Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
Richard J. Codey
Sponsored
Became law15
Withdraws $50 million from the State disability benefits fund; authorizes certain other expenditures from the fund.
"New Jersey Health Care Consumer Information Act." *
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes. *
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and EDA assistance.
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Permits local government units to issue refunding bonds to retire unfunded accrued liability resulting from early retirement benefits.
Provides for the licensure of certain crane operators. *
Concerns the provision of CATV service and telecommunications service.
Establishes United We Stand license plate to support United States State Department's Rewards for Justice Program.
Allows certain beneficiaries of certain deceased retirees to receive retirement allowance.
Concerns workers' compensation for occupational disease claims and workers' compensation benefits rates for surviving dependents.
Amends Criminal Code provisions concerning forfeiture; repeals section 17-17 of P.L.1950, c.210.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell surplus real property and improvements in Township of West Orange, Essex County to Kessler Institute.
Permits human stem cell research in New Jersey.
Clarifies various provisions of law establishing the State's "no telemarketing call list."
Passed the Senate2
Establishes certain minimum Green Acres funding requirements for urban aid municipalities and densely populated counties under Garden State Preservation Trust Act. *
Allows certain unions to participate in SHBP for elected officers and employees.
Out of committee13
Establishes and increases certain fees and penalties and provides for the use thereof; makes an appropriation. *
Expands municipal power to address abandoned properties. *
Revises receivership statutes.
Provides for municipal regulation of liverycar service; establishes livery and taxicab license plates. *
Provides additional core curriculum standards aid for county vocational school district students who reside in Abbott districts.
Authorizes Commissioner of Education to increase the State share of certain county vocational school district school facilities projects.
Mandates use of New Jersey Electronic Death Registration System.
Provides collective negotiation procedures for school employee contracts, prohibits imposition of such contracts.
Adjusts local employers' contributions to PERS and PFRS over five years; provides exemption from municipal and county "cap" limitation; creates fund for certain excess assets to enhance PFRS special retirement. **
Establishes "Hospital Care Payment Commission" and "NJ Hospital Care Payment Fund" for collection of certain hospital bad debts.
Revises the reserve requirement for school bonds backed by the funds for the support of free public schools.
Establishes and increases certain fees and penalties and provides for the use thereof.
"Domestic Partnership Act"; establishes domestic partnerships.
In committee32
Requires Department of Human Services to provide in-service, on-site training at State psychiatric facilities.
Increases minimum wage.
Limits placement of violent offenders to DOC secure designated facility or certain State psychiatric facilities for purposes of civil commitment.
Requires ten years of legal experience to be eligible to be appointed county prosecutor.
Eliminates requirement for 90-day notice of claim in medical malpractice actions against public entities.
"Dignity in Home Care Act"; provides for increases in Medicaid reimbursements to home health agencies for direct care worker salaries; appropriates $10 million in State and $10 million in federal funds.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Upgrades penalties for the crimes of manslaughter and eluding a law enforcement officer in certain circumstances.
Abolishes Health Service Corporation Conversion Temporary Advisory Commission.
Makes various changes to local cap law; brings fire districts under spending limitations.
Establishes Task Force on Suburban Wildlife Management; suspends issuance of certain community based deer management permits.
Requires CATV companies to forward annually number and types of customer complaints to BPU.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
Authorizes BPU to impose increased financial penalties to stimulate competition in local exchange telecommunications markets.
Permits DNA sampling of certain persons in custody or under community supervision.
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Provides for State assumption of the costs of the county prosecutors' offices.
Allows State poet laureate to be removed from position; changes manner of designation of poet laureate.
Prohibits State chartered financial institutions from charging ATM fees.
Increases veterans benefits for members and retirees of Board of Education Employees' Pension Fund of Essex County.
Clarifies definition of illegal gambling to address Internet gambling; voids credit card debt incurred through illegal gambling; authorizes State to recover illegal gambling losses.
Requires homeowners with private wells to test for contaminants at least once every five years.
Directs annual scheduling of not less than 120 thoroughbred race dates in aggregate at Monmouth Park and Meadowlands.
Prohibits certain uses of State funds by contractors and grantees.
Phases in official advertising rate increases; provides for biennial rate adjustments thereafter upon CPI changes.
Clarifies possession of machine guns and assault firearms by certain law enforcement officers.
Authorizes the issuance of restraining orders in situations where the domestic violence statutes do not apply; repeals section 2 of P.L.1999, c.47.
Establishes Quality Home Care Councils; appropriates $1.5 million.
Permits motor bus owners to "opt out" of no-fault medical expense benefits coverage for injured passengers.
Prohibits legislators from employing family members or receiving certain professional services contracts; prohibits every certain officials from dual office holding, and dual health care benefits coverage.
Prohibits employment of legislator's relatives in legislator's district office.
Provides that members of Legislature enrolled for health benefits through legislative service will not enroll for health benefits from other public entities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
Requires Superintendent to prepare list of State Police employment titles, positions and qualifications; thereafter requires postings for certain specially created titles and positions.
Criminalizes deprivation of civil rights, including racial profiling, by public officials. *
Makes various changes to casino gambling and use of proceeds thereof. *
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Establishes the Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission.
Makes various changes to "Long Term Tax Exemption Law."
Passed the Senate · 7
Requires State Police to establish trooper performance database and early warning system.
Creates an Office of Professional Responsibility and Independent Review Board in, but not of, the Office of Attorney General within the DLPS to oversee complaints of misconduct and constitutional violations by personnel.
Proposes series of amendments to statutes governing SCI.
Prohibits contributions by certain entities doing business with State; limits amount of contributions by principals and officers of such entities.
Establishes Inmate Education and Vocational Training Study Commission. *
Designates third Saturday in June of each year "Juneteenth Independence Day" in New Jersey.
Increases membership of Advisory Board on Carnival-Amusement Ride Safety.
Out of committee · 12
Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies. *
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers. *
"New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002." *
Reduces blood alcohol level at which a person is considered to be guilty of drunk driving from 0.10% to 0.08%.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Concerns eligibility of certain standardbred horses for Sire Stakes Program.
Creates study commission on the death penalty. *
Requires hepatitis B vaccinations for high school students and new full-time students at institutions of higher education. **
Requires certification of persons installing medical gas piping in licensed health care facilities.
Requires public employers to deduct a representation fee in lieu of dues in certain circumstances.
Increases UI benefits. *
In committee · 21
Establishes "Child Care Center Capital Project Grant Fund Program" in DHS; appropriates $1.5 million.
Provides individual cause of action for unfair practices in the settlement of insurance claims and makes unfair practices subject to consumer fraud law.
Provides for primary and comprehensive stroke centers at acute care hospitals; appropriates $14 million.
Requires the Governor's annual budget recommendations to establish the State share of public school costs at 50 percent by dedicating growth in certain State revenues.
Establishes the New Jersey State Endowment for Student Excellence Scholarship Program for county college students; appropriates $25 million.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Increases the mandatory minimum sentence the court must impose for crimes involving the use of a handgun.
Authorizes cities of the first class to contract with nonprofit organizations for the provision of water supply and wastewater treatment services.
Creates the "Judicial and Prosecutorial Facilities Construction Assistance Act."
Provides for annual appropriation of certain State realty transfer fee revenues and General Fund monies for improvements to, and maintenance of, parks.
Establishes twelve-member "Election Law and Procedures Study Commission;" appropriates $150,000.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
The "Home Loan Protection Act."
Specifies policy governing provision by State registrar of certified copies and certifications of vital records to applicants.
Requires certification of persons installing medical gas piping in licensed health care facilities.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Makes various changes to casino gambling and use of proceeds thereof.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements.
Permits wagering on slot machines at the Meadowlands racetrack.
Supplemental appropriation to DHSS of $1,560,000 to provide grants for rodent control programs in municipalities with Abbott school districts.
Makes various changes to the Garden State Preservation Trust Act.