Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
Sharpe James
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Removes limitation on amount counties may appropriate in support of performing arts centers.
Out of committee1
Clarifies public entities' immunities under the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act" for traffic signs and signals.
In committee19
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million from the General Fund for the Social Services for the Homeless program.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Requires State Police to maintain and make available certain records for at least 10 years.
Requires State Police applicants to undergo psychological testing for racial bias.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to DHS for creation of domestic violence services unit in Essex County.
Increases pension benefits for certain retirees in certain municipal retirement systems.
Establishes "Public Confidence-Police Integrity" telephone hotline.
Upgrades penalties for motor vehicle theft offenses.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DHS for grant to Babyland Family Services, Inc.
Allows reduced sales tax rate for sales of motor vehicles in certain urban enterprise zones and UEZ-impacted business districts.
Increases PFRS disability, accidental death and special retirement benefits; increases members' contribution rate.
Prohibits any person from simultaneously holding more than one State, county, municipal, or school district elective office.
Provides $250 homestead property tax credit to senior citizens in first class cities.
Requires school districts receiving at least 51% of net budget through State aid to adopt dress code.
The "Responsible Pit Bull Ownership Licensing Act"; authorizes municipalities to require a license for a person to own, keep or harbor a pit bull.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $13,000,000 from the General Fund for renovations at UMDNJ's University Hospital, Newark, for Labor, Delivery, Recovery suite renovations and neonatal and intermediate care nursery equipment.
Supplemental appropriation of $400,000 to DHS for grant to Integrity, Inc.
Revises the insurance premiums tax treatment of health service corporations.
Filed2
Prohibits persons newly elected to public office from simultaneously holding more than one elective office.
Prohibits newly elected public office holders from simultaneously holding more than one elective office.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Enhances protections afforded under child protection window guard law.
Establishes the crime of corruption of public resources.
Establishes the "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
Creates the "Internet Dating Safety Act," requiring Internet dating services to provide notice whether the service conducts criminal background screenings.
Provides for mandatory term of imprisonment for luring and enticing an adult; increases mandatory term for luring and enticing a child.
Restricts certain sex offenders' access to the Internet.
"Nicole's Law;" permits victim of sex offense to obtain restraining order against offender. *
Passed the Senate · 1
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Out of committee · 7
Establishes municipal authority to supervise, discipline and terminate employment of construction code officials.
Creates program in HMFA to assist participants in federal section 8 home ownership program.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Upgrades penalties for recruiting minors and confined persons to be in criminal street gang. *
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Lowers to 62 statutory qualifying age for low-income senior citizen State rental assistance grants.
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
In committee · 11
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Requires criminal history record background checks for DYFS caseworkers.
Requires acquisition of defibrillators for use in public and nonpublic high schools and training of certain personnel in usage; appropriates $900,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS for Office on Women's Health.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $1,000,000.
Requires drug testing of resource family parents and DYFS caseworkers.
Provides for municipal regulation of liverycar service.
Reestablishes and revises public contract set-aside program.