Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, Senate.
Robert E. Littell
Sponsored
Became law16
Exempts certain child care centers in public school buildings from radon testing and certain other requirements.
Requires health insurers that provide prescription drug coverage to issue standardized pharmacy identification cards. **
Approves Sussex county locations for certain projects by the State and certain nonprofit entities to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes; and appropriates $1 million for additions to Stokes State Forest and High Point State Park.
Grants PFRS service credit to NJ Transit police officers for service credited in federal pension system; provides for retirement allowance offset.
Appropriates $8,280,300 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $135 million to the DEP for dam, lake, and stream projects. *
Approves Sussex county locations for certain projects by the State and certain nonprofit entities to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes; and appropriates $1 million for additions to Stokes State Forest and High Point State Park.
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001. *
Appropriates $21,480,950,000 in State funds and $8,009,987,000 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2000-2001.
Makes fiscal year 2000 supplemental appropriations of $153,359,000 from the General Fund and $55,082,685 from the Property Tax Relief Fund.
Approves Sussex County locations for certain projects by the State and certain nonprofit entities to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes; and appropriates $2 million for additions to Stokes State Forest and High Point State Park.
Authorizes reciprocal agreements with other states for certain temporary disability benefits.
Appropriates $22,927,403,000 in State funds and $8,333,566,000 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2001-2002.
Makes fiscal year 2001 supplemental appropriations of $94,078,500: $57,080,000 from the General Fund and $36,998,500 from the Property Tax Relief Fund, and makes appropriations from other funds for clean water and sanitary landfill closure purposes. *
Excludes refunding bonds from calculation of annual limit of debt issued by Transportation Trust Fund Authority.
Revises Medicaid reimbursement methodology for pediatric rehabilitation hospitals. *
Vetoed3
Exempts certain sales by rural electric cooperatives from sales tax and corporation business tax.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $180,000 to the Department of Education for the New Jersey Business/Industry Science Education Consortium.
Appropriates $90,000 to Division of Fish and Wildlife for Hunters Helping the Hungry program.
Passed the Senate4
Expands the category of persons who can administer oaths of office and of allegiance, where no other provision is made by law, to include those persons who can presently attest to oaths, affirmations and affidavits in other contexts.
Reduces minimum population necessary to receive public health priority funding to 20,000.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $65,000 to the Department of Community Affairs for a grant-in-aid to The American Society for Public Administrators.
Changes phase-out of transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharges on certain energy sales. *
Out of committee15
Permits counties to contract with private, for-profit companies to operate commissaries at county prisons.
Establishes procedure for issuance of driver's license to new State resident.
Requires partial payment by the State of program budget per pupil amount for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.
Transfers certain State debt service appropriations savings for the purchase and retirement of certain State Pension Funding Bonds.
Establishes Department of Agriculture operating loan program for farmers participating in farmland preservation; appropriates $5,000,000. *
Exempts certain sales of platinum and palladium and certain investment coins, medallions and currency from sales tax. *
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund for completion of Korean War Memorial in Atlantic City.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in certain counties.
Provides for principal location of "New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center" in Phillipsburg, with satellite location in Netcong.
Appropriates $200,000 to the New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education for programs to promote an environmentally responsible citizenry.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to NJIT for support of College Leadership New Jersey.
Dedicates $20 million annually in realty transfer fee revenues to pay for development, improvement, and repair of State parks, forests, recreation areas, historic sites, natural areas and fish and wildlife areas. *
Supplemental appropriation of $3 million from General Fund for electronic voting machines for certain counties.
Appropriates $14.9 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes in northern NJ.
"Nurse Retention Stipend Program Act"; appropriates $1 million.
In committee14
Prohibits disqualification for unemployment benefits under certain circumstances.
Establishes the New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund in the State Treasury, establishes a perpetual income account therein, and dedicates certain monies therefrom for State government appropriations and State debt reduction.
Prohibits the sale of any gasoline containing methyl tertiary butyl ether or other ether oxygenates.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.
Requires municipal approval before DEP or qualifying nonprofit organization can acquire land for recreation and conservation purposes using certain State Funds.
Appropriates $4.0 million to local Shade Tree Commissions.
Appropriates $2.0 million to the Division of Fish and Wildlife for bear management.
Exempts sale of certain residences located on State-owned open space from certain sale procedures and requirements.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3.4 million from the General Fund to the DEP for Spruce Run Creek projects in Hunterdon county.
Allows cap banking in the 2001-2002 budgets of certain school districts with increased special education costs.
Prohibits DEP from imposing certain requirements on residential or nonresidential developments utilizing septic systems.
Exempts conservation district motor vehicles from registration fees.
Supplemental appropriation of $30,000 to DLPS for grant to Borough of Stanhope to purchase an emergency services vehicle.
Expands mission of NJ organized militia in DMAVA and increases size and rank of leadership.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law1
Changes phase-out of transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharges on certain energy sales. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Increases and indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit. *
Accelerates phase-in of the NJ SAVER rebate.
Assures certain benefits to certain police, fire and emergency personnel under certain circumstances in regard to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 or pursuant to an Executive Order by the Governor.
Prohibits sale of certain merchandise at excessive prices during certain emergencies.
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to assist in purchase and preservation of certain lands in Sterling Forest, New York.
Creates Lake Hopatcong Commission; appropriates $3 million.
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members. *
Appropriates $66,298,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government open space acquisition projects.
Appropriates $58 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Requires four year digitized picture driver's license; tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal aliens; appropriates $1.5 million.*
Provides the manufacturing equipment and employment investment tax credit under the corporation business tax for electric energy and thermal energy production.
Vetoed · 1
Requires consent prior to consideration of certain nominations for inclusion in Register of Historic Places.
Passed the Senate · 7
Increases value of Legislative Initiative Municipal Block Grant Program by $100,000,000 over three years.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of each school day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $54,500,000 from the General Fund for Special Municipal Aid Act allocations.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Concerns payment obligations of certain partnerships and limited liability companies and certain of their partners and members under the corporation business tax.
Makes supplemental appropriations in the Department of Community Affairs of $3,000,000 for additional flood aid for Bound Brook Borough and $2,000,000 for additional flood aid for Manville Borough.
Out of committee · 29
"New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act"; appropriates $500,000.*
Establishes Statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program; increases penalty for commission of certain sex offenses.**
Provides gross income tax credit for active members of volunteer emergency services organizations. *
Phases out the petroleum products gross receipts tax for fuel used to generate certain electricity.
Increases nonpublic pupil transportation to 30 miles from the pupil's residence.
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
Increases annual funding of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Appropriates $30 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $39,895,889 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond acts for local government open space acquisition or park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government park development projects.
Approves $16,001,500 in State funding for certain local government open space acquisition projects.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Authorizes Fish and Game Council to allow deer hunting on Sundays upon municipal approval.
Excludes U.S. military pensions and survivors benefits of persons less than 62 years of age from gross income taxation.
Eliminates corporation business tax on regular income of S corporations.
Establishes the level of school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.*
Prohibits home solicitation of senior citizens for certain home improvement loans under certain circumstances.
Authorizes State to establish intergovernmental transfer program in Medicaid program.
Approves funding eligibility of certain farmland preservation projects in northern NJ.
Provides for release of water from Spruce Run and Round Valley reservoirs; appropriates $350,000. **
Permits religious or charitable organization to lease property to other tax-exempt entities without loss of property tax exemption.*
Appropriates $16 million to DHSS for grants of $2 million each to the State's designated children's hospitals.
Establishes matching grant program to assist counties in upgrading election equipment; appropriates $5 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $4 million to DLPS for Office of Inspector General school construction monitoring.
Provides a school district budget cap adjustment for expenses related to the opening of a new school facility.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DCA for a grant to New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault and member rape crises centers for rape care and prevention programs.
Exempts children and victims for the payment of costs related to the maintenance and support of certain institutionalized individuals. *
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMAVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial. *
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care expenses. *
Implements provisions of "Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Bond Act"; appropriates $8,498,674.
In committee · 29
Indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Establishes "New Jersey Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Policy Study Commission."
Authorizes issuance of $35 million in contract bonds for cultural arts centers.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for child care expenses.
Dedicates use of tobacco settlement monies for certain health-related purposes and appropriates $40 million in State funds and $40 million in federal funds to increase Medicaid inpatient reimbursement rates.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to DLPS to replace State Police weapons.
Appropriates $3,894,400 to permit the Department of Corrections to hire one hundred additional corrections officers and requires the department to provide the Legislature with a staffing plan.
Requires organization that receives State family planning services funds to be separate from organization that provides abortion services.
Revises certain sections of the "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" concerning municipal providers of utility services and rural electric cooperatives.
Holds municipalities harmless with respect to apportionment of certain payments in lieu of taxes made by the State to municipalities under the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act."
Authorizes use of Workforce Development Partnership Fund moneys as needed for a certain construction project.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires building permit for work done pursuant to a home repair financing contract under certain circumstances.
Requires every home improvement contractor to be bonded for his work.
Appropriates $4 million to AOC to reduce juvenile probation officer caseloads.
Makes FY 2001 supplemental appropriation of up to $500,000 from Unemployment Compensation Auxiliary Fund to DOL for a study of unemployment in areas having unemployment rates double the State average.
Makes various fiscal year 2001 supplemental appropriations of $4,550,000 from the General Fund.
Combines the filing of application for the NJ SAVER rebate, homestead rebate, homestead property tax reimbursement, and homestead property tax credit with the New Jersey gross income tax return.
Appropriates $350,000 for Lake Hopatcong weed harvesters.
Amends definition of veteran for certain military engagements.
Provides sales tax exemptions for certain purchases by flood victims of August, 2000 storm.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2 million to the Department of State for a grant to the John Harms Center for the Arts for debt reduction.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Exempts 1996 and subsequent model year motor vehicles equipped with on-board diagnostic systems from emissions testing; requires check of functioning of on-board diagnostic system; directs AG to recover certain costs of enhanced inspection and maintenance program from federal government.
Supplemental appropriation of $20,000 to DMAVA for grant to Italian American War Veterans of U.S. 66th annual national convention in Atlantic City.
Requires surcharge for passenger restraint violation; establishes Child Safety Seat Distribution Program Fund.
Clarifies legislative intent with respect to use of certain monies included in the FY 2002 appropriations act.
Tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal alien; upgrades penalties for sale and possession of fake driver's license.
Filed · 2
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.