Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, Senate.
William L. Gormley
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Concerns regulation of certain agreements between casino and casino service industry licensees.
Requires school bus drivers to wear and visibly display photo identification.
In committee10
Creates the position of Inspector General.
Provides that total annual out-of-state travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.
Requires review and approval by Local Finance Board of proposed monetary settlements between elected local officials and county or municipality.
Provides additional State school aid to school districts with significant enrollment growth and low per pupil property and income wealth.
Designates Atlantic City and Pleasantville, Atlantic County, as areas eligible for redemption of pinelands development credits.
"School Tax Offset Aid Act."
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.
Allows emergency service providers to place telephone numbers on the State no telemarketing call list.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Upgrades the crime of criminal mischief under certain circumstances; creates new offense.
Provides that surviving domestic partner would have the same intestacy rights as a surviving spouse and would have authority to make funeral arrangements. *
Establishes Office of the Inspector General. *
Passed the Senate · 2
Increases penalties for large-scale promotion of gambling.
Creates crime of leader of a gambling promotion network.
Out of committee · 7
Supplemental appropriation of $1,793,000 to Judiciary to expand the drug court program Statewide.
Concerns regulation of certain agreements between casino and casino service industry licensees; transfers administration of certain casino taxes to casino control commission; provides for phased elimination of casino complementaries tax. *
Authorizes bars and restaurants to offer special discounts based on sex under certain circumstances. *
Modifies catch and possession limits for taking of striped bass.
Certifies court reporters.
Revises eligibility criteria for two CRDA-administered programs: Atlantic City Expansion Fund and Urban Revitalization Act.
Supplemental appropriation of $5 million to Division of State Police for additional police recruit class and communication system upgrades.
In committee · 26
Establishes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without parole eligibility for crimes of criminal sexual contact committed against children.
Establishes the Administrative Law Judges Retirement System.
Requires inclusion of certain drugs in instructional programs on nature of drugs and repeals inoperative statutes.
Establishes public education campaign on dangers of designer drugs; appropriates $50,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $5.9 million to Judiciary and DHSS for probation personnel, drug testing and drug treatment.
Provides for fingerprinting of certain applicants or employees and exchange of criminal history records.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act."
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act."
Provides for State assumption of the costs of the county prosecutors' offices.
Prohibits filling of vacancy among candidates nominated at primaries after 48th and before 14th day before general election, except due to death; prohibits filling subsequent vacancies before elections.
Establishes involuntary outpatient commitment for certain persons who are mentally ill or gravely disabled and provides for involuntary inpatient commitment for certain persons who are gravely disabled.
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts with significant enrollment growth.
Extends casino investment alternative tax obligation to 50 years; authorizes CRDA to bond for certain purposes; extends incentive program and adds five districts under CRDA Urban Revitalization Act.
"Bloodborne Disease Harm Reduction Act"; permits establishment of sterile syringe access programs.
Provides for State income tax deduction to private well owners for water testing costs.
Authorizes marriages by proxy for certain persons serving overseas in the Armed Forces or National Guard.
Requires radiation detectors to be mounted on cranes within Port of New York District.
Facilitates vaccine production by New Jersey pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Adds murder to the list of predicate crimes in the felony murder statute.
Restricts sale of yellow ribbons; dedicates proceeds to veterans.
Expands eligibility criteria for disabled veteran's property tax exemption.
Establishes advocacy pilot program for mentally ill offenders.
Requires line item disclosure of all State revenues and appropriations in the Governor's budget proposal, and in bills pending in the Legislature or enacted in this State; eliminates off-budget State spending.
Provides that advertising or conducting a live musical performance through the use of certain deceptive practices are subject to the consumer fraud act.
Authorizes special "Born to Run" license plate with proceeds to benefit Community FoodBank of New Jersey.