Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Frederick Scalera
Sponsored
Became law5
Increases jurisdictional amount allowed for wage disputes heard by the Department of Labor.
Prohibits bids for local public contracts and public school contracts from falling on certain days.
Permits the charging of fee for capital contribution for purpose of defraying common expenses; validates certain bylaws.
Prohibits minors under 14 from using tanning facilities and requires written parental consent for minors 14 to 18.
Authorizes use of logo and warning light for certain public utilities employees.
Passed the General Assembly4
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Requires weekly reporting of construction and building permit approvals to municipal tax assessor.
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for emergency medical technicians, police officers, and firefighters. *
Directs the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to establish adapted athletic programs.
Out of committee7
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
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.
Requires certain pools, spas and hot tubs comply with certain barrier requirements. **
Creates local police officer and paid firefighter emergency registry.
Authorizes Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to establish additional air terminals.
Criminalizes certain actions in or on railroad property.
In committee12
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Permits rehired public employees to purchase PERS credit for three years of layoff period.
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.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Changes calculation of average weekly wage for TDI benefits.
Clarifies that certain local administrative agency decisions involving monetary penalties or awards shall be docketed judgments.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low income persons residing in certain facilities.
Provides that applicant for business permit as electrical contractor must meet certain requirements.
Grants members of Community Emergency Response Team immunity from civil liability when responding to emergency.
Prohibits access to police vehicle global positioning system.
Requires greater accountability of school district contracted service providers.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to establish additional air terminals.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 26
Establishes an emergency deployment program for building inspection following disaster or emergency. *
Establishes Joint Committee on Housing Affordability.
Skinner's and Michelle's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury. *
Makes unauthorized use of military uniforms, medals or insignias a crime of the fourth degree.
Concerns fire emergency procedures.
Establishes that "45-day" rule applies to corrections officers, sheriff's officers, New Jersey Transit police officers and paid firefighters. ***
Permits law enforcement officers, including county sheriff and corrections officers, to participate in intergovernmental transfer program; permits waive of accumulated sick leave and seniority privileges by such officers.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Requires coordination of emergency operations plans and creation of emergency plan for certain animals. *
Permits certain contracting units to use schedules from additional federal procurement programs when purchasing goods and services.
Prohibits public school districts from joining under certain circumstances voluntary associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports programs.
Requires DHSS to maintain registry of reported autism diagnoses; appropriates $500,000. *
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
Prohibits sale, use, and burning of creosote or creosote-treated products. *
Makes it a disorderly persons offense to purposely disrupt funeral through certain conduct. *
Extends eligibility for New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship Program to dependents and spouses of persons who died as a result of illness caused by exposure to attack sites.
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees because of religious practices.
Reinforces prohibition of any debarred contractor using new business entity to circumvent the debarment; provides for suspension of contractor's registration pending hearing. *
"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. *
Provides for instruction in autism and other developmental disabilities awareness and methods of teaching students with autism and other developmental disabilities for candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers and paraprofessionals. **
Concerns Early Intervention Program services for children with autism.
Establishes New Jersey Adults with Autism Task Force.
Designated the "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act."
Appropriates $40 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Vetoed · 1
Provides certain law enforcement officers and firefighters cannot be suspended without pay for more than 180 calendar days. *
Passed the General Assembly · 20
Includes local emergency management volunteers in Emergency Services Volunteer Length of Service Award Program.
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. *
Creates the "Emergency Management Act of 2006." *
Increases maximum LOSAP contributions and prospectively changes certain vesting requirements.
Prohibits certain elected officials from receiving dual health benefit coverage.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes appropriation.
Directs Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning furnishings purchased by public and independent institutions of higher education.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006."
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
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 annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Revises law permitting law enforcement agencies to charge additional fees for certain copies of motor vehicle accident reports; replaces exemption for in-person request with exemption for legally affected parties. *
Requires DHSS to make reported information about certain adverse events publicly available.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Out of committee · 46
Allows UEZ municipalities to include certain activities and services as projects eligible for UEZ funding.
Exempts members of fraternal benefit societies from insurance producer licensing requirements in certain circumstances.
Establishes the Dana Christmas Scholarship for Heroism Program.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them. *
Clarifies the law concerning the emergency administration of epinephrine to students for anaphylaxis. *
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. *
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance to borrower within five business days after request.
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Establishes sex offender monitoring program. *
Provides for civil and criminal penalties for giving false information pertaining to violations of environmental laws. *
Revises "New Jersey Money Transmitters Act"; provides consumer protections; increases reporting and record keeping requirements.
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.
Establishes arson investigation unit in Division of Fire Safety, Department of Community Affairs.
Requires firefighters to obtain "firefighter 1" certification.
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.
Recodifies Title 4 criminal animal cruelty offenses in State criminal code; increases level of certain offenses and crimes; establishes new offenses; revises civil penalties; repeals various sections of law; designated as Angel's Law. **
"Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority Act." *
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Authorizes the issuance of bonds by the NJEDA to fund State capital construction projects of $270 million for facilities for stem cell research, biomedical research, blood collection and cancer research. **
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Transfers Division of Elections from Department of Law and Public Safety to Department of State; designates Secretary of State as chief election official.
Directs Division of Developmental Disabilities to prepare plan to ensure community-based living for certain individuals with developmental disabilities.
Authorizes provision of interest-free loans from new home warranty security fund for homeowners to replace polybutylene water piping.
Permits revised methods of treatment for chiropractors and establishes continuing education requirements.
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Ensures fire drills are conducted in schools while open for summer instructional programs.
Authorizes certain cities to establish a municipal hospital authority.
Bars sales of aerosol dusters to persons under the age of 18. *
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games. *
Permits local government units to grant Length of Service Award Program points to certain activated military members.
Provides unemployment benefits for spouses of armed services members under certain conditions. *
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship. *
Eliminates the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances. *
Requires written notice to be provided to county health departments and local health agencies concerning contaminated sites. *
Increases fees and penalties under the "Explosives Act."
Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.
Makes changes concerning Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism.
Makes it a primary offense for motorists to talk on or text message with hand-held wireless telephone or electronic communication device while driving. *
Requires hospitals to implement infection prevention programs.
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public.
Expands program eligibility and enhances benefit amount under the New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
In committee · 86
Defines "mobile home park" as "multiple dwelling" for inspection purposes.
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.
Requires health insurers to cover diagnostic testing and long-term antibiotic treatment of chronic Lyme disease and co-infections of Lyme disease.
Establishes privilege for certain communications between legislator and constituent.
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.
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.
Allows a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases by full-time undergraduate students at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Authorizes counties, municipalities, municipal utilities authorities and sewerage authorities to impose intensity of use fee concerning sewer and water connectors.
Extends payment of sales tax revenues into UEZ assistance fund in those zones designated pursuant to P.L.1993, c.367.
Increases annual funding of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Increases Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled Program subsidy.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Creates Meadowlands Economic Development Trust; provides for sharing of tax revenues generated by developments of regional economic significance to improve local quality of life.
Establishes $2 surcharge upon building permits for payments to Community Health Law Project.
Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances.
Requires Medicaid program to pay recipients' Medicare prescription drug copayments.
Establishes "The Prosecutorial Cost Relief Pilot Program Act of 2005."
Requires sharing of revenues derived from major developments situated near municipal borders under certain circumstances.
Directs the State Lottery Commission to establish video lottery at not more than three horse racetracks; provides for NJ Casino Control Commission and NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement oversight.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize 5,000 video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack; preserves Casino Revenue Fund at FY2005 level; provides for benefits to horse racing industry.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Requires costs of contract for construction be revealed to municipal construction office for construction permit.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Meadowlands Conservation Trust.
"New Jersey Fair Market Drug Pricing Act"; establishes New Jersey Rx Card Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Designates "New Jersey, U.S.A." as State song.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
Prohibits price gouging during a declared state of emergency.
Excludes from PAAD income eligibility withdrawals from an IRA.
Allows gross income tax credit for unreimbursed hearing aid expenses.
Reduces years of law enforcement experience required for certain law enforcement officers to establish right to carry a firearm.
Establishes school property tax freeze program for resident homeowners age 65 or older and disabled homeowners.
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard.
Clarifies police powers of certain sheriff's officers to enforce motor vehilce and traffic laws.
Establishes a civil action for the eviction or removal of persons who commit drug-related crimes on leased residential property.
Establishes certain hiring preference for children of firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
Requires NJ Sports and Exposition Authority to notify and receive input from Hackensack Meadowlands District municipalities concerning certain Meadowlands complex projects.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
"Rail Special Transportation District Act."
Provides certain benefits to New Jersey Transit police officers.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Provides for regulation of certain call center communications by Division of Consumer Affairs.
Requires permanent, full-time county fire marshals and assistant marshals authorized to coordinate, control or extinguish fires to be enrolled in PFRS.
Prescribes procedures and protocols for investigating fires involving firefighter fatalities and injuries.
Redefines role and qualifications of purchasing agent in "Local Public Contracts Law."
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Requires use of luminescent materials in exit pathways of high-rise structures.
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.
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.
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
Requires charge to nonresidents for E-ZPass transponders.
Provides for accidental disability retirement for certain PFRS members who participate in off-duty firefighting activities in a municipality other than the one in which they are employed.
Makes volunteer firefighter appointed to paid position eligible for PFRS membership through age 40.
Provides certified municipal fire inspectors and fire officials having more than four consecutive years service with tenure in office.
Appropriates $6.2 million to DCA for payment to NJHMDC intermunicipal account.
Grants tenure or permanent status to certified fire officials and inspectors under certain conditions.
Supplemental appropriation to DOT of $14,800,000 as State contribution toward improvements of certain portions of Route 17.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires written prescriptions to be legibly printed or typed.
Revises school district budget cap adjustment for special education and 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%
Reimburses NJHMDC municipalities for adjustment payments made into intermunicipal account from Highlands Protection Fund.
Requires training program for and recognizes position of technical assistant to construction code official.
Establishes "New Jersey Partnership for Secure Schools Pilot Program" in Department of Education; appropriates $3 million.
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.
Creates Bergen County Transportation Trust Fund.
Requires taxicab operators to have at least $50 to make change or to accept payment by credit or debit card.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Provides that unused State real property will be offered for sale after three years.
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship.
Permits water and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation.
Creates special fallen firefighter plates with proceeds to children of fallen firefighters.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Provides tuition-free enrollment at New Jersey public colleges to certain members of the State Police.
Creates "New Jersey Voter Reward Act."
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Affords employment protection to certain volunteer emergency responders.
Requires cigarette receptacles to be placed at entrances of buildings in which smoking is prohibited.
Establishes school chemical management program; appropriates $90,000.
Permits surcharge of up to 25% to offset private collection fees for certain delinquent debts owed to courts, counties, and municipalities.