Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Jerry Green
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly2
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Authorizes Governor to prevent rent gouging in areas declared to be in state of emergency.
Out of committee1
Permits eviction for good cause of tenants who are creating nuisance; requires court to notify landlord when restraining order has been issued barring tenant from residential rental property.*
In committee6
Adds the fact that the crime was committed against a child under the age of 16 as an aggravating factor in sentencing.
Prohibits smoking by minors in facilities receiving State funds.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
The "Dormitory Fire Safety Act."
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Carried from the Senate
Passed the Senate1
Clarifies that the term "deadly weapon" includes an animal. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
Requires proof of valid motor vehicle insurance before release of impounded motor vehicle in certain cases.
Permits a State employees' salary reduction program for qualified transportation benefits and increases the Travel Demand Management Program gross income tax exclusions for commuter transportation benefits.*
Allows PERS retiree to resume employment covered by PERS as teacher with higher education institution without suspension of benefits.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund for completion of Korean War Memorial in Atlantic City.
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Eliminates certain requirements applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs.
Vetoed · 2
Amends "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to enhance oversight and accountability.
Forgives the reimbursement of State aid by former constituent district of a dissolved regional school district.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.*
Places five-year moratorium on distribution and sale of irradiated food.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 18
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Appropriates $50 million to acquire real property in areas affected by Hurricane Floyd, pay relocation expenses, and compensate for lost property taxes.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3.5 million to the DHS for distribution of grants in equal amounts to all county ARCs.
Permits aid to State supervised municipalities to eliminate structural deficit.
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. **
Appropriates $317,000 in FY 2001 to the DOE for aid to the Bound Brook School District for extraordinary costs of recovery from Hurricane Floyd. *
Requires pharmacies to display informational pamphlet about PAAD program; makes an appropriation.*
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott district to assist students with print disabilities.
"Congestion Reduction and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act."
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Restricts surgical debarking or silencing of dogs.*
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act." *
Allows certain former judges who resigned in good standing to perform marriages.
Establishes medical assistance on-line application pilot project in DHS.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Provides benefit coverage to certain police, fire and emergency personnel.
In committee · 86
Requires Division of State Police to prepare annual report on certain civilian complaints against troopers and officers.
Prohibits hospital from denying admission or services to patient based on patient's HMO coverage, and requires HMO's to cover legitimate emergency health care.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Requires health benefits coverage for prescription drugs for treatment of epilepsy.
Establishes State Pediatric Epilepsy Resource Program; appropriates $50,000.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to DCED and EDA assistance.
Increases minimum wage.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
Supplemental appropriation of $424,000 to Board of Nursing.
Requires timely release of medical records to former enrollee of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey or health care provider on enrollee's behalf.
Requires carriers which offer managed care plans to permit covered person to continue treatment for limited time with a physician no longer employed by or under contract with the carrier for certain health conditions.
Establishes program to increase collection of unpaid motor vehicle fines.
Extends long-term foster care until the age of 21.
Makes supplemental appropriation from the General Fund for State aid to local government units and school districts to replace local tax loss attributable to certain change in taxable value of depreciable business personal property.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Prohibits use of unmarked police vehicles for routine traffic stops.
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
Extends overtime pay requirements to certain workers.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Increases penalties for possession of a weapon during drug offenses.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Requires annual audited financial reports of insurance companies.
Establishes Kinship Foster Care Program in DYFS.
Allows credit against gross income tax liability for dependent care expenses or a heightened credit for the expenses of child care provided by a nationally accredited child care center.
Provides credit against corporation business tax for taxpayers supporting child care facilities for employees.
"New Jersey CARES Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Drunk Driving Prevention and Education Grant Fund.
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
Continues entitlement to senior property tax freeze although income ineligible for one year.
Provides annual appropriations from FY 2000 through FY2026 for smoking prevention and education services from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Provides annual appropriations from FY 2000 through FY 2026 for community-based health care services from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Provides annual appropriations for hospitals and physicians that provide charity care, long-term care initiatives and graduate medical education and research from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Establishes "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop campus security plans.
Increase penalties for failure to properly use child restraint systems in motor vehicles.
Supplemental appropriation of $574,736 to Piscataway Township School District for the educational costs of children housed on the Rutgers campus.
Establishes the New Jersey Water Supply Management System Study Commission.
Establishes special priority of acquiring lands in flood-prone areas for recreation and conservation purposes using monies from Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund.
Prohibits reductions for certain Abbott districts in parity remedy State aid originally allocated for the 1997-98 school year.
Provides enhanced penalties for certain crimes when victim is 65 years of age or older, or disabled.
Prohibits the imposition by water utilities of standby fees or charges for new fire protection systems.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Establishes first priority of protecting water supplies when acquiring lands using certain dedicated open space monies.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles, compensation and layoffs.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Directs DEP to establish toxic air pollutant monitoring stations in Bergen county and Passaic county; appropriates $420,000 therefor.
Directs DEP to establish risk assessment program for industry and improved monitoring of hazardous air pollutants Statewide.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Dedicates use of tobacco settlement monies for certain health-related purposes and appropriates $40 million in State funds and $40 million in federal funds to increase Medicaid inpatient reimbursement rates.
Requires health care provider participating in NJ KidCare program to provide all medically necessary health care services to eligible child which provider is qualified to provide.
Provides family leave insurance.
Prohibits black bear hunting.
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
"21st Century Transportation Trust Fund Extension Act."
Requires State and local civil service entities to grant paid leave of absence to members of certain law enforcement and firefighters' associations who attend State or national conventions.
Permanently denies convicted criminals access to public records containing victim's information; protects certain criminal investigatory files and crime victim information from public access.
Authorizes UEZA to designate an additional zone.
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Rutgers, the State University for institutional support.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Upgrades crime of leaving the scene of a fatal accident to a crime of the second degree.
Requires health benefits coverage for nonprescription enteral formulas.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Clarifies that a court may require the posting of full cash bail in cases involving serious crimes.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Permits municipal ordinances regulating time, place, manner and frequency of blasting activities.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases; appropriations $50,000.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Establishes the Academic Achievement Award Pilot Program in the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority; appropriates $500,000.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.
Establishes vote-by-mail pilot program for 2003 annual school elections in certain counties.
Filed · 1
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.