Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Richard H. Bagger
Sponsored
Became law21
Appropriates $30 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Authorizes appointment of four alternates to combined planning and zoning boards.
Clarifies that filings with and certifications obtained from the Secretary of State, shall mean filings with and certifications obtained from the Division of Commercial Recording.
Exempts Palisades Interstate Park Commission land dedicated to recreation and conservation purposes from "roll-back" taxes.
Phases out the petroleum products gross receipts tax for fuel used to generate certain electricity.
Appropriates $3.25 million to Cranford Township for flood control projects.*
Transfers certain DYFS property in Middlesex county to NJ Natural Lands Trust.
Creates "Main Street New Jersey" program in DCA. ***
Criminalizes the unauthorized insertion of writings into consumer products.*
Establishes required funding level for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.*
Provides funding for non-profit energy assistance organization.
Authorizes municipalities to limit solid waste and recyclable material collection activities to specified operating hours.
Revises the Emergency Services Length of Service Award Program.
Provides school districts with additional State aid for special education pupils if costs exceed a certain amount. *
Provides corporation business tax credit for purchase of certain equipment used in treatment of effluent for reuse in an industrial process.*
Exempts sales of certain effluent treatment or conveyance equipment from the "Sales and Use Tax Act." *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Literacy Volunteers of America - New Jersey.
Changes deadline for filing certain nominating petitions for party offices and public offices filled at general election from 54th to 57th day preceding primary; requires double spacing on referenda petitions.
Revises definition of "person with disability" and "senior citizen" for certain purposes under consumer fraud law. *
Permits inspection of certain tax records by the Attorney General to facilitate the administration of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
Authorizes Executive and Legislative participation in multistate discussions of an agreement to simplify and modernize sales and use tax administration and substantially reduce the burden of sales and use tax compliance.
Vetoed2
Sets States mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.*
Forgives the reimbursement of State aid by former constituent district of a dissolved regional school district.
Passed the General Assembly6
Requires health benefits coverage for bone mass measurement.
Creates "Faith Based Community Development Initiative" program in DCA.*
Makes supplemental appropriation of $75,000 from the General Fund to Rutgers, The State University for a grant to The National Center for Neighborhood and Brownfields Redevelopment at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public policy. *
Sets State mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Concerns conformity of State Uniform Tax Procedure Law refund procedures with federal tax refund procedures.
Provides for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Out of committee18
Allows certain co-owners of homesteads on which property taxes have been paid to receive full and not proportionally reduced NJ SAVER rebates and homestead rebates.*
Supplemental appropriation of $1,120,000 from the General Fund as grants through State Council on the Arts for Crossroads Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, and New Jersey State Opera.**
Increases the amount of bonds issued for county college capital projects which qualify for State debt service aid support.
Establishes Joint Commission on Governmental Performance Review and Evaluation in the legislative branch of government.
Permits the offering or furnishing of discount coupons and promotional items in the sale of motor fuels under certain circumstances.
Provides additional means of verification of agreement to change electricity or natural gas suppliers.
Allows counties to develop and submit to DHSS countywide animal control plans; appropriates $1,050,000.**
Excludes certain education IRA earnings from taxation under the gross income tax, and makes certain educational benefits available to the beneficiaries of those accounts.
Supplemental appropriation of $5 million in State and federal funds to DHS to increase Medicaid reimbursement to federally qualified health centers.
Expands redevelopment agreement program to provide incentives for residential development of contaminated sites.
Specifies definition of social worker employed in hospices.
Regulates certain electronic mail solicitations.
Appropriates $2.5 million from 1996 Dredging Bond Act to fund completion of dredged materials reuse demonstration project in abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine. *
Provides State aid to Abbott district charter school students to reach 90% of maximum T&E amount.
Supplemental appropriation of $110,000 to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund Project Shalom.
Excludes refunding bonds from calculation of annual limit of debt issued by Transportation Trust Fund Authority.
Revises Medicaid reimbursement methodology for pediatric rehabilitation hospitals. *
Appropriates $1 million to DYFS for grant to Somerset Hills School. *
In committee28
Establishes cross-acceptance of local master plans; intermunicipal review of certain development applications.
Authorizes adoption of municipal transfer of development rights programs.
"New Jersey Commercial Telephone and Commercial Electronic Mail Solicitation Consumer Protection Act."
Requires municipal master plans under Municipal Land Use Law to be consistent with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases.
Authorizes use of Workforce Development Partnership Fund moneys as needed for a certain construction project.
Permits the provision of subscription busing to certain pupils who receive special education services.
Authorizes board of education to establish preschool program to serve only children with special needs.
Permits direct shipping of alcoholic beverages from out of State to New Jersey consumers under certain conditions.
Requires carry forward of property tax overpayments and delinquencies of $10 or less to following tax year.
Exempts Great Swamp watershed area from uniform residential site improvement standards.
Amends "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act," P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-49 et al); creates Renewable Energy Revolving Trust Fund.
"Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Revitalization Act;" appropriates various sums.
Requires DOC to reimburse counties at uniform rate for housing State prisoners.
Provides corporation business or gross income tax credits for new job creation to businesses located in municipalities participating in the "Main Street New Jersey" program.
Requires State and county approval of transportation of solid waste by rail car.
Authorizes municipalities to enact ordinances requiring developers to provide adequate off-street parking or contribute toward provision of parking, as condition of variance approval.
State Government Municipal Reimbursement Act of 2001.
Makes various technical and procedural amendments to the "Municipal Land Use Law."
Establishes procedures for approval of certain applications for development affecting neighboring municipalities.
Allows adopted person access to his original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
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.
Allows insurance producers who sell life or health insurance to sell workers' compensation insurance.
Prohibits imposition of death penalty on mentally retarded defendants.
Requires health care providers to furnish information about newborn screening tests not required by State to pregnant women and parents of newborn children.
Provides additional State aid to four-year public colleges and universities which receive below State average sector support.
"Sports and Entertainment District Financing Act."
Authorizes local government units to allow construction and operation of Olympic sport training facilities on parkland under certain conditions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Appropriates $26.3 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds.
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.
Establishes a New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit.
Establishes New Jersey Cultural Trust.
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.*
Provides additional juror compensation for certain jurors; appropriates $4,600,000.*
Permits municipalities and counties to install in-street pedestrian right-of-way signs under State guidelines.
Increases pensions of certain retired public safety officer members of PERS, CPFPF and PFRS.
Transfers certain State debt service appropriations savings for the purchase and retirement of certain State Pension Funding Bonds.
Reduces apostille fees in cases of adoption of a child.
Appropriates $75,000 for Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey.
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening.
Provides that prompt payment and claims payment enforcement laws apply to organized delivery systems.
Eliminates possible price-driven rate increase in petroleum products gross receipts tax and sets tax rate at the current minimum rate floor.
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program beginning in tax year 2000.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain breast and cervical cancer-related treatment services for presumptively eligible persons under federal law.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Requires State to sell and convey portion of Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital property to Morris County.
Passed the General Assembly · 11
Strengthens requirements for issuance of driver's licenses to non-citizens.
Supplemental appropriation of $8 million to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Tax Rate Reduction Award Program.
Makes possession of tobacco products by minors illegal.
Directs New Jersey Highway Authority to designate Garden State Parkway as memorial highway to ex-POWs.
Provides for payment of annuity to former spouse of deceased PFRS retirant in certain cases.
Specifies use of actual enumeration of State's population by Apportionment Commission and Redistricting Commission to establish legislative and congressional districts.
Exempts government-owned property from adverse possession and eliminates statute of limitation period for recovery.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Supplemental appropriation of $45 million to DOT for road repair grants to counties and municipalities, for State road repair, and for State and local road and bridge repair with concrete.*
Requires surcharge for passenger restraint violation; establishes Child Safety Seat Distribution Program Fund.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 38
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001.
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Establishes subsidized guardianship program in DHS.
Appropriates $21,480,950,000 in State funds and $8,009,987,000 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2000-2001.
Modifies maximum age for police and fire department hires and for PFRS enrollment by permitting subtraction from actual age of up to five years for certain service.*
Changes certain eligibility requirements for charitable organizations participating in fund-raising campaigns.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Requires DOC to notify prosecutor and victim whenever an inmate is transferred to an out-of-state correctional facility.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for medically necessary expenses incurred in diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Permits person registering to vote to declare political affiliation on voter registration form. *
Appropriates $34,000,000 from budgeted appropriations under the State Partnership Agreement Program for grant to Warren County Pollution Control Financing Authority to pay solid waste facility debt service costs. *
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Appropriates $1 million to DEP for grants for certain historic sites preservation projects. *
Concerns the ability of professional licensing board to protect the public.
"Congestion Reduction and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act."
Creates Lake Hopatcong Commission; appropriates $3 million.
Appropriates $7,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
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.*
Supplemental appropriation of $370,000 to the Department of Community Affairs for a grant to the E=mc2 program.
Permits sale of motor fuels at other than posted price on the Internet or through similar modalities. *
Directs the DOE to provide to every public school district George Washington's portrait to display; appropriates $135,000.*
Appropriates $5 million to downtown business improvement loan fund in DCA.
Directs the Board of Public Utilities to require an independent audit to determine the cost of local residential telephone service.
Appropriates $500,000 for the Greater Newark Conservancy.
"Health Care Carrier Accountability Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for DYFS violence prevention training grant.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Revises disposition of realty transfer fee; requires that State share of fee be remitted first to each "Main Street New Jersey" municipality wherein property subject to fee is situate.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to fund grant for New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Museum in Madison Borough.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Provides annual State facilities aid payments to charter schools.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for certain active and retired employees. *
Makes supplemental appropriation of $73,000 for a grant to Union County College for Holocaust and Ethnic Studies Project.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $90,000 to the DMVA for the Veterans' Oral History program to record veterans' account of war experiences.
Designates U.S. Highway Route No. 9 southbound bridge over Raritan River as the "Ellis S. Vieser Memorial Bridge"; appropriates $2,500.
Requires four year digitized picture driver's license; tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal aliens; appropriates $1.5 million. *
Appropriates $30,000 to DOE for Metrowest Community Relations Committee to expand Holocaust education curriculum.
In committee · 52
Allows an adopted person 18 years of age or older access to his original birth certificate and other related information.
Prohibits telephone solicitation of certain telephone subscribers.
Revises provisions of the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act."
Allows certain corporations to file consolidated corporation business tax returns.
"The 10-20-Life Law."
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
Requires disclosure of juvenile sex offenses in criminal background checks.
Requires drug and alcohol testing of adult inmates within 72 hours prior to furlough, work release or similar programs under certain conditions.
Requires drug and alcohol testing of adult inmates within 72 hours prior to parole.
Increases penalties for violating and strengthens enforcement of certain campaign finance laws; appropriates $200,000.
Immunizes employers from civil liability for certain disclosures regarding employees and former employees.
Establishes additional criterion for BPU approval of certain regulatory petitions by local exchange telecommunication companies.
Establishes the New Jersey Water Supply Management System Study Commission.
Clarifies that county prosecutor is State employee for purpose of New Jersey Tort Claims Act.
Establishes special priority of acquiring lands in flood-prone areas for recreation and conservation purposes using monies from Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund.
Establishes minimum registration fees for certain private passenger vans and noncommercial trucks equipped with wheelchair lifts.
Makes FY 1999 supplemental appropriation of $25,000 to DCA for a grant to Union County Committee Against Hate.
Credits certain private college service toward paid health care benefits for certain county college retirees.
Permits school nurse to designate additional trained school employees to administer epinephrine via epi-pen.
Permits local issuing authorities to submit written testimony concerning an applicant's request for removal of certain licensure disqualifications.
Reenacts a Statewide recycling tax on solid waste disposal.
Provides for State assumption of the costs of the county prosecutors' offices.
Provides contributory SHBP benefits to certain PFRS, CPFPF and PERS retirees.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Specifies certain compensation levels for administrative law judges.
The "Steep Slope Protection Act."
Appropriates $140,000 for Steuben House repairs.
Supplemental appropriation of $78,000 to DHS for grant to Resource Center for Women and Their Families.
Allows adopted person 18 years of age or older or adoptive parent of minor child access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other information.
Appropriates $7.5 million annually in tobacco settlement monies for cancer research.
Exempts federally mandated safety-related activities at airports from freshwater wetlands permit requirement.
Grandfathers pre-1997 interlocal services agreements into Regional Efficiency Aid Program.
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
Permits municipalities to designate stop or yield intersections on streets under municipal jurisdiction.
Appropriates $16 million to DHSS for grants of $2 million each to the State's designated children's hospitals.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Directs DEP to acquire Oak Tree Pond tract in Middlesex County for new State park; and appropriates $6.8 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for Osteoporosis Prevention and Education grants.
Provides supplemental State aid in the case of the dissolution of a limited purpose regional school district or termination of a sending-receiving relationship.
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Allocates $600,000 from the ElderCare Initiatives account to Easter Seals New Jersey for costs of providing services to certain senior citizens.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
Supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to DLPS for DNA testing of convicted criminals.
Allows worker selection of treatment providers under workers' compensation.
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases; appropriations $50,000.
Establishes World Trade Center Memorial Commission.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and alternative technology vehicles.
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
Provides options regarding determination of value of North Princeton Developmental Center.
Modifies Fair Housing Act and State Planning Act to assist in provision of affordable housing.
Designated the "Camden Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act;" authorizes issuance of bonds and makes appropriations.
Filed · 2
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.
Requires election of freeholders by district in certain counties.