Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Wilfredo Caraballo
Sponsored
Became law1
Establishes Managed Health Care Consumer Assistance Program; appropriates $500,000. *
Out of committee2
Appropriates $500,000 for the Greater Newark Conservancy.
Revises rules concerning secured transactions; replaces chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
In committee20
Criminalizes depriving persons of their civil rights.
Requires municipalities and State legislators to be notified when municipalities within their legislative districts may be eligible for State grants or benefits.
Increases payments in lieu of taxes for certain real property owned by the New Jersey Transit Corporation.
Re-establishes the Department of the Public Advocate; establishes new Division of Child Advocacy within the Department.
Requires divestiture of certain assets in conversion of health service corporation to mutual insurer.
Requires registration for sex offense convictions in certain foreign countries.
Provides for reestablishment of local school board six months after creation of State-operated school district.
Provides State aid to municipalities for certain group homes which are owned by tax-exempt entities.
Authorizes municipalities to establish commercial incentive zones and sharing of retail sales tax proceeds therein.
Repeals New Jersey's no-fault automobile insurance law and related acts.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for hospice and palliative care programs.
Establishes task force to investigate the Farmland Assessment Act.
Provides that certain young persons are not liable for certain debts.
Prohibits veterinarians from restricting pet owners choice of specialist veterinarian.
Creates strict liability and criminal sanctions for owners of certain trucks involved in certain fatal crashes.
Requires semi-annual safety inspections of certain trucks.
Abolishes the death penalty in New Jersey.
Makes right turn on red optional rather than mandatory.
The "New Jersey Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act".
Repeals law enforcement powers of societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and requires State to provide support to municipalities and counties in administering and enforcing animal control, animal welfare, and animal cruelty laws.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
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.
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
Requires proof of valid motor vehicle insurance before release of impounded motor vehicle in certain cases.
Permits a State employees' salary reduction program for qualified transportation benefits and increases the Travel Demand Management Program gross income tax exclusions for commuter transportation benefits.*
Prohibits home solicitation of senior citizens for certain home improvement loans under certain circumstances.
Allows PERS retiree to resume employment covered by PERS as teacher with higher education institution without suspension of benefits.
Enacts the "Uniform Partnership Act (1996)."
Designated the "Community Health Care Assets Protection Act."
Establishes the "New Jersey Individual Development Account Program," appropriates $2 million from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds. **
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Appropriates an amount, not to exceed $30 million, in certain State revenues for energy assistance programs. *
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Vetoed · 1
Amends "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to enhance oversight and accountability.
Passed the General Assembly · 12
Defines municipal powers to remove graffiti from buildings. **
Establishes programs through NJ KidCare for State financial assistance and subsidies to purchase employer-sponsored health benefits plans for certain dependent children.
Provides State in lieu aid to municipalities for certain tax-exempt group homes.
Requires a dealer to disclose missing or defective emission control equipment in a used motor vehicle under certain circumstances, and exempts certain motor vehicles from regulation.
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.*
Allows certain State employees to receive paid post-retirement medical benefits.
Places five-year moratorium on distribution and sale of irradiated food.
Prohibits local exchange telecommunications companies from assessing touch-tone service or similar service charges.*
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Provides for organ bequest on ABC age identification cards.
Prohibits discrimination by landlords against tenants based on source of income or age of children under "Law Against Discrimination." *
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 19
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Provides increase in cash assistance benefits as the result of the birth of a child under Work First New Jersey program. *
Makes fiscal year 2000 supplemental appropriations of $153,359,000 from the General Fund and $55,082,685 from the Property Tax Relief Fund.
Creates 12 additional Superior Court judgeships; establishes a Special Business Part in the Superior Court; provides for appropriations. *
Provides New Jersey sales tax amnesty program for small business.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Appropriates $1 million to DEP for grants for certain historic sites preservation projects. *
Permits aid to State supervised municipalities to eliminate structural deficit.
Establishes 10 year limitation on surveyor's liability with exception for adverse possession cases.
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott district to assist students with print disabilities.
"Congestion Reduction and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act."
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Provides for the conversion of a health service corporation to a for-profit health insurer and the establishment of a foundation for the value of that corporation. *
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Requires motor vehicle driver operating on a street or highway to make all reasonable efforts to remove accumulated ice or snow from the vehicle; creates fine.
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DCA to fund grant to ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey to pay off mortgage on Statewide headquarters building.
Concerns chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Authorizes cities of the first class to contract with nonprofit organizations for the provision of water supply and wastewater treatment services.
In committee · 74
Provides a 2001 gross income tax year deduction for charitable contributions made for efforts in relief of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Requires Division of State Police to prepare annual report on certain civilian complaints against troopers and officers.
Requires health benefits coverage for prescription drugs for treatment of epilepsy.
Establishes State Pediatric Epilepsy Resource Program; appropriates $50,000.
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to DCED and EDA assistance.
Increases minimum wage.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
Prohibits railroad storage of hazardous substances and nighttime idling of train engines near residences.
Supplemental appropriation of $424,000 to Board of Nursing.
Requires carriers which offer managed care plans to permit covered person to continue treatment for limited time with a physician no longer employed by or under contract with the carrier for certain health conditions.
Requires certain health insurers to provide coverage for prescription contraceptives.
Establishes program to increase collection of unpaid motor vehicle fines.
Extends long-term foster care until the age of 21.
Makes supplemental appropriation from the General Fund for State aid to local government units and school districts to replace local tax loss attributable to certain change in taxable value of depreciable business personal property.
Prohibits State Treasurer from selecting certain banks to act as custodian of State funds or fiscal agent of the State, or both.
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
Extends overtime pay requirements to certain workers.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.0 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Increases number of public members of HMFA.
Requires T & E amount used in the calculation of State school aid to be adjusted by regional cost factors.
Provides that State school aid shall be based on enrollment projections made by each school district.
Allows municipality to require current property taxes as condition of ABC license.
Prohibits reductions for certain Abbott districts in parity remedy State aid originally allocated for the 1997-98 school year.
Expands study of impact of 65 MPH law to include assessment of the safe operating skills exhibited by drivers on those highways.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Directs UEZA to establish permanent enterprise zones.
Establishes Institute of Law and Mental Health; appropriates $95,000.
Prohibits use of not at-fault accidents as a tier rating factor for automobile insurance.
Makes supplemental appropriations of $2,000,000 from the General Fund to the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund and $500,000 for additional services for boarder babies.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles, compensation and layoffs.
Enacts the "Senior Citizens Protection Act;" imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment.
Prohibits New Jersey Turnpike Authority from adopting "congestion pricing" or off-peak discounts on New Jersey Turnpike without legislative approval or authorization.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Directs BPU to establish time periods for subscribers to pay certain cable TV line installation charges.
Increases pension payable to Judicial Retirement System member with more than five but less than 10 years' service mandatorily retired for age; allows such member to purchase certain JRS credit.
Prohibits charging fees for access or use of public beaches.
Makes various changes to cable television franchise fee.
Requires certain State actions before using general coefficient of deviation to mandate municipal revaluation.
Requires State reimbursement for municipal cost of tax map after revaluation in certain circumstances.
Requires health care provider participating in NJ KidCare program to provide all medically necessary health care services to eligible child which provider is qualified to provide.
Provides for a term of imprisonment for a conviction of aggravated arson under certain circumstances.
Requires installation of sprinklers in all dormitories; creates loan program in NJHMFA; appropriates $70 million.
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
Permits person with criminal record to obtain certain employment if disqualifying offense was committed more than 10 years ago.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Appropriates $73 million in FY 2000 to the Newark School District to eliminate the State operated district's budget deficit.
"21st Century Transportation Trust Fund Extension Act."
Requires State and local civil service entities to grant paid leave of absence to members of certain law enforcement and firefighters' associations who attend State or national conventions.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Allows persons on probation and certain persons on parole to vote; provides assistance in registering to vote to persons on probation, certain parolees and certain persons completing sentences.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Provides for issuance of receipt to voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be used as proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election.
"The New Jersey Electronic Voting Machine Act"; requires use of electronic voting machines in elections.
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Concerns reemployment services and training programs.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Changes Commissioner of Personnel's authority concerning titles; requires public employers to negotiate with employee majority representative for change in titles.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
Supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to DLPS for DNA testing of convicted criminals.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for child and dependent care expenses.
"Sports and Entertainment District Financing Act."
Filed · 1
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.