Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Nia H. Gill Esq.
Sponsored
Became law1
Prohibits home solicitation of senior citizens for certain home improvement loans under certain circumstances.
Passed the General Assembly1
Provides information and referral for mental health services under Work First New Jersey program.
Out of committee4
Clarifies health insurance coverage requirements for Pap smears and requires same coverage under State Health Benefits Program.
Specifies that students may practice acupuncture under the supervision of acupuncturists certified by the Acupuncture Examining Board.
Requires notification for potential license revocation of child care providers and certain health care facilities.
Makes various changes to Board of Education Employees' Pension Fund of Essex County; increases retirement benefits for retirees.
In committee50
Removes requirement that security be posted by person appealing water pollution penalty.
Requires Department of Personnel to prepare report prior to privatization contract and requires employees who meet training and experience qualifications to be employed under privatization.
Requires nongovernmental entity which performs duties previously performed by State agency to provide employees performing those duties with benefits comparable to those formerly provided by State agency.
Requires State agencies to submit notice of request for proposals or other documents pertinent to privatization contracts to certain State employees.
Prohibits demonstrating or picketing the residence or dwelling of health care providers.
Allows gross income tax filers to designate contributions for services to crime victims.
Appropriates $750,000 each to DHS and DL&PS for domestic violence programs.
Permits juveniles charged with certain offenses to have jury trial in the Family Part of the Chancery Division.
Makes various changes to the State's criminal law concerning crimes against children.
Provides $3,000 income tax deduction for certain families providing home care for an elderly relative.
Requires payment of minimum wage under public contracts.
Concerns investigation of permanent reductions of jobs.
Strengthens the "Law Against Discrimination" in cases involving discrimination in employment.
Prohibits HMO's from imposing certain restrictions regarding provision of health care services to enrollees.
Makes the cloning of a human being a crime of the first degree and provides that an individual's genetic information is the property of the individual.
Prohibits State Treasurer from selecting certain banks to act as custodian of State funds or fiscal agent of the State, or both.
Prohibits certain provisions in employment contracts.
Upgrades the crime of contempt of an order entered under the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991" to a crime of the third degree.
Provides for mileage and parking reimbursements to jurors.
Requires certification of certain employees of nonpublic schools.
Establishes three-year demonstration "Senior Citizen Housing and Health Screening Center Program" in DHSS; appropriates $50,000.
Doubles fines for certain motor vehicle offenses committed in or within 1,000 feet of school zone.
Increases minimum income eligibility requirements for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Criminalizes surreptitous use of video surveillance device in a private place.
Bars cyber-stalking and cyber-harrassment.
Requires State Police to establish trooper performance database and early warning system.
Requires State Police to file reports on motor vehicle stops they initiate.
Prohibits picketing the residential dwelling of another.
Requires sex offenders serving special sentences of community supervision to undergo outpatient psychological or psychiatric treatment.
Provides for immunity concerning receipt of notice and State payment of notification costs under Megan's law.
Provides free tuition at college or university in New Jersey for surviving spouse or child of murder victim.
Increases income threshold for qualifying for farmland assessment.
Provides that the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property establish a program permitting qualified nonprofit organizations to purchase materials, supplies or equipment under State contracts under certain circumstances.
Provides for checkoff for taxpayers to make voluntary contributions on gross income tax returns to support activities of WBGO, Newark Public Radio.
Clarifies law enforcement officers' immunity from liability for injuries arising out of motor vehicle pursuits.
Requires that at least one physician who signs affidavit attesting to impairment of alleged incapacitated person 60 or older regarding complaint for judgment designating guardian be a geriatrician.
Excludes certain contributions to deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings under the gross income tax.
Appropriates $150,000 to Montclair Twp. for Nishuane Brook flood control.
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001.
Amends law governing Medicaid estate recovery.
Requires person making telephone solicitation calls to identify call as solicitation call; prohibits person making telephone solicitation calls from blocking caller ID.
Reduces transfer inheritance taxes on certain nieces and nephews of a decedent.
Provides additional State aid to school districts implementing voluntary desegregation plans through the establishment of magnet schools.
Consolidates nonpartisan municipal election procedures in Title 19 of Revised Statutes.
Establishes diabetes public awareness campaign in DHSS; appropriates $75,000.
Prohibits searches of motor vehicles by police officers without probable cause.
Requires electronic recording of statements made by juveniles in custodial interrogation.
Provides for 80% matching grants, and in certain cases up to 95% matching grants, from Garden State Preservation Trust for local government projects to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes in urban aid municipalities.
Requires coverage of cervical cancer screening by health insurers and State Health Benefits Program.
Reallocates appropriations for Division of Family Development for grant to Wynona M. Lipman Share - New Jersey Distribution Center.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
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.
Establishes New Jersey Cultural Trust.
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
Requires proof of valid motor vehicle insurance before release of impounded motor vehicle in certain cases.
Provides additional juror compensation for certain jurors; appropriates $4,600,000.*
Authorizes establishment by courts of trusts for persons with disabilities.*
Permits establishment of small employer health benefits purchasing alliances. *
Designated the "Community Health Care Assets Protection Act."
Reduces apostille fees in cases of adoption of a child.
Requires Ombudsman for Institutionalized Elderly to disclose results of investigation of abuse or exploitation of elderly person to family member or guardian of elderly person.
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Department of State for a grant to NJIT for Smart Gun Technology Development program.
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Makes various revisions to NJ Commission on Native American Affairs.
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program beginning in tax year 2000.
Revises definition of "person with disability" and "senior citizen" for certain purposes under consumer fraud law. *
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain breast and cervical cancer-related treatment services for presumptively eligible persons under federal law.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMAVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial. *
"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 · 18
Enacts the "Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001."
Provides for food waste composting.
Permits a tax deduction under the New Jersey gross income tax for taxpayers who operate or maintain for their employees a licensed child care center or who have paid the cost of outside child care.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
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.
Requires the licensing of certain security officers and the registration of their employers.
Requires certain towing operators to accept cash or credit or charge cards for payment of services.
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.*
Provides for extended terms of imprisonment for certain crimes committed in places of worship and cemeteries.*
Requires DHS to improve data collection on grandparents raising grandchildren and other forms of kinship care, and to conduct study on impact of Work First New Jersey program on these forms of care.
Requires DHS and DHSS to provide information about federal and State benefits to persons providing kinship care.
Places five-year moratorium on distribution and sale of irradiated food.
Requires institutions of higher education to annually distribute and publicly post copies of the "Campus Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Establishes the Commission on After-School Programs in DHS; appropriates $100,000. *
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 49
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001.
Directs UEZA to establish extended enterprise zones and UEZ-impacted business districts; creates three additional urban enterprise zones, one a joint zone. *
Prohibits certain practices by homeowners' insurers.
Authorizes criminal background checks for au pairs and nannies.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for day care center support benefiting children of employees.
Provides increase in cash assistance benefits as the result of the birth of a child under Work First New Jersey program. *
Establishes a minimum period of school district eligibility for early childhood and demonstrably effective program aids and provides budget cap exclusion for demonstrably effective program aid.
Allows tax credit against gross income tax for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
Establishes "Seniors Helping Seniors Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Demonstration Program" in DHS; appropriates $360,000. *
Allows a deduction under New Jersey gross income tax of the cost incurred by a taxpayer in supporting a family member at least 65 years old, up to a maximum of $1,000.
Prohibits sale of certain merchandise at excessive prices during certain emergencies. *
Makes fiscal year 2000 supplemental appropriations of $153,359,000 from the General Fund and $55,082,685 from the Property Tax Relief Fund.
Establishes "Local Option Mortgage Assistance Program." *
Provides consumer remedy for failure to deliver merchandise or service at time promised.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for child and dependent care expenses.
Provides New Jersey sales tax amnesty program for small business.
Prohibits sale of essential consumer goods or services at excessive prices during certain emergencies.
Provides for a tax exemption on certain improvements to dwelling houses to facilitate their use by disabled persons.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Exempts all pension income from gross income tax.
"Home Improvement Contractors' Registration Act."
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
FY 2000 supplemental appropriation of $10 million to DHS for capital construction for renovation and construction of child care centers to implement Work First New Jersey.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Allows physicians and dentists to jointly negotiate with carriers over contractual terms and conditions. *
Supplemental appropriation of $690,000 to Division on Women in DCA to fund Grants to Displaced Homemaker Centers program.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS to promote women's awareness about heart disease and stroke.
The "New Jersey Women's Micro-Business Credit Act"; appropriates $750,000.
Permits aid to State supervised municipalities to eliminate structural deficit.
Establishes Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Advisory Council in DHS.
Mandates training for judges and judicial personnel regarding problems and issues faced by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
Requires AOC to record and track relationship between parties and children in certain family court matters.
Creates the "Grandparents' Court Liaison Program."
Directs the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Human Services to work with institutions of higher education in the development of certain family programs.
Requires HMFA to prioritize projects affordable to extended family care givers; amends Fair Housing Act to allow funding to programs supporting extended family care.
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott district to assist students with print disabilities.
"Congestion Reduction and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act."
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act." *
Establishes New Jersey Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Fund.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law.
Makes clauses waiving right to sue in nursing home admission agreements void and unenforceable.
"New Jersey Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program Act;" appropriates up to $5,000,000 in unexpended federal TANF funds.
"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.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
In committee · 102
Prohibits the sale, importation, possession and carrying of handguns except by certain authorized persons.
Requires Division of State Police to prepare annual report on certain civilian complaints against troopers and officers.
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.
Requires health benefits coverage for prescription drugs for treatment of epilepsy.
Establishes State Pediatric Epilepsy Resource Program; appropriates $50,000.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law; appropriates $9 million in State funds and $9 million in federal funds.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Prohibits discrimination with respect to prices charged by sellers of services.
"Job Destruction Penalty Act."
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to DCED and EDA assistance.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
Prohibits railroad storage of hazardous substances and nighttime idling of train engines near residences.
Supplemental appropriation of $424,000 to Board of Nursing.
Requires timely release of medical records to former enrollee of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey or health care provider on enrollee's behalf.
Prohibits sale and possession of certain handguns commonly called "Saturday Night Specials."
Establishes program to increase collection of unpaid motor vehicle fines.
Permits minor to consent to medical care or treatment for HIV infection or AIDS.
Makes supplemental appropriation from the General Fund for State aid to local government units and school districts to replace local tax loss attributable to certain change in taxable value of depreciable business personal property.
Allows persons convicted of certain drug offenses who are admitted into residential drug treatment to qualify for Work First New Jersey and other benefits.
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
Extends overtime pay requirements to certain workers.
Establishes targeted breast cancer education and screening initiative in DHSS; appropriates $750,000.
Prohibits certain deceptive advertising practices, known as "slamming," with regard to long-distance telecommunications services.
Establishes Kinship Foster Care Program in DYFS.
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.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for grandchildren who are under temporary custody of their grandparents.
"New Jersey CARES Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Ensures the confidentiality of the location of domestic violence shelters.
Increases property tax deduction for certain senior and disabled citizens.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.
Establishes a Lupus Erythematosus registry in the Department of Health.
Increases minimum wage.
Prohibits reductions for certain Abbott districts in parity remedy State aid originally allocated for the 1997-98 school year.
Provides that committing a domestic violence-related crime in the presence of a child would constitute an "aggravating factor" to be considered by the court in sentencing.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Permits municipalities hosting UEZs to establish set-aside programs favoring local businesses for construction projects using State funds.
Requires State to pay for administrative costs of general public assistance administered by municipalities.
Requires IV-D agency or probation to notify non-custodial parent's employer when child support order includes health insurance coverage for child.
Requires criminal history background checks on certain child care workers, strengthens sanctions imposed upon child care centers for certain violations.
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.
Re-establishes the Department of the Public Advocate; establishes new Division of Child Advocacy within the Department.
Provides State aid to municipalities for certain group homes which are owned by tax-exempt entities.
Authorizes municipalities to establish commercial incentive zones and sharing of retail sales tax proceeds therein.
Allows gross income tax exclusion of $3,500 of interest and dividends.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
Prohibits privatization of State services unless specifically authorized by statute.
"Home Improvement Contractors' Registration and Warranty Act."
Clarifies intent of the Legislature to provide for mandatory driver's license suspension as a penalty for motor vehicle theft.
Provides for increased penalties for a crime committed in a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship.
Requires health insurers to offer benefits for dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Prohibits use of not at-fault accidents as a tier rating factor for automobile insurance.
Prohibits public employer from changing terms and conditions of employment prior to reaching agreement with public employee representative.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles, compensation and layoffs.
Concerns certain practices of insurers; imposes civil penalties for violations.
Allows PAAD recipients freedom of choice in selecting a pharmacy and prohibits the imposition of a mail order system.
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.
Increases civil penalties imposed on auto insurers that fail to provide coverage to eligible persons.
Abolishes the death penalty in New Jersey.
Places a moratorium on imposition of death penalty until Jan. 1, 2003; creates study commission in interim.
Reduces transfer inheritance tax on transfers to certain beneficiaries of decedents.
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.
Provides family leave insurance.
Deprivatizes motor vehicle agencies.
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.
The "Dormitory Fire Safety Act."
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
Permits person with criminal record to obtain certain employment if disqualifying offense was committed more than 10 years ago.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
"21st Century Transportation Trust Fund Extension Act."
Requires State and local civil service entities to grant paid leave of absence to members of certain law enforcement and firefighters' associations who attend State or national conventions.
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 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."
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Allows persons on probation and certain persons on parole to vote; provides assistance in registering to vote to persons on probation, certain parolees and certain persons completing sentences.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
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.
Supplemental appropriation of $19 million from Tobacco Settlement Fund to DHSS for breast cancer screening.
Establishes the Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2001-2002 school year.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from the General Fund to the Department of the Treasury for a publicity program for the senior and disabled citizens property tax freeze reimbursement program.
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.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defribrillator.
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases; appropriations $50,000.
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."
Creates interest free loan program for State residents who are members of National Guard and Reserves called to federal active duty.
Filed · 2
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.
Revises law concerning employment and training services.