Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, General Assembly.
Paul DiGaetano
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Authorizes NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to establish a Foundation for Technology Advancement. *
Concerns availability, deductibles, and certain treatment under high deductible health plans paid through federally qualified health savings accounts.
Passed the General Assembly · 2
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
Concerns availability, deductibles, and certain treatment under high deductible health plans paid through federally qualified health savings accounts. *
Out of committee · 8
Requires insurers that provide outpatient prescription drug benefits and State Health Benefits Program to cover costs of prescription female contraceptives. *
The "New Jersey Freedom to Fish Act."
Requires that chiropractic physicians, podiatric physicians, allopathic physicians, and osteopathic physicians be reimbursed at same rate as other health care providers under various health and accident plans. *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Establishes "Alan M. Augustine Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; appropriates $100,000. *
Credits coverage under Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare towards employer's minimum participation rate under NJ Small Employer Health Benefits Program.
Establishes pilot program for satellite-based monitoring of certain sex offenders and authorizes certain sex offenders to submit to annual polygraph; appropriates $3 million. *
Appropriates $65,822,075 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 · 30
Prohibits certain contributions by certain entities and individuals doing business with counties or municipalities; limits amount of contribution by principals and officers of such entities.
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated.
"The 10-20-Life Law."
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Allows employee selection of physician and medical services under workers' compensation.
Includes same sex marriages among marriages declared void; provides that New Jersey will not recognize marriages in other jurisdictions which are void in New Jersey.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases.
Requires New Jersey Transit Corporation to study feasibility of implementing "Community Mobility Training Program"; appropriates $75,000.
Establishes transporting of firearms into State for purpose of an unlawful sale or transfer as a crime of the second degree.
Establishes New Jersey General Accounting Office.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
"Family Home Occupation Act;" classifies certain home-occupations as accessory uses needing no use variances in residential zone; authorizes municipalities to limit or exclude certain warehousing, manufacturing or retailing activities.
Requires toll-free passage on State toll roads and certain interstate crossings on federal holidays.
Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million.
Provides for recoupling of the computation of the New Jersey estate tax in accord with the federal estate tax.
Directs DOE to identify the content standards and progress indicators for districts which choose to acquaint students with the non-violence philosophy of certain leaders.
Prohibits contributions by certain entities doing business with State; limits amount of contributions by principals and officers of such entities.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.
Provides for an enhanced homestead rebate for tenants who are disabled veterans equal to 18% of rent paid.
Appropriates $2,431,028 to AOC to implement a program to identify and divert certain chronic juvenile offenders from court system to alternative dispositions.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to the Department of State for model youth programs.
Provides State tax credit allotments for wages paid to youths employed through the Youth Employment and After School Incentive Pilot Program.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer that dissolves and completely liquidates during the 2002-2003 suspension of net operating loss deductions to use that deduction.
Extends payment of sales tax revenues into UEZ assistance fund in those zones designated pursuant to P.L.1993, c.367.
Extends senior citizen and handicapped citizen reduced fare program for travel at all peak and offpeak hours.
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
"Jessica Lunsford Act;" concerns sentencing of sex offenders and persons who harbor them; requires electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders and creates child protection zones.
"Jessica Lunsford Act;" concerns sentencing of sex offenders and persons who harbor them; requires electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders and creates child protection zones.