Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
Joseph Suliga
Sponsored
Became law10
Extends by 15 days the time for distribution of a portion of the Energy Tax Receipts property Tax Relief Fund aid to be paid to calendar year municipalities.
Authorizes beneficial reuse of dredged materials. *
Requires toll road authorities' towing & storage operators to inform motorists of towing fees; establishes penalties for non-compliance.
Allows demonstration and operation of firefighting equipment by certain persons.
Authorizes leases of municipally owned or controlled real estate to not-for-profit corporations and associations.*
Designates March 16 as "Liberty Day" in New Jersey; memorializes Congress to pass legislation designating "Liberty Day" annually.
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
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to use transported remains of victims of September 11, 2001 from World Trade Center in a memorial.
Provides option for enrolling officers and employees of bi-state and multi-state agencies in PERS; permits purchase of service credit in PERS by former agency employees. *
"Commercial Landfill Regulatory Reform Act."
Passed the Senate2
Provides that public school pupils may choose not to participate in certain experiments involving animals and requires schools to provide alternative education projects.
Simplifies procedure by local contracting units and boards of education when awarding contract for at least 10% less than price on State contract.
Out of committee11
Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act." *
Creates PFRS deferred retirement option program (DROP).
Appropriates $2.5 million to DEP from "Water Supply Fund" for water supply system interconnection study. *
Establishes special license plates to fund diabetes research and education.
Makes volunteer firefighter appointed to paid position eligible for PFRS membership through age 40.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for certain remediation costs.
Credits all prior PERS service of county prosecutors in Prosecutors Part at no additional cost.
Provides that use for recreation and conservation purposes of lands included in certain adopted redevelopment plans does not subject those lands to Green Acres diversion requirements and process when they are eventually used for other purposes as designa
Concerns certain tobacco product manufacturers.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes posting of private well test results at seasonal rental properties.
In committee34
Provides that 25% of certain gaming tables in a casino shall require a minimum wager not in excess of $5; requires stools to be placed in front of slot machines.
Requires casino hotels to provide certain minimum amounts of space for meetings and exhibitions and for dining, entertainment and indoor sports.
Increases interest rate paid on gross income tax refunds, shortens interest-free grace period for such refunds.
Removes authorization for automatic renewal provisions in cable television franchises.
Seeks to prevent the contamination of sediments in the NY/NJ harbor.
Requires DEP to monitor impact of dredging on water quality and marine life; establishes Division of Travel and Tourism information program to promote recreational and commercial fishing.
Establishes penalties for purchase and possession of tobacco by persons under age 18.
Provides annual appropriations from FY 2000 through FY2026 for smoking prevention and education services from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Allows gross income tax exclusion of $3,500 of interest and dividends.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
Raises minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21; clarifies enforcement authority of local health officers regarding sale or distribution of tobacco products to persons under 21.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in display racks.
Provides benefit coverage to certain police, fire and emergency personnel.
Supplemental appropriation of $19 million from Tobacco Settlement Fund to DHSS for breast cancer screening.
Establishes Breast Cancer Screening Access Program in DHSS; appropriates $32.5 million.
Forgives the reimbursement of State aid by former constituent district of a dissolved regional school district.
Regulates the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and provides for penalties for violations.
Includes certain electronic marketing practices as a violation of consumer fraud act.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Authorizes all judges of the United States Court of Appeals to perform marriages in New Jersey.
"Complimentary Services Excise Tax."
Reorganizes NJSPCA and county societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from permitting direct solicitation of students for credit card accounts.
Permits wagering on slot machines at the Meadowlands racetrack.
Establishes procedures to ensure compliance with the escrow fund requirements of certain cigarette and tobacco product manufacturers and establishes penalties for the violations thereof.
Restricts sales of automotive refinish coatings to licensed auto body repair facilities.
Directs the State Lottery Commission to establish video lottery at not more than three horse racetracks; provides for NJ Casino Control Commission and NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement oversight.
Extends military leave benefits for members of the reserve and National Guard called to federal active duty for extended periods of time.
Adds two members to Water Supply Advisory Council.
Provides that preliminary eligible costs will equal estimated actual costs for certain health and safety school facilities projects.
Prohibits leases or rules prohibiting the keeping of pets in multiple dwellings or planned real estate developments.
Requires preference in State contracts for wood and paper products derived from sustainably managed forests and procurement systems.
Clarifies law concerning collection of fish for scientific purposes with respect to National Marine Fisheries Service's set-aside program.
Appropriates $78,120 to DEP for COAST Committee for Winter flounder study.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Requires Superintendent to prepare list of State Police employment titles, positions and qualifications; thereafter requires postings for certain specially created titles and positions.
Criminalizes deprivation of civil rights, including racial profiling, by public officials. *
Revises and augments rules governing arbitration procedures in arbitration agreements.
Concerns the provision of CATV service and telecommunications service.
Establishes protection of water resources and flood-prone areas as high priorities under open space acquisition program. *
Eliminates remarriage prohibition for PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits. *
Terminates authority of counties to issue identification cards for purpose of purchasing alcoholic beverages. *
Revises laws concerning siting of low-level radioactive waste disposal facility; repeals parts of the statutory law.
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.
Revises criteria for financing underground storage tank closures, upgrades and remediations.
Passed the Senate · 4
Requires State Police to establish trooper performance database and early warning system.
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.
Requires scheduled revisions to New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan; appropriates $1.5 million from "Water Supply Fund" therefor. *
Revises laws concerning siting of hazardous waste facilities and repeals parts of the statutory law.
Out of committee · 8
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Creates study commission on the death penalty. *
Designates Morristown Memorial Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties.
Permits use of reclaimed asphalt pavement on public highways maintained by local governments. *
Eliminates requirement that municipalities keep copies of certain certificates of searches for municipal liens as permanent record in bound book form; requires Division of Archives and Records Management to promulgate retention schedule.
In committee · 14
Establishes Joint Commission on Governmental Performance Review and Evaluation in the legislative branch of government.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Bans consent searches of motor vehicles by State and local law enforcement officers.
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.
Allows PAAD recipients freedom of choice in selecting a pharmacy and prohibits the imposition of a mail order system.
Prohibits searches of motor vehicles by police officers without probable cause.
Requires candidates for teaching certificates beginning in 2002-2003 school year to receive training in special education.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Supplemental appropriation to DHSS of $1,560,000 to provide grants for rodent control programs in municipalities with Abbott school districts.
Provides for paid post-retirement medical benefits to certain retired veteran State and local government employees.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.