Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr.
Sponsored
Became law2
Makes various changes to the "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Permits thoroughbred breeder awards to owners and trainers of NJ-bred horses that win certain out-of State races.
Passed the Senate3
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.
Increases membership of Advisory Board on Carnival-Amusement Ride Safety.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with impact of rules on small businesses.
Out of committee2
Implements the federal "Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act" for purposes of the sales and use tax.
Exempts from TPAF reenrollment certain reemployed child study team personnel.
In committee19
Provides immunity from liability for certain recreational activities and from injuries caused by acts of God.
Provides immunity for certain nonprofit health care clinics that provide free services and creates volunteer physican license.
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.
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.
Establishes a sales tax holiday in New Jersey for retail sales of books from September 15 through September 22, 2002 during National Book Festival.
Requires medical malpractice liability insurers to offer policy deductibles and prohibits premium increases for medical malpractice liability claims unless resulting in settlements, judgments or awards.
Modifies statute of limitations for medical malpractice liability actions.
Establishes "Rachael Alert" to broadcast alerts concerning abducted children.
Concerns procedure and liability in medical malpractice actions.
Increases the supplemental school tax reduction aid cap under the State school aid law from $300,000 to $600,000.
Requires candidates for teaching certificates beginning in the 2004-2005 school year to receive training in classroom management.
Authorizes taxicab operation in certain municipalites.
Authorizes county prosecutor to assume control of a municipal law enforcement agency under certain circumstances.
Provides for cost of living adjustments in pension allowances and survivor benefits payable to certain retirants from certain county pension funds.
Concerns medical malpractice procedures and liability.
Provides for study of State government operations; appropriates $250,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $5,000,000 to DLPS to be allocated to the State Office of Emergency Management to fund a satellite telephone grant program.
Allows certain business employment incentives (BEIP) to be taken as a credit under the corporation business tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
Provides for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
The Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act. *
Provides for the licensure of certain crane operators. *
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.
Regulates receipt of things of value by members and staff of Legislature and officers and staff of Executive Branch; recodifies criminal provisions concerning acceptance or offer or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant. *
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Appropriates $12.475 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern New Jersey.
Requires DHSS to prepare booklet on MMR vaccine and availability of blood test to determine immunity prior to administration of second dose. *
Requires DEP to not authorize transport of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated material in coastal zone under certain circumstances. *
Makes various changes to "Long Term Tax Exemption Law."
Passed the Senate · 7
Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."
Permits school districts to exceed the aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount when accepting bids for nonpublic school transportation in the case of subscription busing.
Concerns NJ Transit's treatment of people with guide or service dogs; establishes Access Link Customer Service Group. *
Establishes Inmate Education and Vocational Training Study Commission. *
Designates third Saturday in June of each year "Juneteenth Independence Day" in New Jersey.
Provides funding mechanism for Fiscal Year 2004 business employment incentive program grants using certain unanticipated Fiscal Year 2003 State corporation business tax revenues.
Prohibits surrender charges for individual deferred annuities under certain circumstances.
Out of committee · 23
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers. *
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Increases applicants' annual minimum allocation of transferable tax benefits under the New Jersey Emerging Technology and Biotechnology Financial Assistance Program.
Creates the "September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act." *
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Establishes "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.
Establishes September 11th Memorial License Plate; dedicates fees therefrom to support a memorial and victims injured in attack.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Raises N.J. Environmental Infrastructure Trust's statutory debt ceiling to $1.6 billion.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Expands municipal power to address abandoned properties. *
Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat. *
Establishes "Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund." *
Authorizes municipalities to require conformity with traffic performance objectives as a condition of subdivision or site plan approval.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to qualified handicapped persons at sheltered workshops.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Requires DMVA to prepare report assessing mission of NJ Naval Militia Joint Command.
Concerns public works contractor registration.
In committee · 34
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.
Provides for licensure of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Increases aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount and requires certain review of pupil transportation contracts by county superintendent.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Prohibits unsolicited telephone sales calls to certain consumers.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Requires the Commission on Holocaust Education to monitor false information concerning the Holocaust disseminated over the Internet; appropriates $50,000.
Creates new offenses of solicitation of material support or resources in support of international terrorism and providing material support or resources for international terrorism.
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.
Requires State to reimburse counties for housing juvenile offenders at rate equal to their actual cost.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Redefines meaning of campaign contribution to be net after deduction for fund-raising event expense.
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.
Changes car and booster seat and seat belt requirements for certain children traveling in motor vehicles.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Authorizes cities of the first class to contract with nonprofit organizations for the provision of water supply and wastewater treatment services.
Prohibits denial of permits for noncommercial recreational docks or piers under certain circumstances.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial.
Excludes certain education savings account earnings from taxation under the gross income tax, and makes certain educational benefits available to the beneficiaries of those accounts.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and alternative technology vehicles.
Establishes the New Jersey Film Industry Assistance Program in the EDA; appropriates $20,000,000.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Classifies victim impact statements as confidential communications.
Prohibits discrimination in the sale of malt alcoholic beverages by certain breweries to licensed wholesalers in the State.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes special license plates to fund certain programs for pregnant women.
Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat.
"New Jersey Automobile Insurance Competition and Choice Act."
Revises laws concerning medical malpractice claims, procedures and liability insurance.
Prohibits members of Legislature from holding more than one elective office.
Excludes from taxation under Corporation Business Tax certain sales of land for open space and farmland preservation.
Prohibits legislators from employing or supervising certain relatives in certain positions.
Establishes certain requirements regarding replacement of life insurance policies and annuity contracts.
Limits the payment of transportation costs for homeless students.