Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Linda R. Greenstein
Sponsored
In committee19
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking may not be expunged.
Requires criminal background check before release or transfer of inmates and suspects.
Restricts candidates and officeholders from involvement with certain issue advocacy organizations.
Permits NJ SAVER rebate to be based on the greater of the 1997 tax year or current tax year equalized school tax rates.
Increases the number of sending school district representatives that may sit on certain receiving school district boards of education.
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHSS for public information regarding health insurance consumers' rights to appeal adverse decisions of insurer.
Increases annual charity care amount to $345 million and appropriates $30 million in State and federal funds to increase Medicaid fee-for-service hospital rates.
Supplemental appropriation for $31,490,000 to increase benefits in the Lifeline programs.
Conditions approval of charter school applications upon providing written documentation of adequate financial reserves.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
The "Common Interest Property Owners' Bill of Rights Law."
Requires nonpublic schools to reimburse school districts for the local educational costs of students who reside in tax-exempt housing and are enrolled in the district.
Directs DOT to reimburse local police departments for certain costs.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2001-2002 school year.
Directs NJT to conduct certain assessment and study concerning passenger rail service between Lakehurst and Matawan.
Concerns automobile insurance rate filings; establishes Office of Automobile Insurance Ratepayer Advocate.
Designates main office building of DOT as "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building."
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 40
"New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act"; appropriates $500,000.*
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Prohibits home solicitation of senior citizens for certain home improvement loans under certain circumstances.
Makes decisions rendered by independent utilization review organizations under Independent Health Care Appeals Program binding on insurance carriers.
Concerns use of child passenger restraint systems, booster seats and seat belts.*
Provides additional juror compensation for certain jurors; appropriates $4,600,000.*
Disqualifies a person adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile from obtaining either a handgun purchase permit or a firearms purchaser identification card in certain cases.
Allows PERS retiree to resume employment covered by PERS as teacher with higher education institution without suspension of benefits.
Establishes Managed Health Care Consumer Assistance Program; appropriates $500,000. *
Requires State Health Benefits Program managed care plans to give 90-days notice to enrollees if primary care physician is terminated from plan.
Excludes U.S. military pensions and survivors benefits of persons less than 62 years of age from gross income taxation.
Authorizes establishment by courts of trusts for persons with disabilities.*
The "Private Well Testing Act"; appropriates $1million from safe Drinking Water Fund. *
Provides for public access to government records; protects certain government records from public disclosure; establishes Privacy Study Commission and appropriates $95,000 to commission. *
Allows stalking victims protected by temporary restraining order to register to vote without disclosing street address.
Establishes required funding level for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.*
Allows certain disabled voters to receive absentee ballots automatically in certain circumstances.
Designated the "Community Health Care Assets Protection Act."
Imposes civil penalties on domestic violence offenders and establishes Domestic Violence Victims Fund. *
Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.*
Appropriates $205 million from "1999 Statewide Transportation and Local Bridge Fund," and reappropriates unexpended balances from 1983 and 1989 bridge bond funds.*
Eliminates corporation business tax on regular income of S corporations.
Allocates certain motor vehicle surcharges for alcohol treatment programs.
Establishes the "New Jersey Individual Development Account Program," appropriates $2 million from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds. **
Provides school districts with additional State aid for special education pupils if costs exceed a certain amount. *
Appropriates $38,695,000 from the Developmental Disabilities' Waiting List Reduction and Human Services Facilities Construction Fund to DHS.
Clarifies enforcement authority of local health officers regarding sale or distribution of tobacco products to minors.
Appropriates $2.0 million to DHS for grants to Regional Child Abuse Treatment Centers.
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Requires disclosures by gubernatorial candidate's issue advocacy or other tax-exempt organization as condition of public financing. *
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Specifies the crimes encompassed by the provisions of the "No Early Release Act," including murder.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain breast and cervical cancer-related treatment services for presumptively eligible persons under federal law.
Establishes organ donor license plate.
Enters New Jersey in Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact.
Exempts children and victims for the payment of costs related to the maintenance and support of certain institutionalized individuals. *
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Eliminates certain requirements applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs.
Vetoed · 1
Amends "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to enhance oversight and accountability.
Passed the General Assembly · 15
Requires destruction of firearms replaced by police; appropriates $400,000.*
Supplemental appropriation of $2.6 million to DHSS for defibrillator grants.*
Allows part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase SHBP coverage. *
Requires child support to continue past the age of majority if the child has a mental or physical disability which causes the child to be financially dependent on a parent.
Provides State in lieu aid to municipalities for certain tax-exempt group homes.
Provides for payment of annuity to former spouse of deceased PFRS retirant in certain cases.
Permits certain senior citizens to receive absentee ballots under certain circumstances.*
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation. *
Requires the licensing of certain security officers and the registration of their employers.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits under Medicaid.
Establishes driving while fatigued as recklessness under vehicular homicide statute.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 59
Assures certain benefits to certain police, fire and emergency personnel under certain circumstances in regard to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 or pursuant to an Executive Order by the Governor.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
"Highway Accident Property Tax Relief Act;" requires State to reimburse municipalities for costs of providing certain emergency services.*
Revises eligibility criteria for senior citizen stabilization aid and increases the per pupil aid amount to $500.*
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption and administrative expenses.
Broadens group of defendants from which blood samples for DNA testing must be drawn.
Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy in excess of three years and requires the payment of increments pursuant to an expired policy in certain circumstances.
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members.**
Increases age for permit to purchase a handgun from 18 to 21 years; changes related laws on temporary transfer and exemptions.
Amends shoplifting statute; establishes grading system similar to theft.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for medically necessary expenses incurred in diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
Supplemental appropriation of $370,000 to the Department of Community Affairs for a grant to the E=mc2 program.
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Designates portion of State Highway Route No. 82 as the "Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway;" appropriates $2,500.
Revises retirement provisions for PERS members who are veterans.
Provides for life sentence without parole eligibility for persons convicted of murder under certain circumstances.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Supplemental appropriation of $690,000 to Division on Women in DCA to fund Grants to Displaced Homemaker Centers program.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.*
The "New Jersey Women's Micro-Business Credit Act"; appropriates $750,000.
Requires cell phone use to be noted in traffic accidents.
Appropriates $7,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Makes certain acts of animal cruelty crimes of the fourth degree; requires juveniles adjudicated delinquent for certain animal cruelty offenses to receive court-ordered psychological counseling. **
Establishes "Virtual Medical Monitoring Service Pilot Program" in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
Adjusts grandfather qualifications to apply for license as master plumber under certain circumstances.*
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act." *
Designated the "Interior Designers Certification Act."
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Requires managed care plans and SHBP to pay in-network health care facilities full contractual rate regardless of whether treating practitioner is in-network or out-of-network provider. *
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DOH.
Establishes New Jersey Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Fund.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Makes supplemental grants-in-aid appropriation of $1.5 million to the New Jersey Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs for expansion of delinquency programs. *
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in central NJ.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law.
Permits students to satisfy high school graduation requirements by taking practical arts courses.
"Health Care Carrier Accountability Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DHS for Social Services for the Homeless grant program and $2 million to DMAVA to assist homeless veterans.
Prohibits health care facilities from requiring certain hourly wage employees to perform overtime work.
Supplemental appropriation of $150,000 to DHSS for a grant to Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.
Repeals law relating to transportation development districts and provides for establishment of transportation enhancement districts.
Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers employed in public or nonpublic schools in the State.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to DEP from "Water Supply Fund" for study to assess groundwater contamination from MTBE.
Establishes a 3-year pilot program of fire safety evacuation training for certain care givers; appropriates $100,000.
Requires individual health benefits plan carriers to offer a new health benefits plan and permits small employer carriers to offer exclusive provider organization plan.
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Provides property tax exemption for maximum of two parsonages of any congregation of any religious corporation in the State.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for certain active and retired employees. *
Provides benefit coverage to certain police, fire and emergency personnel.
Requires four year digitized picture driver's license; tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal aliens; appropriates $1.5 million. *
Prohibits removal of certain offenders from sex offender registry.
Provides for post-conviction DNA testing; allows post-conviction DNA profile information to be used in the investigation and prosecution of other crimes.
Exempts emergency volunteers from the 7-day waiting period for workers' compensation.
In committee · 99
Prohibits hospital from denying admission or services to patient based on patient's HMO coverage, and requires HMO's to cover legitimate emergency health care.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Revises provisions of the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act."
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Allows credit against gross income tax liability for dependent care expenses or a heightened credit for the expenses of child care provided by a nationally accredited child care center.
Provides credit against corporation business tax for taxpayers supporting child care facilities for employees.
"New Jersey CARES Act"; appropriates $1 million.
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
Authorizes adoption of municipal transfer of development rights programs.
Reduces blood alcohol level at which a person is considered to be guilty of drunk driving from 0.10% to 0.08%.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Mandates sale of child-proof handguns in three years; requires trigger locking device accompany sales of handguns not identified as child-proof.
Provides that $5 million of unclaimed State Lottery prize money be used annually to establish and supplement public school gifted and talented programs.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes a contract bond participation program in the NJ Development Authority for Small Businesses, Minorities' and Women's Enterprises; appropriates $5,000,000.
Requires motor vehicle inspection contractor to provide employees with health benefits coverage comparable to SHBP coverage.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees who retire between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.
The "Steep Slope Protection Act."
Implements proposed constitutional amendment extending eligibility for property tax deduction to New Jersey resident who is surviving spouse of nonresident veteran.
Requires health care provider participating in NJ KidCare program to provide all medically necessary health care services to eligible child which provider is qualified to provide.
Makes vehicle title fraud a third degree crime.
Deprivatizes motor vehicle agencies.
Provides for access to certain energy customer information by appropriate parties for municipal aggregation.
Prohibits imposition of prior authorization requirement upon pharmacist for monthly prescription drug purchases by Medicaid, NJ KidCare, GA and PAAD recipients.
Directs DEP to assess groundwater contamination from MTBE and determine measures necessary to mitigate and remediate contamination; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes criminal penalty for Megan's Law registrant who gives false address; requires verification of address before registrant is released.
Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.
Gives contractual preferences to gun manufacturers which have pledged to adopt and implement certain manufacturing, firearms design and market practices that will foster firearms safety.
Prohibits black bear hunting.
Prohibits managed care carriers providing prescription drug coverage from requiring covered persons to purchase prescription drugs that are in form of double-dose tablets or pills.
Establishes PAAD Expansion Program.
The "Dormitory Fire Safety Act."
Establishes an annual State aid program to replace the local tax loss occasioned by certain changes in the valuation of depreciable business personal property of certain telecommunications companies.
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program by $5,000.
Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Provides for nonbinding referendum as to the permanent berthing of the Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey; makes an appropriation.
Permanently denies convicted criminals access to public records containing victim's information; protects certain criminal investigatory files and crime victim information from public access.
Permits sale of motor fuels on the internet.
Establishes Brownfields Redevelopment Grants Program; appropriates $150 million.
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $1.3 million to DHSS for managed care oversight.
Requires individual and small employer group carriers to offer a new health benefits plan.
Requires certain children to wear helmets when operating scooters.
Increases physician fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement rates; appropriates $7 million in State funds and $7 million in federal funds.
Establishes Hospital Emergency Services Development Fund in DHSS to assist hospitals in creating emergency services clinics for patients who do not require acute care or trauma care; appropriates $9 million.
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Provides for issuance of receipt to voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be used as proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election.
"The New Jersey Electronic Voting Machine Act"; requires use of electronic voting machines in elections.
Clarifies that defendants convicted of murder are subject to the provision of the "No Early Release Act."
Requires use of electronic voting machines in elections; reimburses certain counties for funds spent on election equipment.
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members at State cost.
Increases value of Legislative Initiative Municipal Block Grant Program by $100,000,000 over three years.
Establishes the Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Increases PERS retirement benefit formula from 1/60 to 1/55 of final compensation for each year of service; revises calculation of PERS assets to fund additional cost of formula change.
Allows municipal police officers to apply to police chief where they are employed for handgun purchase permits.
Supplemetal appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund to Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for veterans guide and journal.
Requires that certain security and surveillance equipment be installed at passenger railway station property.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Prohibits municipalities from using State funds for installation, purchase, replacement or restoration of boardwalks using tropical wood.
Establishes the New Jersey Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Study Commission.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to DHS for domestic violence programs.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DMAVA for grant to Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Appropriates $200,000 to Hamilton Twp., Mercer County, to clean up an abandoned tires dump.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Requires NJT to contract with institution of higher education for transportation analysis in Central New Jersey; appropriates $200,000.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
Authorizes municipalities to impose up to 6% tax on hotel, motel and established guest house room charges.
Supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to DLPS for DNA testing of convicted criminals.
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defribrillator.
Prohibits nonprofit organization from disclosing information concerning person under age 18 to third party except pursuant to written policy.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Enacts the "September 11, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act."
Provides for an attachment order to freeze certain funds or assets relating to terrorism.
Eliminates waiting period for unemployment benefits claimed after September 11, 2001.
Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.
Creates interest free loan program for State residents who are members of National Guard and Reserves called to federal active duty.
Filed · 1
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.