Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Alison Littell McHose
Sponsored
In committee4
Provides sentence of life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder in certain circumstances.
"Standards and Assessments Accountability Act."
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to finance the cost of new septic systems.
Allows school psychologists to treat certain individuals in the private sector; provides for health benefits coverage therefor.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Requires wanted person check before release or transfer of inmates or suspects. *
Requires persons convicted of certain child pornography crimes to register under Megan's Law.
Upgrades crime of luring or enticing a child into motor vehicle, structure or isolated area to a crime of the second degree.
Amends Megan's Law to comply with requirements of federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act.
Passed the General Assembly · 3
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing." *
Out of committee · 9
Expands eligibility for reimbursement from Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund and amends powers and duties of Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission.
Directs DOE to develop guidelines for the teaching of child victimization prevention techniques for use by districts to establish comprehensive programs.
Repeals law creating State poet laureate.
Prohibits production of key based on motor vehicle identification number alone without certain identification. *
Appropriates $6,036,777 from the "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Appropriates $12,377,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in northern NJ.
Appropriates $38,445,876 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $44,031,468 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $45,220,823 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" and certain farmland preservation bond funds for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee · 17
Permits home-schooled students to participate in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Prohibits basing fees for certification of radon testers upon number of measurement devices used.
Establishes special license plates to fund certain programs for pregnant women.
Prohibits certain cabinet-level officers from engaging in outside employment for compensation.
Expands eligibility for reimbursement from Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund and amends powers and duties of Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission.
Revises definition of manufactured or mobile home under "State Uniform Construction Code Act."
The "Dam, Lake, Stream, and Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act of 2003," authorizes bonds for $200,000,000 and appropriates $5,000.
Requires annual written authorization of payroll deductions for political contributions.
Provides immunity against "wrongful birth" and "wrongful life" suits.
Removes tolls from the Garden State Parkway.
Permits use of deadly force against black bears in certain cases.
Increases handicapped parking education and fines for unlawfully parking in handicapped space; requires DMV to issue stickers for handicapped placards and license plates when renewed every three years.
Provides for vehicle forfeiture for certain convictions of driving with revoked license.
Authorizes Eagle Scout license plate.
Repeals certain restrictions on future retail sales of handguns.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer that dissolves and completely liquidates during the 2002-2003 suspension of net operating loss deductions to use that deduction.