Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Jeff Van Drew
Sponsored
Became law11
Designates New Jersey Route 55 as "Veterans Memorial Highway;" appropriates $2,500.
Skinner's and Michelle's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury. *
Requires prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs. *
Prohibits taking and processing of fish on certain vessels in marine waters.
Requires propane gas supplier or marketer to distribute to customers certain disclosures; establishes panalties for violations. *
Authorizes trained and qualified county corrections to carry a firearm at all times in New Jersey.
Clarifies certain restrictions on sending unsolicited fax advertisements over telephone lines.
Limits Internet publication of financial disclosure statements of Casino Control Commission and Division of Gaming Enforcement employees and agents to those statements filed by employees and agents in policy-making management positions. *
Prohibits certain deceptive advertising or concert performance practices with respect to live muscial performances or productions. *
Authorizes creation of sports and entertainment district and imposition of additional taxes therein to finance development of sports and entertainment facilities.
Appropriates $40 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Passed the General Assembly10
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Requires State to offer surplus State police vehicles to certain volunteer fire and emergency service organizations. *
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus. *
Requires certain safety measures at certain swimming pools.
Authorizes creation of sports and entertainment district and imposition of additional taxes therein to finance development of sports and entertainment facilities. *
Adds two members to Board of Pharmacy. *
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Provides for funding of casino regulation during period when annual appropriations act is not in effect.
Designates Rt. 9 in Cape May County as "Police Unity Tour Memorial Highway;" appropriates $2,500.
Out of committee23
Permits school bus operator to display "Stop When Red Lights Are Flashing" on rear of bus.
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. *
Permits in-person wagering at casinos on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans' Hospital Task Force."
Establishes Heritage Tourism Task Force. *
Revises regulation of horse racing in regard to future wagers, minimum wagers, unclaimed vouchers, lost tickets, and certain simulcast races. *
Establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in DHSS; appropriates $75,000.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement for assisted living programs.
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.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Establishes criminal and civil penalties for transmission of certain commercial electronic mail messages.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Requires DOT and DEP to conduct study on options to alleviate congestion on Route 47.
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. **
Concerns unemployment compensation benefits and the rollover of certain retirement funds.
Allows access to housing, public facilities and transportation for certain working dogs, provides penalties for violation.
Creates historic preservation tax credit pilot program for corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship. *
Concerns recorded telephone messages.
Revises statutes concerning abandoned vessels to include sunken vessels; authorizes municipalities to remove abandoned vessels from municipal waterways.
Requires lottery prizes over $600 be offset to satisfy debt owed to State government.
Allows authorized representative of deceased or incapacitated dentist to contract with another dentist to continue practice for one year.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
In committee184
Directs DOT Commissioner to allocate Transportation Trust Fund monies for concept development and design of Route 55 extension.
Grants Abbott district status to the school districts of Buena Regional, Commercial Township, Fairfield Township, Salem City and Woodbine.
Repeals no-fault automobile insurance law and maintains the mandatory liability insurance law for motor vehicles.
Reduces rate of State hotel and motel occupancy fee after State FY2004 from 5% to 1%; revises dedications of fee revenue.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Establishes the Travel and Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund.
"New Jersey Fair Market Drug Pricing Act"; establishes New Jersey Rx Card Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Designates "New Jersey, U.S.A." as State song.
Reduces State hotel and motel occupancy fee from five to two percent starting FY2005; preserves dedication.
Concerns abandonment of private bridges that carry a State highway.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million to Maurice River Township for the siting of a State correctional facility.
Reinstates PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits to certain surviving spouses who remarried.
Establishes aid program for certain municipalities with State correctional facilities.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
Revises calculation of school district budget caps, increases allowable surplus for public school districts, and revises adjustment for special education costs.
Expands powers of certain county bridge commissions to undertake additional projects.
Establishes additional factors to be used when calculating value of land to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes; and excludes, from taxation, income from certain sales of land for farmland preservation purposes.
The "New Jersey Tourism Restructuring Act."
Clarifies that animal cruelty investigations may be conducted by county sheriff's office; appropriates $100,000.
Authorizes appointment by counties of special law enforcement officers to supplement staff of sheriff's officers.
Reforms State's workforce investment system, establishes Center for Occupational Employment Information.
Requires Turnpike Authority to collect tolls only in southbound direction at certain toll plazas.
Establishes the Coastal Southeastern New Jersey Evacuation Task Force.
Establishes annual hunting license for hunting on semiwild and commercial shooting preserves; sets fee therefor.
Establishes certain specific gambling offenses connected with animal fights under the animal cruelty laws; establishes minimum jail time for first offenders.
Revises rules governing the recycling of certain construction or demolition debris.
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.
Requires DEP to compensate certain property owners for certain costs incurred in property dispute resolution; makes appropriation therefor.
Regulates telephone customer service practices.
Prohibits certain unsolicited political calls by political organizations or candidates to persons in this State.
Establishes special license plates for World War II veterans.
Establishes incest as a crime of the third degree.
Permits municipalities to contract with animal and humane societies which engage in animal foster care.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $12 million from the General Fund to the Department of Education for Teacher Quality Mentoring.
Requires telemarketers to have signed consent form or written request before making telemarketing sales calls to customer on NJ Do Not Call List.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex and Warren Counties.
Establishes the New Jersey School Counts County College Scholarship Program; appropriates $2,000,000.
Requires State Auditor review of certain Department of Corrections privatization contracts.
Appropriates $25 million to remove and replace 500 bed Phase I facility at Southern State.
Entitles prosecutorial authority to judgment for costs of conviction.
Authorizes special license plates for military retirees.
Allows access to housing, public facilities and transportation for certain working dogs, provides penalties for violation.
Provides certified municipal fire inspectors and fire officials having more than four consecutive years service with tenure in office.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Exempts New Jersey teachers' purchase of qualified teaching materials from sales and use tax.
Authorizes Commissioner of Education to increase the State share of certain county vocational school district school facilities projects.
Authorizes free State park admission and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for persons with certain types of military service.
Requires review of certain privatization contracts.
Directs prison administrators to notify local news media of inmate escapes.
Requires children under 16 years old to wear personal flotation device.
Requires notification, public hearing and economic impact analysis prior to change in security classification or reassignment of staff or inmates in State correctional facilities.
Requires paramedics, emergency medical technicians and mobility assistants to undergo criminal history record background check.
Prohibits motor fuel wholesaler from increasing price more than once in 24-hour period.
Extends fully paid SHBP benefits to surviving spouses of school district and county college retirees with 25 or more years of service.
Extends useful life of certain school buses from 12 to 16 years.
Eliminates maximum age requirement for appointment as police officer or paid firefighter.
Requires breaks from work for certain employees.
Establishes pilot program to study feasibility of regionalization of certain school districts; appropriates $150,000.
Prohibits certain uses of State funds by contractors and grantees.
Authorizes Boy Scouts license plate.
Dedicates certain revenues in Maritime Industry Fund for dredging and dredging disposal projects.
Requires State to hold local public hearing prior to State, county, or nonprofit organization acquiring and preserving any open space in already substantially preserved municipalities.
Excludes from taxation income from certain sales of land for open space and farmland preservation purposes.
Creates a "Wholesale Gasoline Pricing Board"; establishes a maximum pre-tax wholesale gasoline price; appropriates $250,000.
Creates "Task Force on the Extension of Route 55."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" and "New Jersey, U.S.A." as State songs.
Designates five State songs.
Grants tenure or permanent status to certified fire officials and inspectors under certain conditions.
Provides Government Records Council will be independent agency; clarifies that council may employ outside legal counsel; directs council to perform annual assessment of its performance and file annual report with Governor and Legislature.
Provides procedures to permit State employees to take off up to 80 hours per year of compensatory time in lieu of monetary compensation for overtime worked.
Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Establishes grant program to rehabilitate veterans' organizations posts; appropriates $300,000.
Provides paid post-retirement medical benefits to certain retired veteran State employees.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission for tourism promotion and grants to regional tourism councils.
Creates "Real Property Revaluation Review Commission."
Requires employers to provide rest and meal breaks.
Permits public employes to purchase PERS credit for three years of service with certain private employers.
Permits purchase of temporary service credit in TPAF and PERS even if the service did not result without interruption in permanent employment.
Authorizes former mayors and deputy mayors to solemnize marriages.
Concerns unemployment benefits for temporary help service firm employees.
Requires disclosure to subscribers of certain cable television costs.
Provides annual salary supplement for teachers earning National Board certification; appropriates $500,000.
Concerns certain workers' compensation survivor benefits and certain supplemental benefits.
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
Increases PFRS benefits for active members when PFRS funded at 101%, for retirees over three fiscal years thereafter.
Appropriates $1 million for Pinelands Property Tax Stabilization aid.
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable television customers.
Creates a directory of registered telemarketers.
Prohibits insurer offering managed care plan from denying participation in its network to a health care provider willing to meet its contract terms.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Extends mandatory retirement age for certain PFRS members.
Makes various changes to Casino Control Act.
Increases pensions for certain PFRS retirees when special retirement benefit for active PFRS members increases to 70%.
Prohibits Governor, Legislators and members of CRDA from holding any financial interest in casino licensees or applicants, or their holding or intermediary companies.
"Pre-existing State Correctional Facilities Construction Bond Act of 2006," authorizes bonds for $110,000,000 and makes an appropriation.
Makes prisoners responsible for their own support and maintenance and provides the State with a lien for the cost thereof.
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.
Expands membership of New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and ensures appointment of at least one member from each of the four counties where authority currently hosts facilities.
Provides for representation of regions of the State on New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Provides a credit under the corporation business tax and gross income tax for the cost of certified tourism investment projects.
Provides paid health benefits under State Health Benefits Program to certain TPAF veteran retirees.
Restricts gifts from drug companies to health care professionals and prohibits health care professionals with financial ties to drug companies from serving on health care facility formulary committees.
Requires public hearing by Commissioner of Transportation regarding certain highway construction projects.
Suspends certain tolls during evacuation of coastal areas.
Provides paid SHBP benefits to State employees with 20 years of service who retire on PERS or TPAF veterans retirement allowance.
Establishes Global War on Terror Memorial Task Force.
Establishes New Jersey Travel and Tourism Commission.
Establishes "New Jersey Study Commission on Research Misconduct."
Concerns meeting notices and minutes requirements of Open Public Meetings Act.
Supplemental appropriation of $12,000,000 in capital funding to DOC for construction of 400-bed housing unit at Bayside State Prison.
Limits certain State and nonprofit open space acquisitions in municipalities.
Expresses additional rationale for existing statutory prohibition of self-service dispensing of motor fuel at service stations.
Allows PERS Prosecutors Part members to purchase service credit in that part for service prior to January 7, 2002 credited in regular PERS.
Authorizes State and local police to enforce parking prohibitions in fire zones on both public and private property.
Excludes from gross income under the gross income tax certain United States military compensation paid to members of units of the NJ National Guard and reserve components of the United States Armed Forces.
Requires all able-bodied Work First New Jersey recipients to perform community service.
Provides for value of certain riparian grants to be determined at time of application to Tidelands Resource Council.
Permits municipality to establish public financing program for campaigns for elective public office in the municipality.
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain active duty members of federal Armed Forces and reserve component.
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
Concerns certain arbitration provisions for certain consumer contracts.
Increases dog licensing fees; establishes sterilization and animal control programs.
Requires current and new PERS members holding more than one position covered by PERS to designate one position for PERS credit.
Prohibits receipt of compensation or benefits for multiple elective public offices held.
Prohibits individual from holding simultaneously more than one elective public office.
Prohibits person elected or re-elected after enactment from holding more than one elective public office simultaneously.
Provides for calculation of retirement allowance based on average annual compensation for ten years of service for certain PERS members who retire after enactment.
Provides for calculation of retirement allowance based on average annual compensation for ten years of service for certain PERS members who enroll after enactment.
Requires new PERS members holding more than one position covered by PERS to designate one position for PERS credit.
Requires reduction in number of positions in State service; establishes procedure to control creation of new State positions and filling of vacancies.
Requires DEP to notify coastal municipalities of certain settlement discussions.
Directs Department of Personnel to establish physical fitness test in addition to any written test required for law enforcement officer candidates.
Requires State to give sellers at least 60 days advance notice of changes in sales tax rates, changes in the tax base, and amendments to sales and use tax rules and regulations.
Provides that certain third parties may apply to the Superior Court for visitation rights.
Requires motor vehicle dealer to pay off loan on trade-in within five days.
Permits the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to hold alcoholic beverage license at off-track wagering facility.
Reduces certain stop sign no parking zones from 50 feet to 30 feet.
Establishes maximum rate for State and local hotel and motel occupancy taxes and fees.
Authorizes New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to obtain Class C plenary retail consumption license to provide alcoholic beverages at off-track wagering facilities.
Places 2-1/2 percent limit on annual increases on municipal service fees imposed on manufactured homes in mobile home parks.
Permits PFRS retirees to borrow from State-provided death benefit funds equal to no more than 50% of benefit's total value.
Revises duties and function of Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission.
Exempts materials and labor used to convert traditional motor vehicles into plug-in hybrid motor vehicles from sales and use tax.
Allows members of PERS Prosecutors Part to establish purchased PERS credit in the Part at additional cost.
Creates "Green E-ZPass" discounts for certain fuel-efficient vehicles.
Authorizes DEP and NJ Marine Fisheries Council to regulate taking and management of striped bass.
The "New Jersey Health Insurance Exchange Act."
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain active duty members of federal Armed Forces and reserve component.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Phases out sales and use tax on certain initiation fees, membership fees and dues.
Prohibits provision of shuttle bus transportation as complimentary service by casino licensees owning or operating three or more casino properties.
Allows use of fuel not blended with ethanol for aviation purposes.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain police and firefighter members of PFRS.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Establishes criminal penalties and debars certain employers from public work for misclassifying construction workers as independent contractors.
Permits municipality to reimburse amount of filing fee to successful tax assessment appellant.
Requires notification to corrections officers when disturbance occurs in correctional facility.
Requires 40 hours annual in-service training for State corrections officers.
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to institute 15-minute shift overlap in State correctional facilities.
Provides that only certain DOC employees may recruit, interview, and hire corrections officers.
Requires civilian employees of DOC to be trained in gang awareness.
Requires home interview of corrections officer applicants.
Requires internal affairs investigations to be conducted by unit seperate from unit responsible for collecting gang intelligence information.
Excludes value of manufacturer rebates from calculation of sales and use tax on sale price of motor vehicles.
Permits exclusion from calculation of adjusted municipal tax levy of increases greater than four percent in amounts required to be raised for emergency service purposes.
Transfers Division of Travel and Tourism to Department of State.
Requires DEP to treat bay islands the same as barrier islands for purposes of CAFRA.
Returns pension loan interest rate in TPAF, PERS, JRS, PFRS and SPRS to fixed 4%.
Revises "Radiologic Technologist Act" to include additional specialty designation of radiologist assistant.
Permits juveniles under 14 years old to be tried as adults for certain heinous homicides.
Requires corrections officers be notified when inmates test positive for certain communicable diseases.
Establishes program concerning motorist directional signs for agricultural tourism establishment locations.
Authorizes police officers to waive local disciplinary hearings and appeal to administrative law judge in civil service and Superior Court judge in non-civil service municipalities.
Requires disciplinary actions against police officers be based exclusively on rules and regulations adopted by the appropriate authority.
Clarifies chief of police is responsible for disciplining subordinates.
Provides immunity for police officers who are subjects of certain disciplinary and administrative hearings.
Establishes procedures for selecting hearing officers in certain police disciplinary hearings.
Requires municipalities to exempt 100% disabled veterans from construction permit surcharge fees for improvements to promote living unit accessibility; appropriates $20,000 for municipal reimbursements.
Excludes charges for certain membership and initiation fees and dues from sales and use tax.
Prohibits members or affiliates of criminal street gangs from being appointed corrections officers.
Allows PFRS members hired prior to October 1, 1993 to serve until age 68 or 20 years of service, whichever comes first.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Carried from the Senate
Became law6
Allows access to housing, public facilities and transportation for certain working dogs, provides penalties for violation.
Revises regulation of horse racing in regard to future wagers, minimum wagers, unclaimed vouchers, lost tickets, and certain simulcast races. *
Establishes Heritage Tourism Task Force.
Concerns unemployment compensation benefits and the rollover of certain retirement funds.
Excludes membership fees and dues of certain governmental and charitable clubs and organizations and certain parking services from sales and use tax. ****
Requires lottery prizes over $600 be offset to satisfy debt owed to State government.
Passed the Senate1
Establishes criminal and civil penalties for transmission of certain commercial electronic mail messages.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 33
Establishes Joint Committee on Housing Affordability.
Provides that information about residence of persons licensed by certain professional boards shall not be disclosed to the public.
Authorizes a competitive system-wide franchise for certain providers of cable television service. *
Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences.
Prohibits product testing with traditional animal test methods if federally recommended alternative test method exists, with certain exceptions; and provides for injunctive relief for violations.
Shortens time period after which interest is charged for late payment of workers' compensation benefits.
Increases jurisdictional amount allowed for wage disputes heard by the Department of Labor.
Expands eligibility for NJ Distinguished Service Medal and commemorative Vietnam service medal and ribbon to certain long-term and former State residents. *
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Revises qualifications to carry firearms for certain retired police officers.
Allows certain nonprofits to apply directly to Division of Highway Traffic Safety for federal grants.
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in Division of Consumer Affairs. **
Upgrades simple assault against a private school teacher to aggravated assault; adds definition of "school" to criminal code. *
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
Creates New Jersey POW-MIA medal. *
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
"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.
Requires DMVA to evaluate resources, costs and benefits of providing home health care aides for qualified veterans.
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Provides certain employment protections for employees on military leave in time of war or emergency.
Appropriates $8,279,750 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Reinforces prohibition of any debarred contractor using new business entity to circumvent the debarment; provides for suspension of contractor's registration pending hearing. *
Requires prevailing wages to be paid for construction work on State-owned properties.
Broadens the exception for small businesses under the UEZ sales tax rebate program. **
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Requires State to replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs; requires BPU to educate public on benefits of compact fluorescent light bulbs.
Debars certain employers from public work and establishes criminal penalties for misclassification of construction workers as independent contractors.
Designated the "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act."
Reorganizes and renames NJ Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission as NJ Commerce Commission; transfers Division of Travel and Tourism to Department of State.
Establishes the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and revises the school construction program established under the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Revises statutory law concerning shellfisheries.
Passed the General Assembly · 20
Requires certain public utilities to notify an appropriate law enforcement officer of service shutoffs to multi-family housing unit customers or any other residential customers under certain circumstances. *
Allows military personnel extended period to qualify for exclusion of capital gain from income of the sale or exchange of a principal residence.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service. *
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
Increases maximum LOSAP contributions and prospectively changes certain vesting requirements.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Prohibits certain elected officials from receiving dual health benefit coverage.
Increases VCCB assessments.
Clarifies offenders are not eligible for parole under "Michael's Law".
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006."
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Drunk Driving Prevention and Education Grant Fund.
Concerns homeowners insurance coverage with respect to dogs. *
Clarifies definition of "primary care" in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program to include practice of geriatrics.
Invalidates consumer contracts which require a waiver of right to file a consumer complaint.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging.
Imposes stricter regulation on issuance of absentee ballots; imposes penalty for failure to promptly count absentee ballots.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Requires DHSS to make reported information about certain adverse events publicly available.
Out of committee · 62
The "Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act."
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties. *
Requires DEP Commissioner to establish list of environmentally responsible companies and recognition program for certain exemplary companies; requires companies on list be given preference whenever possible in the awarding of State contracts. *
Directs Commissioner of DHS to prepare annual Access to Employer-Based Health Insurance for NJ FamilyCare Enrollees report.
Establishes procedures for placement of individuals in Division of Developmental Disabilities Moderate Security Unit.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them. *
Revises "Off-Track and Account Wagering Act". *
Authorizes local board of health to declare as a nuisance premises in which there have been multiple arrests for illegal sale or possession of drugs.
Requires public school district to provide paid time off when certain volunteer emergency aid workers are called to alarm during work hours.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Prohibits insurers offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract. *
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; appropriates $425,000.
Establishes sex offender monitoring program. *
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.
Protects privacy of an individual's financial information by prohibiting disclosure without the prior informed, affirmative consent of the consumer.
Makes various changes to the laws governing underground storage tanks. **
Expands covered claims under New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund to include liquor law liability insurance claims.
Increases workers' compensation for loss of hand or foot.
Makes certain repeat offenders ineligible for parole.
Criminalizes driving under the influence with person 17 years of age or younger in vehicle. *
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Horse Racing Licensees.
Prohibits the use of a dog or other animal in a drug distribution scheme.
Makes use of an animal to carry illegal drugs or facilitate drug-related crimes an animal cruelty offense; provides for non-merger of criminal animal cruelty offenses. *
Requires Commission on Higher Education to prepare report on certain public college and university personnel. *
Allows property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Criminalizes possession or use of electronic communications devices in certain correctional facilities. *
Authorizes transfer of the Atlantic City Convention Center project to the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority.
Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges and the county colleges. *
Concerns meat packing.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Establishes "Blue Heart Law Enforcement Assistance Program" to provide counseling support for wounded law enforcement officers. *
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Regulates donation clothing bins.
Appropriates $750,000 in federal funds for the Gypsy Moth Program.
Establishes the "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
"Safe Patient Handling Act"; requires health care facilities to establish safe patient handling programs. *
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
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. *
Bars sales of aerosol dusters to persons under the age of 18. *
Appropriates $27,572,751 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for State farmland acquisitions; appropriates $341,278 in bond funds for soil and water conservation grants; and revises funding for administrative costs of State Transfer Deve
Requires new State residents to register their vehicles in New Jersey.
Provides that if an annual appropriation act is not enacted at the beginning of a State fiscal year casino gambling operations shall continue and all State employees shall be deemed essential. *
Provides unemployment benefits for spouses of armed services members under certain conditions. *
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.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Adds budget language specifying Medicaid reimbursement for various ambulance services provided to certain recipients.
Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Requires Business Employment Incentive Program and other program grant recipients to pay the prevailing wage on certain public work projects.
Concerns prevailing wage standards for State building service contracts.
Changes date of presidential primary from last Tuesday in February to first Tuesday after first Monday in February.
Restricts receipt of things of value by members of the Legislature and legislative staff from lobbyists and governmental affairs agents; increases certain penalty provisions. *
Establishes New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.
Provides for mandatory term of imprisonment for luring and enticing an adult; increases mandatory term for luring and enticing a child.
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.
Revises vicious and potentially dangerous dog law; designated Congo's Law.
Expands program eligibility and enhances benefit amount under the New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
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Exempts boat and marine product sales from certain retail sales tax exemptions.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with impact of rules on small businesses.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
The " Abandoned Cemetery Maintenance and Preservation Act."
Requires businesses to disclose any breach of security of computer systems to customers and to destroy certain personal information no longer retained.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
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.
Enhances rights and remedies of employees who disclose or refuse to participate in fraudulent employer practices.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for NJ FamilyCare.
Permits care and treatment of animals by certain persons and prohibits those persons from identifying themselves as veterinarians.
Requires absentee ballot totals be reported as group to ensure voter confidentiality.
Establishes new Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Allows corporation business tax credit for value of supplies and equipment donated to public schools.
Provides that impairing another person's means of communication may constitute an act of domestic violence.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Authorizes special license emblems for Fraternal Order of Police members.
Clarifies test for determining when personal property is not a taxable fixture attached to real property.
"Hospital Infection Reporting Act."
Allows a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases by full-time undergraduate students at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential property under redevelopment laws.
Establishes in-house counseling services for DYFS employees.
"County Corrections Officers Act."
Requires hospitals to report information about patient infections to DHSS.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Increases annual funding of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Includes electronic communication in definition of public school "harassment, intimidation or bullying."
Establishes "Task Force on New Jersey's Public Health Workforce" in DHSS.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to qualified handicapped persons at sheltered workshops.
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.
Provides State-paid SHBP benefits to TPAF retirees who retired with at least 20 years of service prior to May 1, 1988.
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.
Permits immediate expungement of court records where the person is acquitted or discharged or where the charges have been dismissed.
Prohibits use of credit information by property-casualty insurers in formulating underwriting rules.
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
Concerns private entities that own, operate or manage correctional facilities or jails.
Provides additional core curriculum standards aid for county vocational school district students who reside in Abbott districts.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
"Billy's Law;" directs Department of Education to establish a register of qualified educational facilities outside the State for special education students and establishes procedures for the placement of such facilities on the register.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Requires certain long-term care facilities to provide training in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires long-term care facilities to provide list of certain services related to care of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing."
Establishes special license plates to fund diabetes research and education.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Establishes standards for State and State authority design-build contracts and design-build-operate and maintain contracts.
Establishes procedures for issuance of certain bonds, notes and other obligations.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Requires school bus driver to inspect bus, activate safety device at end of transportation route to ensure that no pupil has been left on board.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Provides immunity from liability for certain recreational activities and from injuries caused by acts of God.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes Community Living Independently Program; appropriates $1.8 million.
The "New Jersey Freedom to Fish Act."
Provides for posting of radon testing results in public schools.
Extends definition of sick leave to include birth or placement for adoption of child.
Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 annual compensation PERS retiree may earn in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.
Requires public institutions of higher education to prorate salary for part-time faculty appointments based on salary for comparable full-time positions.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Reduces sales tax rate on certain sales and admission charges at places of amusement in urban enterprise zone areas and provides that sales tax revenue be for municipal purposes.
Provides gross income tax deduction for health care plan costs.
Provides civil immunity to public entities and public employees for acquisition, stockpiling, distribution and dispensing of certain drugs and vaccines to mitigate the effects of exposure to nuclear, chemical and biological agents.
Removes license suspension penalty for persons with only one outstanding parking fine; permits Motor Vehicle Commission to refuse registration to persons with only one outstanding parking fine.
Requires award of grants to remediate discharges from home heating oil tanks for applications filed prior to July 1, 2007.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zones in Garfield, Harrison, Keansburg, and two joint urban enterprise zones, one in Cliffside Park and Fairview, and one in Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes school property tax freeze program for resident homeowners age 65 or older and disabled homeowners.
The "Armed Services Unemployment Benefits Act."
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Allows PAAD recipents margin of error in estimating income.
Authorizes leave for parents and guardians of children with special needs.
Prevents managed care plan from denying coverage for certain health care services provided to covered person solely because covered person did not present referral to provider who performed services.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Establishes Election Advisory Commission.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Extends State veterans' benefits eligibility to those New Jerseyans who served on active duty missions related to the war on terror since September 11, 2001.
Permits the use of project labor agreements in certain public works projects other than projects involving buildings.
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
Requires responsible business practices by large employers regarding wages and benefits.
Requires criminal background checks of employees of private prisoner transport companies.
Creates the offense of trafficking in and possession of counterfeit commuter tickets.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Requires sellers of residential real estate, including owners, to disclose to purchaser knowledge of termite damage to property.
Creates requirement and grant program for power-assisted door openers on certain public buildings; appropriates $600,000.
Exempts from realty transfer fees, sales of homes of certain New Jersey members of the military.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Excludes veterans' entitlements from income for determination of PAAD eligibility.
Requires criminal history record background checks for public employees handling vital records.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Requires all cats and dogs released from pounds and shelters be sterilized with certain exceptions; establishes special fund for sterilizations; increases certain dog-related fees and dedicates increases to the fund.
Concerns unemployment benefits for certain employees who participate in an early retirement incentive program.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Allows school boards to offer incentive to waive SHBP coverage to employees eligible for spouse's health care coverage.
Provides that cash assistance from DHS kinship care programs shall not be considered income for certain State-funded programs.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in financial institutions located in Delaware if that state does not reverse its Coastal Zone Act ruling that impacts a proposed New Jersey facility.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in financial institutions located in Delaware if that state does not amend its permitting laws to conform to the Compact of 1905.
Requires DEP to develop and maintain an integrated computer system.
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
Requires charge to nonresidents for E-ZPass transponders.
Requires State and State authorities to report to Legislature on certain contracts; requires State Auditor to review the financing of certain contracts.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Prohibits outside employment by presidents of State colleges.
Requires dogs licensed out of state that are brought into NJ to be licensed in NJ within 60 days, and raises penalties for violations of law requiring licensing of dogs and of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Requires certain persons to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Requires DOT and toll road authorities to develop and adopt herbicide and pesticide management plans.
Directs MVC to expand driver's test to include additional questions on school bus and school zone and crossing safety.
Increases penalties for drunk driving with minor as passenger.
The "South Jersey Regional Veterans' Health Care Facility Grant Fund Act."
Directs State Police to establish standards for handling missing persons cases involving juveniles.
Establishes involuntary outpatient commitment to treatment for persons in need of involuntary commitment to treatment.
Establishes parental orientation program in the Abbott school districts.
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Establishes special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
"New Jersey Financial Information Privacy Act."
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Prohibits telecommunications, utility or cable television companies from charging certain customers prior to actual billing due date.
Requires adult Work First New Jersey recipients to complete secondary education under certain circumstances and receive life skills training.
Permits county recording officer to record electronic image documents at time of receipt.
Makes No Early Release Act applicable to persons convicted of child pornography crimes.
Provides that employees no longer must pay full cost of purchase of PERS, PFRS or TPAF credit for military service.
Requires private and public employers to provide unpaid leaves of absence or reassignment of hours for National Guard members and Reservists engaged in training.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Increases drunk driving enforcement surcharge.
Requires written prescriptions to be legibly printed or typed.
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%
Requires Secretary of State to maintain website listing State agency public hearings and meetings.
Credits in Prosecutors Part at no cost prior regular PERS service of county first assistant prosecutors.
Provides for regional economic impact report and review by affected municipalities for certain proposed large scale retail developments.
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons and certain violent arrestees.
Permits registration by voter on days of municipal, primary, and general elections.
Establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to chaining or other restraint of animals.
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Allows deduction against gross income for gain from sale of development easement on farmland.
Prohibits use of education and occupation as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Enhances penalties for driving when license revoked.
Requires forfeiture of public office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher; disqualifies person from future office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher or conviction of crime involving dishonesty.
Provides credit against gross income tax for first time home buyers with household incomes less than $100,000.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
"Prescription Drug Right-to-Know Act"; establishes clinical trials registry in DHSS; requires pharmaceutical companies to publicly disclose clinical trial data.
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
"Veterans' Property Tax Relief Act of 2006."
Jay's Law; requires DWI offenders to wear alcohol monitoring device.
Requires serological testing for hepatitis of certain defendants.
Requires approval from appropriation committees of the Legislature for employee bonuses proposed by certain public institutions of higher education.
Prohibits school districts from hiring governmental affairs agents.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Eliminates certain authorized messengers of absentee ballots; provides for appointed, bipartisan, two-person teams to assist voters; makes appropriation.
Permits police officer to impound uninsured motor vehicle.
Provides UI benefits for certain spouses of relocated armed forces members.
Authorizes POW license plates for leased vehicles.
Changes from two to four number of consecutive general elections where more than 750 votes or less than 250 votes may be cast before election district is redrawn.
Establishes universal credit equivalency program to provide seamless transfer of college credits by institutions of higher education.
Creates "New Jersey Catastrophic Health Care Claims Reinsurance Program."
Specifies motor vehicle fines from tickets issued by State Police providing rural patrol be paid to municipality, not State.
Permits elected officials and legislators with simultaneous PERS-covered elected office or employment to choose only one position for receipt of PERS credit.
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
Provides that in event of State government shutdown due to failure to enact appropriation law racetracks will remain open; deems certain New Jersey Racing Commission employees essential.
Provides premium assistance to certain small employers who purchase health benefits plans; appropriates $10 million.
Lowers minimum participation rate of small employer health benefits plans to 50% for groups with two to 10 persons.
Establishes fixed dates for employment contracts of certain State college professors and other employees.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
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.
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship.
Prohibits possession of firearms and weapons in public parks.
Authorizes paid leaves of absence for certain delegates of employee organizations representing corrections officers attending conventions.
"State Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
Establishes Lane Splitting Task Force.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Exempts municipal parking from sales and use tax.
Concerns collective bargaining between educational employers and employee organizations.
Prohibits BPU from exercising authority over utility service extensions in manner which creates cost differentials that distinguish among persons or localities based on location of such extensions.
Prohibits NJ Tpk. Authority from contracting with private entity for operating highway projects; directs surplus NJ Tpk. Authority revenues to Transportation Trust Fund.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Provides that if wireless telephone service subscriber terminates service, any applicable subscriber termination fee is to be prorated.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from requiring subscribers to purchase new cellular telephone equipment in certain cases.
Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act; establishes certain consumer protections for wireless telephone subscribers.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from requiring subscribers to pay a charge for calling emergency 9-1-1 service.
Provides a commissioner budget cap adjustment for the 2007-2008 school year for the appropriation of non-recurring revenues in the 2006-2007 school year.
Clarifies that all documents pertaining to the issuance of bonds for public recreation purposes are public records.
Appropriate $75,000 to DMVA for recreational purposes at NJ veterans' memorial homes.
Affords employment protection to certain volunteer emergency responders.
Requires school districts to inform the parent or guardian of a student recommended to use certain medications of the possible side effects and potential negative consequences of those medications.
Requires availability of athletic heart protectors at certain baseball events; appropriates $2,500.
Clarifies offenders are not eligible for parole or periodic imprisonment under "Michael's Law."
Establishes New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force.
Includes death by auto or vessel and certain assaults as crimes with bail restrictions.
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Authorizes individual boards of education to self insure for certain insurance; removes current prohibitions.
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.