Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
Gerald Cardinale
Sponsored
Became law1
Prohibits denial of credit on the basis that individual was a victim of identity theft.
Out of committee3
Permits certain for-profit entities to manage or operate cemeteries.
Increases certain fees in Special Civil Part; increases certain fees paid to persons to serve process in Special Civil Part.
Authorizes local units to invest in federally insured certificates of deposit under certain circumstances.
In committee55
"Women's Right to Know Act."
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of each school day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Requires members of the Judiciary and members of the Legislature to file annual financial disclosure statements.
Increases certain fees in Special Civil Part of the Superior Court.
Clarifies how street money may be used on or close to election day.
Requires Executive Director of NJ Turnpike Authority to waive tolls on NJ Turnpike or Garden State Parkway under certain conditions.
Amends Tort Claims Act to provide that public entities are liable for certain personal injuries.
Provides for awarding of certain costs to defendants who prevail in DEP enforcement actions.
Revises State funding formula for public education.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Modifies the tort liability of product sellers.
Provides for two-year post-employment restriction on certain employees of the Department of Banking and Insurance.
Requires certain insurers to make available ordinance or law coverage.
Specifies criteria for funding domestic violence shelters.
Amends school board members' Code of Ethics to direct board members to protect the health, welfare, and good moral character of children.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reduce government spending and to reform system of property taxation.
Requires change in membership of Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards due to take effect in 2006 to take effect immediately.
Requires "permanent injury" under limitation on lawsuit threshold to have serious and permanent impact on life of injured person to pierce threshold.
Establishes Statewide moratorium on revaluation or reassessment of real property.
Limits liability of physicians to their medical malpractice insurance coverage.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Provides for annual support from General Fund and appropriates $150,000 for current fiscal year for oyster resource enhancement program.
Provides for prompt notification to health care licensing boards when health care practitioner suspected of injuring a patient or suspected of other wrongdoing.
Allows counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet.
Requires completion of workers compensation cases 120 days from end of hearing in certain cases.
Appropriates $350,000 for New Bridge Landing Historical Site.
Permits certain private health care institutions to determine circumstances under which it will decline to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining measures.
Requires organization that receives State family planning services funds to be separate from organization that provides abortion services.
Eliminates redundant fingerprinting for certain gun permit applicants.
Extends application period for retired police officers to carry firearms.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Provides exception to definition of managing general agent.
Authorizes certain out-of-state police officers to carry handguns in this State.
Establishes statutory standards to guide authorities in evaluating applications for permits to carry handguns.
Establishes rehabilitation as condition for parole of certain inmates.
Establishes involuntary outpatient commitment for certain persons who are mentally ill or gravely disabled and provides for involuntary inpatient commitment for certain persons who are gravely disabled.
Appropriates $100,000 to DHSS for grant to New Hope, Inc. of Bergen County to assist single first-time mothers and their babies.
Revises State funding formula for public education and provides funding for nonpublic school pupils and pupils being home schooled.
Provides for the regulation of self-service dispensing of fuel at service stations.
Eliminates urban enterprise zones.
Provides for the regulation of self-service dispensing of fuel at service stations, beginning with a one-year pilot program.
Establishes continuing education requirement for licensed public adjusters.
"Property Tax Relief Act."
Creates New Jersey Youth Legislature; appropriates $15,000.
Permits direct shipping of alcoholic beverages from out of State to New Jersey consumers under certain conditions.
Requires that each school district receive a minimum of 35% State support of its net budget and that a minimum of 35% of the net budget be supported through local tax levy.
Extends from six months to two years the application period for retired police to carry firearms.
Prohibits insurers offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract.
Renames the "police court of the Palisades Interstate park" as "Court of Palisades Interstate Park."
Changes maximum stream length and width restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.
Establishes criminal penalties for health care professionals who provide false or misleading expert testimony or affidavit in medical malpractice actions.
Requires insurers writing homeowners policies in this State to offer flood insurance to their insureds.
Requires PANYNJ to adopt rules and regulations prohibiting entry of officials of states sponsoring terrorism to World Trade Center site.
Permits physicians to refer patients to certain physician-owned hospitals.
Heightens the standard of "beyond a reasonable doubt" in death penalty cases to require that death penalty will be imposed only if the jury has no doubt.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Provides for creation of special permits to serve alcoholic beverages in certain qualifying development projects.
Clarifies treatment of two tier annuity products under the "Indexed Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Individual Deferred Annuities."
Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district or municipality maintaining volunteer fire department.
Upgrades penalty for failure to register as sex offender; imposes penalty for failure to verify address and requires verification prior to release. *
Provides free admission for veterans to State parks and forests during events held by veterans' organizations and free use of park and forest facilities for events held by veterans' organizations.
Passed the Senate · 3
Expands consumer protections under New Jersey's motor vehicle "lemon law." *
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Establishes involuntary outpatient commitment to treatment for persons in need of involuntary commitment to treatment.
Out of committee · 8
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Removes confidential employee status from investigators in Division of Criminal Justice and Division of Gaming Enforcement. *
Allows counties, municipalities and school districts to join with the State under certain circumstances for acquisition of alternative electrical energy systems.
Regulates vehicle protection products.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Excludes certain commercial lines insurance risks from provisions of standard fire policy.
Revises "Athletic Training Licensure Act."
Authorizes use of logo and warning light for certain public utilities employees.
In committee · 33
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship Fund.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Prohibits smoking in restaurants and bars.
Requires dissemination of organ and tissue donation by State Treasurer, Personnel Commissioner, State contractors, and preparers of advanced health care directives; designates April of each year as Donate Life Month.
Creates "Children's Equal Rights Act."
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute; requires lifetime parole supervision for certain sex offenders.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Meadowlands Conservation Trust.
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 for Camp Marcella.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
"Nurse Retention Stipend Program Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Requires acquisition of defibrillators for use in public and nonpublic high schools and training of certain personnel in usage; appropriates $900,000.
Requires removal of certain sites from contaminated site list within 90 days after completion of cleanup.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer recognizing income, gain or loss pursuant to a plan of complete liquidation to deduct its net operating loss carryovers notwithstanding the limitations on such deductions during the 2002-2005 tax years.
Provides for fingerprinting of certain applicants or employees and exchange of criminal history records.
Requires health insurers, Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for comprehensive program of pediatric feeding and swallowing services.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
"Jessica Lunsford Act;" concerns sentencing of sex offenders and persons who harbor them; requires electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders and creates child protection zones.
Bars sex offenders from jobs which primarily consist of contact with children.
Revises school district budget cap adjustment for courtesy busing; extends for 3 years adjustment for insurance and domestic security costs; provides adjustment for utility and energy costs; and authorizes 4% surplus.
Prohibits housing allowance in contract between State Board of Education and State district superintendent.
Reduces the sales and use tax from 7% to 6%.
Requires coaches in youth sports leagues to receive CPR certification.
Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.
The "New Jersey Consumers Terrorism Protection Insurance Coverage Act;" establishes minimum terrorism insurance policy provisions.
Requires school districts to participate in the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services energy-buying cooperative unless district can demonstrate it receives the goods or services at less than or equal the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services cost.
Eliminates various mandates imposed on public school districts.
Establishes the "Equal Benefits Act of 2007."
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Provides that English shall be the official language of the State.
Requires Governor's annual budget message to provide for full funding of certain statutory school aid provisions.
Provides that a homestead owner who is 65 years of age or older or disabled shall not receive a homestead rebate of less than $1,440.
Filed · 1
Eliminates various mandates imposed on public school districts.