Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Nicholas Asselta
Sponsored
Became law3
Eases restrictions on issuance of personalized and courtesy license plates.
Requires State to grant paid leave of absence to members of certain law enforcement associations to attend State or national conventions.
Adds a representative of a Statewide travel and tourism association representing various sectors of the industry to the New Jersey Tourism Advisory Council.
Passed the General Assembly4
"New Jersey Tourism Matching Grant Act;" appropriates $315,000.
Adds storage trailers to the definition of storage facilities.
Provides legislative authorization for certain projects of the Delaware River and Bay Authority.
Requires State registrar to issue presumptive death certificate based on court order declaring a person dead.
Out of committee24
Directs UEZA to establish extended enterprise zones and UEZ-impacted business districts; creates three additional urban enterprise zones, one a joint zone. *
Assures certain benefits to certain police, fire and emergency personnel under certain circumstances in regard to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 or pursuant to an Executive Order by the Governor.
Establishes New Jersey Travel and Tourism Commission; appropriates $20 million for welcome center. *
Appropriates $3,600,000 from the General Fund to rehabilitate Cape May Seashore Lines.*
Provides for annual support from General Fund and appropriates $150,000 for current fiscal year for oyster resource enhancement program.*
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Allows Attorney General to prevent halfway house placement of murderers. *
Permits instruction on the dynamics of family violence and child abuse as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*
Requires DOC to notify prosecutor and victim whenever an inmate is transferred to an out-of-state correctional facility.
Modifies budget language concerning rebates received by the PAAD program.
Allows certain historic hotels to receive liquor license without regard to population of municipality.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand Respite Care for the Elderly Program.
Establishes Homeowners Insurance Availability Advisory Committee.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.*
Requires NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to develop a foreign trade zone incentive program; appropriates $250,000.*
Makes certain acts of animal cruelty crimes of the fourth degree; requires juveniles adjudicated delinquent for certain animal cruelty offenses to receive court-ordered psychological counseling. **
Supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to DMAVA for study of veterans needs.
Appropriates $5 million to downtown business improvement loan fund in DCA.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund grant to Wildwood City to construct new Pedestrian Boulevard Connector from Pacific Avenue to the boardwalk.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to DEP from "Water Supply Fund" for study to assess groundwater contamination from MTBE.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for certain active and retired employees. *
Changes compensation base of SPRS accidental death benefit pension for surviving spouses and children.
In committee45
Prohibits fee waiver for inmate name change.
Authorizes annual appropriation of moneys received from riparian land leases for maintenance dredging.
Strengthens public entities' immunity for damages against claims of injury occurring on public beaches and boardwalks.
Permits creation of municipal sports facility authorities.
Allows emergency medical technicians to transfer to and enroll in PFRS.
Makes persons imprisoned for crimes against law enforcement officers ineligible for good time and work credits.
Changes calculation for special retirement benefits for certain veteran members of PERS.
Returns portion of realty transfer fee to beach municipalities for certain shore protection projects.
Provides additional $20 million in hospital charity care subsidy payments for fiscal year 1999.
Modifies licensure requirements for optometrists.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $3 million for regional tourism councils and $500,000 for cultural tourism campaign.
Provides additional State aid to certain school districts which send students to Abbott districts.
Exempts qualified real estate agents and direct sellers from the workers' compensation law.
Upgrades arson and criminal mischief under certain circumstances if certain historic property is target.
Expands definition of antique cannon to include replicas.
Requires 100% State funding for certain Abbott district facilities projects.
Requires every automobile operated in this State to be covered by liability insurance.
Prohibits marine transfer stations and intermodal container facilities from accepting solid waste that is not containerized.
Provides full or partial reimbursement to new veteran-owned small businesses of sales and use tax paid.
Requires New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority and the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to videotape certain New Jersey veterans; appropriates $100,000.
Directs DEP to phase out the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as a component of gasoline.
Dedicates use of tobacco settlement monies for certain health-related purposes and appropriates $40 million in State funds and $40 million in federal funds to increase Medicaid inpatient reimbursement rates.
Prohibits Tier III sex offenders from living in publicly assisted housing located within 1,000 feet of schools and child care centers.
Creates a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program in Cumberland county; appropriates $90,000.
Increases PAAD income eligibility standards and requires certain recipients to pay higher copayments for prescriptions.
Provides sales tax exemption for certain home improvement materials purchases.
"Health Care Provider Joint Negotiation Act."
Directs DEP to assess groundwater contamination from MTBE and determine measures necessary to mitigate and remediate contamination; appropriates $500,000.
Changes membership of Advisory Board on Carnival-Amusement Ride Safety.
Establishes grant program to finance certain elementary school demonstration programs.
Provides that certain offenders may spend the anniversary of the commission of a violent crime in solitary confinement.
Requires public hearing, economic impact analysis and approval of certain advisory board before changing security classification or discontinuing security tower at State correctional facility.
Upgrades penalties for sale of illegal drugs within 500 feet of outpatient substance abuse treatment facilities.
Grants police powers to certain DOC administrators, associate administrators, superintendents and assistant superintendents; authorizes them to carry certain firearms.
Requires minimum of 30 days jail time and fine for second or subsequent prostitution offense.
Prohibits defendants serving mandatory minimum terms from serving any portion of those terms in halfway houses or related facilities.
Permits municipalities without full-time police forces to appoint Class I Special Law Enforcement Officers.
Imposes civil penalty for the exhibition or use in a performance of a living bear, elephant, lion or tiger.
Provides that TPAF and PERS veterans' retirement with 35 years of service shall be based on highest benefit year rather than last year of service.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Permits gaming investigator to carry firearm.
Extends certain veterans' benefits to persons who performed active service in U.S. Armed Forces during Cold War.
Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS.
"Preferred Provider Protection Act."
Provides for establishment of Arts Advancement District Fund and 21 arts advancement districts within State.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 38
Establishes sex offender Internet registry; appropriates $500,000.*
Establishes Operation Recognition to provide State-endorsed high school diplomas to veterans who left high school to serve in the armed forces during World War I or World War II.
Appropriates $26.3 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds.
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.
Establishes a New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit.
Approves $9,749,389 in State funding for certain "urban aid" local government park development projects.
Establishes New Jersey Cultural Trust.
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
Concerns use of child passenger restraint systems, booster seats and seat belts.*
Supplemental appropriation of $625,000 in State aid to restore Lake Lily in Cape May County.
Revises conditions under which municipality may require bond or other security from landlords of seasonal rental properties in counties of fifth and sixth class.
Amends "Municipal Landfill Site Closure Remediation and Redevelopment Act" to include certain Pinelands municipal landfills.
Excludes U.S. military pensions and survivors benefits of persons less than 62 years of age from gross income taxation.
Provides for public access to government records; protects certain government records from public disclosure; establishes Privacy Study Commission and appropriates $95,000 to commission. *
Extends TPAF, PERS and PFRS veteran's status to certain participants in peace-keeping operations in Somalia and Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Appropriates $95,000 to DEP for grant to Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program (NORWESCAP) for venison donation program.
Establishes the "New Jersey Individual Development Account Program," appropriates $2 million from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds. **
Concerns homeowners insurance deductibles and rates; provides for consumer information brochure.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund for completion of Korean War Memorial in Atlantic City.
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
Amends "Delaware-New Jersey Compact" establishing Delaware River and Bay Authority to allow authority greater flexibility in area of economic development.
Eliminates possible price-driven rate increase in petroleum products gross receipts tax and sets tax rate at the current minimum rate floor.
Concerns carnival-amusement ride safety.
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program beginning in tax year 2000.
Specifies the crimes encompassed by the provisions of the "No Early Release Act," including murder.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain breast and cervical cancer-related treatment services for presumptively eligible persons under federal law.
Extends State-paid post-retirement SHBP benefits to State Police officers upon mandatory retirement with more than 20 but fewer than 25 years of service. *
Appropriates $14.75 million from the "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes in southern NJ.
Removes requirement that a public utility employee's Social Security number appear on employee's identification badge.
Permits assistant adjutant general for NJ Air National Guard to have rank of major general.
Prohibits taking of menhaden in State coastal waters for fish meal reduction.
Revises certain mandates, requirements and procedures for local governments. *
Appropriates $10.6 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation projects in southern NJ.
Appropriates $9 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for direct easement purchases by State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes in pinelands area.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Eliminates certain requirements applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs.
Vetoed · 1
Allows covered persons with out-of-network benefits in dental and health service corporations and dental plan organization plans to assign dental benefits to dentist of choice.
Passed the General Assembly · 11
Revises HMFA loan program for remediation of radium-contaminated water supplies of single family residences.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.6 million to DHSS for defibrillator grants.*
Allows part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase SHBP coverage. *
Establishes New Jersey Internet Criminal Information Registry.
Concerns public works subcontractors.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation. *
Places five-year moratorium on distribution and sale of irradiated food.
Establishes the NJ Defense Industry Retention Program in the EDA; appropriates $15,000,000.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits under Medicaid.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Establishes Intercoastal Waterway and Back Bay Dredging Fund; dedicates $2,000,000 of motor fuels tax to the fund. *
Out of committee · 52
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001.
Allows vendors to retain 1% of sales tax collected as consideration for collecting and promptly remitting the same.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Clarifies health insurance coverage requirements for Pap smears and requires same coverage under State Health Benefits Program.
Excludes Medicare Part B premiums in determining PAAD eligibility.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.*
Criminalizes the use of the Internet and other electronic communication devises to commit harassment or stalking.
Requires certain new employers to reimburse certain former employers for law enforcement training costs.*
Imposes mandatory life imprisonment for aggravated sexual assault against minor or victim who suffered serious bodily injury; imposes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and criminal sexual contact against minor or victim who suffered serious bodily injury. *
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide capital grants to veterans' organizations; appropriates $250,000.
Prohibits political contributions by out-of-State casinos and certain individuals and business entities associated therewith.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for medically necessary expenses incurred in diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Requires certification of persons installing medical gas piping.
Allows physicians and dentists to jointly negotiate with carriers over contractual terms and conditions. *
Extends period of restricted sale of poppies to raise funds to benefit veterans.
Clarifies that municipalities may regulate nudity on certain lands within municipal borders.
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. **
Establishes an "Export Mentor and Matchmaker Program;" appropriates $250,000.
Provides credit against gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain qualified mentors in "Export Mentor and Matchmaker Program."*
Establishes the New Jersey Export Matching Grant Program in the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission; appropriates $250,000.
Creates program to assist small or medium-sized companies in finding foreign business contacts for exporting; appropriates $250,000.
The "Export Promotion Tax Credit Act"; allows tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses for certain export and export promotion activity.
Provides for the reduction of the per pupil expenditure of certain constituent municipalities of regional school districts.
Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million. *
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory.
Designates methadone clinics as business use for zoning purposes.
Requires law enforcement agencies to impound vehicles of persons arrested for DWI and to issue responsibility warnings to persons assuming custody of persons arrested for DWI. *
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act." *
Accelerates by one year phase-in of veteran property tax deduction increase.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $75,000 to DHSS for grant to Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey to support its Breast Cancer Awareness Project.
Expands law enforcement powers of certain DEP personnel.
Expands FamilyCare Health Coverage Program to cover single adults and couples without dependent children with incomes up to 133% of poverty level.
Provides a gross income tax credit for 6% of certain charitable contributions that are deductible for federal income tax purposes.
Appropriates $4,960,536 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects in southern New Jersey.
"Health Care Carrier Accountability Act."
Eliminates reduction of the death benefit for participants age 70 or more in the alternate benefit program.
Provides additional State aid to certain regional school districts which educate federally connected students.
Clarifies military leave benefits for public officers and employees.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
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. *
Establishes a 3-year pilot program of fire safety evacuation training for certain care givers; appropriates $100,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DCA to fund grant to ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey to pay off mortgage on Statewide headquarters building.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Alters boundary of pinelands area and coastal area.
Expands mission of NJ organized militia in DMAVA and increases size and rank of leadership.
Provides benefit coverage to certain police, fire and emergency personnel.
Changes population requirements for counties of fifth and sixth classes.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $90,000 to the DMVA for the Veterans' Oral History program to record veterans' account of war experiences.
Allows State or local government employee having duties related to state of emergency to accumulate vacation leave until used or compensation is paid therefore.
In committee · 65
Provides grants to sheriffs' departments for body vests.
Supplemental appropriation of $424,000 to Board of Nursing.
Allows certain corporations to file consolidated corporation business tax returns.
Revises New Jersey's firearms statutes to conform with federal Brady Law.
"The 10-20-Life Law."
Revises certain sections of the "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" concerning municipal providers of utility services and rural electric cooperatives.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
"Pinelands Water Resources Protection Trust Bond Act"; authorizes bonds for $70 million; and appropriates $5,000.
Requires insurers to reduce points used in assessing surcharges according to same schedule used by DMV.
Revises allocation of Clean Communities Account.
Makes certain DEP coastal rules inoperative until completion of cross-acceptance process; appropriates $2,500,000 for grants to local governments in the coastal area.
Permits establishment of noise-free zones in municipalities and penalties for violations in such zones.
Regulates power vessels in certain environmentally sensitive areas.
Permits purchase of PFRS credit for certain pre-enrollment temporary service.
The "Health Care Insurer Accountability Act of 1998."
Appropriates $3,894,400 to permit the DOC to hire 100 additional corrections officers; requires DOC to provide Legislature with staffing plan.
Establishes State Police toll-free hot line for reporting possible sex-related crimes involving juveniles over interactive computer services, appropriates $150,000.
Requires health insurers to cover treatment ordered by health care provider for covered person based on generally accepted standards of health care practice, subject to appeal; creates Carrier Appeals Program.
Establishes minimum registration fees for certain private passenger vans and noncommercial trucks equipped with wheelchair lifts.
Permits municipalities hosting UEZs to establish set-aside programs favoring local businesses for construction projects using State funds.
Directs UEZA to establish permanent enterprise zones.
Entitles representatives of WACS, WAVES, Women Marines and Vietnam Veterans of America to leave of absence with pay to attend conventions.
Prohibits certain breweries from discriminating against wholesalers.
Prohibits public employer from changing terms and conditions of employment prior to reaching agreement with public employee representative.
Adds two career service public employee members to the Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles, compensation and layoffs.
Provides for school board membership selection in Type I school districts following reestablishment of local control.
Provides contributory SHBP benefits to certain PFRS, CPFPF and PERS retirees.
Allows certain retirees to purchase health coverage in the State Health Benefits Program.
Requires designation of UEZ in municipality in which federal military installation has been decommissioned by Department of Defense.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Permits Legislature to void closing of State psychiatric hospital or developmental center.
Provides New Jersey certification as a school administrator or principal to any applicant with similar certification in another State.
Requires hepatitis B immunization for admission to kindergarten or first grade and sixth grade at a public or private school.
Requires installation of fire suppression systems in dormitories at institutions of higher education and provides grants and loans to assist institutions in complying with requirement; appropriates $25 million.
Permits direct shipping of alcoholic beverages from out of State to New Jersey consumers under certain conditions.
Provides paid post-retirement medical benefits to certain board of education retirees.
Appropriates $7.5 million annually in tobacco settlement monies for cancer research.
Permits school bus drivers to exclude persons other than pupils from the bus for safety reasons.
Authorizes Commissioner of Labor to issue certifications and promulgate regulations in connection with the siting, location and operation of mines and quarries.
Authorizes creation of 28th UEZ in Roselle Borough, Union County.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor.
Requires DOC to reimburse counties at uniform rate for housing State prisoners.
Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.
Requires the State to pay the cost of providing a thorough and efficient education for pupils in certain State facilities.
Increases penalties for lying about conduct of law enforcement officer.
Requires New Jersey Turnpike Authority to establish memorial program for members of the State Police who were killed in line of duty.
Concerns working hours of 14 and 15 year old children.
Authorizes a 2001-2002 budget cap adjustment for certain school districts subject to a stabilization growth limit reduction in 1997-98.
Allows demonstration and operation of firefighting equipment by certain persons.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to DHS for domestic violence programs.
Allows surviving spouses who remarry to continue to receive PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits.
Creates NJ Hispanic-American State Holiday Study Commission; appropriates $75,000.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Creates a New Jersey Commission on Work and Family and a State Agency Work and Family Program; appropriates $1,950,000.
Appropriates $13,000,000 to DEP from 1996 Dredging and Containment Facility Fund for certain non-port region dredging projects.
Requires health care providers to furnish information about newborn screening tests not required by State to pregnant women and parents of newborn children.
Authorizes establishment of sports and entertainment districts in certain municipalities.
Provides economic impact aid to municipalities where State inmate population exceeds 75 percent of municipal population.
Exempts certain veterans' organizations from charitable registration.
Appropriates such additional sums as may be necessary to New Jersey FamilyCare Health Coverage Program.
Establishes low interest mortage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Authorizes Casino Control Commission to permit Atlantic City casinos to accept wagers from remote locations on live games conducted in their casinos.
Provides relief to certain NJ Transit retirees.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the Disabled American Veterans Department of New Jersey.
Filed · 1
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.