Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
Robert E. Littell
Sponsored
Became law2
Provides appropriations act provision concerning the transportation of school pupils in certain remote schools in certain counties.
Expands eligibility for reimbursement from Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund and amends powers and duties of Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission.
Passed the Senate3
Exempts conservation district motor vehicles from registration fees.
Appropriates $3,400,000 to DCA to fund Watershed Moratorium Offset Aid.
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 committee3
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Bans intentional feeding of black bears.
Enhances the New Jersey Business Employment Incentive Program for targeted economic development and provides funding for incentives through New Jersey Economic Development Authority bonds. *
In committee28
Appropriates $200,000 to the New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education for programs to promote an environmentally responsible citizenry.
Appropriates $2 million to the Division of Fish and Wildlife for bear management.
Appropriates $2 million to local Shade Tree Commissions.
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.
Establishes the High Point Veterans' Monument Rededication Commission; appropriates $50,000.
"Nurse Retention Stipend Program Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $30,000 to DLPS for grant to Borough of Stanhope to purchase an emergency services vehicle.
Permits certain officeholders to holdover until successor appointed and qualified.
Provides a 2003-2004 school year budget cap adjustment for districts which opened a new school facility in September of 1999.
Eliminates the alternative minimum assessment under the corporation business tax.
Supplemental appropriation of $632,000 to Department of the Treasury for the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to administer programs.
Appropriates $90,000 to Division of Fish and Wildlife for Hunters Helping the Hungry program.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $100,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Community Affairs for the Friends of Teen Arts for arts education programming.
Permits continued NJ FamilyCare eligibility for parent whose child turns 19 under certain circumstances.
Concerns Motor Vehicle Commission service charges.
Eliminates the alternative minimum assessment under the corporation business tax for privilege periods beginning on or after January 1, 2003.
Requires prequalification by State officials of prospective bidders for local public works contracts in same manner as prequalification of prospective bidders for State contracts.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $392,500,000 to the Department of Health and Senior Services for certain Medicaid and PAAD related costs.
Exempts underground facilities for storing or conveying liquefied petroleum gas from "Underground Facility Protection Act."
Requires award of grants to remediate discharges from home heating oil tanks for applications filed prior to July 1, 2007.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex and Warren Counties.
Prohibits Governor from appearing in certain State-funded advertisements.
Supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to DHSS for a grant to Integrity, Inc.
Permits use of deadly force against black bears in certain cases.
Extends for five additional years use of special appraisal method when acquiring certain lands for open space or farmland preservation purposes.
Extends the mileage limit for receipt of transportation services for students in certain counties attending out-of-State nonpublic schools.
Concerns nonresident student enrollment at county colleges.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from imposing nonresident tuition fees on members of New Jersey National Guard and surviving children and spouses of Guard members killed in line of duty.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
Provides for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Requires building permit for work done pursuant to a home repair financing contract under certain circumstances.
Extends transmittal date of FY2002-03 gubernatorial budget message to Legislature to March 26, 2002.
Eliminates remarriage prohibition for PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits. *
Appropriates $11.05 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in northern New Jersey.
Appropriates $56 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
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. *
Appropriates $6,036,777 from the "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Passed the Senate · 3
Directs Department of Personnel to establish pre-entry physical and psychological fitness standards for applicants for police training academies. ***
Allows hunters, anglers, and trappers to cover over or mask Social Security Numbers displayed on hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses.
"Patient Safety Act"; establishes medical error reporting system and provides "Good Samaritan" protections to certain health care professionals.
Out of committee · 11
Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS.
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Creates the "September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act." *
Increases the maximum amount of bonds issued by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority for the Public Library Project Fund from $45 million to $95 million to provide library construction and technology grants.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Raises N.J. Environmental Infrastructure Trust's statutory debt ceiling to $1.6 billion.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Establishes Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board in Department of Community Affairs.
Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat. *
Implements portions of federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002."
In committee · 25
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.
Increases nonpublic pupil transportation to 30 miles from the pupil's residence.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care expenses.
Requires every home improvement contractor to be bonded for his work.
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.
Requires surcharge for passenger restraint violation; establishes Child Safety Seat Distribution Program Fund.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial.
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
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.
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.
"Water Supply Bond Act of 2002," authorizes bonds for $300 million and appropriates $5,000.
Enacts the Interstate compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Directs State to purchase certain properties leased by Thomas Edison State College; makes appropriation therefor.
Appropriates $1.5 million to the DEP for the Lake Hopatcong Commission.
Authorizes Lake Hopatcong Commission to hire private counsel, rather than AG, to provide legal advice, services, and representation.
Prohibits filling of vacancy among candidates if vacancy occurs between 51st and 30th day prior to general election, except under certain circumstances; provides reimbursement of certain election-related expenses.
Provides for paid post-retirement medical benefits to certain retired veteran State and local government employees.
Requires Director of DYFS to provide employees with access to motor vehicles, cellular telephones and computers.
Prohibits paid advertisements on county and municipal police, first-aid, and fire vehicles.
Permits a farm income averaging credit under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Excludes from taxation under Corporation Business Tax certain sales of land for open space and farmland preservation.
Increases State supplementary payment for residential health care facilities.
Supplemental appropriation for $5.0 million to DHSS for a grant to the Coriell Institute for Medical Research.