Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, Senate.
Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr.
Sponsored
Became law21
Concerns payment of temporary disability payments and workers' compensation settlements for the same injury or illness.
Modifies filing and confidentiality of reports of work related accidents. *
Permits school board to provide courtesy busing on a space-available basis and to charge parents for the costs.
Permits nonprofit organizations to auction alcoholic beverages.
Allows certain municipal authorities to offer incentive to waive SHBP coverage to employees eligible for spouse's health care coverage.
Makes impersonating a law enforcement officer a crime of the fourth degree.
Requires affidavit for malpractice action by a neutral licensed person showing that treatment, practice or work of a physical therapist, land surveyor, veterinarian, pharmacist or insurance producer was unacceptable.
Creates the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act."
"New Jersey Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program Act;" appropriates up $5,000,000 in unexpended federal TANF funds. *
Establishes New Jersey Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Fund.
Requires DOT to prepare litter pickup and removal plan.
Increases penalties for littering.
Expands the role of the county superintendent in pupil transportation matters and permits school districts to offer subscription busing to additional students.
Excludes certain State education funds from the calculation of proportionate share under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Bars claims against shareholders of dissolved corporations after five years.
Clarifies that steel outdoor advertising signs and their steel supporting structures are not real property for local property tax purposes.
Expands property tax exemption of firefighters' organizations which use property for income-producing activities.
Designates U.S. Highway Route No. 9 southbound bridge over Raritan River as the "Ellis S. Vieser Memorial Bridge"; appropriates $2,500.
Appropriates $1,086,158 from 1995 Green Acres bond act for coastal Blue Acres acquisition projects by local government units.
Provides the manufacturing equipment and employment investment tax credit under the corporation business tax for electric energy and thermal energy production.
Appropriates $1 million to DYFS for grant to Somerset Hills School. *
Passed the Senate3
Expands the role of the county superintendent in pupil transportation matters and permits school districts to offer subscription busing to additional students.
"Sports and Entertainment District Financing Act." *
Provides for nine accountants engaged in the practice of public accountancy on the Board of Accountancy instead of seven certified public accountants and two public accountants.
Out of committee17
Expands definition of Circle of Mobility to include commuter rail service in Central New Jersey.
Makes General Fund supplemental appropriation of $800,000 to the Office of Maritime Resources for a grant for the Thorne's Creek - Waackaack Creek dredging project in Keansburg Borough.
Supplemental appropriation of $8,050,000 in State and federal funds to increase Medicaid reimbursement for home health services.
Permits certain nonpublic school pupils to purchase bus transportation from boards of education or cooperative transportation services agencies.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"The Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act." *
Establishes the Henry J. Raimondo New Jersey Legislative Fellows Program and appropriates $60,000.
Prohibits discrimination in the sale of malt alcoholic beverages by certain breweries to licensed wholesalers in the State.
Concerns the sales and use tax on uncollectible credit sales.
Establishes New Jersey Cultural Trust.
Clarifies that an outdoor advertising sign under State permit is not taxable real property.
Eliminates certain minimum thoroughbred races for casino simulcasting; increases number of simulcast horse races casino may pay 6% of parimutuel pool; authorizes handicapping contests. *
Authorizes municipal ordinances providing for repair and maintainance of dams which serve planned retirement communities.
Expands certain veterans' benefits to certain participants in the Lebanon Crisis of 1958.
Permits direct distribution of receipts from miscellaneous revenue to municipal real property taxpayers.
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula, eliminates "regular place of business" requirement to allocate less than 100% of income to New Jersey, provides airline-specific sales fraction. *
Regulates operation of electric personal assistance mobility devices.
In committee22
Provides immunity from liability for certain recreational activities and from injuries caused by acts of God.
Revises provisions for charter school funding and enrollment.
Provides expedited procedure to obtain and record discharge of mortgage when mortgagee is bankrupt or out of business; establishes fund to reimburse mortgagor's legal costs.
Provides immunity for certain nonprofit health care clinics that provide free services and creates volunteer physican license.
Prohibits marine transfer stations and intermodal container facilities from accepting solid waste that is not containerized.
Authorizes taxicab operation in certain municipalities.
Authorizes use of Workforce Development Partnership Fund moneys as needed for a certain construction project.
The "New Jersey Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act".
Authorizes use of revenue allocation financing by certain municipalities.
Makes various fiscal year 2001 supplemental appropriations of $4,550,000 from the General Fund.
Appropriates $5 million to downtown business improvement loan fund in DCA.
Prohibits purchase and possession of dextromethorphan hydrobromide by minors.
Requires certain public entities to competitively bid in order to provide pupil transportation services to a local school district.
Establishes "Litter Advisory Council."
Requires DEP to direct repair of dam order to all residents abutting private lake served by dam.
Changes way electors for President and Vice President of the United States are selected in State.
Upgrades the crime of terroristic threats to a crime of the second degree.
Excludes certain education IRA earnings from taxation under the gross income tax, and makes certain educational benefits available to the beneficiaries of those accounts.
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Clarifies commencement of taxability of portions of certain tax exempt buildings; continues tax exemption for portions of tax exempt buildings used for State mandated preschool and kindergarten purposes.
Authorizes local government units to allow construction and operation of Olympic sport training facilities on parkland under certain conditions.
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to change any date in the school budget and election calendar due to a conflict with a day of religious observance.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
Increases and indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit. *
Accelerates phase-in of the NJ SAVER rebate.
Assures certain benefits to certain police, fire and emergency personnel under certain circumstances in regard to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 or pursuant to an Executive Order by the Governor.
Prohibits sale of certain merchandise at excessive prices during certain emergencies.
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Requires certain new employers to reimburse certain former employers for law enforcement training costs.*
Permits simulated voting for minors at polling place.
Extends civil service veterans preference to certain persons who served in Operation "Uphold Democracy" in Haiti.
Establishes Homeowners Insurance Availability Advisory Committee.
Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI.
Appropriates $38,154,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government open space acquisition projects.
Regulates employee leasing companies and employee leasing agreements.
Appropriates $11.1 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $135 million to the DEP for dam, lake, and stream projects. *
Approves State funding for certain "urban aid" local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001. *
Increases aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount and requires certain review of pupil transportation contracts by county superintendent. *
Establishes the casino reinvestment development authority urban revitalization incentive program.
Approves State funding for certain "urban aid" local government open space acquisition projects.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Supplemental appropriation of $18 million from General Fund to New Jersey Racing Commission.
Requires four year digitized picture driver's license; tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal aliens; appropriates $1.5 million.*
Passed the Senate · 9
Increases value of Legislative Initiative Municipal Block Grant Program by $100,000,000 over three years.
Modifies motor vehicle emissions testing at State official inspection facilities, and provides testing subsidy to licensed private inspection facilities, until June 30, 2000 or certain conditions are met.*
Provides for annual deposit of 20% of county forfeiture funds by county prosecutor in county fund for alcohol and drug abuse programs.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
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.
Permits fire district to place certain capital appropriation items in current budget.
Prohibits sale and possession of dextromethorphan hydrobromide. *
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Provides PFRS accidental death benefit for policeman dying as result of accident or intentional act of another during member's attempt to prevent felony or apprehend felon.
Out of committee · 38
Excludes income of school district residents who rank in the top 5% of income as reported on State Income Tax forms from calculation of district income for school aid purposes.
"New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act"; appropriates $500,000.*
Permits aid to nonpublic schools for electronic textbooks.
Imposes civil penalties on domestic violence offenders and establishes Domestic Violence Victims' Fund. *
Provides gross income tax credit for active members of volunteer emergency services organizations. *
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities; appropriates $4.6 million in State and $3.6 million in federal funds. *
Revises certain mandates, requirements and procedures for local governments and school districts.
Establishes off-track wagering facilities and account wagering system for parimutuel betting on horse races.
Excludes certain deferred compensation of public school and charity, state and local government, and federal employees from current taxation under the gross income tax.
Appropriates $39,895,889 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond acts for local government open space acquisition or park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government park development projects.
Approves $16,001,500 in State funding for certain local government open space acquisition projects.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Creates "Main Street New Jersey" program in DCA. **
Excludes U.S. military pensions and survivors benefits of persons less than 62 years of age from gross income taxation.
Eliminates corporation business tax on regular income of S corporations.
Requires public school sex education and AIDS education programs to stress abstinence. *
Establishes the level of school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.*
Provides sales tax exemption for certain home improvement materials purchases.
Establishes 65 mph speed limit on interstate and limited access highways.
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DHS for grant to Hudson Cradle.
Establishes Department of Agriculture operating loan program for farmers participating in farmland preservation; appropriates $5,000,000. *
Provides a gross income tax deduction for certain water supply and sewerage charges.
Authorizes State to establish intergovernmental transfer program in Medicaid program.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to the Department of State for model youth programs. *
Incorporates balanced and restorative justice principles in juvenile justice system.
Creates Youth Employment and After School Incentive Pilot Program; appropriates $25,000.
Provides transportation or in-lieu-of payments to certain nonpublic school pupils.
Appropriates $200,000 to the New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education for programs to promote an environmentally responsible citizenry.
Appropriates $7,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
Establishes matching grant program to assist counties in upgrading election equipment; appropriates $5 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $4 million to DLPS for Office of Inspector General school construction monitoring.
Supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to DEP for the inventory, restoration, replacement and erection of historic markers.
Makes supplemental appropriations of $31,539,500 from the General Fund for certain purposes. *
Exempts state-chartered credit unions from sales and use tax. *
Allows groups authorized to conduct bingo or raffles to use proceeds for capital improvements in certain instances.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMAVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial. *
Revises law regarding liability, indemnification, intellectual property rights, and warranty obligations under State information technology contracts; protects certain confidential information in connection with State information technology contracts.**
Changes car and booster seat and seat belt requirements for certain children traveling in motor vehicles.
In committee · 49
Indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit.
Increases motor fuels tax rate by four cents per gallon over a three year period contingent upon approval of a constitutional amendment dedicating the increase for transportation purposes.
Requires the Commission on Holocaust Education to monitor false information concerning the Holocaust disseminated over the Internet; appropriates $50,000.
Modifies statute of limitations and eliminates certain defenses in civil cases seeking damages based on exposure to tobacco products.
Changes compensation base of SPRS accidental death benefit pension for surviving spouses and children.
Authorizes imposition of hotel occupancy fee in State's tourism regions to support tourism promotion.
Requires that all forms of public records be available for copying; sets uniform pricing policy for public records.
Provides regionalization incentive aid for certain school districts.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to DLPS to replace State Police weapons.
Provides for placement in New Jersey Register of Historic Places of Civil War monuments having significant historical value.
Authorizes attorneys serving as part-time municipal prosecutors to also serve as defense counsel for criminal matters in the county.
Appropriates $3,894,400 to permit the Department of Corrections to hire one hundred additional corrections officers and requires the department to provide the Legislature with a staffing plan.
Designated the "Capital and Educational Facility Financing Act."
Creates new offenses of solicitation of material support or resources in support of international terrorism and providing material support or resources for international terrorism.
Makes imposition of nonincarcerative penalties mandatory for persons, including juveniles, who are diverted for drug offenses.
Prohibits denial of permits for noncommercial recreational docks or piers under certain circumstances.
Authorizes municipal ordinances or resolutions concerning release of helium balloons.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and State park admission for persons with certain types of military service.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.
Redefines meaning of campaign contribution to be net after deduction for fund-raising event expense.
Provides for licensure of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Requires State to reimburse counties for housing juvenile offenders at rate equal to their actual cost.
Provides affirmative defense against prosecution for child abandonment for parent who voluntarily delivers newborn child to emergency department of licensed general hospital.
Creates the "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act;" making an appropriation.
Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."
Requires school boards to offer instruction to acquaint students with the non-violence philosophy of certain leaders.
Appropriates $4 million to AOC to reduce juvenile probation officer caseloads.
Establishes the NJ Teacher-Youth Mentoring Matchmaker Program in the DOE.
Expands definition of Circle of Mobility.
Appropriates $2.0 million to the Division of Fish and Wildlife for bear management.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2 million to the Department of State for a grant to the John Harms Center for the Arts for debt reduction.
Prohibits unsolicited telephone sales calls to certain consumers.
Authorizes legal fees and costs against public entity filing legally groundless suits against citizens who are critical of the public entity.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Establishes an annual State aid program to replace the local tax loss occasioned by certain changes in the valuation of depreciable business personal property of certain telecommunications companies.
Authorizes cities of the first class to contract with nonprofit organizations for the provision of water supply and wastewater treatment services.
Supplemental appropriation of $35 million to DHSS for charity care payments to hold harmless certain hospitals for FY2001 reductions in estimated allocations.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Exempts 1996 and subsequent model year motor vehicles equipped with on-board diagnostic systems from emissions testing; requires check of functioning of on-board diagnostic system; directs AG to recover certain costs of enhanced inspection and maintenance program from federal government.
Supplemental appropriation of $20,000 to DMAVA for grant to Italian American War Veterans of U.S. 66th annual national convention in Atlantic City.
Supplemental appropriation of $268,000 to DLPS to continue the Juvenile Justice Commission's Monmouth Day Program.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
The "State Multiple Dwelling Inspector Licensing Act."
Provides for the certification of certain crane operators.
Allocates and appropriates $200 million from Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for acquisition, for open space preservation purposes, of lands at imminent risk of development.
Tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal alien; upgrades penalties for sale and possession of fake driver's license.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain reconstructive surgery and habilitative treatments for craniofacial abnormalities.
Filed · 2
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.