Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Jack Conners
Sponsored
Became law8
Expands eligibility for NJ Distinguished Service Medal and commemorative Vietnam service medal and ribbon to certain long-term and former State residents. *
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
Creates New Jersey POW-MIA medal. *
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Makes it a disorderly persons offense to purposely disrupt funeral through certain conduct. *
Provides mandatory fines and community service for theft of headstones, headstone markers, flags or flag holders from grave sites. *
Provides a military service exemption to the requirement of continuous enrollment under the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Requires DMVA to evaluate resources, costs and benefits of providing home health care aides for qualified veterans.
Passed the General Assembly2
Increases maximum LOSAP contributions and prospectively changes certain vesting requirements.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Out of committee13
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Requires examinations of joint insurance funds and certain reporting by those funds.
Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.
Dedicates certain sales and use taxes collected to "Veterans' Services Fund."
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act of 2006.
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.
Directs New Jersey Turnpike Authority to designate Garden State Parkway as memorial highway to POW-MIA's.
Regulates operation of sweepstakes in New Jersey.
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain veterans. *
Provides unemployment benefits for spouses of armed services members under certain conditions. *
Expands the means to obtain a protective order for a minor. *
Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charity in which candidate or candidate's immediate family is an officer or employee or receives compensation for goods or services provided to the charity.
Excludes Medicare Part B premiums in determining PAAD eligibility.
In committee39
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.
Requires MVC to accept death certificate as proof of name change.
Prohibits certain practices by automobile insurers.
Clarifies financial liability of certain cellular telephone service users upon notification of unauthorized use of cellular telephone.
Prohibits hold or block on debit card accounts unless disclosed to and authorized by consumer.
Grants Statewide law enforcement powers to certain Burlington County Bridge Comission police officers.
The "Armed Services Unemployment Benefits Act."
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.
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard.
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.
Exempts certain purchases by school food service providers from the sales and use tax.
Prohibits transportation of nerve agent VX on public highways.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Requires certain physicians to complete course in recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect.
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Upgrades offense of simple assault to aggravated assault when victim is employee of DHS and clearly engaged in duties conducting investigation.
Provides that employees no longer must pay full cost of purchase of PERS, PFRS or TPAF credit for military service.
Creates "Task Force to Improve the Treatment of Offenders with Mental Illness."
Provides UI benefits for certain spouses of relocated armed forces members.
Requires keg registration; makes the unlawful possession of an unregistered keg a petty disorderly persons offense.
Increases certain fees concerning court officers.
Exempts storage facility space furnished to active duty military personnel from the sales and use tax.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
Applies certain bail monies to VCCB assessments.
Provides post-traumatic stress disorder from military service during combat may be mitigating factor during sentencing.
Requires encrypted counterfeit-resistant revenue stamps for cigarettes sold in the State.
Requires New Jersey DMVA to issue Cold War certificates to Cold War veterans.
Requires cigarette receptacles to be placed at entrances of buildings in which smoking is prohibited.
Delays expiration date of certain professional and occupational licenses for individuals with certain types of military services.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Provides unemployment benefits for spouses of armed services members under certain circumstances. *
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain veterans. *
Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charity in which candidate or candidate's immediate family is an officer or employee or receives compensation for goods or services provided to the charity.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 80
Provides for various school district accountability measures.
Requires portion of State rental assistance grants be reserved for graduates of State veterans' transitional housing program.
Eliminates fee imposed for certified copy of veteran's discharge papers.
Allows counties, municipalities and school districts to join with the State under certain circumstances for provision of alternative electrical energy systems. *
Permits boards of education to establish prepaid lunch programs.
Requires 60-day notice of closing or relocation of nursing homes and assisted living residences to residents, their representatives and DHSS and provides for waiver of notice in emergency. *
Establishes an emergency deployment program for building inspection following disaster or emergency. *
Directs State Police to establish standards for handling missing persons cases involving persons with Alzheimer's disease and juveniles.
Requires health insurers to honor an assignment of benefits for ambulance service payments under certain circumstances. *
Establishes Joint Committee on Housing Affordability.
Requires certain notices when public agencies take possession of abandoned vehicle.
Provides that information about residence of persons licensed by certain professional boards shall not be disclosed to the public.
Prohibits computer-assisted remote hunting.
Increases civil penalties for safety violations with respect to certain natural gas or hazardous liquid facilities. *
Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences.
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.
Clarifies jurisdiction concerning matters involving death or serious bodily injury and motor vehicles offenses arising out of same incident.
Establishes the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors. *
Designates New Jersey Route 55 as "Veterans Memorial Highway;" appropriates $2,500.
Skinner's and Michelle's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury. *
Requires prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs. *
Makes unauthorized use of military uniforms, medals or insignias a crime of the fourth degree.
Requires the placement of organ donation information and materials at public institutions of higher education.
Requires all municipal court administrators to be certified and provides for interim municipal court administrator appointments under certain circumstances.
Concerns fire emergency procedures.
Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Permits certain for-profit entities to manage or operate cemeteries.
Prescribes maximum overall length and width of recreational vehicles.
Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.
Requires bid proposal documents to include traffic safety requirements.
Requires New Jersey Transit Corporation to report on New Jersey Travel Independence Program and study feasibility of its expansion Statewide. *
Clarifies the entities able to participate in school district joint self-insurance groups.
Regulates dental decisions by insurers and third party administrators and provides for limited dentist registration certificates. *
Revises qualifications to carry firearms for certain retired police officers.
Allows certain nonprofits to apply directly to Division of Highway Traffic Safety for federal grants.
Requires DHSS to maintain registry of reported autism diagnoses; appropriates $500,000. *
Revises statutes governing compensation for victims of crime.
"Access to Medical Research Act;" authorizes certain persons to give informed consent for medical research if subject of research is unable to give consent.
Allows disabled veteran's surviving spouse to claim property tax exemption when veteran's disability declaration is granted after death.
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in Division of Consumer Affairs. **
Extends eligibility for higher education tuition assistance to certain former members of New Jersey National Guard and increases number of tuition-free credits available to National Guard members and their dependents.
Upgrades simple assault against a private school teacher to aggravated assault; adds definition of "school" to criminal code. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support New Jersey Veterans Haven program.
Establishes the "School District Fiscal Accountability Act;" provides for appointment of a State monitor in certain school districts and advance State aid payments to those districts; authorizes reappropriation of budgeted funds. **
"Independence, Dignity and Choice in Long-Term Care Act"; reallocates State long-term care expenditures.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct performance review audits.
Limits homeowners' association regulation of solar collectors on certain roofs.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell former State Police Barracks in Edgewater Park, Burlington County, as surplus real property.
"Violence Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act," requires certain health care entities to establish violence prevention programs to protect health care workers.
Prohibits certain deceptive advertising or concert performance practices with respect to live muscial performances or productions. *
Requires New York Harbor Waterfront Commission to accept applications to add new employees to longshoremen's register.
Increases investment options for domestic property and casualty insurance companies' capital, surplus and other funds.
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Excludes certain commercial lines insurance risks from provisions of standard fire policy.
Makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees because of religious practices.
Mandates alternate testing dates because of days of religious observance for certain applicants seeking licensure.
Provides for religious accommodation regarding admission procedures at licensed heath care facilities.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Provides certain employment protections for employees on military leave in time of war or emergency.
Appropriates $8,552,405 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
Establishes pilot program to conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.
Authorizes local units to invest in federally insured certificates of deposit under certain circumstances.
Reinforces prohibition of any debarred contractor using new business entity to circumvent the debarment; provides for suspension of contractor's registration pending hearing. *
Requires prevailing wages to be paid for construction work on State-owned properties.
Broadens the exception for small businesses under the UEZ sales tax rebate program. **
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Authorizes use of logo and warning light for certain public utilities employees.
Requires State to replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs; requires BPU to educate public on benefits of compact fluorescent light bulbs.
"New Jersey Health Information Technology Act"; establishes New Jersey Health Information Technology Commission and Office for e-HIT, and provides for Statewide health information technology plan. *
Concerns Early Intervention Program services for children with autism.
Places the burden of proof and burden of production on school districts in due process hearings conducted to resolve special education issues.
Appropriates $11 million from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Prohibits newly elected public office holders from simultaneously holding more than one elective office.
Establishes the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and revises the school construction program established under the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
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." *
Vetoed · 1
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Passed the General Assembly · 54
Allows military personnel extended period to qualify for exclusion of capital gain from income of the sale or exchange of a principal residence.
Establishes sexual penetration or sexual contact with an animal as a crime and a civil offense under the State animal cruelty laws. **
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service. *
Decreases certain motor vehicle fines and lengthens time to provide proof of insurance.
Requires State Board of Education to authorize African-American studies endorsement to the instructional certificate.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Requires State to offer surplus State police vehicles to certain volunteer fire and emergency service organizations. *
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus. *
Requires certain safety measures at certain swimming pools.
Requires DMVA to send Servicemembers' Advisory Notice to members of National Guard called to active duty.
Requires Department of Education to encourage boards of education to offer instruction in media literacy.
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Provides counseling and prenatal care information to pregnant women who test positive for HIV.
Requires criminal history background check for owners and employees of traveling sales crews. *
Imposes civil penalty on persons who provide recommended answers to psychological test of law enforcement officers or candidates.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for certain New Jersey members of the military and their families in need of assistance.
Prohibits certain elected officials from receiving dual health benefit coverage.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Creates permanent "Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing."
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
Requires driver distractions to be noted in traffic accidents.
Regulates teen nights by requiring security provided by police officers, prohibiting persons under age 15 from attending, and disqualifying registered sex offenders from employment.
Exempts testing of cigarettes in tobacco businesses from "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act."
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006."
Increases motor vehicle property damage reporting threshold to over $1000.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates. *
Prohibits sale of certain bicycles with quick release wheels.
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Concerns homeowners insurance coverage with respect to dogs. *
Prohibits unfair discrimination in the issuance, renewal or rating of life insurance policies based on future foreign travel.*
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Provides exemption from 3-day cancellation provision of home improvement contract in case of bona fide emergency.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors.
Invalidates consumer contracts which require a waiver of right to file a consumer complaint.
Authorizes civil action for certain economic damages against owner or keeper of pet animal that injures or kills another person's pet animal.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging.
Requires court to consider results of domestic violence assessment before dissolving certain domestic violence restraining orders. *
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Provides that a nursing home resident has a right to receive food that meets the resident's religious dietary requirements.
Requires wheelchair securement and occupant securement devices for wheelchaired passengers.
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
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. *
Authorizes municipalities to regulate and impose fees on sexually oriented businesses and requires municipalities to station security personnel at certain locations in proximity to such businesses when children are present.
Concerns access to physical therapy services, and insurance claims handling following access to such services. *
Authorizes educational service providers to provide in-district special education instructional programs.
Adds two additional public members to NJ Transit board.
Regulates impoundment of shopping carts.
Daniel Mackay's Law; requires certain information be given to next of kin of relatives killed or incapacitated in motor vehicle accident; caps certain abandoned vehicle storage fees.
Prohibits hospitals from executing certain contracts for electronic health records systems.
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for emergency medical technicians, police officers, and firefighters. *
Provides additional enforcement provisions under "Health Care Quality Act"; allows certain private causes of action for violations; expands administrative remedies; establishes enforcement fund.
Out of committee · 97
Requires residential mortgage lender to provide debtor with contact information in certain notices, and include copies of notices to court in certain foreclosure actions. *
Allows UEZ municipalities to include certain activities and services as projects eligible for UEZ funding.
"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 installment payments for maternity services.
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies; makes an appropriation. *
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of armed services members.
Requires BPU to establish voluntary program for certification of renewable energy installers.
Prohibits the sale of Yo-Yo Waterballs. *
Designates first Monday in November each year as "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Day." *
Removes time restrictions on sale of poppies.
Establishes the Dana Christmas Scholarship for Heroism Program.
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. *
Establishes additional bases for disqualification of bidder under "Local Public Contracts Law" and clarifies existing law.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Establishes Veterans' Oral History Foundation. *
Establishes procedures for placement of individuals in Division of Developmental Disabilities Moderate Security Unit.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them. *
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.
Requires health benefits coverage by health insurers and SHBP for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor. *
Permits school bus operator to display "Stop When Red Lights Are Flashing" on rear of bus.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans' Hospital Task Force."
Provides procedure to cancel mortgage of record by affidavit under certain conditions.
Matthew Albrecht Act; requires mattresses and box springs for sale in State to meet federal cigarette-ignition and open-flame standards. *
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 certain health care professionals to provide information and screening for postpartum depression.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
Requires under "Fair Housing Act" that certain percentage of affordable housing be reserved for very low income households.
Requires disclosure of terms, conditions, and limitations on prepaid telephone calling cards.
Requires public school district to provide paid time off when certain volunteer emergency aid workers are called to alarm during work hours.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
Prohibits insurers offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract. *
Requires second class counties with superintendent of elections to establish office of deputy superintendent; authorizes chair and vice-chair of county committee and county's two State committee members to select superintendent and deputy nominees; appro
Establishes Prescription Monitoring Program in Division of Consumer Affairs and provides division with authority over registration and control of controlled dangerous substances. *
Establishes notice requirements for utility shut-off and provides for appointment of receiver in place of tenant organization for utility payments in senior living facilities. *
Prohibits deceptive use of depository institution's trade name or trademark.
Establishes sex offender monitoring program. *
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.
Provides for civil and criminal penalties for giving false information pertaining to violations of environmental laws. *
Exempts solar energy systems from real property taxation.
Makes various changes to the laws governing underground storage tanks. **
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.
Establishes defibrillator grant program in DCA.
Requires all State firefighter training to be accredited.
Decreases certain public document copy fees to up to $0.10 or less per letter size page and up to $0.15 or less per legal size page. *
Establishes penalty for failing to comply with school crossing guard's signal to stop. *
Requires DHSS to make certain information about long-term care and adult day health services facilities available on its website. *
Establishes Heritage Tourism Task Force. *
"State Medicare Part D Assistance and Information Act."
Provides for plaques in State House to honor Hutchins F. Inge and Walter Gilbert Alexander, first African-American Senator and Assemblyman. *
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.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Horse Racing Licensees.
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.
Allows joint insurance funds to include treasurers, tax collectors and municipal court judges and administrators under blanket bond coverage. *
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
"Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority Act." *
The "New Jersey Real Estate Timeshare Act."
Allows access to housing, public facilities and transportation for certain working dogs, provides penalties for violation.
Requires ambulatory care facilities to provide uncompensated outpatient renal dialysis services for uninsured low-income persons.
Requires development and distribution of pamphlet informing parents of student athletes about sudden cardiac death.
"Safe Patient Handling Act"; requires health care facilities to establish safe patient handling programs. *
Establishes as crime of the second degree unlawful possession of certain handguns. *
Requires MVC to share organ donor information with federally designated organ procurement organizations.
Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district or municipality maintaining volunteer fire department.
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Requires Office of Legislative Services to make complete voting records of legislators available to the public in electronic form.
Bars sales of aerosol dusters to persons under the age of 18. *
Revises and clarifies assessment funding mechanism for Division of Banking; provides certain uniform reporting and licensing requirements for regulated entities.
Requires DCF and DHS to compile lists of State properties suitable for certain residential uses. *
Establishes the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
Permits local government units to grant Length of Service Award Program points to certain activated military members.
Provides that if an annual appropriation act is not enacted at the beginning of a State fiscal year casino gambling operations shall continue and all State employees shall be deemed essential. *
Requires discount for certain E-ZPass frequent users of NJ Turnpike Exit 6.
Provides free admission for veterans to State parks and forests during events held by veterans' organizations and free use of park and forest facilities for events held by veterans' organizations.
Requires DHSS standards for safe building interiors; submission of documentation of investigation and remediation as a condition to issuance of construction permit for certain sites; makes changes to the "Industrial Site Recovery Act."
Eliminates the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances. *
Increases amount of State tax credits under "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Allows State banks to provide for staggered terms of directors in certificate of incorporation.
Requires distributing information about human papillomavirus to parents and guardians of seventh to twelfth graders and to pediatricians, and establishes public awareness campaign. *
Allows certain public entities to join with State under certain circumstances for purchase of certain energy services for their facilities.
Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.
Requires Business Employment Incentive Program and other program grant recipients to pay the prevailing wage on certain public work projects.
Restricts receipt of things of value by members of the Legislature and legislative staff from lobbyists and governmental affairs agents; increases certain penalty provisions. *
Establishes New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
Criminalizes certain actions in or on railroad property.
Makes it a primary offense for motorists to talk on or text message with hand-held wireless telephone or electronic communication device while driving. *
Revises "Health Care Quality Act;" requires certain provisions in managed care plan contracts; clarifies certain responsibilities for ordering tests and procedures.
Revises criteria for determining health claim to be "clean claim" for purposes of promptly remitting payment.
Requires hospitals to implement infection prevention programs.
Authorizes civil action for certain damages when a pet animal becomes ill, is injured, or dies from consuming or coming into contact with adulterated pet food.
Adopts Article 15 of Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact.
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public.
Clarifies that in nonpublic schools the school nurse would be required to recruit and train volunteer designees to administer epinephrine to students when nurse is not physically present.
Amends fiscal year 2008 annual appropriations act to allocate $250,000 from Governor's Literacy Initiative to Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey, Inc.
Expands program eligibility and enhances benefit amount under the New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
In committee · 148
Provides a corporation business tax credit for day care center support benefiting children of employees.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Prohibits recording a deed later than 30 days after the deed is transferred upon settlement of the property.
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption.
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.
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 Program in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Affords emergency services peer counselors confidentiality privileges.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Prohibits certain insurance carriers from requiring pharmacies to accept reimbursement below pharmacy cost and eliminates Board of Pharmacy approval of certain pharmacy charges.
Provides civil service protection for State Parole Board hearing officers.
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.
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Prohibits cellular telephone service providers from disclosing individual proprietary information without customer written consent.
Waives fee for volunteers and affiliates of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America to obtain State and national criminal history record background checks.
Provides that impairing another person's means of communication may constitute an act of domestic violence.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Authorizes special license emblems for Fraternal Order of Police members.
"Hospital Infection Reporting Act."
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Appropriates $2,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
Revises membership of Executive Commission on Ethical Standards; renames commission; requires ethics training for State employees; increases penalties for ethics violations.
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.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to qualified handicapped persons at sheltered workshops.
Authorizes municipalities to establish commercial incentive zones and sharing of retail sales tax proceeds therein.
Establishes three-year demonstration "Senior Citizen Housing and Health Screening Center Program" in DHSS.
Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances.
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing."
Permits certain minors to consent to medical care or treatment for HIV infection or AIDS.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Establishes special license plates to fund diabetes research and education.
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.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Provides that only physicians may perform needle electromyography or interpret nerve conduction studies and evoked potentials.
Revises "lemon law" refund formula for consumers of certain new motor vehicles.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
The "New Jersey Tourism Restructuring Act."
Expands FamilyCare Health Coverage Program to cover single adults and couples without dependent children with incomes up to 133% of poverty level.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 annual compensation PERS retiree may earn in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment.
Permits nonpartisan municipal elections to be held on same day as general election.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
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.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
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.
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Creates the "Biometric Identifier Privacy Act."
Requires award of grants to remediate discharges from home heating oil tanks for applications filed prior to July 1, 2007.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Requires disclosure to certain prison guards of AIDS status of inmates.
Establishes right of person engaged in military service for more than 90 days to cancel leases of personal property without penalty.
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
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 candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.
Exempts police from jury duty.
Allows PAAD recipents margin of error in estimating income.
Requires transportation services under Work First New Jersey program be provided for 24 months to recipients earning less than $12 an hour.
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.
Provides that Attorney General, rather than county prosecutor, would make decision whether or not to seek the death penalty in all murder cases.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Excludes certain premiums in determining PAAD eligibility.
Establishes a civil action for the eviction or removal of persons who commit drug-related crimes on leased residential property.
Permits municipalities to defer 100% of payment of property taxes owed by senior citizen homeowners enrolled in PAAD.
Directs DHS to declare surplus certain unused real property and provides for direct sale thereof.
Requires Division of Taxation to provide certain information to applicants deemed ineligible.
Establishes "New Jersey Fund for Enhancement of Medicare Part D Benefits" and specifies use of savings to State from Medicare Part D.
Excludes certain Medicare premiums in determining eligibility for PAAD and Senior Gold programs.
Authorizes court to refrain from imposing driver's license suspension on defendant convicted of CDS offense if compelling circumstances exist.
Establishes certain hiring preference for children of firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
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.
"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.
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.
Requires responsible business practices by large employers regarding wages and benefits.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Exempts from realty transfer fees, sales of homes of certain New Jersey members of the military.
Revises and updates statutes governing compensation for victims of crime.
"Rail Special Transportation District Act."
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.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Prohibits radio transmissions without license from FCC and radio transmissions that interfere with licensed public or commercial radio stations.
Prohibits delegation of investment discretion of Director of Division of Investment to outside managers.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Prescribes procedures and protocols for investigating fires involving firefighter fatalities and injuries.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
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.
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.
Provides that cash assistance from DHS kinship care programs shall not be considered income for certain State-funded programs.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
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.
Authorizes establishment of dedicated local tax to finance redevelopment.
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.
Requires charge to nonresidents for E-ZPass transponders.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Establishes the Violence-Free Initiative Program in the Department of State.
Requires training in diabetes care for certain school employees and use of medical management plans in schools for students with diabetes.
Appropriates $8,000,000 in FY 2006 to DOE for aid to the Willingboro School District to offset school district budget deficit.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $1,000 income tax deduction.
The "South Jersey Regional Veterans' Health Care Facility Grant Fund Act."
Establishes voluntary Statewide physician joint purchasing alliance.
Authorizes property tax deferment for deployed military personnel.
Prohibits municipalities from requiring permits for certain voter registration drives.
Revises fee schedule for property assessment appeals.
Requires private and public employers to provide unpaid leaves of absence or reassignment of hours for National Guard members and Reservists engaged in training.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
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.
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.
Requires forfeiture of public office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher; disqualifies person from future office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher or conviction of crime involving dishonesty.
Permits municipalities to enact an ordinance requiring drivers arrested for DUI to be held in custody.
Extends prevailing wage requirements to projects of county bridge commissions.
Increases regional contribution agreement amounts and income eligibility for affordable housing units located in certain areas; reserves percentage of affordable housing for very low income households.
Criminalizes the manufacture, distribution and possession of Salvia divinorum.
Revises certain provisions of the "New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002."
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Establishes universal credit equivalency program to provide seamless transfer of college credits by institutions of higher education.
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.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or their spouses and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Establishes New Jersey Sickle Cell Disease Task Force.
"Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Institute Act"; appropriates $6 million.
Expands scope of claims subject to "Health Claims Authorization, Processing and Payment Act"; modifies procedures applicable to health claims reviews.
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Revises requirements for school district participation in Alliance for Competitive Telecommunications telecommunications program and requires consultation with New Jersey Association of School Business Officials on certain training.
Requires hang tag for holders of provisional driver's license and windshield sticker for holders of special learner's permit and examination permit.
Requires evidence be retained indefinitely in homicide cases and until defendant's sentence expires in sexual assault cases.
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Requires availability of athletic heart protectors at certain baseball events; appropriates $2,500.
"Plastic Bag Recycling Act."
The "Najeeb Green-Lewis Law," requires motor vehicle rental companies to confirm driving status of driver as condition of renting certain vehicles.