Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, General Assembly.
Neil M. Cohen
Sponsored
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Requires ownership label or notice on ATMs.
Provides preference in State contracts for wood and paper products derived from sustainably managed forests or procurement systems whenever possible. *
Regulates contractors engaging in home improvements.
Establishes the "New Jersey Civil Rights Act."
Amends "New Jersey Anti-Piracy Act" to include camcorder piracy of motion pictures.
Expands identity theft statutes to include selling, manufacturing, possessing, or exhibiting false birth certificates.
Makes the unlawful use or possession of a scanning device or reencoder a crime. *
Permits recall of retired administrative law judges and retired judges of compensation. *
The "Motor Vehicle Surcharges Securitization Act of 2004."
Requires the payment of estimated gross income tax on sales of real property in this State by nonresidents.
Requires health insurers and SHBP providing dependent coverage to provide for election of coverage by certain dependents until their 30th birthday. *
Concerns availability, deductibles, and certain treatment under high deductible health plans paid through federally qualified health savings accounts.
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Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Requires insurers to cover treatment for sickle cell anemia; requires DHSS to prepare and distribute informational booklet about sickle cell anemia; appropriates $95,000. *
Bars sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations.
Permits certain retired justices and judges to retain special license plates.
Establishes the transport of firearms into State for purposes of an unlawful sale or transfer as a crime of the second degree.
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Prohibits operating vehicle in unsafe manner likely to impede traffic or endanger person or property.
Requires the Bureau of Securities to maintain a toll-free telephone hotline and website.
Adds fraud via telecommunication or electronic means to list of prohibited activities for certain security transactions; increases penalties.
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to DHSS for grant for Hemophilia Services.
Concerns availability, deductibles, and certain treatment under high deductible health plans paid through federally qualified health savings accounts. *
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Changes memberships of Executive Commission on Ethical Standards and Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards.
Requires defendants convicted of crime of "leader of firearms trafficking network" to serve 85% of sentence prior to parole eligibility.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain small business employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Provides tax credit for certain taxpayers that provide health care benefits to employees. *
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.
Limits point assessment for unsafe driving.
Provides for disclosure of electronic fund transfer account information by a financial institution if permitted by federal law.
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.
Enhances rights and remedies of employees who disclose or refuse to participate in fraudulent employer practices.
Exempts Holocaust reparations payments from estate recovery under Medicaid.
Increases to 103% loan to value amount permitted under mortgage guaranty insurance.
Creates offense of animal incapacitation and increases and revises certain animal cruelty penalties. *
Provides for registration and regulation of athlete agents.
The "New Jersey Pharmacist Business Assistance Act."
Prohibits certain deceptive advertising concerning merchandise with a manufacturer's rebate.
Includes business broker in definition of real estate broker and salesperson.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for public awareness campaign concerning "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Prohibits sale or distribution of computer software under certain circumstances.
Requires motor vehicle manufacturers and subscription services to make disclosures about recording devices; regulates release of recording device data.
Requires managed care carriers to provide certain health care providers with fee schedules. *
Provides for continued health benefits coverage for certain persons covered under small employer health benefits plans in certain circumstances.
Increases membership of the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy.
Establishes Administrative Law Judges Part in PERS. *
Establishes Gang Land Security Task Force.
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. *
Modifies the Charitable Immunity Act.
Increases voting membership of and requires appointment of osteopathic physician to UMDNJ board of trustees.
Combines separate stock and mutual workers' compensation insurance security funds into a single fund.
Revises the "New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund Act."
Concerns risk based capital requirements for health maintenance organizations.
Concerns burden of proof standards for certain securities violations.
Makes various revisions to the "New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002."
Establishes the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact."
Provides limits for late charge and returned check fee payments for certain loans.
Provides certain requirements for donation container solicitations by charities. *
Requires certain disclosures and receipts for international money transmissions.
Prohibits cellular telephone service providers from disclosing individual proprietary information without customer written consent.
Concerns groups eligible for, standard policy provisions of and other matters related to group life insurance.
Clarifies that the definition of "racketeering activity" in the RICO statute includes securities fraud offenses.
Credits coverage under Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare towards employer's minimum participation rate under NJ Small Employer Health Benefits Program.
Regulates life insurance viatical settlement practices; repeals existing law regulating viatical settlements.
Prohibits participating providers under managed care plans from charging certain fees; establishes penalties therefor.
Requires an individual under 21 years of age to obtain parental consent before opening a credit card account.
"Health Claims Authorization, Processing and Payment Act." *
Limits liability of food producers, manufacturers, packers, distributors, carriers, holders, sellers, marketers and advertisers for claims arising out of weight gain or obesity.
Provides for additional investigative powers in instances of securities fraud.
Increases certain investment limits for domestic insurers.
"Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program Act. " *
Clarifies coverage for compensation insurance purchased by NJ Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board for certain standardbred horsemen.
Concerns unemployment benefits for temporary help service firm employees.
The "Payroll Card Wage Protection Act."
The "Indexed Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Individual Deferred Annuities."
Strengthens enforcement powers of Department of Banking and Insurance with respect to certain regulated financial institutions.
The "New Jersey Homeowners Equity Protection Act." *
Establishes additional requirements for licensed debt adjusters; increases penalties for licensing law violations.
Makes various changes to the "Law Against Discrimination"; repeals section 4 of P.L.1985, c.73.
Concerning the "Contractors' Registration Act."
Appropriates $2,250,000 to DOT for aid to the City of Linden and Roselle Borough for the St. Georges Avenue Streetscapes Infrastructure Project.
Requires certain ambulatory care facilities to provide services to patients without regard to ability to pay or source of payment.
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Requires health insurers to offer benefits for dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Adds leader of firearms trafficking network and weapons training for illegal activities to RICO statute.
Establishes transporting of firearms into State for purpose of an unlawful sale or transfer as a crime of the second degree.
Upgrades crime of theft of certain firearms to a crime of the second degree.
Upgrades crime of leaving the scene of a fatal accident to a crime of the second degree.
"Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act."
Excludes from income for gross income tax and PAAD eligibility purposes victims' remuneration for involuntary internment received under judgments or settlement agreements.
Requires insurers which provide prescription drug benefits to cover costs of medications for treating sickle cell anemia.
Requires financial institutions and check cashing businesses to file a suspicious transactions report when they suspect terrorism.
Amends Punitive Damages Act to add Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
Provides for increased penalties for a crime committed in a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship.
Establishes a five year after-school pilot program in the Department of Education to discourage delinquency; appropriates $5,000,000.
Increases workers' compensation benefits for dependents.
Establishes Workers' Compensation Review Commission.
Transfers Bureau of Securities to Department of Banking and Insurance.
Allows UEZ municipalities to include certain activities and services as projects eligible for UEZ funding.
Permits certain fees on unsecured closed end loans.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
Creates the "September 11, 2001 Victims and Families Relief Act."
Prohibits certain provisions in employment contracts.
Prohibits penalizing pharmacist for dispensing fraudulent prescription approved by Medicaid, PAAD or Senior Gold.
Exempts Holocaust reparations payments from legal process.
Provides for suspicious transactions reporting for banks, money transmitters; provides for investigative interrogatories in forfeiture proceedings.
Creates the "September 11, 2001 Victims Compensation Act."
Imposes liability insurance requirement on alcoholic beverage licenses and provides penalties for occupancy and fire code violations.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 for FY 2004 to Kean University to fund the Wynona M. Lipman Ethnic Studies Center.
Requires certain employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
Establishes the "New Jersey Civil Rights Act."
Provides certain information obtained by a legislator be considered confidential and not subject to disclosure.
Increases certain fees in Special Civil Part of the Superior Court.
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons who give good faith report of terroristic activity or threats.
Makes theft of an emergency service vehicle a crime of the second degree under certain circumstances.
Establishes forensic laboratory fees for sexual assault; designates uses.
Requires genetic testing to determine paternity in non-dissolution cases.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes involving children under 16 years of age.
Provides immunity to law guardians, guardians and guardians-ad-litem.
Amends stalking law to provide for temporary restraining orders under certain circumstances.
Upgrades penalties for corporate fraud; provides for civil action for treble damages under certain circumstances.
Makes failure to report an offense against a child a crime under certain circumstances.
Upgrades the crime of employing a juvenile in a drug distribution scheme; imposes a mandatory minimum term of ten years.
Punishes certain acts involving invasion of privacy of child.
Provides for civil action and treble damages for a violation of the "New Jersey Trademark Counterfeit Act."
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
Provides for public inspection of plans to prevent and respond to discharges of certain hazardous substances at certain facilities.
Provides for a tax exemption on certain improvements to dwelling houses to facilitate their use by disabled persons.
Reduces to 5 years length of continuous residency requirement to qualify for homestead property tax reimbursement.
Concerns attorney's fees in workers' compensation cases.
Clarifies that purchase price of passenger automobile for calculation of sales tax due is amount on bill of sale.
Includes security fraud as violation of consumer fraud act.
Modifies application of certain homeowners insurance deductibles in certain urban areas.
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Provides for assignment of certain homeowners insurance policies under certain circumstances.
Prohibits terrorism exclusion in insurance policies.
"Potential Life Protection Act."
Establishes Breast Cancer Screening Access Program in DHSS; appropriates $10 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to Jewish Renaissance Foundation for Perth Amboy Medical Health Care Center.
Provides that EMT training of volunteer EMTs on paid squads and volunteer firefighters are eligible for reimbursement from EMT Training Fund.
Provides tax and other incentives for creating consortium to develop personalized handguns; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes special license plates for veterans.
Requires the placement of defibrillators at public and independent institutions of higher education.
Requires insurance rate reduction for automobile equipped with fire extinguisher.
Requires certain residential construction contract funds to be held in trust.
Supplemental appropriation of $10 million to DHSS for breast cancer screening.
Provides for certain ex-spouses to receive a widow's pension.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in certain public and nonpublic school buildings.
Establishes sales tax holidays in New Jersey on September 4, 2004 and November 26, 2004.
Allows gross income tax exclusion of $2,000 of interest and dividends annually.
"New Jersey Financial Information Privacy Act."
Authorizes payment of added and omitted assessments by property taxpayers over 12-month period.
Authorizes two-year property tax exemptions for facade and frontage improvements in certain older municipalities.
Requires public school districts to include anger management instruction as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Eliminates the statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse; clarifies accrual of certain causes of action and modifies the Charitable Immunity Act.
Extends the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse cases and creates new cause of action against certain persons in supervisory positions.
Provides for a mandatory term of imprisonment for arson under certain circumstances.
Provides that an area surrounding a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship shall be designated a drug free zone.
Requires advance written directives for disposition of frozen human embryos.
Creates New Jersey Arts Donation Fund and provides for deduction from gross income of donations to fund.
Establishes "Grandparenting Resource Center Pilot Program"; appropriates $1,500,000.
Amends and supplements the "New Jersey Parentage Act."
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Concerns third party payment for maternity services.
Concerns third party payment for neurosurgery services.
Increases judicial salaries.
Permits motor bus owners to "opt out" of no-fault medical expense benefits coverage for injured passengers.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Provides that property acquired by either party during a period of separation or after filing of a complaint for divorce may be subject to equitable distribution.
Provides that issue of seriousness of injuries sustained in automobile accident under verbal threshold shall be a jury question.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for NJ FamilyCare.
Appropriates $10 million for New Jersey September 11, 2001 Memorial at Liberty State Park.
Changes income criterion for qualifying for farmland assessment.
Provides that child support obligation terminates with death of the obligator.
Extends date of Korean conflict for purposes of eligibility for State veterans' benefits to December 31, 1957.
Increases salaries of workers' compensation judges.
Requires installment payments for maternity services.
Prohibits charging of unauthorized fees by bail agents or agencies.
Requires certain persons seeking license to operate facility to provide magnetic resonance imaging services to undergo criminal history record background checks.
Requires Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to promulgate regional fee schedules for recovery, towing and storage of motor vehicles.
Requires either a search warrant or prior notice with an opportunity to object before prosecutor may seek to obtain financial records from financial institutions.
Makes various revisions to the "New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association Act."
Requires ATM facilities to be equipped with access to emergency telephone service.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to DMVA for World War II Memorial.
"Counter Terrorism Act of 2004."
Prohibits minors under 14 from using tanning facilities and requires written parental consent for minors 14 to 18.
Provides maximum retirement allowance for certain judges required to retire at age 70 with prior service as administrative law judge.
Requires major retailers to conduct background checks of employees.
Provides for regional economic impact report and review by affected municipalities for certain proposed large scale retail developments.
Raises hourly minimum wage to $7.00.
Concerns civil actions for recovery of unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation.
Provides for purchase of certain out-of-state service credit in TPAF.
Changes standard for when vehicle receives salvage certificate of title.
Regulates service contracts; provides consumer protections; establishes record keeping and financial assurance requirements.
Prohibits the use of Social Security numbers for certain purposes.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million to Treasury for a grant to tsunami relief effort in Southeast Asia.
Revises licensure and certification requirements for certain persons who engage in practice of social work.
Establishes "New Jersey Voting Rights Act"; establishes new elections-related crimes.
Requires certain persons seeking license to operate facility to provide magnetic resonance imaging services to undergo criminal history record background checks.
Establishes "New Jersey Homeland Security and State Preparedness Fund" with moneys from a $10 surcharge on motor vehicle fines.
Requires hospitals to notify pregnant women of option to donate umbilical cord blood.
Supplemental appropriation of $90,000 to DHSS for public awareness campaign to promote donation of umbilical cord blood.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses paying a salary differential to National Guard members or reservists on active duty.
Grants $250,000 military death benefit to survivors of New Jersey National Guard members killed on active duty; makes appropriation.
Authorizes State Treasurer to provide group life insurance coverage for members of New Jersey National Guard.
Prohibits automatic renewal of online subscriptions.
Permits continuation of survivor's benefits in Judicial Retirement System upon survivor's remarriage or entry into domestic partnership.
"Stem Cell Research Bond Act," authorizes sale of bonds for $500 million and appropriates $5,000.
Clarifies circumstances under which letters of administration are to be issued when a matrimonial action is pending.
Requires commercial mobile service companies to allow customers to retain unused minutes of service for use in any subsequent billing period.
Creates "New Jersey Catastrophic Health Care Claims Reinsurance Program."
Prohibits charging of municipal, county or State beach fees; establishes fund for beach maintenance; requires annual appropriation of $20,000,000 from realty transfer fees into fund; restricts other appropriations contingent on such funding.
Requires reporting and review of insurance carriers' health care claims processing and payment histories.
Requires managed care companies to pay health care claims based on assignment of benefits and disclosed fee schedules; requires coverage under certain conditions; authorizes civil actions against violators.
Requires certain disclosures from carriers; establishes new health care claims payment and appeals process; limits use of utilization management under certain circumstances.
Revises trustee's power to adjust principal and income under "Uniform Principal and Income Act of 2001."
Permits court to merge offenses of drunk driving and refusal to submit to breath test.
Gives membership in PERS Prosecutors Part to DLPS employees with title of assistant director, deputy director, assistant attorney general or deputy attorney general.
Requires bittering agent to be added to certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render it unpalatable.
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies.
Requires physician supervision of nurse anesthetists.
Allows blanket bond or joint insurance fund coverage for treasurers, tax collectors, and municipal court judges and clerks.
Clarifies treatment of two tier annuity products under the "Indexed Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Individual Deferred Annuities."
"Stem Cell Research Bond Act of 2006," authorizes sale of bonds for $350 million and appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes NJEDA to issue up to $300 million in cigarette tax revenue securitization bonds for life sciences research facilities, State park and forest system and wildlife management area facilities capital projects.
Abolishes Home Inspection Advisory Committee; transfers duties to State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Provides for residency requirement for name change applications.
Requires criminal background check for name change and prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from changing their name.
The "State Flood Control Project Bond Act of 2006," authorizes bonds for $100,000,000 and appropriates $5,000.
The "New Jersey Real Estate Timeshare Act."
Provides exemption from 3-day cancellation provision of home improvement contract in case of bona fide emergency.
Requires cigarettes to meet certain safety standards.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Prohibits retail mercantile establishment from selling prepaid cellular telephones unless establishment first makes and retains photocopy of purchaser's driver's license or non-driver identification card.
Carried from the Senate
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Changes memberships of Executive Commission on Ethical Standards and Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards.
Makes various revisions to the "New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002."
Modifies the Charitable Immunity Act.
Provides for continued health benefits coverage for certain persons covered under small employer health benefits plans in certain circumstances.
Establishes Gang Land Security Task Force.
Requires managed care carriers to provide certain health care providers with fee schedules. *
Increases to 103% loan to value amount permitted under mortgage guaranty insurance.
Combines separate stock and mutual workers' compensation insurance security funds into a single fund.
Revises the "New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund Act."
Concerns risk based capital requirements for health maintenance organizations.
Establishes additional requirements for licensed debt adjusters; increases penalties for licensing law violations.
Concerns groups eligible for, standard policy provisions of and other matters related to group life insurance.
Enhances rights and remedies of employees who disclose or refuse to participate in fraudulent employer practices.
Credits coverage under Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare towards employer's minimum participation rate under NJ Small Employer Health Benefits Program.
Regulates life insurance viatical settlement practices; repeals existing law regulating viatical settlements.
Increases certain investment limits for domestic insurers.
The "Indexed Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Individual Deferred Annuities." *
"Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program Act." *
Strengthens enforcement powers of Department of Banking and Insurance with respect to certain regulated financial institutions.
"Health Claims Authorization, Processing and Payment Act."
Vetoed1
The "New Jersey Homeowners' Equity Protection Act." *
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"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act."
Prohibits surrender charges for individual deferred annuities under certain circumstances.
Provides for fast track permitting of biotechnology related industries.
Provides that only physicians may perform needle electromyography or interpret nerve conduction studies and evoked potentials.
Requires nursing homes to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record.
Requires hospitals and nursing homes to compile and provide certain staffing information to the public. *
May require child support to continue past emancipation if the child has a severe mental or physical incapacity which causes the child to be financially dependent on a parent. *
Establishes "New Jersey Health Care Access Study Commission."
Requires insurers and SHBP to cover mammograms for women under 40 under certain circumstances. *
Establishes crime of human trafficking; adds to racketeering; authorizes victim compensation and services; provides certain affirmative defenses. **
Requires photo ID verification of pilots renting aircraft.
Decouples corporation business tax and gross income tax from changes in federal depreciation and certain expensing; provides incentives for business relocation and retention. *
Appropriates $537,965 from the Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Fund to the Commission on Higher Education for Kean University.
Certifies court reporters.
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.
Delays implementation of "Contractors' Registration Act."
Authorizes NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to establish a Foundation for Technology Advancement. *
Revises fiscal year 2005 budget language concerning rates of reimbursement for medical day care services. *
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in foreign companies doing business in Sudan. *
Makes a supplemental appropriation of donations received by the State for the New Jersey September 11th Memorial at Liberty State Park.
Creates World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship Fund.
Changes licensing requirements for home inspectors.
The "Identity Theft Prevention Act" *
Modifies the insurance premiums tax treatment of health service corporations. *
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Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Establishes Joint Committee on Affordable Housing.
Revises New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act.
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. *
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons. *
Creates the "Biometric Identifier Privacy Act."
Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $95,000 for FY 2004 to Kean University to fund the Wynona M. Lipman Ethnic Studies Center. *
Requires independent contractors to submit to background checks to work within certain industries.
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.
Requires small employer health insurance carriers to offer coverage for treatment of infertility.
Codifies New Jersey Supreme Court ruling concerning divorced parents' obligation to pay for children's post high-school education expenses under certain circumstances.
Establishes voluntary Statewide joint purchasing alliance for persons covered by individual health benefits plans.
Skinner's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.**
Requires liability insurance for certain vessels.
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 innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals. *
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Provides counseling and prenatal care information to pregnant women who test positive for HIV.
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Requires insurers that provide outpatient prescription drug benefits and State Health Benefits Program to cover costs of prescription female contraceptives. *
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. *
Increases applicants' annual minimum allocation of transferable tax benefits under the New Jersey Emerging Technology and Biotechnology Financial Assistance Program.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Permits board of education to accept donations for purpose of providing property tax relief.
The "New Jersey Freedom to Fish Act."
Prohibits the use of cellular picture phone or other photographic or imaging technology to invade another person's privacy; prohibits the possession or distribution of such images. *
Requires nursing homes to compile and provide certain staffing information to the public. *
Allows taxpayers to deduct adoption expenses from gross income.
Requires motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers to notify consumers of relevant adjustment programs.
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 the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to develop a public health emergency response plan. *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
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. *
Revises "lemon law" refund formula for consumers of certain new motor vehicles.
"Patient Surgical Safety Act."
Requires certain ATM operators to register and undergo criminal history record background checks.
Prohibits use of certain underwriting guidelines by insurers pertaining to dogs harbored on the insured property. *
Provides immunity from liability for persons who install or inspect child restraint systems.
Revises "New Jersey Money Transmitters Act"; provides consumer protections; increases reporting and record keeping requirements.
Makes various revisions to the "New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association Act." *
Permits tenants in rentals premises to keep certain pet animals.
Establishes a demonstration program for veterans home health care; appropriates $2 million.
Requires hospital and satellite emergency departments to provide care to sexual assault victims and information about emergency contraception and the contraceptives upon request.*
The "Armed Services Unemployment Benefits Act."
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.
Upgrades unlawful possession and distribution of prescription legend drugs. *
Increases prosecutors' salary for current year and thereafter.
Allocates certain excess surplus of health service corporations to hospitals for charity care subsidies.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Revises commercial general liability insurance coverage filing requirements for home improvement contractors.
Increases Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled Program subsidy.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide laptop computers and support services to pupils and teachers in public school districts.
Provides that surviving domestic partner would have the same intestacy rights as a surviving spouse and would have authority to make funeral arrangements. *
Makes various revisions to the "Dental Plan Organization Act."
"Emergency Health Powers Act."
"Christopher's Law;" makes it a crime for unlicensed driver to be involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury. *
Changes calculation of average weekly wage for TDI benefits.
Changes reimbursement structure for various transportation services provided to Medicaid recipients.
Appropriates moneys from the "Dam, Lake, Stream, Flood Control, Water Resources, and Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act of 2003" to finance the costs of State flood control projects.
Restricts sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine and criminalizes possession of anhydrous ammonia under certain circumstances. *
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $400 million from the Property Tax Relief Fund for homestead rebates to homeowners and tenants.
Authorizes NJ Transit to establish NJ Transit Development Corporation as subsidiary corporation.
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Permits eviction for good cause of tenants who are creating nuisance; requires court to notify landlord when restraining order has been issued barring tenant from residential rental property.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Clarifies that the term "deadly weapon" includes an animal.
Eliminates mandatory license suspension for nonpayment of insurance surcharge; authorizes payment options.
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated.
Permits a tax deduction under the New Jersey gross income tax for taxpayers who operate or maintain for their employees a licensed child care center or who have paid the cost of outside child care.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for day care center support benefiting children of employees.
Revises health wellness insurance benefits.
Raises monetary threshold for at-fault automobile accidents to $1,000.
Establishes certain requirements regarding replacement of life insurance policies and annuity contracts.
Authorizes Casino Control Commission to permit Atlantic City casinos to offer Internet casino gambling.
Exempts certain motor vehicles from inspections.
Excludes Roth IRA rollover income from income measure under NJSAVER and homestead rebate program, gross income tax medical expense deduction, PAAD qualification and property tax "freeze" program qualification.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain laser vision correction surgeries.
Prohibits use of remote control technology in rail operations except when operated by certified locomotive engineer.
Provides for receipt for voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election; provides State reimbursement.
Establishes the New Jersey Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Study Commission.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for certain remediation costs.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Adds new causes of action for divorce based on irreconcilable differences.
Establishes collateral requirements for certain deposits in and sets standards for certain investments by the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund.
The "New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act."
Exempts State-chartered credit unions from sales and use tax.
Prohibits directed suretyship in connection with public works contracts.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Allows patrons of State-owned concert and sports facilities to bring bottled water into those facilities.
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Establishes Commission on Juvenile Involvement in Gangs; appropriates $95,000.
Revises school bond law to simplify refunding bonds and permit electronic bid proposals.
Prohibits use of certain underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored on property insured under homeowners policies.
Prohibits sale of gasoline containing MTBE; directs DEP to seek waiver from EPA oxygen requirements for purpose of discontinuing use of MTBE; and establishes Transportation Energy Security Council to monitor good faith compliance effort.
Gives judge discretion to close court proceedings to the public in cases involving national or State security.
Requires certain long-term care facilities to provide list of certain services related to care of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Provides $3,000 income tax deduction for certain families providing home care for an elderly relative.
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.
Establishes premium assistance fund and task force concerning medical malpractice liability insurance.
Grants 90-day grace period for payment of property taxes by seniors and longer period for participants in senior freeze act.
Establishes a grant program in the Department of Human Services to provide start-up funding for the creation of after-school programs; appropriates $1,500,000.
Permits immediate expungement of court records where the person is acquitted or discharged or where the charges have been dismissed.
Permits person entitled to bring action for wrongful death based upon the September 11, 2001 terroist attacks to commence action up until September 11, 2004.
Requires certain contracts and warranties to be printed in at least 10-point bold type.
Reduces the maximum annual partnership information return filing fee to $150,000 for publicly traded partnerships.
Requires health insurers to cover medically necessary expenses for preventing infertility in women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Requires employers and certain health care providers to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.
Provides for extended terms of imprisonment for certain crimes committed in places of worship and cemeteries.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act."
Permits municipalities hosting UEZs to establish set-aside programs favoring local businesses for construction projects using State funds.
Requires issuing agency to notify noncustodial parent's employer through National Medical Support Notice that child is required to be enrolled in parent's health benefits plan.
Prohibits HMOs from denying provider participation to orthotists, prosthetists and pedorthists willing to meet terms of HMO contract.
Modifies certain provisions concerning automobile insurance.
Requires that chiropractic physicians, podiatric physicians, allopathic physicians, and osteopathic physicians be reimbursed at same rate under various health and accident plans.
Appropriates $1.5 million to the DEP for the Lake Hopatcong Commission.
Prohibits sale of any dog by kennel, pet shop or other retail establishment without name, address and phone number of person providing dog thereto; establishes $500 fine for each violation.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
Regulates use of Social Security numbers.
Permits nonpartisan municipal elections to be held on same day as general election.
Requires private passenger automobile insurers to provide a letter of experience upon request.
Establishes trust fund accounts for child performers with minimum deposit of 25% of gross pay.
Increases penalty for unlawful tinting of motor vehicle windows.
Permits security alerts and freezes upon consumer credit reports.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Prohibits price gouging during a declared state of emergency.
Limits period for reimbursement from providers for overpayment on health care claims to 18 months.
Prohibits pharmacists from refusing to dispense medication solely for philosophical, moral or religious reasons.
Provides for registration of mold inspectors and remediators.
Establishes the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Contractors.
Repeals certain requirements for certain prescription drug plans.
Requires the expungement of certain moving violations after three years.
Ensures that the sales and use tax will not be imposed upon Internet access service.
Limits finance charge for personal lines insurance premium finance agreements to 14%.
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.
Provides additional State aid to certain public school districts.
Allows gross income tax credit for unreimbursed hearing aid expenses.
Excludes certain Medicare premiums in determining eligibility for PAAD and Senior Gold programs.
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."