Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, General Assembly.
John S. Wisniewski
Sponsored
Became law10
Requires certain election committees and certain other persons to file report with ELEC within 48 hours of making certain expenditures in excess of $800 during certain periods.
Requires systematic maintenance check program for intermodal chassis and establishes party to be cited for chassis equipment defects. **
Requires county colleges to award college-credits to firefighters for certain courses completed at county fire academies.
Permits additional redevelopment agency commissioners in certain municipalities.
Permits NJ Transit to establish wholly-owned insurance subsidiary or "captive." *
Appropriates $302,500 to the DEP from the "Natural Resources Bond Act of 1980" for a grant to a certain local government for a clean water project.
Transfers $110 million from State disability benefits fund to General Fund.
Establishes special interim assessment on health maintenance organizations; requires comparative study of the equity of the various taxes imposed thereon.
Establishes a State tax clearance process for certain business operators that use State licenses to conduct business and for other holders of licenses from State agencies.
Expands purposes for which New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission bond proceeds may be used.
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Requires certain information to be included in a retailer's advertisement of merchandise for sale.
Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.
Requires charge to nonresidents for E-ZPass transponders. *
Requires conspicuous labeling of certain alcoholic beverages made with gelatin.
Establishes defibrillator grant program in DCA.
Requires all State firefighter training to be accredited.
Requires liability insurance for certain vessels.
Establishes Contract Procurement Task Force.
Requires public utilities and cable television companies to perform certain work on residential property. *
Requires bid proposal documents to include traffic safety requirements.
Requires State Treasurer to order any State agency with power to issue contract bonds to conduct an independent due diligence evaluation prior to issuance of those bonds.
Provides compulsory attendance for out-of-state witnesses at investigations conducted by the SCI.
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Prohibits member of Legislature from acting on legislation in which member or family member of that member has personal interest.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes appropriation.
Establishes lower limits for yearly local budget appropriations increase.
Mandates basic training for certain newly-appointed entry-level firefighters and supervisory training for full-time firefighters promoted to certain positions.
Requires DEP to develop and maintain an integrated computer system.
Requires NJT to comment on certain local applications for development.
Establishes eligibility of property owned by 100% disabled veteran with domestic partner for veterans' property tax exemption; broadens criteria for eligibility for property tax exemption for surviving spouses and domestic partners of certain veterans. *
Concerns lost or stolen E-ZPass transponders. *
Exempts limousines used in connection with funeral services from the requirements that drivers have commercial driver's license.
Directs Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning furnishings purchased by public and independent institutions of higher education.
Requires DOT to conduct study of Personal Rapid Transit to alleviate congestion and supplement rail transportation options; appropriates $75,000. *
Permits municipality to create drug free zone around project-based housing. *
Makes certain volunteer firefighters who were appointed to paid positions and currently in PERS eligible for transfer to PFRS. *
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squad and fire company.
Revises number of members needed for certain specialty license plates.
Adds two members to Public Health Council.
Permits issuance of temporary work permit for teaching to applicants for admission to cosmetology and hairstyling teacher examination; specifies GED as form of eligibility for licensure. *
Establishes arson investigation unit in Division of Fire Safety, Department of Community Affairs.
Requires driver distractions to be noted in traffic accidents.
Establishes fine of $100 for use of hand-held wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle. *
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of certain equipment to railroad police.
"Transportation Trust Fund Renewal and Reform Act of 2005." *
Provides that industrial use chemicals are not controlled dangerous substances; prohibits unauthorized use of certain substances. *
Regulates use of after market collision parts for motor vehicle repairs.
Provides uniform period for certain contracting entities to issue changes or addenda to bid advertisements.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to enforce federal motor carrier registration and financial responsibility requirements.
Regulates operation of certain low-speed vehicles.
Transfers certain authority over limousine operators from DOT to MVC.
Revises certain statutes governing operation of commercial motor vehicles; clarifies existing penalties and establishes new offenses.
Permits unemployment benefits for workers "locked-out" by their employers.
Makes various changes to State contracting process; imposes certain disclosure on State officers and employees involved in contracting.
Appropriates $1.3 million in federal funds for the Asian Longhorn Beetle Program.
Requires contamination be considered in property valuation in condemnation proceeding; requires remediation be performed by condemnor. *
Authorizes NJ Transit to establish NJ Transit Development Corporation as subsidiary corporation.
Concerns distracted driving.
Permits certain contracting units to use schedules from additional federal procurement programs when purchasing goods and services.
Authorizes DEP to replace person responsible for remediation on condemned property with condemnor under certain circumstances.
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Prohibits imposition by water utilities of standby fees or charges for certain fire protection systems.
Requires certain contracts and warranties to be printed in at least 10-point bold type.
Concerns coverage for childhood immunizations.
Provides support for full-day kindergarten through the T&E budget.
Requires uninsured motorist coverage for intentional acts of operators of uninsured and hit and run motor vehicles.
Appropriates $2.5 million to DEP for Proprietary House restoration.
Provides for the inclusion of certain district factor group A or B districts based on 1990 census data within the Abbott district definition.
Increases minimum PFRS special retirement allowance from 65% to 70% of final compensation.
Establishes New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center and authorizes establishment of Foundation for the New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center.
Authorizes approving authority to extend performance guarantee requirement to cover off-tract damages as condition of development approval.
Prohibits waiver of certain rights in actions under "Law Against Discrimination" and "Family Leave Act."
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
Requires State and State authorities to report to Legislature on certain contracts; requires State Auditor to review the financing of certain contracts.
Adds members representing fire fighting and fire safety interests to the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group.
Reduces the maximum annual partnership information return filing fee to $150,000 for publicly traded partnerships.
"New Jersey Clean Water, Drought Mitigation and Water Resource Security Trust Fund Act."
Requires school districts to take all steps to ensure adequate security for students when school is open as a polling place and provides that school district costs shall be deducted from the itemized list of expenses submitted by the county board of elec
"New Jersey Health Care Access and Patient Protection Act."
"Private Fire Protection Services Act."
Limits materials which may be used in storm drains, sewer systems, and water retention and detention systems to noncombustible materials.
Requires inspection of intermodal chassis for roadability.
Prohibits the idling or queuing of heavy-duty diesel trucks at marine terminals for more than 30 minutes.
Creates intermodal container safety program.
Permits purchase of TPAF credit for certain nonpublic school service.
Appropriates $25,000,000 to restore funding to statutory level for Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement program.
Provides for accidental disability retirement for certain PFRS members who participate in off-duty firefighting activities in a municipality other than the one in which they are employed.
Requires health insurers to cover well baby visits during the first two years of life.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to make loans for certain emergency environmental infrastucture projects.
Extends prevailing wage requirements to certain non-housing projects and multi-family residential housing projects.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Provides for penalty to defray costs of railroad police operations.
Revises certain provisions concerning highway construction contracts.
Amends "Waterfront Commission Act" to expand the commission's jurisdiction over waterborne freight and certain licensing and registration procedures.
Establishes guidelines for police action at scene of railroad grade crossing accidents and requires reports to federal government; requires DOT Commissioner to request money from Transportation Trust Fund to make safety improvements to grade crossings.
Establishes process for municipal review of certain airport license applications for certain airport activities.
Allows certain taxpayers a one-time refundable gross income tax credit for gross income tax paid at the highest rate of tax upon the gain from the transfer of residential real property.
Expands coverage of New Jersey Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association to include multiple employer welfare arrangements; repeals law regulating those arrangements.
Requires firefighters to obtain "firefighter 1" certification.
Shortens time periods for adverse possession, clarifies statutes, and repeals N.J.S.2A:14-30 and N.J.S.2A:14-31.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain campaign contributions.
Concerns the operation of drawbridges owned by DOT.
Exempts certain Master Plumbers from certification requirements as fire protection contractors for limited area suppression systems.
Establishes commission to study the sale and lease of State assets.
Provides additional State aid to certain public school districts.
Amends Tort Claims Act concerning liability for discretionary acts.
Increases penalty amount for violations of certain laws regulating retail sale of motor fuel to not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
Carried from the Senate
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Prohibits member of Legislature from acting on legislation in which member or family member of that member has personal interest.
Requires DOT to conduct study of Personal Rapid Transit to alleviate congestion and supplement rail transportation options; appropriates $75,000. *
Exempts limousines used in connection with funeral services from the requirements that drivers have commercial driver's license.
Adds two members to Public Health Council.
Makes certain volunteer firefighters who were appointed to paid positions and currently in PERS eligible for transfer to PFRS. *
Establishes lower limits for yearly local budget appropriations increase.
Regulates operation of certain low-speed vehicles.
Provides uniform period for certain contracting entities to issue changes or addenda to bid advertisements.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to enforce federal motor carrier registration and financial responsibility requirements.
Makes various changes to State contracting process; imposes certain disclosure on State officers and employees involved in contracting. *
Permits unemployment benefits for workers "locked-out" by their employers. *
Revises certain statutes governing operation of commercial motor vehicles; clarifies existing penalties and establishes new offenses.
Appropriates $1.3 million in federal funds for the Asian Longhorn Beetle Program.
Authorizes DEP to replace person responsible for remediation on condemned property with condemnor under certain circumstances.
Co-sponsored
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Establishes "New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project."
Expands campaign communications required to feature identification to include telephone calls featuring recorded messages made in regard to candidates and public questions.
Requires ELEC to review its Internet site and recommend improvements in format and content.
Bars legislators, Governor and department heads from lobbying activities for one year after leaving office or employment.
Provides for separate presidential primary on last Tuesday in February. *
Permits voting by absentee ballot for any reason; requires increased identification when requesting and returning absentee ballots; authorizes automatic transmission of absentee ballot application for general election. **
Provides that intersections with non-operational traffic control signals are to be treated as stop intersections under certain circumstances.
Prohibits telemarketers from using technology designed to misrepresent their identity. *
Changes laws governing financial liability for patients in psychiatric facilities and eliminates institutional liens for persons treated at State and county psychiatric facilities. **
Clarifies municipal and county jurisdiction over streets and permits municipalities to designate stop or yield intersections on certain streets under municipal jurisdiction. *
Requires nursing homes to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Designates State Highway No. 70 bridge over Manasquan River as the "September 11 Memorial Bridge;" appropriates $2,500.
Regulates expiration dates and dormancy fees for gift certificates and cards. *
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch. **
Proposes series of amendments to statutes governing SCI.
Requires permanent, full-time county fire marshals and assistant marshals authorized to coordinate, control or extinguish fires to be enrolled in PFRS.
Permits municipalities to construct speed humps on certain roads. *
Revises charity care distribution formula.
Expands identity theft statutes to include selling, manufacturing, possessing, or exhibiting false birth certificates.
Revises scope of practice of optometrists.
Permits certain lights on vehicles of members of volunteer emergency services. **
Authorizes issuance of bonds for refurbishment of certain public safety vehicles.
Authorizes increased fines for certain trucks violating truck route ordinances on steep grades.
Establishes requirements for reducing fine particle diesel emissions from certain vehicles and equipment; creates fund for financing costs associated therewith; increases penalties for idling and authorizes DEP to establish additional restrictions on sch
Appropriates $52,432,378 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Authorizes NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to establish a Foundation for Technology Advancement. *
Extends validity of commercial motor vehicle registrations to 12 months.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Permits construction of traffic calming measures on certain roads near schools. *
Concerns relationship between manufacturers and wholesalers of malt alcoholic beverages; authorizes certain alcoholic beverage trade practices. *
Makes various technical corrections and modifications to the "Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act," P.L.2003, c.210.
Permits NJ Transit authority to acquire and operate passenger ferries and ferry operations and to construct ferry capital facilities.
Requires health insurers and SHBP providing dependent coverage to provide for election of coverage by certain dependents until their 30th birthday. *
Establishes "Task Force on Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting."
The "Identity Theft Prevention Act" *
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
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Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Prohibits sale or lease of unsafe or recalled children's products and their use by licensed child care facilities.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition to students who are parents, spouses or children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or in Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Concerns fire emergency procedures.
Establishes Teenage Driver Safety Study Commission.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Allows disabled veteran's surviving spouse to claim property tax exemption when veteran's disability declaration is granted after death.
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
"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.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Prohibits operating vehicle in unsafe manner likely to impede traffic or endanger person or property.
Requires State to offer surplus State police vehicles to volunteer fire companies.
Skinner's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.**
Concerns penalties for passing a school bus.
Permits transcript or videotape of testimony before local issuing authority to be admissible in ABC appeal.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap. ***
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
Prescribes procedures and protocols for investigating fires involving firefighter fatalities and injuries.
Establishes the Commercial and Technology Part in the Superior Court.
Revises school district budget cap adjustment for 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% surplus for 2006-2007
"New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act."
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses. *
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act of 2005.
Requires Attorney General to prepare pamphlet for parents on keeping children safe from predators. *
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
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Changes memberships of Executive Commission on Ethical Standards and Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Applies prevailing wage requirement to certain custom fabrication.
Requires DHSS licensure of surgical practices. *
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. *
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Repeals provision allowing vehicles, under certain conditions, to enter and proceed through stop intersection without stopping twice.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
The "New Jersey Freedom to Fish Act."
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Allows taxpayers to deduct adoption expenses from gross income.
Requires the licensing of bail recovery agents as private detectives.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain police and firefighter members of PFRS.
Amends "Waterfront Commission Act" to expand commission's jurisdiction over certain licensing and registration procedures. *
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for students who are called to active duty for certain military operations. *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Excludes housing and subsistence allowances of members of active and reserve components of U.S. Armed Forces, and of National Guard members on State active duty, from taxable gross income. *
Establishes "Alan M. Augustine Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; appropriates $100,000. *
Provides that TPAF and PERS veterans' retirement with 35 years of service shall be based on highest benefit year rather than last year of service.*
Revises pilotage laws.
Requires Office of Attorney General to provide annual gang education seminars for school administrators.
Revises "lemon law" refund formula for consumers of certain new motor vehicles.
Requires services under State contracts to be performed in the United States. *
Increases PFRS disability, accidental death and special retirement benefits; increases members' contribution rate.
Allows pregnant women and new mothers to obtain temporary handicapped placards.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operations Northern and Southern Watch.
Provides immunity from liability for persons who install or inspect child restraint systems.
Establishes transportation planning district for Meadowlands District and permits fees to be assessed for transportation purposes. *
Requires hospital and satellite emergency departments to provide care to sexual assault victims and information about emergency contraception and the contraceptives upon request.*
Provides limits for late charge and returned check fee payments for certain loans.
Appropriates $28,027,261,000 in State funds and $9,151,273 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2004-2005.
Permits special improvement districts to enter into certain financing arrangements with private lenders.
Revises statutes governing New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Provides procedure to cancel mortgage of record by affidavit under certain conditions.
Credits coverage under Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare towards employer's minimum participation rate under NJ Small Employer Health Benefits Program.
Requires gated community guards to allow sheriffs and constables to serve process.
Provides procedure to discharge contruction lien by affidavit under certain circumstances.
"Family Health Care Coverage Act"; reestablishes NJ FamilyCare Program, expands eligibility for Medicaid program for parents and adults without dependent children and provides for pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates for GA program. *
Increases the minimum wage; creates New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission.
"New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. *
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
Establishes the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund in the NJHMFA to finance special needs housing projects through bond proceeds issued by the NJEDA; designated the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund Act.
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Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Clarifies that the term "deadly weapon" includes an animal.
Directs New Jersey Highway Authority to designate Garden State Parkway as memorial highway to ex-POWs.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated.
Mandates testing for lead toxicity as condition for certain school, nursery school, or child care attendance.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Provides procedures for payment to out-of-network dentists when covered person receives payment directly from dental insurer.
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable televison customers.
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
Provides for commencement of short term tax exemptions and abatements as of date of completion of project.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Appropriates $2,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
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.
Adds representatives from the Department of Community Affairs to the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Adds leader of firearms trafficking network and weapons training for illegal activities to RICO statute.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
Requires certain minimum percentage of alternative fueled vehicles purchased by State to be fuel cell-powered vehicles.
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Provides relief to certain NJ Transit retirees.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
Increases penalty for illegal firearms' sale within 1,000 feet of school.
Directs Secretary of State to establish toll-free telephone service to facilitate contacting of Executive Branch State agencies.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for defibrillator training for police and firefighters.
Makes a series of amendments to statutes governing SCI.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Requires mortgage lenders to include list of financial assistance programs with notice of intention to foreclose.
Provides for maximum rate for transcript fees.
Establishes a juror voluntary charitable contribution system.
Establishes Commission on Juvenile Involvement in Gangs; appropriates $95,000.
Provides four-year phase-in of boat safety course requirement for operating power vessels and personal watercraft; restates age requirements for power vessel operation and exceptions to course requirement; appropriates $2 million for enforcement.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Prohibits discrimination in the sale of malt alcoholic beverages by certain breweries to licensed wholesalers in the State.
Requires DHSS to prepare booklet on MMR vaccine and availability of blood test to determine immunity prior to administration of second dose.
Provides civil service preference to veterans of global war on terror.
Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Provides early childhood program aid to certain school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Provides increased demonstrably effective program aid to school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Extends property tax reimbursement benefits to certain low income veterans.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires registration for sex offense convictions in certain foreign countries.
Provides for expungement of certain records of victims of identity theft.
Criminalizes the failure of a witness to report a crime in certain circumstances.
Requires laws for police service benefits and fire service benefits to be the same.
Requires surcharge for passenger restraint violation; establishes Child Safety Seat Distribution Program Fund.
Repeals law relating to transportation development districts and provides for establishment of transportation enhancement districts.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose gifts, fees and other economic benefits provided to health care providers for promotional and marketing purposes to DHSS.
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.
Allows deduction from gross income for cash contributions to municipalities for open space and farmland preservation purposes.
Authorizes municipalities to require conformity with traffic performance objectives as a condition of subdivision or site plan approval.
Prohibits sale and distribution of matches and lighters to persons under 18 years of age.
Establishes lawn watering restrictions; authorizes DEP to adopt water conservation regulations and to reduce water supply application backlog; and requires installation of automatic rain sensor devices under certain circumstances.
Requires verification of certain credit card applications before processing them.
Concerns arbitration of grievances of NJ Transit Corporation employees.
Extends payment of sales tax revenues into UEZ assistance fund in those zones designated pursuant to P.L.1993, c.367.
Requires all new passenger automobiles to be equipped with ignition interlock devices after 2009.
Raises vehicle registration fees for heavy vehicles and dedicates portion to Transportation Trust Fund Account.
Requires that all work under State Lottery contract for design or manufacture of instant game tickets be performed in U.S.
Requires county colleges to award college credits to emergency medical technicians for certain training courses.
Requires mattresses and box springs for sale in State meet 60-minute resistance to open-flame standard.
Clarifies powers of public safety directors.
Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Requires dissemination of organ and tissue donation by State Treasurer, Personnel Commissioner, State contractors, and preparers of advanced health care directives; designates April of each year as Donate Life Month.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer recognizing income, gain or loss pursuant to a plan of complete liquidation to deduct its net operating loss carryovers notwithstanding the limitations on such deductions during the 2002-2005 tax years.
Provides that impairing another person's means of communication may constitute an act of domestic violence.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Increases penalties for fraudulently obtaining, possessing or displaying certain motor vehicle inspection stickers.
Clarifies law on incorportion of religious societies by eliminating reference to specific religious societies; lowers age of voting members thereof.
Directs the BPU to require cable television companies to clearly disclose terms and conditions of "introductory rates" offered to new and existing customers.
Provides for temporary voluntary deduction from compensation of State employees for donation to American Red Cross for disaster relief in Southeast Asia.
Extends veteran's tax deduction to certain persons undergoing training for deployment in Operation "Iraqi Freedom."
Modifies penalty for operating an aircraft while impaired, establishes blood alcohol content offense level, and requires report of violation to FAA.
Requires assisted living facilities to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Bars high-risk and moderate-risk sex offenders from residing within 2,500 feet of a school, child care center or playground.
Permits certain for-profit entities to manage or operate cemeteries.
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 municipality to post sign on property subject of development application.
Requires permanent handicapped person identification cards and parking placards to be renewed biennial.
Requires assignment of same inspector or team of inspectors who found a construction code violation to reinspection thereof.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Permits court to merge offenses of drunk driving and refusal to submit to breath test.
Requires carbon monoxide detectors in all school buildings.
Requires development and distribution of pamphlet and poster informing students of "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."