Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Linda Stender
Sponsored
Became law2
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Concerns wages and training provided by public utility contractors.
Passed the General Assembly2
Concerns magazine subscriptions.
Concerns transfer of PANYNJ contracts related to marine terminals.
Out of committee7
Repeals provision allowing vehicles, under certain conditions, to enter and proceed through stop intersection without stopping twice.
Revises "Off-Track and Account Wagering Act". *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support improvement of State parks and forests.
Establishes pharmacy's duty to fill prescriptions for in-stock drugs or devices without delay, notwithstanding sincerely held moral, philosophical or religious beliefs of pharmacist. *
Enacts Interstate Compact for Horse Racing Licensees.
Revises laws concerning pedestrian safety and traffic control; requires drivers to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians under certain conditions. *
Requires on-time performance data in NJ Transit annual report.
In committee45
Permits municipalities to appoint paid fire chiefs for paid and certain part-paid fire departments; clarifies duties and responsibilities.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
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.
Requires health insurers to provide health benefits coverage for treatment of pathological gambling.
Provides that preliminary eligible costs will equal estimated actual costs for certain school facilities projects necessary to address a health hazard.
Concerns mold hazards in indoor environments.
Provides for assessment, at municipal option, of additional realty transfer fee of $0.75 for each $500 of consideration or fractional part thereof recited in the deed in excess of $150,000, and provides for proceeds therefrom to be used for municipal ope
Allows patrons of State-owned concert and sports facilities to bring bottled water into those facilities.
Requires Commissioner of Education to grant an equivalency or waiver under certain conditions.
Directs the State Lottery Commission to establish video lottery at not more than three horse racetracks; provides for NJ Casino Control Commission and NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement oversight.
Revises statutes regulating bingo, raffles and amusement games.
Allows school districts to qualify for assistance under the New Jersey Shade Tree and Community Forestry Assistance Act.
Requires school bus driver to inspect bus, activate safety device at end of transportation route to ensure that no pupil has been left on board.
Concerns contents of zoning ordinances.
Prohibits sale on school property of certain foods during school breakfast and lunch periods.
Requires each municipality to establish a Reverse 9-1-1 system.
Provides immunity from liability for persons who install or inspect child restraint systems.
Requires the "Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing" to examine activities which victimize persons, particularly women and children, and are not codified in the Code of Criminal Justice and recommend appropriate legislation for establishing such crime
Provides that repayment of liquid assets by certain former constituent districts of dissolved limited purpose regional district be made over ten-year period.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for employer expenditures to provide certain physical fitness benefits to employees.
Directs the BPU to require cable television companies to clearly disclose terms and conditions of "introductory rates" offered to new and existing customers.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize 5,000 video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack; preserves Casino Revenue Fund at FY2005 level; provides for benefits to horse racing industry.
Authorizes public institutions of higher education to establish textbook rental programs.
Increases penalty amount for violations of certain laws regulating retail sale of motor fuel to not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
Allows pharmacists to prescribe emergency contraceptives subject to certain conditions.
Requires installation of fire suppression systems in school buses and special paratransit vehicles.
Clarifies functioning high-mounted rear stop lamp is required under State law.
Establishes pilot program in DEP for chemical cleanouts in schools.
Clarifies deadline to request absentee ballot application.
Prohibits use, possession, sale, distribution, and manufacture of alcohol without liquid machines.
Criminalizes the manufacture, distribution and possession of Salvia divinorum.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
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 labeling of food containing any product from a cloned animal or its progeny.
Requires retail store operators to establish in-store recycling programs that provide opportunities for customers to return clean plastic carryout bags.
Requires stores to provide sanitation wipes for shopping carts.
Requires retailers to provide consumers with information on origin of raw produce.
Establishes a "no mail" list for residents of this State.
Requires NJ Transit to do study of platform safety issues at rail stations.
Directs DOT to study and report on certain overhead pedestrian crossings; appropriates $2,500.
Requires motorists making right turn at yellow or red traffic signal or stop or yield sign to stop pursuant to R.S.39:4-36 for pedestrians crossing within adjacent crosswalks.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Requires on-time performance data in NJ Transit annual report.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Horse Racing Licensees.
Establishes pharmacy's duty to fill prescriptions for in-stock drugs or devices without delay, notwithstanding sincerely held moral, philosophical or religious beliefs of pharmacist. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Authorizes a competitive system-wide franchise for certain providers of cable television service. *
Prohibits product testing with traditional animal test methods if federally recommended alternative test method exists, with certain exceptions; and provides for injunctive relief for violations.
Concerns omnibuses; creates "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund." *
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Requires bid proposal documents to include traffic safety requirements.
Requires DHSS to maintain registry of reported autism diagnoses; appropriates $500,000. *
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in Division of Consumer Affairs. **
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
Makes it a disorderly persons offense to purposely disrupt funeral through certain conduct. *
Establishes commuter transportation services public awareness campaign in DOT. *
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in foreign companies doing business in Iran.
Requires State to replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs; requires BPU to educate public on benefits of compact fluorescent light bulbs.
Concerns Early Intervention Program services for children with autism.
Establishes New Jersey Adults with Autism Task Force.
Designated the "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act."
The "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007"; authorizes issuance of $200 million in bonds; appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes auction of greenhouse gas allowances; establishes "Global Warming Solutions Fund." *
Passed the General Assembly · 8
Requires motorists to stop for pedestrians in or waiting to enter crosswalks.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus. *
Provides counseling and prenatal care information to pregnant women who test positive for HIV.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Authorizes civil action for certain economic damages against owner or keeper of pet animal that injures or kills another person's pet animal.
Authorizes enhancement of State Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode based on anticipated energy savings; provides down payment assistance to certain purchasers of homes meeting enhanced energy subcode requirements. *
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for emergency medical technicians, police officers, and firefighters. *
Out of committee · 29
Prohibits use of hand-held wireless telephones by bicyclists while riding on public roads.
"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 State to purchase "Energy Star" products in public contracts.
Establishes certain nutritional restrictions on food and beverages served, sold or given away to pupils in public and certain nonpublic schools.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties. *
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Establishes penalty for failing to comply with school crossing guard's signal to stop. *
Requires certain State buildings to be designed and managed to meet high performance green building standards. *
Revises regulation of horse racing in regard to future wagers, minimum wagers, unclaimed vouchers, lost tickets, and certain simulcast races. *
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. **
Authorizes the issuance of bonds by the NJEDA to fund State capital construction projects of $270 million for facilities for stem cell research, biomedical research, blood collection and cancer research. **
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
"Plastic Container Recycling Enhancement Act."
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Permits revised methods of treatment for chiropractors and establishes continuing education requirements.
"New Jersey Stem Cell Research Bond Act," authorizes the sale of State general obligation bonds in the amount of $450 million and appropriates $5,000. *
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Requires DCA to adopt energy inspection code, and requires licensed home inspector to report energy analysis for each home inspected for buyer in contemplation of purchase. *
Requires distributing information about human papillomavirus to parents and guardians of seventh to twelfth graders and to pediatricians, and establishes public awareness campaign. *
Prohibits municipal prosecutors from making certain recommendations to the court. *
Makes changes concerning Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
Makes it a primary offense for motorists to talk on or text message with hand-held wireless telephone or electronic communication device while driving. *
Requires hospitals to implement infection prevention programs.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warning."
In committee · 60
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Increases the maximum amount of bonds issued by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority for the Public Library Project Fund from $45 million to $95 million to provide library construction and technology grants.
Appropriates $10 million for New Jersey September 11, 2001 Memorial at Liberty State Park.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Provides for expungement of certain records of victims of identity theft.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Creates Vehicles for the Future Study Commission.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Creates the "Biometric Identifier Privacy Act."
Requires health insurers to cover medically necessary expenses for preventing infertility in women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
"Electronic Waste Producer Responsibility Act."
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
Provides that convictions records for a violation of the domestic violence laws are not subject to expungement.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
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.
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
Requires charge to nonresidents for E-ZPass transponders.
Requires State and State authorities to report to Legislature on certain contracts; requires State Auditor to review the financing of certain contracts.
"Transportation Trust Fund Renewal and Reform Act of 2005."
Provides additional State aid to certain public school districts.
Authorizes NJ Transit to establish NJ Transit Development Corporation as subsidiary corporation.
Revises distribution of Casino Simulcasting Special Fund.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in public use airports.
Requires hearing loss sensitivity training for public school pupils and teaching staff members.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Creates intermodal container safety program.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires written prescriptions to be legibly printed or typed.
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in DHSS; requires pharmacies to compile drug retail price lists.
Revises school district budget cap adjustment for special education and 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%
Changes reimbursement structure for various transportation services provided to Medicaid recipients.
Provides for an extended term of imprisonment, supervision for life and sex offender registration for the crime of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
"Prescription Drug Right-to-Know Act"; establishes clinical trials registry in DHSS; requires pharmaceutical companies to publicly disclose clinical trial data.
Increases penalty for equipment violations in omnibuses.
Requires theaters to reserve certain seats for patrons with hearing loss.
Requires fire sprinkler systems in new buildings or structures used to house three or more equine animals.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, certain membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
"Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Reform Act."
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
Requires health insurers to provide benefits for Pap smears at least annually.
The "Smart Container Act."
Establishes the "Healthy New Jersey Labor-Management" demonstration program.