Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
Byron M. Baer
Sponsored
Passed the Senate3
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate.
Revises various provisions of the law regulating cemetery companies.
Designates third Saturday in June of each year "Juneteenth Independence Day" in New Jersey.
Out of committee3
Revises provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act" to ensure greater compliance.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Makes various changes to tenant security deposit laws.
In committee16
Strengthens public disclosure and monitoring requirements of "Open Public Meetings Act".
Eliminates certain budget language which affects Bergen Regional Medical Center.
Requires registration of qualified journeyman electricians and restricts exemption for certain electrical work by public electric utilities.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain landline and wireless telephone customers.
Establishes the Motion Picture and Television Development Commission Supplemental Assistance Fund.
Allows NJ Commission on Science and Technology to receive percentage of royalties from certain intellectual property awarded to those science and technology companies assisted by the commission.
Establishes the Business Employment Incentive Program Supplemental Assistance Fund.
Allows the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to realize a return on its investments in science and technology companies.
Establishes the Technology Business Incubator Program Supplemental Assistance Fund.
Makes lock-out of tenant by landlord a disorderly persons offense; requires certain notice be provided in warrant for possession.
Establishes the Equity in Education Program in DOE to finance school district initiatives that target segregation.
Establishes the Equity in Education Program in DOE to finance school district initiatives that target segregation.
Provides for disclosure to ELEC of certain entities and individuals prohibited from making campaign contributions.
Expands provisions of law requiring child-protection window guards in multiple dwellings.
Requires five year fiscal and budgetary impact analyses of proposed legislation to be provided to Legislature and public.
Increases certain fees in Special Civil Part of the Superior Court.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Authorizes establishment of State tax amnesty.
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
Directs BPU to provide for continuation of electrical service for certain residential customers during periods of excessive heat. **
Requires toll road authorities' towing & storage operators to inform motorists of towing fees; establishes penalties for non-compliance.
Requires backup monitoring device or rear cross-view mirrors on certain commercial delivery vehicles. *
Requires pharmacists, other providers of oxygen or oxygen delivery systems or patients to notify local fire department of existence of oxygen or oxygen delivery system in residential setting.
Criminalizes deprivation of civil rights, including racial profiling, by public officials. *
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes. *
Establishes protection of water resources and flood-prone areas as high priorities under open space acquisition program. *
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 1. **
Establishes driving while fatigued as recklessness under vehicular homicide statute.
Criminalizes fraudulent solicitation and collection of funds on behalf of charities.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to use transported remains of victims of September 11, 2001 from World Trade Center in a memorial.
Enacts "New Jersey Cemetery Act, 2002."
Establishes the Tax Lien Financing Corporation.
Requires DYFS to provide unified child care agencies evaluating homes of prospective approved home providers with results of child abuse record information checks.
Requires staff members of residential child care facilities to undergo criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks.
Passed the Senate · 18
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.
Prohibits certain deceptive written advertising concerning merchandise offered with a guarantee.
Requires refunds of unearned property/casualty insurance premiums within certain time limits.
Concerns cable television competition and urges the President and Congress to allow States to have certain regulatory power to create that competition. *
Requires prior approval of subcontracts awarded under State or State authority contracts.
Requires lobbyist or legislative agent seeking to influence awarding of public contracts to report such activities; requires greater disclosure to ELEC of political contributions made to candidates and committees.
Limits exchange of information between State officer or employee and bidders or prospective bidders prior to awarding of State or State authority contract.
Requires proof of the designation of registered agents and registered offices for service of process as part of the business registrations of State government contractors and subcontractors.
Requires humane treatment of calves raised for veal.
Limits deductible to not more than $250 and copayment to 20 percent for automobile insurance basic medical expense benefits.*
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Establishes Inmate Education and Vocational Training Study Commission. *
Extends certain benefits to veterans of the global war on terror. *
Establishes Teenage Driver Safety Study Commission.
Directs Department of Personnel to establish pre-entry physical and psychological fitness standards for applicants for police training academies. ***
Establishes hiring preference for children of firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. *
Provides that persons who participated in Nazi persecution shall be ineligible to receive State benefits.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees. *
Out of committee · 30
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies. *
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers. *
"New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002." *
Permits counties to use forfeiture moneys for certain criminal offender information systems.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute; requires lifetime parole supervision for certain sex offenders. *
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch.*
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Requires employer notification to employees if health benefits coverage is terminated.
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Creates study commission on the death penalty. *
Requires examinations of joint insurance funds and certain reporting by those funds.
Requires law enforcement officers and DMV to notify U.S. Department of State when persons with diplomatic immunity are involved in certain traffic incidents.
Establishes biological agent registry in DHSS.
Permits public comment at meetings of municipal governing body.
Directs NJHMFA to transfer up to $25 million in unencumbered reserves to the State for housing-related programs.
Designated the "Clean Indoor Air Act."
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
Prohibits insurers from discriminating against insureds on the basis of domestic violence.
Establishes "Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund." *
Provides for voter registration at office of registrar of institutions of higher education.
Requires review and approval by Local Finance Board of proposed monetary settlements between elected local officials and county or municipality.
Supplemental appropriation of $7 million to Department of Treasury for the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to administer certain programs.
Establishes the New Jersey Film Production Assistance Program.
"Danielle's Law"; requires certain staff working with persons with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury to call 911 emergency telephone service in life-threatening emergencies.
"Nursing Home Quality of Care Improvement Fund Act." *
Makes supplemental appropriation of $11 million from the General Fund to DHSS for PAAD costs during FY2003 and amends certain provisions concerning certain revenues applicable to FY2003.
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.
In committee · 34
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.
Allows adopted person access to his original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
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.
Creates Independent Prosecutor to investigate State Police misconduct.
Bans consent searches of motor vehicles by State and local law enforcement officers.
Establishes a Civilian Board of Review to review and investigate complaints and allegations of State Police misconduct.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $300,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for violence prevention programs.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2 million to the Department of State for a grant to the John Harms Center for the Arts for debt reduction.
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
Provides for public access to government records; protects certain government records from public disclosure; establishes Privacy Study Commission and appropriates $95,000 to commission.
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 pension benefits for certain retirees in certain municipal retirement systems.
"Dignity in Home Care Act"; provides for increases in Medicaid reimbursements to home health agencies for direct care worker salaries; appropriates $10 million in State and $10 million in federal funds.
Requires disclosures by gubernatorial candidate's issue advocacy or other tax-exempt organization as condition of public financing.
Establishes twelve-member "Election Law and Procedures Study Commission;" appropriates $150,000.
Establishes an environmental testing laboratory in the Department of Environmental Protection; appropriates $3 million.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases.
Allows worker selection of treatment providers under workers' compensation.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom" and members of reserve and State organized militia who serve at least 180 continuous days.
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to use transported remains of victims of September 11, 2001 from World Trade Center in a memorial.
Exempts Holocaust reparations payments from estate recovery under Medicaid.
Allows State poet laureate to be removed from position; changes manner of designation of poet laureate.
"New Jersey Patient Safety Act;" makes self-critical analysis by health care facility privileged information.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Restricts political contributions by certain entities doing business with State and units of local government.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Phases in official advertising rate increases; provides for biennial rate adjustments thereafter upon CPI changes.
Provides for regulation of certain call center communications by Division of Consumer Affairs.
Concerns Turnpike Authority's contracts for towing.
Concerns notice of worker rights under the "Conscientious Employee Protection Act."
Requires certain advertising disclosures by certain funeral establishments.
Establishes Gang Land Security Task Force.