Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, Senate.
Walter J. Kavanaugh
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes transfer of State property and removes use restrictions.
Out of committee5
Permits children to obtain digital photo identification cards.
Requires municipal prosecutors to review motor vehicle abstracts of DWI offenders prior to sentencing.
Requires that chiropractic physicians, podiatric physicians, allopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians, dentists, and other health care providers be reimbursed at same rate for the same service. *
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Concerns unemployment benefits for temporary help service firm employees.
In committee12
Requires males to comply with federal selective service law as condition of State and political subdivision employment.
Authorizes hunting of deer with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Provides voting rights for graduating class representative on county college boards of trustees.
The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act."
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Establishes "Volunteer Emergency Services Highway Reimbursement Fund."
Prohibits use of Social Security numbers for identification purposes except for internal verification.
Prohibits business entities or institutions of higher education from using or displaying certain social security numbers under certain circumstances.
Adds murder to the list of predicate crimes in the felony murder statute.
Permits criminal history record check for unpaid volunteers in schools and requires applicant to be reimbursed for costs of check; permits the reimbursement of paid school personnel for such costs.
Extends veteran's tax deduction to certain persons undergoing training for deployment in Operation "Iraqi Freedom."
Requires fingerprinting for certain disorderly persons offenses.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operations Northern and Southern Watch.
Establishes NJ STARS Program to provide scholarships for county college students. *
Designates bridge over Raritan River carrying southbound U.S. Highway Route No. 1 between Edison Township and New Brunswick City as "Donald Goodkind Bridge," appropriates $2,500.
Establishes New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC), a new State monitoring system for public school districts.
"Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act."
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.
Allocates monies from assessment on hospital operating revenues to support federally qualified health centers.
Passed the Senate · 3
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Establishes Office of Environmental Law Enforcement in the Division of Criminal Justice in Department of Law and Public Safety; establishes Environmental Prosecutor. *
Changes calculation of average weekly wage for TDI benefits.
Out of committee · 16
Delays imposition of new State fees and fee increases on counties, municipalities and local school boards until next local budget year. *
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch. **
Changes laws governing financial liability for patients in psychiatric facilities and eliminates financial liens for persons treated at State and county psychiatric facilities. *
Revises charity care distribution formula.
Increases the amount of bonds issued for county college capital projects which qualify for State debt service aid support.
Permits municipalities to offer prescription drug benefit to certain retired volunteer firefighters and other emergency aid volunteers.
Implements amendments to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
Requires mattresses and box springs for sale in State meet 60-minute resistance to open-flame standard.
The "Identity Theft Prevention Act" *
Supplemental appropriation of $5 million to Division of State Police for additional police recruit class and communication system upgrades.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of donations received by the State for the New Jersey September 11th Memorial at Liberty State Park.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in foreign companies doing business in Sudan. *
Approves $6,435,602 in grants for certain historic preservation projects in central New Jersey.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship Fund.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS for Office on Women's Health.
Makes FY2006 supplemental General Fund appropriations of $4 million to DHS for home heating assistance and $9 million for energy assistance programs. *
In committee · 27
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Authorizes UEZA to designate a Raritan River Area Urban Enterprise Zone.
Proscribes liability of architects in certain circumstances.
Appropriates $150,000 to DOL to provide continued assistance to deaf community through State Centers for Independent Living.
Requires HIV testing for pregnant women and marriage license applicants.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act."
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Requires ATM facilities to be equipped with access to emergency telephone service.
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.
Creates "Children's Equal Rights Act."
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.
"Wastewater Treatment System Replacement Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $50,000,000 and appropriates $5,000.
Extends reduced or discounted cable television rate provisions to persons eligible for "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program."
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.
Authorizes counties and municipalities to adopt regulations limiting political contributions by contractors.
Exempts construction, expansion or renovation of buildings or other structures for police departments, fire departments, and volunteer first aid, emergency, ambulance or rescue squads from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Restricts sale of yellow ribbons; dedicates proceeds to veterans.
Requires DEP adopt regulations for the siting of wind farms that minimize environmental impact.
Increases the minimum wage in four steps to $7.25 on August 1, 2008.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
Creates 14 additional judgeships; raises court fees.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
Eliminates ambulatory care facility gross receipts assessment.
Authorizes special "Born to Run" license plate with proceeds to benefit Community FoodBank of New Jersey.