Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Jeffrey W. Moran
Sponsored
Out of committee4
"Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Revises references pertaining to podiatrists in statutes.
Grants PFRS membership for certain Division of Parks and Forestry titles; allows current DEP employees in titles to transfer from PERS to PFRS.
Requires that signs be posted on certain roads and highways memorializing victims of alcohol-impaired drivers.
In committee41
Authorizes special Distinguished Flying Cross license plates.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Provides a gross income tax deduction from the State gross income tax for donations of certain environmentally sensitive or undeveloped lands, or an interest therein, to the State of New Jersey.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
Requires health insurers to cover Lyme disease.
Increases cost of living adjustment in pension allowances and survivor benefits payable to certain former public safety officers and their survivors.
Increases cost of living adjustment in pension allowances and survivor benefits payable to certain former public safety officers and their survivors.
Increases minimum amount of PFRS ordinary disability retirement allowance from 40% to 50% of average final compensation.
Creates new penalty for convictions or juvenile adjudications of arson; establishes Arson Investigation Fund.
Establishes the Public School Educational Funding Commission.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Revises laws restricting operation of personal watercraft and permits local police enforcement.
Allows judgment for restitution of stolen public funds to be levied against convicted employee's pension contributions.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Imposes mandatory minimum terms of incarceration on juveniles who use guns to commit acts which, if committed by adults, would constitute serious crimes.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
Exempts medical alarm equipment, services and telecommunications costs from the "Sales and Use Tax Act."
Directs State acquisition of Heritage Minerals tract in Ocean County for new State park.
Permits purchase of PFRS credit for certain pre-enrollment temporary service.
Creates the "School Tax Policy Funding Commission."
Increases income limits for Home Care Expansion Program; appropriates $8 million.
"Home Improvement Contractors' Registration Act."
Prohibits Board of Psychological Examiners from expanding scope of practice of a psychologist through regulation.
Increases employer contribution in alternate benefit program for college faculty from 8% to 9%.
Permits certain business operations by optometrists; prohibits certain conduct.
Establishes the "Unsolicited Telephone Sales Calls Act of 2000."
Concerns donations to certain charitable organizations.
Establishes Task Force on the Oversight of DYFS.
Requires DEP to assume responsibility for dredging of waterways providing boat access to lagoon communities; appropriates $6,000,000.
Authorizes nuclear plant guards to possess certain firearms and ammunition.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not authorized aliens.
Prohibits certain deceptive written advertising concerning merchandise offered with a guarantee.
Eliminates immediately the rate reductions and rate caps of electric public utilities for provision of basic generation service.
Authorizes BPU to allow electric public utilities to recover basic generation services transition costs over a term of not less than 20 years.
Abolishes New Jersey Highway Authority, New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority; establishes New Jersey Toll Roads Authority as successor authority.
Increases SPRS "special" retirement benefit from 65% to 70% of final compensation.
Increases penalties for driving while under the influence.
Increases the term of a municipal prosecutor.
Extends supplemental workers' compensation benefits to workplace injuries and deaths occurring after December 31, 1979.
Directs DOE to provide to every public school a sign stating the national motto, "In God We Trust," and permits principals and teachers to display additional copies.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Permits wine tastings and samplings by certain Class C alcoholic beverage licensees.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. *
Increases membership of the State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey.
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.
Revises statutes regulating the practice of veterinary medicine.
Allows groups authorized to conduct bingo or raffles to use proceeds for capital improvements in certain instances.
Designates State office building in Asbury Park as "Thomas S. Smith, Sr. State Office Building."
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
Designates highbush blueberry as New Jersey State Fruit.
Establishes the New Jersey Film Production Assistance Program. *
Passed the General Assembly · 6
Regulates contractors engaging in home improvements. *
Provides for fast track permitting of biotechnology related industries.
Subjects minor subdivisions to the provisions of the Map Filing Law.
Makes it a fourth-degree crime to provide recommended answers to psychological test of law enforcement officers or candidates.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom".
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Out of committee · 16
Clarifies provisions of "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" concerning municipal electric power systems and rural electric cooperatives. *
Requires verification of certain credit card applications before processing them.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations. *
Authorizes extension of municipal employee health care waiver program to other coverage.
Increases applicants' annual minimum allocation of transferable tax benefits under the New Jersey Emerging Technology and Biotechnology Financial Assistance Program.
Makes permanent the 15 year corporation business tax research and development credit carryforward period for corporations making certain high-technology investments.
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 1. *
Revises statutes regarding physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Authorizes local issuing authorities to receive certain monetary penalties and reimbursements from alcohol beverage licensees.
Requires at least one member of Pinelands Commission to possess training knowledge, or experience in wildfire management or fire safety.
Establishes Advisory Committee on Alternatively Accredited Medical School Clinical Clerkships and provides for clinical clerkships for students from foreign medical schools.
Requires award of grants to remediate discharges from home heating oil tanks for application filed prior to July 1, 2007.
Requires HMOs that contract with DHS to reimburse hospitals for emergency services based on cost of those services.
Designates State Highway No. 70 bridge over Manasquan River as the "September 11 Memorial Bridge;" appropriates $2,500.
Authorizes nuclear plant guards to possess certain firearms and ammunition. *
Permits the incorporation of ophthalmic dispensers and technicians.
In committee · 67
Establishes nine-member Title 19 Revision Commission; appropriates $175,000.
Requires certain contracts and warranties to be printed in at least 10-point bold type.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Prohibits contributions by certain entities doing business with State; limits amount of contributions by principals and officers of such entities.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor.
Regulates use of after market collision parts for motor vehicle repairs.
Redirects certain moneys in the Sanitary Landfill Facility Contingency Fund to landfill closure and landfill mining projects.
Requires insurers to cover costs of treating cystic fibrosis.
Requires certain information to be printed on invoices and delivery tickets for liquefied petroleum gas.
Provides for certain contracting arrangements by dental plan organizations.
Revises retirement provisions for PERS members who are veterans.
Appropriates $165,000 for the Popcorn Park Zoo.
Appropriates $50,000 to DMVA for transportation pilot program to provide veterans' medical transportation.
Authorizes special emblem for license plates of disabled veterans.
Permits eviction for good cause of tenants who are creating nuisance; requires court to notify landlord when restraining order has been issued barring tenant from residential rental property.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Provides for the reduction of the per pupil expenditure of certain constituent municipalities of regional school districts.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Makes certain DEP coastal rules inoperative until completion of cross-acceptance process; appropriates $2,500,000 for grants to local governments in the coastal area.
Establishes "Small Downtown Business Incentive Program."
Prohibits sale of gasoline containing MTBE; directs DEP to seek waiver from EPA oxygen requirements for purpose of discontinuing use of MTBE; and establishes Transportation Energy Security Council to monitor good faith compliance effort.
Increases SPRS cost of living adjustment from 60% to 100% of Consumer Price Index.
Requires State park and forest restroom facilities to include an exclusive family restroom.
Establishes "Seniors Helping Seniors Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Demonstration Program" in DHS; appropriates $360,000.
Allows gross income tax filers to designate contributions to VetGroup, Inc. for services for veterans.
Authorizes special license plate for distinguished service medal recipients.
Regulates power vessels in certain environmentally sensitive areas.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Requires that chiropractors and physicians be reimbursed at same rate under various health and accident plans.
Requires permanent driver's license suspension for third drunk driving offense.
Provides immunity from civil liability for persons performing animal rescue and authorizes formation of emergency animal rescue response units.
Revises computation of accidental death benefit payable to beneficiaries of certain members of SPRS killed in line of duty.
Directs Commissioner of Transportation to use monies from Transportation Trust Fund for certain projects.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and State park admission for persons with certain types of military service.
Authorizes Naval combat service license plate.
Establishes special dredging account; directs $5,000,000 of sales tax collected annually be deposited therein; directs DEP to administer account and dredging program with certain requirements.
Appropriates $26,140,000 for dredging projects and dredged material disposal projects related to navigational waterways.
Increases senior citizen stabilization aid to $500 and makes certain regional districts eligible for senior citizen stabilization aid.
Imposes mandatory life imprisonment for aggravated sexual assault against minor or victim who suffered serious bodily injury; imposes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and criminal sexual conta
Appropriates $200,000 to New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education for programs to promote an environmentally responsible citizenry.
Directs New Jersey Highway Authority to designate Garden State Parkway as memorial highway to ex-POWs.
Modifies Fair Housing Act and State Planning Act to assist in provision of affordable housing.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
Eliminates compulsory liability and no-fault automobile insurance; reinstates financial responsibility laws; applies doctrine of contributory negligence in motor vehicle accidents; permits file and use of rates.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.
Allows for a gross income tax deduction for any honorably discharged member of the US Armed Forces, reserve unit or national guard.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 30th.
Provides additional retirement benefits for PERS and TPAF members employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions retiring between July 1, 2002 and January 1, 2003.
Provides additional retirement benefits for PERS and TPAF members employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.
Revises the requirements for licensure as a cosmetologist-hairstylist to permit an apprenticeship program.
Increases minimum PFRS special retirement allowance from 65% to 70% of final compensation.
Promotes polling place accessibility for certain individuals; appropriates $150,000.
Provides for recoupling of the computation of the New Jersey estate tax in accord with the federal estate tax.
Increases the amount of certain retirement income excludable from gross income.
Establishes the Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in the DEP and appropriates $200,000.
Decreases and eliminates certain fees and penalties.
Exempts vanpool rentals from domestic security fee imposed under P.L.2002, c.34.
Permits promotion without promotional examination of municipal police officer with three awards.
Eliminates the industrial arts endorsement to the instructional certificate for public school teachers and replaces it with a technology education endorsement.
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.
Prohibits contributions by certain entities doing business with State; limits amount of contributions by principals and officers of such entities.
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.