Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, General Assembly.
Joan M. Quigley
Sponsored
Became law7
Requires posting of a voter information notice called the voter's bill of rights.
Entitles certain family members to receive confirmation of MVC notices concerning medical review or retesting of a family member. *
Prohibits display of students' social security numbers by institutions of higher education.
"Statewide Immunization Registry Act."
Authorizes members of the State Police to assist the United States Coast Guard in the enforcement of certain safety and security zones established by the Coast Guard. *
Creates local tire management program and establishes a fee on new tire purchases. *
Requires markings be removed from ambulances before certain sales.
Passed the General Assembly5
Creates the "Biometric Identifier Privacy Act."
Requires photographic identification cards for certain health care professionals. *
Creates the "Emergency Management Act of 2004."
Concerns fire emergency procedures.
Establishes guidelines for dissemination of vital records.
Out of committee11
Increases monetary penalties for violations of "New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law."
Requires the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to develop a public health emergency response plan. *
Authorizes school boards to adopt policy for drug testing certain students. *
Removes license suspension penalty for persons with only one outstanding parking fine; permits Motor Vehicle Commission to refuse registration to persons with only one outstanding parking fine. *
Requires certain ATM operators to register and undergo criminal history record background checks.
Creates an integrated State medical examiner system by increasing the authority of the State Medical Examiner regarding forensic investigations, establishing regional medical examiner offices, and eliminating the county medical examiner system.
Requires certain ambulances to be equipped with global positioning system technology; appropriates $500,000 to DHSS. *
Directs AG and State Medical Examiner to study the creation of a secure autopsy facility. *
Provides additional State school aid to school districts which are bordered by at least three Abbott districts.
Appropriates $65,822,075 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds, and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "ur
Enhances debt collection by the State.
In committee27
Requires DHSS to prepare booklet on MMR vaccine and availability of blood test to determine immunity prior to administration of second dose.
Provides gross income tax deduction for health care plan costs.
Permits person ineligible for Work First New Jersey benefits because of a drug distribution conviction to receive prescription drug benefits for life-saving or life-sustaining medications.
"The New Jersey Living Wage Act"; sets minimum wage and benefit standards for businesses contracting with or assisted by public bodies.
Establishes "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Revises notification process for suspending license for failure to pay parking ticket.
Provides that DNA test results may be used in establishing parentage.
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Provides subsidy for purchase of certain health benefits plans by certain charitable organizations; makes appropriation therefor.
Requires insurers to inform insureds whether certain coverages extend to rental automobiles.
Allows excuse from jury service on grounds of obligation to care for a minor child under certain circumstances.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DLPS for urban search and rescue teams.
Provides civil immunity to public entities and public employees for acquisition, stockpiling, distribution and dispensing of certain drugs and vaccines to mitigate the effects of exposure to nuclear, chemical and biological agents.
Gives judge discretion to close court proceedings to the public in cases involving national or State security.
Establishes disaster needs and volunteer resources database program.
Provides for replacement of members of Legislature when one-half or more than one-half are killed by enemy attack.
Provides that civil service make-up examinations not include the same questions as the original examination.
Requires DHSS to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures for physicians and facilities concerning women with bleeding disorders.
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
Creates pilot program to create a database with certain information regarding public buildings and facilities for use by emergency service providers during an emergency; appropriates $5,000,000.
Permits exemptions from certain medical examination and testing, vaccination and medical treatment requirements during public health emergencies.
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Establishes a State aid program for charter school facilities.
Reduces years of law enforcement experience required for certain law enforcement officers to establish right to carry a firearm.
Permits members of State Police to receive travel and subsistence reimbursement exceeding $500 limit from certain sources other than State for out of State travel for educational purposes.
Applies serious life impact test to limitation on lawsuit threshold retroactively.
Establishes health care quality improvement fund grant program for hospitals funded from tax rate increase on small cigars and appropriates $1 million.
Carried from the Senate
Became law5
Increases monetary penalties for violations of "New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law."
Authorizes school boards to adopt policy for drug testing certain students. *
Provides additional State school aid to school districts which are bordered by at least three Abbott districts.
Appropriates $65,822,075 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds, and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "ur
Enhances debt collection by the State.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
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.
Requires ELEC to conduct random audits of records kept by legislative agents.
Directs ELEC to collect $100 annual fee from legislative agents; dedicates moneys annually to ELEC. *
Prohibits legislative agents from accepting contingency fees to influence legislation or regulation.
Appropriates $2 million to the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC); imposes one-time assessment on legislative agents for ELEC Internet upgrade.
Changes laws governing financial liability for patients in psychiatric facilities and eliminates institutional liens for persons treated at State and county psychiatric facilities. **
Authorizes certain county pension funds to provide pension enhancement for future retirees. *
Revises charity care distribution formula.
Authorizes issuance of bonds for refurbishment of certain public safety vehicles.
Requires photo ID verification of pilots renting aircraft.
Appropriates $120,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grant to Save Ellis Island, Inc. to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Supplemental appropriation of $5 million to Division of State Police for additional police recruit class and communication system upgrades.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Requires health insurers and SHBP providing dependent coverage to provide for election of coverage by certain dependents until their 30th birthday. *
Requires State Board of Education to include two hours of instruction in suicide prevention as part of professional development for public school teaching staff members and to revise the Core Curriculum Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Educ
Allows members of PFRS hired during certain periods to serve until attainment of age 68 or 25 years of creditable service, whichever comes first.
Increases motor vehicle registration fees to cover capital and operational costs of State's emergency medical helicopter program and fund new State Police trooper class. *
Passed the General Assembly · 16
Provides in-network benefits to patient with disability for services provided by out-of-network provider under certain circumstance.
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. *
Requires certain information to be included in a retailer's advertisement of merchandise for sale.
Permits promotion without promotional examination of municipal police officer with three awards.
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
"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.
Establishes Joseph V. Doria, Jr., Ed.D New Jersey Legislative Fellows Program; appropriates $50,000.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Concerns penalties for passing a school bus.
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. *
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap. ***
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
Exempts members of fraternal benefit societies from insurance producer licensing requirements in certain circumstances.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Requires disclosure of terms, conditions, and limitations on prepaid telephone calling cards. *
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." *
Out of committee · 46
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.
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.
Clarifies that law enforcement agencies may access juvenile central registry information.
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes special license plates for county and municipal emergency management volunteers. *
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. *
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 that configuration of toll collection lanes be consistent throughout Garden State Parkway.
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. *
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Requires motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers to notify consumers of relevant adjustment programs.
Requires criminal background checks of employees of private prisoner transport companies.
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for students who are called to active duty for certain military operations. *
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. *
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Revises "lemon law" refund formula for consumers of certain new motor vehicles.
Requires services under State contracts to be performed in the United States. *
Directs Attorney General to include information on criminal street gang activities in annual "Uniform Crime Report."
Exempts from public access information held by a State public agency concerning any business that the Attorney General reasonably believes could be targeted for an act of sabotage or terrorism. *
Prohibits students in interscholastic athletics from using certain substances; permits boards of education to offer instruction on the dangers of performance-enhancing substances.
Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zones in Garfield, Harrison, Keansburg, and two joint urban enterprise zones, one in Cliffside Park and Fairview, and one in Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough. *
Upgrades penalties for certain assaults committed against employees of public utilities, cable television or telecommunication services. *
Permits certain emergency management volunteers to display blue emergency warning lights on vehicles. *
Revises statutes governing New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Creates credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons.
"Emergency Health Powers Act."
"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. *
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts in order to satisfy certain urban revitalization goals.
Requires criminal history record background checks for public employees handling vital records.
"New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. *
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
Changes reimbursement structure for various transportation services provided to Medicaid recipients.
Establishes additional requirements for licensed debt adjusters; increases penalties for licensing law violations.
Establishes the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund in the NJHMFA to finance special needs housing projects through bond proceeds issued by the NJEDA; designated the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund Act.
Appropriates $27,919,888,000 in State funds and $9,795,662,570 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2005-2006.*
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism.
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Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Directs New Jersey Highway Authority to designate Garden State Parkway as memorial highway to ex-POWs.
"Cigarette Fire Safety Act."
Requires reporting by certain persons of attemped or completed suicides by youth and establishes NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council.
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated.
Mandates testing for lead toxicity as condition for certain school, nursery school, or child care attendance.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Repeals limit on increase in cash assistance benefits as the result of the birth of a child under Work First New Jersey program.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Provides procedures for payment to out-of-network dentists when covered person receives payment directly from dental insurer.
Requires licensees in business of firearms repair to obtain ballistics identifiers before returning a rifle or handgun to its owner.
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 Programs in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Requires health insurers to provide certain reimbursement for hearing aids.
Allows worker selection of treatment providers under workers' compensation.
Changes requirements as to when HMDC shall notify concerned municipalities of plans for development in district.
Prohibits HMOs participating in Medicaid program from denying provider participation if provider meets terms of contract; requires disclosure of reasons for termination of provider.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Revises receivership statutes.
Expands municipal power to address abandoned properties.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Directs NJ Transit to designate a Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System station in Jersey City the Thomas and John Jackson Station.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Permits purchase of temporary service credit in TPAF and PERS even if the service did not result without interruption in permanent employment.
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.
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Provides relief to certain NJ Transit retirees.
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.
Establishes Commission on Juvenile Involvement in Gangs; appropriates $95,000.
Creates the offense of trafficking in and possession of counterfeit commuter tickets.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Requires State to pay expenses associated with nonpartisan municipal elections.
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.
Permits immediate expungement of court records where the person is acquitted or discharged or where the charges have been dismissed.
Requires health insurers to cover medically necessary expenses for preventing infertility in women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Concerns medical malpractice liability and sets standards for expert witnesses; caps noneconomic damages; establishes prelitigation screening and mediation; modifies statute of limitations and joint liability; prohibits certain insurance rate increases.
Criminalizes the failure of a witness to report a crime in certain circumstances.
Requires the Commission on Higher Education to develop an accelerated bachelor of science in nursing degree program for foreign medical school graduates.
Provides for extended terms of imprisonment for certain crimes committed in places of worship and cemeteries.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose gifts, fees and other economic benefits provided to health care providers for promotional and marketing purposes to DHSS.
Makes certain reforms in the process of estimating and certifying State revenues for the annual State budget.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Provides New Jersey sales tax amnesty program for small business.
Requires only at-fault accidents to appear on Motor Vehicle Commission driving records.
Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers employed in public or nonpublic schools in the State.
Requires the licensing of certain security officers and the registration of their employers.
Permits certain motor vehicle offenders to apply for a restricted use license.
Establishes pilot program for CDL training.
Deletes references to Drug Utilization Review Council and provides for use of federal Orange Book.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Establishes "New Jersey Pharmaceutical Assistance Study Commission."
Provides for review of State agency regulations by State Planning Commission for their consistency with State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for NJ FamilyCare.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,800,000 to Judiciary to expand the drug court program Statewide.
Establishes "Governor's Advisory Council on Home and Community-Based Care."
Concerns standards for the groundwater remediation of contaminated sites.
Prohibits State Board of Education from authorizing use of special review assessment as an alternative for meeting graduation requirements.
Creates Division of Probation in DOC; transfers all probation functions and employees to DOC.
Requires retail food establishments to provide certain nutritional information for food or beverage items sold to its customers.
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.
Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Requires State budget to include funds for annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain contracted providers of services.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in financial institutions located in Delaware if that state does not reverse its Coastal Zone Act ruling that impacts a proposed New Jersey facility.
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
Requires disclosure to subscribers of certain cable television costs.
Provides for issuance of a uniform identification card for all law enforcement officers.
"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.
Bars high-risk and moderate-risk sex offenders from residing within 2,500 feet of a school, child care center or playground.
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.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Requires retail pharmacies to stock and dispense emergency contraception.
Authorizes sheriff's employees pension fund to provide pension enhancement for future retirees.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of nonprofit community agencies from using title of psychologist.
Establishes pilot program in DLPS requiring electronic recording of certain police interrogations.
Requires development and distribution of pamphlet and poster informing students of "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."