Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
James S. Cafiero
Sponsored
Became law3
Establishes certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Provides immunity to public entities and public employees for acquiring, stockpiling, distributing and dispensing drugs and vaccines which mitigate effects of exposure to nuclear, chemical and biological agents.
Passed the Senate6
Modifies eligibility requirements for participation in Pretrial Intervention.
Establishes the offense of incest.
Establishes annual hunting license for hunting on semiwild and commercial shooting preserves; sets fee therefor. **
Concerns compensation for care and treatment of public safety workers exposed to communicable diseases.
Provides civil immunity to public entities and public employees for acquisition, stockpiling, distribution and dispensing of certain drugs and vaccines to mitigate the effects of exposure to nuclear, chemical and biological agents. **
Extends mandatory retirement age for certain PFRS members.
Out of committee13
Extends senior citizen and handicapped citizen reduced fare program for regular route bus service to complementary paratransit bus service.
Creates limited licenses for barbering and hairstyling and a shop assistant specialty within the practice of cosmetology and hairstyling.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Provides economic impact aid to municipalities where State inmate population exceeds 75 percent of municipal population.
Provides "Phase 2 Tourism Funding" to tourism and improvement districts. *
Allows corporation business tax credit for 25% of the cost of purchasing portable defibrillators. *
Repeals certain statutory provisions concerning the taking and management of lobster and requires annual DEP report on lobster resource.
Increases penalties for violations of certain shellfish harvest and marine fisheries laws.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Clarifies parameters of joint UEZ authorized in Cape May County under P.L.2001, c.347.
Revises newspaper publication requirements for municipalities.
Revises law concerning possession and release into the environment of certain animals. *
Removes certain unconstitutional portions of statute relating to gender requirements for county political party committee elections.
In committee35
Establishes presumption that domestic violence restraining order is not violated by defendant's contact with plaintiff if parties have reconciled and are members of same household.
Provides for the reduction of the per pupil expenditure of certain constituent municipalities of regional school districts.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund grant to Wildwood City to construct new Pedestrian Boulevard Connector from Pacific Avenue to the boardwalk.
Increases notary public fees.
Allows a deduction under New Jersey gross income tax of the cost incurred by a taxpayer in supporting a family member at least 65 years old, up to a maximum of $1,000.
Provides additional State aid to certain regional school districts which educate federally connected students.
Creates continuing education and nurse recruitment pilot program in DMVA and provides funding to existing nurse education program in DHS; appropriates $498,000.
Requires health insurers to provide certain reimbursement for hearing aids.
Increases to $25 the fee charged for unsterilized dogs of reproductive age.
Appropriates $1.7 million to DLPS for State Police defibrillators.
Exempts one-time payment for policyholders from Prudential reorganization to domestic stock insurer from calculation of income for PAAD and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Establishes New Jersey Travel and Tourism Commission; appropriates $20 million for welcome center.
Establishes the Intercoastal Waterway and Back Bay Dredging Fund, dedicates $2,000,000 of the tax on motor fuels to the fund; prohibits collection of realty transfer fees if that amount is not appropriated to the fund.
Authorizes establishment of sports and entertainment districts in certain municipalities.
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
The "State Multiple Dwelling Inspector Licensing Act."
Establishes the State Public Safety Wireless Communications Coordinating Council; appropriates $500,000.
Increases SPRS cost of living adjustment from 60% to 100% of Consumer Price Index.
Lowers membership requirement for raffle licensure from 25 to 15.
Expresses additional rationale for existing statutory prohibition of self-service dispensing of motor fuel at service stations.
Requires NJ Division of Travel and Tourism to report to Governor and Legislature every six months on status of tourism industry.
Preempts local regulation of cell phone use in vehicles for 18 months.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for portion of federal civil service pension representing foregone military pension benefit.
Establishes designated driver license plates.
Directs DOT Commissioner to allocate Transportation Trust Fund monies for concept development and design of Route 55 extension.
Excludes certain funds held by Superior Court for minors from child support judgment liens.
Increases penalties for possession and release of certain invasive or potentially invasive animals into the environment.
Authorizes municipalities to charge up to an additional $5 dog licensing fee to offset municipal costs of using a county animal shelter or pound.
Designates "It's New Jersey" as State popular song.
Designates "New Jersey and You - Perfect Together" as State Slogan.
Designates six State songs.
Requires every automobile operated in this State to be covered by liability insurance.
Permits municipalities to withdraw from certain county library systems.
Appropriates $25 million to remove and replace 500 bed Phase I facility at Southern State.
Revises lifeguard pension benefits.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
Directs BPU to provide for continuation of electrical service for certain residential customers during periods of excessive heat. **
Provides that disabled students at institutions of higher education are eligible for reasonable substitution of specific courses required for the completion of degree requirements.
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 that student's disciplinary records be transferred to receiving district when student transfers districts.
Provides for certification for emergency medical technicians to administer epinephrine.
Provides for instruction for elementary, middle, and high school students in the dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse.*
Establishes New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing. *
Clarifies that a court may require the posting of full cash bail in cases involving serious crimes.
Concerns the provision of CATV service and telecommunications service.
Eliminates reduction of the death benefit for participants age 70 or more in the alternate benefit program.
Prohibits electronic printing of certain information on certain sales receipts.
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 1. **
Revises New Jersey's computer crime law to incorporate recent technological changes.
Provides for mandatory participation in school breakfast program for certain schools. *
Grants certain rights, privileges and protections to investigators in the county prosecutor's offices.
Provides for notification of charges pending for a disqualifying crime or offense against a public or nonpublic school employee or a school bus driver who has previously undergone a criminal history background check. *
Revises method of computing seniority for certain law enforcement officers transferred to the State Police.
Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and two-family homes upon initial occupancy or change of occupancy.
Appropriates $18,725,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
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.
Passed the Senate · 27
Establishes the HOPE Scholarship Program Study Commission; appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes municipalities to provide free day care services to children of volunteer firefighters and first aid squad members.
Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force; appropriates $15,000.
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate.
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.
Permits local construction code official to inspect traveling carnival-amusement rides.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain qualified employees.
Increases to $15,000 amount that counties may contribute annually to volunteer fire companies.
Provides SHBP coverage for certain services by marriage and family therapists and clinical social workers. **
Prohibits contributions by certain entities doing business with State; limits amount of contributions by principals and officers of such entities.
Establishes criminal penalty for Megan's Law registrant who gives false address; requires verification of address before registrant is released.
Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to include a representative of New Jersey State First Aid Council.
Upgrades offenses involving use of false government documents.
Requires scheduled revisions to New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan; appropriates $1.5 million from "Water Supply Fund" therefor. *
Requires restitution by theft of identity offenders; establishes a State Police Theft of Identity Crimes and Investigation Unit.
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.
Provides that total annual travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Expanding Health Care Coverage."
Modifies elements of the crime of stalking.
Requires coverage for certain nonprescription formulas under certain health benefits plans, including SHBP.
Authorizes digitized student identification program; appropriates $252,000.*
Directs DOE to develop guidelines for the teaching of child victimization prevention techniques for use by districts to establish comprehensive programs.
Establishes optional will registry.
Establishes the New Jersey Agroterrorism Commission.
Out of committee · 39
Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS.
Permits children to obtain digital photo identification cards.
Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies. *
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers. *
Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Scholarship Program.
"New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002." *
Permits certain charities to renew registration by verification statement.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute; requires lifetime parole supervision for certain sex offenders. *
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
Allows veteran to claim eligibility to receive veteran's property tax deduction after October 1 of pretax year.
Creates the "September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act." *
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch.*
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Requires criminal history record background checks for health care professionals as condition of initial licensure.
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator. *
Creates study commission on the death penalty. *
Expands redevelopment agreement program to provide incentives for residential development of contaminated sites.
Establishes biological agent registry in DHSS.
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.
Criminalizes defrauding administration of a drug test. *
Extends time to file complaint for drunk driving from 30 to 90 days.
Restricts surgical debarking or silencing of dogs.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Raises N.J. Environmental Infrastructure Trust's statutory debt ceiling to $1.6 billion.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Requires public employers to deduct a representation fee in lieu of dues in certain circumstances.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Requires parents to secure certain children in restraint system or booster seat when riding in limousines. *
Establishes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without parole eligibility for crimes of criminal sexual contact committed against children.
Upgrades penalities for certain crimes involving children under 16 years of age.
Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat. *
Adds two members chosen by public employees' labor organizations to State Health Benefits Commission.
Authorizes municipalities to require conformity with traffic performance objectives as a condition of subdivision or site plan approval.
The "New Jersey Freedom to Fish Act."
Requires certain DOC investigators to attend Police Training Commission course.
"Michael's Law;" imposes mandatory jail time and rehabilitation for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses. *
Adds Secretary of Agriculture and DEP Commissioner to Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force; and directs Secretary of Agriculture to advise task force concerning agriculture security issues. *
In committee · 87
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Requires Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to establish guidelines for placement of defibrillators in State buildings.
Increases voluntary municipal pension to survivors of volunteer firefighters or first aid squad members and extends payment to widowers of such persons.
Authorizes leave for parents and guardians of children with special needs.
Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.
Increases nonpublic pupil transportation to 30 miles from the pupil's residence.
Provides volunteer EMTs, volunteer firefighters mileage reimbursement; makes appropriations.
Provides that EMT training of volunteer EMTs on paid squads and volunteer firefighters are eligible for reimbursement from EMT Training Fund.
Requires the State to pay the cost of providing a thorough and efficient education for pupils in certain State facilities.
Allows adopted person access to his original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.
Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million.
Prohibits unsolicited telephone sales calls to certain consumers.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for public awareness campaign concerning "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to DLPS for DNA testing of convicted criminals.
Increases cost of living adjustment in pension allowances and survivor benefits payable to certain former public safety officers and their survivors.
Prohibits State from utilizing State Plan in permitting and funding determinations.
Establishes State aid program to reimburse CAFRA municipalities for property tax revenue losses due to new CAFRA rules; appropriates $10 million.
Exempts sale of recreational safety helmets from sales and use tax.
Upgrades crime of leaving the scene of a fatal accident to a crime of the second degree.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS to promote women's awareness about heart disease and stroke.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care expenses.
Allows county governments to join with State under certain circumstances for purchase of electric generation service and electric related service.
Provides special license plates for clergy.
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula, eliminates "regular place of business" requirement to allocate less than 100% of income to New Jersey; provides airline-specific sales fraction.
Redefines meaning of campaign contribution to be net after deduction for fund-raising event expense.
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act."
"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.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.
Establishes twelve-member "Election Law and Procedures Study Commission;" appropriates $150,000.
Provides for access to certain energy customer information by municipal governments for municipal aggregation.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial.
Creates consumer complaint office in DCA regarding new home construction; requires publication of booklet explaining rights and warranties.
Designated the "Ombudsman for Abused and Neglected Children Act."
Establishes Task Force on the Oversight of DYFS.
Establishes the "State Debt Reduction and Avoidance Act".
Allows senior and disabled homeowners to collect both the NJSAVER rebate and the homestead rebate.
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide capital grants to veterans' organizations; appropriates $250,000.
Establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in DHSS; appropriates $75,000.
Authorizes county clerks to issue identification cards to county residents under age 18.
Grants PFRS membership for certain Division of Parks and Forestry titles; allows current DEP employees in titles to transfer from PERS to PFRS.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Provides for annual support from General Fund and appropriates $150,000 for current fiscal year for oyster resource enhancement program.
Requires instruction on the Founding Fathers of the United States as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards for Social Studies.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to DHSS for grant to promote recruitment of first aid volunteers.
Increases penalties for lying about conduct of law enforcement officer.
Provides enhanced penalties for certain crimes when victim is 65 years of age or older, or disabled.
The "Home Loan Protection Act."
Establishes State security officer program; levies $1 surcharge on traffic fines.
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.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Implements recommendations on public contracts of State Commission of Investigation in report, "N.J. Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection Contract", issued March 2002.
Permits medical malpractice liability insurance purchasing alliances among physicians.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Requires background checks on individuals requesting flight instruction or aircraft rental; disqualifies certain persons from instruction or rental.
Makes No Early Release Act applicable to persons convicted of child pornography crimes.
Provides for removal of tolls from the Garden State Parkway and the assumption of outstanding bonded indebtedness of the New Jersey Highway Authority.
Enacts the Interstate compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Requires medical malpractice liability insurers to offer policy deductibles and prohibits premium increases for medical malpractice liability claims unless resulting in settlements, judgments or awards.
Modifies statute of limitations for medical malpractice liability actions.
Establishes special license plates to fund certain programs for pregnant women.
Dedicates proposed pleasure boat registration fee increase for recreational boating resources.
Designates September 11 each year as Hero's Day; establishes it as State holiday.
Establishes "Rachael Alert" to broadcast alerts concerning abducted children.
Specifies criteria for funding domestic violence shelters.
Deletes language provision in FY 2003 annual appropriation act that delays State school aid payments and makes final aid payment at the option of the State Treasurer.
Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat.
Provides for recoupling of the computation of the New Jersey estate tax in accord with the federal estate tax.
"New Jersey Automobile Insurance Competition and Choice Act."
Adds members representing fire fighting and fire safety interests to the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group.
Supplemental appropriation to DHSS of $1,560,000 to provide grants for rodent control programs in municipalities with Abbott school districts.
Prohibits Commissioner of Health and Senior Services from permitting any entity to establish or operate a regional perinatal center without a certificate of need.
Requires display of special decal on vehicles operated by beginning drivers.
Requires Medicaid program to increase reimbursement for ambulance services provided to Medicaid recipients who are also Medicare-eligible to Medicare rate.
Requires physicians to inform patients diagnosed with breast cancer of treatment options.
Requires Director of DYFS to provide employees with access to motor vehicles, cellular telephones and computers.
Makes certain anti-competitive practices of certain cable television companies a violation of the "New Jersey Antitrust Act."
Authorizes PERS to enroll eligible employees of Delaware River Port Authority and subsidiary Port Authority Transit Corporation.
Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to conduct mock exercise pertaining to agricultural bioterrorism; and appropriates $150,000 therefor from New Jersey Domestic Security Account.
Permits municipalities without full-time police forces to appoint Class I Special Law Enforcement Officers.
Permits certain housing nonprofits to join together with other local units in joint insurance funds.
Allows school districts to qualify for assistance under the New Jersey Shade Tree and Community Forestry Assistance Act.
Renames the State Parole Board as the State Parole Commission.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.