Legislative Briefs
NJBIA prepares detailed Legislative Briefs on all important bills that are pending in the State Legislature, as well as Issue Briefs and Regulatory Briefs on other priority issues. If your employer is an NJBIA member, you can request a free copy of one or more Briefs. Please go here to submit a request form and we will Fax or e-mail the Brief(s) to you.
Our Paid Family Leave Brief has been made available for download here as a sample.
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INDEX OF NJBIA BRIEFS
Updated August 19, 2008
Economic Development & Taxation | Education | Energy | Environment
Healthcare | Human Resources | Legal | Small Business
Economic Development & Taxation
Online Request Form
- A-506
Property tax exemption for business equipment and machinery
- A-723/S263/S259
This bill would restore “net operating loss” (NOL) tax deduction for businesses liquidated between 2002 and 2005.
- A-1181
Virtually eliminates the hiring of private employers to provide noneducational services in public schools.
- A-1449
Structure corporate tax to reward businesses with headquarters and plants in New Jersey. Adopt single-sales factor corporate tax formula and eliminate the “regular place of business” requirements.
- A-2599/S-1556
This bill permits all municipalities to impose an “occupancy” tax on petroleum product refineries and storage facilities. The bill permits the municipality to establish the tax rate.
- A-2650 / S-1769 / S-1546
The Encap Bill: Imposes restrictions on public contracts with private developers.
- A-2867/S-1919
Permit Extension Act. These bills as amended extend certain State and local government land use permit approvals.
- S-1564/S-1565
These bills prohibit or discourage subcontracting or privatization of government services to private or nonprofit entities
- S-1698/A-2801 (P.L. 2008, ch. 20)
Avoiding a UI employer tax increase. This law takes two actions to avoid anticipated $350 million (statewide average 15 percent) unemployment insurance (UI) payroll tax hike on New Jersey employers scheduled to begin July 1, 2008. Signed into law on June 19, 2008.
- SCR-39 / ACR-151
State constitutional amendment would require voter approval of independent authority bonds backed by budget appropriations.
- Issue Brief
Governor Corzine's $40 Billion Fiscal Restructuring Plan
- Issue Brief
Governor Corzine’s $32.9 billion FY2009 State Budget
Education
Online Request Form
None at this time
Energy
Online Request Form
- A-616
Establishes that the funds collected for energy efficiency, clean energy and renewable energy programs under the Societal Benefits Charge (SBC) imposed on utility customers be allocated to the different rate classes based on their contributions. It also would allow a ratepayer to bypass the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and take credit for efficiencies installed on site.
- A-843
Requires the Board of Public Utilities to provide equal opportunity for prospective business applicants from all areas of the State to apply for, and receive, incentives for funding under programs that the BPU determines shall be funded by the societal benefits charge imposed on ratepayers' energy bills.
- A-849
Directs the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to establish programs to assist large commercial and industrial electric power customers with reduction of their energy usage.
- A-1085/S-1032
Exempts sales of energy and utility service to manufacturing facilities from the sales and use tax and the transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharge.
- A-1506
Requires the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to consider the co-firing of biomass as an acceptable and encouraged method to meet the State's renewable energy portfolio standards.
- A-1629/S-702
Authorizes the Department of Community Affairs to change the energy subcode of the Uniform Construction Code at any time.
- A-1636
Expands the demand-side management programs administered by the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to include low-interest loans to municipalities for energy efficiency programs and grants to municipalities for innovative energy technologies.
- A-2344
Places unreasonable requirements on certain businesses that receive telephone or electronic mail messages.
Environment
Online Request Form
- A-121
Referred to as The "Smart Container Act," would require a 10-cent deposit on plastic and glass bottles and aluminum cans to fund a recycling program.
- A-741/S-1580
Requires the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to submit an annual financial report on the status of certain fund balances.
- A-2203
New Jersey Clean Water, Drought Mitigation and Water Resource Security Trust Fund Act. Imposes a tax of 4 cents per 1,000 gallons of water consumed, to be used for various water protection projects.
- A-2671/S-1654
Places a moratorium on the adoption of any new rules or regulations or amendments to existing rules or regulations by any State agency prior to July 1, 2009.
- SCR-88
Proposes a constitutional amendment in anticipation of a tax on water consumption and diversion. The money would be used for open space acquisition and preservation.
- S-1166/A-2411
Authorizes the creation and operation of stormwater utilities which can effectively levy a tax on rain.
- S-1454
This bill would impose a tax of $.40 per 1,000 gallons of water used or diverted, which would generate approximately $150 million annually. The funds would be used for open space and farmland preservation.
- S-1553SCS/A-2601ACS
Places a temporary moratorium on the Public Access rule as it pertains to marinas and creates a task force to adequately assess the impacts this rule has on the marina industry in our State.
Healthcare
Online Request Form
- A-435
Requires healthcare facilities to report possible misconduct or incompetence of members of their healthcare staff .
- A-1126
Extends income tax advantages of health savings accounts (HSAs) to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax. Currently, HSAs only receive federal tax advantages
- A-1335
Requires chiropractors and podiatrists be reimbursed at the same rate as physicians.
- A-1471/S-1867
These bills prohibit a health insurance company from denying a healthcare provider participation in its network, if the provider is willing to meet the terms and conditions of the contract.
- A-1571/S-467
Mandates health insurance coverage for hearing aids for children.
- A-1666/S-756
Requires health insurers in the State regulated health insurance market and the State Health Benefits Program to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
- A-1902/S-145
Mandates that health insurers allow any magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) center into their networks.
- A-1962/S-1290
Prohibits participating providers under managed care plans from charging certain fees in excess of co-payments and deductibles.
- A-1966
Expanding Access to Health Care Act” which requires large employers to either spend a specified amount on health benefits or pay the difference to the State.
- A-2238/S-1651
Requires health benefits coverage for treatments for autism disorders when they are determined to be medically necessary by a physician.
- A-2255/S-1680
Requires the Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of existing mandated health benefits.
- S-114/A-132
Mandates health insurance plans directly reimburse out-of-network providers if the provider has been issued and assignment of benefits by the covered person.
- S-243
Expands the role of the Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission.
- S-375/A-1579
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
- S-607
Requires virtually unlimited coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment.
- Issue Brief
Increase the use of electronic health records to increase quality and reduce unnecessary costs.
Human Resources
Online Request Form
- A-873/S-786Sca
This bill would make New Jersey only the second state in the United States to implement a mandate requiring employers to provide paid family leave (PFL) to employees with newborn children or ill family members. This bill would apply to every New Jersey employer.
Legal
Online Request Form
- A-652
Permits business entities to be represented in court by persons other than an attorney.
- A-1101/S-2120
Authorizes the dismissal of Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPP) suits arising from a defendant’s exercise of free speech.
- A-1128/S-642
Establishes the Commercial and Technology Part in the Superior Court.
- A-1158
Greatly expands liability in wrongful death cases, resulting in increases in automobile, product liability and medical malpractice insurance rates.
- S-235
Prohibits lawsuits against food manufacturers or sellers on the grounds that a person’s consumption of food caused weight gain or obesity.
- S-763
Greatly expands liability in wrongful death cases, resulting in increased product liability and medical malpractice insurance rates.
Small Business
Online Request Form
- A-832
Expands the scope of the New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act to lessen the impact of rules and regulations on small businesses.
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