Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Thomas P. Giblin
Sponsored
Became law3
Concerns transportation services used in connection with temporary help service firms. *
Permits oaths, affirmations and affidavits to be taken by certified court reporters.
Designates New Jersey Route No. 23 as "Robert A. Roe Highway"; appropriates $2,500.
Out of committee1
Transfers Division of Elections from Department of Law and Public Safety to Department of State; designates Secretary of State as chief election official.
In committee5
Provides that unused State real property will be offered for sale after three years.
Permits alternate benefit program retirees with 25 or more years of service to enroll in SHBP.
Exempts certain charges for postage included in direct mail processing services from sales and use tax.
Directs NJ Sports and Exposition Authority to conduct feasibility study of Meadowlands convention center project.
Sets standards regarding New Jersey Transit Corporation contracts privatizing public transit services.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Transfers Division of Elections from Department of Law and Public Safety to Department of State; designates Secretary of State as chief election official.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 27
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to advise women of option to donate or store umbilical cord blood and placental tissue. **
Establishes Joint Committee on Housing Affordability.
Authorizes a competitive system-wide franchise for certain providers of cable television service. *
Requires prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs. *
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
"Recycling Enhancement Act"
Authorizes trained and qualified county corrections to carry a firearm at all times in New Jersey.
Requires DHSS to maintain registry of reported autism diagnoses; appropriates $500,000. *
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in Division of Consumer Affairs. **
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Prohibits sale, use, and burning of creosote or creosote-treated products. *
"Independence, Dignity and Choice in Long-Term Care Act"; reallocates State long-term care expenditures.
Limits homeowners' association regulation of solar collectors on certain roofs.
Concerns withholding and diversion of wages by temporary help service firms. *
"Violence Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act," requires certain health care entities to establish violence prevention programs to protect health care workers.
Allows all cities of the first class to collect property tax and hotel tax. *
Requires DMVA to evaluate resources, costs and benefits of providing home health care aides for qualified veterans.
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Mandates alternate testing dates because of days of religious observance for certain applicants seeking licensure.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Authorizes use of logo and warning light for certain public utilities employees.
Debars certain employers from public work and establishes criminal penalties for misclassification of construction workers as independent contractors.
Regulates certain tows and requires licensure of towing companies.
The "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007"; authorizes issuance of $200 million in bonds; appropriates $5,000.
Changes PERS, TPAF and DCRP contribution rates and new employees' compensation base and retirement age; implements changes to SHBP and transfer of education employees to School Employees' Health Benefits Program; modifies State Investment Council. *
Vetoed · 2
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Requires certain public contract bid advertisements to contain certified cost estimates or estimate ranges of projected contract costs and specifies grounds for rejections of all bids. **
Passed the General Assembly · 24
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
Adds two members to Board of Pharmacy. *
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Clarifies that gang related incident offense report is to be forwarded to Superintendent of State Police for inclusion in Uniform Crime Report. *
Requires DHSS to review standard of care at health care facilities in which 40% or more of direct patient care nursing staff are temporary hires.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Makes unlawful possession of assault firearm a second degree crime.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Bars the disclosure of personal identifying information of grand jury witnesses except for name; creates a fourth degree offense for attorney disclosure.
Requires hospitals to report certain injuries to local and State police.
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Provides that a nursing home resident has a right to receive food that meets the resident's religious dietary requirements.
Requires wheelchair securement and occupant securement devices for wheelchaired passengers.
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
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.
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.
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Requires DHSS to make reported information about certain adverse events publicly available.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Out of committee · 56
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Establishes certain nutritional restrictions on food and beverages served, sold or given away to pupils in public and certain nonpublic schools.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties. *
Permits granting residency credit points to candidates taking municipal police and fire promotional examination.
Requires public school districts to prepare annual report on school district contracts.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Directs Commissioner of DHS to prepare annual Access to Employer-Based Health Insurance for NJ FamilyCare Enrollees report.
Requires health benefits coverage by health insurers and SHBP for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor. *
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans' Hospital Task Force."
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 tax credit to health care professionals for expenses to achieve accessibility for persons with mobility impairments.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Expands wrongful death act to allow recovery for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship. *
Deletes prior authorization requirements by certain insurers for accessing certain health care services.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; appropriates $425,000.
"Bloodborne Disease Harm Reduction Act"; establishes demonstration program to permit operation of sterile syringe access programs; appropriates $10 million. *
Makes various changes to the laws governing underground storage tanks. **
Exempts sales of certain fuel efficient motor vehicles from sales and use taxes.
Extends burial of indigent veterans to those who did not serve in time of war; clarifies role of DMVA in identifying deceased veterans; provides additional funding for burial of indigent veterans.
Revises certain statutes concerning sale of tax and other municipal liens.
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.
Concerns sale or lease of unsafe or recalled children's products.
Recodifies Title 4 criminal animal cruelty offenses in State criminal code; increases level of certain offenses and crimes; establishes new offenses; revises civil penalties; repeals various sections of law; designated as Angel's Law. **
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Allows access to housing, public facilities and transportation for certain working dogs, provides penalties for violation.
Directs DOBI to conduct study on development of Statewide insurance pool for vehicles engaged in transportation of passengers for hire.
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. *
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."
Permits revised methods of treatment for chiropractors and establishes continuing education requirements.
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain veterans. *
Concerns the prompt payment of construction contracts.
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Establishes responsibilities for owner/operators working for licensed public movers.
Extends date for certain submittals required pursuant to diesel emissions law; authorizes DEP to disapprove cost estimates for retrofit technology under certain conditions; and modifies requirement to sell, distribute, and use ultra low sulfur diesel fue
Bars sales of aerosol dusters to persons under the age of 18. *
Clarifies that penalties for unauthorized parking in handicapped parking space are effective even when not posted.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games. *
Permits wineries to produce and sell certain distilled alcoholic beverages.
Expands number of salesrooms winery may operate from six to seven; permits sampling of wine at salesrooms, and permits wineries to sell wine at certain farm markets.
Clarifies that suspension for non-driving related offense is distinct from suspension for driving related offense.
"Billy's Law"; requires DCF and DHS to establish regulations for out-of-State placements in residential schools and programs. **
Requires installation of operational automatic rain sensor on lawn sprinklers as condition of sale and on lawn sprinklers on commercial, retail or industrial property and in common interest communities within specified timeframes. **
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Eliminates the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances. *
Revises statutes concerning abandoned vessels to include sunken vessels; authorizes municipalities to remove abandoned vessels from municipal waterways.
Authorizes certain water commission to administer a franchise fee and distribute proceeds to commission's owner municipalities.
Allows authorized representative of deceased or incapacitated dentist to contract with another dentist to continue practice for one year.
Establishes New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.
Requires hospitals to implement infection prevention programs.
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public.
Authorizes municipalities to impose a 5% surcharge on admission charges for admissions to certain major places of amusement. *
Authorizes imposition of special event parking tax surcharge in certain municipalities; authorizes imposition of parking tax by certain municipalities on any parking facility located therein.
Requires payment of interest by employer on delinquent payroll taxes imposed under "Local Tax Authorization Act."
In committee · 115
Requires increased public disclosure of certain local and school district budget information.
The " Abandoned Cemetery Maintenance and Preservation Act."
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Increases the maximum amount of bonds issued by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority for the Public Library Project Fund from $45 million to $95 million to provide library construction and technology grants.
Provides for recoupling of the computation of the New Jersey estate tax in accord with the federal estate tax.
Increases handicapped parking education and fines for unlawfully parking in handicapped space; requires DMV to issue stickers for handicapped placards and license plates when renewed every three years.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Prohibits black bear hunting, creates black bear study commission, authorizes issuance and sale of NJ Black Bear Stamp, establishes NJ Black Bear Stamp Account.
Allows New Jersey S corporations to elect to transfer corporation business tax credits to shareholders to apply against the shareholders' gross income tax liability.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute.
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 tenant rebates by landlords of multifamily dwellings for cost of municipal solid waste collection by municipalities.
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.
Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances.
Provides additional core curriculum standards aid for county vocational school district students who reside in Abbott districts.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Expands membership and revises authority of Fish and Game Council.
Requires sharing of revenues derived from major developments situated near municipal borders under certain circumstances.
Provides for automatic expungement of criminal records under certain circumstances.
Establishes "New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act."
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Requires public institutions of higher education to prorate salary for part-time faculty appointments based on salary for comparable full-time positions.
Prohibits landlord charging tenant refurbishment fee.
Establishes NJ SMART homestead rebates to offset 50% of public school property taxes of homestead owners and tenants and a gross income tax surcharge to fund NJ SMART homestead rebates.
Increases maximum homestead rebate amounts for residential tenants.
Grants county planning board power to review site plans for land development affecting county roads.
Provides for motor fuels tax exemption to school bus contractors.
Allows school boards and certain school board contractors to purchase gasoline and diesel fuel under State contract.
Provides gross income tax deduction for health care plan costs.
Provides in-network benefits to patient with disability for services provided by out-of-network provider under certain circumstances.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Increases prosecutors' salary for current year and thereafter.
Authorizes leave for parents and guardians of children with special needs.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Requires certification to render massage, bodywork or somatic therapy services.
Creates the Small Business Tax and Regulation Study Commission.
Requires responsible business practices by large employers regarding wages and benefits.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts in order to satisfy certain urban revitalization goals.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Exempts sales of energy and utility service to manufacturing facilities from the sales and use tax and the transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharge.
Requires State budget to include funds for annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain contracted providers of services.
Exempts certain physician-owned or operated ambulatory health care facilities from ambulatory care gross receipts assessment if facility is Medicaid or NJ Family Care provider.
Creates Commercial and Technology Court.
Provides relief to certain NJ Transit retirees.
Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.
Prohibits black bear hunting until completion of report submitted by Rutgers; appropriates $95,000.
Permits people convicted of certain offenses to be employed by school district or DOE supervised entity after proving rehabilitation.
Authorizes court to provide alternatives for persons who default in payment of fines.
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Revises provisions of the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act."
Eliminates enhanced penalties for certain crimes occurring on or in proximity to school property except when such crimes occur in the presence of a child.
Establishes pilot program to study feasibility of regionalization of certain school districts; appropriates $150,000.
Revises distribution of Casino Simulcasting Special Fund.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in public use airports.
Requires hearing loss sensitivity training for public school pupils and teaching staff members.
Directs school nurse to develop individual health care plan for students with diabetes and allows certain diabetic students to test blood and administer insulin in the classroom.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Establishes voluntary Statewide physician joint purchasing alliance.
Makes various revisions to operations of local tax collector's and assessor's offices.
Requires notification of rape care advocate under certain circumstances by law enforcement, prosecutors and medical providers.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Revises school district budget cap adjustment for special education and courtesy busing, makes permanent adjustment for insurance and domestic security, provides adjustment for utility costs and an appeal on administrative cost limits, and authorizes 3%
Changes reimbursement structure for various transportation services provided to Medicaid recipients.
Requires training program for and recognizes position of technical assistant to construction code official.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to chaining or other restraint of animals.
Permits candidates for school employment to demonstrate rehabilitation to the Commissioner of Education to avoid disqualification due to a criminal conviction revealed in a criminal history record check.
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.
Establishes health care quality improvement fund grant program funded from tax rate increase on small cigars.
Removes two license limit on plenary retail distribution license holders.
Limits liability of food producers, manufacturers, packers, distributors, carriers, holders, sellers, marketers and advertisers for claims arising out of weight gain or obesity.
Reduces property taxes for owner-occupied primary residences.
Permits public high school student athletes to opt out of physical education during their athletic seasons.
Prohibits forcible feeding of ducks, geese, and other poultry for the production of foie gras; directs State Board of Agriculture and Dept. of Agriculture to establish standards for humane feeding and raising of poultry for such purposes.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Requires AG to defend challenges to certain municipal ordinances that establish residency requirements for convicted sex offenders.
Includes adult with onset physical disabilities as eligible criteria for assistance through Special Needs Housing Trust Fund.
Requires medical examiner to contact next-of-kin in case of certain deaths.
Requires fire sprinkler systems in new buildings or structures used to house three or more equine animals.
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 health insurers to provide coverage for certain infant formulas.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
Exempts direct sellers from workers' compensation law.
Establishes fixed dates for employment contracts of certain State college professors and other employees.
Requires health care representative to make health care decisions for incapacitated patient in accordance with patient's religious beliefs.
Provides for religious accommodation regarding donations of anatomical gifts.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Requires insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HPV vaccine.
Allows the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to finance working capital loans for institutions of higher education, revenue-generating projects through institution affiliates, and projects of out-of-state institutions benefiting New Jersey stud
Establishes Lane Splitting Task Force.
Eliminates imposition of sales and use tax on charges for initiation fees, membership fees, or dues for access to health and fitness clubs or organizations.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Defines compensation for calculation of PERS contributions and benefits as amount taxed for Social Security purposes for new members.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Expands scope of claims subject to "Health Claims Authorization, Processing and Payment Act," and modifies certain claims procedures.
Requires DHSS to develop a plan to eliminate municipal health boards and establish a county health department system.
Eliminates regional contribution agreements; creates housing rehabilitation and assistance program for grants to municipalities.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Requires retailers to pay sales and use tax on goods purchases and to remit tax collections as "value-added tax."
Requires hang tag for holders of provisional driver's license and windshield sticker for holders of special learner's permit and examination permit.
Expands homestead property tax rebate program for certain non-senior and non-disabled tenants based on revised income qualifications.
Eliminates statute of limitations in wrongful death actions arising out of murder, aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter where a conviction was not obtained.
Filed · 3
Implements certain recommendations of Joint Legislative Committee on Public Employee Benefits Reform concerning benefits and certain terms and conditions of public office and employment.
Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits and mandatory imprisonment for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes.
Implements various recommendations of Joint Legislative Committee on Public Employee Benefits Reform concerning benefits and certain terms and conditions of public office employment.