Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Ronald S. Dancer
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly3
Designates Downer Soil as New Jersey State Soil.
Prohibits certain deceptive practices concerning certain shopping center leases. **
Provides for promotion and sale of "Jersey Fresh" and other NJ agricultural or horticultural products at service areas along certain toll roads. *
Out of committee4
Establishes penalty for failing to comply with school crossing guard's signal to stop. *
Requires DHSS to make certain information about long-term care and adult day health services facilities available on its website. *
Prohibits passenger automobile manufacturer from delivering passenger automobile to retail dealer without spare tire.
"Nicole's Law;" permits victim of sex offense to obtain restraining order against offender.
In committee53
Requires public bodies to allow public comment at every meeting.
Excludes from taxation income from certain sales of land for open space and farmland preservation purposes.
Extends for five additional years use of special appraisal method when acquiring certain lands for open space or farmland preservation purposes.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Imposes penalty upon political subdivision of State that unlawfully denies person military leave benefits.
Appropriates $25,000,000 to restore funding to statutory level for Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement program.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Outlines criteria municipalities are to consider when establishing speed limits for local streets.
Requires clinicial laboratories to adopt certain requirements regarding continuing education and supervision of cytotechnologists.
Extends eligibility for NJ Distinguished Service Medal to 25-year State residents.
Requires inclusion of resident of continuing care retirement community as member of facility's local governing body and discussion of certain matters with resident representatives.
Eliminates dual governmental pay to members of Legislature for legislative duties.
Concerns penalty for use of wireless phone while driving.
Allows former mayors to perform marriages.
Upgrades qualifications for county corrections officers; clarifies administration and management policies for county corrections departments.
Creates rehabilitative equine program in DOC.
Establishes defibrillator grant program in DHSS for placement of defibrillators in senior citizen centers.
Extends eligibility for PAAD to persons disabled under certain federal programs.
Excludes from income that portion of annuity distribution that is return on initial investment for purposes of PAAD and Senior Gold income eligibility.
Requires DOT to prepare transportation plan for senior citizens; appropriates $3 million therefor; finances senior citizen safe driving health centers with $8 levy on motor vehicle violations; and reduces automobile insurance premium of seniors using cen
Establishes Community Living Independently Program; appropriates $1.8 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to DHSS for establishment of UMDNJ Center for Research and Treatment of Ocular Inflammatory Disease.
Expands eligibility criteria for disabled veteran's property tax exemption.
Requires DEP employees who conduct inspections of certain chemical facilities to undergo background checks.
Authorizes special plate for holders of "Combat Action Ribbon."
Authorizes common interest community associations and homeowners to utilize State Office of Consumer Protection for dispute resolution.
Allows redevelopment agencies to directly apply for and receive funding under the "Maintenance of Viable Neighborhoods Act."
Prohibits slaughter of horses and sale of horseflesh for human consumption.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for local open space and farmland preservation purposes.
Requires DEP to approve water usage certification for water diverted on farmland enrolled in a State or local farmland preservation program.
Provides additional mandatory fines and restitution for theft of flags or flag-holders from grave sites.
Reallocates $2.5 million in funds to award a grant to the Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center.
Revises distribution of Casino Simulcasting Special Fund.
Permits voter in resident attendance at school, college, or university to receive absentee ballot for each election without continual request.
Requires school buses to display owner's business telephone number for reporting of violations, problems, or unusual circumstances.
Requires Pinelands Commission to update master plan every seven years; requires critical habitat study prior to construction.
Requires property tax bills to contain listing of amount of reserve for uncollected taxes required to be maintained by municipality.
Repeals bidding requirement for local public contracts to allow bidders to avoid unresponsive bid if they inadvertently omit business registration from bid proposal provided that bidder was registered before bid submission deadline.
Requires financial disclosure by candidates for public office in county or municipality.
Permits certain oaths, affirmations, and affidavits to be taken before township and village mayors.
Clarifies that computer assisted remote hunting technology for terroristic purposes to intentionally harm a human is a crime of terrorism.
Permits property tax bills to contain listing of amount of reserve for uncollected taxes required to be maintained by municipality.
Authorizes State to make surplus motor vehicles available to nonprofit charitable organizations performing State contracts.
Requires additional notices to governmental agencies upon termination of utility services to residential customers.
Requires licenses for distributors, wholesalers and retailers to conduct business in tobacco products under the New Jersey Tobacco Products Wholesale Sales and Use Tax Act.
Allows gross income tax credit for purchase of health club memberships by taxpayers 55 and older.
Exempts handicapped spots from meter or fees.
Increases penalties for underage drivers who have consumed alcohol.
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Requires elected public officials and candidates for elective public office to disclose if they ever filed for bankruptcy; requires financial disclosure by candidates for public office in county or municipality.
Provides for the licensure of tree experts and tree care operators, and the registration of their employers.
Directs Secretary of Agriculture to determine annually areas for gypsy moth control measures and implement control measures; specifies State pay full implementation cost; appropriates $5,500,000.
Designates Grove of Remembrance at Liberty State Park as official State memorial; appropriates $90,000 for benches and maintenance.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Requires DHSS to make certain information about long-term care and adult day health services facilities available on its website. **
Establishes penalty for failing to comply with school crossing guard's signal to stop.
"Nicole's Law;" permits victim of sex offense to obtain restraining order against offender. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Appropriates $8,279,750 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
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.
Appropriates $8,100,000 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 central NJ.
Appropriates $39,430,430 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds, and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "ur
Appropriates $15,375,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $6 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Out of committee · 13
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them. *
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Permits a farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Revises regulation of horse racing in regard to future wagers, minimum wagers, unclaimed vouchers, lost tickets, and certain simulcast races. *
Enacts Interstate Compact for Horse Racing Licensees.
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.
Appropriates $750,000 in federal funds for the Gypsy Moth Program.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates $48.5 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $21,588,646 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes, and $600,000 for county farmland preservation program strategic plans.
Requires all elected or appointed members of a local governing body to receive budget and fiscal affairs training.
In committee · 29
Clarifies the deductibility of certain state taxes from entire net income under the corporation business tax.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury to provide tax credits for contributions to entities which provide tuition scholarships to children residing in Camden, Newark, Orange and Trenton or fund innovative public school programs.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of operations that have continued from "Desert Shield/Desert Storm."
Increases eligibility for Senior Gold program.
Extends payment of sales tax revenues into UEZ assistance fund in those zones designated pursuant to P.L.1993, c.367.
Limits the payment of transportation costs for homeless students.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Requires legislators with simultaneous PERS-covered elected office or employment to choose one position for receipt of PERS credit.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing."
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer that dissolves and completely liquidates during the 2002-2003 suspension of net operating loss deductions to use that deduction.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Requires award of grants to remediate discharges from home heating oil tanks for applications filed prior to July 1, 2007.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
"Homestead School Property Tax Reimbursement Act"; provides State reimbursement for 50% of school property taxes paid by seniors, 65 years and older.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Specifies motor vehicle fines from tickets issued by State Police providing rural patrol be paid to municipality, not State.
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment and forfeiture of pension and retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes involving or touching their office or employment.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.