Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Gary L. Guear Sr.
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the prevailing wage in public works.
Prohibits removal of certain offenders from sex offender registry.
In committee20
Requires motor vehicle inspection contractor to provide employees with health benefits coverage comparable to SHBP coverage.
Makes vehicle title fraud a third degree crime.
Prohibits appointment of municipal attorney to dual offices.
Requires county prosecutor to publish name and photograph of sex offender who fails to register.
Permanently disqualifies applicants who test positive for drugs from future police employment.
Permits sale of motor fuels on the internet.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.3 million to DHSS for managed care oversight.
Requires individual and small employer group carriers to offer a new health benefits plan.
Requires certain children to wear helmets when operating scooters.
Establishes Hospital Emergency Services Development Fund in DHSS to assist hospitals in creating emergency services clinics for patients who do not require acute care or trauma care; appropriates $9 million.
Clarifies that defendants convicted of murder are subject to the provision of the "No Early Release Act."
Authorizes special Bronze Star license plates.
Establishes the Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Allows municipal police officers to apply to police chief where they are employed for handgun purchase permits.
Supplemetal appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund to Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for veterans guide and journal.
Requires that certain security and surveillance equipment be installed at passenger railway station property.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DMAVA for grant to Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Appropriates $200,000 to Hamilton Twp., Mercer County, to clean up an abandoned tires dump.
Requires NJT to contract with institution of higher education for transportation analysis in Central New Jersey; appropriates $200,000.
Prohibits nonprofit organization from disclosing information concerning person under age 18 to third party except pursuant to written policy.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.
Permits a State employees' salary reduction program for qualified transportation benefits and increases the Travel Demand Management Program gross income tax exclusions for commuter transportation benefits.*
Disqualifies a person adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile from obtaining either a handgun purchase permit or a firearms purchaser identification card in certain cases.
Establishes Managed Health Care Consumer Assistance Program; appropriates $500,000. *
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Revises definition of "person with disability" and "senior citizen" for certain purposes under consumer fraud law. *
Establishes organ donor license plate.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Eliminates certain requirements applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs.
Passed the General Assembly · 12
Enacts the "Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001."
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorized skateboards.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Permits certain senior citizens to receive absentee ballots under certain circumstances.*
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Makes throwing bodily fluid at State juvenile facility employee or probation officer aggravated assault. *
Places five-year moratorium on distribution and sale of irradiated food.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Appropriates $50,000 to DMAVA for transportation pilot program to provide veterans' medical transportation.
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits under Medicaid.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 50
Accelerates phase-in of the NJ SAVER rebate. *
Clarifies health insurance coverage requirements for Pap smears and requires same coverage under State Health Benefits Program.
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
Revises eligibility criteria for senior citizen stabilization aid and increases the per pupil aid amount to $500.*
Allows grace period for payment of rent for governmental assistance recipients.
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption and administrative expenses.
Broadens group of defendants from which blood samples for DNA testing must be drawn.
Requires owner of hospital to offer to sell facility before seeking to close or convert facility to another use.
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members.**
Provides for a mandatory minimum term for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
Provides that area surrounding a playground be designated as a drug free zone.
Makes impersonating a law enforcement officer a crime of the fourth degree.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.*
Permits aid to State supervised municipalities to eliminate structural deficit.
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. **
Requires that administrative rules be written in simple language. *
Requires cell phone use to be noted in traffic accidents.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
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.*
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Establishes "Virtual Medical Monitoring Service Pilot Program" in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act." *
Requires governing body of general hospital to have at least one member who resides in municipality where hospital is located.
Requires Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to obtain report from independent organization before issuing certificate of need to close or convert a general hospital.
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DOH.
Creates 24-hour hotline to receive complaints of computer crime.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
"New Jersey Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program Act;" appropriates up to $5,000,000 in unexpended federal TANF funds.
Supports law enforcement efforts against criminal street gangs, appropriates $910,000. *
Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers employed in public or nonpublic schools in the State.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct one-half of their federal self-employment taxes from gross income under the gross income tax.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to DEP from "Water Supply Fund" for study to assess groundwater contamination from MTBE.
Establishes a 3-year pilot program of fire safety evacuation training for certain care givers; appropriates $100,000.
Requires individual health benefits plan carriers to offer a new health benefits plan and permits small employer carriers to offer exclusive provider organization plan.
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Provides property tax exemption for maximum of two parsonages of any congregation of any religious corporation in the State.
Requires internal complaint against member of State Police to be filed within 45 days.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for certain active and retired employees. *
Provides benefit coverage to certain police, fire and emergency personnel.
Authorizes hunting of deer with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Appropriates $90,000 to Division of Fish and Wildlife for Hunters Helping the Hungry program.
Designates U.S. Highway Route No. 9 southbound bridge over Raritan River as the "Ellis S. Vieser Memorial Bridge"; appropriates $2,500.
Exempts emergency volunteers from the 7-day waiting period for workers' compensation.
The "Family Income Security and Emergency Economic Stimulus Act."
In committee · 135
Provides a 2001 gross income tax year deduction for charitable contributions made for efforts in relief of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Prohibits hospital from denying admission or services to patient based on patient's HMO coverage, and requires HMO's to cover legitimate emergency health care.
"The New Jersey Living Wage Act"; requires businesses receiving certain public benefits to pay employees at least $6.50 per hour.
Requires elementary schools to include firearms safety awareness within implementation of health and physical education core curriculum content standard.
Increases minimum income eligibility requirements for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Suspends driver's license for possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property by persons under 21.
Increases penalty for illegal firearms' sale within 1,000 feet of school.
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Allows credit against gross income tax liability for dependent care expenses or a heightened credit for the expenses of child care provided by a nationally accredited child care center.
Provides credit against corporation business tax for taxpayers supporting child care facilities for employees.
"New Jersey CARES Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Requires e-mailed unsolicited advertising materials to meet certain requirements.
"New Jersey Online Privacy Protection Act."
"Adolescents' Online Privacy Protection Act."
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
Provides for accidental disability retirement for certain PFRS members who participate in off-duty firefighting activities in a municipality other than the one in which they are employed.
Reduces blood alcohol level at which a person is considered to be guilty of drunk driving from 0.10% to 0.08%.
Allows personal exemption of $1,000, and tax credit, up to $500, under New Jersey gross income tax for medical expenses for family member 65 years of age or older.
Mandates sale of child-proof handguns in three years; requires trigger locking device accompany sales of handguns not identified as child-proof.
Establishes Renewable Energy Trust Fund and Renewable Energy Research, Demonstration and Development Program in DEP.
Requires adoption of emissions portfolio standard under certain conditions.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Changes calculation for special retirement benefits for certain veteran members of PERS.
Establishes Truck Safety Advisory Council; increases certain fees related to the operation of commercial motor vehicles to fund truck safety operations in the State Police; doubles motor vehicle points assessed when operators of heavy vehicles violate certain motor vehicle laws.
The "School Environment Protection Act of 2000".
Reimburses private garages for cost of inspection equipment.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees who retire between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain employees of authorities, boards, commissions, corporations and other agencies and instrumentalities participating in PERS who retire between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.
Requires health care provider participating in NJ KidCare program to provide all medically necessary health care services to eligible child which provider is qualified to provide.
Provides family leave insurance.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.
Repeals New Jersey Turnpike Authority's authorization to build the Route 92 Freeway extension through Middlesex County.
Deprivatizes motor vehicle agencies.
Requires mandatory random drug testing for certain conditional release defendants.
Provides for access to certain energy customer information by appropriate parties for municipal aggregation.
Classifies burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree.
Prohibits imposition of prior authorization requirement upon pharmacist for monthly prescription drug purchases by Medicaid, NJ KidCare, GA and PAAD recipients.
Directs DEP to assess groundwater contamination from MTBE and determine measures necessary to mitigate and remediate contamination; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes criminal penalty for Megan's Law registrant who gives false address; requires verification of address before registrant is released.
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking may not be expunged.
Gives contractual preferences to gun manufacturers which have pledged to adopt and implement certain manufacturing, firearms design and market practices that will foster firearms safety.
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
Increases fine for failure to use child passenger restraint in motor vehicle.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program by $5,000.
Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Provides due process to county investigators in dismissal actions.
Provides for nonbinding referendum as to the permanent berthing of the Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey; makes an appropriation.
Permanently denies convicted criminals access to public records containing victim's information; protects certain criminal investigatory files and crime victim information from public access.
Permits NJ SAVER rebate to be based on the greater of the 1997 tax year or current tax year equalized school tax rates.
Increases the number of sending school district representatives that may sit on certain receiving school district boards of education.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHSS for public information regarding health insurance consumers' rights to appeal adverse decisions of insurer.
Increases annual charity care amount to $345 million and appropriates $30 million in State and federal funds to increase Medicaid fee-for-service hospital rates.
Requires public hearing by the Attorney General regarding conversion of certain nonprofit corporations under certain circumstances.
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Revises statutes concerning computer crime.
Regulates temporary help service firms as employment agencies, enforces collection of unemployment insurance taxes and other payroll assessments.
Supplemental appropriation for $31,490,000 to increase benefits in the Lifeline programs.
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Permits boards of education to establish comprehensive household safety education programs; appropriates $750,000.
Conditions approval of charter school applications upon providing written documentation of adequate financial reserves.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Provides for issuance of receipt to voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be used as proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election.
"The New Jersey Electronic Voting Machine Act"; requires use of electronic voting machines in elections.
Requires DHSS to prepare and make available to public consumer guide on reducing prescription drug costs; appropriates $200,000.
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members at State cost.
Increases PERS retirement benefit formula from 1/60 to 1/55 of final compensation for each year of service; revises calculation of PERS assets to fund additional cost of formula change.
Requires nonpublic schools to reimburse school districts for the local educational costs of students who reside in tax-exempt housing and are enrolled in the district.
Amends requirement for certain housing authority and redevelopment agency members to satisfactorily complete course of study.
Directs DOT to reimburse local police departments for certain costs.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Concerns reemployment services and training programs.
Prohibits municipalities from using State funds for installation, purchase, replacement or restoration of boardwalks using tropical wood.
Establishes the New Jersey Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Study Commission.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to DHS for domestic violence programs.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2001-2002 school year.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
Establishes the Ergonomics in Education Study Commission.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Permits gaming investigator to carry firearm.
Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 50% State support.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Establishes 10-day wait before appeal of license suspension to ABC director.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Directs NJT to conduct certain assessment and study concerning passenger rail service between Lakehurst and Matawan.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
Authorizes municipalities to impose up to 6% tax on hotel, motel and established guest house room charges.
Supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to DLPS for DNA testing of convicted criminals.
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defribrillator.
Concerns automobile insurance rate filings; establishes Office of Automobile Insurance Ratepayer Advocate.
Prohibits heavy trucks or truck-trailer combinations on certain county roads.
Designates main office building of DOT as "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building."
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Increases TPAF and PERS veterans retirement benefits for active members and retirees.
Clarifies legislative intent with respect to use of certain monies included in the FY 2002 appropriations act.
Establishes New Jersey Public Health Emergency Study Commission.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Authorizes leave for parents and guardians of children with special needs.
Criminalizes certain fraudulent solicitations and collections of funds relating to the events of September 11, 2001 and other mass disasters or acts of terrorism.
Enacts the "September 11, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act."
Provides for an attachment order to freeze certain funds or assets relating to terrorism.
Requires financial institutions and check cashing businesses to file a suspicious transactions report when they suspect terrorism.
Establishes special license plates for veterans.
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Provides for additional annual State aid for the Capital City under the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid program; appropriates $15 million for this purpose and $2.9 million for additional special municipal aid for Trenton.
Establishes "CARE Unit" in Division of Criminal Justice to fight crime against the elderly; makes an appropriation.
Establishes penalty for fraudulent use of permanent handicapped parking placard.
Establishes "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.
Eliminates waiting period for unemployment benefits claimed after September 11, 2001.
Imposes penalty for leaving child unattended in motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Exempts certain veterans' organizations from charitable registration.
Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.
Creates interest free loan program for State residents who are members of National Guard and Reserves called to federal active duty.
Establishes New Jersey Nursing Shortage Study Commission.
Increases TPAF and PERS disability and veterans retirement benefits for active and retired employees.
Provides for mile-based automobile insurance rating plan.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for public awareness campaign concerning "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Prohibits terrorism exclusion in insurance policies.
Filed · 1
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.