Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Pamela R. Lampitt
Sponsored
Became law2
Extends eligibility for New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship Program to dependents and spouses of persons who died as a result of illness caused by exposure to attack sites.
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Passed the General Assembly2
Authorizes municipalities to regulate and impose fees on sexually oriented businesses and requires municipalities to station security personnel at certain locations in proximity to such businesses when children are present.
Requires sexually oriented businesses to notify property owners within 3,000 feet and obtain variance prior to operation.
Out of committee4
Permits county improvement authorities to undertake economic development activities.
Directs each institution of higher education to develop and coordinate a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan.
Amends appropriation of moneys to the DEP from the "Water Supply Bond Act of 1981" for water supply treatment project in Camden County.
Cancels, reappropriates and appropriates certain moneys in the Clean Waters Fund. *
In committee20
Establishes the Technology Business Incubator Program Supplemental Assistance Fund.
Prohibits supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for public school and municipal employees with annual compensation of $100,000 or more.
Permits public high school student athletes to opt out of physical education during their athletic seasons.
Establishes standards for employment contracts with certain school district administrators, and requires DOE to approve the contracts and to provide public access to the contracts.
Establishes universal credit equivalency program to provide seamless transfer of college credits by institutions of higher education.
Requires boards of education to provide greater public access to information on employment compensation of certain school administrators and requires annual audit to include test measures for State and federal income tax compliance.
Requires DOP to generate compensation guidelines to help counties and municipalities determine appropriate pay for various positions.
Dedicates CATV company franchise fee payments to property tax reduction, and to municipal utility and law enforcement costs.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
Increases firearm permit and license fees.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Clarifies employment relationship between child care resource and referral agencies and approved home providers and registered family day care providers.
Imposes surcharge on certain tickets to finance public higher education facilities.
Provides that only one of the three non-State residents who may serve on the board of trustees of the nine State colleges is required to be an alumnus or alumna of the institution.
Requires hang tag for holders of provisional driver's license and windshield sticker for holders of special learner's permit and examination permit.
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Requires availability of athletic heart protectors at certain baseball events; appropriates $2,500.
Requires schools and youth baseball leagues to have defibrillators on site during baseball games and practices.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinances regulating where sex offenders may reside.
The "Najeeb Green-Lewis Law," requires motor vehicle rental companies to confirm driving status of driver as condition of renting certain vehicles.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Cancels, reappropriates and appropriates certain moneys in the Clean Waters Fund. *
Vetoed2
Permits county improvement authorities to undertake economic development activities.
Amends appropriation of moneys to the DEP from the "Water Supply Bond Act of 1981" for water supply treatment project in Camden County.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 44
Implements CORE proposals, including "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act"; user -friendly budgets; revision of county superintendent of schools title and duties.*
Provides for various school district accountability measures.
Eliminates various inactive commissions, committees, councils and boards.
Establishes "Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization, and Consolidation Commission"; establishes measures for local government efficiency; appropriates $95,000.
Eliminates various mandates imposed on public school districts.
Requires portion of State rental assistance grants be reserved for graduates of State veterans' transitional housing program.
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to advise women of option to donate or store umbilical cord blood and placental tissue. **
Allows counties, municipalities and school districts to join with the State under certain circumstances for provision of alternative electrical energy systems. *
Establishes an emergency deployment program for building inspection following disaster or emergency. *
Requires health insurers to honor an assignment of benefits for ambulance service payments under certain circumstances. *
Skinner's and Michelle's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury. *
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Prohibits public school districts from joining under certain circumstances voluntary associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports programs.
Requires suicide and mental health screening of juveniles in county detention centers.
Requires DHSS to maintain registry of reported autism diagnoses; appropriates $500,000. *
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support New Jersey Veterans Haven program.
Upgrades penalties for recruiting minors and confined persons to be in criminal street gang. *
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
"Independence, Dignity and Choice in Long-Term Care Act"; reallocates State long-term care expenditures.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct performance review audits.
Prohibits minors under 14 from using tanning facilities and requires written parental consent for minors 14 to 18.
Requires DMVA to evaluate resources, costs and benefits of providing home health care aides for qualified veterans.
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees because of religious practices.
Mandates alternate testing dates because of days of religious observance for certain applicants seeking licensure.
Provides for religious accommodation regarding admission procedures at licensed heath care facilities.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Appropriates $8,552,405 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
Establishes pilot program to conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.
Requires prevailing wages to be paid for construction work on State-owned properties.
Creates new alcoholic beverage license for facilities that teach winemaking.
Provides for instruction in autism and other developmental disabilities awareness and methods of teaching students with autism and other developmental disabilities for candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers and paraprofessionals. **
Concerns Early Intervention Program services for children with autism.
Establishes New Jersey Adults with Autism Task Force.
Extends funding for autism medical research and treatment.
Places the burden of proof and burden of production on school districts in due process hearings conducted to resolve special education issues.
Requires purchasing agents to complete a course in green product purchasing; requires Department of the Treasury to compile and maintain a list of green product purchasing sources.
Reorganizes and renames NJ Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission as NJ Commerce Commission; transfers Division of Travel and Tourism to Department of State.
Permits certain child care centers to receive $1,500 grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund. **
"Charity Care Fraud Prevention and Detection Act."
Prohibits newly elected public office holders from simultaneously holding more than one elective office.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
The "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007"; authorizes issuance of $200 million in bonds; appropriates $5,000.
Vetoed · 1
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Passed the General Assembly · 37
Establishes a pilot program in DOE for the organization of a county administrative school district.
Permits the appointment of joint municipal court judges by agreement of affected municipalities.
Reconstitutes membership of Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards to eight public members only; permits committee to require additional financial disclosure by legislators. *
Decreases certain motor vehicle fines and lengthens time to provide proof of insurance.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students. *
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Prohibits certain elected officials from receiving dual health benefit coverage.
Directs Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning furnishings purchased by public and independent institutions of higher education.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
Regulates teen nights by requiring security provided by police officers, prohibiting persons under age 15 from attending, and disqualifying registered sex offenders from employment.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006."
Increases motor vehicle property damage reporting threshold to over $1000.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates. *
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Requires New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission to provide information clearinghouse on website for businesses interested in relocating to State.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.
Authorizes civil action for certain economic damages against owner or keeper of pet animal that injures or kills another person's pet animal.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging.
Revises procedures for the use of eminent domain in municipal redevelopment programs.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Prohibits individuals from purchasing more than one handgun in a calendar month.
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
Authorizes enhancement of State Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode based on anticipated energy savings; provides down payment assistance to certain purchasers of homes meeting enhanced energy subcode requirements. *
Daniel Mackay's Law; requires certain information be given to next of kin of relatives killed or incapacitated in motor vehicle accident; caps certain abandoned vehicle storage fees.
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for emergency medical technicians, police officers, and firefighters. *
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Establishes qualifications for zoning enforcement officers.
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Authorizes municipal planning boards to adopt green buildings and environmental sustainability municipal master plan element.
Requires DHSS to make reported information about certain adverse events publicly available.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Out of committee · 46
Requires BPU to establish voluntary program for certification of renewable energy installers.
Expands scope of implied consent for BAC testing to include certain underage drivers who have consumed alcohol.
Establishes pharmacy's duty to fill prescriptions for in-stock drugs or devices without delay, notwithstanding sincerely held moral, philosophical or religious beliefs of pharmacist. *
Provides a manufacturing retention investment tax credit under the corporation business tax, for investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Requires certain State buildings to be designed and managed to meet high performance green building standards. *
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets. *
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Establishes the crime of corruption of public resources.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Allows property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Requires the placement of defibrillators at public and independent institutions of higher education.
Permits the consolidation of the boards of education of a county vocational school district and county special services school district into one board.
Establishes the transport of firearms into State for purposes of an unlawful sale or transfer as a crime of the second degree.
Requires school bus drivers to inspect bus for pupils remaining at end of route.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Allows access to housing, public facilities and transportation for certain working dogs, provides penalties for violation.
Regulates donation clothing bins.
Requires development and distribution of pamphlet informing parents of student athletes about sudden cardiac death.
Imposes criminal penalties for certain actions concerning disposition of decedent's body parts.
"Safe Patient Handling Act"; requires health care facilities to establish safe patient handling programs. *
Establishes as crime of the second degree unlawful possession of certain handguns. *
Establishes a public awareness campaign concerning the importance of keeping a current address with MVC.
Ensures fire drills are conducted in schools while open for summer instructional programs.
Provides that if an annual appropriation act is not enacted at the beginning of a State fiscal year casino gambling operations shall continue and all State employees shall be deemed essential. *
Provides unemployment benefits for spouses of armed services members under certain conditions. *
Provides free admission for veterans to State parks and forests during events held by veterans' organizations and free use of park and forest facilities for events held by veterans' organizations.
Requires DHSS standards for safe building interiors; submission of documentation of investigation and remediation as a condition to issuance of construction permit for certain sites; makes changes to the "Industrial Site Recovery Act."
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
"Nicole's Law;" permits victim of sex offense to obtain restraining order against offender.
Includes electronic communication in definition of public school "harassment, intimidation or bullying."
Restricts certain sex offenders' access to the Internet.
Requires written notice to be provided to county health departments and local health agencies concerning contaminated sites. *
Allows authorized representative of deceased or incapacitated dentist to contract with another dentist to continue practice for one year.
Requires the State Police to establish a recently relocated offenders section within the Megan's Law sex offender Internet registry. *
Requires MVC to provide minor's motor vehicle record to parent or guardian. *
Restricts receipt of things of value by members of the Legislature and legislative staff from lobbyists and governmental affairs agents; increases certain penalty provisions. *
Requires governmental affairs agent to report particular items in annual appropriation legislation or appropriation legislation supplemental thereto on which agent acted.
Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charity in which candidate or candidate's immediate family is an officer or employee or receives compensation for goods or services provided to the charity.
Establishes New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
Makes it a primary offense for motorists to talk on or text message with hand-held wireless telephone or electronic communication device while driving. *
Requires Violence Institute of UMDNJ to undertake comprehensive study of Megan's Law.
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public.
Requires owner to report loss or theft of firearm to police within 36 hours. *
Clarifies that certain political contribution disclosures that must be made annually to ELEC and prior to entering into certain public contracts apply only to for-profit business entities and not to nonprofit entities.
In committee · 56
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop campus security plans.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Increases Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled Program subsidy.
Requires after-market mufflers to be certified to operate at certain noise level; DEP to establish standards.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Expands membership and revises authority of Fish and Game Council.
Grants county planning board power to review site plans for land development affecting county roads.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for full time enrollment at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Requires State aid for operating expenses of higher education institutions as a percentage of the State budget to equal national average.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Establishes 14-day grace period for consumer to cancel contract for cellular telephone service.
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts in order to satisfy certain urban revitalization goals.
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Creates "Task Force on the Extension of Route 55."
Requires the placement of defibrillators in public use airports.
Requires hearing loss sensitivity training for public school pupils and teaching staff members.
Establishes voluntary Statewide physician joint purchasing alliance.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes a juror voluntary charitable contribution system.
Eliminates awards of punitive damages against municipalities and boards of education, and against employees of municipalities and boards of education acting within the scope or under color of their office, employment or agency.
Provides for maximum rate for transcript fees.
Requires training program for and recognizes position of technical assistant to construction code official.
Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 25% State support.
Establishes a program to provide college scholarships to the parent, spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Enhances penalties for driving when license revoked.
Prohibits the use or possession of cellular picture phones to invade another person's privacy and prohibits camera or picture cell phones in schools.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Establishes Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Pilot Program in DHS; appropriates $10 million.
Authorizes POW license plates for leased vehicles.
Requires fire sprinkler systems in new buildings or structures used to house three or more equine animals.
Establishes uniform school bus life of 15 years for all new school buses.
Establishes a regional transportation coordinator unit in each office of the county superintendent to improve the coordination of pupil transportation services within the county.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain infant formulas.
Permits any voter to receive absentee ballots for all future elections upon request.
"Adolescents' Online Privacy Protection Act."
Establishes fixed dates for employment contracts of certain State college professors and other employees.
Requires insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HPV vaccine.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 17 years.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, certain membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
Exempts faculty members at public institutions of higher education from limitation on payment of travel expenses and honoraria under "New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law."
Makes supplemental appropriation of $4,303,000 to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority for Outstanding Scholars Recruitment Program.
Requires reimbursement of physical damage deductible paid by insured under private passenger automobile insurance policy within 180 days under certain circumstances.
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Requires report and public hearing prior to DEP recommendation of site for inclusion on Superfund list.
Provides that NJ STARS students can enroll in county college outside county of residence under certain circumstances.
Requires completion of legislative ethics training program for legislators and State officers or employees and special State officers or employees in Legislative Branch.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Filed · 5
Establishes the "New Jersey Tax and Fiscal Policy Study Commission" to study the State and local tax structure and related fiscal issues.
Authorizes individual boards of education to self insure for certain insurance; removes current prohibitions.
Clarifies authority of DOT to enter certain agreements with local governments.
Establishes Division of Risk Management in the Department of the Treasury; reorganizes Office of Information Technology; requires consolidation of enhanced 9-1-1 public safety answering points.
"Property Assessment Reform Act"; appropriates $4,000,000.