Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
Bernard F. Kenny Jr.
Sponsored
Became law3
Authorizes certain cities to establish a municipal hospital authority.
Amends fiscal year 2008 annual appropriations act to allocate $250,000 from Governor's Literacy Initiative to Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey, Inc.
Appropriates $33,470,914,000 in State Funds and $10,197,242,726 in federal funds for the State budget for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.
Out of committee5
Transfers $50 million from State disability benefits fund to General Fund without increasing employer taxes.
Imposes 4% surcharge on liability and increases minimum tax under corporation business tax. **
Increases sales and use tax from 6% to 7% on July 1, 2006.
Increases annual assessment on net written premiums of HMOs to support charity care from 1% to 2%.
Expands NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection Program in DHSS to include treatment for colorectal and prostate cancers; appropriates $450,000.
In committee22
Reduces certain drug free zones from within 1,000 to 200 feet of school or public property.
Designates Jersey City Medical Center as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for Hudson County.
Requires the Governor's annual budget recommendations to establish the State share of public school costs at 50 percent by dedicating growth in certain State revenues.
Requires certain public school and child care center employees to hold CPR certification.
Requires HMOs that contract with DHS to reimburse hospitals for emergency services based on cost of those services.
Clarifies the school construction law concerning the State share of county vocational school district school facilities projects.
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Makes changes in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program.
Changes reimbursement structure for various transportation services provided to Medicaid recipients.
Expands certain powers of New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to acquire and develop a soccer and multipurpose stadium project.
Modernizes the sales and use tax.
Lowers cap on finder's fee for property escheated to State.
Increases penalties for unauthorized operation of substance abuse treatment center.
Requires evidence-based standards and best practices for substance abuse programs.
Authorizes a county hotel and motel occupancy tax by certain counties.
Allows cities of the first class to impose both real property tax and hotel use or occupancy tax on hotel property.
Permits a local realty transfer fee.
Creates intermodal container safety program.
Prohibits the idling or queuing of heavy-duty diesel trucks at marine terminals for more than 30 minutes.
Adds budget language specifying Medicaid reimbursement for various ambulance services provided to certain recipients.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Revises sales and use tax to conform with various provisions of multi-state Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
Filed3
Establishes an independent Office of State Comptroller and consolidates financial audit and performance reviews of State and local government units.
Establishes an independent Office of State Comptroller and consolidates financial audit and performance reviews of State and local government units.
Establishes an independent Office of State Comptroller and consolidates financial audit, investigation and performance reviews of State and local government units.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Makes various changes to the laws governing underground storage tanks. *
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. *
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain veterans. *
Passed the Senate · 3
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Establishes involuntary outpatient commitment to treatment for persons in need of involuntary commitment to treatment.
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Out of committee · 4
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Upgrades penalties for recruiting minors and confined persons to be in criminal street gang. *
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Appropriates $39,430,430 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds, and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "ur
In committee · 15
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Requires dissemination of organ and tissue donation by State Treasurer, Personnel Commissioner, State contractors, and preparers of advanced health care directives; designates April of each year as Donate Life Month.
Eliminates motor vehicle registration fees for certain entities.
Modifies definition of Abbott districts to include urban districts within DOE's district factor groupings A or B.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS for Office on Women's Health.
Raises the statutory threshold for the public advertisement of bids under the "State College Contracts Law" and makes other changes to that law.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Increases PFRS disability, accidental death and special retirement benefits; increases members' contribution rate.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Program in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
"State Green Acres Park Development Bond Act"; authorizes bonds for $75 million and appropriates $5,000.
Allows counties and local contracting units to offer incentive to waive SHBP coverage to employees eligible for other health care coverage.
Authorizes fees and tax abatements for vacant property in certain municipalities.
Exempts work on affordable housing owned by public bodies from prevailing wage law.
Filed · 1
Establishes homestead credits to reduce property taxes; imposes 4% cap on local tax levies; permits Local Finance Board to define capital and non-bondable current expenses; makes an appropriation.