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John J. Matheussen

Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.

All of John J. Matheussen's terms

Sponsored

Became law5

  • Senate Bill 1341

    Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 1. **

  • Senate Bill 1409

    Provides procedures for payment to out-of-network dentists when covered person receives payment directly from dental insurer. *

  • Senate Bill 1851

    Revises method of computing seniority for certain law enforcement officers transferred to the State Police.

  • Senate Bill 1865

    Appropriates $56 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

  • Senate Bill 2118

    Appropriates $18,725,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.

Passed the Senate7

  • Senate Bill 323

    Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.

  • Senate Bill 407

    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.

  • Senate Bill 786

    Provides SHBP coverage for certain services by marriage and family therapists and clinical social workers. **

  • Senate Bill 797

    Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of armed services members.

  • Senate Bill 1407

    Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Expanding Health Care Coverage."

  • Senate Bill 1411

    Modifies elements of the crime of stalking.

  • Senate Bill 1934

    Establishes forensic laboratory fees for sexual assault; designates uses.

Out of committee24

  • Senate Bill 312

    Extends eligibility for PAAD to persons disabled under certain federal programs.

  • Senate Bill 314

    Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute; requires lifetime parole supervision for certain sex offenders. *

  • Senate Bill 316

    Authorizes driver's license sticker to identify organ donor.

  • Senate Bill 321

    Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.

  • Senate Bill 328

    Authorizes special license plates for military retirees.

  • Senate Bill 405

    Permits absence from school resulting from suspension to be counted as unexcused absence.

  • Senate Bill 1221

    Provides $175 million for up to 8 weeks of extended unemployment benefits; eliminates 7-day waiting period for unemployment benefits; reduces certain reserve ratios. *

  • Senate Bill 1223

    "Public Health Preparedness Act." *

  • Senate Bill 1249

    Requires certification of persons installing medical gas piping in licensed health care facilities.

  • Senate Bill 1300

    Cancels certain "Water Supply Fund" appropriations; creates "Drought Management Fund" in DEP; appropriates $2.1 million of canceled appropriations to "Drought Management Fund."

  • Senate Bill 1302

    Eliminates fee for certain firefighter certifications.

  • Senate Bill 1384

    Criminalizes defrauding administration of a drug test. *

  • Senate Bill 1456

    Allows NJ SAVER rebate eligibility for homestead owners not qualifying on October 1 to be based on their periods of homestead ownership during the tax year and allows for prorated rebate amount.

  • Senate Bill 1516

    Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.

  • Senate Bill 1520

    Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses. *

  • Senate Bill 1547

    Requires persons convicted of manufacturing or selling child pornography to register under Megan's Law.

  • Senate Bill 1876

    Establishes publicity program for senior and disabled citizens property tax freeze reimbursement program.

  • Senate Bill 1879

    Encourages the recycling and reuse of used computers.

  • Senate Bill 1972

    Adds two members chosen by public employees' labor organizations to State Health Benefits Commission.

  • Senate Bill 1974

    Makes it an unlawful practice for retailers to sell or install motor vehicle window tinting without first informing customer of State restrictions.

  • Senate Bill 1988

    Prohibits use of social security numbers on deeds and mortgages.

  • Senate Bill 2205

    Provides for expedited review of application for certificate of need for transfer of perinatal services within hospital or hospital system.

  • Senate Bill 2323

    The "New Jersey Freedom to Fish Act."

  • Senate Bill 2383

    Concerns experience rating by certain dental service corporations.

In committee60

  • Senate Bill 313

    Requires payment of interest on mortgage escrow accounts.

  • Senate Bill 315

    Imposes additional penalties on sex offenders; creates the "Sex Crime Victim Treatment Fund" to provide counseling and treatment to sex crime victims and their families.

  • Senate Bill 317

    Requires managed care carriers to provide certain physicians with fee schedules.

  • Senate Bill 318

    Creates two additional Superior Court judgeships for Gloucester County.

  • Senate Bill 319

    Upgrades crime of leaving the scene of a fatal accident to a crime of the second degree.

  • Senate Bill 320

    Mandates universal screening of newborns for treatable causes of blindness.

  • Senate Bill 322

    Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS to promote women's awareness about heart disease and stroke.

  • Senate Bill 324

    Appropriates $1,055,000 to Rutgers-Camden College of Arts & Sciences Department of Nursing to expand facilities.

  • Senate Bill 325

    Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care expenses.

  • Senate Bill 326

    Makes supplemental appropriation of $7.2 million from the General Fund for Inter-Departmental Account capital construction project costs of Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey refurbishment and Visitors Center.

  • Senate Bill 327

    Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district maintaining a volunteer fire department.

  • Senate Bill 406

    Requires State to reimburse trooper tuition costs; appropriates $700,000.

  • Senate Bill 678

    Extends PAAD eligibility to persons disabled under certain federal, State, and local government retirement programs.

  • Senate Bill 785

    Creates New Jersey Regulatory Improvement Advisory Council; requires risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis for certain State regulatory actions.

  • Senate Bill 798

    Provides for certain ex-spouses of retirants to receive pension under SPRS.

  • Senate Bill 1035

    Requires instruction on the Founding Fathers of the United States as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards for Social Studies.

  • Senate Bill 1059

    Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.

  • Senate Bill 1060

    Allows gross income tax deduction for purchase of residential fire safety equipment.

  • Senate Bill 1132

    Appropriates $100,000 to DEP for Franklin and Monroe Townships, Gloucester County, water contamination study.

  • Senate Bill 1259

    Requires relatives seeking custody or guardianship of child under DYFS' care or custody to undergo criminal history record background checks.

  • Senate Bill 1262

    Requires parolees to provide verified address as condition for release.

  • Senate Bill 1271

    Allows berthing of houseboats at State marinas under certain circumstances.

  • Senate Bill 1272

    Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DCA for expansion and refurbishment of fire training facilities at Camden County Fire Academy.

  • Senate Bill 1273

    Holds parents civilly liable for damages from false fire alarms and bomb threats by their children and imposes mandatory penalties on juveniles who commit these acts.

  • Senate Bill 1276

    Establishes Specialty Nurse Education and Training Pilot Program in DHSS; appropriates $5 million.

  • Senate Bill 1277

    Establishes Water Quality Remediation Fund; appropriates $50 million.

  • Senate Bill 1299

    Appropriates $950,000 from "Drought Management Fund" to DEP for drought monitoring and telemetry system.

  • Senate Bill 1342

    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.

  • Senate Bill 1344

    Bars sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations.

  • Senate Bill 1345

    Increases penalty for illegal firearms' sale within 1,000 feet of school.

  • Senate Bill 1362

    Allows for a gross income tax deduction for any honorably discharged member of the US Armed Forces, reserve unit or national guard.

  • Senate Bill 1363

    Concerns overpayments to public utilities.

  • Senate Bill 1364

    Requires court, prior to granting a domestic violence victim's application to dissolve restraining order, to make a finding that domestic violence victim was not subject to coercion.

  • Senate Bill 1383

    Authorizes the establishment of youth courts to resolve certain complaints against juveniles.

  • Senate Bill 1408

    Permits medical malpractice liability insurance purchasing alliances among physicians.

  • Senate Bill 1410

    Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.

  • Senate Bill 1412

    Prohibits public employer from changing terms and conditions of employment prior to reaching agreement with public employee representative.

  • Senate Bill 1457

    Establishes a refundable gross income tax credit to protect New Jersey residents from abrogation of Reciprocal Income Tax Agreement with Pennsylvania.

  • Senate Bill 1476

    Makes No Early Release Act applicable to persons convicted of child pornography crimes.

  • Senate Bill 1600

    Imposes penalty for leaving child unattended in motor vehicle under certain circumstances.

  • Senate Bill 1802

    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.

  • Senate Bill 1894

    Establishes the Excellence in Teaching Scholarship Program and appropriates $500,000.

  • Senate Bill 1896

    Creates "Fallen Heroes" memorial license plates to fund scholarships for surviving children of New Jersey firefighters and emergency medical service workers.

  • Senate Bill 1897

    Removes limitation on punitive damages awards in civil actions arising from convictions for murder, aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter.

  • Senate Bill 1922

    Requires the Pinelands Commission to include the recommendations of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service for protecting property from wildfire in all its future publications.

  • Senate Bill 1933

    Authorizes "Fallen Firefighter" license plates; establishes scholarship program for children of fallen firefighters.

  • Senate Bill 1952

    Concerns fire management and fire education in the pinelands area.

  • Senate Bill 1953

    Creates 12 additional Superior Court judgeships; establishes a Special Business Part in the Superior Court; provides for an appropriation.

  • Senate Bill 2031

    Requires interactive computer services to disable access to images, information, or data which depicts child engaged in prohibited sexual act.

  • Senate Bill 2064

    Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.

  • Senate Bill 2068

    Exempts certain composting facilities from certain rules and regulations.

  • Senate Bill 2090

    Establishes "Alert Citizens--Safe Communities Fund" to provide annual grants to eligible citizen anti-crime organizations.

  • Senate Bill 2091

    Establishes "Wake Up New Jersey" fire prevention grant program.

  • Senate Bill 2097

    Removes limitation on punitive damages awards in civil actions arising from convictions for murder, aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter.

  • Senate Bill 2167

    Provides up to $300 million of extended UI benefits.

  • Senate Bill 2180

    Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DCA for grant to Gloucester Township for municipal purposes.

  • Senate Bill 2184

    Requires physicians to inform patients diagnosed with breast cancer of treatment options.

  • Senate Bill 2292

    Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."

  • Senate Bill 2293

    Provides for eligibility for Spill Fund compensation for point of entry treatment system or connection to public water supply in certain circumstances.

  • Senate Bill 2294

    Requires the Commission on Higher Education to prepare an annual report on campus sexual assaults.

Co-sponsored

Became law · 34
  • Senate Bill 21

    Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *

  • Senate Bill 83

    Directs BPU to provide for continuation of electrical service for certain residential customers during periods of excessive heat. **

  • Senate Bill 137

    The "School Integrated Pest Management Act". *

  • Senate Bill 160

    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.

  • Senate Bill 256

    Requires that student's disciplinary records be transferred to receiving district when student transfers districts.

  • Senate Bill 341

    Provides for certification for emergency medical technicians to administer epinephrine.

  • Senate Bill 493

    Exempts from the sales and use tax sales made at concession stands located in State-owned veterans' homes.

  • Senate Bill 495

    Establishes New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing. *

  • Senate Bill 576

    Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.

  • Senate Bill 643

    Clarifies that a court may require the posting of full cash bail in cases involving serious crimes.

  • Senate Bill 696

    Appropriates $40 million from Hazardous Discharge Fund of 1986 to Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund for cleanup of contaminated sites; cancels previous appropriation; replaces canceled appropriation with $40 million from 1996 Environmental Cleanu

  • Senate Bill 829

    Authorizes extension of municipal employee health care waiver program to other coverage.

  • Senate Bill 919

    Establishes Advisory Committee on Alternatively Accredited Medical School Clinical Clerkships and provides for clinical clerkships for students from foreign medical schools. *

  • Senate Bill 1149

    Prohibits electronic printing of certain information on certain sales receipts.

  • Senate Bill 1202

    Provides for notification to pregnant women about mercury health advisories in consumption of fish. *

  • Senate Bill 1355

    Revises New Jersey's computer crime law to incorporate recent technological changes.

  • Senate Bill 1432

    Requires State payment of survivor's pension when volunteer fire fighter or emergency services worker suffers accidental death on duty.*

  • Senate Bill 1634

    Makes various changes to the "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."

  • Senate Bill 1644

    Establishes driving while fatigued as recklessness under vehicular homicide statute.

  • Senate Bill 1680

    Requires medical malpractice insurers to provide certain information to DOBI concerning physicians, podiatrists and nurses they insure.

  • Senate Bill 1733

    Amends "Three Strikes" law to clarify that it applies to crimes committed on separate occasions regardless of the dates of conviction.

  • Senate Bill 1770

    Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.

  • Senate Bill 1795

    Directs HMFA to require shower rails in senior rental projects. *

  • Senate Bill 1826

    Criminalizes fraudulent solicitation and collection of funds on behalf of charities.

  • Senate Bill 1860

    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 acquistion and

  • Senate Bill 1863

    Appropriates $12.475 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern New Jersey.

  • Senate Bill 1864

    Appropriates $11.105 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

  • Senate Bill 1868

    Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *

  • Senate Bill 1912

    Requires the Delaware River and Bay Authority to hold hearings prior to increasing tolls, charges or fares, requires submission of yearly reports, declares authority records to be public and requires a limit on authority expenses.

  • Senate Bill 1948

    Revises criteria for financing underground storage tank closures, upgrades and remediations.

  • Senate Bill 1969

    Requires DEP to not authorize transport of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated material in coastal zone under certain circumstances. *

  • Senate Bill 1983

    Directs DYFS to fingerprint and photograph certain children under its supervision. *

  • Senate Bill 2069

    Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and two-family homes upon initial occupancy or change of occupancy.

  • Senate Bill 2071

    Clarifies the crime of soliciting or providing material support or resources for terrorism. *

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  • Senate Bill 105

    Establishes the HOPE Scholarship Program Study Commission; appropriates $5,000.

  • Senate Bill 107

    Authorizes municipalities to provide free day care services to children of volunteer firefighters and first aid squad members.

  • Senate Bill 123

    Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.

  • Senate Bill 227

    Authorizes special Distinguished Flying Cross license plates.

  • Senate Bill 279

    Classifies burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree.

  • Senate Bill 408

    Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.

  • Senate Bill 432

    Requires identity check for flight instruction. *

  • Senate Bill 448

    Creates an Office of Professional Responsibility and Independent Review Board in, but not of, the Office of Attorney General within the DLPS to oversee complaints of misconduct and constitutional violations by personnel.

  • Senate Bill 458

    Establishes pilot program in Department of Law and Public Safety using infrared sensors to facilitate roadside truck safety inspections.

  • Senate Bill 620

    Permits local construction code official to inspect traveling carnival-amusement rides.

  • Senate Bill 640

    Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain qualified employees.

  • Senate Bill 693

    Increases to $15,000 amount that counties may contribute annually to volunteer fire companies.

  • Senate Bill 743

    Concerns donations to certain charitable organizations.

  • Senate Bill 876

    Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district or municipality maintaining volunteer fire department.

  • Senate Bill 1009

    Establishes New Jersey General Accounting Office.

  • Senate Bill 1036

    Establishes criminal penalty for Megan's Law registrant who gives false address; requires verification of address before registrant is released.

  • Senate Bill 1180

    Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to include a representative of New Jersey State First Aid Council.

  • Senate Bill 1194

    Upgrades offenses involving use of false government documents.

  • Senate Bill 1301

    Requires scheduled revisions to New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan; appropriates $1.5 million from "Water Supply Fund" therefor. *

  • Senate Bill 1349

    Provides that only citizens or persons authorized to work in the US pursuant to federal law may be employed in performing certain State contracts. *

  • Senate Bill 1387

    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.

  • Senate Bill 1388

    Limits exchange of information between State officer or employee and bidders or prospective bidders prior to awarding of State or State authority contract.

  • Senate Bill 1436

    Requires independent contractors hired by the State to submit to background check. *

  • Senate Bill 1478

    Requires humane treatment of calves raised for veal.

  • Senate Bill 1499

    Requires coverage for certain nonprescription formulas under certain health benefits plans, including SHBP.

  • Senate Bill 1521

    Concerns compensation for care and treatment of public safety workers exposed to communicable diseases.

  • Senate Bill 1692

    Enhances penalties for illegally operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle.

  • Senate Bill 1708

    Establishes extended sentences for certain crimes involving eluding a police officer and clarifies elements of eluding aggravated manslaughter.

  • Senate Bill 1710

    Establishes civil action for damages against organizations that support terrorism.

  • Senate Bill 1797

    Designates the Homestead Rebate Payment Protection Act; requires the payment of homestead rebates on or before July 31 annually.

  • Senate Bill 1803

    Authorizes digitized student identification program; appropriates $252,000.*

  • Senate Bill 1805

    Directs DOE to develop guidelines for the teaching of child victimization prevention techniques for use by districts to establish comprehensive programs.

  • Senate Bill 1822

    Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.

  • Senate Bill 1947

    Requires school boards to mandate wearing of protective devices by pupils and teachers who are dealing with certain dangerous materials or processes and to ensure that teaching staff are properly trained. *

Out of committee · 47
  • Senate Bill 34

    Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.

  • Senate Bill 57

    Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS.

  • Senate Bill 116

    Waives $15 fee for Firefighters and First Aider special license plates for volunteers.

  • Senate Bill 153

    Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers. *

  • Senate Bill 189

    Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Scholarship Program.

  • Senate Bill 198

    "New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002." *

  • Senate Bill 214

    Extends veteran's property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.

  • Senate Bill 223

    Permits certain charities to renew registration by verification statement.

  • Senate Bill 294

    Extends senior citizen and handicapped citizen reduced fare program for regular route bus service to complementary paratransit bus service.

  • Senate Bill 296

    Creates limited licenses for barbering and hairstyling and a shop assistant specialty within the practice of cosmetology and hairstyling.

  • Senate Bill 310

    Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.

  • Senate Bill 331

    Excludes veterans' entitlements from income for determination of PAAD eligibility.

  • Senate Bill 478

    Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.

  • Senate Bill 488

    Prohibits smoking on school buses, even if students are not present.

  • Senate Bill 592

    Requires DHSS to establish list of animal control officers found guilty of or liable for violating any animal cruelty law; and prohibits persons on that list from being animal control officers for a municipality. *

  • Senate Bill 746

    Allows veteran to claim eligibility to receive veteran's property tax deduction after October 1 of pretax year.

  • Senate Bill 775

    Creates the "September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act." *

  • Senate Bill 914

    "Brain Injury Research Act."

  • Senate Bill 970

    Requires criminal history record background checks for health care professionals as condition of initial licensure.

  • Senate Bill 1044

    Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *

  • Senate Bill 1119

    Requires hepatitis B vaccinations for high school students and new full-time students at institutions of higher education. **

  • Senate Bill 1156

    Allows corporation business tax credit for 25% of the cost of purchasing portable defibrillators. *

  • Senate Bill 1215

    Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.*

  • Senate Bill 1225

    Establishes biological agent registry in DHSS.

  • Senate Bill 1227

    "Fire Service Resource Emergency Deployment Act."

  • Senate Bill 1229

    Establishes "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.

  • Senate Bill 1251

    Prohibits use of cell phone while driving school bus.

  • Senate Bill 1261

    Provides for an attachment order to freeze certain funds or assets relating to terrorism.

  • Senate Bill 1263

    Allows groups authorized to conduct bingo or raffles to use proceeds for capital improvements in certain instances.

  • Senate Bill 1353

    Appropriates $2.5 million to DEP from "Water Supply Fund" for water supply system interconnection study. *

  • Senate Bill 1459

    Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.

  • Senate Bill 1460

    Raises N.J. Environmental Infrastructure Trust's statutory debt ceiling to $1.6 billion.

  • Senate Bill 1546

    Requires persons convicted of certain child pornography crimes to register under Megan's Law.

  • Senate Bill 1769

    Authorizes Adjutant General to issue service medal to commemorate 50th anniversary of ending of Korean War; appropriates $5,000.

  • Senate Bill 1798

    Concerns workers' compensation benefits and certain volunteer emergency personnel.

  • Senate Bill 1804

    Establishes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without parole eligibility for crimes of criminal sexual contact committed against children.

  • Senate Bill 1806

    Upgrades penalities for certain crimes involving children under 16 years of age.

  • Senate Bill 1814

    Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat. *

  • Senate Bill 1824

    Requires DHS to consider character of staff of adoption agencies as condition of approval to operate. *

  • Senate Bill 1841

    Creates the Office of Grant Assistance in DCA to assist counties and municipalities in applying for federal, State and private grants.

  • Senate Bill 1855

    Establishes "Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund." *

  • Senate Bill 1950

    Doubles the drug enforcement and demand reduction fines imposed for the possession or distribution of certain club drugs. *

  • Senate Bill 1967

    Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.

  • Senate Bill 2027

    Revises law concerning Council on Developmental Disabilities to conform with federal law.

  • Senate Bill 2124

    Eliminates informed consent requirement for law enforcement officer, firefighter or person providing emergency management services for exposure to bloodborne pathogens in certain circumstances. *

  • Senate Bill 2174

    "New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *

  • Senate Bill 2253

    Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."

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  • Senate Bill 10

    Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.

  • Senate Bill 54

    Provides consumers greater protection in the issuance of consumer credit reports.

  • Senate Bill 76

    Establishes lead-safe housing grant and loan program and registry plan; appropriates $2 million.

  • Senate Bill 108

    Provides individual cause of action for unfair practices in the settlement of insurance claims and makes unfair practices subject to consumer fraud law.

  • Senate Bill 112

    Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.

  • Senate Bill 114

    Requires Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to establish guidelines for placement of defibrillators in State buildings.

  • Senate Bill 117

    Increases aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount and requires certain review of pupil transportation contracts by county superintendent.

  • Senate Bill 120

    Increases voluntary municipal pension to survivors of volunteer firefighters or first aid squad members and extends payment to widowers of such persons.

  • Senate Bill 121

    Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.

  • Senate Bill 141

    Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.

  • Senate Bill 187

    Provides volunteer EMTs, volunteer firefighters mileage reimbursement; makes appropriations.

  • Senate Bill 188

    Provides that EMT training of volunteer EMTs on paid squads and volunteer firefighters are eligible for reimbursement from EMT Training Fund.

  • Senate Bill 195

    Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.

  • Senate Bill 196

    Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million.

  • Senate Bill 197

    Prohibits unsolicited telephone sales calls to certain consumers.

  • Senate Bill 199

    Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for public awareness campaign concerning "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."

  • Senate Bill 202

    Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.

  • Senate Bill 251

    Exempts sale of recreational safety helmets from sales and use tax.

  • Senate Bill 303

    Creates continuing education and nurse recruitment pilot program in DMVA and provides funding to existing nurse education program in DHS; appropriates $498,000.

  • Senate Bill 334

    Excludes income of school district residents who rank in the top 5% of income as reported on State Income Tax forms from calculation of district income for school aid purposes.

  • Senate Bill 340

    Allows county governments to join with State under certain circumstances for purchase of electric generation service and electric related service.

  • Senate Bill 427

    Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Focus on Literacy - New Jersey.

  • Senate Bill 445

    Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.

  • Senate Bill 466

    "Women's Right to Know Act."

  • Senate Bill 486

    "Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act."

  • Senate Bill 489

    Makes clauses waiving right to sue in nursing home admission agreements void and unenforceable.

  • Senate Bill 646

    Establishes an environmental testing laboratory in the Department of Environmental Protection; appropriates $3 million.

  • Senate Bill 648

    Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial.

  • Senate Bill 708

    Establishes the "State Debt Reduction and Avoidance Act".

  • Senate Bill 713

    Amends definition of veteran for certain military engagements.

  • Senate Bill 758

    Establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in DHSS; appropriates $75,000.

  • Senate Bill 771

    Establishes corporation business tax credit for purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and alternative technology vehicles.

  • Senate Bill 806

    Excludes from gross income under the gross income tax certain United States military compensation paid to members of units of the NJ National Guard.

  • Senate Bill 883

    Grants PFRS membership for certain Division of Parks and Forestry titles; allows current DEP employees in titles to transfer from PERS to PFRS.

  • Senate Bill 1041

    Requires Governor's appointees to the Pinelands Commission to reside in the pinelands area.

  • Senate Bill 1042

    Establishes Public Health Emergency Planning Commission and provides for public health emergency response plan.

  • Senate Bill 1043

    Requires study of feasibility of establishing State pharmaceutical stockpile.

  • Senate Bill 1045

    Establishes civil commitment procedure for violent predators.

  • Senate Bill 1066

    Requires successful bidder on State contract to certify that bidder does not support foreign terrorist organizations.

  • Senate Bill 1078

    Authorizes special license plates for Offices of Emergency Management volunteers.

  • Senate Bill 1081

    Exempts physicians who exceed speed limit while responding to emergency calls from penalties.

  • Senate Bill 1145

    Provides for the convening of State constitutional convention to reform the system of property taxation for funding the public schools; appropriates $7 million.

  • Senate Bill 1200

    The "Home Loan Protection Act."

  • Senate Bill 1248

    Supplemental appropriation of $150,000 to DHSS for a grant to Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.

  • Senate Bill 1289

    Prohibits certain cabinet-level officers from engaging in outside employment for compensation.

  • Senate Bill 1298

    Appropriates $500,000 to DEP from "Drought Management Fund" for water supply interconnection study.

  • Senate Bill 1371

    Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.

  • Senate Bill 1374

    Requires DOC to pay counties at uniform rate for housing State prisoners.

  • Senate Bill 1382

    Implements recommendations on public contracts of State Commission of Investigation in report, "N.J. Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection Contract", issued March 2002.

  • Senate Bill 1405

    Authorizes BPU to allow electric public utilities to recover basic generation services transition costs over a term of not less than 20 years.

  • Senate Bill 1420

    Eliminates immediately the rate reductions and rate caps of electric public utilities for provision of basic generation service.

  • Senate Bill 1425

    Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom" and members of reserve and State organized militia who serve at least 180 continuous days.

  • Senate Bill 1438

    Requires background checks on individuals requesting flight instruction or aircraft rental; disqualifies certain persons from instruction or rental.

  • Senate Bill 1481

    Supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to DHSS for research in Ataxia Telangiectasia.

  • Senate Bill 1504

    Excludes certain federal employee retirement fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.

  • Senate Bill 1565

    Expands implied consent statute to include blood testing; permits use of reasonable force to obtain blood sample in certain cases.

  • Senate Bill 1578

    Enacts the Interstate compact for Adult Offender Supervision.

  • Senate Bill 1706

    Provides supplemental State aid in the case of the dissolution of a limited purpose regional school district or termination of a sending-receiving relationship.

  • Senate Bill 1735

    Provides automobile insurance premium reduction of 10% for completion of medical and safe driving program for senior citizens.

  • Senate Bill 1737

    Establishes "Rachael Alert" to broadcast alerts concerning abducted children.

  • Senate Bill 1796

    Requires amount by which actual State General Fund revenue exceeds anticipated State General Fund revenue for a fiscal year to be appropriated as State school aid.

  • Senate Bill 1888

    Makes supplemental appropriation of $6,460,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for the Teacher Quality Mentoring Program.

  • Senate Bill 1898

    Criminalizes misrepresentation to law enforcement officer during a body search that defendant does not possess any potentially dangerous instrument.

  • Senate Bill 1925

    Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat.

  • Senate Bill 1982

    Increases from $300,000 to $1,000,000 the amount recoverable from certain guaranty funds on covered medical malpractice claims.

  • Senate Bill 2001

    Revises wills and estates.

  • Senate Bill 2013

    Authorizes Fish and Game Council to allow Sunday hunting of game animals.

  • Senate Bill 2032

    Revises continuing education requirements for dental hygienists.

  • Senate Bill 2043

    Establishes a joint legislative and executive branch State Revenue Forecasting Integrity Commission to provide a revenue forecast for annual State budget purposes.

  • Senate Bill 2132

    Changes 2004 primary election date to first Tuesday in March.

  • Senate Bill 2158

    Permits any full-time employee of school board to attend annual New Jersey Education Association convention without loss of pay.

  • Senate Bill 2283

    Prohibits sale, distribution or installation of nonoperational air bags.

  • Senate Bill 2284

    Requires Director of DYFS to provide employees with access to motor vehicles, cellular telephones and computers.

  • Senate Bill 2487

    Excludes from taxation under Corporation Business Tax certain sales of land for open space and farmland preservation.