Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
John H. Adler
Sponsored
Became law11
Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits and mandatory imprisonment for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes.
Amends wrongful death act to clarify that surviving children continue to share in any recovery awarded under that act.
Establishes the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
Allows joint insurance funds to include treasurers, tax collectors, and municipal court judges and administrators under blanket bond coverage. *
Establishes the crime of corruption of public resources.
The "New Jersey Real Estate Timeshare Act."
Changes funding limits for grants to local governments from hazardous discharge fund for site remediation.
Appropriates moneys from the "Dam, Lake, Stream, Flood Control, Water Resources, and Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act of 2003" for loans for lake dredging and restoration projects, or stream cleaning and desnagging projects.
Allows State banks to provide for staggered terms of directors in certificate of incorporation.
Requires secondary registration for certain out-of-State properties to be advertised to New Jersey residents. *
Cancels, reappropriates and appropriates certain moneys in the Clean Waters Fund. *
Vetoed2
Permits county improvement authorities to undertake economic development activities.
Amends appropriation of moneys to the DEP from the "Water Supply Bond Act of 1981" for water supply treatment project in Camden County.
Passed the Senate2
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Establishes "Hospital-based Patient and Family Support Services Pilot Program"; appropriates $95,000. *
Out of committee8
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment and forfeiture of pension and retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes involving or touching their office or employment. *
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct performance review audits.
Removes limitation on amount of grant money that may be allocated from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
Imposes stricter regulation on issuance of absentee ballots; imposes penalty for failure to promptly count absentee ballots.
Concerns certain riparian lands in Jersey City.
Requires certain public contract bid advertisements to contain certified cost estimates or estimate ranges of projected contract costs and specifies grounds for rejection of all bids. *
Provides a military service exemption to the requirement of continuous enrollment under the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Concerns wages and training provided by public utility contractors.
In committee31
Establishes the Office of Counter-Terrorism in but not of the Department of Law and Public Safety.
"New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act"; prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces.
"New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act"; prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces, except casino floors and simulcasting facilities.
Allows additional offenders to receive special probation under certain circumstances and increases the provision of outpatient treatment as a component of special probation.
Makes various changes to the "Law Against Discrimination"; repeals section 4 of P.L.1985, c.73.
Limits liability of food producers, manufacturers, packers, distributers, carriers, holders, sellers, marketers and advertisers for claims arising out of weight gain or obesity.
Affords DRPA police officers authority to inspect hazardous materials carriers and cargoes.
Establishes certain requirements on the food and beverages sold to students through vending machines in public school districts.
Authorizes bars and restaurants to offer special discounts based on sex under certain circumstances.
Exempts solar energy systems from real property taxation.
Revises definition of destructive device to include weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Requires insurers to provide benefits for enteral formulas for home use when medically necessary for treatment regimen of certain disorders.
Revises duties and function of Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission.
Requires report and public hearing prior to DEP recommendation of site for inclusion on Superfund list.
Requires school districts to participate in the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services energy-buying cooperative unless district can demonstrate it receives the goods or services at less than or equal the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services cost.
Eliminates various mandates imposed on public school districts.
Authorizes assessment of educational facilities construction fees by boards of education under certain circumstances.
Eliminates regional contribution agreements; creates housing rehabilitation and assistance program for grants to municipalities.
Appoints the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of Transportation to county bridge commissions; requires county bridge commissions to submit annual reports to the Legislature and the Governor.
Broadens scope of information sharing and civil immunity therefor, related to insurance fraud.
Creates "New Jersey Catastrophic Health Care Claims Reinsurance Program."
Provides statute of limitations for residential mortgage foreclosures.
Provides for the phase-out of the sale of incandescent light bulbs.
Abolishes Landscape Architect Examination and Evaluation Committee; transfers powers to New Jersey State Board of Architects.
Authorizes Medicaid Inspector General to conduct audits in hospitals receiving charity care subsidies; increases penalty for charity care violations.
Criminalizes certain actions in or on railroad property.
Provides for civil and criminal penalties for giving false information pertaining to violations of environmental laws.
Requires certain service extensions undertaken in municipally-designated areas in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation to receive same benefits as if located in smart growth area.
Authorizes special Recreational Fishing Alliance license plate.
Exempts comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilitites from ambulatory care assessment.
The "Najeeb Green-Lewis Law," requires motor vehicle rental companies to confirm driving status of driver as condition of renting certain vehicles.
Filed5
Provides for various school district accountability measures.
Eliminates various mandates imposed on public school districts.
Eliminates various mandates imposed on public school districts.
Provides for various school district accountability measures.
Provides mandatory fines and community service for theft of headstones, headstone markers, flags or flag holders from grave sites.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Requires independent contractors to submit to background checks to work within certain industries.
Concerns unemployment compensation benefits and the rollover of certain retirement funds.
"Safe Patient Handling Act"; requires health care facilities to establish safe patient handling programs.
Passed the Senate · 2
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. *
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Out of committee · 10
Allows emergency service providers to place telephone numbers on the State no telemarketing call list.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Exempts from commercial and industrial property taxation the value of new capital improvements for security enhancement purposes.
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in Division of Consumer Affairs. *
"Independence, Dignity and Choice in Long-Term Care Act"; reallocates State long-term care expenditures.
"Violence Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act," requires certain health care entities to establish violence prevention programs to protect health care workers.
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Criminalizes certain actions in or on railroad property. *
Authorizes auction of greenhouse gas allowances; establishes "Global Warming Solutions Fund."
In committee · 39
Designated "New Jersey Economic Development Promotion Act"; streamlines and reorganizes State economic development statutes in order to promote administrative efficiency.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Provides that total annual out-of-state travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.
Requires funding of casino regulation during period when annual appropriations act is not in effect.
Requires the award of Outstanding Scholars Recruitment Program scholarships to home-schooled students and prohibits the denial of a scholarship due to a student's lack of class rank.
Criminalizes purchase or possession of firearms ammunition by persons convicted of certain crimes.
Clarifies that use of ignition interlock device is mandatory for all drunk driving offenses and requires installation during license suspension.
Revises membership of Executive Commission on Ethical Standards; renames commission; makes various other changes concerning ethics.
Requires the Governor's annual budget recommendations to establish the State share of public school costs at 50 percent by dedicating growth in certain State revenues.
Permits care and treatment of animals by certain persons and prohibits those persons from identifying themselves as veterinarians.
Makes prisoners responsible for their own support and maintenance and provides the State with a lien for the cost thereof.
Requires HIV tests for certain convicted sex offenders.
Permits voter in resident attendance at school, college, or university to receive absentee ballot for each election without continual request.
Amends "Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act" to address terrorist and criminal acts.
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for employer expenditures to provide certain physical fitness benefits to employees.
Requires ambulances to be equipped with global positioning system technology.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Requires completion of legislative ethics training program for legislators and State officers or employees and special State officers or employees in Legislative Branch.
Permits county recording officer to record electronic image documents at time of receipt.
Requires radiation detectors to be mounted on cranes within Port of New York District.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Provides for the election of school board members at November general election.
Authorizes adoption of time-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Sets States mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $1,000,000.
Moves school, fire district and certain municipal elections to date of nonpartisan municipal elections.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain qualified employees.
Limits expenditure of State funds on State advertisements or promotions that feature the Governor.
Requires boards of education to provide civics instruction in elementary and middle school grades and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction.
Permits water and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation.
Expands circumstances under which Commissioner of Education may appoint State monitor to provide oversight of public school district.
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
Bars direct solicitation letters from attorneys to accident victims and other persons.
Reconstitutes membership of Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards to eight public members only; permits committee to require additional financial disclosure by legislators.
"New Jersey Hero Act"; appropriates $80,000 to MVC from General Fund.