Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
Ellen Karcher
Sponsored
Became law10
Prohibits political contributions by all State and local public agencies.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Horse Racing Licensees.
"Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority Act." *
Establishes the "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
Clarifies that penalties for unauthorized parking in handicapped parking space are effective even when not posted.
Appropriates $21,588,646 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes, and $600,000 for county farmland preservation program strategic plans.
Establishes New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.
Establishes NJ Coastal and Ocean Protection Council; appropriates $75,000.
Authorizes DYFS to review prospective resource family parents' child abuse record information from other states, and provides these parents with right to be heard at certain hearings.
Passed the Senate2
Repeals provision allowing vehicles, under certain conditions, to enter and proceed through stop intersection without stopping twice.
Adds two members to Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force.
Out of committee20
Revises statutes governing compensation for victims of crime. *
Requires DHSS to apply for federal Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid waiver for certain early intervention services.
Permits certain contracting units to use schedules from additional federal procurement programs when purchasing goods and services.
Allows deduction against gross income for unreimbursed expenses incurred by organ donor.
Concerns individuals with a developmental disability.
Requires boards of education to provide greater public access to information on employment compensation of certain school administrators and requires annual audit to include test measures for State and federal income tax compliance. *
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits when disability is incurred as result of fourth degree crime or gross misconduct.
Requires 60-day notice of closing or relocation of nursing homes and assisted living residences to residents, their representatives and DHSS and provides for waiver of notice in emergency.
Establishes Teenage Driver Safety Study Commission.
Appropriates $80 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition or development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Provides senior citizen discounts for mobile sport fishing vehicle permits at State parks; allows municipalities to extend reduced or no fees for similar municipal permits.
Appropriates $8,100,000 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 central NJ.
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Requires wheelchair securement and occupant securement devices for wheelchaired passengers.
Debars certain employers from public work and establishes criminal penalties for misclassification of construction workers as independent contractors.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell surplus real property and improvements in the Township of East Windsor, Mercer County, to winning auction bidder.
Changes review period of fiscal note by bill sponsor from 10 business days to 3 business days and updates fiscal note law generally.
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to advise women of option to donate or store umbilical cord blood and placental tissue. *
Appropriates $15,375,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $11 million from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects.
In committee82
Curbs contributions by certain public contractors and certain developers; curbs contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
The "Municipal Planning Tool Box Act of 2004."
Requires small employer health insurance carriers to offer coverage for treatment of infertility.
Revises per pupil administrative cost limit for public school districts and allows districts to maintain 3% surplus.
Clarifies designation of district of residence for pupils who reside on certain federal property.
Increases the presumed marked-up rate for a retailer selling cigarettes.
Prohibits public entities from engaging certain governmental affairs agents.
Establishes registry of community agency employees providing services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Limits contributions between candidates in same legislative district or political subdivision in same election.
The "New Jersey Public Utility Service Extension Act."
Requires that medical gas cylinders, containers and vessels used in health care facilities be color-coded to identify contents.
Prohibits trapping of cats and dogs; limits trapping to animal control officers, members of SPCA and volunteers of Trap-Neuter-Return program.
Increases fines for violation of Open Public Meetings Act, provides for enforcement by certain parties, and requires audio or video recording of meeting to be part of minutes.
Establishes new crimes concerning child sex tourism.
Upgrades crime of failing to register as a sex offender.
Prohibits member of Legislature from acting as governmental affairs agent for two years after leaving office; prohibits candidate for elective public office from being registered as governmental affairs agent.
Requires school bus drivers to ensure that no children are left on bus at end of route; requires that every school bus be equipped with child reminder system.
Prohibits awarding of certain types of public contracts to members of the Legislature.
Requires pedestrians to yield right of way to authorized emergency vehicles and drivers to move over or slow down for parked authorized emergency vehicles.
"Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority Act."
Requires municipality to post sign on property subject of development application.
Prohibits members of the Legislature from holding other elective public offices.
Prohibits members of the Legislature from holding appointive public offices.
Requires insurers to continue initially authorized treatment for very rare diseases without periodic utilization review if determined medically necessary by physician.
Authorizes counties and municipalities to acquire real property, and to resell or lease it with agricultural deed restrictions attached, for farmland preservation purposes.
Establishes Task Force to Review Licensing Requirements for Community-Based Primary Care Centers.
Prohibits making deeds and mortgages with Social Security numbers available via the Internet.
Establishes Office of Environmental Law Enforcement in the Division of Criminal Justice in Department of Law and Public Safety; establishes Environmental Prosecutor.
Establishes New Jersey Wildlife Rehabilitation Licensing Study Commission, and temporarily expands scope of "cooperator permit" to include rehabilitation of other kinds of wildlife besides game animals.
Requires DHSS to review standard of care at health care facilities in which 40% or more of direct patient care nursing staff are temporary hires.
Provides for annual cost-of-living increase in Lifeline benefits.
Provides for penalty to defray costs of railroad police operations.
Increases percentage of parimutuel pool for horse races at certain racetracks that is dedicated to support of N. J.'s thoroughbred breeding industry.
Requires NJ legislators to file detailed statement of financial affairs.
Prohibits members of Legislature from engaging in certain lobbying activities for two years after leaving office.
Limits leave and supplemental compensation benefits for school district superintendents, assistant superintendents, and school business administrators; provides procedures and penalties for enforcement of TPAF provisions.
Requires governmental affairs agents retained by State government entities to file with ELEC notice of representation and separate quarterly and annual reports on activities and expenditures.
Provides for a one-time, two-year limit on the extension of a public school district superintendent's contract.
Requires certain continuing education for school administrators and board of education members, establishment of a citizen advisory committee, and centralized mechanism to track leave, and prohibits superintendent from serving as school business administ
Establishes standards for employment contracts with certain school district administrators, and requires DOE to approve the contracts and to provide public access to the contracts.
Supplemental appropriation of $15.4 million in State and federal funds to increase Medicaid reimbursement for assisted living residences by $20 per day.
Prohibits Governor, Legislators and various State officers and employees from holding any financial interest in casino licensees or applicants, or their holding or intermediary companies.
Supplemental appropriation of $14 million in State and federal funds to increase reimbursement to providers of personal care services by $1.50 per hour.
Changes composition and revises authority of Fish and Game Council.
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Revises procedures for municipal redevelopment programs; prohibits certain campaign contributions by redevelopers.
Provides that in event of State government shutdown due to failure to enact appropriation law racetracks will remain open; deems certain New Jersey Racing Commission employees essential.
Authorizes municipal planning boards to adopt green buildings and environmental sustainability municipal master plan element.
Eliminates statute of limitations for criminal sexual contact and kidnapping.
Prohibits use of artificial trans fats in food prepared and served in restaurants.
Requires insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HPV vaccine.
Requires contribution to common expenses be based on benefit derived from use by affordable housing units.
Permits hospital service cooperatives to operate mobile intensive care units that may transport patients to hospitals under certain conditions.
Requires health insurers to cover costs of early intervention services.
Requires MVC to share organ donor information with federally designated organ procurement organizations.
Requires public notice of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board meetings.
Requires telephone and commercial mobile service providers to disclose certain information to customers and to provide payments to customers for the sale of certain records.
Revises lifeguard pension benefits.
"Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Reform Act."
Authorizes New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to obtain Class C plenary retail consumption license to provide alcoholic beverages at off-track wagering facilities.
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Regulates certain servicing activities provided by mortgage servicing organizations for residential mortgage loans and obligations related to such loans.
Regulates the disclosure and use of privately negotiated in-network fees and reimbursement rates.
Creates special fallen firefighter plates with proceeds to children of fallen firefighters.
Creates PFRS non-accidental disability retirement option for disability incurred in performance of duty other than as result of traumatic event.
Provides a commissioner budget cap adjustment for the 2007-2008 school year for the appropriation of non-recurring revenues in the 2006-2007 school year.
Requires insurance and SHBP coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer.
Adds additional legislative district to 2007 Clean Elections pilot project; makes appropriation.
Requires physicians to disclose to patients money and gifts accepted from pharmaceutical companies.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $14,375,000 to the Department of Education for additional State aid to certain school districts.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $1,200,000 to the Department of Education for additional State aid to the Freehold Boro School District.
Requires radon testing of certain educational facilities every five years, residential properties at the time of sale, and residential lease properties within 18 months and every five years thereafter.
Revises laws concerning pedestrian safety and traffic control; requires drivers to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians under certain conditions.
Revises school district of attendance for certain pupils who reside on federal property.
Redefines role and qualifications of purchasing agent in "Local Public Contracts Law."
Concerns meat packing.
Provides that practice of chiropractic includes diagnosis and adjustment of articulations of spinal column and other joints.
Authorizes certain school districts to increase 2008-2009 adjusted tax levy by the amount of non-recurring revenue appropriated in the 2006-2007 school year.
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Concerns prevailing wage requirements for public work on projects which receive financial assistance.
Provides increased representation on receiving district boards of education for certain sending districts.
Establishes consumer protections regarding product recalls.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 46
Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits and mandatory imprisonment for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes.
Implements various recommendations of Joint Legislative Committee on Public Employee Benefits Reform concerning benefits and certain terms and conditions of public office and employment.
Establishes Division of Risk Management in the Department of the Treasury; reorganizes Office of Information Technology; requires consolidation of enhanced 9-1-1 public safety answering points.
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public. *
Requires DCF and DHS to compile lists of State properties suitable for certain residential uses. *
Requires school bus drivers to inspect bus for pupils remaining at end of route.
Requires development and distribution of pamphlet informing parents of student athletes about sudden cardiac death.
Increases penalty amounts to $1,500 and $3,000 for violations of certain laws regulating retail sale of motor fuel.
Requires resident of continuing care retirement community be member of facility's governing body and discussion of certain subjects with resident representatives. *
Establishes sex offender monitoring program. *
"Bloodborne Disease Harm Reduction Act"; establishes demonstration program to permit operation of sterile syringe access programs; appropriates $10 million. *
Directs Commissioners of DHS and DHSS to prepare annual report on Access to Employer-Based Health Insurance for certain employed recipients of State health assistance programs. *
Regulates donation clothing bins. *
Makes changes concerning Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism.
Upgrades penalty for failure to register as sex offender; imposes penalty for failure to verify address and requires verification prior to release. *
Provides unemployment benefits for spouses of armed services members under certain circumstances. *
Requires certain State buildings to be designed and managed to meet high performance green building standards. *
Establishes Heritage Tourism Task Force.
Appropriates $1,263,166 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Establishes the crime of corruption of public resources.
Establishes pharmacy's duty to fill prescriptions for in-stock drugs or devices without delay, notwithstanding sincerely held moral, philosophical or religious beliefs of pharmacist. *
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
Requires ambulatory care facilities to provide uncompensated outpatient renal dialysis services for uninsured low-income persons.
Requires Office of Legislative Services to make complete voting records of legislators available to the public in electronic form.
"Safe Patient Handling Act"; requires health care facilities to establish safe patient handling programs.
Requires MVC to share organ donor information with federally designated organ procurement organizations.
"Medicaid Program Integrity and Protection Act"; establishes Office of Medicaid Inspector General; appropriates $3 million.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Creates the "Internet Dating Safety Act," requiring Internet dating services to provide notice whether the service conducts criminal background screenings.
Provides for mandatory term of imprisonment for luring and enticing an adult; increases mandatory term for luring and enticing a child.
Restricts certain sex offenders' access to the Internet.
Appropriates $48.5 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Establishes Department of Children and Families.
Provides free admission for veterans to State parks and forests during events held by veterans' organizations and free use of park and forest facilities for events held by veterans' organizations.
Changes date of presidential primary from last Tuesday in February to first Tuesday after first Monday in February.
Requires NJ Disease Management Study Commission to assess how disease management programs can impact Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
Excludes membership fees and dues of certain governmental and charitable clubs and organizations and certain parking services from sales and use tax. ****
Requires distributing information about human papillomavirus to parents and guardians of seventh to twelfth graders and to pediatricians, and establishes public awareness campaign. *
"Billy's Law"; requires DCF and DHS to establish regulations for out-of-State placements in residential schools and programs .**
Requires governmental affairs agent to report particular items in annual appropriation legislation or appropriation legislation supplemental thereto on which agent acted.
Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charity in which candidate or candidate's immediate family is an officer or employee or receives compensation for goods or services provided to the charity.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain digital media content expenses and concerning the film production expenses credit, amending P.L.2005, c.345.
Requires hospitals to implement infection prevention programs and to report number of certain infections to DHSS. *
Establishes special fund for proceeds from sale of certain State-owned real property; restricts use for State debt reduction and capital projects. *
Revises laws concerning hate crimes and bullying; establishes Commission on Bullying in Schools.
Passed the Senate · 12
Creates offense of animal incapacitation and increases and revises certain animal cruelty penalties.
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. *
Bars certain sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations. *
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of nonprofit community agencies from using title of psychologist.
Designates State Highway Route 31 as the "Route 31 Purple Heart Memorial Highway," appropriates $2,500.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Authorizes municipality to require public enhanced notice of applications for development under MLUL by posting signs and expanding scope of individual notice to property owners within 300 feet of subject property. *
Restricts receipt of things of value by members of the Legislature and legislative staff from lobbyists and governmental affairs agents; increases certain penalty provisions. *
Prohibits certain interactions and arrangements between student lending institutions and institutions of higher education.
Out of committee · 57
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment and forfeiture of pension and retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes involving or touching their office or employment. *
Requires the placement of organ donation information and materials at public institutions of higher education.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Requires prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs. *
The "Responsible Employer Act." *
Establishes Asperger's Syndrome Pilot Initiative.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in Division of Consumer Affairs. *
Skinner's and Michelle's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury. *
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Provides for establishment of county offices for disability services; appropriates $425,000. *
Creates New Jersey POW-MIA medal. *
"Independence, Dignity and Choice in Long-Term Care Act"; reallocates State long-term care expenditures.
Requires Office of Attorney General to provide annual gang education seminars for school administrators.
Upgrades penalties for recruiting minors and confined persons to be in criminal street gang. *
"Violence Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act," requires certain health care entities to establish violence prevention programs to protect health care workers.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
The "New Homebuyers' Bill of Rights Act."
Enhances protections for new homebuyers.
Strengthens State construction code.
Establishes commuter transportation services public awareness campaign in DOT.
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Prohibits product testing with traditional animal test methods if federally recommended alternative test method exists, with certain exceptions; and provides for injunctive relief for violations.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Requires New York Harbor Waterfront Commission to accept applications to add new employees to longshoremen's register.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." *
Enhances protections afforded purchasers in planned real estate developments.
Requires use of uniform silver flags to mark certain pesticide applications.
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Authorizes enhancement of State Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode based on anticipated energy savings; provides down payment assistance to certain purchasers of homes meeting enhanced energy subcode requirements. *
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Provides certain employment protections for employees on military leave in time of war or emergency.
Requires DMVA to evaluate resources, costs and benefits of providing home health care aides for qualified veterans.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Creates "The 2007 New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project Act"; appropriates $7.675 million.
Requires prevailing wages to be paid for construction work on State-owned properties.
Reinforces prohibition of any debarred contractor using new business entity to circumvent the debarment; provides for suspension of contractor's registration pending hearing. *
Makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees because of religious practices.
Establishes the position of Ethics Counsel and mandates certain ethics consultation and training in the Legislative Branch of State government.
Authorizes construction of curb extensions for pedestrian safety on local roadways without Commissioner of Transportation's approval.
Permits student whose high school special education program requires instruction beyond four years to participate with his class in graduation ceremony and to receive certificate of attendance.
Provides for instruction in autism and other developmental disabilities awareness and methods of teaching students with autism and other developmental disabilities for candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers and paraprofessionals. *
Establishes New Jersey Adults with Autism Task Force.
Concerns Early Intervention Program services for children with autism.
Extends funding for autism medical research and treatment.
Establishes partial payment schedules and amounts to be retained by New Jersey Turnpike Authority from roadway work payments to contractors.
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
Expands lead paint inspection requirement to dwelling units in single-family and two-family properties.
Permits parent of twins or higher order multiples enrolled in public school to select shared or separate classroom placement of their children.
Designates portion of U.S. Route 1 in South Brunswick Township as "Pleasant T. Macon Highway;" appropriates $2,500.
The "Foreclosure Consulting and Anti-Fraud Act."
Prohibits use of public funds by employers for certain employee influence activities.
"Charity Care Fraud Prevention and Detection Act." *
Requires health care providers to test pregnant women for HIV as part of routine prenatal care unless woman refuses testing, and requires testing of certain newborns for HIV. *
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Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship Fund.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies and applied behavioral analysis for the treatment of certain autism disorders.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Requires prosecutors to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Imposes 6% tax on certain political contributions.
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
Establishes certain consumer protections for wireless telephone subscribers.
Establishes public school district budget cap adjustment for utility and energy costs.
Requires dissemination of organ and tissue donation by State Treasurer, Personnel Commissioner, State contractors, and preparers of advanced health care directives; designates April of each year as Donate Life Month.
Requires school bus driver to inspect bus, activate safety device at end of transportation route to ensure that no pupil has been left on board.
Changes reimbursement structure for various transportation services provided to Medicaid recipients.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires mandatory sexual violence training for law enforcement, judicial and prosecutorial personnel.
"New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act"; prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces.
"New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act"; prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces, except casino floors and simulcasting facilities.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Mandates testing for lead toxicity as condition for certain school, nursery school, or child care attendance.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Eliminates the statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse; clarifies accrual of certain causes of action and modifies the Charitable Immunity Act.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain costs of operating sick child care centers.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Requires completion of legislative ethics training program for legislators and State officers or employees and special State officers or employees in Legislative Branch.
Prohibits issuance of DEP permits or approvals for activities associated with offshore drilling for oil or natural gas.
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Provides that PERS member holding more than one position covered by PERS has to designate one position as the basis for enrollment.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Allows gross income tax deduction for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
"Nursing Student Incentive Loan and Loan Redemption Program Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $1,000,000.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Program in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Provides for increased penalties for a crime committed in a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship.
Requires Abbott districts to fully fund text books, school supplies, teachers and libraries before spending on other district needs.
Authorizes common interest community associations and homeowners to utilize State Office of Consumer Protection for dispute resolution.
Establishes $2 surcharge upon building permits for payments to Community Health Law Project.
Authorizes NJEDA to issue cigarette tax revenue bonds to fund stem cell research facilities, biomedical research facilities, and State park, forest, and wildlife management area capital projects; designated the Capital Facilities Financing Act of 2005."
Provides that PFRS definitions of widow, widower and spouse will include domestic partners of all PFRS members.
Reallocates $2.5 million in funds to award a grant to the Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Revises law concerning meetings of public bodies and access to government records; makes appropriation.
Requires keg registration; makes the unlawful possession of an unregistered keg a petty disorderly persons offense.
Makes permanent senior citizen and handicapped citizen reduced fare program for travel at all peak and offpeak hours.
Allows school boards to offer incentive to waive SHBP coverage to employees eligible for spouse's health care coverage.
Allocates certain excess surplus of health service corporations to hospitals for charity care subsidies.
Authorizes examination of health service corporation conditions or methods of operation, and requires deposit of any determined excess surplus in newly established "New Jersey Quality Health and Wellness Fund."
"Judy's Law"; provides for life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder of a child 16 years of age or younger.
Renames "Cigarette Sales Act" as "Tobacco Products Sales Act"; facilitates collection of taxes on non-face-to-face retail sales of tobacco products.
Establishes continuing education requirement for licensed public adjusters.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Requires health insurers and SHBP to provide certain mental health benefits for eating disorders under same terms and conditions as for other illnesses and diseases.
Requires court to issue animal protective orders against persons found guilty of abusing animals.
Removes charges for initiation fees, membership fees, or dues from sales and use tax.
"State Authorities Reform Act."
Requires chain restaurants to provide certain nutrition information for food or beverage items offered for sale.
Requires licenses for distributors, wholesalers and retailers to conduct business in tobacco products under the New Jersey Tobacco Products Wholesale Sales and Use Tax Act.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for medications with "black box warnings."
Provides for gubernatorial appointment without requiring advice and consent of Senate for teenage members of Advisory Council on Adolescent Pregnancy.
Adds budget language specifying Medicaid reimbursement for various ambulance services provided to certain recipients.
Requires State government agencies to be carbon neutral by 2012.
Permits, rather than requires, participants in death registration process to use New Jersey Electronic Death Registration System.
Decreases membership of county boards of taxation to 2004 level.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Enhances penalties for provisional driver's license holders.
Bars direct solicitation letters from attorneys to accident victims and other persons.
Repeals prohibition on lottery games conducted by video mechanical, electrical or other device, contrivance or machine.
Supplemental appropriation of $4 million for Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Infantile Autism.
Requires medical examiner to contact next-of-kin in case of certain deaths.
Prohibits person from serving as officer of more than two political campaign committees.
Requires local government officer to file financial disclosure statement within 30 days of taking office.
Concerns access to physical therapy services, and insurance claims handling following access to such services.
Revises child pornography law.
Directs Legislative Services Commission to provide for a comprehensive Statewide costing-out study to determine per pupil costs required to provide a thorough and efficient education.
Permits revised methods of treatment for chiropractors and establishes continuing education requirements.
Requires DOE to conduct domestic violence training for teachers and school administrators.
Establishes "Domestic Violence Health Care Response Act."
Clarifies goal of domestic violence public awareness campaign pertaining to risk factors; requires public awareness notices include language used by substantial segments of local populations.
Directs the Division on Women to conduct an audit of the coordination of community responses to domestic violence.
Establishes the "Firearm Automated Licensing System"; provides for an additional assessment fee for retail dealer licenses, handgun purchaser permits and firearm purchaser identification cards.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Requires State, school, local government officials to report certain criminal offenses committed by other public officials to Attorney General; imposes penalties for reporting false allegations; requires creation of reportable offenses list.
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Requires county superintendent of schools to determine routes and bid and award contracts for all nonpublic school busing in the county.
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Designates portion of State Highway Route No. 35 as "Chosin Few Memorial Highway;" appropriates $2,500.
"Charity Care Fraud Prevention and Detection Act."
Filed · 4
Eliminates various inactive commissions, committees, councils and boards.
Implements various recommendations of Joint Legislative Committee on Public Employee Benefits Reform concerning benefits and certain terms and conditions of public office and employment.
Prohibits persons newly elected to public office from simultaneously holding more than one elective office.
Prohibits newly elected public office holders from simultaneously holding more than one elective office.