Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, General Assembly.
Jack Conners
Sponsored
Became law2
Increases maximum public employees may contribute to Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust plans.
Creates World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Passed the General Assembly5
Requires MVC to accept death certificate as proof of name change. *
Requires examinations of joint insurance funds and certain reporting by those funds.
Increases maximum LOSAP contributions and prospectively changes certain vesting requirements. *
Grants Statewide law enforcement powers to certain Burlington County Bridge Comission police officers.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act of 2005.
Out of committee11
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for students who are called to active duty for certain military operations. *
Requires DMVA to evaluate Disabled American Veterans resources.
Directs Adjutant General of DMVA to develop and report plan to provide home-based and outpatient health care to NJ veterans.
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.*
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Extends certain hazardous material inspection and enforcement powers to police officers of the Delaware River Port Authority.
Prohibits hold or block on debit card accounts unless disclosed to and authorized by consumer. *
Establishes a demonstration program for veterans home health care; appropriates $2 million.
The "Armed Services Unemployment Benefits Act."
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Changes purpose and membership of Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs.
In committee32
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Excludes from gross income under the gross income tax certain United States military compensation paid to members of units of the NJ National Guard.
Extends property tax reimbursement benefits to certain low income veterans.
Allows credit against corporation business tax for computer equipment donated to public or nonpublic schools in Abbott and certain other low-income districts.
Provides that the school district of residence for a child in a foster home shall be the present district of residence of the parent or guardian.
Establishes special license plates for veterans of the Korean conflict.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes school property tax freeze program for resident homeowners age 65 or older and disabled homeowners.
Permits municipalities to make retroactive property tax deduction payments to veterans up to a maximum of $1,000 per veteran.
Authorizes proration of veterans' property tax deduction.
Establishes obstructing access to fire hydrant as disorderly persons offense.
Prohibits certain practices by automobile insurers.
Increases DCA's portion of divorce filing fee from $25 to $50; requires annual report describing DCA's disposition of fee revenue.
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.
Clarifies financial liability of certain cellular telephone service users upon notification of unauthorized use of cellular telephone.
Expands eligibility for NJ Distinguished Service Medal to certain long-term State residents.
Dedicates certain sales and use taxes collected to "Veterans' Services Fund."
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from imposing nonresident tuition fees on members of New Jersey National Guard and surviving children and spouses of Guard members killed in line of duty.
Authorizes creation of 32nd UEZ in Beverly City, Burlington County.
Provides that certain disabled veterans may purchase special automobile insurance policies.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Broadens eligibility for various veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specific dates or specific locations.
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard.
Extends veteran's property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Permits certain senior citizens or disabled persons to qualify as " eligible claimant" for homestead property tax reimbursement even if fourth quarter property taxes are delinquent.
Limits finance charge for personal lines insurance premium finance agreements to 14%.
Exempts certain purchases by school food service providers from the sales and use tax.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to Rutgers, The State University and $50,000 to Seton Hall University to fund clinical legal program for homeless veterans.
Authorizes distributors providing vehicles to armed forces members to issue temporary registrations.
Prohibits transportation of nerve agent VX on public highways.
Appropriates $8,000,000 in FY 2006 to DOE for aid to the Willingboro School District to offset school district budget deficit.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student who is called to active duty for certain military operations.
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.
Expands membership and mission of Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 96
Establishes "New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project."
Changes minimum amount of campaign contribution which triggers obligation to report that contribution to ELEC to $300; requires reporting of all cash contributions. *
Requires professional campaign fund raisers to register and file quarterly reports with ELEC.
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.
Increases monetary penalties for violating campaign contribution and expenditure limit and reporting requirements and remuneration restrictions.
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.
Bars legislators, Governor and department heads from lobbying activities for one year after leaving office or employment.
Prohibits employment or assignment in certain positions of relatives of certain officers of the Executive Branch, of independent authorities or of interstate agencies.
Requires ELEC to conduct random audits of records kept by legislative agents.
Prohibits legislative agents from accepting contingency fees to influence legislation or regulation.
Provides for separate presidential primary on last Tuesday in February. *
Requires posting of a voter information notice called the voter's bill of rights.
Requires that voting machines produce voter-verified paper record; provides that results of audit become official tally; provides for waiver if paper record not commercially available; provides for State funding for paper record. *
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. **
Increases voting and voter penalties.
Permits voter registration up to 21 days before election; permits use of provisional ballot for voter registration; modifies information available on voter registration list. *
"Kinship Legal Guardianship Notification Act."
Requires N.J. Firemen's Association to pay death benefits to members employed as law enforcement officers who die in terrorist attack.
Provides that only physicians may perform needle electromyography or interpret nerve conduction studies and evoked potentials.
Regulates assignment of slot machine annuity jackpot periodic payments; provides for offset of annuity jackpots for child support arrearages. **
Establishes "Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative" in Office on Minority and Multicultural Health. *
Prohibits transmission of certain unsolicited fax advertisements over telephone lines.
Empowers United States Department of Defense police officers to make arrests for certain violations of New Jersey law.
Requires ownership label or notice on ATMs.
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. *
Establishes certain hiring preference for children of firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. *
Authorizes State Board of Education to issue technology education endorsement and endorsement for industrial arts. *
Requires nursing homes to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Prohibits delivery of unsolicited credit cards and limits recipients' liability for unauthorized use of unsolicited credit cards or checks.*
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. *
Prohibits display of students' social security numbers by institutions of higher education.
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch. **
Requires county colleges to award college-credits to firefighters for certain courses completed at county fire academies.
Prohibits campaign contributions by business entities seeking or holding State contracts in certain circumstances.
Proposes series of amendments to statutes governing SCI.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record.
Permits expanded use of farm vehicles.
Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to suspend license of physician whose license has been revoked by another state, agency or authority.
Requires hospitals and nursing homes to compile and provide certain staffing information to the public. *
Requires regional municipal and county utilities and the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners to provide reduced sewer and water connection fees for certain affordable housing projects. *
Requires DLPS to establish policy for State Police and local law enforcement in working with Safe Return Program to recover lost individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders. *
Extends prevailing wage requirements to projects of county improvement authorities, the CRDA, the Educational Facilities Financing Authority, and the Health Care Facilities Financing Authority. *
Concerns "card check" method of union recognition.
Provides preference in State contracts for wood and paper products derived from sustainably managed forests or procurement systems whenever possible. *
Amends the State's guardianship law. *
May require child support to continue past emancipation if the child has a severe mental or physical incapacity which causes the child to be financially dependent on a parent. *
Provides for protection of certain publicly owned archeological sites and findings by various State and local government entities. *
Amends and clarifies the rights of handicapped, blind or deaf persons when accompanied by service or guide dogs.
Provides same force and effect in NJ for adoptions of children born and adopted in foreign countries as for adoptions in other states.
Establishes the "New Jersey Civil Rights Act."
"Statewide Immunization Registry Act."
Permits certain pupils to participate in interscholastic athletic programs.
Revises charity care distribution formula.
Provides liability protection for natural resource damages, natural resource restoration, and offsite contamination to certain persons; makes certain changes concerning the statute of limitations for certain causes of action. **
Amends "New Jersey Anti-Piracy Act" to include camcorder piracy of motion pictures.
Requires boat safety course to operate boat on State waters; revises other recreational boating laws.
Requires Police Training Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General, to develop training course for safe schools resource officers and school liasions to law enforcement. *
Establishes domestic violence public awareness campaign.
Allocates $75,000 from the Cancer Screening - Early Detection and Education Program for lung cancer in women activities.
Establishes crime of human trafficking; adds to racketeering; authorizes victim compensation and services; provides certain affirmative defenses. **
Expands identity theft statutes to include selling, manufacturing, possessing, or exhibiting false birth certificates.
Makes the unlawful use or possession of a scanning device or reencoder a crime. *
Makes it a crime to lure or entice another for the purpose of committing a crime via electronic or any other means including the Internet.
Requires carriers that cover behavioral health care services to disclose certain information to their insureds.
Restructures child protective services in DHS.
Increases terms of various casino industry licenses and revises procedure for testing and approval of slot machines.
Permits certain lights on vehicles of members of volunteer emergency services. **
Prohibits radio transmissions without license from FCC and radio transmissions that interfere with licensed public or commercial radio stations.
Reorganizes NJSPCA and county societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
Appropriates $17,623,600 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
Requires identification and record keeping for sales of certain fertilizers. *
Revises 1% fee on transfer of residential property for more than $1 million, exempts certain transfers, and provides for refunds of certain fees paid. **
Authorizes NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to establish a Foundation for Technology Advancement. *
Supplemental appropriation of $5 million to Division of State Police for additional police recruit class and communication system upgrades.
Raises age under which bicycle, roller skate, and skateboard helmets must be worn from under 14 to under 17 years.
Revises fiscal year 2005 budget language concerning rates of reimbursement for medical day care services. *
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in foreign companies doing business in Sudan. *
Makes a supplemental appropriation of donations received by the State for the New Jersey September 11th Memorial at Liberty State Park.
Approves $6,585,306 in grants for certain historic preservation projects in southern New Jersey.
Exempts dentists from requirement that needles and sharp devices used in health care facilities have integrated safety features.
Makes various technical corrections and modifications to the "Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act," P.L.2003, c.210.
Expands State tuition aid grant eligibility to include dependent child whose parent or guardian has been transferred to a military installation in this State. *
Increases term of office of mayor and council in towns to four years.
Clarifies current law with regard to certain municipal providers of light, heat or power.
Designates ten collective negotiations unit categories for State Executive Branch employees.
Authorizes Dept. of Agriculture to establish surety fund and assess fees for benefit of perishable agricultural commodity growers, and modifies amount of surety required to be filed by licensed purchasers of such commodities.
The "Identity Theft Prevention Act" *
The "New Jersey Tourism Restructuring Act."
Establishes Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment in New Jersey. *
Concerns grievance arbitration clauses in public employment collective negotiation agreement.
Concerns availability, deductibles, and certain treatment under high deductible health plans paid through federally qualified health savings accounts.
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Permits elections in municipalities with fewer than 500 residents to be conducted by mail.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Establishes Joint Committee on Affordable Housing.
Prohibits sale or lease of unsafe or recalled children's products and their use by licensed child care facilities.
Establishes voluntary Statewide physician joint purchasing alliance.
Permits school bus operator to display "Stop When Red Lights Are Flashing" on rear of bus.
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act." *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
Requires physician cultural competency training as a condition of licensure.
Permits municipalities to appoint paid fire chiefs for paid and certain part-paid fire departments; clarifies duties and responsibilities.
Permits Municipal Court to waive marriage license waiting period in emergency.
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. *
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.
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking, promoting prostitution of a child and certain child endangerment crimes shall not be expunged. *
Imposes civil penalty on persons who provide recommended answers to psychological test of law enforcement officers or candidates. *
Requires private and public employers to provide unpaid leaves of absence or reassignment of hours for National Guard members and Reservists engaged in training.
Creates the "Biometric Identifier Privacy Act."
Concerns fire emergency procedures.
Establishes the Dana Christmas Scholarship for Heroism Program.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Requires certain information to be included in a retailer's advertisement of merchandise for sale.
Requires charge to nonresidents for E-ZPass transponders. *
Prohibits sale to minors of anabolic androgenic steroids prohibited by World Anti-Doping Agency. *
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.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing."
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Limits expansion or extension of airport runways under certain circumstances.
Allows release of AOC records concerning domestic violence to DYFS when conducting background investigations on certain individuals.
Bars sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations.
Establishes voluntary Statewide joint purchasing alliance for persons covered by individual health benefits plans.
Clarifies jurisdiction concerning matters involving death or serious bodily injury and motor vehicles offenses arising out of same incident. *
Requires the placement of organ donation information and materials at public institutions of higher education.
Establishes defibrillator grant program in DCA.
Requires all State firefighter training to be accredited.
Requires annual audited financial reports of insurance companies.
Requires every second class county to establish office of deputy superintendent of elections; authorizes county committees to select nominees for superintendent in such counties; appropriates funds.
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Affords DRPA police officers authority to inspect hazardous materials carriers and cargoes.
Provides for civil action against person committing act of cruelty against domestic companion animal.
Establishes New Jersey Health Care Worker Pension Policy Commission.
Creates "Task Force to Improve the Treatment of Offenders with Mental Illness."
Prohibits operating vehicle in unsafe manner likely to impede traffic or endanger person or property.
Authorizes local board of health to declare as a nuisance premises in which there have been multiple arrests for illegal sale or possession of drugs.
Requires State to offer surplus State police vehicles to volunteer fire companies.
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Skinner's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.**
Requires public school district to provide paid time off when certain volunteer emergency aid workers are called to alarm during work hours.
Concerns penalties for passing a school bus.
Bans the sale of Yo-Yo Waterballs.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline. *
Establishes certain nutritional restrictions on food and beverages served, sold or given away to pupils in public and certain nonpublic schools. *
Requires appointing authority to perform criminal history record background check on applicant or employee for employment, appointment, retention or promotion in a position designated with a domestic security classification. *
Requires buildout analysis as part of master plan reexamination report.
Establishes Contract Procurement Task Force.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
Concerns availability, deductibles, and certain treatment under high deductible health plans paid through federally qualified health savings accounts. *
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
Provides for local voluntary registries of persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Requires disclosure of terms, conditions, and limitations on prepaid telephone calling cards. *
Directs public school officials regarding the administration and implementation of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001." *
Requires Attorney General to prepare pamphlet for parents on keeping children safe from predators. *
Revises and updates statutes governing compensation for victims of crime.
Authorizes special license emblems for Fraternal Order of Police members.
Requires Internet-based telephone companies to connect 9-1-1 calls to appropriate emergency personnel; changes identification requirements concerning "9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Assessment." *
"Rail Special Transportation District Act."
Upgrades offense of simple assault to aggravated assault when victim is employee of DHS and clearly engaged in duties conducting investigation.
Extends burial of indigent veterans to those who did not serve in time of war; clarifies role of DMVA in identifying deceased veterans; provides additional funding for burial of indigent veterans.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Out of committee · 91
Prohibits campaign contributions by certain business entities performing State, county and local contracts; prohibits certain contributions by county committee of political party.
Extends certain financial disclosure requirements to lobbying conducted through advertisements and direct mail to general public.
Prohibits solicitation and making of political contributions on State property by certain persons.
Requires certain campaign and organizational treasurers to be trained by ELEC. *
Prohibits member of Legislature from acting on legislation in which member or family member of that member has personal interest.
Changes memberships of Executive Commission on Ethical Standards and Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards.
Increases monetary penalties for violations of "New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law."
Requires candidates seeking office of Governor or member of Legislature to disclose prior conviction for criminal offense.
Expands definition of lobbyist and legislative agent to include those who influence governmental processes; defines governmental processes.
Implements provisions of federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002"; creates Statewide voter registration system.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Establishes "Commission to Examine Strategies for Strengthening Familial Bond Between Children and Incarcerated Parents."
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Concerns notice of worker rights under the "Conscientious Employee Protection Act" to certain employees. *
Establishes Child Labor Law Enforcement Fund.
Affords emergency services peer counselors confidentiality privileges.
Requires contracts between local governments and private inspection agencies to comply with "Local Public Contracts Law."
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.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Requires defendants convicted of crime of "leader of firearms trafficking network" to serve 85% of sentence prior to parole eligibility.
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.
Permits certain minors to consent to medical care or treatment for HIV infection or AIDS. *
Requires nursing homes to compile and provide certain staffing information to the public. *
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Authorizes court to refrain from imposing driver's license suspension on defendant convicted of CDS offense if compelling circumstances exist.
Requires that chiropractic physicians, podiatric physicians, allopathic physicians, and osteopathic physicians be reimbursed at same rate as other health care providers under various health and accident plans. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Provides penalties for injuring or killing search and rescue dogs.
Creates program in HMFA to assist participants in federal section 8 home ownership program.
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. *
Creates "Small Retail Business Assistance Fund" to make low-interest loans to certain small retail businesses; appropriates $750,000.
Requires employer notifications to workers regarding temporary disability benefits.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
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. *
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorcycles. *
Permits local authorities to appropriate and transfer available surplus funds to municipality or county that created authority.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Revises pilotage laws.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to qualified handicapped persons at sheltered workshops.
Requires DOT to conduct study of Personal Rapid Transit to alleviate congestion and supplement rail transportation options; appropriates $75,000. *
Revises "lemon law" refund formula for consumers of certain new motor vehicles.
Requires services under State contracts to be performed in the United States. *
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from imposing nonresident tuition fees on members of New Jersey National Guard and surviving children and spouses of Guard members killed in line of duty.
Authorizes the State, with prior approval by the State House Commission, to use eminent domain power to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes provided lands are protective of drinking water sources.
Revises number of members needed for certain specialty license plates.
Establishes three-year demonstration "Senior Citizen Housing and Health Screening Center Program" in DHSS. *
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operations Northern and Southern Watch.
Permits State, counties, municipalities and boards of education to establish special pay plans under sections 401(a) and 403(b) of federal Internal Revenue Code.
The "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act"; creates Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council; and dedicates a portion of realty transfer fee revenue annually for certain State aid purposes in Highlands Region and the pinelands area. **
Requires hospital and satellite emergency departments to provide care to sexual assault victims and information about emergency contraception and the contraceptives upon request.*
Provides circumstances when housing nonprofits may join with local units in joint insurance funds.
Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges. **
Establishes right of person engaged in military service for more than 90 days to cancel leases of personal property without penalty.
Allows Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to open administrative supervision proceedings to guaranty associations under certain circumstances.
Provides certain requirements for donation container solicitations by charities. *
Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 annual compensation PERS retiree may earn in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment.
Prohibits cellular telephone service providers from disclosing individual proprietary information without customer written consent.
Makes changes to "New Jersey Women's Micro-Business Assistance Act."
Permits municipalities to adopt school-time curfew ordinances for juveniles.
Revises statutes governing New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Creates credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons.
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.
Promotes improved polling place accessibility for individuals with disabilities and the elderly.
Regulates life insurance viatical settlement practices; repeals existing law regulating viatical settlements.
"Hospital Infection Reporting Act."
Establishes in the DOE a three-year community service pilot program for juniors in high school beginning in the 2005-2006 school year.
"Health Claims Authorization, Processing and Payment Act." *
Allows certain persons in military service to receive suspension of interest on mortgage loan. *
Supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DHSS for grant to The Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
Establishes notification requirements in connection with public and private development proximite to certain military facilities.
"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. *
"Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program Act. " *
Provides for educational requirements for planning and zoning board members.
Permits unemployment benefits for workers "locked-out" by their employers.
Allows participation in SHBP for certain union elected officers and employees. *
"New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act."
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
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 Education Review Commission.
Requires clinical laboratories to calculate glomerular filtration rate when testing patient's creatinine level for diagnosis of kidney disease.
Revises membership of Executive Commission on Ethical Standards; renames commission; makes various other changes concerning ethics. *
Requires portion of State rental assistance grants be reserved for graduates of State veterans' transitional housing program.
Provides civil service protection for State Parole Board hearing officers.
The "New Jersey Homeowners Equity Protection Act." *
Changes criteria for continued receipt of NJ STARS scholarship after first year of enrollment in a county college.
Updates provisions in Titles 9 and 30 of the Revised Statutes to conform with DYFS child welfare reform plan.
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Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Directs New Jersey Highway Authority to designate Garden State Parkway as memorial highway to ex-POWs.
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
The "Export Promotion Tax Credit Act"; allows tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses for certain export and export promotion activity.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for day care center support benefiting children of employees.
Requires training in diabetes care for certain school employees and use of medical management plans in schools for students with diabetes.
Designated the "Clean Indoor Air Act."
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize county services.
Establishes lead-safe housing grant and loan program and registry plan; makes appropriations.
Requires humane treatment of calves raised for veal.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DCA for expansion and refurbishment of fire training facilities at Camden County Fire Academy.
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licences for retired members of NJ National Guard.
Requires emergency first aid and first responder retraining for local law enforcement officers; establishes a "duty to act" in emergency situations for on-duty local law enforcement officers.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Programs in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission for tourism promotion and grants to regional tourism councils.
Establishes grant program to rehabilitate veterans' organizations posts; appropriates $300,000.
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable televison customers.
Provides that employees no longer must pay full cost of purchase of PERS, PFRS or TPAF credit for military service.
"Michael's Law;" imposes mandatory jail time and rehabilitation for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Regulates telephone customer service practices.
Requires award of grants to remediate discharges from home heating oil tanks for applications filed prior to July 1, 2007.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Provides official State recognition of Powhatan Renape Nation, Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indians of New Jersey, Inc., and Ramapough Mountain Indians as American Indian Tribes for certain purposes.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Appropriates $2,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Permits certain fees on unsecured closed end loans.
Requires all EMTs to be trained and certified in the performance of cardiac defibrillation.
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Requires DHSS investigation and provides for receivership and imposition of enforcement remedies of nursing homes under certain circumstances.
Requires DEP to implement Phase II of California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State in 2006.
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Establishes "Pledge for Life and Health" program for elementary school students.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $1,000 income tax deduction.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
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.
Permits paid and unpaid leave of absence for certain public employees and purchase of PERS credit for such absences.
Requires mortgage lenders to include list of financial assistance programs with notice of intention to foreclose.
Increases motor vehicle property damage reporting threshold to over $1,000.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
Increases senior citizen stabilization aid to $500 and makes certain regional districts eligible for senior citizen stabilization aid.
Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.
Establishes Commission on Juvenile Involvement in Gangs; appropriates $95,000.
Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.
Exempts police from jury duty.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes an "Export Mentor and Matchmaker Program;" appropriates $250,000.
Provides credit against gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain qualified mentors in "Export Mentor and Matchmaker Program."
Establishes "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Makes failing to report insurance fraud a crime of third degree.
Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences.
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
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.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Provides PFRS death benefit of 3 1/2 times the annual rate of compensation in the event of accidental death occurring in the first year of creditable service.
Establishes "weapons free" school zones.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Waives fee for volunteers and affiliates of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America to obtain State and national criminal history record background checks.
Authorizes municipalities to establish commercial incentive zones and sharing of retail sales tax proceeds therein.
Requires certain contracts and warranties to be printed in at least 10-point bold type.
Allows PAAD recipents margin of error in estimating income.
Establishes targeted breast cancer education and screening initiative in DHSS; appropriates $750,000.
Requires transportation services under Work First New Jersey program be provided for 24 months to recipients earning less than $12 an hour.
Establishes patient health care information confidentiality requirements.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain first-time home buyers.
Increases TPAF cost of living adjustment from 60% to 100% of Consumer Price Index.
Establishes the reckless discharge of a firearm as a crime of the fourth degree.
Requires health insurers to cover medically necessary expenses for preventing infertility in women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Requires disclosure of certain political contributions by companies made in municipal elections.
Provides that Attorney General, rather than county prosecutor, would make decision whether or not to seek the death penalty in all murder cases.
Exempts individual retirement accounts from attachment.
Provides that cash assistance from DHS kinship care programs shall not be considered income for certain State-funded programs.
Establishes regional lead treatment centers in the State.
Requires disclosure to certain prison guards of AIDS status of inmates.
Establishes special license plates to fund diabetes research and education.
Expands FamilyCare Health Coverage Program to cover single adults and couples without dependent children with incomes up to 133% of poverty level.
Increases SPRS cost of living adjustment from 60% to 100% of Consumer Price Index.
Removes limitation on amount counties may appropriate in support of performing arts centers.
Provides that DRPA is not a State agency for purposes of R.S.39:5-41.b.
Provides State-paid SHBP benefits in retirement to certain former State employees with 25 or more years State service.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Permits registered voter to request and receive absentee ballot for any reason.
Authorizes members of United States House of Representatives and United States Senate representing New Jersey to administer oaths of office and allegiance.
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.
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.
Restores funding to statutory level for Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement program.
Authorizes municipalities to require conformity with traffic performance objectives as a condition of subdivision or site plan approval.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Establishes the Violence-Free Initiative Program in the Department of State.
Allows military personnel extended period to qualify for exclusion of capital gain from income of the sale or exchange of a principal residence.
Excludes certain dependent care assistance to Armed Forces members from gross income tax.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
"Nursing Student Incentive Loan and Loan Redemption Program Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Excludes certain premiums in determining PAAD eligibility.
Requires employers to provide time off from work for members of certain volunteer organizations to respond to fires under certain conditions.
Establishes a civil action for the eviction or removal of persons who commit drug-related crimes on leased residential property.
Provides for review of State agency regulations by State Planning Commission for their consistency with State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
Extends State veterans' benefits eligibility to those New Jerseyans who served on active duty missions related to the war on terror since September 11, 2001.
Directs school nurse to develop individual health care plans to ensure safety of students with diabetes.
Establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in DHSS; appropriates $75,000.
Requires review of certain privatization contracts.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,800,000 to Judiciary to expand the drug court program Statewide.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for instruction by public school districts on child abduction prevention.
Requires installment payments for maternity services.
Requires that all work under State Lottery contract for design or manufacture of instant game tickets be performed in U.S.
Requires additional consumer protections in health club services contracts.
"Electronic Waste Producer Responsibility Act."
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Generally prohibits reuse of returned dispensed prescription drugs.
Increases State supplementary payment for residential health care facilities.
Permits municipalities to defer 100% of payment of property taxes owed by senior citizen homeowners enrolled in PAAD.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Permits nonpartisan municipal elections to be held on same day as general election.
Prohibits recording a deed later than 30 days after the deed is transferred upon settlement of the property.
Provides that impairing another person's means of communication may constitute an act of domestic violence.
Exempts from realty transfer fees, sales of homes of certain New Jersey members of the military.
Revises school district budget cap adjustments for special education and courtesy busing, makes permanent adjustment for insurance and domestic security, and provides adjustment for utility costs.
Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances.
Prohibits delegation of investment discretion of Director of Division of Investment to outside managers.
Prohibits municipalities from requiring permits for certain voter registration drives.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Limits expenditure of State funds on State advertisements or promotions that feature the Governor.
"Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Allows access to housing, public facilities and transportation for certain working dogs, provides penalties for violation.
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
Directs DHS to declare surplus certain unused real property and provides for direct sale thereof.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Requires responsible business practices by large employers regarding wages and benefits.
Requires Division of Taxation to provide certain information to applicants deemed ineligible.
"Jessica Lunsford Act;" concerns sentencing of sex offenders and persons who harbor them; requires electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders and creates child protection zones.
Revises death record requirements.
Bars high-risk and moderate-risk sex offenders from residing within 2,500 feet of a school, child care center or playground.
Prohibits certain insurance carriers from requiring pharmacies to accept reimbursement below pharmacy cost and eliminates Board of Pharmacy approval of certain pharmacy charges.
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.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $427 million from Property Tax Relief Fund to fully fund homestead rebates to homeowners and tenants.
Requires notification to tenants and affected municipality or DCA of certain impending public utility service shutoffs and to tenants of certain overdue public utility bills.
Makes unauthorized use of military medals or insignias a crime of the fourth degree.
Establishes "New Jersey Fund for Enhancement of Medicare Part D Benefits" and specifies use of savings to State from Medicare Part D.
Extends prevailing wage requirements to projects of county bridge commissions.
Excludes certain Medicare premiums in determining eligibility for PAAD and Senior Gold programs.