New Jersey Sen. Michael J. Doherty (R)

NJ - Education (Senate)

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member

NJ - Judiciary (Senate)

Title:

member

NJ - SCR24 Provides for 5 year terms for Justices of the Supreme Court and for tenure elections for a Justice to receive tenure upon reappointment.

NJ - SCR84 Calls on Congress and President of United States to enact "Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011," H.R.459 and S.202.

NJ - S1522 Exempts agricultural driver's licensees from certain graduate driver law restrictions when operating farm equipment and vehicles.

NJ - S2594 Repeals N.J.S.3B:23-18, concerning intestate property distribution under certain circumstances.

NJ - SCR25 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.

NJ - S1527 Eliminates the alternative minimum assessment under the corporation business tax.

NJ - S274 Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.

NJ - S3022 Expands eligibility for reduced-cost spaying and neutering program to any disabled State resident.

NJ - S1520 Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.

NJ - S271 Establishes NJ Water Supply and Pharmaceutical Product Study Commission.

NJ - SCR95 Urges Congress and President to address certain concerns raised by advanced imaging technology employed at airports or to discontinue their use.

NJ - S2172 Requires Motor Vehicle Commission to issue exempt certificates for motor vehicles not required to be inspected.

NJ - SR70 Memorializes Congress and Department of Housing and Urban Development to permit display of American flag and yellow ribbons on public housing premises.

NJ - S1635 Makes certain body searches third degree crime of sexual assault under certain circumstances.

NJ - S275 Provides one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred.

NJ - S1519 Extends certain PERS benefits to veterans of "Operation Uphold Democracy".

NJ - S262 Authorizes business entities to designate representatives in court proceedings without the necessity for representation by an attorney.

NJ - S261 Exempts certain municipalities from payment for certain State Police services.

NJ - S2549 Authorizes chiefs of part-time municipal police forces to issue firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits.

NJ - S2101 Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.

NJ - S267 Requires school districts to inform the parent or guardian of a student recommended to use certain medications of the possible side effects and potential negative consequences of those medications.

NJ - S1526 Allows gross income tax refunds to be credited against a taxpayer's delinquent local property taxes and adjusts administration of setoffs against gross income tax refunds and homestead rebates or credits.

NJ - S1622 Bars certain employees of certain public agencies from participating in PERS; repeals law permitting PERS and TPAF members on leave who work for labor organization to purchase pension credit.

NJ - S2368 Requires shore municipalities accepting government funds for storm-damaged beach replenishment to provide free beach access and public toilet facilities.

NJ - S2593 Directs all fines imposed by municipalities for violations of red light cameras to Highway Safety Fund.

NJ - S2548 Blocks beach fees in shore municipalities accepting certain government provided beach replenishment funding and dedicates two percent of taxable receipts under the sales and use tax collected in the shore municipalities to the shore municipalities.

NJ - S268 Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.

NJ - S266 Exempts volunteer fire companies from charitable registration fees.

NJ - S1952 Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program; prohibits future use of red light cameras in State.

NJ - S270 Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.

NJ - S1694 Permits counties to share county tax administrators.

NJ - SR12 Urges Transportation Security Administration to terminate recent changes to its procedure for conducting pat down searches at airport checkpoints.

NJ - S1525 Extends property tax benefit to veterans who performed active service in U.S. Armed Forces during Cold War.

NJ - S3119 Provides that a teaching staff member dismissed by a district due to a reduction in force who subsequently retires must be removed from preferred eligible lists and has no right of reemployment.

NJ - S279 Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.

NJ - S277 Specifies that certain images generated by body scans violate State statutes prohibiting invasion of privacy, pornography, and endangerment of child welfare under certain circumstances.

NJ - S263 Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.

NJ - S280 Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.

NJ - S2852 Modifies "inherently beneficial use" definition for purposes of zoning variance to discourage siting of wind and solar energy facilities on agricultural land and open space.

NJ - S1529 Removes imposition of sales and use tax on sales of massage, bodywork and somatic services.

NJ - S1524 Provides public employee salaries at all levels of government cannot exceed salary of Governor.

NJ - S1530 Prohibits use of body imaging scanners to screen passengers and airline crew members.

NJ - S278 Establishes program authorizing lease of historic buildings and structures in State parks, forests, and wildlife management areas.

NJ - S2635 Provides additional State aid to, and increases tax levy growth limitation for, certain school districts experiencing significant increases in tuition costs, appropriates $1,719,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE.

NJ - SCR22 Clarifies housing rights of state residents under State Constitution and prohibits laws requiring municipalities to provide housing opportunities through zoning and land use regulations.

NJ - S1528 Phases out the transfer inheritance tax over two years.

NJ - S272 Provides for awarding of certain costs to defendants who prevail in DEP enforcement actions.

NJ - S1620 Restricts use of accumulated sick leave by public employees in year prior to retirement.

NJ - S269 Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.

NJ - S1695 Implements Governor's "Tool Kit" proposals for public employer-public employee collective negotiation agreements.

NJ - S265 Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.

NJ - S3068 Designates State Route 173 between Clinton and Phillipsburg as "173rd Airborne Brigade Highway."

NJ - S276 Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.

NJ - S1521 Expands calibers of rim-fire rifles permitted on State wildlife management target ranges.

NJ - S1366 Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Tri-County Purple Heart Memorial Highway."

NJ - SCR23 Proposes amendment to Constitution to prohibit State or federal law or regulation from compelling a person to obtain, provide, or participate in health care coverage.

NJ - S1637 Authorizes reimbursement for EMT training from EMT Training Fund for certain volunteer firefighters.

NJ - S2115 Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.

NJ - S264 Grants county governing body final authority to determine expenditures for courtroom facilities.

NJ - S1636 Establishes special license plates for veterans.

NJ - S1523 Establishes a limited education grant program for certain school districts sending pupils to a district that is experiencing overcrowding in its school facilities.

NJ - S273 Permits DEP air quality regulation of certain outdoor wood burning units only in response to complaint.

NJ - A3788 Codifies regulation exempting firearms records from State's open public records law.

NJ - A3593 Appropriates $16,250,000 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.

NJ - S231 Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.

NJ - S87 Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.

NJ - S1627 Eliminates prohibition against purchasing more than one handgun in calendar month.

NJ - S2246 Appropriates $55 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and approves $2,400,800 from 1995 bond act for coastal blue acres projects.

NJ - S519 Imposes restrictions concerning Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.

NJ - S422 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.

NJ - S384 Immunizes employers from civil liability for certain disclosures regarding employees and former employees.

NJ - S93 Permits sale of home-baked goods under certain circumstances.

NJ - S175 Restores the death penalty for certain murders.

NJ - S2248 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.

NJ - S2809 Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.

NJ - S1587 Abolishes Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, transfers bridges to NJ DOT and Penn DOT, removes tolls.

NJ - S504 The "New Jersey Parental Rights Program Act."

NJ - S2277 Lengthens amber light at traffic signal with red light camera; sets penalty for failing to stop before turning right on red when detected by red light camera; implements half-second delay for red light camera violations.

NJ - S164 Prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens and requires employers to use E-Verify program.

NJ - S1685 Prohibits law enforcement agency from conducting certain checkpoints and inspections limited only to motorcycles.

NJ - S2401 Lengthens yellow light at traffic signal with red light camera; sets penalty for failing to stop before turning right on red when detected by camera; implements one second delay for red light camera violations.

NJ - S1874 Clarifies that breath test warnings given to suspected drunk drivers are to be in English; requires applicants for driver's licenses to be able to read and understand English and directs MVC to offer examinations only in English.

NJ - S860 Allows public contractors paying benefits to count benefit costs toward compliance with local "living wage" ordinances.

NJ - S514 Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.

NJ - S2396 Appropriates $16,250,000 from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.

NJ - S2247 Appropriates $8,930,975 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

NJ - S588 Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.

NJ - S605 Establishes public bidding and contracting procedures for Rutgers, the State University that mirror those in place for the State colleges.

NJ - S2552 Codifies regulation exempting firearms records from State's open public records law.

NJ - S240 "New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.

NJ - S187 Clarifies that harassment made anonymously or otherwise through electronic communication devices constitutes a petty disorderly offense.

NJ - S804 Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.

NJ - S106 Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.

NJ - S2080 Establishes Hunterdon-Somerset Flood Advisory Task Force.

NJ - S708 Amends Kyleigh's Law to remove requirement that holder of a special learner's permit, examination permit, and probationary driver's license display decal.

NJ - S770 Establishes Governor's authority over approval of minutes of certain regional commissions.

NJ - S2721 Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.

NJ - S1917 Restricts certain campaign contributions by public employee labor organizations.

NJ - S1483 Provides for philosophical exemption to mandatory immunizations.

NJ - S1899 Designates portion of U.S. Route 206 bypass in Hillsborough Township as "Peter J. Biondi Bypass."

NJ - SCR17 Amends Constitution to limit use of nonrecurring revenue in State budget except in certain times of crisis and limits State budget growth.

NJ - SCR133 Urges federal government to pay 100% of Hurricane Sandy related essential assistance.

NJ - SCR19 Proposes amendment to constitution regarding parental notification for medical or surgical procedures or treatments relating to pregnancy to be performed on minor children.

NJ - SCR20 Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to describe the manner in which the Legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of free public schools.

NJ - SCR11 Proposes constitutional amendment to allow veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for support of organization.

NJ - SCR18 Amends Constitution to require that bills with net effect of raising State revenues by proposing a new State tax or a State tax increase pass each House of Legislature by two-thirds majority vote.

NJ - SCR29 Proposes constitutional amendment to prohibit diversion of dedicated State revenue and suspend dedicated revenue collections if not appropriated for dedicated purpose during State fiscal year.

NJ - SCR21 Proposes constitutional amendment to establish a 2 percent cap on annual appropriations increases for certain State government spending.

NJ - SJR15 Creates "Passenger Rail System Study Commission."

NJ - SJR58 Designates September 17 through September 23 of each year as "Constitution Week."