Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, Senate.
Gerald Cardinale
Sponsored
Became law3
Renames the "police court of the Palisades Interstate park" as "Court of Palisades Interstate Park."
Concerns franchisors' assignment of interest relating to franchisees engaged in the retail sale of motor fuel.
Eliminates statute of limitations in cases brought under the "Survivor's Act" where the death resulted from muder or manslaughter under certain circumstances.
Passed the Senate1
Makes permanent the previously temporary authority of the Administrative Director of the Courts to set certain fees for the service of process by mail. *
Out of committee2
Requires consumer complaints to licensing boards of regulated professions to be resolved within 120 days. *
Designates "North Hackensack Train Station" as "Historic New Bridge Landing Station - River Edge, New Jersey." *
In committee38
"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 Executive Director of NJ Turnpike Authority to waive tolls on NJ Turnpike or Garden State Parkway under certain conditions.
Modifies the tort liability of product sellers.
Provides for two-year post-employment restriction on certain employees of the Department of Banking and Insurance.
Establishes Statewide moratorium on revaluation or reassessment of real property.
Limits liability of physicians to their medical malpractice insurance coverage.
Extends application period for retired police officers to carry firearms.
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
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.
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.
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.
Changes restrictions on certain county or municipal stream cleaning activities.
Permits physicians to refer patients to certain physician-owned hospitals and certain ambulatory care facilities.
Grandfathers use of certain dry cleaning equipment and machinery and perchloroethylene by dry cleaners.
Requires completion of workers compensation cases 120 days from end of hearing in certain cases.
Establishes grant program to rehabilitate veterans' organizations posts; appropriates $300,000.
Establishes moratorium on the installation of synthetic turf pending a comprehensive public health study.
Freezes expenditures by public entities on salaries and benefits for period of three years and limits such expenditures thereafter.
Allows State agencies, counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet.
Provides for collection of DNA samples to assist in the prosecution of sexual assault.
Requires psychologists to video record sessions conducted with children alleged to be abused or neglected.
Prohibits insurers offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract.
Requires small employer health benefits plan carriers to offer a basic and essential plan.
Creates New Jersey Youth Legislature; makes an appropriation.
Excludes from State income taxation certain payments made to the families of victims of school violence.
Authorizes display of flashing amber warning lights on sanitation vehicles.
Eliminates urban enterprise zone programs.
Establishes rehabilitation as condition for parole of certain inmates.
Prohibits housing allowance in contract between State Board of Education and State district superintendent.
Modifies joint library funding and board membership.
Creates bistate commission to coordinate management and flood prevention of waterways flowing between Bergen County, NJ and Rockland County, NY.
Requires notification and authorization of DHSS prior to transfer of hospital license to another entity.
Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.
Creates two-year license term for public adjuster licenses and establishes continuing education requirement for licensed public adjusters.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. **
Expands consumer protections under New Jersey's motor vehicle "lemon law."
Establishes involuntary commitment to outpatient treatment for person in need of involuntary commitment to treatment. *
Revises jurisdiction of Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission, and transfers administration of Historic New Bridge Landing State Park from DEP to Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission.
Requires DHS to verify income of applicants for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare with Department of the Treasury records.
Prohibits the enforcement of "palimony" agreements unless such agreements are in writing.
Requires licensure as insurance producer to sell certain funeral insurance policies; prohibits financing of certain preneed funeral arrangements with reverse mortgage.
Concerns continuing education for dentists. *
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Passed the Senate · 1
Provides that practice of chiropractic includes diagnosis and adjustment of articulations of spinal column and other joints.
Out of committee · 13
Provides a gross income tax deduction for certain water supply and sewerage charges.
Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.
Permits real estate brokers to provide rebates to purchasers. *
Establishes Veterans' Oral History Foundation.
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons and certain violent arrestees.
Provides tax exemption for portion of property value attributable to energy cost savings measures that reduce consumption of water or energy.
Clarifies Bureau of Security jurisdiction over securities, including hedge funds. *
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS, SPRS, PERS and TPAF to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard. *
Permits three year payoff of accumulated deficits of municipal health insurance funds.
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Prohibits sale and distribution of novelty lighters. *
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Concerns governmental unit public funds deposited in public depositories. *
In committee · 38
Ends the transitional energy facilities assessment, caps the State use portion of State energy tax revenues and ensures the balance of such State revenues are paid annually as municipal aid.
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.
"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.
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.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
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.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
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.
Reduces the sales and use tax from 7% to 6%.
Exempts solar energy systems from real property taxation and from fees for municipal construction permits.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Requires health insurers, Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for comprehensive program of pediatric feeding and swallowing services.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Meadowlands Conservation Trust.
Removes confidential employee status from investigators in Division of Criminal Justice and Division of Gaming Enforcement.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Exempts veterans from $15 fee for open and competitive civil service examinations and from local residency requirements.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Provides that English shall be the official language of the State.
Exempts renewable energy systems from real property taxation and from fees for municipal construction permits.
Establishes limits for certain damages in medical malpractice actions.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Requires filing of annual financial reports by certain businesses when receiving more than $25 million from public entities for any redevelopment or environmental remediation project or projects.
Abolishes Department of the Public Advocate.
Increases penalties for drunk driving with minor as passenger.
Limits DEP regulation of medical diagnostic x-ray equipment in facilities performing 750 or fewer x-rays per year.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Permits landscape irrigation contractors to install backflow prevention devices under certain circumstances.
Limits amount of appeal bond in civil actions to the total value of the monetary judgment or $50 million, whichever is less.
Revises Special Municipal Aid program.
Designated the Shop Here, Save Money, Secure Jobs Act of 2008; establishes sales and use tax rate reduction period from November 28, 2008 through January 4, 2009, sets reduction period tax rate at 3.5%.
Revises laws governing provision of affordable housing; reestablishes regional contribution agreement as method of meeting affordable housing obligation; repeals Statewide non-residential development fee.
Consumer Relief Act of 2009; establishes temporary sales and use tax rate reduction periods for sales of certain goods and services.
Concerns regulation of paratransit vehicles and drivers transporting persons in wheelchairs.
Authorizes central municipal court to hear cases brought by county office of consumer affairs.
Requires physicians to provide patients opportunity to undergo obstetrical ultrasound or sonogram within 48 hours of performing abortion.