Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Peter J. Barnes Jr.
Sponsored
Became law4
Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.
Allows certain nonprofits to apply directly to Division of Highway Traffic Safety for federal grants.
Revises statutes governing compensation for victims of crime.
Clarifies that applicants on eligible list on effective date of P.L.2005, c.290 are entitled to preference granted children of fallen firefighters.
Passed the General Assembly3
Imposes civil penalty on persons who provide recommended answers to psychological test of law enforcement officers or candidates.
Establishes application fee to defray State Police costs of processing expungement petitions.
Creates permanent "Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing."
Out of committee16
Authorizes limited outside employment of assistant prosecutors.
Eliminates downgrading of DWI offenses that occur more than 10 years after previous conviction.
Prohibits deceptive use of depository institution's trade name or trademark.
Clarifies powers of public safety directors.
Provides for DCA to set maximum loan amounts to volunteer emergency service organizations to purchase vehicles and equipment.
Criminalizes organized retail theft and establishes crime of leader of organized retail theft enterprise.
Requires parole board to consider significant efforts at achieving GED in decreasing parole eligibility date.
Requires police departments to mail or fax accident reports upon request.
Establishes "Blue Heart Law Enforcement Assistance Program" to provide counseling support for wounded law enforcement officers. *
Establishes as crime of the second degree unlawful possession of certain handguns. *
Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."
Requires foreign corporations providing electronic communication services or remote computing services to comply with New Jersey subpoenas, court orders and search warrants.
Revises child pornography law. *
Requires DOC to transfer certain payments of restitution to VCCB.
Removes confidential employee status from investigators in Division of Criminal Justice and Division of Gaming Enforcement. *
Expands State law enforcement powers of United States Park Police.
In committee38
Establishes Election Advisory Commission.
Requires 10 percent premium discount for good drivers who are with same insurer five or more years.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Increases drunk driving enforcement surcharge.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for defibrillator training for police and firefighters.
Requires destruction of firearms replaced by police.
Permits instruction on backpack safety to be included in the curriculum of elementary, middle, and high school students as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Authorizes court to refrain from imposing driver's license suspension on defendant convicted of CDS offense if compelling circumstances exist.
Establishes certain hiring preference for children of firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Requires short-term custody, evaluation for student bringing gun to school.
Amends "Waterfront Commission Act" to expand commission's jurisdiction over certain licensing and registration procedures.
Provides options for municipalities wishing to dispose of inexpensive police held tangible property.
Revises law governing private investigators.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,793,000 to Judiciary to expand the drug court program Statewide.
Extends State veterans' benefits eligibility to those New Jerseyans who served on active duty missions related to the war on terror since September 11, 2001.
Allows certain DOC administrators to become members of PERS Prosecutors Part.
Increases Intoxicated Driver Resource Center requirements for first-time DWI offenders.
Increases minimum period of imprisonment from 10 to 30 days for driving while license revoked for DWI.
"Electronic Waste Producer Responsibility Act."
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing qualified ex-offenders.
Provides civil immunity to psychiatrists or licensed psychologists who perform fitness-for-duty evaluations.
Changes membership of State Police Retirement System Board of Trustees.
The "Bounty Hunter Licensing Act."
Requires certification to render massage, bodywork or somatic therapy services.
Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death.
Adds representative of county government to Police Training Commission.
Amends "Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act" to address terrorist and criminal acts.
Establishes unlawful use of a hand-held wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle as a primary offense.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $1,000 income tax deduction.
Allows municipalities to publish ordinances, resolutions or other notices in free newspapers.
Reduces drug free school and public property zones to 200 feet.
Concerns debarment of contractors for conviction of certain computer-related crimes.
Provides for dismissal of certain frivolous lawsuits filed by inmates.
Provides for payment of VCCB assessments out of defendant's bail monies.
Revises law concerning wine tastings and samplings conducted by certain alcoholic beverage licensees.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees.
Requires newly manufactured handguns be micro-stamped.
Authorizes VCCB to reimburse expenses incurred for sexual assault examination.
Carried from the Senate
Became law4
Criminalizes organized retail theft and establishes crime of leader of organized retail theft enterprise.
Prohibits deceptive use of depository institution's trade name or trademark.
Requires police department to mail or fax accident reports upon request.
Establishes "Blue Heart Law Enforcement Assistance Program" to provide counseling support for wounded law enforcement officers. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Increases civil penalties for safety violations with respect to certain natural gas or hazardous liquid facilities. *
Skinner's and Michelle's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury. *
Requires all municipal court administrators to be certified and provides for interim municipal court administrator appointments under certain circumstances.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in Division of Consumer Affairs. **
Upgrades simple assault against a private school teacher to aggravated assault; adds definition of "school" to criminal code. *
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
Prohibits sale, use, and burning of creosote or creosote-treated products. *
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Establishes pilot program to conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Passed the General Assembly · 11
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors. *
Requires criminal history background check for owners and employees of traveling sales crews. *
Clarifies that gang related incident offense report is to be forwarded to Superintendent of State Police for inclusion in Uniform Crime Report. *
Requires municipality to post sign on property subject of development application.
Increases motor vehicle property damage reporting threshold to over $1000.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
Requires wheelchair securement and occupant securement devices for wheelchaired passengers.
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
Concerns access to physical therapy services, and insurance claims handling following access to such services. *
Out of committee · 25
Clarifies certain provisions in the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights." *
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
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.
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Makes escapees responsible for apprehension costs.
Permits granting residency credit points to candidates taking municipal police and fire promotional examination.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance to borrower within five business days after request.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Authorizes grants to New Jersey Transit Police Department to purchase body vests.
"Bloodborne Disease Harm Reduction Act"; establishes demonstration program to permit operation of sterile syringe access programs; appropriates $10 million. *
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets. *
Imposes conditions on drivers approaching stopped emergency vehicles, tow trucks or highway maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights. *
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.
Recodifies Title 4 criminal animal cruelty offenses in State criminal code; increases level of certain offenses and crimes; establishes new offenses; revises civil penalties; repeals various sections of law; designated as Angel's Law. **
Allows access to housing, public facilities and transportation for certain working dogs, provides penalties for violation.
Authorizes provision of interest-free loans from new home warranty security fund for homeowners to replace polybutylene water piping.
Permits revised methods of treatment for chiropractors and establishes continuing education requirements.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Establishes New Jersey Pharmacy Discount Prescription Drug Program in DHSS.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games. *
"Billy's Law"; requires DCF and DHS to establish regulations for out-of-State placements in residential schools and programs. **
Requires traffic citations be signed by offender upon issuance.
Eliminates the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances. *
Requires written notice to be provided to county health departments and local health agencies concerning contaminated sites. *
In committee · 126
Limits operation of personal watercraft in coastal wetlands.
Allows vendors to retain 1% of sales tax collected as consideration for collecting and promptly remitting the same.
Allows certain corporations to file consolidated corporation business tax returns.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Requires emergency first aid and first responder retraining for local law enforcement officers; establishes a "duty to act" in emergency situations for on-duty local law enforcement officers.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
Extends certain benefits to members of U.S. Reserves and State organized militia who serve at least 180 continuous days.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Establishes the Higher Education Study Commission.
Allows a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases by full-time undergraduate students at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Permits eviction for good cause of tenants who are creating nuisance; requires court to notify landlord when restraining order has been issued barring tenant from residential rental property.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Clarifies that the term "deadly weapon" includes an animal.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential property under redevelopment laws.
Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million.
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Increases income limits for Home Care Expansion Program; appropriates $8 million.
Eliminates compulsory liability and no-fault automobile insurance; reinstates financial responsibility laws; applies doctrine of contributory negligence in motor vehicle accidents; permits file and use of rates.
Increases amount of State payment for post-retirement health care benefits for certain retired police officers and firefighters.
Increases annual funding of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to qualified handicapped persons at sheltered workshops.
Abolishes the death penalty in New Jersey.
Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances.
Extends the period of "lemon law" coverage for certain new motor vehicles.
Criminalizes the failure of a witness to report a crime in certain circumstances.
Authorizes local officials to inspect commercial motor vehicles.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Prohibits taking of horseshoe crabs.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
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.
Mandates training for judges and judicial personnel regarding problems and issues faced by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
Creates the "Grandparents' Court Liaison Program."
Directs the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Human Services to work with institutions of higher education in the development of certain family programs.
Requires HMFA to prioritize projects affordable to extended family care givers; amends Fair Housing Act to allow funding to programs supporting extended family care.
Requires DHS and DHSS to provide information about federal and State benefits to persons providing kinship care.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
Directs Drinking Water Quality Institute to reevaluate maximum contaminant level for arsenic, MTBE and radium in drinking water; appropriates $300,000.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Incorporates federal standards governing sale and transfer of firearms to aliens and non-residents.
Permits local contracting units to award public contracts to certain bidders whose offered price does not exceed price of lowest responsible bidder by more than one percent.
Requires motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers to notify consumers of relevant adjustment programs.
Requires insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer.
Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 annual compensation PERS retiree may earn in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment.
Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Increases host community benefit for municipalities wherein solid waste transfer stations are located from fifty cents to one dollar per ton of solid waste processed at such facilities.
Permits nonpartisan municipal elections to be held on same day as general election.
Increases penalties for fraudulently obtaining, possessing or displaying certain motor vehicle inspection stickers.
Requires public institutions of higher education to prorate salary for part-time faculty appointments based on salary for comparable full-time positions.
Prohibits price gouging during a declared state of emergency.
Imposes limits on fees charged for discovery in municipal court matters.
Provides for compensation of teachers on appropriate salary guide and schedule after withholding of an increment.
Requires appraisal or certification to be delivered by owner upon appeal of certain commercial and industrial property taxes.
Requires assisted living facilities to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Excludes from PAAD income eligibility withdrawals from an IRA.
Allows gross income tax credit for unreimbursed hearing aid expenses.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Requires markings be removed from ambulances before certain sales.
Reduces years of law enforcement experience required for certain law enforcement officers to establish right to carry a firearm.
Permits members of State Police to receive travel and subsistence reimbursement exceeding $500 limit from certain sources other than State for out of State travel for educational purposes.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Exempts police from jury duty.
Requires police notification when driver license is suspended.
Upgrades penalties for certain fireworks violations.
Requires retail food establishments to provide certain nutritional information for food or beverage items sold to its customers.
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
Requires responsible business practices by large employers regarding wages and benefits.
Requires criminal background checks of employees of private prisoner transport companies.
Creates the offense of trafficking in and possession of counterfeit commuter tickets.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Provides certain benefits to New Jersey Transit police officers.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Authorizes the issuance of restraining orders in situtations where the domestic violence statutes do not apply; repeals section 2 of P.L.1999, c.47.
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Clarifies certain provisions in the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy in excess of three years and requires the payment of increments pursuant to an expired policy in certain circumstances.
Provides for establishment of liens on net proceeds of settlements, judgments or awards.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Provides early childhood program aid to certain school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Provides increased demonstrably effective program aid to school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires mandatory sexual violence training for law enforcement, judicial and prosecutorial personnel.
Requires written prescriptions to be legibly printed or typed.
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in DHSS; requires pharmacies to compile drug retail price lists.
Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.
Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 25% State support.
Empowers special agents and enforcement officers of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement to make arrests for certain violations of State law.
Removes requirement of physical interference from crime of obstructing administration of law.
Requires theaters to reserve certain seats for patrons with hearing loss.
Permits school districts to provide transportation to nonpublic school pupils and charge parents when the per pupil amount of the route exceeds the maximum nonpublic school transportation cost per pupil.
Provides Commissioner of Education access to State tax records of the relevant parties in the expedited proceedings contesting a board of education's removal of an ineligible student from the school district.
Requires binding arbitration for certain matters relating to dismissals or reductions in salary of tenured persons employed in a teaching capacity at a county college.
Prescribes duties of driver approaching a stopped emergency vehicle or tow truck displaying flashing lights.
Ensures operation of certain motor fuel storage, distribution and dispensing facilities during disasters and emergencies.
Establishes Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Pilot Program in DHS; appropriates $10 million.
Requires medical examiner to contact next-of-kin in case of certain deaths.
Establishes universal credit equivalency program to provide seamless transfer of college credits by institutions of higher education.
Provides PFRS and PERS accidental disability retirement and accidental death benefits for volunteer firefighter service-connected injury or death.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain infant formulas.
Increases firearm permit and license fees.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Requires insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HPV vaccine.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on general election days when Office of President of the United States is on ballot.
Provides for civil action against person committing act of cruelty against domestic companion animal.
Provides tuition-free enrollment at New Jersey public colleges to certain members of the State Police.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, certain membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
Creates "New Jersey Voter Reward Act."
Requires reimbursement of physical damage deductible paid by insured under private passenger automobile insurance policy within 180 days under certain circumstances.
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.