Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Peter C. Eagler
Sponsored
Became law1
Modifies certain restrictions on bingo advertising; directs Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission to promulgate regulations on bingo advertising.
Out of committee1
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 1. *
In committee4
Extends deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to April 15, 2002.
Authorizes Commissioner of Education to award grants to certain school districts which are implementing a desegregation plan.
Exempts from the New Jersey transfer inheritance tax transfers from decedents who died as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.
Permits parent-teacher associations to conduct fundraising activities within 100 feet of polling place on day of election, under certain circumstances.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 1. **
Co-sponsored
Became law · 60
"New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002."
Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act" *
Prohibits utilities from assessing late payment charges to certain customers and prohibits CATV companies from assessing late payment charges less than 30 days past due date of subscriber's bill. *
Prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted of domestic violence crime or domestic violence disorderly persons offense, convicted of stalking, or subject to domestic violence restraining order. *
Prohibits imposition by water utilities of standby fees or charges for certain fire protection systems. ***
Prohibits insurers from discriminating against insureds on the basis of domestic violence.
Requires wanted person check before release or transfer of inmates or suspects. *
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Establishes "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.
Provides for an attachment order to freeze certain funds or assets relating to terrorism.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. *
Places certain juvenile offenders in adult county jails.
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. *
Requires criminal history record background checks for health care professionals as condition of initial licensure.
Provides "Phase 2 Tourism Funding" to tourism and improvement districts. *
Authorizes certain exceptions to local public contracts law. *
Criminalizes desecration of human remains.
Requires persons convicted of certain child pornography crimes to register under Megan's Law.
Requires persons convicted of manufacturing or selling child pornography to register under Megan's Law.
Expands municipal power to address abandoned properties. *
Adds two members chosen by public employees' labor organizations to State Health Benefits Commission.
Makes changes in the law concerning the cleanup of hazardous substances.
Establishes Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board in Department of Community Affairs.
Establishes "Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund." *
Expands list of crimes for which blood samples are collected for purposes of DNA testing.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for certain remediation costs.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain employees of authorities, boards, commissions, corporations, and other agencies and instrumentalities participating in PERS; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain county, county college, and municipal employees; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain members of PERS and TPAF employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Permits use of reclaimed asphalt pavement on public highways maintained by local governments. *
Permits use of reclaimed asphalt pavement on public highways maintained by DOT and on the State's three toll roads.*
Removes the home address of cosmetologist-hairstylist from displayed license.
Requires mortgage lenders to include list of financial assistance programs with notice of intention to foreclose.
Appropriates $185,376 from the Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Fund to the Commission on Higher Education for New Jersey City University.
Empowers Federal Reserve law enforcement officers to make arrests for certain violations of New Jersey law.
Makes it an unlawful practice for retailers to sell or install motor vehicle window tinting without first informing customer of State restrictions.
Entitled "The Motor Vehicle Security and Customer Service Act."
Designates Morristown Memorial Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties.
Increases criminal and civil penalties for certain animal cruelty offenses; and increases penalty for certain repeat offenders.
Prohibits smoking on school buses, even if students are not present.
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
Amends Megan's Law to comply with requirements of federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act.
Upgrades penalties for theft of identity and the selling, manufacturing, possessing, or exhibiting of false government documents; allows for civil action for victims of identity theft. *
Allows school boards to establish 457 deferred compensation plans for employees.
Provides additional retirement benefits for county and municipal employees who are members of PFRS; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Extends eligibility for State veterans' benefits to veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Establishes a minimum per diem base pay of $100 for members of National Guard called to State active duty.
Provides State-paid health care benefits coverage through SHBP for certain National Guard members called to State active duty for 30 days or more.
Establishes right of person engaged in military service for more than 90 days to cancel motor vehicle lease without penalty.
"Nursing Home Quality of Care Improvement Fund Act." *
Enhances the New Jersey Business Employment Incentive Program for targeted economic development and provides funding for incentives through New Jersey Economic Development Authority bonds.
"Domestic Partnership Act"; establishes domestic partnerships. *
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate. **
Prohibits employment of legislator's relatives in legislator's district office.
Provides that members of Legislature enrolled for health benefits through legislative service will not enroll for health benefits from other public entities.
Vetoed · 2
Creates study commission on the death penalty. **
Implements portions of federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002." *
Passed the General Assembly · 56
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Establishes Child Labor Law Enforcement Fund. *
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch. *
Requires driver distractions to be noted in traffic accidents.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record.
Regulates contractors engaging in home improvements. *
Permits registered voter to request and receive absentee ballot for any reason.
Requires that configuration of toll collection lanes be consistent throughout Garden State Parkway.
Provides that convictions records for a violation of the domestic violence laws are not subject to expungement.
Authorizes actions for damages for unauthorized use of credit card information.
Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.
Creates crime of victimization of senior citizen and person with disability. *
Modifies application of certain homeowners insurance deductibles in certain urban areas.
Increases the penalties for falsifying a driver's license and possessing a false driver's license.
Imposes penalties for violations of renewable energy standards by electricity providers.
Authorizes Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to reallocate pharmaceutical supplies among hospitals and nursing homes in public health emergency.
Requires the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to prepare a public health emergency response plan.
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Requires ownership label or notice on ATMs.
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
Clarifies that school bus for purpose of upgraded penalties in "school zone" criminal drug laws includes any bus owned and operated by board of education or by private contractor.
Requires retail mercantile establishments to notify customers when sell-by date of pre-packaged meat is extended.*
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom".
Enhances rights and remedies of employees who disclose or refuse to participate in fraudulent employer practices.
Prohibits transmission of certain unsolicited fax advertisements over telephone lines.
Removes return postage requirement for sample ballots for inactive voters.
Prohibits use of social security numbers on deeds and mortgages.
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable televison customers.
Exempts Holocaust reparations payments from legal process.
Exempts Holocaust reparations payments from estate recovery under Medicaid.
Permits municipalities to place "stop" signs on certain intersections near schools, playgrounds and youth recreational facilities.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Prohibits certain uses of State funds by contractors and grantees.
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Requires DHSS to send Senior Gold application to certain PAAD beneficiaries.
Directs Adjutant General of DMVA to develop and report plan to provide home-based and outpatient health care to NJ veterans. *
Prohibits sale or lease of unsafe or recalled children's products and their use by licensed child care facilities. *
Adds four legislative members to Amistad Commission.
Authorizes counties to increase the number of appointed board members on county vocational school district boards of education.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing." *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Establishes U.S. citizenship or lawful residence and State residency as requirement for purchasing firearm in New Jersey.
Requires DHSS to make evaluative profiles of assisted living facilities available to public.
Provides that assisted living resident's security deposit is refundable if resident leaves facility. *
Enhances penalties for theft by deception and theft of identity offenses when victim is a senior or disabled citizen.
Includes certain business practices of cable television companies as violations of "New Jersey Antitrust Act."
Requires DHSS to report to Legislature on NJ EASE program.
Clarifies definition of illegal gambling to address Internet gambling; voids credit card debt incurred through illegal gambling; authorizes State to recover illegal gambling losses. *
Establishes ten-member "New Jersey Clean Elections and Campaign Finance Study Commission." *
Extends military leave benefits for members of the Reserve and National Guard called to federal active duty for extended periods of time.
Excludes housing and subsistence allowances of National Guard members on State active duty from gross income under the gross income tax.
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student who is called to active duty for certain military operations.
Establishes a program to provide college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition and fees to students who are spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or in Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Out of committee · 70
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Establishes certain penalties for transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail. *
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and EDA assistance. *
Imposes penalty for leaving child unattended in motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Establishes free smoke detector program in DCA.
Requires notification of rape care advocate under certain circumstances by law enforcement, prosecutors and medical providers. *
Allows PAAD recipents margin of error in estimating income.
Provides $3,000 income tax deduction for certain families providing home care for an elderly relative.
"New Jersey Health Care Consumer Information Act." *
Appropriates $13,708,385 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," federal funds, and 1978 Green Acres bond fund, and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for "urban aid" and other local government open space acquisition an
Appropriates $11.05 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in northern New Jersey.
Criminalizes deprivation of civil rights, including racial profiling, by public officials. *
Establishes the Higher Education Master Plan Commission in the Legislative Branch of State government. *
Clarifies that purchase price of passenger automobile for calculation of sales tax due is amount on bill of sale.
Permits certain sheriff officers to enforce weight limits on certain trucks. **
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act."
Exempts election board work on election day from calculation of unemployment benefits.
Concerns workers' compensation for occupational disease claims and workers' compensation benefits rates for surviving dependents.
Authorizes members of United States House of Representatives and United States Senate representing New Jersey to administer oaths of office and allegiance.
Requires certain background checks for assisted living administrators and applicants for certificate of need.
Requires erection of fire barriers in certain cocklofts. **
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Limits ballot question on reclassification of school district to once every five years.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Provides for mandatory participation in school breakfast program for certain schools. *
Permits use of hands-free wireless phones in moving vehicles.* *
Requires county prosecutors to investigate credible allegations of voter intimidation; requires Attorney General to direct investigation if county prosecutor fails to act. *
Amends and supplements the "New Jersey Parentage Act," establishing new procedures concerning blood or genetic testing.
Provides early childhood program aid to certain school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Provides increased demonstrably effective program aid to school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Authorizes an adjustment to school district budget cap in the amount of any increase in special education expenditures for the budget year.
Reduces polling place hours; establishes minimum and maximum poll worker pay with actual pay determined by counties.*
Requires under "Fair Housing Act" that certain percentage of affordable housing be reserved for very low income households.
Makes various changes to the automobile insurance laws; consolidates administrative functions relative to automobile insurance; provides for insurance fraud reforms. *
Revises property ownership requirements for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled veterans' property tax exemption. *
Establishes New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing.
Establishes "Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing."
Establishes publicity program for senior and disabled citizens property tax freeze reimbursement program.
Establishes medical assistance on-line application pilot project in DHS.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Exempts limousines used in connection with funeral services from the requirements that drivers have commercial driver's license.
Requires DHSS to prepare booklet on MMR vaccine and availability of blood test to determine immunity prior to administration of second dose. *
Criminalizes fraudulent solicitation and collection of funds on behalf of charities.
Prohibits placing certain holds on debit cards.
Requires Internet service providers to warn subscribers of possible toll charges for internet telephone access.
Requires landlords to maintain list of tenants for emergencies and clarifies that unit owners rather than common interest associations are required to file certificate of registration.
Requires reporting by certain persons of attemped or completed suicides by youth and establishes NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Exempts rentals between closely related business entities from the sales and use tax.
Establishes the Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission.
Disqualifies juvenile delinquents whose offenses involve use or possession of a weapon, explosive or destructive device from obtaining either a firearms purchaser identification card or a permit to purchase a handgun.
Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences. *
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of armed services members. *
Changes certain documentation required for certification as minority or woman's business for certain State programs.
Prohibits municipal ordinances and homeowners' association rules from limiting the display of American flag. *
Requires DYFS to provide people who make reports of child abuse or neglect to DYFS with written confirmation of report's receipt.
Revises "lemon law" refund formula for consumers of certain new motor vehicles.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger. *
Establishes "Senior Citizen Fall Prevention Demonstration Program."
Revises statutes concerning criminal history background checks; permits counties and municipalities to enact ordinance or resolution requesting background check for official governmental purpose.
Appropriates $16,038,250 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $51,282,300 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "urban aid," densely or highly populat
Appropriates $12,377,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in northern NJ.
Appropriates $16,042,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
Appropriates $400,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grant to Save Ellis Island, Inc. to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $3,000,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $38,445,876 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Regulates receipt of things of value by members and staff of Legislature and officers and staff of Executive Branch; recodifies criminal provisions concerning acceptance or offer or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant.
In committee · 38
Establishes that passenger vehicles other than police vehicles have a useful life of five years and allows local units to bond for such vehicles.
Requires DHS and DHSS to provide information about federal and State benefits to persons providing kinship care.
Limits rent increases for certain senior citizens.
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.
Establishes the "Senior Citizen and Person with a Disability Protection Act;" imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment.
Establishes school property tax freeze program for resident homeowners age 65 or older and disabled homeowners.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Excludes veterans' entitlements from income for determination of PAAD eligibility.
Exempts fire department personnel and full-time police officers from jury duty.
"Health and Dental Claims Authorization, Processing and Payment Act."
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.
Requires a program of educational improvement assessment in State-operated school districts.
Prohibits distributions by public utilities while not in compliance with BPU order.
Prohibits searches of motor vehicles by police officers without probable cause.
Requires criminal history record background checks on certain volunteer sports personnel.
Reallocates $675,000 in Grants-in-Aid funding within Division of Developmental Disabilities to provide grant to Arc of Essex county and Arc of Bergen-Passaic counties.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Allows person to deduct alimony payments to determine eligibility for PAAD and Senior Gold prescription programs.
Requires criminal background checks of employees of private prisoner transport companies.
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorized skateboards.
Designates "New Jersey, U.S.A." as State song.
Requires certain minimum percentage of alternative fueled vehicles purchased by State to be fuel cell-powered vehicles.
Permits school boards to adopt a voluntary substance abuse testing policy for student athletes.
Establishes Task Force on Adoption Agency Closures.
Requires State to pay expenses associated with nonpartisan municipal elections.
Exempts vanpool rentals from domestic security fee imposed under P.L.2002, c.34.
"Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Act."
Establishes Commission on Juvenile Involvement in Gangs; appropriates $95,000.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Excludes from taxation under Corporate Business Tax certain sales of land for open space and farmland preservation.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Permits immediate expungement of court records where the person is acquitted or discharged or where the charges have been dismissed.
Requires installation of locks on underground storage tanks located at gasoline stations.
Clarifies that law enforcement agencies may access juvenile central registry information.
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Restores funding to statutory level for Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement program.
Filed · 2
Restricts receipt of multiple health coverages by legislators.
Regulates employment of legislators' family members in legislative offices.