Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
Walter J. Kavanaugh
Sponsored
Became law1
Establishes $50 million maximum total appeal bond to stay execution of judgments related to tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. *
Passed the Senate3
Requires males to comply with federal selective service law as condition of State and political subdivision employment.
Requires lobbyist or legislative agent seeking to influence awarding of public contracts to report such activities; requires greater disclosure to ELEC of political contributions made to candidates and committees.
The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act."
Out of committee4
Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS.
Permits children to obtain digital photo identification cards.
Changes compensation trigger for reenrollment of PERS retiree from $15,000 in aggregate to $15,000 per public employer.
Provides official State recognition of Powhatan Renape Nation, Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indians of New Jersey, Inc., and Ramapough Mountain Indians as American Indian Tribes for certain purposes.
In committee19
Allows each House of the Legislature to adopt rules permitting certain ill legislators to participate in meetings of the house and its committees through remote electronic means.
Permits person to obtain relief from judgment or order of paternity or child support if genetic evidence establishes person is not the father of the child.
Provides consumers greater protection in the issuance of consumer credit reports.
Specifies criteria to determine degree of likelihood of development of lands proposed for acquisition for recreation and conservation purposes by local government units.
Provides for automatic submittal of local government unit application for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes to Garden State Preservation Trust under certain circumstances.
Permits samplings of alcoholic beverages by certain plenary retail consumption licensees.
Requires nursing homes to permit use of electronic monitoring devices at request of resident.
Makes it a crime to kill or injure a domestic companion animal.
Authorizes hunting of deer with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Authorizes establishment of State tax amnesty.
Allows worker selection of treatment providers under workers' compensation.
Supplemental appropriation of $12,000 to DLPS for grants to Somerville Public Schools for National Crisis Response Team.
Prohibits Commissioner of Health and Senior Services from permitting any entity to establish or operate a regional perinatal center without a certificate of need.
Requires display of special decal on vehicles operated by beginning drivers.
Provides voting rights for graduating class representative on county college boards of trustees.
Requires municipal prosecutors to review motor vehicle abstracts of DWI offenders prior to sentencing.
Establishes "Commission to Study Solutions to Prison Overcrowding."
Requires that chiropractors and physicians be reimbursed at same rate under various health and accident plans.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Authorizes establishment of State tax amnesty.
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and two-family homes upon initial occupancy or change of occupancy.
Appropriates $28,820,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
The "Dam, Lake, Stream, Flood Control, Water Resources, and Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act of 2003," authorizes bonds for $200,000,000 and appropriates $5,000. *
Provides that school board may contract with photographer for yearbook and may not prohibit use of pictures made by other photographers.
Appropriates $6,036,777 from the "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Passed the Senate · 7
Permits school districts to exceed the aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount when accepting bids for nonpublic school transportation in the case of subscription busing.
Requires prior approval of subcontracts awarded under State or State authority contracts.
Limits exchange of information between State officer or employee and bidders or prospective bidders prior to awarding of State or State authority contract.
Requires proof of the designation of registered agents and registered offices for service of process as part of the business registrations of State government contractors and subcontractors.
Provides civil immunity to public entities and public employees for acquisition, stockpiling, distribution and dispensing of certain drugs and vaccines to mitigate the effects of exposure to nuclear, chemical and biological agents. **
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees. *
Provides funding mechanism for Fiscal Year 2004 business employment incentive program grants using certain unanticipated Fiscal Year 2003 State corporation business tax revenues.
Out of committee · 12
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Creates the "September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act." *
"New Jersey Tourism Matching Grant Act;" appropriates $315,000.
Increases civil penalties for certain violations of "New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law."
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch.*
Directs the DOE to provide to every public school district George Washington's portrait to display; appropriates $90,000. *
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Requires State to provide fire services in certain State facilities.
Requires parents to secure certain children in restraint system or booster seat when riding in limousines. *
Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat. *
Authorizes municipalities to require conformity with traffic performance objectives as a condition of subdivision or site plan approval.
Implements portions of federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002."
In committee · 32
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Requires HIV testing for pregnant women and marriage license applicants.
Excludes income of school district residents who rank in the top 5% of income as reported on State Income Tax forms from calculation of district income for school aid purposes.
Provides State-paid SHBP benefits in retirement to certain public employees having combination of State and local government employment.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act."
Establishes twelve-member "Election Law and Procedures Study Commission;" appropriates $150,000.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial.
Proscribes liability of architects in certain circumstances.
Revises certain eligibility and reporting requirements for the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.
Establishes the Pinelands Institute for Natural and Environmental Studies; appropriates $250,000.
Amends State Recycling Program allocations and appropriates $4 million.
Appropriates $13 million from 1996 Dredging Bond Act for Delaware River Deepening project.
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Appropriates $150,000 to DOL to provide continued assistance to deaf community through State Centers for Independent Living.
Establishes Public Health Emergency Planning Commission and provides for public health emergency response plan.
Requires study of feasibility of establishing State pharmaceutical stockpile.
Appropriates $100,000 to DHSS for grant to New Hope, Inc. of Bergen County to assist single first-time mothers and their babies.
Requires organization that receives State family planning services funds to be separate from organization that provides abortion services.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Enacts the Interstate compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Establishes special license plates to fund certain programs for pregnant women.
Allows veteran to claim veterans' property tax deduction or disabled veterans' property tax exemption on spouse's property in certain circumstances.
Provides for paid post-retirement medical benefits to certain retired veteran State and local government employees.
"New Jersey Medical Care Availability and Patient Protection Act of 2003."
Concerns rights of persons in military service.
Enacts the "New Jersey Parentage Act of 2003."
Excludes from taxation under Corporation Business Tax certain sales of land for open space and farmland preservation.
Authorizes UEZA to designate a Raritan River Area Urban Enterprise Zone.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 for FY 2004 to the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to restore funding to FY 2003 levels for the NJ Manufacturing Extension Program.
Requires that State fee increases affecting counties, municipalities and local school boards shall not be applicable until next local budget year.