Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
Joseph V. Doria Jr.
Sponsored
Became law2
Makes technical change concerning the annual fiscal year timing of various statutory deposits of dedicated cigarette tax revenue.
Revises procedures for condemnation of certain property and use of the power of eminent domain by railroads.
Vetoed1
Expands wrongful death act to allow recovery for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship. *
Passed the Senate2
Authorizes a competitive system-wide franchise for certain providers of cable television service. *
Requires notices concerning employees under age 18 to be posted in English and Spanish.
Out of committee13
Allows disabled veteran's surviving spouse to claim property tax exemption when veteran's disability declaration is granted after death.
Authorizes property tax deferment for deployed military personnel.
Extends eligibility for New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship Program to dependents and spouses of persons who died as a result of illness caused by exposure to attack sites.
Provides that certain industrial use chemicals are not controlled dangerous substances.
Requires DEP to hold local public hearing for certain major developments located in a State park or forest upon request of affected municipality. *
Provides certain manufacturing facilities making certain recycled content standards products a seven year energy and utility service sales and use tax exemption, transitional energy facility assessment exemption and authority for an energy off-tariff rat
Establishes pilot program to conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.
Requires prevailing wages to be paid for construction work on State-owned properties.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Revises surety bond requirements for the off-site sale of certain motor vehicles.
Establishes the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and revises the school construction program established under the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."
Creates new alcoholic beverage license for facilities that teach winemaking.
Amends language in annual appropriations act to eliminate moratorium on Medicaid reimbursement to new pharmacies and medical supplies sold in pharmacies. *
In committee81
Requires the placement of defibrillators at public and independent institutions of higher education.
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in public school districts to assist students with print disabilities.
Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts by the 2005-2006 school year and establishes a Statewide uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.
Imposes 6% tax on certain political contributions.
Provides contributory SHBP benefits to certain PFRS, CPFPF and PERS retirees.
Establishes the Higher Education Master Plan Commission in the Legislative Branch of State government.
Permits Director of ABC to grant plenary winery license under certain circumstances.
Allows PAAD recipients freedom of choice in selecting a pharmacy and prohibits the imposition of a mail order system.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Clarifies that use of ignition interlock device is mandatory for all drunk driving offenses and requires installation during license suspension.
Requires party bidding on, or performing, a State contract to provide employee health care benefits.
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
Establishes the Garden State New Millennium Loan and Loan Redemption Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Restores fiscal integrity and enhances funding to Transportation Trust Fund.
Establishes NJ SMART homestead rebates to offset 50% of public school property taxes of homestead owners and tenants and a gross income tax surcharge to fund NJ SMART homestead rebates.
Requires State college boards of trustees to maintain minutes; provides Governor veto over minutes.
Establishes certain consumer protections for wireless telephone subscribers.
Establishes public school district budget cap adjustment for utility and energy costs.
Authorizes NJ Transit to establish NJ Transit Development Corporation as subsidiary corporation.
"New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act."
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Establishes the Municipal Court Study Commission.
Appropriates $100,000 to the Hudson-Essex-Passaic Soil Conservation District for two-year soil survey in Hudson County.
Authorizes Greenwood Lake Commission to charge certain fees for docks, wharfs, moorings and boats.
Requires certain employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
Requires issuance of permit to replace shower valves.
Concerns treatment of and penalties for certain truant and incorrigible pupils.
Requires parent-teacher organization to share bank statement with board of education.
Authorizes transfer of title at any point during the term of a local unit lease purchase agreement or contract.
Repeals certain requirements for certain prescription drug plans.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Establishes health care quality improvement fund grant program funded from tax rate increase on small cigars.
Requires adopted person or birth parent to notify approved agency when hereditary disease is diagnosed after adoption is finalized.
Concerns lost or stolen E-ZPass transponders.
Appropriates $424,559 to the DEP from the "Stormwater Management and Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement Fund" for a grant to a certain local government for sewer infrastructure improvements.
Increases the railroad franchise tax to support State homeland security, domestic preparedness and counter-terrorism programs.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury to provide tax credits for contributions to entities which provide tuition scholarships to children residing in Camden, Newark, Orange and Trenton or fund innovative public school programs.
Requires MVC to open inspection station in Bayonne or Jersey City.
Establishes "New Jersey Partnership for Secure Schools Pilot Program" in Department of Education; appropriates $3 million.
Allows counties and local contracting units to offer incentive to waive SHBP coverage to employees eligible for other health care coverage.
Permits transfer of service credit among State-administered retirement systems; permits use of ABP credit for TPAF and PERS benefits.
Makes permanent senior citizen and handicapped citizen reduced fare program for travel at all peak and offpeak hours.
Authorizes grants to independent colleges for remediation of contaminated property not owned by college in same or adjacent municipality; authorizes property lien for grant amount.
Waives motor vehicle registration fee for vehicles owned by municipal and county utilities authority.
"Affordability, College Capacity, and Economic and Student Success (ACCESS) Bond Act of 2006;" authorizes bonds for $2,705,000,000 to finance the construction and renovation of higher education facilities and appropriates $5,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $25 million to DCA to fund grant to Jersey City.
Removes two license limit on plenary retail distribution license holders.
Requires item cost indicators on cash registers to be visible to customers.
Requires drug manufacturers to offer their drugs to purchasers on terms and conditions offered to most favored purchaser.
Provides credit against gross income tax for first time home buyers with household incomes less than $100,000.
Requires DEP to prepare and adopt a plan to tax dormant cargo containers that remain empty or unused for 90 days or more.
Increases the amount of certain retirement income excludable from gross income.
Caps supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for school administrators at $15,000.
Reorganizes the provisions in Title 18A regarding public and nonpublic school pupil transportation.
Permits school districts to provide transportation to nonpublic school pupils when the per pupil amount of the route exceeds the maximum nonpublic school transportation costs per pupil by no more than 10%.
Establishes uniform school bus life of 15 years for all new school buses.
Establishes a regional transportation coordinator unit in each office of the county superintendent to improve the coordination of pupil transportation services within the county.
Authorizes fees and tax abatements for vacant property in certain municipalities.
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.
Expands demand side management programs in BPU to include low-interest loans and grants to municipalities for energy efficient programs and innovative energy technologies.
Establishes pilot program to provide tax credits for contributions to entities which provide tuition scholarships to children residing in Camden, Newark, Orange, Trenton, Elizabeth, Paterson and Lakewood or fund innovative public school programs.
Establishes 2-year "Gang Violence Prevention Pilot Program" in Department of Children and Families.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Permits municipalities to purchase and issue certain surplus retail alcoholic beverage licenses.
Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.
Requires Department of Education to establish an advanced placement incentive grant program; appropriates $300,000.
Makes restricted use drivers licenses available to certain motor vehicle offenders.
Prohibits individuals from purchasing more than one handgun in a calendar month.
Criminalizes possession and use of cellular phone in adult or juvenile correctional facility and criminalizes giving cellular phone to inmate.
Establishes the "Equal Benefits Act of 2007."
Authorizes educational service providers to provide in-district special education instructional programs.
Concerns access to physical therapy services, and insurance claims handling following access to such services.
Increases amount annually available for eligible households under certain energy assistance and energy conservation programs; provides for funding from increased revenue collected on rising natural gas prices; and makes appropriations.
Permits a local realty transfer fee on property located in cities of the first class.
Permits bond ordinance to be adopted by affirmative votes of simple majority of local governing body.
Establishes three-year Nurse Educator Pilot Program in Division of Consumer Affairs.
Imposes conditions on contracts for collection, treatment or disposal of sewage by sewerage authorities; requires contracts to be renegotiated when conditions are not met.
Establishes procedure for guaranteed energy savings contracts by governmental entities.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support Boys and Girls Clubs in New Jersey.
Limits motor bus owner responsibility for no-fault medical expense benefits coverage for certain injured passengers.
Exempts work on affordable housing owned by public bodies from prevailing wage law.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Establishes the crime of corruption of public resources.
Establishes the "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
Permits county board of taxation to extend municipality's filing deadline for assessment appeals for any year in which revaluation is implemented.
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.
Authorizes certain cities to establish a municipal hospital authority.
Authorizes certain local units to develop broadband telecommunications infrastructure used for providing broadband telecommunications service via wirelesss community networks. *
Increases amount of State tax credits under "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
"Nicole's Law;" permits victim of sex offense to obtain restraining order against offender. *
Passed the Senate · 3
Expands consumer protections under New Jersey's motor vehicle "lemon law." *
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Modifies and clarifies "Redevelopment Area Bond Financing Law" and authorizes special assessments for environmental cleanup. *
Out of committee · 15
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Requires prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs. *
The "Responsible Employer Act." *
Permits limited period for Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners to elect to pay the costs of health insurance premiums for certain retirees. *
Renames the Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program and makes various other changes to the program.
Changes various provisions of "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act."
Upgrades simple assault against a private school teacher to aggravated assault; adds definition of "school" to criminal code. *
Upgrades penalties for recruiting minors and confined persons to be in criminal street gang. *
Exempts senior homeowners from municipal building permit fees.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Prohibits school districts from hiring certain governmental affairs agents. *
Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors.
Establishes subcommittee of local emergency councils to develop school crisis response action plans; appropriates $3 million.
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Places the burden of proof and burden of production on school districts in due process hearings conducted to resolve special education issues.
In committee · 25
Authorizes new powers and contractual agreements to be entered into by New Jersey Meadowlands Commission.
Expands certain powers of New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to establish and develop professional football league training facilities.
Provides annual State facilities aid payments to charter schools.
Provides State aid to Abbott district charter school students to reach 90% of maximum T&E amount.
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."
Upgrades crime of soliciting or recruiting for criminal street gang while on school property.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Requires newly constructed affordable housing units be adaptable for use by elderly and disabled persons.
Authorizes limited outside employment of assistant prosecutors.
Incorporates regional water resource management considerations within county master planning, site plan and subdivision approval.
Concerns transfer of PANYNJ contracts related to marine terminals.
Prohibits use of education and occupation as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Clarifies and codifies certain existing hazardous substance reporting requirements for industrial facilities.
Appropriates certain additional federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds.
Requires certain information regarding special education students to be reported annually to the Legislature.
Changes from two to four number of consecutive general elections where more than 750 votes or less than 250 votes may be cast before election district is redrawn.
Allows cities of the first class to impose both real property tax and hotel use or occupancy tax on hotel property.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Makes permanent the temporary local budget cap exceptions and school district budget cap adjustments for certain insurance and domestic security preparedness costs.
Requires MVC to notify individuals when their record is requested.
Limits salary increases and benefits awarded to school superintendents and other school district employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements to increases and benefits awarded to certain teaching staff members.
Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities; appropriates $100,000.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Filed · 2
Provides for various school district accountability measures.
Provides for various school district accountability measures.