Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Barbara Buono
Sponsored
Became law1
Prohibits dissemination of student personal information on the Internet without parental consent.
Passed the General Assembly1
Authorizes actions for damages for unauthorized use of credit card information.
Out of committee7
Establishes a minimum period of school district eligibility for early childhood and demonstrably effective program aids and provides budget cap exclusion for demonstrably effective program aid.
Allows tax credit against gross income tax for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for employer expenditures to provide certain physical fitness benefits to employees.
Requires consent prior to consideration of certain nominations for inclusion in Register of Historic Places.
Provides for primary and comprehensive stroke centers at acute care hospitals; appropriates $14 million. *
Requires boards of education to file information on violence and vandalism in the schools with the DOE.
Designates annual "School Violence Awareness Week" and prescribes certain activities.
In committee59
Allows credit against gross income tax liability for dependent care expenses or a heightened credit for the expenses of child care provided by a nationally accredited child care center.
Requires toll road authorities to hold a public hearing, provide notice to certain property owners and follow other procedures prior to approval of communications towers.
"Underground Facility Protection Enforcement Act."
Prohibits the use of tobacco products on school grounds or at school-sponsored functions.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Requires local approval for the processing or disposing of sewage sludge from another area.
Appropriates $130,000 to DOT for pedestrian bridge over abandoned railroad right-of-way.
Directs DOT Commissioner to allocate $5 million in Transportation Trust Fund monies for Statewide construction of pedestrian bridges.
Eliminates the sales and use tax on repair and maintenance services.
Exempts senior citizens who qualify for Medicaid from certain motor vehicle registration fees.
Provides credit against corporation business tax for taxpayers supporting child care facilities for employees.
Provides for notification to pregnant women and holders of fishing licenses about mercury health advisories in consumption of fish.
Requires criminal history background checks on certain child care workers; appropriates $150,000.
Establishes an Office of the Parent and Child Advocate.
Makes various changes to public school district transportation contracting procedures.
Requires bicycle and pedestrian paths as condition of certain projects receiving funding from Transportation Trust Fund.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for grandchildren who are under temporary custody of their grandparents.
Requires certain State officials to reside in New Jersey.
Requires fish markets and restaurants to post advisories on the consumption of certain salt water fish.
"New Jersey CARES Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Appropriates $36,000 to the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School for C.H.A.N.G.E.S. Program.
Includes conservation officers of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife in the Body Armor Replacement Fund.
Authorizes actions for damages for computer information theft.
Prohibits sale or distribution of computer software under certain circumstances.
Requires e-mailed unsolicited advertising materials to meet certain requirements.
Authorizes actions for damages for computer impersonation and electronic forgery.
Authorizes actions for damages for computer embezzlement.
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Drunk Driving Prevention and Education Grant Fund.
"New Jersey Online Privacy Protection Act."
"Adolescents' Online Privacy Protection Act."
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
Continues entitlement to senior property tax freeze although income ineligible for one year.
Supplemental appropriation $2,300,000 to Division of Local Government Services in Department of Community Affairs to fund $2,300,000 grant to South River Borough for renovations to police courtroom and administration building.
The "School Environment Protection Act of 2000".
Permits recovery of expert witness expenses in certain consumer fraud actions.
Limits disclosure of customer information by financial institutions to nonaffiliated third parties.
Extends the period of "lemon law" coverage for certain new motor vehicles.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program by $5,000.
Increases drunk driving enforcement surcharge.
Allows business tax credit to employers giving paid leave to employees for service with volunteer emergency services organizations.
Requires State registrar of vital statistics to develop education and training program for local registrars.
Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.
Provides for designation of goose management areas for resident Canada goose populations; appropriates $50,000.
Requires prescription drug labels to indicate if prescribed drug is a generic product.
Requires Department of Agriculture to conduct study of poisonous plants.
Establishes registry of stroke cases in State.
Requires DOT to provide map of low clearance and weight restricted bridges and overpasses; appropriates $50,000.
Prohibits erection of communications tower facilities in certain circumstances.
Supplemental General Fund appropriation of $1.5 million for grant to East Brunswick to acquire certain open space.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain costs of operating sick child care centers.
Permits members of PERS to receive credit for leave to serve as officers of labor organizations that represent public employees.
Requires employer disclosure of electronic monitoring of employees.
Requires school districts to adopt harrassment and bullying prevention policies; appropriates $250,000.
Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 50% State support.
Establishes an Office of Privacy Protection in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
Establishes "CARE Unit" in Division of Criminal Justice to fight crime against the elderly; makes an appropriation.
Establishes penalty for fraudulent use of permanent handicapped parking placard.
Permits paid and unpaid leave of absence for certain public employees and purchase of PERS credit for such absences.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
Permits a State employees' salary reduction program for qualified transportation benefits and increases the Travel Demand Management Program gross income tax exclusions for commuter transportation benefits.*
Prohibits home solicitation of senior citizens for certain home improvement loans under certain circumstances.
Allows residential ratepayers to designate third parties to receive public utility service termination notices.
Transfers certain DYFS property in Middlesex county to NJ Natural Lands Trust.
Establishes required funding level for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.*
Eliminates corporation business tax on regular income of S corporations.
Incorporates balanced and restorative justice principles in juvenile justice system.
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Provides certain retirement benefits for workers compensation judges.*
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Eliminates certain requirements applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs.
Vetoed · 3
Sets States mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.*
Increases pharmacy dispensing fees in Medicaid and PAAD by $1.00 over three-year period; appropriates $6,481,000 in State funds and $3,325,000 in federal funds.*
Amends "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to enhance oversight and accountability.
Passed the General Assembly · 10
Requires the licensing of bail runners as private detectives.
Establishes programs through NJ KidCare for State financial assistance and subsidies to purchase employer-sponsored health benefits plans for certain dependent children.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Directs New Jersey Highway Authority to designate Garden State Parkway as memorial highway to ex-POWs.
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.*
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Requires DHS to improve data collection on grandparents raising grandchildren and other forms of kinship care, and to conduct study on impact of Work First New Jersey program on these forms of care.
Requires DHS and DHSS to provide information about federal and State benefits to persons providing kinship care.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 47
Allows vendors to retain 1% of sales tax collected as consideration for collecting and promptly remitting the same.
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
Allows taxpayers to deduct adoption expenses from gross income.
Revises statutes regulating the practice of veterinary medicine.
Broadens group of defendants from which blood samples for DNA testing must be drawn.
Prohibits pharmacists from disclosing certain information concerning prescription purchases for use in commercial solicitations unless authorized by consumers. *
Provides gross income tax credit for certain small business employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy in excess of three years and requires the payment of increments pursuant to an expired policy in certain circumstances.
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members.**
Provides that area surrounding a playground be designated as a drug free zone.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Adds a new Governor's School and appropriates an additional $609,160 to the Governor's Schools in FY 2000.*
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for medically necessary expenses incurred in diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Directs the Commissioner of Human Services to establish staffing level ratios for DYFS caseworkers; appropriates $12,000,000.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Ratifies New Jersey's participation in "National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact."
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.*
Requires prescription drug labels to bear brand name of prescribed drug as well as name of any generic drug substituted for brand name drug.
Requires criminal history record background checks for child care center employees.
Establishes Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Advisory Council in DHS.
Mandates training for judges and judicial personnel regarding problems and issues faced by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
Requires AOC to record and track relationship between parties and children in certain family court matters.
Appropriates $1.2 million for the development of videoconferencing network in Family Part courtrooms and municipal courtrooms; making an appropriation.
Creates the "Grandparents' Court Liaison Program."
Directs the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Human Services to work with institutions of higher education in the development of certain family programs.
Requires HMFA to prioritize projects affordable to extended family care givers; amends Fair Housing Act to allow funding to programs supporting extended family care.
Requires that administrative rules be written in simple language. *
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott district to assist students with print disabilities.
Appropriates $2.5 million to DEP for Proprietary House restoration.
"Congestion Reduction and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act."
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Permits eviction for good cause of tenants who are creating nuisance; requires court to notify landlord when restraining order has been issued barring tenant from residential rental property.*
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million. *
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Requires development of State and county mosquito control plans; appropriates $5 million. *
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DOH.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Permits firemen's associations, firemen's relief associations and volunteer fire companies to conduct certain income-producing activities and retain tax-exempt status.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in central NJ.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law.
Creates continuing education and nurse recruitment pilot program in DMAVA; appropriates $348,000.
Directs Drinking Water Quality Institute to reevaluate maximum contaminant level for arsenic, MTBE and radium in drinking water; appropriates $300,000.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Provides for post-conviction DNA testing; allows post-conviction DNA profile information to be used in the investigation and prosecution of other crimes.
Authorizes establishment of State tax amnesty.
In committee · 137
Prohibits telephone solicitation of certain telephone subscribers.
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 HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law; appropriates $9 million in State funds and $9 million in federal funds.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Prohibits railroad storage of hazardous substances and nighttime idling of train engines near residences.
Supplemental appropriation of $424,000 to Board of Nursing.
Requires timely release of medical records to former enrollee of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey or health care provider on enrollee's behalf.
Exempts certain non-gasoline powered lawn care equipment from the sales and use tax.
Requires certain health insurers to provide coverage for prescription contraceptives.
Exempts boat and marine product sales from certain retail sales tax exemptions.
Allows certain corporations to file consolidated corporation business tax returns.
Prohibits persons under 18 from smoking in public and purchasing tobacco products.
Criminalizes the failure of a witness to report a crime in certain circumstances.
Makes supplemental appropriation from the General Fund for State aid to local government units and school districts to replace local tax loss attributable to certain change in taxable value of depreciable business personal property.
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Spinal Cord and Head Injury Assistance Fund.
Makes various changes to the State's criminal law concerning crimes against children.
Authorizes special license plates for Office of Emergency Management volunteers.
Revises certain sections of the "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" concerning municipal providers of utility services and rural electric cooperatives.
Increases annual funding of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Limits campaign expenditures by or in direct support of legislative candidates.
Allows assistant county prosecutors, upon approval of the county prosecutor, to be compensated for other part-time employment.
Establishes a New Jersey Devils and a New Jersey Nets license plate; dedicates fees to Children's Trust Fund and plate costs.
Suspends driver's license for possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property by persons under 21.
Allows municipalities to double fines for moving motor vehicle violations in school zones.
Limits certain campaign contributions to $1,800 per year or per election; abolishes the formation and use of legislative leadership committees.
Requires acute care hospitals to provide patients with itemized bill.
Includes school employees who may be at risk of contacting hepatitis in the grouping of persons eligible for hepatitis inoculations.
Makes supplemental appropriation for FY 1998 of $1,640,000 from General Fund to DMAVA for the National Guard Challenge Youth Program.
Permits member of PERS, TPAF or PFRS employed in position eligible for ABP coverage to transfer to ABP at any time during such employment.
Repeals charter of New Jersey Detective Agency.
Excludes certain federal employee retirement fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Allows medical patients and clients of social workers and psychologists to access records.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain police and firefighter members of PFRS.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.
Requires a psychological evaluation for appointment as a local law enforcement officer.
Requires 10 percent premium discount for good drivers who are with same insurer five or more years.
Increases penalty for illegal firearms' sale within 1,000 feet of school.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain SPRS members who retire between January 1, 2000 and January 1, 2001.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Requires restitution be made under certain circumstances.
Establishes Kinship Foster Care Program in DYFS.
Provides annual appropriations from FY 2000 through FY2026 for smoking prevention and education services from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Establishes "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
The "Health Care Insurer Accountability Act of 1998."
Concerns reimbursements to hospitals, physicians and podiatrists from the New Jersey Medical Malpractice Reinsurance Recovery Fund.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Directs the Commissioner of Human Services to establish staffing level ratios for DYFS caseworkers.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.
Establishes a court-referred family mediation program.
Establishes State Police toll-free hot line for reporting possible sex-related crimes involving juveniles over interactive computer services, appropriates $150,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $574,736 to Piscataway Township School District for the educational costs of children housed on the Rutgers campus.
Provides that new ratables will be phased into the calculation of equalized valuation over a ten-year period in determining eligibility for State school aid.
Establishes additional penalities for DWI with child as passenger.
Provides enhanced penalties for certain crimes when victim is 70 years of age or older.
Provides enhanced penalties for certain crimes when victim is 65 years of age or older, or disabled.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
Requires DOT to reimburse municipalities for clean up or removal of litter or debris from a road under certain circumstances.
Permits firemen's associations, firemen's relief associations and volunteer fire companies to conduct certain income-producing activities and retain tax-exempt status.
Reduces blood alcohol level at which a person is considered to be guilty of drunk driving from 0.10% to 0.08%.
Requires criminal history background checks on certain child care workers, strengthens sanctions imposed upon child care centers for certain violations.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Strengthens public disclosure and monitoring requirements of "Open Public Meetings Act".
Revises provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act" to ensure greater compliance.
Excludes certain deferred compensation of public school and charity employees from current taxation under the gross income tax.
Requires health insurers to offer coverage for hearing aids.
Requires health care facilities provide copy of bill to patients.
Requires a cost analysis in certain cases when a State department contracts out work.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles, compensation and layoffs.
Provides for non-accidental death benefit of a survivor's pension for PFRS members with 10 years of service.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Allows members and retirees of various State-administered retirement systems to purchase long-term care insurance coverage.
Increases membership of Board of Public Utilities from three to five members.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Revises method for payment of certain foundation aid to county vocational schools.
Dedicates use of tobacco settlement monies for certain health-related purposes and appropriates $40 million in State funds and $40 million in federal funds to increase Medicaid inpatient reimbursement rates.
Requires hepatitis B immunization for admission to kindergarten or first grade and sixth grade at a public or private school.
Establishes a contract bond participation program in the NJ Development Authority for Small Businesses, Minorities' and Women's Enterprises; appropriates $5,000,000.
Creates "gun free" school zones.
Limits cost to district of residence for transporting pupil to the Marine Academy of Science and Technology.
Provides a refundable earned income credit under the gross income tax equal to 20% of the federal earned income tax credit.
Prohibits imposition of prior authorization requirement upon pharmacist for monthly prescription drug purchases by Medicaid, NJ KidCare, GA and PAAD recipients.
Gives contractual preferences to gun manufacturers which have pledged to adopt and implement certain manufacturing, firearms design and market practices that will foster firearms safety.
Prohibits black bear hunting.
The "Dormitory Fire Safety Act."
Prohibits DHS from requiring SSI recipients to enroll in HMOs to receive Medicaid.
Requires fire drills at colleges, universities and other school facilities where summer camps are held.
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Provides window of opportunity to file application for homestead property tax reimbursement to persons who did not apply by December 31, 1998.
"21st Century Transportation Trust Fund Extension Act."
Requires disclosure of appraisals conducted on land to be included in farmland preservation program.
Directs Secretary of State to establish toll-free telephone service to facilitate contacting of Executive Branch State agencies.
Requires State and local civil service entities to grant paid leave of absence to members of certain law enforcement and firefighters' associations who attend State or national conventions.
Creates the "New Jersey Innocence Protection Act of 2000."
Extends the period of "lemon law" coverage for certain new motor vehicles; based on date of delivery to consumer.
Permanently denies convicted criminals access to public records containing victim's information; protects certain criminal investigatory files and crime victim information from public access.
Requires certain children to wear helmets when operating scooters.
Permits municipalities to designate stop or yield intersections on streets under municipal jurisdiction.
Redesigns special prisoner of war license plates.
Requires certain public utilities, telephone companies and cable television companies to establish 30-day payment plans for senior citizens.
Regulates temporary help service firms as employment agencies, enforces collection of unemployment insurance taxes and other payroll assessments.
Supplemental appropriation for $31,490,000 to increase benefits in the Lifeline programs.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for defibrillator training for police and firefighters.
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Provides that certain municipal records concerning persons under age 18 will not be publicly accessible.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Provides for issuance of receipt to voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be used as proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election.
"The New Jersey Electronic Voting Machine Act"; requires use of electronic voting machines in elections.
Makes fiscal year 2002 supplemental appropriation of $40 million from the General Fund for State aid to municipalities for Business Personal Property Tax Depreciation Adjustment aid.
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members at State cost.
Directs DEP to acquire Oak Tree Pond tract in Middlesex County for new State park; and appropriates $6.8 million.
Makes a series of amendments to statutes governing SCI.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Requires public institutions of higher education to ensure that teaching assistants have effective teaching skills.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
Allows worker selection of treatment providers under workers' compensation.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for child and dependent care expenses.
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases; appropriations $50,000.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Increases TPAF and PERS veterans retirement benefits for active members and retirees.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Criminalizes certain fraudulent solicitations and collections of funds relating to the events of September 11, 2001 and other mass disasters or acts of terrorism.
Appropriates $3 million in unexpended federal funds for the purchase of school buses by nonprofit child care programs.
Eliminates waiting period for unemployment benefits claimed after September 11, 2001.
Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.
Creates interest free loan program for State residents who are members of National Guard and Reserves called to federal active duty.
Filed · 1
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.