Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, General Assembly.
Francis L. Bodine
Sponsored
Became law1
Prohibits fireworks or pyrotechnics in certain buildings. *
Out of committee7
Directs NJT to study and design bus rapid transit demonstration projects.
Requires DHSS to use PAAD application information to enroll ineligible beneficiaries into Senior Gold. *
Allows counties and certain county bodies to provide funding assistance to constituent municipalities for purpose of eligibility for "Main Street New Jersey" program.
Provides civil immunity to fire departments, fire districts and fire companies with respect to donating certain equipment to other such departments, districts and companies. *
Requires the Department of Law and Public Safety, in consultation with the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force, to operate a website concerning domestic security preparedness and response efforts.
Requires Department of Transportation to conduct an early warning, traffic congestion avoidance pilot program.
Establishes penalties for pointing laser at operator of vehicle.
In committee59
Provides that an attorney need not be present at the closing of title in a real estate transaction.
Allows a married couple filing a joint federal income tax return to file either a joint State return or separate State returns.
Reduces minimum age of a person to whom a prescription drug price may be discounted from 62 to 60 years of age.
Requires PERS and TPAF to notify persons whose membership is to expire for discontinuance from service that no disability retirement application may be received after such expiration of membership.
Amends the eligibility for additional supplemental stabilization aid for school districts with high senior citizen concentration.
Provides supplemental State aid to certain regional school district constituent municipalities to offset any tax increase associated with regionalization.
Provides for host municipality benefits from certain sewerage authorities.
Reduces transfer inheritance tax on transfers to certain beneficiaries of decedents.
Proscribes liability of architects in certain circumstances.
Allows veteran to claim eligibility to receive veteran's property tax deduction after October 1 of pretax year.
Requires DOT to identify dangerous traffic locations and to use Transportation Trust Fund to address location deficiencies.
Requires DOT to identify unsafe crossings, between railroads and public highways, and to request money from Transportation Trust Fund to make the safety improvements.
Requires DOT to identify unsafe locations along interstate highways and to annually request money from Transportation Trust Fund to correct safety deficiencies.
Establishes New Jersey Medical Reserve Corps Policy Commission.
Requires successful bidder on State contract to certify that bidder does not support foreign terrorist organizations.
Establishes State security officer program; levies $1 surcharge on traffic fines.
Creates commission to study ways to increase insurance competition in New Jersey.
Requires State to provide fire services in certain State facilities.
Upgrades offenses involving use of false government documents.
Exempts qualified investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Modifies various laws in regard to medical malpractice liability.
Requires New Jersey Transit Corporation to study feasibility of implementing "Community Mobility Training Program"; appropriates $75,000.
Permits school pupils to self-administer medication for certain medical conditions.
Permits municipalities to install speed bumps and speed humps on certain streets.
"Safe Places Safe Kids Act;" makes it a crime to commit certain offenses in school zones and near playgrounds.
Requires tax collector to send redeemed off tax sale certificate to county clerk for discharge.
Facilitates prosecution for DUI of persons who drive after using illegal drugs.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Requires that State fee increases affecting counties, municipalities and local school boards shall not be applicable until next local budget year.
Increases annual income limits for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Establishes Task Force on Hospital Technology to recommend incentives to encourage hospitals to integrate technology to improve patient care and safety.
Creates the "At Home Downtown" program in HMFA.
Requires MVC to provide itemization of driver's license and registration fees.
Eliminates public school district budget reduction appeals to Commissioner of Education.
Appropriates $300 million in FY 2005 to the Department of Education to make the June 22, 2005 State aid payment.
Extends reduced or discounted cable television rate provisions to persons eligible for "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program."
Requires Attorney General to revise guidelines regarding police pursuits.
Extends senior citizen and handicapped citizen reduced fare program for travel at all peak and offpeak hours.
Appropriates $50 million to the DEP for dam repair and reconstruction.
Requires DEP to send copy of dam repair orders to municipalities and counties.
Establishes building inspection program for state of emergency.
Establishes collaborative divorce.
Creates Retire The Debt Account for contributions to reduce State debt.
Prohibits sale of flu vaccine at excessive prices during shortage.
Increases the income limits for sewerage and municipal utilities authority service fee reductions and abatements for certain persons.
"Statewide Bridge Bond Act of 2005," authorizes bonds for $750 million and appropriates $5,000.
Directs State Auditor to prepare performance audit of State-funded programs of State agencies and instrumentalities to identify potential savings in FY2006; authorizes State Auditor to conduct future performance audits.
Supplements the Delaware River Port Authority compact to require the use of certain technologies to scan the Delaware River.
Establishes program to promote consolidation of municipalities, regionalization of school districts and shared services through enhanced homeowners' rebates.
Requires sellers of Class IV lasers to check identification and maintain record of sale.
Eliminates the "millionaire's" gross income tax rate increase and repeals the obsolete dedication of the tax increase for direct property tax relief.
Repeals assessment on gross receipts of comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions arising from emergency care at $250,000.
Directs State Police to establish standards for handling missing persons cases involving persons with Alzheimer's disease and juveniles.
Prohibits price gouging in fuel oil sales.
Changes criminal penalties for theft of fuel.
Requires NJ refiners and suppliers to establish gasoline, diesel fuel and heating oil reserves.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Gasoline, Diesel Fuel and Heating Oil Reserves.
"Transportation Trust Fund Fiscal Integrity Restoration and Enhancement Act."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Prohibits delivery of unsolicited credit cards and limits recipients' liability for unauthorized use of unsolicited credit cards or checks.*
Permits municipalities to construct speed humps on certain roads. *
Permits NJ Transit to establish wholly-owned insurance subsidiary or "captive." *
Permits certain pupils to participate in interscholastic athletic programs.
Appropriates $39.8 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $8 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes in pinelands area.
Appropriates $25 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities and counties for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $52,432,378 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Approves $6,585,306 in grants for certain historic preservation projects in southern New Jersey.
Concerns availability, deductibles, and certain treatment under high deductible health plans paid through federally qualified health savings accounts.
Passed the General Assembly · 3
Limits expansion or extension of airport runways under certain circumstances.
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
Concerns availability, deductibles, and certain treatment under high deductible health plans paid through federally qualified health savings accounts. *
Out of committee · 18
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Establishes civil action for damages against organizations that support terrorism.
Concerns lost or stolen E-ZPass transponders. *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Establishes "Alan M. Augustine Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; appropriates $100,000. *
Grandfathers pre-1997 interlocal services agreements into Regional Efficiency Aid Program.
Requires issuance of permit to replace shower valves.
Permits municipal utilities authorities to promote production and use of alternative electrical energy.
Creates credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons.
Credits coverage under Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare towards employer's minimum participation rate under NJ Small Employer Health Benefits Program.
Prohibits the sale of gasoline containing MTBE.
Appropriates moneys from the "Dam, Lake, Stream, Flood Control, Water Resources, and Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act of 2003" for loans for dams restoration and repair projects and to finance the costs of State dam restoration and repair projects.
Establishes pilot program for satellite-based monitoring of certain sex offenders and authorizes certain sex offenders to submit to annual polygraph; appropriates $3 million. *
Extends expiration date of Pinelands Development Credit Bank.
Appropriates $46.225 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $13,845,980 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
Appropriates $65,822,075 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds, and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "ur
Appropriates $31,415,464 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee · 70
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated.
"The 10-20-Life Law."
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for contributions to certain entities providing educational scholarships to low-income children in New Jersey; provides an Educational Option Act.
Allows gross income tax credits for certain dependent educational expenses; provides a Parental Control and Involvement Act.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Provides standards for expert witnesses in medical malpractice actions against physicians.
Adds leader of firearms trafficking network and weapons training for illegal activities to RICO statute.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
Redirects certain moneys in the Sanitary Landfill Facility Contingency Fund to landfill closure and landfill mining projects.
Prohibits use of car phone while driving.
Prohibits expansion or extension of airport runways under certain circumstances.
Directs Commisioner of Transportation to designate reliever airport for Atlantic City International Airport.
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of armed services members.
Requires Governor's appointees to the Pinelands Commission to reside in the pinelands area.
Extends eligibility for certain veterans' benefits to members of reserve components of US Armed Forces and NJ organized militia who serve at least 180 continuous days.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of operations that have continued from "Desert Shield/Desert Storm."
Establishes $5000 direct State subsidy for the purchase or lease of a solely electric vehicle; appropriates such sums as are necessary.
Exempts residential electric vehicle charging systems from real property taxation.
Provides for an exemption to 50% of the tax imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax," for retail sales of electric vehicles.
Establishes State and Federal Educational Mandate Review Commission in Department of Education.
Allows qualifying counties to become "agriculture enterprise counties" and provides certain associated resulting benefits therefrom to encourage, protect, and preserve agriculture.
Establishes irrebuttable presumption of validity of use of eminent domain by local government units to acquire open space in certain circumstances.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Appropriates $1 million to the DEP for watershed education grants.
Directs that one sample ballot shall be delivered to each residence address where at least one resident thereof is registered to vote.
Provides for recoupling of the computation of the New Jersey estate tax in accord with the federal estate tax.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Appropriates $2.5 million to DEP for Proprietary House restoration.
Establishes New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center and authorizes establishment of Foundation for the New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Requires the Director of the Division of Fire Safety to notify appropriate firefighting representatives from counties, municipalities, and fire districts of available fire service funds.
Requires surcharge for passenger restraint violation; establishes Child Safety Seat Distribution Program Fund.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Provides that new ratables will be phased into the calculation of equalized valuation over a ten-year period in determining eligibility for State school aid.
Upgrades tampering generally; upgrades tampering with prescribed medicine to second degree crime.
Reduces statute of limitations for medical malpractice liability actions to four years.
Repeals law relating to transportation development districts and provides for establishment of transportation enhancement districts.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer that dissolves and completely liquidates during the 2002-2003 suspension of net operating loss deductions to use that deduction.
Requires certain residential construction contract funds to be held in trust.
Permits boards of education to establish prepaid lunch programs.
Requires institutions of higher education to attempt to ascertain and make available information on crimes committed against students while studying abroad.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Supplemental appropriation of $1,793,000 to Judiciary to expand the drug court program Statewide.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,800,000 to Judiciary to expand the drug court program Statewide.
Requires Abbott districts to fully fund text books, school supplies, teachers and libraries before spending on other district needs.
Authorizes DEP to assess penalties for violations of the "Safe Dam Act."
Requires dam owners to prepare emergency action plan, and install alarm for certain dams.
Authorizes boards of education to extend school day by one hour to make up for canceled days.
Requires New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling to allow homeschooled applicants to sit for certain examinations.
Prohibits Turnpike Authority from discontinuing peak-period discounts for E-Z Pass users.
Expands powers of certain county bridge commissions to undertake additional projects.
Requires drivers to move over or slow down for emergency road service vehicles.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes Vacancy Review Board in the Department of Personnel to review continued need for positions in Executive Branch that become vacant.
Repeals assessment on gross receipts of certain ambulatory care facilities.
Allows public school districts to maintain a 3% surplus in the 2005-2006 school year and each subsequent school year.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
"Jessica Lunsford Act;" concerns sentencing of sex offenders and persons who harbor them; requires electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders and creates child protection zones.
Abolishes office of Secretary State and Department of State and transfers their duties and responsibilities.
"Jessica Lunsford Act;" concerns sentencing of sex offenders and persons who harbor them; requires electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders and creates child protection zones.
Requires "permanent injury" under limitation on lawsuit threshold to seriously impact life of injured person to pierce threshold.
Provides additional mandatory fines and restitution for theft of flags or flag-holders from grave sites.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in companies doing business in or with Zimbabwe.
Creates presumption of knowledge or belief where 10 or more flag-holders are received, necessary to prove charge of receiving stolen property.
Establishes the Pinelands Institute for Natural and Environmental Studies.