Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, Senate.
Donald T. DiFrancesco
Sponsored
Became law7
Increases and indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit. *
Accelerates phase-in of the NJ SAVER rebate.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
"Congestion Relief and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act."*
Requires criminal history record background checks for child care center employees.
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.*
Makes supplemental appropriation of $7.2 million from the General Fund for Inter-Departmental Account capital construction project costs of Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey refurbishment and Visitors Center.
Passed the Senate6
Establishes "Conservation Action Fund" and appropriates $5 million therefrom for DEP acquisition of open space under certain circumstances.
Increases physician fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement rates; appropriates $7 million in State funds and $7 million in federal funds.
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.
Modifies motor vehicle emissions testing at State official inspection facilities, and provides testing subsidy to licensed private inspection facilities, until June 30, 2000 or certain conditions are met.*
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.
Out of committee10
Makes supplemental appropriation of $7.2 million from the General Fund for Inter-Departmental Account capital construction project costs of the Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey refurbishment.
Exempts provision of child care services from requirement of public bidding and limitation on duration of contracts under certain circumstances.
Appropriates $39,895,889 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond acts for local government open space acquisition or park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government park development projects.
Provides for regulation of extreme wrestling by State Athletic Control Board.
Authorizes issuance of alcoholic beverage license to certain theaters.
Establishes the "New Jersey Individual Development Account Program," appropriates $2 million from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds.*
Supplemental appropriation of $1,700,000 to John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development.
Appropriates $3.25 million to Cranford Township for flood control projects.
Establishes the NJ Defense Industry Retention Program in the EDA; appropriates $15,000,000.
Appropriates an amount, not to exceed $30 million, in certain State revenues for energy assistance programs.**
In committee6
Exempts siblings of the decedent from transfer inheritance taxes.
Reduces PERS employee contribution rate by 2% for calendar years 2000 and 2001 and under certain circumstances thereafter.
Requires carry forward of property tax overpayments and delinquencies of $10 or less to following tax year.
Requires testing of newborn infants for congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Creates the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act."
Appropriates $500,000 for the Greater Newark Conservancy.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Designates annual "School Violence Awareness Week" and prescribes certain activities.
Requires boards of education to file information on violence and vandalism in the schools with the DOE.
Allows physicians and dentists to jointly negotiate with carriers over contractual terms and conditions. *
Modifies daily limit for taking of striped bass.
Appropriates $135 million to the DEP for dam, lake, and stream projects. *
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001. *
Increases age for permit to purchase a handgun from 18 to 21 years; changes related laws on temporary transfer and exemptions.*
Allows use of an emblem on a residential dwelling to identify persons with disabilities in an emergency. *
Passed the Senate · 5
Increases value of Legislative Initiative Municipal Block Grant Program by $100,000,000 over three years.
Supplemental appropriation of up to $1,000,000 to DLPS for domestic terrorism preparedness.*
Expands the category of persons who can administer oaths of office and of allegiance, where no other provision is made by law, to include those persons who can presently attest to oaths, affirmations and affidavits in other contexts.
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of each school day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Revises requirements for certain handgun sales; requires ballistics identifiers be submitted to qualified databases.
Out of committee · 9
Eases restrictions on issuance of personalized license plates.
Modifies $200 million annual spending cap for open space and farmland preservation projects approved by Garden State Preservation Trust.
Allows county governments to join with State under certain circumstances for purchase of electric generation service and electric related service.
Appropriates $2.0 million to DHS for grants to Regional Child Abuse Treatment Centers.
Permits religious or charitable organization to lease property to other tax-exempt entities without loss of property tax exemption.*
Appropriates $16 million to DHSS for grants of $2 million each to the State's designated children's hospitals.
Supplemental appropriation of $16.9 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant funds to DHS.
Supplemental appropriation of $4 million to DLPS for Office of Inspector General school construction monitoring.
Clarifies provisions concerning luring or enticing a child.
In committee · 3
Indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit.
Appropriates $74,500 to NJ Historical Commission for study and identification of "Underground Railroad."
Gives crime victims the right to have present at certain court proceedings an advocate or other support person of the victim's choice.
Filed · 1
Appropriates $26.3 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds.