Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Sheila Y. Oliver
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Provides counseling and prenatal care information to pregnant women who test positive for HIV.
Out of committee5
Requires copies of all political district maps, and changes thereto, be filed with school boards and fire districts in affected municipalities.
Expands wrongful death act to allow recovery for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship. *
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
Imposes conditions on drivers approaching stopped emergency vehicles, tow trucks or highway maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights. *
Permits certain persons 70 and older to prove identity by affidavit for purpose of renewing driver's license.
In committee53
Requires payment of medical malpractice policy proceeds in certain circumstances.
Establishes a procedure for the diagnosis of reading ability of kindergarten, first and second grade pupils.
Requires tenant rebates for municipal solid waste collection reimbursement amounts paid to landlords.
Creates a New Jersey Commission on Work and Family and a State Agency Work and Family Program; appropriates $1,000,000.
Establishes pilot program for dual real property tax rate system.
Creates New Jersey Local Bond Authority to lower cost of capital to local units.
Provides for the detection and treatment of sickle cell anemia in newborn children; appropriates $375,000.
Makes the cloning of a human being a crime of the first degree and provides that an individual's genetic information is the property of the individual.
Makes certain changes regarding transfer of service credit among certain retirement systems and inclusion of certain service for meeting various threshold requirements, including paid health benefits coverage for retirees.
Revises operations of Individual Health Coverage and Small Employer Health Benefits programs.
Establishes the "Workplace Violence Safety Act."
Requires certain employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
Authorizes expansion of existing UEZs to include contiguous economically distressed areas.
Increases income eligibility for PAAD for certain individuals with dependent children.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 from the General fund to the Department of Education for apprenticeship training programs related to the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."
Clarifies that certain matrix marketing plans are an unlawful practice.
Provides family leave insurance.
Allows a refundable gross income tax credit for education and training expenses for developmentally disabled children.
Increases pensions paid to surviving spouses under Prison Officers' Pension Fund.
Caps supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for school administrators at $15,000.
Establishes Transportation Project Capital Fund.
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Creates E-ZPass "Bill of Rights."
Establish the "Mental Health Court Pilot Program."
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Establishes assessment and treatment services program in DHS; appropriates $1 million.
Sets and enforces minimum standards for paid time off from work.
Provides penalties for leaving individual with disability unattended in a motor vehicle.
Prohibits job discrimination for reasons unrelated to job performance.
Requires reporting of positive toxicology tests on newborn infants.
Provides State extended UI benefits, and utilizes option for federal extended UI benefits.
Prohibits hospital from denying admission or services to patient based on patient's HMO coverage, and requires HMO's to cover legitimate emergency health care.
Requires health insurance coverage for scalp hair prostheses and for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
Designated the Homestead Rebate Payment Protection Act; requires the payment of homestead rebates on or before July 31 annually.
Establishes a cause of action for intentional failure of employer to follow or correct known health or safety violations or standards.
Requires dogs licensed out of state that are brought into NJ to be licensed in NJ within 60 days, and raises penalties for violations of law requiring licensing of dogs and of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.
Provides benefits for family temporary disability leave.
Requires New Jersey Transit Access Link drivers to undergo criminal history background checks and wear photo identification.
Creates crime of criminal negligent homicide, negligent assault with a firearm and reckless endangerment.
Appropriates $2 million to DHS for grants to Regional Child Abuse Treatment Centers.
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Limits rent increases for certain senior citizens.
Grants specific exemption from county Sunday closing laws for sale of certain sports and event-related merchandise souveniers.
Requires DCA to undertake study of residential rent levels in New Jersey; appropriates $50,000.
Permanently disqualifies applicants who test positive for drugs from future police employment.
Provides for school and medical family leave.
Prohibits discrimination with respect to prices charged by sellers of services.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Allows TPAF and PERS members to purchase up to one year of credit for official child-care leave.
Provides retirement allowance option to surviving spouses of deceased vested PERS and TPAF members.
Establishes procedure for guaranteed energy savings contracts by governmental entities.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
Vetoed1
Expands wrongful death act to allow recovery for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Allows all cities of the first class to collect property tax and hotel tax. *
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Permits oaths, affirmations and affidavits to be taken by certified court reporters.
Makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees because of religious practices.
Mandates alternate testing dates because of days of religious observance for certain applicants seeking licensure.
Provides for religious accommodation regarding admission procedures at licensed heath care facilities.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Establishes the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and revises the school construction program established under the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."
The "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007"; authorizes issuance of $200 million in bonds; appropriates $5,000.
Vetoed · 1
Requires certain public contract bid advertisements to contain certified cost estimates or estimate ranges of projected contract costs and specifies grounds for rejections of all bids. **
Passed the General Assembly · 9
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus. *
Prohibits individuals from purchasing more than one handgun in a calendar month.
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Provides that a nursing home resident has a right to receive food that meets the resident's religious dietary requirements.
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
Daniel Mackay's Law; requires certain information be given to next of kin of relatives killed or incapacitated in motor vehicle accident; caps certain abandoned vehicle storage fees.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Out of committee · 25
The "Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act."
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of nonprofit community agencies from using title of psychologist.
Permits granting residency credit points to candidates taking municipal police and fire promotional examination.
Requires public school districts to prepare annual report on school district contracts.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Allows tax credit to health care professionals for expenses to achieve accessibility for persons with mobility impairments.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets. *
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Recodifies Title 4 criminal animal cruelty offenses in State criminal code; increases level of certain offenses and crimes; establishes new offenses; revises civil penalties; repeals various sections of law; designated as Angel's Law. **
Requires mandatory audit of election results in randomly selected election districts.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Transfers Division of Elections from Department of Law and Public Safety to Department of State; designates Secretary of State as chief election official.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for contributions to support facilities construction, expansion, renovation and upgrade at New Jersey public and independent institutions of higher education.
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Authorizes certain cities to establish a municipal hospital authority.
Establishes responsibilities for owner/operators working for licensed public movers.
Establishes Department of Children and Families.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Eliminates the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances. *
Authorizes certain water commission to administer a franchise fee and distribute proceeds to commission's owner municipalities.
Allows authorized representative of deceased or incapacitated dentist to contract with another dentist to continue practice for one year.
Revises the expungement statute and clarifies that expungement does not apply to any crime committed by a person holding any public office, position or employment, elective or appointive.
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public.
In committee · 66
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide laptop computers and support services to pupils and teachers in public school districts.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Allows a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases by full-time undergraduate students at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Establishes New Jersey Borough Enterprise Zone Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Expands eligibility for special automobile insurance policies.
Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances.
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
Directs the preparation of fiscal note for legislation which changes criminal penalties.
Extends the period of "lemon law" coverage for certain new motor vehicles.
Establishes "The Prosecutorial Cost Relief Pilot Program Act of 2005."
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Expands membership and revises authority of Fish and Game Council.
Requires sharing of revenues derived from major developments situated near municipal borders under certain circumstances.
Provides for automatic expungement of criminal records under certain circumstances.
Reforms State's workforce investment system, establishes Center for Occupational Employment Information.
Grants county planning board power to review site plans for land development affecting county roads.
Increases prosecutors' salary for current year and thereafter.
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
Provides certain benefits to New Jersey Transit police officers.
Requires county welfare agencies to adjust office hours.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Extends victim counselor's privilege to include statements made during certain interviews of victim.
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.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Concerns standards for the groundwater remediation of contaminated sites.
Permits people convicted of certain offenses to be employed by school district or DOE supervised entity after proving rehabilitation.
Authorizes court to provide alternatives for persons who default in payment of fines.
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Revises provisions of the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act."
Eliminates enhanced penalties for certain crimes occurring on or in proximity to school property except when such crimes occur in the presence of a child.
Eliminates award of attorneys' fees, filing fees and costs of suit for technical violation of the consumer fraud act.
Extends the right to claim a homestead rebate to certain surviving spouses of senior citizens.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires training program for and recognizes position of technical assistant to construction code official.
Provides bill of rights for persons receiving services under Congregate Housing Services Program.
Permits candidates for school employment to demonstrate rehabilitation to the Commissioner of Education to avoid disqualification due to a criminal conviction revealed in a criminal history record check.
Prohibits use of education and occupation as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Makes chief of police contractual municipal employee and establishes in DLPS "Chiefs of Police Performance Evaluation Commission."
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Requires fire sprinkler systems in new buildings or structures used to house three or more equine animals.
Establishes universal credit equivalency program to provide seamless transfer of college credits by institutions of higher education.
Provides that unused State real property will be offered for sale after three years.
Bars direct solicitation letters from attorneys to accident victims and other persons.
Establishes fixed dates for employment contracts of certain State college professors and other employees.
Permits alternate benefit program retirees with 25 or more years of service to enroll in SHBP.
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain a warning about volume and hearing loss.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Provides for gubernatorial appointment without requiring advice and consent of Senate for teenage members of Advisory Council on Adolescent Pregnancy.
Establishes New Jersey Sickle Cell Disease Task Force.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Authorizes court to waive license revocation process for certain child support obligors.
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Permits physicians to earn continuing medical education credits by providing free medical care to low-income, uninsured patients.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from requiring subscribers to pay a charge for calling emergency 9-1-1 service.
Requires DEP to treat bay islands the same as barrier islands for purposes of CAFRA.
Requires van accessible handicapped parking spaces be used exclusively by handicapped equipped vans.
Eliminates statute of limitations in wrongful death actions arising out of murder, aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter where a conviction was not obtained.
Requires health insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for screening for cervical cancer, including testing for HPV.