Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Robert J. Smith II
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Prohibits the siting or construction of gasoline stations within 100 yards of drinking water wells.
In committee34
Abolishes battleship commission and foundation; transfers funds to special account.
Requires mandatory random drug testing for certain conditional release defendants.
Criminalizes inadequate parental supervision under certain circumstances when juveniles commit criminal acts.
Classifies burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record.
Prohibits managed care carriers providing prescription drug coverage from requiring covered persons to purchase prescription drugs that are in form of double-dose tablets or pills.
Establishes PAAD Expansion Program.
Revises requirements for certain handgun sales; requires ballistics identifiers be submitted to qualified databases.
Increases fine for failure to use child passenger restraint in motor vehicle.
Creates rebuttable presumption in certain cases of drugged driving.
Directs Superintendent of State Police to establish a voluntary ballistics identifier program for interested handgun owners.
Provides due process to county investigators in dismissal actions.
Upgrades simple assault to aggravated assault at youth sports events.
Requires inmate to serve full term of mandatory minimum sentence before becoming eligible for transfer to halfway houses.
Appropriates $2,000,000 to DCA for expansion and refurbishment of fire training facilities at Gloucester County Fire Academy.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund grant to Gloucester County for historic church cemetery clean-up.
Requires notification of parent for treatment or procedures to be performed on unemancipated pregnant minors.
Establishes sales tax holidays for certain sales of personal computers and sales of school supplies and equipment from August 26 through September 2, 2001.
Prohibits use of cell phone while driving school bus.
Permits the establishment of athletic codes of conduct; requires sports violence management counseling prior to resuming attendance.
Prohibits municipalities from using State funds for installation, purchase, replacement or restoration of boardwalks using tropical wood.
Appropriates $100,000 to DEP for Monroe Township water contamination study.
Creates the "Judicial and Prosecutorial Facilities Construction Assistance Act."
Establishes "Project Lifesaver Pilot Program" in Gloucester county; apropriates $1 million.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from the General Fund to the Department of the Treasury for a publicity program for the senior and disabled citizens property tax freeze reimbursement program.
Requires the State to pay the tuition costs of students in State facilities.
Allocates certain costs of implementing wireless enhanced 9-1-1 telephone system.
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defribrillator.
Authorizes Girl Scout license plate.
Requires automatic recount of vote in certain elections.
Establishes electronic system for monitoring dispensing of Schedule II through V controlled substances.
Permits school districts to exceed the aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount when accepting bids for nonpublic school transportation in the case of subscription busing.
Excludes from gross income under the gross income tax certain U.S. military compensation paid to reservists and National Guard members.
Requires institutions of higher education to submit certain reports to New Jersey Commission on Higher Education concerning part-time faculty members.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
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.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Approves $9,749,389 in State funding for certain "urban aid" local government park development projects.
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.*
Extends period for a judge to issue a summons for illegally passing a school bus and certain other motor vehicle and traffic violations.
Excludes U.S. military pensions and survivors benefits of persons less than 62 years of age from gross income taxation.
The "Private Well Testing Act"; appropriates $1million from safe Drinking Water Fund. *
Provides for public access to government records; protects certain government records from public disclosure; establishes Privacy Study Commission and appropriates $95,000 to commission. *
Allows stalking victims protected by temporary restraining order to register to vote without disclosing street address.
Imposes civil penalties on domestic violence offenders and establishes Domestic Violence Victims Fund. *
Allocates certain motor vehicle surcharges for alcohol treatment programs.
Requires Ombudsman for Institutionalized Elderly to disclose results of investigation of abuse or exploitation of elderly person to family member or guardian of elderly person.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund for completion of Korean War Memorial in Atlantic City.
Appropriates $2.0 million to DHS for grants to Regional Child Abuse Treatment Centers.
Requires disclosures by gubernatorial candidate's issue advocacy or other tax-exempt organization as condition of public financing. *
Upgrades simple assault against a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Extends State-paid post-retirement SHBP benefits to State Police officers upon mandatory retirement with more than 20 but fewer than 25 years of service. *
Prohibits taking of menhaden in State coastal waters for fish meal reduction.
Appropriates $10.6 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation projects in southern NJ.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Eliminates certain requirements applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs.
Vetoed · 1
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.
Passed the General Assembly · 9
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorized skateboards.
Allows part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase SHBP coverage. *
Permits certain senior citizens to receive absentee ballots under certain circumstances.*
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation. *
Places five-year moratorium on distribution and sale of irradiated food.
Provides victim of sexual assault with opportunity to consult with prosecutor on plea negotiations.
Appropriates $50,000 to DMAVA for transportation pilot program to provide veterans' medical transportation.
Establishes driving while fatigued as recklessness under vehicular homicide statute.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 29
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
Authorizes law enforcement officer memorial license plates for college scholarships for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Permits automotive collecting activities on residential property outside of ordinary public view.
Makes volunteer firefighter appointed to paid position eligible for PFRS membership through age 40.
Modifies daily limit for taking of striped bass.
Requires criminal history record background checks for child care center employees.
Permits aid to State supervised municipalities to eliminate structural deficit.
Extends period of restricted sale of poppies to raise funds to benefit veterans.
Approves State funding for certain "urban aid" local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $29 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Increases the criminal penalties for manufacture or distribution of MDMA, known as "ecstasy," and MDA.*
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Requires law enforcement agencies to impound vehicles of persons arrested for DWI and to issue responsibility warnings to persons assuming custody of persons arrested for DWI. *
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act." *
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DOH.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Appropriates $29 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $40,440,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government open space acquisition projects; including local "planning incentive" projects in southern NJ.
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licences for retired members of NJ National Guard.
Establishes a 3-year pilot program of fire safety evacuation training for certain care givers; appropriates $100,000.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Appropriates $58 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Creates six Superior Court judgeships to allow expansion of drug court program; provides appropriations for court staff and substance abuse treatment.
Provides property tax exemption for maximum of two parsonages of any congregation of any religious corporation in the State.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for certain active and retired employees. *
Provides benefit coverage to certain police, fire and emergency personnel.
Changes compensation base of SPRS accidental death benefit pension for surviving spouses and children.
In committee · 40
Increases annual funding of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Provides a refundable gross income tax credit for certain prescription drug expenses.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DCA for expansion and refurbishment of fire training facilities at Camden County Fire Academy.
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
Establishes "weapons free" school zones.
Establishes New Jersey Water Supply and Contamination Study Commission.
Grants 90-day grace period for payment of property taxes by seniors and longer period for participants in senior freeze act.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes farm viability assistance program; appropriates $3 million.
Prohibits imposition of prior authorization requirement upon pharmacist for monthly prescription drug purchases by Medicaid, NJ KidCare, GA and PAAD recipients.
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
Amends FY2001 annual appropriations act to prohibit expenditures on State contract with Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group.
Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.
Amends definition of veteran for certain military engagements.
Requires disclosure of certain information by nonprofit organizations accepting State grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Permanently denies convicted criminals access to public records containing victim's information; protects certain criminal investigatory files and crime victim information from public access.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to DHS for domestic violence programs.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Prohibits the taking of menhaden for fish meal reduction in State coastal waters.
Establishes the Ergonomics in Education Study Commission.
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.
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.
Designates main office building of DOT as "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building."
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Enacts the "September 11, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act."
Eliminates waiting period for unemployment benefits claimed after September 11, 2001.
Creates interest free loan program for State residents who are members of National Guard and Reserves called to federal active duty.
Filed · 1
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.