Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
Garry J. Furnari
Sponsored
Became law3
Allows JRS member to reduce retirement allowance to provide survivor benefit.
Revises "grandfathering" provisions for eligibility to be a licensed home inspector. **
Revises laws concerning siting of low-level radioactive waste disposal facility; repeals parts of the statutory law.
Passed the Senate4
Permits local construction code official to inspect traveling carnival-amusement rides.
Provides for notification to Public Defender of address of indigent defendant owing reimbursement for services rendered.
Limits deductible to not more than $250 and copayment to 20 percent for automobile insurance basic medical expense benefits.*
Revises laws concerning siting of hazardous waste facilities and repeals parts of the statutory law.
Out of committee10
Prohibits discrimination by landlords against tenants based on source of income or age of children under "Law Against Discrimination." *
Establishes biological agent registry in DHSS.
Increases certain TPAF and PERS retirement allowances for veterans.
Empowers Federal Reserve law enforcement officers to make arrests for certain violations of New Jersey law.
Requires criminal background checks for employees of water providers.
Requires Commissioner of Education to notify certain public officials upon receipt of an application for a charter school.
Protects certain helping dogs from discrimination.
Authorizes municipalities to require alternating current (AC) constantly active electric circuit type smoke detectors by ordinance in single and two-family residences; validates previously adopted ordinances.
Amends Megan's Law to comply with requirements of federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act.
Allows school boards to establish 457 deferred compensation plans for employees.
In committee27
Requires financial institutions and check cashing businesses to file certain transaction reports with the State; provides criminal penalties.
Provides for annual appropriation of certain State realty transfer fee revenues and General Fund monies for improvements to, and maintenance of, parks.
Makes it a crime of the fourth degree for a check cashing business to cash a check for consideration in the amount of $2,500 or more.
Expands jurisdiction of municipal arson investigators.
Removes prosecution of domestic violence-related criminal cases from jurisdiction of the municipal court; places these cases with the Superior Court.
Clarifies provisions of Law Against Discrimination with regard to employment discrimination on the basis of age.
Appropriates a sum not to exceed $350,000 for the reconstruction and restoration of Van Riper House in Nutley.
Establishes additional criterion for BPU approval of certain regulatory petitions by local exchange telecommunication companies.
Establishes a toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.
Establishes twelve-member "Election Law and Procedures Study Commission;" appropriates $150,000.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
The "Steep Slope Protection Act."
Creates the "September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act."
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize county services.
Requires financial services firms to adopt certain practices to protect against the occurrence of conflict of interest in work they perform for Division of Investment or State Investment Council.
Requires carbon monoxide detectors in single- and two-family dwelling units.
Creates new Title 19A, Elections; establishes elections offenses in Title 2C.
Authorizes forfeiture of motor vehicle used in the commission of the offense of engaging in prostitution.
Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 50% State support beginning in the 2004-2005 school year and 100% State support of future school levy increases.
Appropriates $5,000,000 to DOE for aid to Passaic City School District to provide quality educational programs for at-risk students.
Concerns third party payment for surgical first assistant services under certain health insurance policies and programs.
Upgrades penalties for corporate fraud; provides for civil action for treble damages under certain circumstances.
Increases the penalties for falsifying a driver's license and possessing a false driver's license.
Restricts political contributions by certain entities doing business with State and units of local government.
Provides for limits on terms of members of certain State authorities.
Prohibits employers from discriminating against job applicants or employees over 70 years of age.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law1
Requires Commissioner of Education to notify certain public officials upon receipt of an application for a charter school.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
The "School Integrated Pest Management Act". *
Criminalizes deprivation of civil rights, including racial profiling, by public officials. *
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes. *
Provides for the licensure of certain crane operators. *
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.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and two-family homes upon initial occupancy or change of occupancy.
Passed the Senate · 10
Requires identity check for flight instruction. *
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.
Prohibits contributions by certain entities doing business with State; limits amount of contributions by principals and officers of such entities.
Requires prior approval of subcontracts awarded under State or State authority contracts.
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.
Limits exchange of information between State officer or employee and bidders or prospective bidders prior to awarding of State or State authority contract.
Requires proof of the designation of registered agents and registered offices for service of process as part of the business registrations of State government contractors and subcontractors.
Designates third Saturday in June of each year "Juneteenth Independence Day" in New Jersey.
Requires State to purchase "Energy Star" products in public contracts.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees. *
Out of committee · 23
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Designated the "Interior Designers Certification Act."
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers. *
"New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002." *
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees and employees of certain State autonomous authorities. *
Establishes Brownfields Redevelopment Grants Program; appropriates $150 million.
Reduces blood alcohol level at which a person is considered to be guilty of drunk driving from 0.10% to 0.08%.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Creates the "September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act." *
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch.*
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Allows part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase SHBP coverage.
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Creates PFRS deferred retirement option program (DROP).
Establishes "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.
Authorizes temporary local budget relief for costs of certain employee benefit programs. *
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Makes various changes to tenant security deposit laws.
Provides for voter registration at office of registrar of institutions of higher education.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Adds two members chosen by public employees' labor organizations to State Health Benefits Commission.
Increases membership of the State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey.
Directs DOC and DHS commissioners to develop regulations addressing unique security concerns posed by civilly committed sexually violent predators. *
In committee · 40
Provides for licensure of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 50% State support.
Allows adopted person access to his original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $360,000 to Division of Fire Safety in Department of Community Affairs for incident management training programs.
Requires prosecutor to instruct grand jury in the elements of justification in cases involving use of force by law enforcement officer.
Requires the Governor's annual budget recommendations to establish the State share of public school costs at 50 percent by dedicating growth in certain State revenues.
Eliminates motor vehicle registration fees for certain entities.
Bans consent searches of motor vehicles by State and local law enforcement officers.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2 million to the Department of State for a grant to the John Harms Center for the Arts for debt reduction.
Requires hospitals and nursing homes to compile and provide certain staffing and patient care information to the public.
Directs DHSS to adopt regulations establishing certain minimum nursing staff ratios for general hospitals and nursing facilities and sets limits on medical residents' hours.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Authorizes adoption of municipal transfer of development rights programs.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
"Dignity in Home Care Act"; provides for increases in Medicaid reimbursements to home health agencies for direct care worker salaries; appropriates $10 million in State and $10 million in federal funds.
Requires Attorney General to be responsible for payment of attorney fees of private counsel hired by member of the State Police under certain circumstances; appropriates $9,000.
Appropriates $200,000 in capital funding to DMVA for State Police training facility in Sea Girt.
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases.
Requires writ of execution to contain unique identification number of defendant in order to avoid cases of mistaken levy or attachment against innocent party.
The "Home Loan Protection Act."
Establishes the State Public Safety Wireless Communications Coordinating Council; appropriates $500,000.
Requires written agreements between manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages.
Prohibits certain cabinet-level officers from engaging in outside employment for compensation.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain public employees who retire between July 1, 2002 and October 1, 2002.
Applies prevailing wage requirement to certain custom fabrication.
Provides that charter schools may be established only in certain school districts and requires State to pay all tuition and transportation costs.
Requires CATV companies to forward annually number and types of customer complaints to BPU.
Eliminates certain budget language which affects Bergen Regional Medical Center.
Supplemental appropriation of $4.8 million in federal funds to DHS for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Supplemental appropriation to DHSS of $1,560,000 to provide grants for rodent control programs in municipalities with Abbott school districts.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain local government and school district employees who retire between April 1, 2003 and July 1, 2003.
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Amends Punitive Damages Act to add Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
Clarifies provisions in "Law Against Discrimination" barring discrimination on the basis on familial status in employment.
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.
Upgrades penalties for certain assaults committed against employees of public utilities.
Makes certain anti-competitive practices of certain cable television companies a violation of the "New Jersey Antitrust Act."