party administrators and provides for limited dentist registration certificates
260 The "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
261 Amends wrongful death act to clarify that surviving children continue to share in any recovery awarded under that act
262 Abolishes battleship foundation and commission
263 Requires on-time performance data in NJ Transit annual report
264 Requires BPU to establish voluntary program for certification of renewable energy installers
265 Establishes the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
266 Establishes owners responsibility to provide information relating to certain motor vehicle accidents
267 Expands scope of implied consent for BAC testing to include certain underage drivers who have consumed alcohol
268 Provides for commencement of short term tax exemptions and abatements as of date of completion of project
269 Requires certain State buildings to be designed and managed to meet high performance green building standards
270 Clarifies neuro-imaging criteria for primary stroke centers
271 Requires commercial pesticide applicators and operators to contact agricultural agencies prior to exterminating honey bee colonies\; establishes penalties for destruction of man-made hives.
272 Creates the "Internet Dating Safety Act," requiring Internet dating services to provide notice whether the service conducts criminal background screenings
273 Provides for mandatory term of imprisonment for luring and enticing an adult\; increases mandatory term for luring and enticing a child
274 Increases fees and penalties under the "Explosives Act"
275 Provides free admission for veterans to State parks and forests during events held by veterans' organizations and free use of park and forest facilities for events held by veterans' organizations
276 Requires written notice to be provided to county health departments and local health agencies concerning contaminated sites
277 No History Compiled
278 Requires DEP to conduct public hearing and provide opportunity for public comment at conclusion of feasibility study for shore protection projects
279 "Patricia's Law\;" model Missing Persons Legislation
280 Authorizes suspension of motor vehicle registration
281 Establishes a public awareness campaign concerning the importance of keeping a current address with MVC
282 Renames New Jersey Rating Plan and provides for changes in procedures for payment of outstanding surcharges
283 Authorizes payment options for certain motor vehicle fines and fees
284 Establishes as crime of the second degree unlawful possession of certain handguns
285 Requires MVC to provide minor's motor vehicle record to parent or guardian
286 "Billy's Law"\; requires DCF and DHS to establish regulations for out-of-State placements in residential schools and programs
287 Requires removal of snow and ice from handicapped parking spaces 24 hours after inclement weather and increases penalties for violations
288 Establishes NJ Coastal and Ocean Protection Council; appropriates $75,000
289 Revises law concerning sales representatives to permit treble damages when a principal fails to pay earned commissions within 30 days of termination
290 Revises procedures for condemnation of certain property and use of the power of eminent domain by railroads
291 Authorizes tenure in office for certain county road supervisors
292 Requires secondary registration for certain out-of-State properties to be advertised to New Jersey residents
293 Regulates prepaid telephone calling cards and services
294 Requires payment of interest by employer on delinquent payroll taxes imposed under "Local Tax Authorization Act"
295 No History Compiled
296 Authorizes imposition of special event parking tax surcharge in certain municipalities\; authorizes imposition of parking tax by certain municipalities on any parking facility located therein
297 Grants the court discretion regarding imposition of penalties for certain drug offenses and to allow "reformative service" to satisfy a portion of such penalties when certain conditions are met
298 Establishes the transport of firearms into State for purposes of an unlawful sale or transfer as a crime of the second degree
299 Requires owner to report loss or theft of firearm to police within 36 hours
300 Revises law concerning electric power net metering, safety and power quality interconnection standards; requires BPU to adopt certain renewable energy credit rules
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