Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, Senate.
Richard J. Codey
Sponsored
Became law19
Revises certain restrictions on permit holders and provisional driver's licensees; renames provisional license "probationary." *
Adjusts required local employer contributions to PERS and PFRS for State fiscal year 2009.
Establishes involuntary commitment to outpatient treatment for person in need of involuntary commitment to treatment. *
Requires anatomical research recovery organizations to register with DHSS.
"Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act."
"New Jersey Hero Act"; concerns organ and tissue donation.**
Requires single operating-room facilities to register with DHSS, permits practitioners to refer patients to ambulatory surgery facilities in which practitioners have financial interest under certain circumstances. **
Permits board of trustees of school district pension fund in counties of the first class to invest 10% of funds in capital stocks or other securities issued by companies of foreign countries.
Repeals the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium statute.
Provides for the allocation of the State's annual bond volume limits on certain bonds in accordance with the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Increases carryover period of net operating loss deduction under corporation business tax.
Provides for random drug testing and testing for cause of employees of State psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers, and veterans homes and requires applicants for employment to undergo drug testing. *
The "Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act." *
Appropriates $120,123,420 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Authorizes borrowing by public school districts between June 8 and June 30 of the school budget year in certain circumstances.
Establishes in DOE a four-year Community Service Phase Two Pilot Enhancement Program.
Revises State share calculation for debt service aid for new school facilities projects of county vocational school districts. *
Establishes additional investigative and enforcement powers in Division of Consumer Affairs to deter individuals from engaging in unauthorized practice of professions and occupations.
Extends transmittal date deadline for fiscal year 2010-2011 gubernatorial budget message to the Legislature from fourth Tuesday in February to March 16, 2010.
Passed the Senate2
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.
Requires certain conditions be met in order for school districts to provide their employees with tuition assistance for coursework or additional compensation upon acquisition of a degree.
Out of committee19
Eliminates throwout of receipts in allocation of entire net income under the corporation business tax; eliminates "regular place of business" requirement to allocate less than 100% of income to New Jersey.
Adjusts local employers' contributions to PERS and PFRS for State fiscal years 2009 through 2011.
Requires contracting units to credit contractors with interest earned on certain funds withheld from payments to contractors.
Changes Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards from 16 to eight members; makes various procedural changes; requires annual ethics training for legislators. *
Raises cigarette tax rate from $2.575 to $2.70 per pack and dedicates additional revenue to the Health Care Subsidy Fund.
Allows membership of Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards to include certain full-time State college and university faculty members.
Increases compensation for persons wrongfully imprisoned.
Changes the procedure for delivery of bills to the Secretary of State that have been enacted over the Governor's veto.
Requires DHS to develop procedures to enable hospitals to promptly transfer emergency department patients with mental illness to appropriate treatment setting. *
Requires DHS and DCF to establish standardized admission protocols and medical clearance criteria for admission to behavioral health care facilities. *
Requires DHS and DCF to identify available mental health services and perform needs assessment. *
Requires DHS to establish training, educational assessment, and remedial instruction programs, and minimum educational standards for staff at State psychiatric hospitals.
Requires DHS to report physical assaults and deaths at State psychiatric hospitals on its website and report deaths to Public Advocate.
Permits person to donate blood at 16 years of age with parental consent.
Requires mandatory jail time for certain driving while intoxicated convictions with high blood alcohol concentration.
Increases penalties for the crime of jury tampering.
Provides that certain drunk driving offenders who drive with a suspended driver's license are guilty of a fourth degree crime.
Increases penalties for loaning motor vehicle to person with suspended driver's license in certain circumstances.
Authorizes negotiations with a bargaining representative of family child care providers.
In committee27
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Authorizes the issuance of restraining orders in situations where the domestic violence statutes do not apply.
Requires ten years of legal experience to be eligible to be appointed county prosecutor.
Clarifies possession of machine guns and assault firearms by certain law enforcement officers.
Provides for State assumption of the costs of the county prosecutors' offices.
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Authorizes Commissioner of Education to increase the State share of certain county vocational school district school facilities projects.
Provides additional core curriculum standards aid for county vocational school district students who reside in Abbott districts.
Phases in official advertising rate increases; provides for biennial rate adjustments thereafter upon CPI changes.
Authorizes the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services to accept proper and sufficient service of process on behalf of the State Legislature when either or both Houses are named defendants in any legal proceeding.
Clarifies definition of illegal gambling to address Internet gambling; voids credit card debt incurred through illegal gambling; authorizes State to recover illegal gambling losses.
Appropriates $75 million from Cigarette Tax Securitization Proceeds Fund to DEP for capital construction projects in State parks, forests, and wildlife management areas.
Requires driver distractions to be noted in traffic accidents.
Prohibits use of public funds by employers for certain employee influence activities.
Requires State designated children's hospitals to have Pediatric Emergency Physician on duty at all times in emergency department.
Prohibits certain persons convicted of certain crimes from serving as governmental affairs agents.
Permits conduct of lottery games on Internet.
Requires members of Legislature and officers and employees of Legislative Branch to disclose to Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards when charged, indicted, or convicted of crime while in office or employment.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Provides penalties for sexually offensive or abusive communication through social networking websites.
Bars certain officials from elective office and political activity for certain time periods.
Allows New Jersey gross income taxpayers to elect to deduct certain losses from certain investment arrangements discovered to be criminally fraudulent.
Limits NJBEST asset-based fees and requires that program offer multiple age-based investment options.
Requires disclosure of all fees and charges associated with prepaid debit cards on the package of such cards.
Facilitates the cooperation between certain major sports and entertainment venues.
Establishes task force to preserve original Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital main building.
Filed2
Reduces required local employer contributions to PERS and PFRS for State fiscal years 2009 through 2011.
Permits electors of president and vice president to meet in State building within State House Complex or War Memorial in Trenton.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Expands NJ FamilyCare, establishes mandate for health care coverage of children, makes various reforms to individual and small employer insurance markets and certain dependent coverage; appropriates $1 million. **
Permanently designates February "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in New Jersey.
Establishes Task Force on Underage Drinking in Higher Education.
Authorizes negotiations with a bargaining representative of community care residential providers.
Out of committee · 6
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in DHSS. *
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Permits physicians to issue multiple prescriptions for total of up to 90-day supply of Schedule II drugs.
Prohibits use of electronic smoking devices in indoor public places and sale to minors. *
Establishes standards and requirements set forth in Executive Order No. 151 (2009) for use of funds from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
In committee · 9
Allows charitable contribution tax deductions under New Jersey gross income tax.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Upgrades offense of harassment under certain circumstances.
Makes it a crime to communicate or transmit sexually suggestive communications to a minor under certain circumstances.
Adds certain crimes as crimes which have bail restrictions.
Prohibits sale of electronic smoking devices to minors.