Gov. Christie Signs 6 Bills Into Law

Governor Chris Christie has recently signed six bills into law.

The following pieces of legislation are now law in New Jersey, as of Dec. 9:

S-854/A-1341 - Requires that certain health care facilities be generator ready; allows health care facilities to qualify for NJEDA loans for cost of generators

S-2234/A-3397 - Abolishes Landscape Irrigation Contractors Examining Board in the Department of Environmental Protection and transfers regulation of landscape irrigation contractors to Department of Community Affairs

S-2784/A-3856 - Provides partial exemption and maximum sales and use tax imposition amount for sales and uses of boats and vessels; establishes grace period for use tax imposition on certain boats and vessels used by resident purchasers

A-3393/S-2167 - Permits Newark to use rental car tax proceeds over three-year period to help reduce its “cash deficit for preceding year” appropriation and operational deficit

A-3421/S-2220 - Revises the “Self-Funded Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement Regulation Act”