Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
Anthony R. Bucco
Sponsored
Became law2
Matthew Albrecht Act; requires mattresses and box springs for sale in State to meet federal cigarette-ignition and open-flame standards. **
Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district or municipality maintaining volunteer fire department.
Passed the Senate3
Supplemental appropriation of $85,000 to Division of Fire Safety in DCA to fund fire safety juvenile response education program.
Requires replacement of door and ignition locks on county and municipal vehicles prior to sale.
Requires airlines to notify customers prior to expiration of redeemable airline credits.
Out of committee5
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Eliminates entitlement to workers' compensation cash benefits during imprisonment.
Allows military personnel extended period to qualify for exclusion of capital gain from income of the sale or exchange of a principal residence.
Authorizes trained and qualified county corrections to carry a firearm at all times in New Jersey.
Imposes conditions on drivers approaching stopped emergency vehicles, tow trucks or highway maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights.
In committee115
Appropriates $85,000 to DEP for conservation officer for Split Rock Reservoir.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
The "Dam, Lake, and Stream Restoration Bond Act of 2005," authorizes bonds for $200,000,000 and appropriates $5,000.
Provides for a presumption of joint physical custody in a child custody determination; addresses relocation.
Changes date of election of school board members and special school elections and eliminates school budget elections.
Requires HIV testing for pregnant women and marriage license applicants.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for positron emission tomography to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.
Provides corporations business tax and gross income tax credits for employers who support community rehabilitation programs.
Authorizes Lake Hopatcong Commission to hire private counsel, rather than AG, to provide legal advice, services, and representation.
Provides certified municipal fire inspectors and fire officials having more than four consecutive years service with tenure in office.
Appropriates $500,000 to DHSS for the purpose of providing a grant to Daytop Village.
Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.
Supplemental appropriation of $235,000 to DHS for a grant to Homeless Outreach Program in Morris County.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for grant to Medical Needs Foundation in Mountain Lakes.
Permits municipalities to offer prescription drug benefit to certain retired volunteer firefighters and other emergency aid volunteers.
Creates "Children's Equal Rights Act."
Provides for the inclusion of home-schooled students in the NJ STARS Program.
Allows for certain variances, exemptions, and waivers under "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Abolishes Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, transfers bridges to NJ DOT and Penn DOT, removes tolls.
Requires DHS to distribute certain federal grant monies directly to substance abuse prevention providers.
Makes certain requirements concerning downhill skiing.
Appropriates $100,000 to the Judiciary for a grant to Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Jersey, Inc. (CASA)
Establishes the New Jersey Water Supply in the 21st Century Study Task Force.
Appropriates $1.5 million to the DEP for the Lake Hopatcong Commission.
Appropriates $10,000 to restore veterans' monument in Roxbury Township.
"Toxic Mold Protection Act of 2004."
Allows certain taxpayers a one-time refundable gross income tax credit for gross income tax paid at highest rate of tax upon the gain from sale of small businesses.
Allows the deduction of the costs of providing employee health benefits in calculating the corporation business tax alternative minimum assessment.
Establishes child protective services investigation pilot program in Morris county; appropriates $90,000.
Allows taxpayers to deduct adoption expenses from gross income.
"Post-Viability Protection Act."
Increases Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled Program allowance to $500 per year.
Establishes "Division of Developmental Disabilities Care and Maintenance Contribution Rate Appeals Board."
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 18 and younger.
Makes failure to report an offense against a child a crime under certain circumstances.
Increases civil penalty payable to the "Domestic Violence Victims' Fund" by persons who commit domestic violence.
Requires school districts to establish plans for responding to emergencies and crises.
Requires the Commission on Holocaust Education to monitor false information concerning the Holocaust disseminated over the Internet; appropriates $50,000.
Requires training for school bus drivers and aides involved in transporting handicapped pupils; directs Legislature to appropriate necessary funding.
Creates procedure for destruction of all records pertaining to juveniles who are arrested but subsequently not charged with delinquency.
Increases certain arson offenses to a crime of the third degree.
Adds members representing fire fighting and fire safety interests to the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group.
Clarifies that crime victims' rights must be recognized by all courts in the State.
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism.
Requires that governing board members of public institutions of higher education adhere to certain ethical standards; prescribes penalties for failure to adhere.
Establishes a State aid program for charter school facilities.
Establishes pilot program to study feasibility of regionalization of certain school districts; appropriates $150,000.
Provides for recoupling of the computation of the New Jersey estate tax in accord with the federal estate tax.
Exempts sale of recreational safety helmets from sales and use tax.
Provides motor fuels tax refunds for fuel used in recreational boats.
Requires insurers to provide minimum of 30 days inpatient treatment for substance abuse when physician determines treatment is medically necessary.
Requires training in diabetes care for certain school employees and use of medical management plans in schools for students with diabetes.
"Hospital Infection Reporting Act."
Requires managed care plans to deem valid referral for a covered health care service as satisfying requirements for prior notification.
Supplemental appropriation of $75,000 to DHSS for grant to Sunrise House Foundation, Inc.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS to provide additional funding to Community Hope, Inc.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for prosthetic appliances obtained from any licensed prosthetist.
Permits Legislature to void closing of State psychiatric hospital or developmental center.
Individual's status as minor shall not disqualify him from bone marrow donation.
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of carbon monoxide detectors and any device or equipment sold for residential use to detect, warn of, abate, or extinguish fires.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DCA for a grant to ASPIRA.
Waives fee to obtain State and national criminal history record background checks for volunteers and affiliates of certain organizations.
Establishes free smoke detector program in DCA.
Removes income limit for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Requires municipalities that receive State aid to certify that all municipal buildings adhere to fire codes.
Supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to the Morris County Organization For Hispanic Affairs for its community outreach program.
Authorizes county clerks to issue identification cards to county residents under age 18.
Ends imposition of corporation business taxes on the regular income of subchapter S corporations.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain high-efficiency home heating equipment.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for defibrillator training for police and firefighters.
Revises fines for drivers unable to exhibit a driver's license, insurance card or registration certificate.
Establishes "Car Watch" program to combat motor vehicle thefts.
Requires employers to provide time off from work for members of certain volunteer organizations to respond to fires under certain conditions.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DLPS for urban search and rescue teams.
Gives Statewide police powers to certain county juvenile detention officers.
Requires firefighters to obtain "firefighter 1" certification.
Clarifies that using motor vehicle to publicly display obscene material is fourth degree crime.
Mandates basic training for certain newly-appointed entry-level firefighters and supervisory training for full-time firefighters promoted to certain positions.
Requires MVC to accept death certificate as proof of name change.
Establishes "William's Law," pertaining to pool safety.
Establishes three regional superintendents of schools and eliminates the position of county superintendent of schools.
Requires ATM facilities to be equipped with access to emergency telephone service.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in companies doing business in countries that sponsor terrorism.
Appropriates $56,000 to DOE for New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to improve Holocaust education curriculum.
Allows members of PERS Prosecutors Part to purchase credit in Prosecutors Part for previous prosecutor service credited as regular PERS service.
Establishes back-to-school sales tax holiday in New Jersey from August 26 through September 1, 2006.
Establishes sales tax holiday in New Jersey from December 10 through December 25, 2006.
Eliminates maximum age requirement for appointment as police officer or paid firefighter.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DMVA for grant to Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Expands number of safe havens for leaving newborn infants.
Appropriates $250,000 to Department of State for grant to Morris Museum to build exhibition space to house mechanical music collection.
Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.
Exempts municipal clerk from penalties for Open Public Records Act violations under certain circumstances.
The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $125,000 for Choices to fund anti-drug and gang education programs.
Authorizes handicapped parking privileges for certain healthcare workers transporting handicapped persons.
Supplemental appropriation of $135,000 to the American Red Cross of Northwest New Jersey to fund "Fire Safety House."
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Requires Attorney General to defend certain local law enforcement officers.
Codifies Lyme disease reporting requirements.
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.
Prohibits sale and distribution of certain tobacco related products to person under 19 years of age.
Appropriates $30,000 to Urban League of Morris County.
Authorizes certain law enforcement officers and corrections officers to possess and use stun guns while on duty.
Removes investigation and security services from sales and use tax.
Provides for the transfer of special education State aid from a student's former district of residence to present district of residence.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to DCA for grant to Urban League of Morris County.
Appropriates $500,000 to DEP for Waterloo Village.
Expands list of Safe Haven sites, provides drop-off location information be made available by 2-1-1 call centers; appropriates $95,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $275,000 to provide grant to Head Start Program of Morris County.
Supplemental appropriation of $150,000 to provide grant to The Arc of Morris County for capital improvements.
Requires workers who come into contact with creosote-treated marine piling, and their employers, to comply with safety and health protection measures; repeals P.L.2007, c.113.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Removes time restrictions on sale of poppies.
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public. *
Concerns sale or lease of unsafe or recalled children's products. *
Requires State to purchase "Energy Star" products in public contracts.
Permits the consolidation of the boards of education of a county vocational school district and a county special services school district into one board. *
Makes various changes to the laws governing underground storage tanks. *
Increases maximum municipal dog license fee from $7 to $21. *
Provides unemployment benefits for spouses of armed services members under certain circumstances. *
Includes electronic communication in definition of public school "harassment, intimidation or bullying."
Appropriates $1,263,166 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Establishes the crime of corruption of public resources.
Establishes the "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
Establishes "Blue Heart Law Enforcement Assistance Program" to provide counseling support for wounded law enforcement officers. *
Creates the "Internet Dating Safety Act," requiring Internet dating services to provide notice whether the service conducts criminal background screenings.
Provides for mandatory term of imprisonment for luring and enticing an adult; increases mandatory term for luring and enticing a child.
Restricts certain sex offenders' access to the Internet.
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.
"Nicole's Law;" permits victim of sex offense to obtain restraining order against offender. *
Excludes membership fees and dues of certain governmental and charitable clubs and organizations and certain parking services from sales and use tax. ****
Provides for plaques in State House to honor Hutchins F. Inge and Walter Gilbert Alexander, first African-American Senator and Assemblyman.
"Billy's Law"; requires DCF and DHS to establish regulations for out-of-State placements in residential schools and programs .**
Passed the Senate · 10
Authorizes a competitive system-wide franchise for certain providers of cable television service. *
Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."
Authorizes local unit to appoint insurance fund commissioners, its chief financial officer or its municipal clerk to oversee insurance fund.
Bars certain sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations. *
Modifies penalty for operating an aircraft while impaired, establishes blood alcohol content offense level and requires report of violation to FAA.
Establishes involuntary outpatient commitment to treatment for persons in need of involuntary commitment to treatment.
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Upgrades criminal offense of assault in certain circumstances.
Revises deadline for selection of delegates for annual convention of New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Out of committee · 40
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment and forfeiture of pension and retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes involving or touching their office or employment. *
Permits municipalities to appoint paid fire chiefs for paid and certain part-paid fire departments; clarifies duties and responsibilities.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Allows disabled veteran's surviving spouse to claim property tax exemption when veteran's disability declaration is granted after death.
Requires portion of State rental assistance grants be reserved for graduates of State veterans' transitional housing program.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Establishes Juvenile Offender Community Conservation and Improvement Services Program.
Requires bid proposal documents to include traffic safety requirements.
Provides for DCA to set maximum loan amounts to volunteer emergency service organizations to purchase vehicles and equipment.
Requires interactive computer service to remove images, information, or data which depicts child engaged in prohibited sexual act from computer server or other storage device controlled or owned by the interactive computer service.
Permits limited period for Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners to elect to pay the costs of health insurance premiums for certain retirees. *
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Concerns fire emergency procedures.
Concerns bail bonds and the issuance of bail bonds in this State.
Expands mission, authority and eligible membership of organized militia in DMVA. *
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Extends eligibility for higher education tuition assistance to certain former members of New Jersey National Guard and increases number of tuition-free credits available to National Guard members and their dependents.
Creates New Jersey POW-MIA medal. *
Requires distribution of pamphlets, posters and other educational materials informing certain public school students of "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Upgrades simple assault against a private school teacher to aggravated assault; adds definition of "school" to criminal code. *
Upgrades penalties for recruiting minors and confined persons to be in criminal street gang. *
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Provides UI benefits for certain spouses of relocated armed forces members.
Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.
Permits the charging of fee for capital contribution for purpose of defraying common expenses; validates certain bylaws.
Provides certain employment protections for employees on military leave in time of war or emergency.
Appropriates $9,066,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in northern NJ.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Creates New Jersey Cold War ribbon; appropriates $5,000.
Directs State Police to establish standards for handling missing persons cases involving persons with Alzheimer's disease and juveniles.
Places the burden of proof and burden of production on school districts in due process hearings conducted to resolve special education issues.
Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.
Eliminates fee imposed for certified copy of veteran's discharge papers.
Appropriates $15,375,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $40 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $11 million from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
In committee · 110
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.
Requires criminal history record background checks on certain volunteer sports personnel.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute; requires lifetime parole supervision for certain sex offenders.
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 for Camp Marcella.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Makes prisoners responsible for their own support and maintenance and provides the State with a lien for the cost thereof.
Authorizes comparable sales as primary appraisal method for assessment of county or municipally owned watershed lands.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
Provides for annual cost-of-living increase in amount of Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance payment.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Increases State supplementary payment for residential health care facilities.
Allows certain undocumented aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.
Provides mandatory minimum terms and fines for persons who travel to another municipality and sell or purchase controlled dangerous substances there.
Provides for regional economic impact report and review by affected municipalities for certain proposed large scale retail developments.
The "Public Dam Rehabilitation Project Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $90,000,000 and appropriates $5,000.
Requires county boards of chosen freeholders to establish county special services school districts.
Requires award of grants to remediate discharges from home heating oil tanks for applications filed prior to July 1, 2007.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Requires acquisition of defibrillators for use in public and nonpublic high schools and training of certain personnel in usage; appropriates $900,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS for Office on Women's Health.
Concerns affordable housing in the Highlands Region.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Requires completion of legislative ethics training program for legislators and State officers or employees and special State officers or employees in Legislative Branch.
Requires certain NJ Transit Corporation employees to undergo criminal history background checks and wear photo identification.
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Classifies burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree.
Requires health insurers, Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for comprehensive program of pediatric feeding and swallowing services.
Requires DCA to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning furniture and furnishings purchased for use in residential premises and public buildings.
Requires laws for police service benefits and fire service benefits to be the same.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Requires DOC to study deficiencies in facilities whenever certain inmate disturbances occur and to include needed improvements in budget request.
Clarifies powers of public safety directors.
Establishes the Commission on After-School Programs in DHS; appropriates $25,000.
Establishes a joint legislative and executive branch State Revenue Forecasting Integrity Commission to provide a revenue forecast for annual State budget purposes.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
"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.
Specifies criteria for funding domestic violence shelters.
Increases PFRS disability, accidental death and special retirement benefits; increases members' contribution rate.
Designates September 11 each year "September 11 Remembrance Day" in New Jersey.
Requires dam owners to prepare emergency action plan, and install alarm for certain dams.
Eliminates public school district budget reduction appeals to Commissioner of Education.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Prohibits sale of any dog by kennel, pet shop or other retail establishment without name, address and phone number of person providing dog thereto; establishes $500 fine for each violation.
Directs DHSS to adopt regulations prohibiting overcowding of animals in kennels, pet shops and other retail establishments; establishes penalties.
Establishes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without parole eligibility for crimes of criminal sexual contact committed against children.
"Homestead School Property Tax Reimbursement Act"; provides State reimbursement for 50% of school property taxes paid by seniors; 65 years and older.
Clarifies tenure protections for exempt firemen in public employment.
Exempts construction, expansion or renovation of buildings or other structures for police departments, fire departments, and volunteer first aid, emergency, ambulance or rescue squads from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death.
Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Permits a tax deduction under the New Jersey gross income tax for taxpayers who operate or maintain for their employees a licensed child care center or who have paid the cost of outside child care.
Limits liability of food producers, manufacturers, packers, distributers, carriers, holders, sellers, marketers and advertisers for claims arising out of weight gain or obesity.
Supplemental appropriation of $7.7 million to DHSS for a grant to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center for facility improvements.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Prohibits filling of vacancy among candidates nominated at primaries after 48th and before 14th day before general election, except due to death; prohibits filling subsequent vacancies before elections.
"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.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain qualified employees.
Permits certain motor vehicle offenders to apply for a restricted use license.
"State Green Acres Park Development Bond Act"; authorizes bonds for $75 million and appropriates $5,000.
Establishes a Gun Court Pilot Program in Essex and Mercer County.
Permits police officer to impound uninsured motor vehicle.
Requires State institutions of higher education and associated hospitals or medical facilities to obtain legislative approval of any name change.
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.
Allows certain persons in military service to receive suspension of interest on mortgage loan.
Establishes the offense of incest.
Authorizes bars and restaurants to offer special discounts based on sex under certain circumstances.
Exempts sales of energy and utility service to manufacturing facilities from the sales and use tax and the transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharge.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low income persons residing in certain facilities.
Bans intentional feeding of deer; establishes civil penalty and allows property damage claim.
Requires organization that receives State family planning services funds to be separate from organization that provides abortion services.
Appropriates $30,000 to Lake Muscontecong regional planning board.
Extends application period for retired police officers to carry firearms.
Upgrades simple assault against a private school teacher to aggravated assault; adds definition of "school" to criminal code.
Creates limited licenses for general barbering and for barbering and hairstyling within the practice of cosmetology and hairstyling.
Increases penalties for unauthorized operation of substance abuse treatment center.
Permits court to include animals in domestic violence restraining orders.
Changes age of eligibility for TPAF and PERS early retirement option without benefit reduction from 55 to 60 for new enrollees.
Renames "Cigarette Sales Act" as "Tobacco Products Sales Act"; facilitates collection of taxes on non-face-to-face retail sales of tobacco products.
"Property Tax Relief Act."
Requires licenses to conduct business in tobacco products under the New Jersey Tobacco Products Wholesale Sales and Use Tax Act.
Creates New Jersey Youth Legislature; appropriates $15,000.
Reduces the sales and use tax from 7% to 6%.
Requires coaches in youth sports leagues to receive CPR certification.
Requires reduction in number of State employees to FY2000 level; establishes procedure to control creation of new State positions and filling of vacancies.
Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.
Provides that regular work week of all newly-hired full-time State or local government employees will be 40 hours.
Allows gross income tax credit for purchase of health club memberships by taxpayers 55 and older.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Requires health insurers and SHBP to provide certain mental health benefits for eating disorders under same terms and conditions as for other illnesses and diseases.
Requires DOT to provide for removal of deer carcasses from county and municipal roads; appropriates $730,000.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $4,303,000 to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority for Outstanding Scholars Recruitment Program.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Requires vehicles in funeral processions activate hazard signals.
Requires heath insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for anorexia under same terms and conditions as for other diseases and illnesses.
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
Prohibits DOT from putting tolls on I-78 and I-80 and from transferring jurisdiction to independent authority or entity.
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.
Changes effective date of section 2 of P.L.2007, c.1 concerning the issuance of construction permits for certain child care centers and schools.
Allows certain persons in military service to receive suspension of debt payments.
Creates special fallen firefighter plates with proceeds to children of fallen firefighters.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey for reinstatement of certain athletic teams.
Specifies special law enforcement officers wear same uniform as regular police in municipality but with specially designed shoulder insignia.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Revises law governing compulsory arbitration for public fire and police departments.
Permits revised methods of treatment for chiropractors and establishes continuing education requirements.