Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
James W. Holzapfel
Sponsored
Became law2
Extends time to file complaint for drunk driving from 30 to 90 days. *
Upgrades crime of luring or enticing a child into motor vehicle, structure or isolated area to a crime of the second degree.
Passed the General Assembly1
Establishes that traffic fine overpayments of $5 or less do not have to be refunded.
Out of committee1
Upgrades penalties for certain fireworks violations.
In committee33
Establishes special license plate to support education.
Exempts police from jury duty.
Increases penalties for committing serious offenses while released on bail.
Allows jury in death penalty case to consider defendant's prior criminal history.
Eliminates fee for State permits issued for county road projects.
Reallocates $2.25 million of Corporation Business Tax dedicated funds for carbon filtration systems for three wells in Dover Township, Ocean County.
Permits qualified retired law enforcement officers who were employed by law enforcement agencies outside the State to carry firearms.
Provides that death caused by eluding law enforcement officer is aggravated manslaughter.
Requires State park and forest restroom facilities to include an exclusive family restroom.
Requires hologram on motor vehicle insurance identification cards.
Allows drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Changes earliest date of construction or rehabilitation of housing granted credits without controls.
Requires State Medical Examiner to perform toxicological testing for county medical examiners.
Reduces blood alcohol concentration level for drunk driving conviction to 0.08% and changes penalty for a first offense.
Supplemental appropriation of $25 million to DEP to fund grant to Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority for Brick Township Reservoir.
Requires police notification when driver license is suspended.
Establishes new offenses concerning the unlawful possession and use of credit card scanners.
Provides for reimbursement of training costs of certain law enforcement officers.
Provides an annual economic benefit to a municipality sharing a common boundary with a municipality wherein a privately-owned sanitary landfill facility is located.
Provides for a mandatory minimum term of two years for leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Upgrades crime of identity theft under certain circumstances.
Appropriates $12.475 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern New Jersey.
Requires State Police to establish speed limits on State waterways.
Requires State forensic laboratories to be accredited.
Allows Attorney General and county prosecutors to obtain toll collection monitoring system information under certain circumstances.
Requires parole board code of ethics to prohibit consultation between board and other State employees regarding parole decisions.
Requires parole board to adopt rules prohibiting undue influence in parole process.
Prohibits sale of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids.
Prohibits additional jughandles on roads or highways in the State.
Increases penalties for certain campaign advertising violations.
Abolishes the Victims of Crime Compensation Board and creates in its stead an Office of Victims' Services in, but not of, the Department of Law and Public Safety.
Prohibits submission of bids for local public contracts and public school contracts on certain days.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. *
Designates State office building in Asbury Park as "Thomas S. Smith, Sr. State Office Building."
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
"Michael's Law;" imposes mandatory jail time and rehabilitation for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses. *
Designates highbush blueberry as New Jersey State Fruit.
Passed the General Assembly · 7
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Provides State-paid SHBP benefits in retirement to certain former State employees with 25 or more years State service.
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.
Makes it a fourth-degree crime to provide recommended answers to psychological test of law enforcement officers or candidates.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom".
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Out of committee · 21
Clarifies provisions of "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" concerning municipal electric power systems and rural electric cooperatives. *
Permits use of preliminary breath testing devices to detect drunk driving.
Supplemental appropriation of $150,000 to DHSS for a grant to Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations. *
Requires Department of Transportation to conduct an emergency response priority control system pilot program.
Implements a pilot tuition aid grant program for part-time students using unclaimed lottery prize money. *
Appropriates $12.475 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern New Jersey.
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 1. *
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints." *
Permits school pupils to self-administer medication for certain medical conditions. **
Prohibits certain acts involving invasion of privacy.
Repeals law creating State poet laureate.
Requires award of grants to remediate discharges from home heating oil tanks for application filed prior to July 1, 2007.
Designates State Highway No. 70 bridge over Manasquan River as the "September 11 Memorial Bridge;" appropriates $2,500.
Prohibits production of key based on motor vehicle identification number alone without certain identification. *
Clarifies that lifetime community supervision for sex offenders is parole supervision.
Appropriates $51,282,300 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "urban aid," densely or highly populat
Appropriates $14,663,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central NJ.
Appropriates $16,042,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
In committee · 84
Punishes certain acts involving invasion of privacy.
Establishes nine-member Title 19 Revision Commission; appropriates $175,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to DHS for domestic violence programs.
Designates prison telephone revenues for VCCB claims.
Allows weapons seized in domestic violence cases to be stored with local law enforcement agency rather than the county prosecutor's office.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $1,000 income tax deduction.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for defibrillator training for police and firefighters.
Creates pilot program in Essex County concerning domestic violence; creates additional Superior Court judgeship for Essex County; appropriates $275,000.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Redirects certain moneys in the Sanitary Landfill Facility Contingency Fund to landfill closure and landfill mining projects.
Requires certain information to be printed on invoices and delivery tickets for liquefied petroleum gas.
Revises retirement provisions for PERS members who are veterans.
Appropriates $165,000 for the Popcorn Park Zoo.
Appropriates $50,000 to DMVA for transportation pilot program to provide veterans' medical transportation.
Authorizes special emblem for license plates of disabled veterans.
Returns portion of realty transfer fee to beach municipalities for certain shore protection projects.
Provides for the reduction of the per pupil expenditure of certain constituent municipalities of regional school districts.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Makes certain DEP coastal rules inoperative until completion of cross-acceptance process; appropriates $2,500,000 for grants to local governments in the coastal area.
Appropriates $250,000 to DEP for costs of well drilling to monitor groundwater quality.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
Prohibits sale of gasoline containing MTBE; directs DEP to seek waiver from EPA oxygen requirements for purpose of discontinuing use of MTBE; and establishes Transportation Energy Security Council to monitor good faith compliance effort.
Increases cost of living adjustment in pension allowances and survivor benefits payable to certain former public safety officers and their survivors.
Increases cost of living adjustment in pension allowances and survivor benefits payable to certain former public safety officers and their survivors.
Increases minimum amount of PFRS ordinary disability retirement allowance from 40% to 50% of average final compensation.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
Requires DEP to assume responsibility for dredging of waterways providing boat access to lagoon communities; appropriates $6,000,000.
Establishes "Seniors Helping Seniors Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Demonstration Program" in DHS; appropriates $360,000.
Establishes special dredging account; directs $5,000,000 of sales tax collected annually be deposited therein; directs DEP to administer account and dredging program with certain requirements.
Appropriates $26,140,000 for dredging projects and dredged material disposal projects related to navigational waterways.
Regulates the sale of laser lighting devices and their possession by persons under 18.
Creates new $100 assessment for convictions of certain sexual offenses to fund counseling for victims and their families; establishes Sexual Offender Victim Counseling Fund.
Prohibits NJT from making major alterations to rail yards located near certain environmentally sensitive areas.
Mandates testing for lead toxicity as condition for certain school, nursery school, or child care attendance.
Concerns public works subcontractors.
Provides for public access to government records; protects certain government records from public disclosure; establishes Privacy Study Commission and appropriates $95,000 to commission.
Modifies Fair Housing Act and State Planning Act to assist in provision of affordable housing.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes the New Jersey Aquaculture Assistance Program.
Creates "gun free" school areas.
Establishes low interest mortage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Increases income eligibility for Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement Program beginning in tax year 2002.
Requires DEP permitting and monitoring of all wells and boreholes.
"Homestead School Property Tax Reimbursement Act"; provides State reimbursement for 50% of school property taxes paid by seniors, 65 years and older.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions made for efforts in relief of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.
Creates continuing education and nurse recruitment pilot program in DMVA; appropriates $348,000.
Provides payment to local public employers for post-retirement health care benefits to certain PFRS, CPFPF and PERS retirees.
Appropriates $1 million to DEP for Cook Creek/Lake Louise dredging.
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 30th.
Provides additional retirement benefits for PERS and TPAF members employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions retiring between July 1, 2002 and January 1, 2003.
Provides additional retirement benefits for PERS and TPAF members employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.
Eliminates immediately the rate reductions and rate caps of electric public utilities for provision of basic generation service.
Authorizes BPU to allow electric public utilities to recover basic generation services transition costs over a term of not less than 20 years.
Increases minimum PFRS special retirement allowance from 65% to 70% of final compensation.
Establishes Autism Registry in DHSS; appropriates $500,000.
Upgrades lewdness to a crime of the fourth degree under certain circumstances.
Requires certain law enforcement officers to undergo psychological testing.
Appropriates $1,050,000 to DLPS for grants to counties for crisis intervention programs for law enforcement officers.
Designates September 11 in each year as "Red, White, and Blue Ribbon Day" in honor of victims of September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
Reduces to 5 years length of continuous residency requirement to qualify for homestead property tax reimbursement.
Provides for recoupling of the computation of the New Jersey estate tax in accord with the federal estate tax.
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Redirects $15 million prior appropriation from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grant to Dover Township, Ocean County, to acquire lands for open space purposes.
Establishes the Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in the DEP and appropriates $200,000.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Decreases and eliminates certain fees and penalties.
Exempts vanpool rentals from domestic security fee imposed under P.L.2002, c.34.
Requires chairman of the Victims of Crime Compensation Board to be selected by Governor from lists submitted by victims' rights groups.
"New Jersey Fair Market Drug Pricing Act"; establishes New Jersey Rx Card Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Restricts expenditure of State appropriated funds for cabinet officers' chauffeur driven limousines.
Requires applicants for school board employment and school bus driver to be notified of criminal history record check results within 60 days.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Requires public hearing and security report before establishing, relocating, or expanding juvenile boot camps.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to the Department of State for a grant to Algonquin Arts.
Removes tolls from the Garden State Parkway.
Concerns telemarketing political calls.
Requires certain advertising disclosures by certain funeral establishments.
Amends "Waterfront Commission Act" to expand the commission's jurisdiction over waterborne freight and certain licensing and registration procedures.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer that dissolves and completely liquidates during the 2002-2003 suspension of net operating loss deductions to use that deduction.