ACTING GOVERNOR CODEY SIGNS LEGISLATION

TRENTON – Acting Governor Richard J. Codey today signed the following bills into law:

 

S-205/A-3416 (Allen/Fisher, Cruz-Perez, Burzichelli, Voss, Conners) – Requires the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Human Services to compile list of State properties suitable for residential treatment facilities for children in need of mental health services and housing for persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities. 

 

S-328/A-2728 (Madden, Sweeney/Mayer, Chivukula, Moriarty, Voss) – Requires school bus drivers to inspect bus for pupils remaining at end of route.

 

S-1079/A-2026 (Singer, Allen/Dancer, Stender, Wisniewski, Munoz) – Establishes penalty for failing to comply with school crossing guard’s signal to stop.

 

S-1250/A-2925 (Vitale, Karcher/Conaway, Chivukula, Johnson, Stanley, Vainieri Huttle) – Requires ambulatory care facilities to provide uncompensated outpatient renal dialysis services for uninsured low-income persons. 

 

S-1760/A-3137 (Madden, Vitale/Conaway, Munoz, Gordon) – Requires MVC to share organ donor information with federally designated organ procurement organizations.

 

S-2044/A-3375 (Lesniak/Cryan) – Revises and clarifies assessment funding mechanism for Division of Banking; provides certain uniform reporting and licensing requirements for regulated entities.

 

A-515/S-60 (Bateman, Biondi/Kavanaugh, Sacco) – Permits criminal history record check for unpaid volunteers in schools and requires applicants to be reimbursed for the cost of the record check; permits the reimbursement of paid school personnel for such costs.

 

A-1038/S-1418 (Van Drew, Cohen, Barnes, Albano/Asselta, Madden) – Skinner’s and Michelle’s Law:  increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

 

A-2196/S-2158 (Barnes, Johnson, Albano/Sweeney) – Allows certain nonprofits to apply directly to Division of Highway Traffic Safety for federal grants.

 

A-2568/S-276 (Van Drew, Albano/Sarlo) – Clarifies certain restrictions on sending unsolicited fax advertisements over telephone lines.

 

A-2575/S-2043 (Conners, Wisniewski, Scalera, Conaway, Bramnick, Van Drew/Sarlo, Weinberg) – “The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act.�

 

A-2985/S-2011 (Conaway, Conners/Turner, Allen) – Authorizes State Treasurer to sell former State Police Barracks in Edgewater Park, Burlington County, as surplus real property.

 

A-3102/S-310 (Van Drew, Cruz-Perez, Albano, Cohen/Asselta, Gormley) – Prohibits certain deceptive advertising or concert performance practices with respect to live musical performances or productions.